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Jillian Harris returned to get her pick of 25 30 men, of which she eliminated 10 in a matter of hours in The Bachelorette 5 Episode 1.

Reid was expecting to be in a mansion. Instead, he’s pretty much at camp. For those who get roses, they will be able to move out of the guest house and up to the mansion with Jillian.

Michael, Brian, Brad, Sasha, Tanner P, Wes, Ed, and Mathue will be going on the first group date for a pool party at her place. Her first bit of alone time is with Michael. She runs downstairs to grab the rose, and they assume he’s getting it. In reality, she’s wandering off and getting in a car. Chris comes by to tell them what’s up. Their task is to find her. The guys will team up to go look for her. One member of the winning team will get dinner with Jillian that night.

Wes and Brad hate each other already. Tanner and Michael are proving excessively loud. First, they must find car keys locked inside of a box. Frustrated with that task, they just break open the box. By looking at the map, which it takes some of them more time than others to figure out they need to do, they find out they’re going to Hollywood. They will first do a quick change and get into tuxes. Then they find notes in their pockets telling them to lay it all on the line. There’s an additional clue in the kitchen that leads them to a jewelry store. It’s not entirely clear who’s on what team or who’s in the lead because these guys pretty much all look the same to me for now, and the producers have apparently never watched an episode of The Amazing Race. From there, they have to put a spring in their step, heading to Spring St. Brad and Wes, who work the least like a team, manage to get there first in spite of each other. Now Jillian has to make a choice. She would like to have dinner with Wes, the guy who sang to her last week. Brad’s kicking himself for helping Wes get dinner with Jillian.

Wes tells her he’s just had a few girls and typically remains in relationships for a while. She’s not sure how much she buys this, especially since he’s out on the road so much. The guys who remain behind will now be able to start watching their date on TV, which includes the first kiss. Unsurprisingly, Wes gets the first rose. The other guys don’t get what she sees in him, though. Jillian says that she’s afraid that she falls for the semi-bad boys, and Wes probably falls into that category.

The individual date is for Jake. He packs his bag because if he doesn’t get a rose, he’s gone. Jillian wants to find out if he’s too conservative for her. First, they’re going to ditch his dress clothes, in favor of something more suitable for a barn dance. Jillian is having fun dressing and undressing and undressing him some more. They arrive at the bar, which they have all to themselves. She wants to do the Coyote Ugly bar dancing thing, with hopes that he can’t see up her dress. She’s surprised that he knows how to two step way better than she does. Jillian says that she could walk away from her life and start over because she knows Jake could take care of her. Would she get married out of this? Of course. Without waiting for her to finish her sentence, Jake takes this opportunity to kiss her. To end the night, they get a performance by Martina McBride. After the first dance, Jake receives the next rose.

The second group date is Jesse, Mark, David, Mike, Simon, Kiptyn, and Juan. That leaves Julien, Tanner F, Reid, and Robby out in the cold without dates for the week. Jillian says that she’s planned this date for the guys. The date card says they need to be ready to play ball, and since they all played sports in college, this competitiveness should be up their alley. Simon’s a soccer coach, though, so he has no concept of how to play basketball. The boys seem least worried about Juan, who they view as too intellectual. Not that it matters anyway because she’s going to match them up against the Harlem Globetrotters so they can lose humiliatingly. When the game’s over, the Globetrotters have voted for David. Knowing he’s been too quiet, Mike strips into his speedo to get Jillian’s attention, which she says melts her heart.

From the beach, they go to a hotel. David has decided he hates Juan’s guts and wants to tie him to a tree. Kiptyn says he’s never had his heart broken because he’s a heartbreaker, rather than the breakee. At this point, it looks like Jillian’s pretty much just kissing everybody. The final rose for the night goes to Mike because he jumped in the ocean with his speedo. Seems a little pointless.

Tanner P is still obsessed with feet. He’s still creepy, too. She thought it was nice when he did it the first night, but now it’s becoming an obsession. When Jillian asks who has the ugliest feet in the house, he responds Sasha. Yeah, he’s been checking out the guys’ feet, too.

