FINALLY! The last Elimination! The interspliced edit of women walking towards him down the white runway! It lasts forever! The suspense is killing me! Where's Megan!?!?
The Poo starts his last "you look incredible tonight" speech with Jenn. Then he says the same things as always. She blew him away. He couldn't believe how old she is.
Cut to Amanda. Same old, same old. They had a kinniction from the beginning. Her eyes. Every time he saw her he would smile. Back to Jenn. Their kinniction has gotten stronger and stronger. He wants to thank her for coming down to Australia. When he says that, Jenn closes her eyes. She knows, as we do, the thank you is the kiss of death. Back to Amanda. He wanted her to come to Australia to meet his family so she could get to know where he's from and what he's about. Then the editors cut repeatedly back and forth between the two women's faces as The Poo talks about his feelings for them, finally landing on Amanda's face as he says, "I'm sorry." What! No way! Not so fast! Back to Jenn's face as he says, "I just don't think this will work out."
WOW! What a twist ending! I can't believe it, JD Roth! He picks the younger one! The one he liked all along is the one he chooses in the end!
Jenn gasps, "Oh!" We can see she is really hurt. She says it was amazing to meet someone like him. He tells her she's a princess, that's who you are.
Sorry it didn't work out, but my mom wanted to get your number so she can invite you over for Canasta.
Jenn, in her exit interview, says when she watched shows like this in the past, she always doubted the emotions were real. "But I know now, for myself, that my emotions are real. This is real for me, and in the end, it makes me sad. . . I know we had a connection and a very strong chemistry. I know that if I had been younger, he would have chosen me." Ouch. So age does matter?
When The Poo asks Amanda if she'd like to continue the journey with him, it is so uneventful as to feel like an epilogue. She hugs him and says she'd love to. "I couldn't be happier than the happiest girl in the world, because I have my man." The they get on a boat and sail around the lake. In a voiceover, The Poo keeps saying what he's always said, "If there's a kinniction, there's a kinniction." Amanda refers to The Poo as her "knight in shining armor" and then closes the show by saying "Next? Next is. . .happily ever after!" Wait, I thought Jenn was the princess!
And then he threw her over the railing.
Okay, Procrastinators. What did we learn here? Let's see, men want to date women they feel connected to? Nope, knew that one. Women in their 40's from Los Angeles don't look their age, and a lot of them are hot? Knew that one, too. All women want to find a man and can be pretty pathetic about it? Knew it. Pro-atheletes are self-centered? Sorry, knew that one, too. Greek mothers have a strong influence over who their sons date? Nope, had that one too. Producers of boring reality shows will lie to the audience about potenttial twists? Come on. Men will want to fuck hot women regardless of their age? Mmmm, maybe. Maybe that one. Thanks, JD Roth, for the incredible education and the wild ride. Can't wait for the reunion show.
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Comments (13)
Ting Lee, thank you so much for recapping this show. I watched this train wreck for lack of anything better to do and your recaps made it all worthwhile. They were so funny and often made me laugh out loud. Will there be a reunion show? That would be the bestest!
I can't believe we didn't get an inadvertent crotch shot of Jen standing on that windy runway in that skimpy dress. I kept waiting for it but it never happened. Maybe they used some double-sided tape on her legs.
I'm not so sure about the romantic date in the aquarium. It was lovely and the light was pretty but every aquarium I have ever visited has had a bit of a smell to it. Not really a place I would want to eat my dinner while smelling the fishy odor.
I kept wondering how The Poo could take time away from tennis. Shouldn't a pro tennis player be training every day? Was it just me, or was his body not "all that?" I think I saw a bit of a gut. I wonder why he agreed to do the show. I am sure he has no trouble finding women to date.
1 of 13 | Posted by LonnaSaur
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Posted on August 8, 2007 7:00 AM
Ting Lee, thank you so much for recapping this show. I watched this train wreck for lack of anything better to do and your recaps made it all worthwhile. They were so funny and often made me laugh out loud. Will there be a reunion show? That would be the bestest!
I can't believe we didn't get an inadvertent crotch shot of Jen standing on that windy runway in that skimpy dress. I kept waiting for it but it never happened. Maybe they used some double-sided tape on her legs.
I'm not so sure about the romantic date in the aquarium. It was lovely and the light was pretty but every aquarium I have ever visited has had a bit of a smell to it. Not really a place I would want to eat my dinner while smelling the fishy odor.
I kept wondering how The Poo could take time away from tennis. Shouldn't a pro tennis player be training every day? Was it just me, or was his body not "all that?" I think I saw a bit of a gut. I wonder why he agreed to do the show. I am sure he has no trouble finding women to date.
2 of 13 | Posted by LonnaSaur
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Posted on August 8, 2007 7:01 AM
This was a complete disappointment. The finale was over-hyped... we "won't believe who he chooses"? On retrospect, it's been painfully obvious that he was going to choose Amanda...if he wasn't going to choose her he would have let her go a long time ago, don't you think? After all, she's a little possessive/psycho. And I think he brought Jenn along because he knew she would handle second place better than any of the others.
LonnaSaur, I think the poo is recovering from an injury, which is why he had time for the show.
Finally, I read something online about the poo meeting the girls' families, Jenn's son, etc. Did I miss something? I know the Australia finale is in a few weeks time.... are they getting extra episodes? (Not that I want to sit through any more of this mess than I already have.... just curious is all.)
