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Once he revealed his tattoo in The Bachelorette Season 6 Episode 5, Kasey was toast. Then the barely visible Chris N was also eliminated.

This week we head to Istanbul, Turkey.

Ali feels better right now than she has throughout the entire journey. She doesn’t think anything can go wrong at this point. Dun dun dun…

Does she have a second to talk to Chris Harrison? Jessie, who was on the season with Ali and Jake, would like to talk to her. One of the guys has a girlfriend. Just one? Jessie’s sitting with Justin’s girlfriend Jessica right now. He is on the show solely for the purpose of promoting Rated-R. Yeah, I noticed. Oh, and by the way, she’s calling because she found out he has another (another) girlfriend.

Ali wants Justin on the first plane to wherever she can legally send him. At least she doesn’t plan to keep him around like Jillian did with Wes. Chris and Ali walk to the guys’ suite to confront Justin. With nothing to say on the subject of how much of an asshat he is, Justin walks out of the room, grabs his bag, and leaves the hotel.

After running away and getting his lies in order (not very well), Justin returns to talk. Jessica’s like his best friend, and he did not tell her about any plan he hatched. He realized recently (the day after Kasey went home) that his heart’s no longer into this. In case we didn’t hear it the first 58 times, Ali gave up everything to be here (travelling around the world on ABC’s dime while 25 hot guys compete for her). Unable to say Jessica is a liar, Justin again walks away. As we watch him leave, we hear the messages he left for Jessica while on this show.

Now that we’ve wasted a large chunk of the show on the wrestler, it’s finally time to get to the dates. Ty gets the one-on-one date. They head to a place where people used to go to relax, a Turkish bathhouse (hamam). With the place off limits to anyone else, it’d be hard to pick a better place for a sensual date. He’s grown up in a very traditional background, where the women were unable to fend for themselves, but he says he’s changed his views since that time. At the end of the day, Ty receives a rose.

The group date goes to Chris, Roberto, Kirk, and Craig. They go to a 15th century fortress that was built during the Ottoman Empire. There will be no rose on this date. However, they will be able to get some special one-on-one time at the end of the night. They’re going to have to fight for it. Literally. Too bad Justin’s gone. 4 oiled up husky Turkish guys in black leather pants approach. They are professional olive oil wrestlers like Popeye. The first person to force an opponent’s back on the ground is the winner. Since they can’t beat the pros, they will then have to wrestle each other. Craig beats Chris in the first round. Then Roberto beats Kirk. In the battle between Roberto and Craig, Craig overcomes the odds and wins.

That leaves Frank with the one-on-one date, marking his second. As for Craig, he’s had no individual dates, and he’s the only one. So just eliminate him already if you don’t want to date him. At least Craig won the time she didn’t want to give him. Having won the wrestlefest, Craig gets to take a boat to dinner. They finish off the night watching fireworks.

Now it’s Frank’s turn again. Ali hopes he can stop disappointing her. This date is going to be at a spice bazaar. They purchase the economy size aphrodisiacs. Then they get dressed up like an episode of I Dream of Jeannie. Afterward, they get scammed into by a used carpet salesman. That night, they have dinner at a cistern on a platform surrounded by water and candles. She’s afraid of their relationship. His plan is to only propose one time, and he wants to be sure about it. This probably isn’t the right environment for him then. When it’s over, Frank gets a rose.

The guys are hoping to spend some time with Ali at the cocktail party. Well, there’s not gonna be a cocktail party tonight. Ali feels like she’s had a connection of some sort with every guy there but one.

Roses
Ty (individual date)
Frank (individual date)
Roberto
Chris
Kirk

Craig has been eliminated. Obviously. Like I said before, she should have just eliminated him already if she didn’t have any interest in dating him.

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It’s rarely a surprise when a Bachelor couple breaks up, and Jake and Vienna from The Bachelor 14 are no exception. They lasted about 7 months since the proposal, which may well be a record for this show (Jason and Melissa notwithstanding).

