The Bachelor Episode 4: The Bachelor gets REAL SERIOUS in Singapore.

Colton diving in

Colton diving in

The Bachelor is falling in love in Singapore! We needed a change of pace with all the ridiculous drama that went on last week and Singapore was the perfect reset button… and by reset button I mean we have whole new bunch of new drama in this episode…the Pageant Queens call a truce, an old feud explodes, bungee jumping, exotic food (pigs feet), Chris Harrison calls Hannah B. the wrong name (that was hilarious) and some REAL SERIOUS conversation happens.  

Colton and Tayshia

Colton and Tayshia

Let’s dive right in…and speaking of diving that’s exactly what goes on in the first 1 on 1 of the episode. I don’t mean diving into water but diving into the air when Colton takes Tayshia  Bungee Jumping 1,000 ft. up in the air. This was the Bachelor ‘Adventure Date’ that we all know so well and Tayshia was such a good sport…I would have been so terrified and she was all smiles and super upbeat. Not only was Colton falling 1,000 ft through the air but I actually think on this date he starts falling big time for Tayshia.

These two get steamy on the beach after the big jump and there is some major chemistry, we haven’t really seen a lot of her in the past episodes so she is certainly making some waves now in the game and could be one of the final four. She also reveals to Colton that she has been married before which doesn’t seem to bother Colton at all as he gives her the rose and they seal the date with a kiss, once again, this time on the top of rollercoaster known as the ‘Singapore Flyer’.

Meanwhile back at the new Singapore digs, the girls anxiously await to find out who will be going on the Group Date and all the names were called one by one: Hannah G. , ElyseKirpa, Sydney, Heather, Onyeka, Tracy, Nicole , Demi, CourtneyKatieCassie and Hannah B. but one name was not called ….Caelynn meaning one thing: 1 on 1. 

Hannah B.

Hannah B.

As you can see Hannah B. was thrilled.

The Group Date is set in downtown Singapore where the girls get to explore the city and all the exotic food it has to offer. All the girls run in to Colton’s arms for a quick embrace except for one… Demi JUMPS into Colton’s arms and almost knocks him over. Demi keeps claiming how mature she is and she is really showing it by having Colton give her a piggy back ride the whole time on this group date.

Colton and Demi

Colton and Demi

Demi was almost like a leach….which is funny because the next part of Group Date was to go get leached…literally….they go to a place that puts leaches on you to suck out the toxins from your blood. Just when I think these dates can’t get any weirder on the Bachelor …they get leached…because that is so fun right? This was luckily just a quick stop and the girls were on the move onto Lunch… where all kinds of goodies awaited like pigs feet, intestines, fish eyes, and some delicious pink cocktails (actually those did look delicious). Onyeka was a little too ambitious with her food tasting and it came right back up in the trash can…now that’s love.

After the exciting yet strange lunch date,  the gals got glammed up and headed to a cocktail party where the drama began. Hannah B. grabbed Colton first to talk about the love triangle that ensued last week with her and Caelynn. She obviously knows she is going home if that silly feud doesn’t get squashed and everyone MOVES on. Her conversation went well with Colton and the Hannah B. he likes so much is back and the kiss they shared was pretty intense!

But just when you think he might be falling for Hannah B. you see his connection with Cassie and it is off the charts…he is a smitten kitten…no doubt in my mind she is in the final two and probably the one with the ring on her finger in the end….it seems very real with the two of them.

All the girls get some good 1 on 1 time with Colton except for Courtney. Courtney apparently is taking the “I’m going to wait for you” approach and guess what…that has FAIL written all over it. Colton has 12 other girls on this date so if you want time with him you definitely CANNOT sit on the couch the whole night and wait. Not only does she just sit and wait but she complains the whole time about not getting time with him and is appalled when Demi goes to see him for a ‘second’ time…oh how dare she! The sarcasm is screaming here.

