The Bachelorette Season 5 Episode 6

Ed left because his boss threatened him (Jillian couldn’t understand why he would want to keep his job, rather than having a 1 in 10 shot with her), and then Mark was also sent home in The Bachelorette Season 5 Episode 5.

It’s time to leave Whistler and head via train to… somewhere that’s else. This luxurious train has been reserved just for them. They basically get one car each.

Robby gets the first individual date. They go to their own private car away from the other guys. He starts off showing her how to be a bartender, more or less. They head to the caboose for dinner. His family thinks he will be the first to get married, despite being the youngest of four. Jillian wants to have a family within the next couple of years (at least she doesn’t want to have three kids by age 30 like DeAnna did). He says he’s open to this. Although he’s 25, in between jobs, and hasn’t had a relationship in a couple years, he doesn’t see a problem with all that. Jillian’s fear is that, while Robby may be ready to fall in love, he’s not ready for more than that. With that said, the train starts to slow down. Good luck walking home from the middle of the Canadian wilderness. Maybe in another 5 or 10 years, she’d be interested, but at this point, she will have to let him go.

Wes says that, if there’s anybody here with a hidden agenda, it would probably be him. Ya think? He goes to comfort Jillian, who said she thought there would be more jerks. Wait for it. He’s got some records to sell. I’m curious how many people watching this would actually want to buy them. Granted, his target audience is women who like bad boys, like Jillian.

Tanner, Wes, Michael, Jesse, Jake, and Kiptyn get the group date. They stop at Emerald Lake for some snow shoeing, which I’m taking them by their word is a real thing. So that he can get closer to her feet, Tanner grabs the shoes that match Jillian’s shirt. The group of them play hide and seek, or so it appears. Jake “accidentally” stumbles over Jillian when he finds her, turning it into an opportunity to cuddle.

After playing in the snow for the day, they go to warm up by the fire. Jake is falling for Jillian, although he hasn’t had very much time alone with her since the first week. She’s a lot like his mom, who he hopes she’ll go to meet next week on the hometown dates. Before he gets the chance to say everything he wants, the entire rest of the group decides to break things up.

Then Kiptyn steals her away and goes inside. He is worried that he is stepping back too far because he’s not sure how she feels since there are so many other guys around. Unlike Jake, who didn’t have the time to get to where he wanted, Kiptyn manages to get plenty close to Jillian.

The group comes in, and Michael decides that he wants to know what Jillian wears to bed. Somehow, this leads Tanner to show off his underpants. Okay, nobody’s ready to see his package, at least not without peeking (Jillian did notice it was huge, for what that’s worth). Then they get some alone time, complete with a foot massage. Yeah, still creepy. He rates her feet a 9-9.5, with a higher rating pending her painting them mango mango.

Jesse really wants Jillian to come to his hometown, and he’s convinced his family will love her.

Michael wants to prove he’s more than just the young crazy guy who makes everyone laugh. His parents, his brother, and his dog would kick him out of the family if he doesn’t marry Jillian. Her main concern is his age.

Tanner decides to tell the truth to the other guys. He was the rat who mentioned the guys with the hidden agendas. If they’re all there for the right reasons, nobody should be worried, though. So Wes now has a target for his anger. He doesn’t like tattle tales. Regardless, he’s already made it 6 episodes and sang his song. He already got all the publicity he wanted, so it really doesn’t matter if he gets sent home tonight. Jake intends to get to the bottom of this, whether Wes is his friend or not.

At the end of the night, Jillian gives away a rose, and that person is guaranteed to be going on the hometown date. Kiptyn gets a rose.

The next morning, Jake wants to open up more because he’s afraid he won’t get a rose. While he’s not in love yet, he’s crazy about her. Then he tells us that Jillian’s who he wants to marry, which is confusing, or at least I’m confused.

Reid gets his one-on-one date. That means he’s all alone on the train all day, with the exception of some train staff. One of them happens to ask whether he’s told her how he feels. No, he hasn’t. They will hit the slopes at Lake Louise in Alberta. Since they’re on snowboards instead of skis, he gets the chance to practice his falling. He’s completely open to this new adventure, even though he realizes he sucks. Jesse is expecting to see Reid get cut since he can be annoying sometimes, and he doesn’t see how they could be compatible. Reid is neurotic… fondue and unwashed vegetables concern him. The girls he’s dated have been blonde and otherwise don’t look like Jillian. When she questions him about whether he’s concerned about the fact that she lives in the sticks while he lives in Philly, he responds that they can figure it out when they get there and not worry about it just yet. Although she’s a little bit worried how they’d actually fit into each others’ lives, Reid gets a rose.

They have arrived at their final stop on this train tour, Banff, Alberta, Canada.

Jillian’s well aware that Wes has a career to promote. She even indicates that may have been his primary purpose for coming on the show, but she thinks he’s into her as well. It’s possible (yet getting less likely) she’s right, but nonetheless he’s not going to lose any sleep if he gets cut.

Before the rose ceremony begins, Jillian still has a few questions she needs to ask Michael. She never expected she’d be falling for someone who’s 25. With the exception of Jesse, the other remaining guys are in their 30s. The one thing he’s missing in his life is the forever person.

Roses
Kiptyn (group date)
Reid (individual date)
Jesse
Wes
Michael

Joining Robby from earlier in the show are Jake and Tanner. These are the two guys who have been the most vocal about guys with a hidden agenda. Will they speak up? That would be a no. Tanner doesn’t know what he did wrong, but he does still want to know what Wes is doing there, even if he’s still not naming names. Jake wants to know why he wasn’t chosen, but she doesn’t have an answer for him. He doesn’t get her choices of dangerous, flimsy, and really young over him. His last word of warning: she will get hurt by Wes.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The Bachelorette 5 episode 7, which airs Monday at 8/7c on ABC.