Monday, February 15, 2010

{ the bachelor } week 7


instead of looking @ the bach bozos, look at my friend kat (on the left) in her banana schpeel commercial which aired in nyc during the bach!

ok, so the ONE time i don't write a bach caveat saying i'm sure these girls are sweet spirits,
but we're poking fun of the characters they're creating, i get flack.
re-lax.
this is reality tv.
it is meant for our viewing enjoyment.
if you think this is how real life/love is, you have a bigger problem than finding funny moments in the bachelor.

that said, let's dig in:

  • ali gazing at printed out photos of jake from the bachelor website.
  • thinking on the rock . awkward.
  • jake's "i didn't even know you were coming!" to gia. really ? you just "happened" to be standing on the top of the rock gazing out into the distance being recorded by a massive film crew?...
  • again! the pucca rastafarian necklace? yikes. even seeing it's origin didn't make it ok.
  • jake dancing! make it stop!!!
  • the bro-pound by jake only hit by the local slapping his fist.
  • i'm intrigued because you're so drop dead gorgeous". in it for all the right reasons, j.
  • "one thing i do is put others ahead of myself." i threw up a little in my mouth.
  • i cant handle guys who say "i'm the type of guy....". jake's "that type of guy."
  • i wish they would have shown the awkward mount of the hammock.. anyone who has ever been on one knows it's the most awkie situation.
  • seems that j only ever talks about g's gorgeousness.
  • i feel bad for the guy who has to plant the rose petals in the fantasy suite.... that's a menial chore.
  • "how will you pursue me in the real world?" great question, tenley. seriously. jake's unrealistic answer... "well, i'll take you to the caymans." not costco... the caymans.
  • picnicing in a machine? pretty unromantic.. i'd rather do it at the beach.
  • nice dance metaphor, tenley. you really are cinderella, aren't you!?
  • the old "i've never done this before" re: the fantasy suite.... it was nice that jakie "respected her morals" by sleeping with her.
  • magic editing again! wet hair/dry hair/ wet hair/dry hair.
  • vienna's tat? what is it? a marlin? a grasshopper?
  • love when she licked him and he said, "what are you doing?!"
  • poor vienna... the up the skirt shot.
  • jake flirting.... yikes.
  • dear jake, please don't cry when you get to the top of the ship like when you melted down on the bridge.
  • vienna's elf hair confessional. better than martha washington, i'll admit...
  • her makeup reminds me of barbie and the rockers- purple shadow + hot pink lips.
  • woaaaaah! the ring talk?! major. ew. i'm feeling like you spoilers may be right! yuck.
  • is vienna cross-eyed?
  • nice kiss instead of the "i love you too."
  • no water features in vienna's dream suite? straight to the bed in the awkward 45 yr old lady lingerie?
  • the ali phone call (tolja so...) lotta groaning.
  • nice "get on the plane" teaser going to commercial breaks.
  • definitely setting ali up as the next bachelorette, which is totally gross. didn't abc do a focus group? we DON'T want to see ali as the next bachelorette. she's catty and a bore!
  • another lean-to..... this time, out the window for some fresh air.
  • loved the 2-button down or 1-butt0n shirt decision in the mirror... he finally make the right choice. only one button open, fellas.
  • nooooo! not a dancing flashback!!!! i don't wanna see that again!!
  • tenley has great highlights. very aniston.
  • eye patch moment was priceless. he deserves vienna.
  • eek. the teleprompter messages are super contrived.
  • gia, the baby voice and hidden eye pleading made me feel queasy.
  • vienna and the confidence!! "hi sweetheart!"
  • vienna crimped the hell-o out of her hair. i'm thinking it's because she's naturally curly (and fighting the humidity)with straight extensions.... can you believe i tried to find the method in that madness?
  • v, suck it in or don't wear satin on tv.
  • i like tenley's dress.
  • tenley's flower was a good idea in theory, but clearly wilted by nights end.
  • gia is the only one in the top 3 who knows how to correctly apply makeup.
  • poor gia, vienna is a man.
  • poor gia, we had to watch you sweat in HD. that was brutal
alls i can say is if jake picks v in the end, it will last approx 2 wks.
amen.

40 comments:

Camilla Leila said...

aaaaamen.

that lingerie almost killed me.
so did the satin dress and the belly pooch. gosh i just can't handle vienna.

i'm sad for gia.
and I feel like her spiky-headed step brother is going to come after jake. that'd make great drama.

i hope ali is not the next bachelorette...i can't handle another season with the messy hair.

thanks for a great recap as always.

