The Bachelor/Bachelorette, like Keeping Up With The Kardashians, is one of those shows we love to hate. It's predictable and mostly ridiculous with girls acting like football fans behind a tv screen, yelling at people who can't hear them. Or in this case, gossiping with friends in person, by text or email about how we would never be that catty or whatever. Ironic, I know.
Emily is up in this seasons' The Bachelorette to find true love. Again. First, she found love with Brad Womack who won his second chance at the show after he refused to choose either of the women in his first Bachelor season. When he was given a second chance at the show (and love, of course), he picked Emily. They spent more than a few months fighting in person and long distance since she lived in NC and he lived somewhere else (see how much I care?). Finally, they broke up and now she's ready for love again!
Emily is sweet, southern and beautiful. She's a single mom with a tragic history. Seriously, hers is the first "sob" story presented on The Bachelor/Bachelorette series that makes me want to cry real tears. Her race car driving fiance died in a plane crash on the way to a race and a few days after the accident, Emily discovers she's pregnant. Years later, she's here at ABC to find love and a daddy for her daughter and future babies.
The men, all in the late 20s-early 30s, get dropped off by limo in groups with at least one crazy in each group. There was the guy with the egg (he's going to treat this egg just like he would treat Emily and her daughter -with care and love so it doesn't crack and break), the guy who dressed up as a little old lady, the CEO of a water bottle company who came in on a skateboard behind the limo and doesn't appreciate that no one really takes him seriously. There was the guy who worried me because he was so attracted to Emily's single mom-ness that he couldn't stop talking about how it was her most attractive quality. There was the guy who showed up looking like a leprechaun in a loud green shirt, the songwriter whose featured tune's lyrics went like this: "Emily, Emily, Emily, Emily....", a guy with six kids of his own, a Tim Tebow wannabe, the Two Thumbs guy, and the high school teacher who will never live down however much time he spends on the show with his students when he gets back home.
My top 3 picks:
Charlie - blonde, kind, down to earth (even if he does let the writers of the show put a few corny words in his mouth), and comes with his own tragedy to success story to relate to Emily.
Arie - dark haired, also very normal comparatively speaking and thoughtful. He was very concerned about his occupation affecting Emily in a very sad way since he is also a race car driver.
Chris - I'm not a big fan but I think Emily will be. He's a big Tim Tebow wannabe and for some reason, girls go for that kind of thing.
There were a few others that stood out (to Emily) and I think they'll be around for a while:
Jef - the skateboard guy. He looks, acts and talks like a 12 year old but for some reason, he really intimidates Emily in a way that she likes. I think this is one of those classic examples of girls liking and wanting a guy that makes them feel inferior for no other reason than that if the guy wants them it must mean they aren't as inferior as they thought.
Chris - Bobblehead guy. He brought a bobblehead that looked like both him and Emily and they sat there and played dolls for a few minutes. So weird but maybe it made her think he would be a playful dad kind of guy?
Doug - Letter from my 12 year old kid guy. Seriously, he brought a letter his 12 year old son (allegedly) wrote. I suspect some father/son rivalry if Emily picks this guy to take home in the finale.
All these guys better be cool with moving to North Carolina because Emily seems pretty rooted there. Or maybe it'll just take the right guy to get her out of her comfort zone and into another part of the country. Brad certainly didn't create that kind of motivation in her so we'll see.
My only discomfort with this season is how much they may involve this poor, innocent little girl of Emily's in the whole thing. For adults to put themselves in all this mess is one thing but I really hope they'll protect her from all of it. It didn't seem quite this creepy during Jason Mesnick's season when 25 women were clamoring for the chance to play house with Jason and his young son. With the roles reversed on this latest season, it seems weird to have so many guys swearing they really want to just be Ricki's new daddy.
Tonight, there are rumors that we get to see Emily's southern side. Not the polite, well-mannered, lady-like, Bless-Her-Heart side but the deep down I-Will-Kick-Your-A$$-If-You-Mess-With-Me-Or-People-I-Love side. That should be good times.
Come hang out with me and Jay tonight as we live blog our thoughts as we watch the whole thing go down.
To see last week's live-blog, head over here to our first Couch Potato Theater post!
See you tonight!
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