Sources told TMZ that Jake believed Vienna was cheating on him with Gregory Michael of Greek.

According to Vienna’s stepmom, Jake “is a total fraud,” and “I think he picked her because she is a dramatic person and it was good for the ratings.” She continued, “In real life, they never kissed, didn’t have a romantic relationship and he never told her that he loved her.”

Weatherman Jonathan and the guy with the decent voice Jesse were the latest guys to be sent home in The Bachelorette Season 6 Episode 4. Even more interesting, creepy Kasey got a tattoo in order to prove his love for someone whose heart he’s wanted to protect from minute 1.

The next stop is Iceland, the green one. Good luck with that whole erupting volcano thing.

This time, they will compete for the one-on-one date. They will write a love poem to Ali and perform it in front of her. They’re dared to slide in an Icelandic word or two, thereby adding to the cheese factor. Ali thinks it takes a real man to recite poetry. Kasey mumbles his way through his. Home viewers are lucky enough to have subtitles. Chris N puts everybody to sleep, including himself. Kirk’s smart enough to know that he has to go up and touch Ali while reading the poem. If we’ve learned anything, it’s irrelevant what he actually says. She really doesn’t care about the poems. Frank fancies himself a writer, and he steals a page from Kirk’s book by approaching Ali during his performance.

The winner of this little competition is blatantly obvious. Ali selects Kirk. They go shopping for silly sweaters, walking out of the store with matching outfits. Yeah, a little weird. Kirk hasn’t dated anybody for more than a year, and he’s afraid to open up. They can talk about that later. Maybe. Later is now, dude. That night, he tells a story about how he got ill in college, but nobody could tell him what was wrong with him. I see where he’s going here. Asbestos (in addition to dozens of health code violations that made the place where he lived unlivable). Since he had to go through such an illness, he realizes what’s really important in life. After this story, she’s clearly going to forget the fact that he’s hiding something, and Kirk receives a rose.

Roberto, Chris L, Chris N, Craig, Ty, and Frank get the group date. They get to ride some horses (Icelandic horses that look like ponies), which Ty has some experience doing. Chris L is just hoping to not get himself kicked or thrown on the ground. Once they get off the horses, the plan is to descend into a cave. When they get into the cave, Chris takes this little bit of alone time to give Ali his gloves. Frank has decided to take a back seat on this date. Once they’re done freezing, they go to Blue Lagoon, a lake that’s supposed to have healing properties and hot water. Underneath her clothes, Ali just so happens to have a bikini on. Ty’s glad she noticed that he helped people out with the horses, which it would seem he did in order to get noticed. Since he’s pretty much a cowboy, this date was made for Ty, so it goes without saying he gets the rose.

That leaves Kasey and Justin with the two-on-one date. Maybe she’ll drop both of them. Before heading off on the date, Rated-R gets his cast cut off so that he can walk without crutches. Is this guy really even injured, or is this just part of his story line? Speaking of drama, Frank thinks that Kasey may be losing it. Kasey may be coming off as strange, but I’d say that strange beats being an ass like the wrestler. Justin’s hoping to hold his championship belt (aka Ali) up in the air when this date’s done.

They head up in a chopper to take a look at the erupting volcano. Then they land right on the volcano. Good luck with that. Their setting for the date is an ice cave, complete with ice furniture. Justin seems like a nice guy when he’s around Ali, and not one who refers to himself in the third person by his stage name. Ali wants Kasey to just do one thing today: be normal. This won’t end well. He unveils his tattoo. As the date draws to a close, Ali walks the two guys out into the middle of the frozen field. Justin receives the rose. Who Kasey is is so wonderful… just as long as it’s not around her. He doesn’t know where it went wrong. I’ll give you a hint. The tattoo. Ali and Justin take off in the helicopter, leaving Kasey to survive the glacier on his own.

