Now Chris wants to know if DeAnna can explain what went wrong with Graham because Graham sure couldn't. DeAnna borders on a layer of truth when she says that Graham was always the guy she couldn't have. Bingo. She says that when she sent him home she second guessed herself, but she doesn't feel that way anymore and everything happens for a reason. The crowd gasps. Why? Are we now on a Graham Sympathy Team? DeAnna says she doesn't agree that Graham fully opened up to her, even though he took her to his parents' house, because she doesn't actually think he would have been allowed to decline that portion of the show. Graham pipes up that yes he could have. He could have refused a rose. And he insists that DeAnna downplays the significance of being so lucky as to have had Graham accept every rose he was offered. Oh wow, Graham. So you could have refused a rose, but you didn't, so you are the world's most emotionally giving man - my bad. Graham says to DeAnna, "I think you're the best, good luck." DeAnna turns back to Chris Harrison, ready to eat her own lips, and Chris goes, "You are pissed."
"What? Pissed? There's something in m'teeth."
DeAnna looks at Graham and says she doesn't appreciate him being here and once again acting like he could care less. Gee, DeAnna, maybe that's because he COULD CARE LESS. Get a clue!
Some girl in the audience wants to know if anything romantic happened between DeAnna and any of the bachelors while they were staying in the mansion. Uh, planted question, much? It seems that one night Jeremy snuck into DeAnna's room to kiss her and some other night Paul took a bubble bath. RIVETING.
Ew, next we take another good long look at DeAnna's Barbeque Tantrum. You know, the one following Graham's refusal to kiss her at the race track.
"Wow, this was really hard on me. I feel sorry for myself."
After watching herself lose it, DeAnna tells us it just shows that she's real. Whatever helps you sleep at night, DeAnna. Chris asks her if in the end she thinks she may have expected a little too much because after all, it's a bunch of dudes. Hear, hear. DeAnna says it IS totally different for girls because when she was competing for Brad they all smothered him and didn't care. And these guys just sat back casually. This causes Ryan the Virgin to pipe up and tell DeAnna that he finds her very inconsistent. On the one hand she talks about liking The Riddler for being so casual and just a friend to her first, but on the other hand, when she was on The Brad Show, she was one of the most confrontational people to be found. So what gives? DeAnna gets huffy and points at Ryan the Virgin while telling him that in every shot this season The Riddler and Jeremy were right at her side. Uh, what?
"Don't go there, peasant!"
Anyway, Ryan isn't finished and he goes on to say that she got rid of everyone who wasn't OCD - Obsessive Compulsive DeAnna, because if they didn't act toward her the way she acted toward Brad it wasn't good enough. Chris Harrison and DeAnna are both flabbergasted. Who is this insubordinate? Off with his head!
"Back talk???"
DeAnna climbs right up on her high horse and says that this has nothing to do with how she was with Brad, it's whether or not she clicked with each guy. Graham, for instance, stayed so long because she was falling in love with him, but in the end he couldn't give her what she needs, isn't that right Graham? Graham says he's sorry, he didn't hear the question. Oh snap! DeAnna is getting NO love tonight! These guys (with the exception of Jeremy) are not impressed with her and are not going to pretend otherwise. I find it rather refreshing, don't you?
Ah, now we have the blooper reel. You see, despite all the hatred flying around this room tonight, there really were some fun moments this season behind the scenes - most of them not involving DeAnna. The best is when Chris Harrison gives DeAnna a soliloquy in the portrait room about Sean's mullet and ends by asking if she thinks he fought at the Cobra Kai Dojo. That's priceless. Who knew Chris had it in him?
After that DeAnna announces that she is very happy, she is in love, and she is engaged. Jeremy looks like he wants to jump off the roof. Congratulations, Smuggy McSmuggerson.
"Why? Why? Why?"
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Comments (16)
Great recap! I loved it when Chris Harrison said mullet...business in the front, party in the back. I almost peed my pants!
1 of 16 | Posted by luciil | Posted on July 9, 2008 9:44 AM
You know, I'm no fan of MEanna HOWEVER (in her defense; I think I just gagged) She was on the show before, she was all over television and tabloids for pre-show publicity, the show has been on for 11 FREAKIN' seasons so the whole "it's too fast, I don't know you that well is kinda B.S. in its highest form. I would think that you would not apply to be on the show if you did not have some type of attraction to her because after all, unlike most seasons, the "prize" had no "su" in it because you already knew it was MEanna. So, if you were "just not that into her" than you are a s(%*head for coming on the show for a free vacation as long as you can get her to think that you like her. The only ones who seemed remotely interested were Jeremy and maybe Jason. If she is happy with the Riddler than I'm happy for her but he acts as if they were introduced by his publicist and they have to stay together long enough to revieve his movie career and image
2 of 16 | Posted by Fayellis1 | Posted on July 9, 2008 10:04 AM
The part with Chris Harrison talking about Sean's mullet was the best! This show would be so much better if they would show a little more of that kind of thing.
3 of 16 | Posted by lucy990 | Posted on July 9, 2008 10:46 AM
I got more and more fed up with Deanna as the season wore on. I have to agree with the guy who told her off (OCD comment). Her little tantrum at the BBQ said it all.
Then when I saw her on the After The Final Rose show, I gagged a bit more. Her little girl behavior with the man she chose, squeaking out "Honey!" to him, playing kissy face the whole time...UGH.