Demi gets the Group Date rose

Demi gets the Group Date rose

Demi’s 1 on 1 time was actually on the serious side where she confided in Colton about her mother being released from prison. We don’t get any details from the episode but it turns out, according to sources, her mother was in prison for bank fraud and has a long list of criminal charges in the past including violating probation, grand theft, forgery, and embezzlement. As light and fluffy as Demi always seems to be it has to be extremely painful having this dark cloud hanging above you. This is a very personal subject and she should have waited till she made it to ‘Hometowns’ because right now things are not that serious and I predict she will get sent home within the next 2 episodes. Maybe I am just more private than these girls…but to divulge your deepest family drama before it gets serious is a little too soon.

Jealous about Caelynn’s shopping spree

Jealous about Caelynn’s shopping spree

Courtney obviously didn’t realize that Demi was getting ‘that’ personal because she was throwing major shade to Demi the whole evening. Everyone, including Demi, was encouraging Courtney to go talk to him and she just wouldn’t budge.

Instead of pulling Colton aside to spend time with him she pulls Demi aside to tell her how she disapproves of her actions. Well that didn’t score any points with Colton so what was the point in that? And guess who gets the Group Date rose: Demi.

More on that confrontation later….but first we have another 1 on 1 to recap…and Caelynn receives the invite and Hannah B. is fuming.

This date is every girls dream or at least one of mine! Colton takes Caelynn on a shopping spree and buys her an entire wardrobe …it was a scene straight out of ‘Pretty Woman’

I’m happy for Caelynn but if there is one girl who doesn’t need more clothes especially evening gowns it is a Miss USA runner up (I speak from experience).

All the girls back at the house were trying to contain their jealousy when Caelynn walked in with bags and bags of new clothes. Even level headed Cassie gets emotional when she sees all the clothes she could have gotten.

“So happy for you … “

“So happy for you … “

The second part of the date was much different than any other episode we have ever seen because a topic that is very pertinent in today’s society comes up: Sexual Assault. Caelynn opens up to Colton at dinner about a very painful event that took place when she was in college. She and 2 other friends were drugged and sexually assaulted and her world became a nightmare.

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This was such a personal matter that I question whether this was appropriate to be told to Colton in front of  cameras and crew and millions of television viewers because it is such a private moment. I wish they would have had Caelynn tell Colton off camera so they could have some true privacy and then later in a confessional to the cameras tell her story for the rest of the world. But, either way, it is a very important subject  it can certainly help other victims to come forward . Prayers to all victims and their families that have ever had to endure a painful experience like Caelynn.

Hugging it out

Hugging it out

Colton also opened up a little about his past relationships and how his ex-girlfriend was also sexually assaulted and it might have something to do with why he is a virgin. I have a feeling this is the beginning of the breakdown of why he has made this big choice to wait.

The end to this rollercoaster of an episode is the dramatic filled Cocktail Party and we begin with a truce between our royal queens. Yes it is true…Hannah B. and Caelynn finally let their past pageant feud go and end up friends…well at least end up in a hug!

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However, not everyone gets along at this cocktail party and the confrontation between Demi and Courtney gets uglier. Courtney won’t stop making condescending remarks towards Demi and Demi is over it. So what does she do? Tell Colton of course! And then Colton tells Courtney how Demi thinks she is the ‘cancer’ of the house…Bad choice of words obviously on her part. Courtney then goes back and talks to Demi…are you as exhausted as I am? An explosive fight ensues and the one that wins in the end is Demi because not only does her other nemesis, Tracy, go home but so does Courtney! Demi is free! Colton probably told the producers ‘I’m done with the drama’ and begged to let these two go.

Little did he know bigger drama to come next week as we see in the previews for Episode 5 and I’m dying to find out what happens!!! We see on the preview that Heather and Cassie get the 1 on 1 and something really dramatic goes down with Elyse??!! Noooooo…not the Cougar! The countdown is on until Monday night.