This week on Age of Love, we pick up where we left off. Kelly Ripa's husband tells The Poo that his choices just got a whole...lot...younger. The Poo looks over to discover a diorama of 20-something young women posing like streetwalkers. He laughs with joy. Kelly Ripa's husband tells The Poo he might need a minute to digest this new twist, so the women file out without introducing themselves lest The Poo have an aneurism. He'll meet them in the morning after sleeping with a wet cloth on his head in a silent, dark room.

Before and After

We join the 20-year-old women in their suite. They are dissecting the game of the show. One of them sits on the counter and says, "Usually, men in their thirties want a younger woman. . .that's just what I know." Mary, with the unfortunate hair, says, "The big picture is that Mark isn't going to want to be with an older woman. Period. He's going to want to be with a younger woman." They offer more complex observations, until defining their strategy as "We can still have kids." Then they laugh and laugh.

Gee. I wonder what her strategy is.

The next morning, the older women are sitting around the table in their suite wondering what The Poo is doing. Jayanna the Ticking Clock thinks he is planning a date. Post-op Kelli thinks so, too. I am struck by the fact that no matter what the age, when women get hit over the head with the romance club, they lose the ability to think rationally. Perhaps The Poo has thought about the type of women you all are and planned a special date, or, perhaps he's about to sit in a hot tub with 6 20-year-old women, or, perhaps the producers have The Poo dancing around like a puppet for their entertainment. Ya think, ladies? The answer is B and C.

The Poo waits poolside for the young ladies to arrive. He is very excited. We see them descending in a glass elevator, dressed in bikinis and high heels. Hey, why did the older women have to wear those matronly evening gowns when they met the Poo? It's not fair!

Lauren, 27, whose caption says she is a lighting designer, crosses the pavement first. "Being 27, I don't really find myself competing with other women for men. . .most of the time I get what I want," she says in her clip. She introduces herself rather stiffly and forces The Poo to double kiss her by thrusting her nose forward like a puppy begging for a treat. The Poo says to the camera: "First impression of Lauren? She's hot!"

Bitch wanna Beggin' Strip?

Adelaide, 26, a photojournalist, walks towards The Poo. In her introductory clip, she says her last relationship was 4 months long. The guy was "nice and caring," (something about her speech made me think she said "nice and hairy" at first), but she "just got bored." She introduces herself to The Poo. Their hellos are smooth, and Adelaide tells the camera she hasn't met anyone she "reeeaally reeeaalllly reeeeeeaaally liked in a loooong time." The Poo says of Adelaide: "There's something about her, she's a beautiful, beautiful young woman." Lauren scowls at them.

Amanda, 25, a "hockey team dancer," smiles as she approaches next. The Poo says he likes girls that smile a lot. Amanda tells us that at 25 she's been through plenty of stuff and she's ready to find a man who wants to do more than just "play a game." A game like Scrabble? Or a game like competing for someone's attention as he blackballs you one by one on national television?

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Posted in Age of Love by Ting Lee at 12:00 AM | Permalink | Comments (10)
Last Comment: Casey on Jun 30, 2007 12:00 PM.

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MCH :

Way to go, Ting Lee.
I agree, this show is addicting. Normally I hate dating shows, but the age tension makes this one interesting.
Keep up the good work on the recaps.
I love your nicknames for the ladies...

1 of 10 | Posted by MCH | Posted on June 29, 2007 8:47 AM

mle428 :

I have to be careful when I'm reading this at work, because It typically makes me laugh out loud. I love Ting Lee's recaps! I don't have time to watch the show, so I watch it vicariously through Ting Lee's eyes...

2 of 10 | Posted by mle428 | Posted on June 29, 2007 11:25 AM

twnpeeks :

Great ReCap!
Our cable is out (new company) and i have to live through these recaps for the time being..(poor me!)
Anyways, I'm getting hooked on the show and i haven't even watched it YET! (Kudos to you Ting!)

and you know what?...I USED to know Kelly Ripa's Husband's name, until after i read this recap.... For the life of me i CANNOT remember it!..LOL....

Great work, keep it up.

3 of 10 | Posted by twnpeeks | Posted on June 29, 2007 7:55 PM

sweetleaf :

Thats funny that you call him (Mark Conswatever) Kelly Ripas husband. If I was doing the recap i would call him Mateo the whole time!

4 of 10 | Posted by sweetleaf | Posted on June 29, 2007 8:25 PM

herkxena :

The last name of Kelly Rippas husband is Consuelo.

5 of 10 | Posted by herkxena | Posted on June 30, 2007 6:36 AM

herkxena :

The last name of Kelly Rippas husband is Consuelo.

6 of 10 | Posted by herkxena | Posted on June 30, 2007 6:38 AM

herkxena :

Typo, should have been Consuelos.

7 of 10 | Posted by herkxena | Posted on June 30, 2007 6:39 AM

herkxena :

That was a typo, the correct answer is Mark Consuelos.

8 of 10 | Posted by herkxena | Posted on June 30, 2007 6:41 AM

herkxena :

That was a typo, the correct answer is Mark Consuelos.

9 of 10 | Posted by herkxena | Posted on June 30, 2007 6:42 AM

Casey :

"Listen up, Girl. Here's the news: you better zip your stuttering lip and pray your shrink finally gets your bipolar meds right because someday you will have a hot flash and you will cry and shit your drawers and your momma will be too dead to take care of you and your husband will have long since had tender feelings. Really, I've had it with her."

That was priceless!

10 of 10 | Posted by Casey | Posted on June 30, 2007 12:00 PM

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