Frank says that he’s learned his lesson from the group date. He intends to step up his game.

Craig displays his wrist to show off his fake tattoo. Now this is how you get attention without permanently scarring your body.

Chris N is pretty much on his way out. How did this guy make it this far?

Chris L doesn’t care where they live or what they do. He’ll collect garbage in San Francisco if she’s the one for him.

Roses
Kirk (individual date)
Ty (group date)
Justin (two-on-one date)
Frank
Chris L
Roberto
Craig

That was anticlimactic. It was clear that Chris N would be going home. Had he stuck around, he would have come out of his shell a little more, perhaps.

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Three more guys we hardly knew were sent packing in The Bachelorette Season 6 Episode 3. First, Hunter got dismissed following his abbreviated individual date after Ali spent most of their time with Justin instead. Then, Steve and the last remaining John were eliminated.

Everybody will be packing their bags so that they can travel around the world. Chris makes it sound as if going around the world would be a waste of time if not for the dating. The first destination is New York City.

Ali gets a makeover from InStyle so that she can be in the July issue.

Kasey gets the first individual date. They get picked up by a helicopter and taken to a place for a picnic. It’s here that Kasey decides to start singing. No chance of him releasing a country music album with this decidedly weird song. After the sun sets, they go to the Museum of Natural History and get the place all to themselves. Ali is looking forward to him being real and perhaps not so cheesy. It seems that Kasey has already decided that he’s ready to get married to Ali. He will know she’s ready for him when she’s willing to guard and protect his heart, which he promised to do for her on night one. This is all just quite creepy, and to Ali it sounds like he’s reading from some script. Oh, like she’s not. Kasey will not be receiving a rose… but she doesn’t want him to leave either. What’s the point?

The group date is for Roberto, Jesse, Craig, Kirk, Jonathan, Frank, and Ty. They’ll have to find her in the concrete jungle. They’re going to experience The Lion King, seemingly underdressed having expected the word play to mean sports. They will be competing for a chance to see Ali tonight after they find out who belongs in the theater. Roberto seems to be the only guy with somewhat acceptable moves. After they go through choreography, it’s time to sing. Jonathan thinks he can sing a little better than he can dance. Both are equally bad. Following some more train wreck singers, Jesse turns out to have a good voice. Roberto’s the only one smart enough to look Ali in the eyes when singing, which seems to impress her more than someone who actually has a good voice. This is also enough to impress the guy playing the piano and wins Roberto the date.

But they won’t be so much on a date as in a play together. Yeah, let her spend more time with the guy she just had a one on one date instead of some of these guys she barely knows. They end up not fully clothed with lots of touching, and for all the time spent auditioning, they just float around on wires with no singing, dancing, or lines. As for the other guys, they’re fortunate enough to be able to be tortured and sit there and watch.

Ali’s not feeling well, so she comes up with a brilliant idea. Go outside in a rainstorm with Frank. Craig gets a little time to chat with Ali. Weatherman goes over and interrupts, but he doesn’t want to be completely rude (go ahead, dude), so he lets them finish their conversation. Once he sees that Craig and Ali are done talking, Kirk dashes Jonathan’s hopes of getting any time alone, as he brings Ali to the side and tells her he wants to put her to bed, whatever that means. No rose will be given out tonight.

The second individual date goes to birthday boy Chris L. Chris N and Justin are dateless for the week. However, with Ali still feeling sickly, they will not be going out for a day on the town. Rather, they will be spending the day in her suite. He shows up with flowers and chicken soup. After they spend some time together, she’s feeling better. I guess chicken soup really is a miracle cure. Chris protests because he doesn’t want her to get sicker, but she’s up for some of their originally planned date. They go out for oysters and lobster. His story about his mom is that there was a huge rainbow at her funeral, and wherever he goes rainbows now follow him. Then they call and speak to the father. It goes without saying that Chris receives the rose. Took long enough for one of those to be handed out this week. When they’re done with dinner, they go listen to Joshua Radin, who apparently is a singer with a hit single that peaked at #82 in 2008.

