Testimonials

And now comes the most scandalous, unexpected, controversial, earth shattering Pre-Rose Ceremony party ever. Brad shall enlist his twin, Chad, to trick the girls and find out which ones love him for him, and which ones are too caught up with themselves to notice when a stunt double comes along. Now that I've stopped rolling my eyes from the Brad/Chad naming fiasco, Chad knocks on Brad's door and when Brad answers we see that they are dressed identically, from their pin-striped shirts and paisley ties right down to their spit-shined dress shoes. Brad is so grateful to Chad for dropping everything to come out and help him in this process. Who's watching the Dizzy Rooster? They sit down out on the patio to have a beer and Chad wonders what Brad would like from him. Hmm, let's see. What could it possibly be? Here you are looking identical with your outfits matching down to the last detail - I'm lost. I have no idea what you could be doing here. Come on ABC, give us some credit. Chad knows what he's doing here, please. Okay, so Brad spells it out: he wants Chad to impersonate him. No! Who'd have ever guessed? Here Chad raises his eyebrows, laughs, and acts all surprised. Good acting, Chad, but no one buys it. Anyway Brad re-clarifies that if the girls can tell the difference, their feelings are sincere. This is a completely bizarre judging process that I can't honestly believe Brad would employ in real life past the age of 16. In fact, I think that his twin brother is the main reason he was chosen as the Bachelor - just so we could have the upcoming scene. But honestly, first of all, these girls don't know he has a twin, they're not expecting this, and they barely know Brad as it is, so what does it really signify? Also, twins are always perceived differently by different people. Like to me, without the different hair color, I could never tell the Olsen Twins apart, but I'm sure they look different to some people - they're fraternal. Brad says he wants to see who's attracted to him as a person - like not for his looks. So sending in your duplicate is going to determine who loves your personality? Actually I guess that does make sense. I can't believe I just said that. Now, having said all that to clarify just how dumb this little scheme is, I have to say that Brad and Chad don't look identical to me. Brothers? Yes. Twins? Not necessarily. The girls should be able to tell, but you know they'll be drunk and nervous, so it's a crap shoot. Let's see what happens.

"...and that will prove she loves me!"

Chad explains to us that before he met his wife, Brad saw her first and knew immediately that she was the woman for Chad. So it naturally follows that Chad should be able to walk into the room of bachelorettes and know right away which one is Brad's soul mate. Yeah, that makes total sense, Chad. Thanks. They are digging to convince us that this is a good idea. Brad tells Chad it's important to note that his intention is not to deceive anyone. Oh, so that explains the grand deception then. Just like it won't be your intention to hurt anyone each time you reject a girl and send her away. Geez with the way Brad is going on about Chad being his last hope in being able to determine who his wife should be, I'm beginning to wonder how anyone without a twin to test the relationship can ever get married. Thank goodness my little sister and I are similar looking so I can do this procedure on boyfriends in the future. Finally Chad heads in and Brad settles into the limo to watch what happens on a monitor.

First up is McTan Lines, cleverly wearing a halter dress to cover those ridiculous lines. She should have thought of that before wearing a strapless top to the circus. She yammers for a while about herself just being herself, and even if she ends up by herself, at least she knows she was herself. Chad just laughs and McTan Lines doesn't figure it out. Strike one!

Lindsey is up next and she is ready with questions for Brad. She wants to know how long he would like to be engaged for. And this is important, why Lindsey? Chad does a blanket response, that it could be long or short, whatever. Next Lindsey asks if he likes canoeing and camping because that's what she grew up doing. Another life-altering question. Chad says he does and then excuses himself. Lindsey has absolutely no clue that wasn't Brad. Strike two!

« Tila Tequila: I Need a Shot | Main | Kid Nation: Dear God, Please Take Taylor Away »

Posted in The Bachelor by Honey Gangsta at 1:24 PM | Permalink | Comments (8)
Last Comment: gnomecorp on Oct 16, 2007 12:44 PM.