Mark is a pizza entrepreneur from Denver, or as I would call him, a pizza delivery boy. Kyle is a misguided thrift store shopper from Brooklyn who does graphic design work for cash. Sasha is a Serbian oil and gas consultant from Houston. Good luck with that, Jillian. Wes is a musician from Austin, aka - unemployed. I wonder what on earth he could possibly be doing on the show. Guess what, guys. His song was Number One in Chihuahua, Mexico! They even nicknamed him The Rooster, and "they" I guess are the fine citizens of Chihuahua who have excellent taste in musical talent.

Greg, who goes by Billbro (???) is a professional fitness model and my personal nightmare.

Jacob is a commercial airline pilot who does tricks in prop planes for fun. He does not date recreationally, m'kay? So he obviously does NOT live in LA. He would absolutely DIE to make Jillian's dreams come true. Calm down, Jacob.
As the guys pile into their limos, beer bottles in hand, Jillian sits down with Chris Harrison to reiterate just why she is here a-gane. You know she found out through her experience with Jason that she needs to let her guard down. Okay, noted. Chris brings up this "famous quote" that Jillian has: You have to slay a few dragons before you find the prince. Chris wants to know what that means. Oh COME ON Chris. What do you think it means? Good grief, it's BARELY a metaphor. Chris tells Jillian that America fell in love with her, but does she have any regrets? She says certainly not her big hot tub scene. She also says that she is ready to accept a proposal at the end of this - and why not?
It's time for the Limo Arrival Highlights!
Bryan from Texas is wearing a flaming pink shirt. He picks Jillian up and tells her he wants to sweep her off her feet. Hardy har.

Brian from Georgia is wearing a lavender shirt and calls Jillian "Hot Tub Harris." Oooh, that's classy.
Jake the pilot is wearing a peach shirt and gives Jillian pilot wings. That's actually pretty cute.
David from Ohio totally chokes and just stands there looking at his feet. Awkward!

Mathue (spelled wrong) is wearing a cowboy hat that looks like it has been to hell and back. Ah, look it's covered with autographs and he asks Jillian for hers. Here is someone who cares nothing for fame. He's also wearing a lavender shirt and is a personal trainer.
Simon is a soccer coach from Yorkshire, England. That's pretty hot. Only English guys can get away with being named Simon. His shirt is bright pink/lavender.
Adam's shirt is flaming teal.
Greg (Billbro) asks Jillian to hug it out, then tells her that he has married a bunch of people. As in, he is some sort of ordained minister. His shirt is purple. Move along, Billbro.
Mark - the pizza entrepreneur - says he has a pizza topping theory similar to Jillian's hot dog theory. Bated breath, Mark.
What's with all the pastels? Is it The Bachelorette Easter special? Chris asks Jillian if she thinks her future husband is in there, to which she says, "Easy on the H-word." Uh, Jillian? You just got done saying you'd accept a proposal at the end of this. I hate to be the one to break it to you, but proposals generally lead to marriage. Oh wait, this is The Bachelorette, so it's not going to lead anywhere. Carry on.
Drinking Party Highlights!
Jake is first to steal Jillian away, saying he can definitely picture her as his co-pilot. Oh boy. He very "sneakily" tells Jillian that everyone in his family is a doctor except him. Okay, we get it. You're from super-overachiever stock. Good for you.
Jesse, a wine maker, calls wine "love juice" and then rips open his blouse, superman style, to reveal a t-shirt that says "Aspiring Canadian." Are you crazy, Jesse? Why would you want to be a Canadian? It's not something to aspire to.