Jesse says that he chose to go on The Bachelorette instead of going to Italy and learning the old school Italian wine business because Jillian was chosen.

Robby didn’t get a date and really hasn’t talked to Jillian much at all. So when he gets the chance to try to get to know her some, Wes, who already has a rose and is living with Jillian, comes to break them up. That’s not sitting well with the other guys, who don’t like him very much anyway.

Chris has a little surprise for the guys as a ballot box is brought out. They will each vote for the one man they want sent home. Is this guy actually going home, or is this just a way of causing animosity? Because Mike, Jake, and Wes have already received roses, they are excluded from the vote, which is lucky for Wes because he definitely had some votes coming his way. This enables him to continue being a jerk to the other guys while they’re voting.

While waiting for the results of the vote, Brian does a strip tease, and he doesn’t stop. If Mike gets a rose for being in his speedo, perhaps Brian will get a rose for getting butt naked.

The man receiving the third most votes was Julien, who we’ve seen for about two minutes total at most. With the second most votes is Dave. And in last place was Juan. Dave considers this good news, apparently with the fact that he received the second most votes being lost on him. Jillian will be able to save Juan if she wants by giving him a rose. She vetoes the decision and gives him a rose.

Roses
Wes (group date)
Jake (individual date)
Mike (group date)
Juan (result of the guys’ vote)
Jesse
David
Ed
Sasha
Mark
Michael
Tanner P
Kiptyn
Reid
Robby
Tanner F
Brad

The four guys who are eliminated are Julien (who never got a date), Brian, Mathue, and Simon. Brian thinks he’s probably going home because he stripped it off. Simon thinks he probably should have made more of an effort to get to know Jillian. Mathue calls this one of his hardest rejections (already?), but he realizes he may have been too reserved.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The Bachelorette 5 episode 3, which airs Monday at 8/7c on ABC.

The Bachelorette 5 just started last night, but ABC has already announced that the regular The Bachelor will be picked up for season 14, no surprise considering the increased ratings The Bachelor 13 saw. The next The Bachelor will premiere in midseason (presumably January) in its usual 8/7c time period on Monday nights.

Jillian Harris was eliminated in third place in The Bachelor 13 Episode 7, sparing her from the drama of the finale. Now it’s her turn to pick from a cast of 30 guys.

John P wants to see what a Canadian hick is. Brian greets Jillian as hot tub Harris. She earlier told Chris she didn’t regret that scene. Pilot Jake has given Jillian (presumably) her first set of wings. David stumbles over his nerves. Tanner looks forward to being 90 and in a rocking chair. Mathue comes up with a cowboy hat, which he’s gotten signed by a lot of country musicians, including Jillian’s favorite Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, which I’m going to assume is a real thing. Simon from England is one of two foreign born candidates. Juan is the other, coming from Buenos Aires. Jillian tells pizza shop owner Greg that she likes pepperoni, green peppers, olives, mushroom, ham, and sometimes anchovies on her pizza.

Jake is the only member of his family who’s not a doctor, instead opting to be a pilot. Jesse is wearing an Aspiring Canadian T-shirt. Tanner says that he’s looking for his best friend, too. Kiptyn admits he’s a ketchup guy. Juan moved to the US when he was 2. He says he works a lot but plays hard as well.

Jillian’s realized she’s going to have some hard decisions to make. I could have told her that.

The first impression rose comes out, and the happy time starts to go south. The guys are starting to get catty.

Bryan and Kyle talk to Jillian at the same time and are a tale of two cities. Kyle’s more of a city guy, while Brian is a fan of pickup trucks and double wide trailers. Jillian says she’s looking for an open honest communicator with a good sense of humor. Wes, a musician, has written a song. At her request, Michael teaches Jillian how to break dance, in a dress. During the lesson, Greg, who goes by his last name Bilbro, challenges Michael to a dance off. David has this theory that he’ll need 17 more chances with Jillian to make up for his first impression.