All the other guys are wondering where Kasey is. In order to prove he’s genuine and has a huge heart, he’s going to a tattoo parlour. The place where everybody shows their love. His wrist is covered when he gets back, which he claims is due to a burn. Justin goes on record to say he’s a fibber.

Jonathan breaks out his guitar. Because we haven’t seen enough guys doing that yet. Anybody else got a musical instrument with them? Hopefully the next guy does something original. Does somebody play the harp?

We find out that Kasey’s tattoo is a shield protecting a heart with a rose. Really? Like I said. Creepy. He reveals it to the guys. Justin’s happy to be right, saying that Rated-R called it, because all guys who are being real have an alterego. After that, Kasey gives Ali her favorite candy because that makes him feel better when he’s sick. Now that’s a nice gesture. Why not stop there rather than getting yourself scarred for life? Ali likes that he did something cute like that, and not anything over the top. Wait for it… but then Frank barges in before he can reveal what he’s done.

Roses
Chris L (individual date)
Kirk
Frank
Craig
Chris N
Roberto
Justin
Ty
Kasey

Weatherman Jonathan and Jesse have been eliminated. Jesse thinks maybe she’s too much of a city girl. Jonathan doesn’t feel like he got a chance.

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Three more guys were sent home in The Bachelorette Season 6 Episode 2: Chris H (not Harrison), the remaining Tyler, and “dangerous” Craig M.

The first date is an individual date, which goes to Roberto. They’re going by helicopter, another excuse for the producers to get Ali to jump in someone’s lap. They land on a building. That building is not the one they’re having dinner on, however. Instead, they will have to climb across the wires to get there. Like this isn’t the most manufactured drama ever. When they get half way across, Roberto decides that would be the appropriate place for a first kiss, and she really doesn’t have a choice because him holding her is the difference between her staying up there or falling. Roberto’s first language is Spanish, and he’s traveled to various countries learning a little bit of a couple other languages. After dinner, they cuddle, although I don’t know what base he ended up getting to. After that, he gets a rose.

Kirk, John, Chris N, Frank, Jonathan, Craig, Justin, Jesse, and Chris L get the group date. They drive to the middle of nowhere, where they come upon some Bare Naked Ladies, who will be shooting a music video with them. Unsurprisingly, most of these scripts say kiss. First up is Frank getting slapped, repeatedly. Now that’s entertainment. John C gets to do a bathtub scene. Too bad he hops in and she hops right out, then on to scene three. Jonathan will be getting his first kiss with Ali. This falls apart quickly. After Ali feels sorry for him when he breaks down crying, though, she makes sure to give him a good kiss. Eventually, they move on to the bedroom. Kirk and Ali seem to have forgotten they’re filming a music video. The director yelling cut twice isn’t stopping them. You’d think Ali would be conscious that there are 8 other guys around, but she doesn’t really seem to care.

Once they’re done shooting the video, they go to a wrap party. This is the first time Chris L has been able to spend alone with her outside the house, which gives him the opportunity to talk about his mom having passed away. Jonathan wants to talk about the train wreck of the scene they had. The weatherman may not have the chance to get his first real kiss with Ali, but Kirk jumps right into it, in full view of everyone again. Frank breaks them up by diving in the water. The other guys join in, but Justin’s stuck watching. It goes without saying that Kirk is the one who gets the rose.

One of the guys foolishly mentions that Ali’s right down the road. That gives Justin a plan. He’s going to hobble down the road and visit her. Don’t get hit by a car, dude. Ali is shocked. Good shocked, not creepy stalker shocked (though she does call him a little crazy, which she likes). He brings some photos with him and talks about his parents’ divorce. When he’s talking to the boys later that day, Justin says he’d give up everything for a family, and we seem to be getting genuine emotion from him, although there is a question whether this is natural or just part of his wrestling character.

