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Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Chris Harrison on 'Bachelor in Paradise' episode 4: AshLee hammock-gate?
Another week in Paradise, another week of enjoying the beautiful beaches, the perfect weather, the great activities that the Yucatan peninsula has to offer, and of course, the ups and downs of love and relationships. We begin this week seeing one of my favorite couples in Bachelor history—Graham and Michelle Money. These two serve as a crisp taco shell to wrap this episode, but we will get to that later. I know that Graham and Michelle may not count as a “couple” since they are not romantically involved (anymore), but they are such great friends that it’s fun to watch their dynamic and undying support of each other. Michelle was the source of much entertainment this week. (What else is new?) You gotta love a girl who will take the hit of not being taken on a date with Robert and then do the hair of the woman who did get asked. As Money says, “(it’s) tough, but I’ll make your braid look awesome.” Yeah, I bet that braid is pulling extra tight on Sarah’s head.
Despite all of that, Robert and Sarah went on their date, and they make for a very sweet couple. Their catamaran ride in Playa Del Carmen has Bachelor romance written all over it. I was certainly expecting a kiss in that environment—a bikini, crystal blue waters, and the much needed lotion application. It will be nice to see how this relationship grows over time.
The first new arrival this week is Cody. Cody’s a great guy with an insanely positive attitude. He’s the type of guy who is so cheerful and nice you could write it off as fake or insincere, but once you get to know him you learn that what you see is what you get. He rolled up into paradise with a clear idea of who he was after: Clare. RED FLAG. Clare is in some sort of “relationship” with Zach. Cody was sweet but persistent and almost talked Clare into accepting the date despite her “feelings” for Zach. In the end, she did not accept, and Cody, in a brilliant and kind move, decided not to make any girl feel like second choice and gave his date card away to his buddy Marcus. (Marcus, of course, took Lacy on a date and they further explored their Mexican paradise love affair.)
I find it interesting that Clare and AshLee are at odds because they are very similar in how they act in their relationships. They both have an aggressive way of attempting to find out how sincere their boyfriends are: by putting them to the test. Just as AshLee forced the situation and an answer from Graham, Clare forces Zach into answering a question she didn’t even answer herself. She never came out and told Zach how she feels and never committed to him. Instead she wanted Zach to commit and tell her not to go on the date with Cody. She wanted Zach to answer for her and got upset when he didn’t answer correctly. It’s a subtle distinction maybe, but you can clearly see how uneasy it made both Graham and Zach feel. In fact, instead of making them step up you can see both men retreating and questioning a relationship they both enjoyed up to that point. I could go much deeper into this because I see it quite a lot in relationships and I find it fascinating. People destroy relationships because they force unnecessary issues instead of letting it grow naturally and organically. Once somebody feels trapped or forced into something it’s only a matter of time before they run.
The next arrival this week was my favorite in Paradise: Kalon from Emily’s season walks into every room with a dark cloud over his head, especially when it’s a room full of Bachelor folks. Kalon mistakenly strolled into Paradise thinking he was going to be given a clean slate. Well, that didn’t happen. He asked Michelle out, which was a bad move because Michelle was good friends with Emily back when the “baggage” incident happened.
This started a new string of firsts: multiple date-asks met with a unanimous response—“no”—and maybe my favorite date ever, the first ever ONE on NONE. Kalon, as only he can, decided he had his date card and damn it he was going to use it, even if it was by himself. And so it went that Kalon gave us one of the more entertaining moments of the season by falling more and more in love with himself in dramatic fashion—in a spectacular underground watering hole, or cenote—in the lush region of Mexico. One thing is for sure, I could sit and watch Kalon for days.
