Tuesday, May 29, 2018

The Bachelorette Episode 1: Let's Do the Damn Thing



Guess who's back, back again
Wags and Dugan are back, tell a friend
Guess who's back, guess who's back?
Guess who's back, guess who's back?
Guess who's back, guess who's back?
Guess who's back?

Well, those lyrics got a little repetitive but that works for the Bachelor/ette. After taking a break during Arie's season, we've decided to jump back in with Becca's search for love. Bachelorette favorites, JoJo, Rachel and Kaitlyn, came back and gave Becca advice about her new role as the rose bestower. America last saw Becca when Arie pulled a Mesnickesque switcharoo and left her heartbroken. Fleiss & co. have rounded up the following men to change her mood:

  • Clay - a biracial ex-football player who's bio really plays up the bi-racial: “Clay loves hip-hop and country music.” We get it.
  • Garrett - Reno outdoorsmen
  • Jordan, aka Ken Doll, is a Crystal River, Florida model. Crystal River would make South Bend, Indiana look like Paris so I don't know what Ken Doll is modeling there.
  • Super Eagle Lincoln is a Nigerian in LA.
Oh, He's an alien, He's a legal alien
He's a Nigerian on the Bachelorette
Oh, He's an alien, He's a legal alien
He's a Nigerian on the Bachelorette


You come for the Eminem gifs, but stay for the obscure Sting references...
  • Chicago Grocer Joe could be a fan favorite and go far.
  • Jean Blanc, aka Jean Noir, is a Haitian into ties, watches, colognes and gives an initial frontrunner for Quote of the Night (hereinafter "QOTN"): "Cologne is an extension of your soul."
  • Colton, aka QB5, is a former NFL journeyman who may be a virgin and has turned his life focus into a charity for Cystic Fibrosis
  • Grant is an electrician which is an odd job compared to the usual group of trainers and salesmen
  • Connor is a fitness coach from Florida. Now that's a Bachelor/ette career.
  • John, aka Venmo John, is a software engineer from San Fran who developed the App for Venmo.
  • Leo, aka Leo the Lion, is a never bald stuntman. 
  • Rickey is an IT Consultant.
  • Alex is a Construction Manager.
  • Nick is battling Ken Doll for least likable. He's also an attorney from Florida. 
  • Mike is a sports analyst.  
  • Garrett pulled up in a minivan and is medical sales rep and early frontrunner.
  • Blake is a sales rep who wore a terrible mauve jacket. 
  • Chase, aka CSI Miami because he looks like every villain on CSI Miami ever, gets busted for not being there for the right reasons on night 1!!! That's incredible. 
  • Darius is a Drug Sales Rep
  • Ryan is a Banjoist
  • Christon, aka Globetrotter, dunked on Becca by jumping over her. I could not do that.
  • Willis admits he's a closet nerd and has the Harry Potter tattoos to prove it.
  • Jason is a senior corporate banker from Seattle. Not to be confused with the junior corporate bankers from Seattle.
  • Kamil came out of the limo and his title said "Social Media..." I assumed "Social Media Influencer" because sadly, that's a thing, and I was also watching Wags' Warriors make their 4th straight trip to the finals. I root for an NBA team that recently made 4 straight finals. It was fun. I miss that time.
  • Jake, aka Hometown Honey, is a marketing consultant from Minnesota.
  • Trent is a realtor from Naples who showed up in a hearse.
  • Christian is a San Diego Banker
  • David  is a venture capitalist in a chicken suit.
  • Chris, aka Choir Chris or Chris the Snitch, is a sales trainer from Orlando who brought a Choir.
The men (?) inside explain what they like about Becca: She's the "ultimate ultimate girl next door." They had me at the second ultimate.

Becca joins the party and here are my highlights:

  • Conner pulls the tried and true Bachelorette move with the quick pull of Bachelorette Becca to the chagrin of the room. He then shows off his party trick with the sword to the Champagne. I have so many questions. Do people really do that? Did he bring his own sword? How many bottles do you break practicing the trick? How many times do you take a sword to the bottle in private before making taking this trick public? Will Dugan ever attempt this? Will it be at a tailgate?
  • Venmo casually lets it slip that he developed the Venmo app. 
  • Globetrotter Christon dunked on Becca. Shouldn't he have dunked on another guy instead? 
  • Ken Doll had no patience for the chicken: “you almost got feathers in my coffee!
  • Garrett is trying to make this midwest (is Minnesota midwest?) girl feel at her feel at home with some fly fishing practice. 
  • Choir Chris pulled an episode 5 move during the premiere. Choir Chris knows CSI Miami's ex and has already found out CSI Miami is not here for the right reasons. DAYUM that was fast!
  • Becca has bigger fish to fry than the Florida Tweedledee and Tweedledum bros.
  • Becca narrows her focus to Hometown Honey Jake who doesn't have the best memory of meeting Becca multiple times. No worries because Jake's exit brought out the QOTN! “Ask anyone that knows me. I’m one of the most romantic fucking people you ever met.
Rose Time
Garrett gets the first impression rose and joining him in safety include:

Super Eagle Lincoln
Blake
Rickie
Jean Noir
Globetrotter Christon
Clay
Willis
Coach Connor
Jason (he's a senior banker!)
Venmo John
Banjo Ryan
Alex
Slick Nick
Trent
Colton

Leo the Lion was not impressed with his buttoned up competition: “[i'm] looking out at a sea of highway patrol officers…” GET ME LEO ON THIS SHOW.

Chicken Suit David
Ken Doll Jordan
Leo the Lion, YES!
Man Bun Mike (Notre Dame alum)

Good luck, Mike.

And finally, Chris the Snitch.

Goodbye to the following men who are better off for leaving when they did.

Kamil, the social media...participant. What? Aren't we all?!?!
Electrician Grant. 
Grocer Joe 
CSI Miami Chase.

The season is set. We have our villain. We have our good guys. We have a likable Bachelorette. 

I'm the villain if you didn't guess.