The final date of the night is an individual date for Hunter. Kasey, Steve, and Ty end up dateless. Hunter’s going to have to wait for a while because Justin’s stealing his time. Jerk thing to do on both Ali’s and Justin’s parts. The plan for the evening is to go back to Ali’s house. No distractions, just staying home. Hunter realizes he’s more of a slow paced guy, but they don’t have a lot of time to kill here. Even if he does manage to salvage this date, being slow doesn’t work with this process because of its ridiculous nature. After a couple hours, Ali decides she does not believe there’s a romantic connection there, so Hunter will not be receiving a rose.

Chris L continues to bond with Ali over their Massachusetts connection.

Having not had a scheduled date for this week, Steve has decided to set up a picnic at the house. His opening act is to get the champagne open without injuring anybody.

Ty’s talking about Justin behind his back. When he turns around, he realizes that he was actually just talking about him in front of his face. After this conversation, Roberto wants to discuss his Justin problem. He knows Justin went over to her house, right? Well, he does now.

There goes Justin’s plan to keep this all a secret. As if he’s not having enough trouble with these guys already.

Roses
Roberto (individual date)
Kirk (group date)
Chris L
Jesse
Chris N
Ty
Kasey
Craig
Frank
Jonathan
Justin (receiving the rose last, nicely scripted)

Steve and John did not receive roses. Steve is shocked. John is pissed that Justin’s still around.

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Ali’s first 8 suitors were cut in The Bachelorette Season 6 Episode 1.

This week there will be one group date and two individual dates.

The first date card is for the individual date, which has been granted to the hyperactive Frank. They hop into a convertible. Ali has some silly things planned, and she thinks Frank’s the guy who can let loose and have fun. He’s got a beautiful girl and a great car. What could go wrong? For starters, the car breaks down, so they get a cab. The destination is Hollywood, a chance to mingle with the paparazzi. Once the publicity stunt is done, they go stumbling down the hill to the Hollywood sign, the place where they have their first kiss. His story about how he quit his job and left for Paris ended in about a month and a half before he changed his mind and moved back. I don’t know if that’s so much spontaneous as it is confused. That night, the car’s back up and running, without either of them giving it a single thought. At the end of the date, he receives a rose. Ali’s surprised by the chemistry. He has made her believe that everything she is looking for is possible. As if she didn’t already believe that before.

Back at the house, Justin’s still getting a hard time from the other guys. Taking the focus off him, Craig M picks a fight as usual.

Jonathan, Ty, Chris H, Kirk, Hunter, Tyler, Steve, Craig R, Chris N, Kasey, Justin, and Craig M will be going on the group date. Jonathan’s first thought is that he doesn’t want to have to go hang out with Craig M. They will be going to a beach house in Malibu. Justin will hobble along behind them in hopes of not tripping too many times in the sand. There’s a reason why there are 12 guys on this date: they will be shooting a calendar (primarily in speedos). As much as Jonathan doesn’t want to get into a skimpy outfit, he’s going to have to run with it and have as much fun as he can. Ty brings his guitar to the beach, so we know he’s not going anywhere any time soon. He springs the news of his divorce on her that night. Jonathan interrupts because he has one goal for the night, to let Ali know that Craig M is poison, insane, and probably going to be in a fight in the house eventually. When he gets back, Craig M gives him a hard time, which could be expected. Ty gets the rose. Memo to future The Bachelorette contestants: bring a guitar.

The last individual date goes to Jesse. That leaves Chris L, John C, and Roberto dateless. Jesse’s given a box with cufflinks but not told anything else beyond that. Sounds like it will be pretty fancy for a T-shirt kinda guy who just bought his first suit. They board a private jet to Vegas. Ali still hates flying, regardless of her desire to get together with a pilot 6 months ago. Waiting for them at the airport is a Ferrari, which they drive to a pool called Liquid, which has never before been used. After a swim, they get overdressed for dinner in a suite overlooking the city. Ali likes what she sees, although she’s still not so sure, but it’s enough to give him a rose. They finish the night dancing to Jamie Cullum, who Ali tells us is a singer-songwriter. According to Google, she is correct.