Nice work, Ting Lee. I always looked forward to these recaps!!!
3 of 13 | Posted by MCH
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Posted on August 8, 2007 9:28 AM
MCH. Last week the episode before going to Australia the info on my DVR for the show said that the Poo meets the families. But that certainly didn't happen during the episode that aired. But the rest of the show description matched. So I don't know what happened with that. It must have been so bad that NBC didn't even bother airing it. WOW that's saying something if the rest of the show was good enough but that wasn't. This whole show has been so lame. But what would I do if I didn't have a show to watch and complain about?
It always amazes me that men are stupid enough to fall for chicks like Amanda. And stupid Megan. He kept saying how funny she was and she said the funniest things. No Poo, she's an idiot and is not saying these things in an ironic fashion. She really is an idiot. Whatever. Thanks for the life lessons NBC.
4 of 13 | Posted by TheKid
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Posted on August 8, 2007 10:35 AM
Ting Lee's recaps have made this show even more fun. Thank you! The pet names you coined for the cast were especially enjoyable.
RateItAll has had a list going for the show, in which the candidates are rated (http://www.rateitall.com/t-23963-the-cast-of-age-of-love.aspx). I'm afraid the winner isn't going to do too well there!
5 of 13 | Posted by Lennie
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Posted on August 8, 2007 10:57 AM
Agreed! Ting Lee is the poo! I am proud to announce that she will be taking the reigns of The Hills next week, so fasten your seat belts. Kick ass, Ting!
6 of 13 | Posted by Flipit
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Posted on August 8, 2007 11:55 AM
I can't believe I came back week after week for this show. You know, this was so lame I'm craving a new Temptation Island now. My first gripe was with the Poo. I'm a 49 yr old myself, and yes, I like looking at younger men. But really. I just never found anything attractive about him. His personality sucked. Sure he had a nice body. But that was IT. And I never saw a connection between them. Hell, Dick and Jenn from BB have a bigger connection! At least it's feisty.
I honestly think he'd been better off with Maria. Or Jayana. At least they had spunk. And at their age - they would have REALLY shown appreciation for his hard body. Hormones kick ass in your 40's.
Yeah. I'm ready for some Temptation Island.
7 of 13 | Posted by Amythyst
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Posted on August 8, 2007 2:35 PM
I can't believe I came back week after week for this show. You know, this was so lame I'm craving a new Temptation Island now. My first gripe was with the Poo. I'm a 49 yr old myself, and yes, I like looking at younger men. But really. I just never found anything attractive about him. His personality sucked. Sure he had a nice body. But that was IT. And I never saw a connection between them. Hell, Dick and Jenn from BB have a bigger connection! At least it's feisty.
I honestly think he'd been better off with Maria. Or Jayana. At least they had spunk. And at their age - they would have REALLY shown appreciation for his hard body. Hormones kick ass in your 40's.
Yeah. I'm ready for some Temptation Island.
8 of 13 | Posted by Amythyst
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Posted on August 8, 2007 2:38 PM
I forgot to say - Ting Lee I enjoyed the recaps. Made the show a lot more enjoyable.
9 of 13 | Posted by Amythyst
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Posted on August 8, 2007 2:45 PM
Fabulous job as always. I saw the results of this show early on-line but didn't bother to watch the whole last episode. I'm sure your recap is much better than the show. I am so glad Ting Lee will be recapping The Hills. That should be awesome!
10 of 13 | Posted by Beth
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Posted on August 8, 2007 6:18 PM
I thought i was going to have a seizure with all the splicing and screens going right and left and back and forth at the end.
I was also wondering about Amanda's shine in her confessionals.
I couldn't believe they had the pillows/blankets on the aquarium floor. I even made the remark that it was a staple of practically every date. What do you want to do tonight, Mark? "Oh I don't know, just toss a couple blankets on the floor, we'll be fine. Leave the alo-ay also please, in case there's a kinnection."
what a terrible show.
11 of 13 | Posted by DP Hooker
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Posted on August 8, 2007 7:48 PM
Late comment...but did anyone else notice the thing on Amanda's lip during some of her confessionals this ep? Not sure if it was a coldsore or what...but it was gross. The makeup dept was clearly on a budget in Melbourne. Icky.
12 of 13 | Posted by aloveaffairwithtivo
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Posted on August 10, 2007 12:50 PM
I love that you commented on Amanda's greasy face. I was so distracted by it. And I did notice her little lip herpes - gross is right!
There was never any doubt to who Mark was going to pick - during that opening scene when they kept cutting between the two girls you could see that the girl he was giving the boot to was shorter with lighter hair - so even if it wasn't already glaringly clear that he was gonna pick Amanda they blew any pretend suspense by showing that clip.
Plus - the way Mark eliminated anyone that Amanda didn't like was concrete evidence that she was the one.
I love that the whole time this show tried to demonstrate that age doesn't matter, but when his Mom was asked which one she liked she didn't say "Amanda" or "Jen" she said "The young one".
Lonna - I'm with you about his body, there was a gut and it was not attractive. Then again, neither was his deep dark brow ridge and sunken eyes. He was weird looking and dull so I'm kind of glad he ended up with the weird looking creepy girl.
Great recap Ting - can't wait to see what you do with The Hills.
13 of 13 | Posted by TinkerbellAPixie
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Posted on August 12, 2007 10:38 AM