Jake Pavelka was eliminated in The Bachelorette 5 because, well, we never got an actual answer. Anyway, regardless of that rejection, he was back on a plane soon thereafter to be the knight in shining armor and warn Jillian that Wes is a putz. Of course, that did entirely no good because she still chose to allow that joke to continue for one more round. Anyway, the net result of all this seemingly scripted drama is that Jake is back as The Bachelor 14.
The cast of 25 women who will be competing for him are:
Alexa, 25, an entrepreneur from Galloway, OH
Ali, 25, an advertising account manager from Williamstown, MA
Ashleigh, 25, an account manager from North Potomac, MD
Ashley, 29, a teacher from Pittsburgh, PA
Caitlyn, 24, a spokesmodel from Winfield, IL
Channy, 29, a mortgage loan officer from Santa Rosa, CA
Christina, 25, a restaurant manager from San Diego, CA
Corrie, 23, a wardrobe consultant from Kissimmee, FL
Elizabeth, 29, a nanny from Imperial, NE
Elizabeth, 29, a Captain in the Air National Guard, from Washington, DC
Ella, 30, a hair stylist from Lafollette, TN
Emily, 23, a fit model from West Chester, OH
Gia, 26, a swimsuit model from New York, NY
Jessie, 25, a cosmetic sales manager from Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Kathryn, 25, a corporate flight attendant from Lexington, KY
Kimberly, 24, an NBA dancer from Norman, OK
Kirsten, 25, a waitress from Aurora, CO
Michelle, 26, an office manager from Anaheim, CA
Rozlyn, 28, a model/makeup artist from Richmond, VA
Sheila, 25, a commercial pilot from San Juan Capistrano, CA
Stephanie, 24, a dance teacher from Morris, IL
Tenley, 25, a college admissions representative from Newberg, OR
Tiana, 31, a medical technician from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Valishia, 32, a homemaker from Carlsbad, CA
Vienna, 23, a marketing representative from Sanford, FL
Alexa likes straddling… motorcycles. Tenley is already divorced at 25, so now she’s looking to get married again. Elizabeth is a pilot, and the greatest loves of her life have all been pilots. Christina says she’s a little bitchy. Vienna dresses her dog. Elizabeth plans to have a big problem with a guy kissing all the other girls. Ella has a son named Ethan. Despite her success as a model, Gia has difficulty meeting men and has only had three boyfriends.
Channy wants Jake to land on her landing strip. Well, that’s probably more than he wanted to know.
Ella isn’t hiding anything on their first conversation. She’s a mom to a 7 year old son who wants to be a pilot. Her son wanted him to have his lucky airplane.
Ashley decides to change into a stewardess outfit. So nanny Elizabeth decides to one up her and brings out a football. Eventually, this leads to a blondes vs. brunettes football game. In heels and gowns.
Michelle will die if she doesn’t get the first impression rose. She’s not shy to show her desperation. After an hour or so, she’s crying. Really now?
Kathryn has a pretend fiance. Whatever that is.
Dance teacher Stephanie takes the opportunity to teach Jake how to dance.
Jillian and Ed arrive at the mansion because they’re a “successful couple” from last season. A little too early to be dragging Trista and Ryan out I guess. They’ve brought their notepads with them.
Christina decides to play airplane. This is a game for children between the ages of 4 and 7, but it should certainly help her stand out.
Tenley wants a kiss already. Unless it’s too forward. Yeah, it really is too forward, but Jake plays along.
Ed likes nanny Elizabeth. Jillian likes Ella. They also like Sheila and Kathryn. Who should he send home? Michelle. She’s emotional. That goes without saying.
The first impression rose goes to Tenley. Memo to the other girls to start kissing.
Jake says that Ashley is the most positive person he’s ever met, and her smiling is contagious. Vienna is playful, although the conversation didn’t go very deep. Michelle is already overwhelmed, and this process may not be the best idea since it gets harder.
Roses
Tenley (first impression)
Ella
Elizabeth (NE)
Ali
Vienna
Christina
Gia
Ashley
Rozlyn
Jessie
Corrie
Valishia
Ashleigh
Kathryn
Michelle
With that, the ten girls who have been eliminated are: Alexa, Caitlyn, Channy, Elizabeth (DC), Emily, Kimberly, Kirsten, Sheila, Stephanie, and Tiana. This will not end well. Michelle seems like a nice enough girl, but she’s so far invested into this already that she’s going to fall the hardest of the lot. Granted, as drama goes, the fact that a producer is sleeping with one of the girls should be able to top that.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The Bachelor Season 14 Episode 2, which airs Monday at 8/7c on ABC.