Showing posts with label A Mesnick. Show all posts
Showing posts with label A Mesnick. Show all posts

Monday, June 22, 2015

The Bachelorette(s) Episode 7: Hans' Dublin Sleepover

We have multiple tvs set up in the Dugan house tonight for the Bachelorette and the USWNT. While the USA sailed to a 2-0 victory, tonight’s episode offered some rocky moments for Kaitlyn and her gaggle.

Rose Ceremony and Hit & Run Ian’s Fatal Accident

We continue with the San Antonio Rose Ceremony where Hit & Run Ian’s crash and burn is picking up from last week. Ian decides to trash the guys while lauding his credentials as a potential Bachelor. He then decides to take on Kaitlyn head on accusing her of only being on the show “to make out with a bunch of dudes.”

Digging himself deeper, Ian calls Kaitlyn “shallow.” He then laments the loss of vulnerable Kaitlyn who Farmer Chris left in shambles. He’s not interested in a self confidant and funny woman. This little window into his criticisms revealed a lot about our friend Hit & Run Ian. Ian doesn’t think humor is important. He’s also still single. Perhaps it’s more important than Ian realizes.

Ian calls himself the following:

“Too deep a thinker” 
“Too self aware” 
“Interesting” 
“Punished for being an intellectual”
“Destined to be the Bachelor”

Hold on there, Baba Looey. 



You went too far with that last one. Let’s check in with fellow Princeton alumni for their reaction?

Sorry Ian, You Tiger Now


As for the rest of the roses, we already know that Hans, Ugly Gosling, and Role Models Ben are safe.

Dr. Harris DDS, who the show calls Cupcake, dropped the oddest QOTN: “There’s a reason they call Texas the Wild West because things are getting out of hand.”

Do they call Texas the Wild West? Ummm. Ok. Joining them in rose safety?
  • Chris Quinn
  • Dr. Harris DDS
  • Federal JJ
  • American Pharoah
  • Trainer Ben
  • Tanner Dog

Goodbye Other Trainer Justin and Welder Josh – The two men most in need of a haircut are given the close shave and try to catch up with Ian’s limo on its way to Bachelor in Paradise.

We’re off to Dublin



In Dublin's fair city,
Where the girls are so pretty,
I first set my eyes on sweet Molly Malone,
As she wheeled her wheel-barrow,
Through streets broad and narrow,
Crying, "Cockles and mussels, alive, alive, oh!"
"Alive, alive, oh,
Alive, alive, oh,"
Crying "Cockles and mussels, alive, alive, oh".
She was a fishmonger,
But sure 'twas no wonder,
For so were her father and mother before,
And they wheeled their barrows,
Through the streets broad and narrow,
Crying, "Cockles and mussels, alive, alive, oh!"
(chorus)
She died of a fever,
And no one could save her,
And that was the end of sweet Molly Malone.
But her ghost wheels her barrow,
Through streets broad and narrow,
Crying, "Cockles and mussels, alive, alive, oh!"

Nick’s Overnight Date

Kaitlyn and Nick wear matching yoga pants and enjoy some of Dublin’s famous sites and sounds including St. Stephen’s Green, Grafton Street, river dance and pubs. Matching Claddagh rings were purchased as Hans settles in as the favorite. We have a lot of kissing and Jameson’s. Dugan’s going to go on record here: Irish Whiskey does not help you make good decisions.

Not designed by Neil Lane
I question why this handsy couple is in a church. I assume it must be a Protestant church but later Hans reports it was one of our friends headed by the Bishop of Rome.

The rest of the date goes like this:



The next morning, we get a Mesnick from Kaitlyn. She’s fluctuating between and not for her night spent with Hans. "I felt like we deserved that time together”

Chemistry. Check.
Emotions. Check. 
Passion. Check.
Favorite. Check.

In Kaitlyn’s defense, she offers a pretty strong defense: “I’ve never dated this many guys.”

Group Wake with Tanner Dog, Trainer Ben, Ugly Gosling, Role Models, Dr. Harris, and Chris Quinn.

The men arrive to find Kaitlyn in a coffin and they most offer eulogies. 

Morbid. Check.
Weird. Check.
Other things to do in Dublin. Might have us here, Fleiss & Co.

Some notes for the rest of this group date.