Simon keeps getting subtitled. He's speaking English, people.
Krypton tells us that Jillian is much more attractive in person than he expected. Way to NEG, Krypton. Have we been taking lessons from Mystery? Ew.
Jillian says that the guys are getting better and better looking. Funny how that happens with cocktail after cocktail.
Chris marches out with the First Impression Rose on a plate and sets it on a table in the middle of everyone. The tension thickens.
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Comments (16)
I believe Jillian is from Vancouver, not Toronto.
:-)
.. just thought I'd also mention that not all Canadians pronounce 'again' as 'a-gayn', or 'out' as 'oat'.
It's common, but not always characteristic of Canadian speech.
Heh, I've heard some Canadians say 'out' like 'ewt'.
1 of 16 | Posted by Key Player | Posted on May 22, 2009 10:19 AM
Hi, Honey! Great recap, given what you had to work with. Footsie Boy? Ew. How was that guy not setting off the alarm bells because I was hearing bells, whistles, sirens and cow horns of "STOP. DESIST. TOSS THIS MAN TO THE CURB. HE WILL TOTALLY STEAL YOUR SOCKS." You know, I can handle the guy who occasionally wants to dress up in frilly nothings and prance around; wanting to worship feet is totally outside my realm of understanding, unless the feet are encompassed in Louboutin's Dillon pumps. And Brian, the guy who called her Hot Tub Harris? He's like an overgrown frat boy, which is worse than a foot fetish.
Did she not keep the winery guy? He was cute, well-spoken, not kitchish and his family owned a vineyard. Come on, that's practically stable in the Bachelorette Universe!
Instead, she keeps the guy who threw her a baseball and called her a great catch. I'm sure it took him years to perfect that line, too. I would get that ball disinfected.
2 of 16 | Posted by jennaboa | Posted on May 22, 2009 12:23 PM
Thanks, Key Player! That "again/a-gayn" was keeping me awake at night.
I understand that the word "pedantic" is pronounced at least six different ways in Pakistan.
3 of 16 | Posted by NotWithoutMyTV | Posted on May 22, 2009 1:50 PM
All Tanner P. needs is a pencil mustache and he'd be John Waters. Early John Waters. From the Desperate Living Era. The same guy who filmed Divine scooping up a pile of dog shit and eating it.
I was disappointed that the token nebish was cut since he seems like the only funny one of the bunch. Oh wait, sorry, a bit of stereotyping there. Pretty good line at the end though: "Maybe she just doesn't like awesome?" Sucks for him that he doesn't actually believe it.
Hard to believe she kept Hot Tub Harris... Maybe she likes to be spanked? The guy's already verbally abusing her and they've only spoken for five minutes.
I actually liked Jillian from last season. I'm sure this season will destroy that sentiment.
4 of 16 | Posted by itchy | Posted on May 22, 2009 1:53 PM
Yes, I for one am definitely watching. Do you realize that BRAD is the one who started all of this? DeAnna was his reject, then she rejected Jason, who rejected Jillian. I wonder which of these weirdos will be the next Bachelor.
I was personally insulted when they subtitled the Engligh speaking dude. That's a new low, Disney.
Such a funny recap - I loved it.
5 of 16 | Posted by gnomecorp | Posted on May 22, 2009 3:06 PM
BTW - that screen capture of Jill's face at the rose ceremony is awesome. She made that face EVERYTIME she called a dude's name.
6 of 16 | Posted by gnomecorp | Posted on May 22, 2009 3:10 PM
I watched this just so I could follow the recaps, sadly, I was sooooo overwhelmed by the extreme number of Loosahs here that I shall have to watch again.
I think Krypton, Pilot, and maybe Juan in final group. Just first impression. Can't tell who makes her cry with his cheating ways.
Simon was learch-ish, like Adams Family, couldn't believe she kept him, or Hot Tub--ew!!! There were a lot of voice overs that were making me leary of the men gathered there, but they were off screen going into commercial . . .
Billbro . . . really, and Wes seems like a total douche, bet he's the one with a GF.
Love your cap of the break dancer, I was hearing a slight ping on the ole gaydar, but just slight.
I bet the foot guy is a plant for fun and ratings, and she's in on the joke . . .
Still like her so far, and yes, she was amazing at making the exact same face all the way through the rose ceremony.
Thanks for taking on this extra long and bloated season, Honey!!! You're a giver!!!
7 of 16 | Posted by juddfan | Posted on May 22, 2009 3:35 PM
I wasn't going to watch this season, i just tuned it for a few minutes, and this crapfest sucked me in again! i dont know what it is, but its good tv junk food. arggh!
A few things...