Chris has a surprise. There aren’t just 25 guys. For the first time, there are 5 more, bringing the total number of bachelors to 30.

The 5 guys who just came in have some time to make up for. As if the face time isn’t limited on the first night as it is, they have even less than usual. Tanner P has one goal. He needs to see Jillian’s feet. He plans to pick his wife based on her feet. Jillian doesn’t seem to realize that he’s a little bit creepy.

Jillian has finally made up her mind to give the first impression rose to David. Saw that one coming. She says it’s based not on his first freezing up but rather their conversation afterward.

Roses
David (first impression)
Jake
Jesse
Wes
Mathue
Michael
Robert
Ed
Reid
Simon
Kiptyn
Mike
Brian
Sasha
Julien
Tanner P
Mark
Brad
Tanner F
Juan

With those decisions, 10 guys have been eliminated, all of whom were apparently actually on tonight’s show: Adam, Bryan, Bryce, Caleb, Greg, John H, John P, Josh, Kyle, and Stephen. John P says Jillian seemed like his soulmate. You realize it’s been one night, right? Stephen says that maybe she’s looking for a country guy, or maybe she just doesn’t like awesome guys. John H thought they connected pretty good.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The Bachelorette 5 episode 2, which airs Monday at 8/7c on ABC.

Jillian Harris has been cast as The Bachelorette for season 5. She’s been given an extra 5 men to choose from, bringing her total to 30.

Adam
27
Santa Barbara, CA
Olympic Cyclist

Brad
27
Park Ridge, IL
Financial Advisor

Brian
32
Birmingham, AL
IT Consultant

Bryan
28
Lawton, OK
High School Coach

Bryce
31
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Furniture Dealer

Caleb
27
Kansas City, MO
Photographer

David
27
West Alexandria, OH
Trucking Contractor

Ed
29
Monroe, MI
Technology Consultant

Greg
31
Albuquerque, NM
Entrepreneur

Jake
31
Denton, TX
Commercial Pilot

Jesse
27
Carmel Valley, CA
Wine Maker

John H.
27
Long Beach, CA
Branding Consultant

John P.
29
Fort Wayne, IN
Marketing Specialist

Josh
25
Tustin, CA
Lifeguard

Juan
35
Buenos Aires, Argentina
General Contractor

Julien
34
San Diego, CA
Restauranteur

Kiptyn
31
Encinitas, CA
Business Developer

Kyle
26
Austin, TX
Graphic Designer

Mark
26
Woodstock, IL
Pizza Entrepreneur

Mathue
25
Andover, KS
Personal Trainer

Michael
25
Tacoma, WA
Break Dance Instructor

Mike
28
New York, NY
Baseball Camp Owner

Reid
30
Upper Dublin, PA
Realtor

Robby
25
Spring, TX
Bartender

Sasha
27
Houston, TX
Oil & Gas Consultant

Simon
26
Bradford, England
Soccer Coach

Stephen
30
Lexington, MA
Lawyer

Tanner F.
28
Derby, KS
Sales Representative

Tanner P.
30
Brownfield, TX
Financial Analyst

Wes
32
Huntsville, TX
Musician

The speculation started after she was the next to last one eliminated by Jason on The Bachelor 13, and it has now been confirmed. Jillian Harris will be The Bachelorette when it returns for season 5. She will have her pick of 25 men, who hopefully will be smart enough to put mustard on their hot dogs, or at least not sauerkraut.

The Bachelorette 5 will premiere Monday May 18 on ABC.

Last night’s finale, which the show insists was not staged (and if anyone says it’s staged, they’ll complain to Ryan Seacrest and demand an apology and a retraction), certainly changed the tone of the season. First, Jason dumped Molly and proposed to Melissa. Then, he dumped Melissa and asked Molly out for coffee. Can’t wait until he dumps Molly (again) and calls Jillian. Aren’t there any women in Seattle?

It’s been 6 weeks since Jason dropped Melissa like yesterday’s tuna.