At the house, Craig M continues to harass Jonathan, who keeps playing nice despite hating his guts.

Like Ali, Chris L is from Massachusetts, so that should give them something in common to help him survive despite the fact that he didn’t get a date. Having received the first impression rose, it’s unlikely Roberto is in any danger, whatever may happen (which turns out to be him teaching her how to throw a baseball).

After Kasey gets about 30 seconds alone with Ali, Frank, who already has a rose, pulls her away so he can kiss her with a group of the other guys standing there watching. At least Kasey had the opportunity to tell her he’s going to guard her heart, again.

While Craig M is talking to Ali, the other guys talk about how they don’t think he’s there for Ali, and for that matter they don’t actually know why he’s there and calling in sick from work every day. The vibe she’s getting from him is that he’s uncomfortable around her. By the way, someone in the house called him dangerous, which she had told the weatherman would not go any further, but Craig M should be able to connect the dots.

Everybody is pulled into one room by Craig M. So who called him dangerous? Perhaps the weatherman has some light to shed on the subject, but he does not want to talk about any of his conversations with Ali. Jonathan will just tell him that he doesn’t like him. Based on this discussion, Craig M has decided that Weatherman (if that is his real name) is the guilty party.

Roses
Frank (one-on-one date)
Ty (group date)
Jesse (one-on-one date)
Kasey
Hunter
Roberto
Chris L
Justin
Steve
Kirk
John C
Craig R
Chris N
Jonathan (receiving thanks for having Ali’s back)

Craig M, Tyler, and Chris H have been eliminated. Tyler is disappointed because he took his nervousness talking to her as a sign that he was into her, although it may have held him back as well. Craig M has lost the battle with the weatherman, but that hasn’t harmed his ego any. And apparently there was a third guy who left (one of the guys named Chris), although we didn’t see it.

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Ali Fedotowsky, the chick who bailed on Jake to go back to work for Facebook, is back again, this time choosing between 25 of her own suitors. At least she quit her job so that they won’t be calling her in three weeks. She’ll probably make more money doing this show than working anyway. ABC will take good care of her, no matter how many times we hear how she “gave up everything.”

The cast of 25 guys vying for her attention are:

Chris H.
Age: 27
Occupation: Real Estate Developer
Hometown: Campbell River, Canada
Resides in: Vancouver, Canada

Chris L.
Age: 33
Occupation: Landscaper
Hometown: Dennis, MA
Resides in: Cape Cod, MA

Chris N.
Age: 29
Occupation: Entrepreneur
Hometown: Winter Park, FL
Resides in: Orlando, FL

Craig M.
Age: 34
Occupation: Dental Sales
Hometown: Sarnia, Canada
Resides in: Toronto, Canada

Craig R.
Age: 27
Occupation: Lawyer
Hometown: Langhorne, PA
Resides in: Philadelphia, PA

Derek
Age: 28
Occupation: Sales Manager
Hometown: Warren, MI
Resides in: Los Angeles, CA

Derrick
Age: 27
Occupation: Construction Engineer
Hometown: Manhattan Beach, CA
Resides in: San Diego, CA

Frank
Age: 31
Occupation: Retail Manager
Hometown: Bartlett, IL
Resides in: Geneva, IL

Hunter
Age: 28
Occupation: Internet Account Executive
Hometown: Fair Oaks Ranch, TX
Resides in: San Antonio, TX

Jason
Age: 27
Occupation: Construction Consultant
Hometown: Johnson City, TN
Resides in: Broomfield, CO

Jay
Age: 29
Occupation: Lawyer
Hometown: Barrington, RI
Resides in: Barrington, RI