  • Tanner Dog goes self-deprecating.
  • Chris Quinn grabs a kiss.
  • Dr. Harris sings Danny Boy.
  • Role Models Ben went for humor.
  • Ugly Gosling goes after Hans.
  • Trainer Ben kicks the guys out and gets too serious.
  • The Guinness Storehouse serves as the Wake After Party
  • Jared gets the rose.
  • Gosling is starting to crack under the pressure. 
  • Fleiss & Co. let us behind the scenes and show Gosling talking to his show handler.
  • The Cranberries are Kaitlyn’s favorite band. The Cranberries are anyone’s favorite band? Let me google them….they’ve sold over 40 MILLION ALBUMS?
  • Gosling wants to have his Hans moment and we have to wait until next week to find out.

Mrs. Dugan drops my quote of the night: “There’s more to Ireland than churches and booze.”

Oh really?

Monday, June 16, 2014

The Bachelorette Episode 5: Parlez-vous Français?

This week, we open up the passports and land in Marseilles, France. We get a two one-on-ones and a group date and Josh Griffey Jr. is batting lead off.

Before the dates begin, our beloved host Harrison sits down with Andy to discuss her proficiency in french (Il parle mal le français). Harrison grills Andy whether she is falling in love and the possibility she is falling in love with more guys. Hey hey, we are in France, oui? C'est la vie.

Andy and Josh Griffey Jr. Set Sail

Could two people be more out of place in the South of France? I feel like they belong at a Hooters grand opening together, not a yacht in the Mediterranean. Josh brings up that he was a 2nd round pick. How often do you think Josh brings this up? Considering he's 29 and this happened when he was 17...we are 12 years removed from the height of his athletic prowess. Now, if I am Josh, I am bragging about the draft and not my career .213 batting average with the Ogden Raptors, Beloit Snappers, West Virginia Power, Brevard County Manatees, or Charlotte County Redfish.

It was not his poor average, fielding, slugging or general overall play that kept him from the majors...or even his failure to make Double A ball, it was Josh's desire to be with and have a family.  I'll buy that because he did join brother and All Time Sec Passer Aaron Murray at UGA after baseball flamed out.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch (do you know how to say "ranch" in french? ranch.), Hans and Dockers try to stir up shit by telling Famous Amos that Frat Bro 1 commented about Andy keeping the black guys. This turns out to be a relatively minor incident as Frat Bro 1 denies it and Famous Amos takes him at his word. However...Famous Amos gives us hints of a Mesnick and Flajnik. We know the Mesnick is the hunched over the balcony with tears and the Flajnic is a Mesnick without tears. Famos Amos pulled a Flajnik at the balcony but later looked like tears turned it into a Mesflaj. A what?

The best part was Frat Bro 1's denial included some rap references:
"With so much drama in the A-B-C
It's kinda hard bein Frat Bro O-N-E"

Griffey Date Highlights

  • They go to Palais Longchamp where they make purses
  • Josh Griffey got cheated on by having a girlfriend kiss another guy. 
  • That’s enough for Andy. She let's her guard down now and gives up the rose. Be careful, Andy. Coach Mark Jackson will warn you: Hand down = Man down.
  • Josh Griffey is securely in the pole position and front-runner to take the Final Rose


Sublime Mime Rhyme Time by the Seine

Ok, except for that first and last part. We get a group date of miming with Gosling, Les Dylan, John Deere, Famous Amos, Albino Rhino, Dockers, Hans, Frat Bro 2 and Frat Bro 1. I really like how the Frat Bros stick together.

Let's give a run down of the events

  • Guys were not thrilled nor good.
  • The Albino Rhino raps. God, please let the Albino Rhino stay on this show forever. I want this to be "Choose Your Own Adventure" Bachelorette and I choose the Albino Rhino has to mime the rest of the season.
  • They were so bad they made babies cry.
  • Hans really not enjoying the mime date



  • Albino Rhino and Hans square off about Hans teasing him for being too "thankful"
    • NEWSFLASH - this qualifies as reality show drama.
We have three leaders in the clubhouse and all the other guys could go home.


1. Hans with the Mental/Emotional connection
2. Josh Griffey Jr  with the Physical connection
3. Gosling to stay on the show long enough to cement next Bachelor

Andy asks whether Hans is a little manipulative? YES!!!! Watch Frozen now!!! Run away from Hans. He's trying to kill your sister and steal the kingdom of Arendelle. Dockers gets the group date rose.

Coach is Not a Chef



Coach has one of the worst dates that ended up with a rose in the history of the Bachelor/ette. It began nice with a movie and some market shopping. That went well. Then, they decided to cook a meal together.

Save time. Don't watch the cooking scene. This clip does it justice.



Although if you don't watch, you'll miss the quote of the night:

Andi: “How do you like your broccoli?”
Coach: “Different ways”

It got weird.



