The show last night was weird. Just weird. The short version goes like this: grown men in diapers, little kids saying (so-called) naughty words and yes, there were snakes in a stinky bathroom. After 13 years I get that the producers have to shake things up, they can't just do the same dates over and over. (Rappelling down a building, anyone?) I've also read that as a rule, the men on The Bachelorette just aren't as dramatic and emotional as the women on The Bachelor, so the dates have to be really over-the-top. Fine. Can't we just go to the zoo?
They're also sticking with the "to be continued" format, with last night being the second episode in a row to end with a dramatic conflict left unresolved and no rose ceremony until next week. I don't love it and there was some fussing on Twitter too, but I understand that it's all part of shaking up the format of a show that's been around for many, many seasons. That's why Nick V is coming back next week too.
And what about Brokeback Bachelor? Are Clint and JJ coming out as gay? Not hardly. That situation didn't get fully explained and the drama at the end of the show involves Clint. He was one of Chris Harrison's "five men to watch" before the season started:
“There’s a fine line between cocky and confident and Clint walks that line constantly," says Harrison. "He could easily be mistaken for arrogant. He’s a big city architect, well educated, with movie star good looks and he knows it. He’s a charmer, but can turn some people off with his attitude. The best thing about him is that on night one he gave Kaitlyn a picture of me riding a triceratops. He’s a talented artist, but why he chose to draw that I have no idea. It was like something someone in prison might draw and send to you. You would be both flattered and frightened.”
Part of the "bromance" is just slick editing but I found myself wondering if JJ and Clint are in on, or pulling, an elaborate prank.
One more thing and this is a serious thought about the state of media and television. During the classroom "sex education" date, several of the words were bleeped out. As many observers and recappers have pointed out, straightforward words that describe parts of human anatomy really aren't dirty or naughty, although there's a case for saying that these words are "private." The irony is that the little kids in the room heard, and said, all the words, even though they were considered too sensitive for the adults who are actually watching the show on television to be exposed to. Come on, Standards and Practices. We're grown-ups. We can handle it.
So, rosebuds, here's hoping next week's show is less naughty/humiliating and more entertaining. I'm also assuming that before long the show will hit the road, although I'm still spoiler-free, so I have no idea where they're going, beyond the clues in the "this season on the Bachelorette" teaser at the end of the first week. Meet me back here next week, same Bach time, same Bach channel.
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