I don’t recap any Bachelor stuff here because there is a site that accurately spoils the show every season and I don’t want to be spoiled. I may or may not watch every single episode of The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, ( I actually booked a trip to Curacao after they were there on one episode, and I stayed in the same suite as the first loser girl on The Bachelor on my St. Lucia trip. It was the best villa in the one resort that connected to another resort further up the mountain where The Bachelor stayed. Hell she may have “won” I don’t remember. I did get lots of gossip from the maids about how she crept up to his suite in the gated part of the resort every night… Anyway. I mostly remember the banana daiquiris for breakfast. Because, they used whole bananas! Locally sourced! That is breakfast food! AMIRITE?
Anyway. I’m watching the finale of Bachelor in Paradise or whatever. It’s so ridiculous.
I don’t understand why Ashley I (the insane virgin girl above) was not seen as a really hot chick like the other brunettes on the show. I think she is probably the most physically attractive girl on the show! Am I wrong?
Anyway, not that I watched every second or anything… I was just wondering if y’all had any thoughts?
Ashley I is physically beautiful but her attitude/personality are a complete turn off..
I don’t know if you saw the last few episodes where a blonde named Jaclyn came on. Talk about an ugly girl. She is h-i-d-e-o-u-s !
It is really necessary to comment so rudely on some poor girl’s looks?
Totally necessary !
All I have to say about this series is WTF? There was no payoff, I thought they played for money or something??? I never watched for a reason and now I know why…it SUCKED! Am I supposed to believe dumbass girl and dumbass boy are going to live happily ever after? Am I supposed to believe a “week” in filming is not two/three days max? I am pissed that I gave this a chance given its been on for a few seasons.
I have watched every single episode of every single show in this franchise and the take-away for me is that nothing is “real” and EVERYTHING is manipulated and controlled by the production staff. The characters come and go but eventually become interchangeable from one another. There is always lots of crying, a villain and a hero are are created via editing and and happily every after is rare. I come for the freak show and stick around for the inevitable promise of a fairy tale..This particular show was beyond even my tolerance level of what is real and what is made up. Ashley I., the girl you wrote about is a pretty Kim Kardashian wannabe who is known for her crying jags and heart break. Yes, she is pretty and among the most attractive but she is also a made-up character in my mind who goes on the various shows to be the token virgin who cries a lot and never gets the guy. There was a definite villain and she played the black widow to perfection. In the case of this girl (Samantha), I don’t think that she was playing. She was a nasty piece of work. There was also the token crazy girl, the old-timer who keeps coming on the show and leaves empty handed and a bunch of personal trainer type guys who are there for the free drinks and nookie and a couple who are cast as prince charming. In the end there is CInderella who finds her prince and lives happily ever after (or at least until their contracts run out and Chris Harrison (the proverbial host with the most sits calmly by offering a shoulder to cry on. It’s pure crap but I wouldn’t miss it. To show just how fake this is, they began the season with a fake wedding of last years prince and princess (they had no marriage license and the wedding was not legal) which set the tone for the theory that it’s possible to find love in “Paradise”. Paraadise consisted of lots of disgusting, large bugs and crabs and and a hotel that wasn’t fit for humans. If this is “Paradise” then I’d prefer living in hell!! It’s a great time waster and a perfect example of what some people will do for camera time and money.
“In the case of this girl (Samantha), I don’t think that she was playing. She was a nasty piece of work.”
“It’s pure crap but I wouldn’t miss it. ”
Bingo Merilyn =) That Samantha was hard to watch. Although I think she, Joe and Nick are all well-suited for each other.
The jackass that Sam ended up with is a guy who voted to keep all the money on Bachelor Pad. If you don’t watch that train wreck, at the end a “couple” “wins. Then on the finale each partner in the couple does a private vote. The pot of money is like 500K or maybe 250K and they can vote to Keep or Share the money. If the both vote share they split the cash. If they both vote Keep they get NO money. If only one votes Keep that person gets all the money and the other person gets none.
Exactly! Thats why I think Samantha and Nick are well suited–both nincompoops are laser focused on themselves. I’m hoping their being in a relationship will create a black hole vacuum of self absorption and they get sucked down into it 😉
I enjoyed the lunacy of it, some tongue in cheek, other parts nauseating ick factor. Unfortunately for me, one of the fellas is like catnip for me––and I never find any of these boy/men to be interesting but this one could read the phone book and *poof*, I’d be a goner.
Ashley I is unfortunately totally unselfaware, completely superficial in her interpretation of the world around her. Did you see where she was in the surf swimming one day? She’s like an 11 y.o. trapped in a sorta pretty package. I say sorta because I can’t get past her fixation on Jared’s looks and talking about him as if she’s ordering off a menu. That said, yes, she has striking features.
Sorry, I can’t sleep for the neighbors and just blathered on about this show!
The only person who cried as much as AshleyI was her sister.
I loved the way that they edited to make it appear that Clair was talking to animals. My favorite scene of the season was when Clair was complaining to a raccoon and the raccoon got so sick of listening to her, he grabbed the bottle if wine, pulled off the cork and started drinking it, he made sure it was empty by putting his fingers in it and shaking the bottle upside down. After confirming that there wasn’t a drop of wine left, he threw the bottle down and walked away while Clair continued to rant like lunatic.
Okay don’t laugh at me, but I thought Julia and Mikey (was that his name?) were perfect for each other. Both were quite needy, neither was more attractive than the other, neither was particularly intelligent, both attention whores. What was the problem with that match? Maybe the kid?
I am always able to suspend disbelief that some of these people could match because they are all cut from the same attention whorey cloth. Even Jared.
I totally agree.
Ashley was whiny, annoying and superficial, makes for great tv. What she saw in Jared I just don’t get. He lacks personality, too short, too skinny, seems like a total pushover and completely lackluster. In short, I think he is a total snooze.
I agree. i totally hate Jared
I have a hard time watching the Bachelor type shows without wondering about how much is producers meddling especially after watching Unreal (yes I know that show was parody not documentary). It all just seems to set up to be interesting.
Unreal is the realest show on TV. Seriously. And AKA Sammie seems to have no problems posting. YAY!
Did I somehow miss the episode where one of the girls ( I assumed it was Ashley I) says “I think I may be pregnant”. I heard this on every commercial but don’t remember it on any episode. Anyone?
I agree that Ashley is very pretty. However she is completely batshit crazy.
I thought Ashley I was the prettiest girl on the show but damn, she’s nuttier than Kristen Doute & Janice Dickenson combined. That must be why she was my favorite…
Ashley I has to have strong convictions to remain a virgin at age 27…or so I thought. Instead she comes across a completely emotional nitwit who can’t take a hint. I think Ashley I & Jared are both gorgeous. They also look as though they are related. So weird. Jared seems to have no personality…hopefully it was edited out. Sam was so attractive, I think, because she flirted with & teased the guys via text & social media. Still gorgeously unattainable…no matter how much drama she brings. I agree with the Juelia/Mikey/desperation thing. In the end I believe the whole thing is about getting a vacation & TV time. These people are too attractive, too socially active & too outgoing for me to believe they have no love interests at home or waiting on the hook. I’d love to know how much XXX action goes on in paradise. I understand the bachelor gets ALOT of tail. I can’t believe BIP is as tame as it appears.
I will start watching when they get more then a token black woman and open minded white men. Can you imagine if they had more black woman in the mix and men that would actually give them a shot? The show would totally be entertaining then.