Brian on the basketball court >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Brian in the kitchen. Luckily for Coach, there are simply worse men than him left on the show and he secures the rose. Along with a big 'ol green light for future kissing. Andi ended the cooking massacre and brought him out to dinner. This is what they discussed:



It's Rose Ceremony Time and Let's Cut the Chit Chat

No cocktails. 3 cuts. Let’s get to business. Josh Griffey safe. Dockers safe. Coach safe.

Who else is getting a rose?

Gosling.
Hans.
John Deere.
Les Dylan.
Albino Rhino!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Goodbye Frat Bro 1 and 2 and Famous Amos

So glad they got to stick together the entire season.

Off to Venice next week with Tim as your tour guide to love.

Monday, January 28, 2013

The Bachelor: Likable Sean Episode 4


A Hike, Skate and Pretty Woman Date

Sean enters the episode with only 13 women left. Chris tells the woman that Sean is confident that his wife is in the room. You know what else? This is the first season where Chris is single and hosting the show. Are there as many contestants hoping for a relationship with Chris as with Sean? 

Hayak's Hike

Selma gets a one-on-one and Sean wants to test her ability to put up with a physically demanding date at Joshua Tree National Park. Side note. Selma is a real estate developer? Due to my actual job, I know a lot of real estate developers. NONE look like Selma. Let's google image search for "real estate developer."

These guys are real estate developers.


Same here.


And then we have Selma the Real Estate Developer?


In the Limo, Selma throws out that she weighs 110 pounds. I haven’t known most girls to just give up that kind of info. In the private jet, Selma asks, “Is every date going to be like this from now on?” Ummm, unless you stay on a reality dating show for the rest of your life or manage to marry Tim or I, NO!!!

Other date details bullet point style.
  • She’s Iraqi and does not do well in the heat. Good thing she left. 
  • Sean picked her up and put her in the jeep. Seemed like a Pavelka move...foreshadowing
  • Another cliffhanger inspired date allows me to post my favorite photoshop in WWT history
Pavelka!


Jake & Selma continue their date in an Airstream graveyard where Selma drops some big info:
  • Born in Baghdad. 
  • Muslim. 
  • Despite playing the non-kissing game, Selma gets the rose. If this continues much longer, Selma might become Burka in the blog.


Roller Derby Group Date

The General’s Daughter (Lindsey), Robyn, Jackie, Lennay, Fit Model Amanda, AshLee, Righty, and Tierrable (Thank you for the nickname, Abramoff!) begin prepping for a Roller Derby. This date quickly devolves.
  • AshLee is scared.
  • Tierrable is excited to take her aggression out on the other girls
  • Amanda lied about her roller derby skills to intimidate the other girls. Is that a believable lie?
  • All the girls are falling. Robyn looks like she’s on ice skates which probably wouldn't be much better.
  • Righty's in tears. Sean is explaining to Righty that she will have a "huge sense of accomplishment" if she competes. WHAT? Why?
  • Amanda goes down. And everyone's initial reaction is to call 911!?! I want to do a new blog about how reality television shows are contributing to skyrocketing healthcare costs in this country. I have a 34 and 16 month old. If I called 911 every time they fell, they would be my most frequent called number. I would put 911 in my Fav 5.
  • Sean shuts down the disaster group date and allows a Free Skate
  • Right calls it "one of the most difficult days of my life” WHAT WHAT WHAT? 


After Party
  • Tierrable wants a rose and is willing to throw a temper tantrum to get it. I have experience (see above).
  • Amanda rises from the dead.
  • Tierrable/Robyn are ready to go at it.
  • General's Daughter gets her hot tub time cut off by Tierrable who gets the tantrum rose

Pretty? Woman 
Mrs. Dugan is not a big fan of Leslie H. who gets diamond earrings before the date. I kind of want to keep Leslie H. because I don't know when we'll get another poker dealer on the show. It's bullet point review time:
  • Rodeo Drive shopping spree at Badgley Mischka. While this means nothing to me, a quick wiki search says that the Olsen twins were former spokespersons. I don't know why that humors me.
  • She calls herself a "Tan Julia Roberts"
  • Sean's in a tux? 
  • One more thing…….. NEIL FUCKING LANE!!!
  • 120 carat necklace? Cool ice. Not as cool as Neil Lane.
  • No Spark = No Rose. Yes tears.
  • Sean leans over the balcony and rose petals drop in slow motion. Most WWT readers can easily spot a "Mesnick," but the true loyalists know a "Flajnik" which is a Mesnick without tears.



