Oh Monday Nights are back!! Yes! This is a happy Mama right here…because I live for ABC Bachelor Mondays. My kiddos are asleep…I’ve got my sweatpants on, nachos ready to eat and wine glass filled so you know it is Bachelor time! Bachelor Colton Underwood did not disappoint as the Bachelor Monday night ( I mean he is no Peter…but who will ever live up to Peter….Peter are you ever coming back?) showing not just his gorgeous face and physique but a real down to earth tone and you could tell he was just as nervous as the girls which made him very relatable and sincere…so kudos to you Colton! The girls however…definitely beautiful and classy and intelligent but….dare I say too normal? I never thought I would say this but I missed a little bit of the crazies.
We saw a mix of Pageant Queens, Never Been Kissed, Content Creator (still trying to figure that job TITLE out), Fake Australian, DJ, Phlebotomist, a Dog Rescuer and a Sloth. But what there wasn’t was the usual trainwreck or multiple trainwrecks that always steal the show. Where were the Ashley I. girls (I mean that with love) and Corinnes? Maybe they will show themselves in later episodes…I’m counting on it.
The episode was pretty tame compared to past seasons and I was expecting a little more drama. But ofcourse, ABC had to have a little drama …it started with the 2 Miss USA contestants, …the producers instantly pinned them against each other. I didn’t buy it though…I competed in Miss USA in 2002 and you become really good friends with all the girls so I doubt there was much of a tiff there, don’t believe the stereotype!
The other tiny drama was a repeat of pretty much every season in Bachelor history…same old storyline…the girl who steals all the time from the other girls. Last season it was Krystal and her voice and this season it’s Catherine the DJ and her Dog. This storyline will go on and on and on and on…when will these girls learn to LET IT GO…you’ve gotta be COOL and not go after the other girls that are a tad aggressive or in DJ’s case borderline stalking aggressive. Put your blinders on and let the other girls make their own mistakes (believe me, they always do) and don’t go fueling the fire. The ones that start drama and talk bad about the other girls to the Bachelor NEVER NEVER get the final rose. Confidence in YOURSELF and YOUR OWN relationship is the best strategy to be the one that is proposed to in the end. Geez, I should be a Bachelorette coach! Is that a job?? Chris Harrison ..Call me!
Overall, I give the Bachelor premiere a 7.5 for entertainment. The show probably would have gotten a 5.5 overall but the live segments with the viewing parties, former contestants and their babies, Chris Harrison’s mom and wedding proposals were tons of fun so A+ to the producers for working that in. The night was like a one big party…good stuff. Now on to more good stuff with Best and Worst of the Night:
Best Dressed: All the girls were really glammed up and it was sparkle city! I loved it! Best dressed goes to ‘Sydney the NBA dancer’…in a gorgeous, unique and stylish black evening gown that was both chic and just the right amount of sexy. Way to go Syd!
Worst Dressed: This was actually pretty ironic because I thought the worst dressed was ‘Tracy the Wardrobe Stylest’. The dress just did not flatter her and it basically was a crop tank top with a sparkling skirt that to pull off you would need to be a super model going to an after party…just fell flat.. but I did like her shoe coloring idea! So props for that!
Best Intro out of Limo: This Premiere was missing a lot of big dramatic entrances or super clever intro lines as we have seen in past seasons. Most of the girls were straight forward and not over the top at all…’downplayed’ seemed to be the trend for the evening…oh and showcasing foreign languages. So I give the best intro to who I thought had a the best spark out of the limo and that was ‘Cassie The Speech Pathologist’ who had the box of butterflies. She was a little nervous but very sweet and Colton was completely smitten. The runner up I have to mention is ‘Bri the Model’ who pretended to be Australian…I totally believed her! I just can’t wait to see if she keeps the accent up. LOL
Worst Intro: Well this is easy… ‘Alex D. the Sloth’: if you’ve seen the episode you know what I mean and if you haven’t seen it then “Beware of the Sloth”. Alex D. was trying to pull an ‘Alexis the Shark’ intro from Nick’s Season which was actually pretty funny and she gained some major attention points there…but ‘Alex the Sloth’ was more weird than funny and it backfired which is probably why she was sent home when usually the pranksters are kept around for a couple more episodes… The runner up for Worst Intro was ‘Erin the Cinderella’ who went all out with a real horse and carriage and I felt really bad for her having to be with one shoe for most of the evening and still she did not get a rose.
Best One of One time: Colton seemed to really make connections with a handful of the girls but one connection stood out in my mind and surprisingly wasn’t the one who got the first impression rose. I thought he had an amazing connection and chemistry with ‘Katie the Medical Sales Rep’. Their body language was so natural and he seemed very at ease with her and vice versa. They were totally into each other, like two people on a real date completely falling for each other and it ended with a great kiss too! Runner up has to be ‘Hannah the Content Creator’…I mean she did get the first impression rose so Colton’s is definitely into her. I’m just curious about what content she creates…hmmmmmm.
Worst One on One: ‘Alex the Sloth’. Sorry to keep picking on the Sloth…but it’s too easy…she was more awkward out of the Sloth suit than in it. ….yikes.
And now my predictions!!! Whoop Whoop!
Hometowns: 1. ‘Cassie the Speech Pathologist’
2. ‘Hannah B. the Content Creator’
3. ‘Katie the Medical Sales Rep’
4. ‘Hannah G. Miss Alabama USA’
Fantasy Suites: 1. ‘Cassie the Speech Pathologist’
2. ‘Katie the Medical Sales Rep’
3. ‘Hannah G. Miss Alabama USA’
Final 2: 1. ‘Cassie the Speech Pathologist’
2. ‘Hannah G. Miss Alabama USA’
Final Rose: ‘Cassie the Speech Pathologist’…plus she is a Speech Pathologist and Colton has a little bit of a lisp (which is kinda cute) so it could be a match made in heavenJ
There it is! Can’t wait for next Monday and the most dramatic season yet!