Steven and Wendy OBryant said...

my favorite line of the night. "if i were driving, we'd be in like the bermuda triangle". - miss sweaty upper lip gia, poor girl

mommy said...

if it's vienna - i am swearing off this show for a few seasons....

Ashley said...

If Ali is the next Bachelorette, I'm not watching. We want Tenley!!!!

Ali said...

i feel bad for the guy who has to plant the rose petals in the fantasy suite.... that's a menial chore.

SO funny. My sister right when she saw the first fantasy suite:

Some intern got stuck doing that!

Amen.

Lauren's blog said...

I started watching The Bachelor just because of your hilarious comments about each episode! Love them!

Robyn said...

A few more things for you. Her name is Tenley, not Tinley. I wish he would pronounce it right. When Jake feels awkward, he goes for the neck hug/kiss. Hates when he kisses their noses and foreheads. Gia handled herself very well after getting the boot. Gia, stop playing with your lips. Yes, Vienna Sausage has a lazy left eye I think. But Jake admitted he wants an immature girl, so they are perfect for each other. OH, and I loved the lead into the finale. They make it look like he picks neither. T and G looked gorgeous at the ceremony.

Julie Weiss said...

What did you think of Ali's "brush away the tears" gesture while on the phone? Clearly, there were no tears to brush!!! They both didn't cry at all. Hilarious, post as usual. :)

melissa-brad said...

i was hoping i wasn't the only one who noticed jakes ferry prance to tenley when he saw her for the first time.
but i thoroughly enjoy all your run through's-they have me laughing with my mouth open wide.

Life is good! said...

heeeeyyy what's wrong with 45 yr. old lingerie? oh wait i'm 51, much better than 45. never mind.

sarah baldwin said...

once again... you made me laugh!!! and once again i will say... i don't even watch the bachelor. you're great! thanks for the laugh.

Slightly Undone said...

If he ends up picking Vienna, I don't even know what I'll do. Seriously, the girl is trash.

marykaye said...

i seriously only watch the show bc your comments are so so funny.

and really Vienna? Vienna? Really? that poor stupid ignorant stupid stupid boy.

thanks for your recaps- they make my tuesdays:)

Daniella said...

Ha, love the comments!

Chris Harrington has the best job ever! Relax in st lucia, film for 15 mins.... state the obvious, get paid. get a tan. whabam!

Morgan said...

The dancing killed me. My husband walked on at that moment as I was groaning about how he can't dance. My hubs said,

"That's not dancing, that's rubbing your crotch on someone!" then yelled, "IT'S NOT A PAINTBRUSH, BRO!!"

Jessie said...

Loved when Vienna said that she wanted to show Jake that she could be a woman and she shows up in that ugly thing with a black thong you could see through the white mess. Gross.

Sydney said...

I look forward to your weekly post-bachelor post just as much as I look forward to the bachelor. You are spot on , each week!

Liza said...

Love your comments about the show - they are spot on! I think its redic that on Jake's date with Vienna he told us he needs to see if there is more there than just sexual attraction... Hmmm maybe you should try and figure that out Before you ask her what kind of Ring she likes?!

It is crystal clear that Tenley has ALL of the qualities he needs.. but he wont end up with her bc his "picker is off" as Patti Stanger would say (hello Millionaire Matchmaker of course). Poor Jake.. used to be "Mr Dateless" and now bc he can finally get those bad girls he always wanted..he's going for the girl who will prob cheat on him 2.5 seconds after the show.

I think Gia or Tenley shod be the next Bachelorette.

Uptown Girl said...

Jake is so vanilla. I can't stand how all he ever wants to talk about is how the girl is "beautiful" and dating and no other topic. What about work? real life? music? bottled water v tap? something!

I was so offended for Gia when he told her he was suprised at her depth.

And I loved Tenley's disturbed face at the rose ceremony when Jake said he was in love with all 3 girls.

You comments made my day. THANK YOU!!

Heather said...

OK, that was classic & hilarious all at the same time. GREAT recap. Totally true, I could not get over Vienna's crap "crimp?" job? What the H was that about?! I'm going on the record saying he'll pick Viena as all the spoilers say and this girl will be pissed!
-Heather @ www.savingmoneylivinglife.com

Sara said...