Rose Ceremony
  • AshLee and Tim's prediction are looking strong.
  • Robyn really likes him and I foresee a crushing exit.
  • Tierrable could be the most apropos nickname in blog history.
  • This Lennay seems legit.
  • 12 woman left.
    • Tierrable and Burka have roses.
    • 9 roses to go.
    • One lady joining the other Leslie.
  • Who else is safe?
    • Lennay.
    • Say Yes to the Des
    • The Generals Daughter
    • Leslie Abramoff


    • Robyn
    • AshLee
    • Righty
    • Jackie
    • Daniella
Fit Model Amanda takes it on the chin and next week will bring back to back episodes...and blogs.

Monday, February 6, 2012

The Bachelor: Sonoma Ben Vintage VI

Guess who's back, back again?
Dugan's back, tell a friend.

Before beginning my first review of the season, I have to give a heartfelt thanks to WWT's founding father Tim and his dominating Tim Lincecum style performance on the season. All without bullpen help.


Panama Past and Present


When I thought about Panama, two images popped into my mind: Manual Noriega and the Panama Canal.



After this week's episode, I'll add another image: Donald Trumps' Vagina Tower.


Thank you, Donald Trump. And Fleiss & Co.

Ben & Kacie's Deserted Island


Kacie B. gets the first one-on-one in Panama on a deserted island with Ben. (Sidebar - Dugan hasn't watched all the episodes and isn't on top of his game with this season's nicknames, etc. So when the date card is announced, I turn to Mrs. Dugan to the reaction of one of the women upset with Kacie's second one-on-one and ask, "What does Tim call Horse Teeth?" Mrs Dugan responds, "Her real name is Blakeley...the VIP cocktail waitress?" These are wonderful discussions to have. I love this show). As for the date, how "deserted" is an island that comes with a helicopter and pilot?

While Dugan may not have his own winery, he has chopped a coconut with a machete and thrown a cast net. I also have serious doubts about that fish they caught with that "casting net." That net is not used to catch fish like the one it did. SHENANIGANS, Fleiss & Co. SHENANIGANS. We'll just call it fishy and leave it at that.

Kacie B. decides to share her dark secret that forced her to grow up fast. I won't pass judgment on Kacie B for her high school battles with eating disorders, but she better tread lightly when compared to witnessing your step father murder your mother (Ella), having your fiance die in a plane crash days before you find out you are pregnant with said dead fiance's baby (Emily), etc etc etc. Ben eats up the sob story and gives Kacie B another serving of rose.

The Bachelor: Running the Chagres


I take the title for the group date from relative and author Joe Kane's Running the Amazon. Buy, read and you won't regret. Emily, Nicki Top 3, Seabiscuit, Kasey S. House Bitch and Jamie's group date is also RN Jamie's introduction to the season. Beyond a blurb about adopting and raising her siblings (take notes, Kacie B), this is the first time we have met Jamie all season. There isn't much to say except that House Bitch enjoys attention - even from aboriginal tribes.

At the after party:

  • Seabiscuit is fast out of the gate. 
  • HB steals the attention of Ben away from Jaime when she rocks the white bikini. 
  • Emily actually talks about herself and Ben instead of obsessing over HB. 
  • But ladies, the race is over for this rose and Seabiscuit lapped the field.


Blakeley v. Bangs McGee: Save the Last Dance



Blakeley wore her second onesie of the season. A woman in my office told me that it's called a "romper" but I believe they are onesies. I have a lot of them in my house. They belong to the two people under 24 months of age. Blakeley brings it on the dance floor and is willing to go the extra mile to show Ben she's interested. She made a scrapbook to show things Ben loves.


Note things Ben loves:
  1. San Francisco (proper)
  2. San Francisco (Giants)
  3. Southern Comfort
  4. Scotch
  5. Wine
Not necessarily in that order. Things that Ben doesn't like?
  1. Blakeley
Ouch.

Goodbye Kacie S.

All we know so far is that Kacie S. is the only girl in the house willing to be friends with HB. Oh, and Harrison just informed us she has a boyfriend she still loves. This really didn't live up to the previews hype until Ben asks her to leave . . . goes back to his balcony . . . leans over . . . COULD IT BE??? A Mesnick? A FUCKING MESNICK?!?!?


No. So damn close. Only a Flajnik. That's a Mesnik - tears. Don't worry, fans, Kacie S. provides enough tears for a handful of Mesnicks during her minivan exit.

Rose Ceremony

We are getting to the end of the season. Kacie B., Seabiscuit and Bangs McGee have roses. 3 more for the 4 women. RN Jaime painfully throws herself at Ben with the following spoken strategy: "Brace Yourself."


It was painful for the viewer. Worse for Ben. Jaime packs her bags and Nicki Top Three, HB and Emily advance to next week and Belize.