As bad as Kalon’s situation was, at least it was funny. The AshLee hammock-gate, on the other hand, wasn’t funny at all—just remarkably bizarre. Let me see if I can recount this properly: AshLee was on the hammock relaxing with Zach and for some reason didn’t remember she had a microphone on and that we have cameras around on the TV show. Go figure! So AshLee, who apparently talks differently when she’s on or off camera, really let Zach know how crazy she thinks Clare is and how slutty she thinks it was that Clare got busy with Juan Pablo in the ocean. AshLee is the only person who has different on and off camera personalities—quite a strange trait for someone who chose to come to Paradise for the taping of a television show. For some inexplicable reason, AshLee, realizing she was busted, decided to start her own forest fire by running around telling everyone she got caught being candid in a conversation. This little fire led straight to Clare, and not so surprisingly she wasn’t too happy about it. I loved Graham’s realization that he may be in the midst of a s—storm. He and Zach may need to move into a safe house and ride this thing out together. What I found most interesting about the entire situation was when Clare confronted AshLee, AshLee played the dope. Instead of owning up to it or lying about it, she acted like she had no idea what Clare was talking about. Everybody in Mexico knew what happened at this point, why play the fool?
Later on at the rose ceremony, Graham got the full story of what AshLee had done, and let’s just say that it sat as well as a plate of week old enchiladas.
And so, we left this episode with Graham abruptly walking out of the rose ceremony. Did he have a sudden change of heart? Can Graham stomach all of this drama? And lastly, did you notice who went chasing after him to care for him? It wasn’t the woman with whom he is supposedly in a relationship with, it was his good friend and confidant, Michelle Money. Very telling stuff.
Put that in your taco and eat it…
This week we have a special two-night BiP event, so make sure you tune in to see the most dramatic, two-part Paradise event ever. Who leaves in an ambulance? Are Graham and Michelle rekindling their love, or will AshLee help Graham see the light? Can Clare’s raccoon help her navigate through these difficult times? It only gets better from here in beautiful Tulum, Mexico. See you Tuesday night.
More Bachelor in Paradise from EW:
Bachelor in Paradise episode 4 recap: Candid camera
Monday, February 3, 2014
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
No 'Bachelor Pad' this summer
Holly Durst and Michael Stagliano beat out the remaining three couples to win "Bachelor Pad" in 2011.ABC confirmed that "Bachelor Pad" will not return this year"Pad" has been a solid little player for ABC in the summer months"Pad" launched in August of 2010 as an elimination-style game show(EW.com) -- Bummer news from the king of the "Bachelor" franchise today.
Mike Fleiss answered a fan inquiry on Twitter by saying there won't be a fourth edition of "Bachelor Pad," the cheesy fun spinoff of "The Bachelor" this summer.ABC confirmed that "Pad," which has been a solid little player for ABC in the summer months, will not return this year.No word yet on whether we will ever see the "Pad" again.'Very Potter Senior Year' hits YouTube"Pad" launched in August of 2010 as an elimination-style game show that featured contestants from "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette," who competed for a final cash prize.See the original article at EW.com.CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly© 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved./* push in config for this share instance */cnn_shareconfig.push({"id" : "cnn_sharebar2","url" : "http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/18/showbiz/tv/mike-fleiss-bachelor-pad-ew/index.html","title" : "Mike Fleiss says no \'Bachelor Pad\' this summer"});Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Chris Harrison 'Bachelor Pad' blog
It was really interesting to read the reactions to last week’s elimination. Many of you respected what Erica did, and many of you were in Michael’s camp. One of the things I love about this show is the different emotions and opinions it brings out in our fans. One thing is for sure, and that is Rachel is not happy that Michael is gone, especially now as the contestants are partnered up all the way to the very end. The good news for Rachel is that her new partner Nick (I had no idea he was on this season, but apparently he has been living in the house for weeks) is a good business partner that now wants to do the same thing she does: Survive. And in an exciting twist, we not only got to see Nick, but he said these three inspirational words: “Let’s do this.”