Naomi, Kari, Erica, Nikki, and Stephanie are back. Nikki found it heartbreaking. Stephanie thought he made the right decision (the second time). Erica says these are people’s lives, and this is a serious commitment that he should have thought harder about. Naomi wanted to punch him. Kari believes that doing this proves he’s got integrity.

An audience member asks: knowing what the pain and devastation feels like, how could he put somebody through that? Another one believes he made the right choice. She hopes they make it. Another angry audience member doesn’t get how he was crying on the balcony… then immediately after that proposed to someone else. The proposal bit was definitely unnecessary. If he’s that unsure, he should have chosen her but not proposed.

Jason says again things were different. Perhaps tonight we’ll actually get some clarification on that.

Molly challenges Jason and is his best friend, which is what he really is looking for (wasn’t that Jillian’s point?).

Melissa declined the request to be on the show tonight, but she says she’s doing well and has no regrets.

Molly did not consider not taking him back because her feelings were still the same as they were in New Zealand. She wants people to know they’re real people (they are?) with real lives.

Molly and Jason are happy now. She’s forgiven him for dumping her the first time. They are able to see each other about every other weekend, and she does plan to move to Seattle.

Now that this latest trainwreck of a season is over, it’s time for a new season. The Bachelorette 5 will be Jillian. I was hoping for Melissa after what happened to her, but Jillian should be good fun and was my pick after a couple weeks ago. She just hopes she makes the right choice the first time, and she doesn’t want her dad to see any more hot tub scenes.

Now that we know who The Bachelor 13 winner is, it’s time to find out what happened after the final rose.

Chris opens the show in an eerie fashion. Out of respect for the parties involved, they will have an intimate gathering for the final show of the season.

Since this all ended, Jason has decided Melissa’s not right for him, and that the chemistry is just not the same. Fastest break up ever.

It doesn’t end there, though. Jason can’t stop thinking about Molly.

Jason is now ready to break up with Melissa. He feels like things are different, and she is not the right person to spend the rest of his life with. She doesn’t believe him and thought things were perfect. Instead of talking to her, he’s just calling it quits the second he starts having doubts. She wants him to be honest about what changed. He doesn’t have an answer what’s changed, except that he does still have feelings for Molly. She still doesn’t get it. I don’t get it either, but this is a reality TV show, so perhaps it should be expected. She wishes he would have just let her go that last day instead of stringing her along for a few months and then changing his mind. She hands back the ring.

Jason hates himself for what he’s doing to Melissa. She hates him, too. Nonetheless, he’s sure that’s the decision he’s going to make. She wants him out of her life and to just leave her alone. Is he now a bigger dirtbag than Brad Womack ever was? She says that she’s not angry, just hurt, but there’s someone else out there for her. She will just accept this as a learning experience and try to figure it out one day.

Now, Jason hopes that Molly will forgive him for breaking her heart, and all he’s hoping for is a chance, as they allegedly have not talked since the final rose.

First, Molly will give her side of the story. The week after he dumped her was the worst week of her life. There are still feelings there, and she will never deny that she feels he’s incredible. She’s still in love with him and hoping for closure. Every night, she wonders whether he’s changed his mind. She’s sounding like she’ll jump at the chance to get back with him.

Jason returns to continue his earlier discussion. Molly’s biggest question is when he knew he was not going to choose her. It’s unclear from his answer when he decided. With that said, maybe it’s time to break the news that he dumped Melissa. He wants to go out for coffee with Molly. Her response: what about Melissa? After some more explanation from Jason, Molly is still speechless.

Molly is confused, but she still has feelings for him. She’s willing to see where things go, and she’s happy this has happened. At least he didn’t propose to her. That would have just been ridiculous.

ABC, please don’t bring this guy back like you keep bringing DeAnna back.

Despite the continued trainwreck of relationships on this show, it continues to get more popular, and we can expect it back for The Bachelor 14. We can also probably expect either Melissa or Jillian back as The Bachelorette.

This season isn’t over yet, though. There’s a special episode on tomorrow night.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The Bachelor 13 Episode 11, which airs Tuesday at 10/9c on ABC.

