Minicap: The Bachelor

The Bachelor

By PopePhilly | Monday, January 14, 2013 | 8:20 pm | 15 Comments
Posted in: Recaps, The Bachelor

Hello, Gasmii! It’s episode two of the Bachelor. It’s time for the real drama and cat fights to start. Personally, I can’t wait!

Brings a new meaning to the phrase “man-eater.”

This episode, on the first solo date of the season, we learn that Sarah has only one arm! I’m serious guys! Did you know that she only has one arm? Sarah wants us all to know that she doesn’t define herself as someone with only one arm, but she totally only has one arm. For someone who doesn’t want her (for lack of a better term) disability define her, she sure talks about it a lot. One arm.

Also, Teirra emerges as the bitch of the season on the group date! My God, that woman is heinous. She even refers to herself in the third person. The catty things that she did didn’t bother me too much – she’s in a setting where she is competing with other women. However, the minute someone refers to him- or herself in the third person, I official hate that person! Also, on the group date, Kristy, our Ford Model, wins a modeling contract for three romance novel covers. As if we needed further proof that she isn’t here for love but rather to further her modeling career.

Kacie moves from the “friend zone” to the “maybe I might want to date you” zone. Also, one of our ladies decides that she doesn’t want to be with Sean and leaves! I always like it when one of the contestants says to the bachelor/bachelorette, “You know, I’m just not feeling this. Bye!” Ooh! The race issues that have been surrounding this franchise are finally address…kind of. Sean has a perfect (scripted) answer when Robyn brings it up.

Check back soon for the full recap. In the mean time, check out last week’s recap.

 

PopePhilly

Aside from making fun of reality television on a weekly basis, PopePhilly is a legal assistant by day and avid kickball player by night (well, at least on Thursdays). On the nerd front, she is an active member of the forensic speech and debate community. She spends her time judging at tournaments throughout the country and serving on the board of directors for the West Chester University alumni chapter of Pi Kappa Delta (yes, speech nerds get to pretend to be cool by having Greek letters).

15 Comments

  1. 1
    Dashley Dashley
    Posted January 15, 2013 at 10:26 am

    I’m just sad that the chick with the crazy hair is the one that left! I was having fun hating/loving her hair.
    Also, I know I’m supposed to, because the producers scripted it that way, and I am loathe to play their little game, but I really like Lesley. I feel like I could have a glass of wine with her and actually have an intelligent conversation, and I bet she was totally a nerd in high school.

  2. 2
    juddfan juddfan
    Posted January 15, 2013 at 11:06 am

    i actually think sean is a nice guy . . . I don’t think his answer was scripted, it seemed genuine and refreshing. I like Robin, Desiree and Sarah seems to have legs . . hee . . . her voice is a bit annoying, but I admit, last nights show made me smile.

    Can’t wait for next week and the staircase!!! See Ya, Tierra!

  3. 3
    PopePhilly PopePhilly
    Posted January 15, 2013 at 12:49 pm

    @Dashley: I’m not Lesley biggest fan because, when we first met her, she was the one that said she hated nerds and politicians. I just don’t like people who discount entire groups of people like that. Although, her being a nerd in high school (especially if she was picked on a lot) would explain why she doesn’t want to date them.

    @juddfan: Sean does seem like a nice guy and I do think that he was truthful when he said he doesn’t have a physical type (like he said). Rewatching, I don’t think Sean’s answer was scripted, but I’d be willing to bet that Robyn was told to bring up the race issue – it just seems very convenient considering the scandal that was surrounding the franchise not too long ago. I like Robyn a lot too – there’s something just cool about her. I don’t have a big opinion on Desiree yet. Sarah is starting to get on my nerves. She seems really cool and fun and I like her personality, but she keeps saying she doesn’t want the focus to be on her missing arm despite bringing it up every time she is on screen.

  4. 4
    thisbuggs4u
    Posted January 15, 2013 at 1:10 pm

    Hey Pope, can I please make a request?? I am not trying to be rude, and don’t get me wrong, because I love your caps, I don’t comment often but I do read them….But I am going to assume that you are an east coaster right? I ask this because when you post your Mini Caps for the show, they always post about 20 minutes into the episode for me..Yeah I know it is only a mini and I know that most are going to say don’t read them….But I am thinking now that I might just give up on the show and just read the caps!! There is a Girl from Seattle, I can’t remember her name…I pretty much stopped watching this show after Andrew Firestone…I barely made it through Trista and Ryan…I watched the last half of Emily and Brad…but that is just because I was bored and the hubby was gone….

  5. 5
    PopePhilly PopePhilly
    Posted January 15, 2013 at 1:19 pm

    @thisbuggs4u: It definitely didn’t come across as rude! I apologize for not thinking about difference in time zones. I usually just submit the minicap as soon as it’s done. However, I’ll wait to submit until right before I go to bed (usually about midnight here). Once I submit the minicap/recap, I don’t know exactly when it will be posted. If this ends up still being too early, feel free to just let me know (this goes for anyone not on the East Coast) and I can start submitting them the next morning instead.