Jesse
Age: 24
Occupation: General Contractor
Hometown: Peculiar, MO
Resides in: Kansas City, MO

John C.
Age: 32
Occupation: Hotel Business Development
Hometown: Mukilteo, WA
Resides in: Issaquah, WA

John N.
Age: 27
Occupation: Engineering Software Sales
Hometown: Wichita, KS
Resides in: Kansas City, MO

Jonathan
Age: 30
Occupation: Weatherman
Hometown: Boston, MA
Resides in: Houston, TX

Justin
Age: 26
Occupation: Entertainment Wrestler
Hometown: Toronto, Canada
Resides in: Toronto, Canada

Kasey
Age: 27
Occupation: Advertising Account Executive
Hometown: Fresno, CA
Resides in: San Luis Obispo, CA

Kirk
Age: 27
Occupation: Sales Consultant
Hometown: Green Bay, WI
Resides in: Madison, WI

Kyle
Age: 26
Occupation: Outdoorsman
Hometown: Highlands Ranch, CO
Resides in: Highlands Ranch, CO

Phil
Age: 30
Occupation: Investment Manager
Hometown: Elmore, OH
Resides in: Chicago, IL

Roberto
Age: 26
Occupation: Insurance Agent
Hometown: Tampa, FL
Resides in: Charleston, SC

Steve
Age: 28
Occupation: Sales Representative
Hometown: Chesterland, OH
Resides in: Cleveland, OH

Ty
Age: 31
Occupation: Medical Sales
Hometown: Booneville, MS
Resides in: Franklin, TN

Tyler M.
Age: 25
Occupation: Catering Manager
Hometown: Helena, MT
Resides in: Austin, TX

Tyler V.
Age: 25
Occupation: Online Advertising
Hometown: Chelsea, VT
Resides in: Milford, CT

I count 3 people named Chris, 2 Jays (and no doubt at least one of the other J people goes by the nickname Jay, too), 3 Tys, 2 Craigs, 1 Derek and 1 Derrick, and 3 Johns. That’s 15 people of the 25 bachelors. ABC, do us a favor next season. Make an effort to find people in the cast who don’t have the same damn name as someone else. It’s hard enough to keep track of who’s who.

Frank moved back in with his parents (now at age 31) so he can pursue his dream of becoming a screenwriter. Jay works in his family law practice. The family that sues together stays together. Kyle’s profession is outdoorsman, whatever that means. He lives in the middle of nowhere with no women around for miles. Yeah, there’s probably a reason for that. Justin is Mr. Rated-R. Oh, that can’t be a real wrestler name. Phil has put work on the backburner, having lost his 22 year old brother recently. Jonathan is a humorous weatherman. Ty got divorced a few months ago. Chris L moved back from teaching in NYC to Cape Cod so that he could spend his mother’s last year with her.

They thank Jake for screwing up, but it’s not as if he really should have begged someone who kinda sorta maybe thought she might possibly want to be with him rather than going back to work.

Jesse is from Peculiar. Ty seems to win Ali over with some southern hospitality. Frank jumps out through the roof of the limo. Wrestler Justin has a broken ankle. Chris N is the first one to give out a rose. Kasey offers to always be there to protect and guard her heart, regardless of what happens. Kyle hopes to reel her in, like an ice fish. Roberto hopes to get in some salsa dancing later. Craig M is so happy she’s not Vienna. John C gets down on one knee to give her a genuine cubic zirconia ring. Jonathan has brought an old school weather magnet, so it will always be sunny wherever she goes. Craig R is also giving a rose, making one for her out of paper. Tyler M noticed Ali wearing cowboy boots on her season, so he has decided to wear them as well. Uh, she didn’t have cowboy boots. Hunter didn’t know the limo ride was going to be this long. The restroom is around the corner to the right. Derek has brought some leaves so that Ali can catch one and make a wish. Derrick’s nickname is Shooter. At least then maybe we won’t get him confused with Derek. Jason is another one to walk on top of the car, so that he can do a backflip off it.

