The Bachelorette 4 Episode 3

Three more guys went home in The Bachelorette 4 Episode 2: Eric (who in case you didn’t get the message is Greek), Ryan (even though he’s better than all the other guys since he’s a virgin), and Chris (whoever he was, apparently the only thing I felt worth mentioning about him was that he admitted he once cheated).

Jeremy once again got a rose since DeAnna isn’t interested in getting to know the rest of the people in the house. Paul and Graham are also moving into the mansion with him.

Richard gets the one-on-one date. They take a limo ride to the rooftop of a landmark building in LA. She doesn’t respond why she chose him for this date. He discusses science nerd stuff but makes it interesting, although he also shatters the concept of a shooting star. He says that he doesn’t make a lot of money, but she says she doesn’t care as long as he’s happy doing what he’s doing. He tells her he’s never brought anybody home and that he usually keeps his relationships secret. DeAnna’s unsure whether there’s a spark, so they go on a carriage ride through LA, like Cinderella. He believes something can happen, but she doesn’t. That does it for him. No rose for Richard. Harsh.

Brian, Sean, Jesse, Graham, Fred, Robert, Twilley, Ron, Paul, and Jeremy get the group date. They go line dancing. After that, they ride a bull. The guys have fun with this. Jesse stays on the bull the longest. Then it’s DeAnna’s turn. She pretends she’s been injured (it’s all fun and games until somebody gets shot in the arm). Since Jesse’s the first one to come to her fake rescue, he gets one-on-one time with her. His message to her is that he wants to be real and that everybody farts.

DeAnna has a problem with Ron having confronted Jeremy. In season 11, DeAnna was the outcast (on purpose), so this probably should not be a surprise. Ron tells Jeremy that he lacks a level of tact.

Robert hasn’t had any alone time with DeAnna, and he’s not happy with it. He doesn’t want to just take up a spot and waste his time, as he hasn’t felt chemistry since the first night. Despite that, after a brief chat with her, he’s okay with sticking around. With that, Robert gets a rose. At least it’s not Jeremy for a change.

Jason gets the other one-on-one date. He plans to finally tell her about his three-year-old son. He’s well aware that Richard, another guy who seemed like he was just a nice normal guy, was sent packing on the other date. A helicopter is there to pick them up and bring them to the Mt. Wilson Observatory to look at stars and have dinner. She poses the question: do you miss your family? There’s the opening he wanted. DeAnna doesn’t seem to have a problem with it and listens to stories and looks at pictures. Beyond that, he also used to be married. As they’re discussing family, he asks for more about her mom. She tells the story about her mom’s final days and how that made her be the person who felt like she always had to take care of everyone, which she says is the first time she’s had a guy she dated actually care to hear about her mom. After this conversation, it’s obvious Jason gets the rose. They finish off the date by looking at the stars through the telescope, he asks if he can kiss her, and she says yes.

Because the show’s two hours long, like American Idol, they have to kill time somehow. Their idea is to pay a visit to Ellen DeGeneres. Ellen was one of the first people to really push for DeAnna being The Bachelorette. The first task is to answer the best thing about DeAnna. Then there’s a question about who’s kissed her. Ron had the longest relationship at 12 years; Graham is the shortest at 5 months. Following a dance off, Ellen reveals that she’s giving the rose today. One thing she warns DeAnna about is that Graham’s afraid of communication. After Ellen has the guys drop their pants, she’s got a decision. Fred’s excessive one thing he likes most about DeAnna scores, and he gets the rose.

Ron confuses me. I’m not sure whether he likes her or not. Not that it matters because she’s obviously going to cut him sooner or later anyway. While they’re talking, someone comes and steals her. That someone is obviously Jeremy, who’s quite clearly concerned because this is the second time in a row he’s come scurrying to make sure she doesn’t spend too much time with Ron, although she doesn’t seem to mind being rescued. She tells him she’s ready to move to Dallas should it be necessary.

Ellen put some bad thoughts in DeAnna’s mind about Graham, so now she wants to get down to the bottom of things. He tries to set her mind at ease.

Jason gets the next bit of one-on-one time. She’s got a gift for him: she had a star named after his son Tyler. Even though I sense some producer influence here (what are the odds DeAnna knew you could name a star after someone?), this is still more romantic than when Steve Urkel did it for Laura.

Roses
Robert
Jason
Fred
Twilley
Jesse
Jeremy
Brian
Graham
Sean

Ron doesn’t make the cut. I think we all saw that one coming. He’s convinced himself that he wasn’t rejected. Paul is the second person who lived in the house with DeAnna to get booted tonight. He doesn’t know why he’s been cut, and I don’t know either.