
Two Roses were handed out last night on The Bachelor. And the hands that gratefully accepted Bachelor Jason's last two roses on Monday night's show?
The first to receive a rose and escape the misery of suspense was
Melissa , of course. Now really, can we just momentarily pause from our recap here to ask for a show of hands--who does
NOT think Melissa will be the " last one standing" at the
Final Rose Ceremony in two weeks?? Yep. No hands. What we suspected. Jason has it kind of bad for the 25 year old "
bubbly-semi-dependent cute- giggly -cheerleader- swooning-daughter of camera-shy parents" Melissa. Don't you agree?
Moving on. There was another rose that needed (per show rules don't you know?!) that had to be handed out. Now if you follow the message boards and rumors that buzz the Internet waves regarding The Bachelor, you no doubt know that
Jill was favored over Molly. By a good margin. So to many viewers last night, apparently the rejection of Jill in favor of
Molly came as a 'shock.' Not so much to us here at DG--the connection never seemed that strong in our collective eyes. Maybe glassses would have helped.
Now--in all fairness, it must be noted that glasses WERE NOT NEEDED for the steamy, can we say, "Very Adultish" filming of the
hot tub scene between Jason and Jill last night? Wow. we wonder how the family of Jill felt as they watched their daughter "enjoy" her fantasy date with the irresistible (apparently) Jason? And we wonder how many cold showers were taken after that steamy scene was shown??
But the make out session (complete with grabbing, groping and grasping) did not change Jason's heart (personally, that session alone should have brought a proposal...??), and the broken-hearted Jill went home.
Now....we must address the tantalizing preview host Chris Harrison handed out to viewers with a very somber face. We were shown clips from the
Final Rose Ceremony episode. We saw clips of Jason and the two "Wannabe Mrs. Jasons" playing with Ty (who did not look too thrilled to meet Daddy's friends, btw), and meeting Jason's family. Fine.
We watched the
suspicious clips that ABC is hoping will set Internet boards on fire-- of DeAnna showing up. The burning question that is supposed to burden our brains for the next two weeks is of course,
WHY does DeAnna show up?? We are shown an apparently emotion-filled Jason run to a balcony crying and it is obvious that viewers are supposed to conclude that DeAnna has caused this bachelor breakdown. Ok. Except that Jason is wearing different clothes when he is shown breaking down than he is when he meets with DeAnna. Uhuh.
Now, please note that this is just DG's opinion, as we do not have ant factual knowledge of what will happen, but our guess is that the DeAnna arrival is simply a ploy--she will only counsel the stressed out Jason before he presents his final rose. What is he stressed out about, you ask? Again, our speculation, but DG believes the poor guy desperately wants to propose to Melissa, but having not met her parents, is beside himself with angst. Just our thoughts here.
The emotional breakdown at the balcony rail? We surmise (aren't we smart?) that Jason has just told Molly "goodbye and good luck"-- before the actual Final Rose Ceremony itself. He has realized he needs to meet, somehow, Melissa's heretofore camera-shy parents before he can propose. Like we said--pure guessing here.
But the
twist on the mysterious tidbits Chris tossed out last night was the brief statement Chris made at the very end of all the clips. He commends Jason for doing SOMETHING that was hard and courageous, and warns viewers that some of the taping of that show was
so emotional and difficult, they kept the taping of that part of the show private. What the Heck???Yes--that should keep the buzz alive and well the next two weeks! DG can share some of the
rumors now swirling about the Internet. And we are sure there will be more rumors to come. Keep in mind, these
are Rumors only, and fan speculations and guesses.
1. The private taping will refer to Jason meeting Melissa's parents who will still refuse to appear on camera.
2. Jason will let down both Melissa and Molly and will propose to Jill after all.
3. Jason will take DeAnna back (naw...for the record, DG says thumbs down to this guess)
4. Fairly strong rumor says that Jason does propose to Melissa, who does accept, but later will break Jason's heart and the engagement, and viewers will learn of this in the show.
5. Now, somewhat crazy rumor, but you just never know..... Jason will learn that one of the ladies (Molly??) is pregnant! And will do the right thing and marry her. Hmm.
So in conclusion, we will leave Bachelor Rumor-ville with these words from Mike Fleiss, creator and producer of “The Bachelor,” who promises that the
Bachelor finale will leave fans hyperventilating:
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It’s insane, honestly,” he said. “It’s Chayefsky-esque,” he added, referring to the screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky. “The last hour is pure ‘Network.’ ”Ok--that is it for now. Long post and much speculation. But DG would love to hear your thoughts, and any rumors you may have heard? Yes, we are addicted, sadly, to
The Bachelor. So please share and let's gossip some more !
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