Hey Natalie-so a little back story as I have the same trainer as Ali over here in Cali-We worked out next to each other for 2 years. Our trainer-who is still in contact with Ali-said that she was back with her ex-boyfriend and working at facebook. Not sure if that is true or not but thought you might want a little extra info;)

B Sparkly said...

I also talking about this fake show in my blog today;) go take a look if you like. I now follow you, in a good way...
Anat

stacey said...

Tenley won't be the next bachelorette. She cried when she kissed Jake, how is she going to potentially kiss 25 guys in 6 weeks?! It's probably Ali.

Also, have you heard about the new show they're doing Bachelor Pad? They're taking 20 people from previous seasons and putting them in a house live a la Big Brother and they compete for $. Sounds like an even bigger train wreck than the franchise already is!

mlesueur said...

LOVE LOVE LOVE your recaps.

Jake is always telling the girls he likes to have fun and is adventurous...seriously? he is boring as oatmeal. His dancing and puka shells about killed me. And Vienna, I swear, when you think her hair and makeup could not possibly get worse, it surprisingly does.

I almost died watching Ali wipe away those non-existent tears.

Mallory said...

Your Bachelor comments on this blog were recommended on a friend's blog and I'm so glad I came to have a look. I've been laughing the whole time, so hilarious. My husband (yes, he loves watching it with me and we just laugh the whole time) and I about wet our pants laughing when jake started dancing.
Love all your comments about Vienna. Hope the blog stalking is OK.

Victoria Ashley said...

Amen! If it's Vienna I will laugh for days... which is when it will end anyways.

Poor Jake. He just is such a confused little man who has a weird way of moving his hips (I mean what was that?!) and can't seem to come up with anything new to say except for his 4 main phrases... (all with the same inflections I might add)

Oh and loving all the fake reactions. Love.

Ellie said...

i agree with everything but you not liking ali, she's my favorite.

sarah baldwin, up like 10 comments from me, told be about you and your blog and i'm so glad she did.

Kory said...

my sis-n-law just told me about your blog and i'm lovin' it!!! you are so right about Vienna. i think when they do the After the Final Rose show that Jake will say that he and Vienna aren't together anymore. or they'll play nice for the show and then have a scandalous break-up shortly thereafter.

jen said...

What was up with J pushing V onto the boat and off the plank? Is that how he flirts? Oh and the lingerie was the worst. I must say this season has been somewhat of a bore. J is not very dynamic. Reed would have been a much better bachelor.

careymc said...

Oh, how I look forward to your bach posts! I agree on every point made. And to the silly caddy comments from earlier, they don't understand the true point of watching the show in the 1st place. ;)

Ana said...

hahaha jake's dancing on gia's date. so awkward. she dodged a bullet.

and vienna is heinous.

colleenroselle said...

hahahahaha you're hilarious.

except I liked Alli! ah well

SoFiA said...

AMEN girl!

V. is just horrible! especially with the whole cannon thing @ the end. horrible!

poor gia - and the hd sweat - hahaha!

amazing recap again! =)

ShaLyse Walker said...

Jake isn't going to pick Vienna or Tenley. He's going to pick Chris Harrison.

Kelsey and Riley said...

i so look forward to your re-caps every week. they are oh so true and oh so hilarious. thank you.

Kat said...

LOL. . . didn't realized you blogged that pic too! It's my best look, for sure!

kiki comin said...

i started watching this show JUST because of your posts. there has never been a better season of the bachelor for me, only because i am watching it, picking things out that you will make fun of. i love it..and don't love vienna. yuck. thanks for the laughs.

Kelly said...

Hi
New to your blog. Interesting and I may be back. I didn't watch this season. Jake bugged me enough on the Bachelorette. I feel like I just watched the entire season after reading this post though. Thanks for the catch up!

Kelly

Chad and Margaret Olson said...

Hey Natalie,
My friend had a link to your post and I read your oh so funny anso so true post. I think Jake is the worst Bachelor ever...such a goober! Yet I keep watching. So random question: I live in Utah, I am looking for a great voice teacher. I would so appreciate a good recommendation. I have taken from Gayle Lockwood, Emily Castleton and Kathryn Little. You are so busy I know but if you could shoot me and email I would really appreciate it! Ok sorry I'm random! Oh my name is Margaret Olson and email is maggieanne13@hotmail.com Thanks! You are living my dream by the way!

Jen said...

Natalie - You have no idea who I am, but I'm a fellow blogger and came across your blog. Thank you for making me laugh! Clever blog name, by the way!