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Jason picked his final two in The Bachelor 13 Episode 7. Now, he must choose between Melissa Rycroft and Molly Malaney, one of whom will be The Bachelor 13 winner. The producers are hyping up the Most. Shocking. Finale. Ever. Then again, they do that every year.

Melissa is up first and will be meeting Ty. She hits it off with him on the golf course. Jason leaves them alone for a while as he goes to bring a lamb down to see them, and they get along pretty naturally while he’s gone. Once play time is over, it’s time to go meet the rest of the family, which based on the previews is overprotective (but not so overprotective that they prevent him from going on a game show to meet a wife twice). She will be meeting his mom, dad, both brothers, and sister-in-law. Melissa is willing to move to Seattle because of who’s there. She knows she’s in love with him. The fact that Jason hasn’t met her parents comes up. Again. Ty comes back later and is looking for Melissa so she can play with him. Jason’s father is impressed by Melissa, and his mother thinks she really loves him.

Molly gets the second home date. Jason was not in love with either of these women before this because he needs to see them with Ty. Yet he took them to the final two. Unlike yesterday, Ty’s uninterested in meeting someone new, but he slowly warms up once they start playing. Now it’s Molly’s turn to meet the family. Like Melissa, Molly is in love with Jason. She’s over the crazy party phase, apparently, and is looking to settle down. Jason thinks that he’s probably more different from Molly than he is from Melissa, though he doesn’t necessarily have doubts about either of them. Just a question of which road suits him best. Molly is not worried about moving either. His family likes both girls and doesn’t appear to be a great deal of help in his decision.

Since it keeps coming up over and over and over again, Melissa decides to try one more time. She calls her mom to tell her what’s going on, hoping that at least she’ll agree to talk to Jason on the phone.

He takes her off on a boat for a three hour tour. The weather starts getting rough, but they’re still having fun. That night, unable to wait to tell him, she lets him know right away that her parents want to talk to him on the phone. She’s still hoping he will tell her he loves her, but she will have to settle for an “I’ve never felt this way either.”

Molly gets the next very rainy date. She just wants to head home and get him to strip down so she can give him a massage, then she cooks dinner for him. Molly wants to stress how she feels because she felt like she may have been the one going home last time instead of Jillian, and she doesn’t want to risk that she hasn’t done everything she can. She’s also created a fairy tale book with little things she’s kept throughout the process. Like Melissa, Molly is only able to get an “I’m falling for you.”

As previously arranged, Jason now has the chance to speak to Melissa’s family on the phone. Very little of the conversation is actually shown, but Jason says that it was a good conversation that was the last piece of the puzzle he needed before making a decision.

DeAnna shows up to visit Jason, but it seems to me she’s just there to see him, rather than trying to win him back. The producers just wanted to give us something to talk about by inviting her back. This is lame. This is like something we would see on Big Brother.

Jason compares his situation to DeAnna’s. She went with the fun guy, rather than the more stable relationship guy. Jason has a choice between Melissa, who is what he was looking for, as compared with Molly, who is a lot of fun.

DeAnna acknowledges she made the wrong decision, and she advises him to really go deeper and lead his heart (whatever that means) before he makes his decision.

Molly is the first to get out of the limo. She has enjoyed the journey and wouldn’t give back a minute of it. Jason tells her he gets lost in her eyes, and she’s amazing in every way possible. He doesn’t know how he could ever let her go. But he has to because he’s in love with somebody else. She doesn’t understand and thinks he’s made a big mistake. After walking her back to the limo, he tells her that everything was real. She doesn’t get why he isn’t being smarter about this since he’s already been hurt twice.

Melissa is up next, and it looks like the early spoilers that suggested the producers spoiled the ending on the first episode were correct. Jason came into this looking for someone exactly like her, and now he’s finally able to tell her he’s in love with her. Then it’s time for his proposal. After she turns around and screams for a bit, she accepts.

Update: this happy ending may not be so happy after all. Check out The Bachelor 13 Episode 10.

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