The challenge this week was one of my favorites, the first annual Bachelor Pad Spelling Bee. I was a bit disappointed you didn’t get to see and hear the best part of the spelling bee, the three judges. Our producers had very cleverly come up with amazingly entertaining definitions and sentences for each of the words. The kids read these to the contestants before they spelled each word, but that was edited out due to time constraints. So in the end you never really got to hear much from the kids from Hogwarts. I have to say I was pretty shocked at how the spelling bee played out. I thought Kalon and Lindzi would be really good, but in fact they sucked. It came down to the final two teams, and that sudden death spell-off actually took a while. I thought at one point we were going to run out of Bachelor words. But in the end, surprisingly, Chris and Sarah won the competition. As soon as they won, you could’ve heard a pin drop in that auditorium. The only thing you could hear, actually, was Blakeley starting to cry, as she desperately wanted Chris out of the house.
Chris and Sarah were whisked away to a romantic one on one date in wine country. Meanwhile, the plotting began back at the house. I actually learned something this week as I watched a few of the girls pinky-swear on their alliance. First of all, people apparently still pinky-swear and, second it’s not official unless you then kiss the entwined pinkies. Ed and Jaclyn also got a date this week for finishing second in the competition. This was perfect, as we got to hear Ed explain to Jaclyn that it’s been a real blast sleeping with you but, “I’m kinda, maybe into somebody else back home.” He went on to explain that this is Bachelor Pad and we should continue to sleep together and have fun in this manner, and I would appreciate at the end of this if you could just forget it all and we could go our separate ways. For some reason Jaclyn, being a human being, didn’t exactly love this. I have to say I was pretty impressed with how she stuck up for herself and spoke her mind. The big story on this date beyond watching Ed verbally drown was the fact that they got to give roses out and save a couple upon their return. In a major strategic move, Ed and Jaclyn gave the roses to Blakeley and Tony.
At the cocktail party prior to the elimination, the plotting and scheming was at an all-time high. Everybody was jockeying for position and survival. Rachel, who is now partners with Nick, really had to rebound and show people they were a team that could be trusted. Much to Rachel’s horror, Nick went off the rails a bit and almost sunk their chances of survival. Rachel later explained to Nick that this is why we don’t ever let him talk on Bachelor Pad. (Okay, I’m pretty sure she didn’t, but in my mind that’s what happened.) Despite Nick’s best effort to self-destruct, the group voted out lovebirds Kalon and Lindzi. Their exit really said it all. Somehow these two polar opposites have come together and they found love. I personally think it’s great. Oddly enough, they really seem to bring out the best in each other and I wish the two of them well and look forward to getting an update on their relationship at the finale. As far as the game goes, Kalon and Lindzi played it pretty smart, just floating along and not really joining any particular alliance. But in the end that lack of loyalty cost them. Coming up next week is the final challenge leading up to the final episode of Bachelor Pad. The twists and turns aren’t over yet, and the battle between Chris and Blakeley isn’t either. As usual you can always find me on Twitter and Instagram @chrisbharrison. And remember to check out our cast blogs at www.thebachelor.tv.
More Bachelor Pad from EW:
Bachelor Pad episode 6 recap: Words Without Friends
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
'Bachelor Pad': Popsicle? Banana?
Oh, what could have been, rose lovers. Before she was unceremoniously shown the door in this week’s episode, Erica Rose made a tragic embarrassing not at all staged valiant effort to elevate her relationship with Nick from “forced to be partners” to “forced to be partners so why don’t we start hooking up too?” As this deleted scene from Monday’s episode reveals, no phallic object was spared in Erica Rose’s efforts to lure Nick to the dark side. Here’s hoping that representatives for People for the Ethical Treatment of Produce and Popsicles (a.k.a. PETo’PAP) don’t click through to watch the clip, because they will not be happy. Nor will you, folks. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t watch.
I warned you, didn’t I? Godspeed, Erica Rose.
More ‘Bachelor Pad’
‘Bachelor Pad’ recap: Say Goodbye to Your Little Friend
Chris Harrison’s ‘Bachelor Pad’ blog
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