-do we really need to listen to her ask will you accept this rose? every time? so retarded
- Juan is creepy. And why is he saying he's from Argentina when he came to the US when he was 2? He's trying to play it up, its so lame. reminded me of Donna Chang on Seinfeld, liking the idea of people thinking you are worldly or something
- Jake is hot, unless he has some dead beat personality like that one half asian looking guy from Deanna's season, he should win
-2 Tanners? Really?
- Does David have dentures? gross
anyway, love your recaps!
8 of 16 | Posted by welcometothepartypal | Posted on May 22, 2009 3:38 PM
Honey, Honey, HONEY!! I swore never to watch tv trash again, but here I am, sucked into watching this horrible-like-a-trainwreck show.
The best part of all this? Honey G's recaps!! I watch so that I can howl along with the rest of your readers.
Helicoter rides!!!! LOL
9 of 16 | Posted by sassysimo | Posted on May 22, 2009 3:39 PM
Not only are these guys loosahs but most of them aren't even that attractive. I'm not picky but...bleahh.
I'm a little worried about Jillian's taste in men. After all, she "loved" Jason. And now the "Hot Tub Harris" guy. He wouldn't have even made it to the end if he'd said that to me. I'd have kicked his disrespectful ass out of there.
I think Jesse (the winery guy, and she did keep him), and Jake (the pilot)might be keepers. Maybe the non-douchey Brian...oh, she ditched him, didn't she? Hmmm.
I'm suspicious of anybody who has any connection to showbiz, so the break dancer and the musician would be no-gos for me. And a soccer coach...after Coach on "Survivor"? No way.
10 of 16 | Posted by pixielated | Posted on May 23, 2009 9:15 PM
What happened to having "older guys" as contestants? I thought Jillian liked the more mature dudes. Isn't she about 30 or so? Some of these guys are in their early 20s!
Maybe the older guys have too much sense, or pride, to go on a show like this. They used to have older guys, didn't they? Like Byron.
11 of 16 | Posted by pixielated | Posted on May 23, 2009 9:17 PM
welcometothepartypal -
The reason why she asks everyone if they'll accept the rose is because the show needs consent from each 'bachelor' in moving forth in the competition. There was a show in 2000 called "Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire" where some douche named Rick Rockwell picked a woman to marry without even seeing him. The controversy was that she didn't have the opportunity to not partake after a few rounds. So to avoid being sued, disney wants everyone's consent.
And the reason why someone who came to America at 2 would still hold on to their birth country's cultural identity is because even though that guy is probably very Americanized, he grew up in a household where his parents are Argentinian and raised him with those customs, most likely. Plus he probably has family in Argentina, and likely visited there, which does make him wordly.
12 of 16 | Posted by gnomecorp | Posted on May 24, 2009 9:08 AM
Not all, but some, initial things that come to mind:
Two Tanners...this place is out of control - think I am an aspiring Canadian as well (and that's bad).
Jake seems very needy and thus creepy. He made be feel nervous. did you know that he is a pilot.
I like Jillian (last season and so far), she truly seems like a normal person.
She must have SOME taste to have gotten rid of that Billbo. He was the most doucebaggish tool I have seen in a long time. At least she saw that right away.
second runner-up douchbaggy tool, the restaurateur is still around though.
No token black or Asian guy.
NotWithoutMyTV, I think I love you. I also lost a lot of sleep over that one.
13 of 16 | Posted by bitchristine | Posted on May 24, 2009 10:32 AM
I have only watched one season of this show and that was the season where Trista was the Bachelorette - I believe that she was the one who started the whole "reject is the next Bachelor/ette" thing.
But anyway, I was planning to watch this, being Canadian myself, and then I just kept on living my life. The recap was good though.
Also, after repeating the words "again", "out" and "about" to myself, I have realized that I too say a-gane and oat. About, however, is not a-boat or a-boot. Fascinating, isn't it?
14 of 16 | Posted by georgiababe | Posted on May 24, 2009 8:14 PM
Thanks for the "index" cheat-sheet at the end. Helps me to tell the generic brands apart.
15 of 16 | Posted by jiggyrodents | Posted on May 26, 2009 12:50 PM
Former Bachelorette Trista Sutter is now blogging exclusively for E! Online's blog "Watch with Kristin."
Every week read Trista's thoughts on the latest episode!
Go to E! Online and click on Watch with Kristin. Enjoy!
16 of 16 | Posted by kmaryh13 | Posted on June 2, 2009 4:28 PM