The Bachelor moves out of the warm paradise and into the chill as Colton and the girls set up base in his hometown Denver, CO. The weather is not the only thing chilly as the relationships between these girls get pretty icy and the target this week is Cassie and Caelynn. I hope you like 7th grade drama because this episode is full of backstabbing, tears, catfights, and Colton ready to jump that fence…Almost ready. Let the fun begin!
Colton starts off this wild ride with a close-up confession venting his frustrations about the rumors flying around that someone is not here for the right reasons and he is fed up. Instead of making these next important dates about getting to know the girls on a deeper level he is just wanting to find out WHO the girl is and he is scared to death that it might be Cassie... the only girl he is truly falling for and the others are just backups. Luckily Ben Higgins is there in Denver to give him a pep talk. Because Ben Higgins has had SO much success in love, he is the guy to help? Interesting choice. (eye roll)
Ben Higgins
They wore basically matching shirts too…how adorable. It was a weird meeting because I couldn’t help but notice how lovingly Colton was gazing at Ben…that’s a whole other blog in itself…I’ll leave that to someone else to write.
Tayshia
Here come the dates! The first 1 on 1 goes to Tayshia…she is good 'ol Miss Reliable, normal, stable, solid, smart, a shoe in for Hometowns but too safe for Colton. You know she is not ‘The One’ when he asks for her opinion on who the girls are in the house that are not here for the right reasons.
If he really was so into Tayshia he wouldn’t bother fishing for info on someone else. I don’t see him asking Cassie for gossip on other girls???. And Tayshia certainly doesn’t make things any easier for him when she tells him that Caelynn and Cassie just want to be the Bachelorette.
Caelynn and Cassie
Colton looks like he is going to cry… Meanwhile back at the house lots of tears are shed when the second 1 on 1 is announced for Caelynn and the mood was just as somber there as it was for Colton hearing all the gossip from Tayshia.
He picks himself back up though and they salvage the “casual Saturday” date and go to his place to cook. I really like his throw pillows on his couch, nice decorating Colton.
Then Colton shows Tayshia his bedroom where he says “no action” happens LOL…they have a nice steamy moment and Tayshia is officially bringing home Colton to meet her overprotective Dad. Good Luck Colton!
And Good Luck Tayshia when Caelynn finds out what you said about her…as we move on to the next 1 on 1 with Colton and Caelynn snowboarding in the Denver mountains.
Let me tell you from experience how much fun a snowboarding date is if you have never snowboarded…NOT FUN…NOT FUN at all…guess what you do the whole time? You fall…and fall… And fall some more until you are like “I need a hot toddy and a heating pad”. And then you have a Harry Potter marathon…oh wait wrong date…Back to The Bachelor: So, after these two have enough tumbling in the mountains Colton confronts Caelynn about the rumors said by Tayshia.
Caelynn looks either like a deer caught in headlights or just caught…I can’t wrap my head around who is telling the truth here. She is probably here to be The Bachelorette, but she is convincing us and Colton that she is here for the right reasons…and he takes the bait and off to a romantic private concert given by country music singer Brett Young at the Red Rocks Amphitheater.
And another Hometown rose is gone. So now we have 2 roses left and 5 girls to go…Who’s next.
Its Hannah B.! Oh, Hannah B…always smiling…too bad she is about to get blindsided. Colton’s 1 on 1 with Hannah takes place at his parent’s house. Wait what? And why?
He knows he is not giving her a rose but yet thought it was a great idea for her to meet the parents before sending her home…or the producers needed some B-roll for previews to throw people off…yep. So, after meeting the parents poor Hannah B. is thinking…oh yea I’m getting the ring…not so much. Colton starts throwing signs something is up and Hannah B. slowly starts to catch on but Miss Optimistic is hoping for a chance. Colton lets Hannah B. tell him one last time how much she is falling for him before he FINALLY tells her he can’t get there with her and quickly wants to walk her out.
They have a really awkward hug and her beast mode wants to come out at this moment, but she reels it in and stays classy. This isn’t the last of Hannah B…The producers need her for more drama…she’ll be back and then beast mode can come out.
Speaking of Beast mode…Caelynn gets a 1 on 1 of her own with the new Villain of the house…Tayshia…and lets her have it for spreading lies to Colton. Tayshia backpedals and blames it on Katie for spreading the rumors…pretty easy to blame the sabotage on someone who isn’t even in the house anymore.
My take on the whole situation is that Tayshia doesn’t have any proof that Caelynn and Cassie are there for the wrong reasons…but she is right…both of those girls have thought about being The Bachelorette or going to Paradise and all the fame and partying that will come after the show if they aren’t picked…EVERY single girl in the house has thought of this…including Tayshia…and if she hasn’t well then she is the oddball out.
Heather
Only ONE girl gets that final rose, so you have to have backup options to keep your 15 minutes of fame going or you really did just waste 6 weeks of your life for a vacation and a lot of champagne (which doesn’t sound all too bad). You think Colton didn’t think of being The Bachelor when he went on Becca’s season??? Exactly. It’s a game…and if you know how to play it you can make a career out of it. Back to the game now folks.
Group Date: 4 girls…two roses…and a train. Heather, Hannah G., Cassie, Kirpa all vying for the Hometown and not too hard to figure out who the roses are going to. Sweet and innocent Heather knows she is not getting that rose and gracefully exits herself from the show. Hey, she got her first kiss, so she isn’t leaving empty handed! Colton lets out a big sigh of relief knowing he is off the hook but still has to let one more girl go.
All eyes on Kirpa…but she has more drama to stir up first. Kirpa turns into a Villain as well and backs up Tayshia’s claims that Cassie and Caelynn are not here for the right reasons. Cassie is fuming and her 1 on 1 time with Colton is all about defending herself.
And then Catfight #2…Cassie confronts Kirpa about the gossiping and she also blames Katie as well…HA! I can’t wait till “The Girls Tell All” episode and hear what Katie has to say. Cassie says she hasn’t done anything to anybody and all of them are out to get her…well guess who comes to her rescue??? Miss Caelynn USA!
After Colton gives Hannah G. a rose and it is down to Kirpa and Cassie. Hannah G. heads back to the house fills Caelynn and Tayshia in on the drama that is happening with Kirpa and Cassie. Caelynn decides she has had enough with the lies and with her giant jean jacket, waltzes in to save Cassie.
We don’t know exactly what was said but Colton sends Kirpa home and all is good with Cassie and the champagne is flowing. Hometown dates are sealed and the Final Four are ready to rock.
I can’t wait to see what happens next week on Hometowns!! Will Cassie and Caelynn live up to the rumors? Will Tayshia keep playing the Villain and spread more lies? Will Hannah G. keep making this face?
I’m not even going to mention the fence because every week we all think he is going to jump it and it doesn’t happen, so I’m done with the fence. (But secretly hoping it happens next week). Cheers!