And yes, Chris Hansen's mullet/Cobra Kai Dojo commens were fabulous! A real sense of humor! I love it!
4 of 16 | Posted by KikiC | Posted on July 9, 2008 10:48 AM
KikiC - I totally agree. The more the season went on the more I disliked Deanna. She is really annoying and it is so true! If a guy wasn't completely OCD he was gone. I was so happy Ryan gave it to her at the reunion and Graham acted like he couldn't care less. After the Rose made me gag. I fastforwarded through most of it. She was the epitome of annoying...it was like get a room!
5 of 16 | Posted by yankeesfan | Posted on July 9, 2008 12:40 PM
I also liked "Is he one haircut away from stealing your heart?" or something like that. Comedy gold, Harrison!
DeAnna was awful; i don't really remember a wo/men tell all with so much animosity towards the bachelor/ette. It was pretty telling. I loved how Graham still pissed her off even though she wasn't "falling in love with him" anymore..he was still breakin' her heart!
What did she want from him when she was like "he didn't give me what i wanted...isn't that right Graham??" Ok Grandma stop talking to him like he is in the timeout seat. His continually blowing her off was great. "I'm sorry, i'm still caught up over the last rude comment you made. what did you say?"
DeAnna so thought she was going to be America's sweetheart when in fact she was just Ellen's sweetheart. If i never heard her talk about Brad on my tv again, it would be too soon.
6 of 16 | Posted by DP Hooker | Posted on July 9, 2008 1:04 PM
Agreed DP Hooker. The backlash was so awful, the moderators at TWOP (the site from which I have been BANNED..YEAH ME! BASTARDS) actually posted a note asking people to please stop using the word "Bitch". When a site that pretty much makes fun of television ask people to be nice to you, you need an image over-haul STAT!
7 of 16 | Posted by Fayellis1 | Posted on July 9, 2008 1:53 PM
I couldn't watch all of this, but I did watch the Graham exchange, and caught the I wasn't listening comment, sorry, no matter how bad she is, he is a capital D douche!!!! HATE and if he went on the show to advance whatever career he's sellin', ah, good luck, unless it's a book called "Lesson's in Douchery: How to drive women MAD"
My jaw is still agape at the conclusion of this . . . but I shall bide my time and read your thoughts first, HoneyG!
I'm gonna bet the discusting after the rose display was intended to make Graham mad at what he missed--news flash, he didn't watch!
8 of 16 | Posted by juddfan | Posted on July 9, 2008 2:30 PM
Love the title - The Bachelorette: The Men Hate DeAnna.
9 of 16 | Posted by gnomecorp | Posted on July 9, 2008 3:46 PM
Wonder how rad and stoked the snowboarder will be after DeAnna throws a hissy fit when he ignores her for more than 5 minutes at a time?
Somewhere in Texas, Brad is laughing his ass off right now.
10 of 16 | Posted by Dirty Sanchez | Posted on July 9, 2008 4:45 PM
KikiC, I'm with you - I wasn't a fan of Ryan on the show, but I LOVED his OCDeanna comments. And even better, how annoyed Deanna was by his comments.
11 of 16 | Posted by lucy990 | Posted on July 9, 2008 7:32 PM
Glad I didn't ever watch this show! (but had no trouble following - and enjoying - your recap; thanks!)
12 of 16 | Posted by fire@will | Posted on July 10, 2008 7:14 AM
I was bugged to no end by DeAnna on the Bachelor, so I assumed I'd hate her on the Bachelorette. I have to admit, though, I liked this season.
It sounds like I'm in the minority though.
The Men Tell All was entertaining though...there are alot of bitter men out there, that's for sure!
I hated Graham, but some of his comments toward DeAnna were quite entertaining, even though he's a total ass.
After watching this season and TMTA, I can't imagine any woman finding him attractive.
And Jeremy is a freak...sneaking into her room to give her a kiss? Showing up at her room after being kicked off?
Constantly getting emotional?
He has stalker written all over him!
Thanks for the recap, HG...looking forward to the show recap!
13 of 16 | Posted by ThisShowRocks! | Posted on July 10, 2008 9:07 AM
There was a moment in the final rose ceremony, where she says: "I finally get to say it [I love you]" or something like that...which seems to shed some light on some of what went on...I had the feeling that the producers weren't allowing her to go with her real feelings, instead insisting that she keep up several story lines at once (i.e., Graham/Jeremy/Jason/Jesse)...and of course the guys were all aware of this too, which made for one awkward season...just a feeling I have mind you.
And fayellis -- I got banned from TWOP too! Can't believe it. I didn't even say anything really nasty, but whoever's moderating that forum takes her job way tooo seriously...
14 of 16 | Posted by itchy | Posted on July 10, 2008 10:24 AM
Itchy - they act as if they are researching a cure for breast cancer. I thought it was just me, but they do take that crap waaaaaaaay too seriously. And since I don't want to be banned from here too..Deanna sucks! There, I talked about the show :0)
15 of 16 | Posted by Fayellis1 | Posted on July 10, 2008 11:07 AM
Nice recap, I needed it since I couldn't bear to watch more of DeAnna's self-involvement. Ugh.
16 of 16 | Posted by EZ Rider | Posted on July 10, 2008 3:23 PM