Arie Luyendyk Jr Холостяк #22

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

barish

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

barish

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

barish

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

barish

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

barish

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

barish

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

barish

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

barish

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

barish

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

barish

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

barish

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

barish

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

barish

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

barish

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

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from Sharleen's blog
Episode 2

“The girls didn’t lie when they said he had pillow lips."

—Becca K, after her kiss with Arie. This show is so weird.

Episode 2 kicks off with one of Chris Harrison's ever-so-rousing pep talks...

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BECCA K'S 1-ON-1

Becca K gets the coveted first 1-on-1 date. The more I see of Becca K the more I like her. She's proving relatable and kind of tongue-in-cheek about being there while still remaining sincere. The following commentary made me laugh...

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It seems the girls like her, too. You can tell by their shocked responses to her saying she was nervous to return to the mansion with all her free swag...

Believe me, if she were a braggart or annoying in any way, the above would come off braggarty and annoying. Period.

Note how Becca K is required to go back to the mansion with all her stuff, presumably so the girls can be jealous. Normally on a 1-on-1, the contestant's away for the whole day and would get ready for "dinner" with a producer at some other location, like in a hotel room somewhere. It would've been easy to send her stuff back with a handler, or to have her return with it after her date, late at night when most of the women are asleep. They literally made her do the above JUST for the jealousy factor.

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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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KRYSTAL'S 1-ON-1
In a shocking twist of Episode 2 events, Krystal gets a 1-on-1 as opposed to the tradition of there being two Group Dates. Arie takes her to Scottsdale to show her a slice of his current and past lives. I loved when, while watching his wonderfully embarrassing childhood home videos, Arie shut it down. Note where he looks, up and off to his right, as he says the following...

Zero percent chance he's not looking at a producer when he says that. Yay, 4th wall!

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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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Back at the mansion, the girls are casually drinking wine (aka assembled in Girl Chat* formation) when there's a knock at the door. Bibiana is this season's Jojo, calling out that knock for being as nerve-wracking as it is...

It might be hard to understand if you haven't been there, but there's something really heart-stopping about that knock. First of all, it's a really firm, loud, menacing knock (this doesn't really translate on TV). Also, when you're assembled together, you usually don't know why. You know something's about to happen, but that something could be anything from a knock on the door, to Chris Harrison showing up out of the blue, to a housemate making some announcement, to Arie strolling in. So it's more the on-edge anticipation of the unknown than the actual knock itself. But let me tell you, it all makes for a downright terrifying knock.

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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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Krystal gets the 1-on-1 date rose, and in case you needed further proof of Pick-ups, note the freshness of her rose versus that of the one she's holding in her ITM (which may well be an entirely different rose)...

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The morning after Krystal's 1-on-1, the girls are once again assembled in Girl Chat formation, this time to ask Krystal about her date. I laughed so hard at Brittany's decidedly NOT ambiguous aggravation with Krystal's non-answers to the girls' questions...

Look, I get why a contestant on this show might want to not kiss and tell EVERYTHING that happened on their date. (My chosen quote of the week illustrates the weirdness of it.) However, make no mistake, the women have been assembled TO ask Krystal about her date. They didn't just happen to be sitting in that U-shape arrangement, casually asking Krystal about it as she happened to sit down. They have essentially been assigned with the task of asking Krystal about her date, so you can see how it would be annoying to be made to do that and not get any real response. And I do think there's a difference between keeping some key details to yourself and just being obviously secretive with the people you're living with and spending all your time with.

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GROUP DATE
15 women are chosen for what has to be the coolest Bachelor date activity of all time. I mentioned this on The Morning After, but I am SO JEALOUS of this date!!! We got to do undeniably cool stuff on my season but I dare say a demolition derby takes the cake. I think what wows me so much about it is the once-in-a-lifetime factor, completely organized and executed for them. I actually googled how to take part in a demolition derby and it doesn't appear to be the kind of activity that just falls in your lap (my favorite step: "Find a car").
Tia continues to be a potty-mouthed delight...

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In the evening, Chelsea attempts to explain away criticism of her aggression in taking time with Arie. (Although I have to say, after seeing Krystal act out at the Rose Ceremony, Chelsea's transgressions thus far seem like child's play.)
Marikh (rightfully, in my opinion) mentions that Chelsea being a mother doesn't mean that her time there is more valuable than anyone else's, but there was clearly WAY more to this conversation than what was shown. Note the many seating arrangements surrounding Marikh, during this supposedly short exchange...

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