Американский Холостяк #21 Nick Viall

barish

In addition to being super cool (yes, I fall into the vast age bracket where I, too, would fangirl over dancing with the Backstreet Boys) this date was entertaining thanks to Corinne and—in contrast to her behavior last week—her discomfort...

Something about the dance moves at this moment crack me up.

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barish

I'm not super sympathetic because I've been there, have participated in activities that were way outside my comfort zone, and you know what? You be a good sport and just freaking do it.*
And what Group Date would be complete with another seriously awkward "prize"?

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barish

I have to admit Corinne sleeping during this Cocktail Party made me laugh. There were SO many times I wanted to go pass out during those "parties"—because as Dominique said, it's a lot more waiting than dating—but it's just not done. While part of me wonders if Corinne was raised by wolves :rolf: , the other part of me admires her audacity.

Kudos to Danielle L for a generally great showing on this date. She was the star here but never once seemed arrogant. Of course, Corinne, despite saying she "knew" she wasn't going to get this Group Date rose, couldn't resist a cheap jab at its recipient...*


Pretty rich considering what Corinne insists on leading with.

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

VANESSA'S 1-ON-1
If you read my Flare recap you know I'm a huge Vanessa fan so I'm going to warn you right now that if you don't like her and Nick together, you should probably skip to the next date. I went a bit .GIF-happy with these two, starting with the sweet Direct-Look-Into-Camera™ Nick gave when the Zero G plane was revving to take off...

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

Vanessa is probably the most adorable "I think I'm going to be sick" person the world has ever seen...

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

... and I don't think I've ever been so happy to watch someone vomit on TV before. Just LOOK at the way Nick looks at her while she pukes! And don't miss her hilarious face right after...

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

I think (hope?) I've been alright at not being too biased, but this moment was, as Nick's friend, extremely touching to me...

Love or hate Nick, you can't deny that he's willing to be vulnerable, and watching real people be (or become) vulnerable is one of the key reasons I think we all watch this show.

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

SECOND GROUP DATE
Jacuzzi must've deemed their money well spent last season*(also Episode 3!) as they decided to set up shop again, as subtly as ever...

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

I thought this date was VERY funny, especially the slo-mo race between Rachel, Alexis, and Astrid. I laughed out loud at Nick's toast to Astrid...

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

Most of this date revolved around Dominique's increasing insecurity. Heading into the Cocktail Party she said in an ITM that she needed to steal him first, but before she could speak up, he asked Astrid to chat. Or did he? Note their initial formation, with Astrid to the far left...

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

... and now pay attention to where Astrid stands up from...

It's very possible Nick didn't even ask Astrid to chat first ("Astrid" did sound out of place in the sentence but it wasn't black and white enough to include here), but I suppose it doesn't matter. Her being shown as picked to chat first after winning the earlier 1-on-1 time served its purpose of fanning Dominique's frustration flames.*As for Dominique, I think it's great she got out when she did. This setting can really chip away at a person's self esteem and staying wouldn't have done her any favors. I won't rehash my thoughts on her departure as I discussed that over at Flare.

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

Oh, and this was literally the ONLY THING we saw Jaimi say this episode, in case you'd forgotten that Jaimi's ex had a vagina...

Don't you just love being shown the contestants' personalities and many dimensions?

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

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YE OLDE COCKTAIL PARTY TURNED POOL PARTY
Chris Harrison materializes to inform the women that (unlike any Episode 3 before) "Nick has decided" to throw a pool party in lieu of the Cocktail Party. And in keeping with this show's pool party tradition, the day consists of the ladies waiting around the same house they spend every day waiting around in, while Corinne invents new ways to straddle Nick in a bouncy castle you know she and she alone magically procured...

Taylor is this season's voice of reason.
Oh, also note that the bouncy castle is in the front of the house while the Bachelor mansion's balconies are only on the back side (facing the pool).*If*there is a balcony facing the front, it's in one of the off-limits-to-contestants areas. In short, that shot of the girls watching from above wasn't from this moment.
Vanessa interrogates Nick about his (very) questionable behavior with Corinne and does it in a way that feels like only she has the power to do, but sadly we're (annoyingly) left with another cliffhanger.*Ugh!

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

Не, не с этим, у них свидания бывают по 12 часов и иногда физически просто сложно выдержать, об этом и Шарлин говорила и другие. А ЦР вообще бывают до 4-х утра. Она не привыкла себе ни в чем отказывать, спит во время свидания, пока Ник общается с другими, раз роза есть, так в плаще и пошла спать, она была расстроена тогда, помните? Посмотрим что она будет делать на следующей Цр без розы, придется не спать!
И ей придется все больше и больше замечать, что ему нравятся другие девушки, ей будет сложно! Не знаю когда у них будет ИС и будет ли, посмотрим, а пока ИС будет, действительно, у Даниелы, так что она пока будет ходить по ГС.

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

“Episode 2104” – Level-headed Vanessa turns fierce as she confronts Nick about his behavior and intentions when it comes to Corinne.
Two unsuspecting women are sent home that night at the rose ceremony.
The remaining bachelorettes are headed to Nick’s hometown of Waukesha, Wisconsin, to get a close-up look at where he grew up.
One hopeful bachelorette takes a stroll down memory lane with Nick, and they unexpectedly run into someone from his past.

A romantic dinner leads to a surprise concert by new country star Chris Lane.
Thirteen women get to test their skills as ranch hands for a down-home date on a local farm, but not all the ladies feel at home.
The final one-on-one date goes to a lovely small-town bachelorette. Their day of family fun culminates with an intimate dinner and the usually shy woman reveals a fiery side Nick has not seen before.
After weeks of tension, some of the bachelorettes have it out at the cocktail party– insults fly! Do they want to win Nick’s heart or just win?

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

Чтобы он говорил про мотивировать и подталкивать не помню и это противоречит моему пониманию Ника. Он говорил, что хочет быть challenged. Что я понимаю как то, что он хочет партнерские отношения с женщиной, в которых она не подчиняется ему и не подстраивается под него, а занимает свою позицию и отстаивает ее, не соглашаясь с ним в том, в чем она с ним не согласна. Другими словами, she doesn't buy his shit, что ценно в отношениях, в которых люди хотят развиваться.

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Originally posted by Cheerio@Янв 19 2017, 18:10 ...думаю идеал мужчины - более целеустремлённый, чем Ник...

в чем?
<!--QuoteBegin-Cheerio@Янв 19 2017, 18:10
Так что в этом плане они оба неидеальны. [/quote]Ну, идеальных людей вообще не бывает. Но мне кажется, что ему и нужна именно такая женщина и они друг другу подходят. Не знаю какой характер у его мамы и их отношения, но люди, зачастую, повторяют в своих отношениях отношения с родителями.

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

Максимилиан

Почему это не бывает? А Catherine Giudici и Sharleen Joynt?

barish

Nick gives 13 bachelorettes an opportunity to show him their resilient side as they play farm hands for the day. Some women are totally comfortable with the farm chores and work hard to impress Nick, but one lady finds the whole experience distasteful.
Corinne can't handle the s**t-uation on the group date (да, еще вот такие свидания будут, когда Коринн будет совсем не в своей тарелке интересно будет посмотреть!):

Trash talking and tension fill the air at the after party, but that doesn’t stop Nick from giving out the rose to one sweet woman.

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)

barish

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“The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that something was wrong with me.” (c)