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Now that we’ve found out who The Bachelorette 4 winner, it’s time to hear from the guys after the final rose.

Jason’s confused by what happened, as he never saw it coming. Unlike Jesse, who was full of doubt, Jason was so sure it was going to be him. He was shocked she let him get down on his knee. Even after all that’s happened, he still has feelings for DeAnna. Hopefully he won’t beg her to reconsider like she did with Brad, though.

It’s time to reunite him with DeAnna for a rumble. She realizes that she made him feel like she felt, which was something she was trying to avoid from the beginning, and she apologizes for hurting him. She tells him she picked Jesse on the final morning. He doesn’t have a question about whether it was about his son, but she wants him to know that it wasn’t about that. After sounding like a broken record all season about Brad, she’s now got more compassion for him after having seen what he went through. Jason doesn’t get why she never looked at him the same way she looked at Jesse (and Graham… Jesse’s apparently still trying to figure this part out, too). She was falling in love with Jason, but she was never in love with him. With this experience behind him, Jason has learned that he can love again, and I’m thinking we may be looking at our next The Bachelor here.

Matt and Shayne are back and still together to the surprise of many. Like DeAnna, he’s fallen in love with a completely different type of person than he would have expected. He’s almost killed her 5 times (in traffic they claim). She tells us not to believe everything we read. The proposal has nothing to do with a green card, and they’re still engaged. They plan to travel, or at least that’s what she tells him.

DeAnna says that she and Jesse will be friends with Jason for a long time. She felt that Jesse was the only man she could not live without. After a few minutes of working on convincing us not to judge Jesse by his exterior, for the first time in public, the engaged couple is together. Both of them were originally not expecting to fall in love with each other, but they’re happy they have gotten past those initial fears. DeAnna’s father says he predicted that she already knew she was going to be with Jesse.

They’ve set a date for the wedding. May 9, 2009 (yeah, we even get a year). The show will be sending them to Greece for their honeymoon. Ignoring the fact that these two are rushing things, is it possible this show will produce a second success story? Then again, perhaps that’s the secret to success. Don’t think. Just do. Whereas every other couple has given it a couple years and gotten sick of each other, these two seem to be in a mad dash down the aisle.

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In The Bachelorette 4 Episode 9 DeAnna Pappas got over Graham. And decided that she was in love with the other three but not in love with him any more. Apparently. She’s also over Brad. Apparently. (Even though we hear his name every 5 minutes.) Anyway, between the three remaining guys, Jeremy ended up getting the boot, which brings us down to the final two: Jason Mesnik and Jesse Csincsak. Jason struck me as one of the clear frontrunners from the beginning of the season, although I am surprised to see Jesse having made it this far. We found out last week that DeAnna is indeed engaged this time around, so now it’s just a matter of finding out who The Bachelorette 4 winner is.

Now DeAnna will be introducing both guys to her big fat Greek family. She’s warned the boys that her family plans to be mean this time around because of Brad (yeah, I’ve heard his name 5 times in the last 20 seconds). Jason arrives at the house first with flowers for DeAnna and her family. He says that he doesn’t blame them for grilling him, so they might as well just get to it. Her father’s not sure she’s ready to be immediately moving into a family. DeAnna’s sister Chrissy wants to know whether he’s in love and ready to get married, and he says he’s never felt like this, including during his first marriage. Then Jason asks her father for permission to propose, and he gets a response that nobody’s ever asked that before. Her dad gives him his blessing if DeAnna should choose him.

Jesse’s up next. He’s visibly nervous. He got his haircut at least. Her father’s concerned that his pro snowboarding career doesn’t have a great deal more time left in it. Jesse has had a two year relationship in which he lived with his girlfriend, but he says that this is all new to him. DeAnna’s sister immediately liked Jason but doesn’t really get to know anything about Jesse during his time there, which turns out to be three very unproductive hours. Her father’s not so sure that Jesse’s really in love, whereas he feels that Jason was heartfelt.

Day two is no longer just the immediate family. The crowd there will be more than twice the size of yesterday’s. Jesse shows up first. Then Jason shows up. Yeah, who came up with this really stupid idea? Awkward for everybody involved. DeAnna’s grandmother tells Jason she prefers him. Jesse seems to be doing better this time than he did the day before, and he even asks for permission from her father. DeAnna walks the boys to the car, holding hands with both of them at the same time as she’s been doing for much of the day. Jesse wants to make sure he gets the last hug in, so he lets her say goodbye to Jason first. Chrissy is not sure that Jesse’s ready for a commitment. DeAnna’s other sister Crystal prefers Jesse because he’s a free spirit who is not as grown up as Jason (just like DeAnna’s not as grown up as Jason).

A former bachelor’s back. No, not Brad, although that would be interesting. Jeremy has returned to confront DeAnna. He tells her she’s making a big mistake but acknowledges that he hasn’t really let her see him. She says that he’s a perfect guy, but that she just doesn’t love him. Since she’s not in love with him yet, she can’t drag it on any further. It takes some convincing, but he finally takes the hint, although he’s still in love with her.

DeAnna’s got one last set of dates before making her decision. Jesse’s up first, and they take a ride on a seaplane to a secluded island. He’s put together a book of thoughts for her, a photo album that he reads to her, and he wants her to know he’s ready to spend the rest of his life with her. As usual, she doesn’t say anything in return, which she says is because she doesn’t want to mislead anybody. Kinda silly because somebody’s getting misled regardless.

Jason gets the final date, and they will be swimming with the sharks. He loves that she takes him on these crazy adventures (thought of and paid for by ABC). He, too, has a surprise. It’s a boardgame that he’s made himself, which allows them to relive their dates throughout this experience. The game ends in him telling her he loves her and wants to spend the rest of his life with her.

On decision day, as Jason gets down on one knee to propose, DeAnna stops him, saying “No, I can’t.” She’s in love with somebody else. I can’t be alone in saying I’m surprised by that.

We know what happens next. DeAnna will be getting and accepting a proposal from Jesse. For the first time this season, she finally tells someone she’s in love with them, instead of just sitting there nodding.

I’m pretty much just confused by this ending, but it beats what happened on The Bachelor 11.

Next up, we find out what happens after the final rose.