    Thanks for reading! :)

  6. 6
    thisbuggs4u
    Posted January 15, 2013 at 1:28 pm

    Thanks Pope! You are a peach!! :)

  7. 7
    Mathy
    Posted January 15, 2013 at 2:22 pm

    I really don’t know if she was pushed. When I met my boyfriend (him white, me black) I was genuinely interested in what he thought about dating a black woman. I saw myself asking that same question and I heard a similar answer. Sometimes you wonder and gotta satisfy that gnawing question and I really thought Sean’s answer was pretty genuine.

    So while I think the large inclusion of minorities was kind of a setup, the people addressing the issues with each other are approaching it naturally. IMO.

  8. 8
    PopePhilly PopePhilly
    Posted January 15, 2013 at 8:55 pm

    @thisbuggs4u: Thanks the second time I was called a peach today! :)

    @Mathy: That’s a good point. To me it seems like a weird question to ask because I’ve never thought to ask it. I know I could just be naive, but I always assume that if a guy approaches me for the first time, he is at least interested based on physical appearance. That’s just me. Also, after rewatching the show a few times for the sake of the recap, I realized that it is a perfectly legitimate question in this setting. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m pretty sure Sean didn’t get a say when it came to the ladies who would be appearing on the show – he just gets to pick from the group the producers give him. In other words, them being on the show doesn’t necessarily mean that Sean likes them – it just means they were cast.

    I hope that made sense and wasn’t just me ranting. It’s almost midnight and I just write the first have of the full recap and I’m exhausted. My brain isn’t running on a full tank at the moment.

  9. 9
    NotWithoutMyTV NotWithoutMyTV
    Posted January 16, 2013 at 6:18 am

    Nothing that occurs on the Bachelor happens “naturally”. That race conversation, like any interaction on this show, was about at “natural” as a tree growing a Hostess Twinkie.

  10. 10
    David
    Posted January 16, 2013 at 7:15 am

    I wish Hostess Twinkies grew on trees…now that Hostess is out of business…(sniff, sniff)

  11. 11
    Mathy
    Posted January 16, 2013 at 7:31 am

    @PopePhilly
    Oh I definitely know that IF Sean actually said he didn’t care about physical appearance they threw in minorities due to the race controversy. After looking all the girls my reaction was, \Whoa! That’s a lotta diversity!\ But that question? I still know I’m just adding my personal story, but I’ve know from other black women that the question does poke at you when a white man is interested. My conversation with my boyfriend was a fun one, but it also put to rest any background chatter my brain was having.

    @NotWithoutMyTV
    I probably didn’t word that right. I do believe things are set up to a degree, but I wouldn’t be surprised if she didn’t already have that thought in her head to ask him. Of course producers want that conversation, it makes good TV. It’s happened before in the season with the \Prince\. He had a black woman on and they had the talk, too.

  12. 12
    Considerthis
    Posted January 16, 2013 at 7:32 am

    The whole season has such a pageant feel to it – from a contestant named Tiara to “asking the tough questions” and all the perfect answers in between.

    NEW drinking game – Every time “I wanna marry my best friend” is said take a sip!

    If Sean proposes to Sarah where will he put the ring?

    Also where did the “basket case” at the final cocktail party come from? She went from backgroud chick to some demon unleashing negativity and dirty looks upon the house. She MUST GO! There’s only room for one bitch on this show and Tiera has it locked.

  13. 13
    PopePhilly PopePhilly
    Posted January 16, 2013 at 9:14 am

    @NotWithoutMyTV: I will not be using “a tree to grow a Tastykake” as my go-to phrase. I’m from PA so I love Tastykake more than Hostess.

    @Mathy: I guess we all have different things that can be “the question.” I have asked similar questions in regard to religion, political affiliation, etc. I guess it’s just not something I’ve ever thought about before.

    @Considerthis: “If Sean proposes to Sarah…” That comment made me choke on the tea I was drinking. Well done! I’m also adding to the drinking game the phrase “I never expected to fall in love here” and the old standby “I’m not here to make friends.”

    We’ll all be drunk 20 minutes into the episode.

  14. 14
    NotWithoutMyTV NotWithoutMyTV
    Posted January 16, 2013 at 9:36 am

    Glad you liked it, PopePhilly. I’ve waived the copyright fees. You’re free to change the phrase and use it as you like ;-P

  15. 15
    PopePhilly PopePhilly
    Posted January 16, 2013 at 9:38 am

    Nope – totally going to say it with “Copyright 2013 NotWithoutMyTV.” It would be amusing to me and confuse people in the process. It’s a win-win for me, really. :)

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