Frank’s the first person to steal Ali away to get some alone time. He talks about how he’s a risk taker, having moved to Paris for a while to try to be a writer.

Kirk has made a scrapbook for Ali. He even uses the word macrame. The other guys can make fun of him all they want.

Kasey’s parents got divorced when he was 12 because his dad was a cheater, which made him promise he’d never treat a woman like that.

Hunter plays a ukulele. No chance he’s here trying to get a record contract, but he’s just going to have some fun with it, even if he makes an ass out of himself. Jason is quickly jealous of him.

Derrick (aka Shooter) tells about how he got his nickname. He prematurely in college accidentally… he hopes she thinks this story is funny and not weird. Probably both.

Ali joins Jonathan and Craig M. The weatherman doesn’t let Craig get a word in.

Roberto gets the chance he hoped for to do some dancing.

Chris L is living with his dad right now. When asked if his parents are still together, he says yes, not getting into the fact that his mother has passed away. He’s a mama’s boy who wouldn’t think about treating a woman badly.

Kyle gives Ali a good luck fishing hook. While Jay’s sitting there with them, he’s pretty sure he just blew it and is not expecting a rose.

Justin reveals his alternate identity. Rated-R. The Craigs jump on him. Craig M makes fun of fake wrestling. Craig R thinks he’s there to further his career.

After this, Craig R goes to warn Ali some people may not be there for the right reasons. He gives her a little yellow shoe. He’ll keep the other one, hoping they can pair them up at some point. Looks like someone saw the movie Alive.

Chris (Harrison, this season’s fourth Chris) tells the guys to vote for someone they think is not there for the right reason. The weatherman and the wrestler are easy targets. Frank’s craziness is drawing some attention. Craig M’s negativity is also proving to be a cause for drama.

Jesse bought his first suit to look presentable. Since he’s a creative guy, he made a heart with a jigsaw.

Ali has decided to give the first impression rose to someone who she feels she could end up with. The person with the luck of the draw is Roberto following his hot sauce dance.

What’s in the box? One guy received an overwhelming amount of votes. That guy would be Justin. Will she get rid of him right away, or will she give him a rose for a chance to prove himself? After they talk, Ali has decided to keep him. Congrats to the guys who gave him a pass. Seems like the right choice to me. I see the reason for the skepticism, but night one is hardly the time to be jumping to conclusions about whether somebody’s not there for the right reasons. Unless they bring their guitar and sing a country music song because they’ve got an album coming out that they hope will be #1 in Chihuahua, Mexico. And even then, they should probably still get one episode.

Roses
Roberto (first impression)
Justin (we hate you and want you to go away)
Jesse
Ty
Craig R
Tyler V
Frank
Steve
Chris L
Kirk
John C
Chris N
Chris H
Hunter
Craig M
Jonathan
Kasey

Everybody named Chris survived, so the confusion is not totally removed, but the elimination of 8 guys (instead of the usual 10) has started the process of weeding people out. Derek, Derrick, Jason, Jay, John N, Kyle, Phil, and Tyler M have been eliminated. Kyle feels like a failure for the first time. Shooter’s gamble on national TV didn’t pay off. Jay would have sent himself home because he just didn’t bring it.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another recap of The Bachelorette Season 6 Episode 2, which airs Monday at 8/7c on ABC.

The Bachelorette is returning to ABC this summer, with an expected premiere date of Monday May 24 at 8/7c, after Dancing with the Stars wraps up.

Ali Fedotowsky, who made it close to the end of The Bachelor 14 before having to make a choice between her job and Jake, will be The Bachelorette for season 6. In the end, she chose the job, but said that she had fallen in love and ultimately regretted her decision.

I hope this time she’s informed her boss at Facebook how long she plans to be gone.