Bachelor Blog Week 3: A Bachelor’s Dozen

This week Matt had his pick of the remaining 12 women with one group date and two one-on-one dates.

First One-on-One Date:

Holly got the first date alone with him. They went to a special screening of Made of Honor with Patrick Dempsey. Which movie, you say? Oh, that would be Made of Honor with Patrick Dempsey. (This date was all about the blatant movie promotion.)

Matt and Holly walked the red carpet where they were photographed by staged paparazzi, but inside, the couple had the theater to themselves. They cuddled and giggled and Holly cried. (I can make fun because we all know I’ll be seeing this chick flick. That’s not a movie promotion, just a sad fact, my friend.)

 

After the movie, Matt and Holly went to a hotel down the street for more alone. Everything seemed to be going great until Matt dropped a bombshell on Holly. He was worried they might not have enough “electricity.”

“We’re so comfortable, it’s almost too comfortable in a way,” Matt told her.

 

OUCH.

 

But some kissing in the hot tub must have ignited a spark because Holly got her rose.

Group Date:

Amanda, Chelsea, Erin, Noelle, Robin, Marshana, Kristine, Kelly, Ashlee and Amy went on the group date with Matt. The activity? Rugby.

 

“My mission today is not to die,” said Noelle. And she had every right to be afraid. Some of the girls were really into it.

 

Chelsea for example. Luckily for Noelle, Chelsea targeted Ashlee after discovering that she was wearing fake eyelashes to the rugby match. During one play, Chelsea lowered her shoulder and plowed right into her.

 

Ashlee: “Chelsea, man. She’s like a big old dude. She just knocked me over.”

 

But actually in the end, it was Marshana who was injured. After getting elbowed and suffering a bloody lip, she ran away and assumed the fetal position crying, “I’m bleeding, I need help, I need help.”

 

After the roughhousing, they all went back to Matt’s bachelor pad for a pool party and massages. “That was so thoughtful, it makes me like Matt even more,” gushed Marshana.

 

Those kinds of comments always crack me up. The women always think the Bachelor plans the dates and buys the presents. Seriously? Come on! It’s a television show with writers and producers.

 

During the party, Kelly and Robin each got some alone time. Kelly gave him a massage. Robin made out with him in the hot tub. Robin got the rose on the group date. (Are you sensing a pattern?)

 

The news of Robin’s rose sets off a series of catty responses from the other women.

The best was from Kelly: “Robin? I don’t think I would ever in a million years – if I was a dude – want to date her. Never.”

Second One-on-One Date:

Shayne, the actress, (and daughter of Lorenzo Lamas) got the other one-on-one date despite her dramatic meltdown last week.

 

Shayne prepped for the date by getting a spray-on-tan courtesy of Holly who apparently owns her very own sprayer.

 

Shayne showed us her sensitive side again tonight: “I’m not the type that wears my heart on my sleeve, so if you want to get to know me; you’re obviously going to have to get to know me.” Obviously.

 

On the date, Matt expressed some concern that Shayne might be too young and materialistic for him. But his fears were calmed as they talked it out.

 

Matt: “Would you consider yourself high maintenance?”

Shayne: “(pause … stutter …) um .. I would say I am, because … I am … My top five are cars, shoes, handbags, sunglasses and watches. If you have all those five it doesn’t matter what you have on your body.”

 

And while Matt thinks Shayne is the “ultimate L.A. sex kitten”, he lets us know that he doesn’t think she’s just a beautiful, 22-year old actress. He thinks there’s a lot more to her.

 

Matt: “One moment I think she’s one sandwich short of a picnic. The next moment, I think she’s the best thing since sliced bread.”

 

I’m betting the sliced bread moment happened as they were making out by the fire. Shayne got her rose to which she replied:

 

“I had forgotten about the rose until I sall it, and when I sall it, my stomach dropped.”

 

In the end, there were nine women left standing. Kristine, Amy and Erin S (the 33-year old hot dog vendor) were not given roses at the rose ceremony.

 

 

Next week – drama! And the theme appears to be “Everybody Hates Robin.”

 

 

 

To read Julie’s other Bachelor Blogs: Week 1, Week 2

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