So I think the biggest question I have is…who HASN'T read spoilers?? Anyone? Anyone? Luckily with everything and anything counting on Women Tell All and the Finale, there is still a shot for anyone to win at this point. We have hometown dates and fantasy suites this week and I have my fingers crossed someone gets the "i love you" 30 points in one or both of these episodes…we've waited long enough! Of course you love JP by now, Ladies!
Eric is teamless and everyone else is down to 1 player with the exception of Ryan. (But let's be honest, Renee's hardly worth having. I can say that because she's on my team and is good for nothin'.)
SAEZ: 600
SMITH:515
ADAMCZYK: 485
HOWARD: 450
Nikki: falling x2 (10), parenting (5), 4 bleeps (20) - Derek/Megan
Sharleen: kiss in vehicle x2 (20), parenting (5), crying x5 (50), Leaving outside of the rose ceremony (20) - Eric/Kelly
Clare: crying (10) bleeps x8 (40) - Ryan/Katie
Renee: crying (10) - Ryan/Christa
Andi: crying (10) - Jon/Kelly
Chelsie: crying x7 (70) Jon/Christa
Current ranking:
1. Ryan (330 pts)
2. Derek (265 pts)
3. Eric (250 pts)
4. Jon (185 pts)
1. Kelly (350 pts)
2. Katie (265 pts)
3. Christa (220 pts)
4. Megan (185 pts)
Boo hoo, the Howards had an OFF week with Jon coming in with -5 and Katie 5. Everyone else was neck and neck putting the Smiths in the lead……….for now. Megan, Katie, Derek and Eric are all down to ONE person a piece.
SMITH:420
SAEZ: 400
ADAMCZYK: 370
HOWARD: 320
[insert recap here….oops, I waited too long and don't remember anything other than Andi's one-piece swimsuit]
Luckily, if you need a refresher, there are about 8 million bloggers that recap it every week. I haven't read this, but it's the first that popped up in google so it MUST be good.
Scoring breakdown
Nikki: Kiss in moving vehicle (10) Team Derek/Team Megan
Cassandra: fairytale (5), parenting (5), Crying (30), leaving outside of a rose ceremony (20) Team Derek/Team Christa
Sharleen: bleep (5), crying (50) Team Eric/Team Kelly
Clare: parenting (5) Team Ryan/Team Katie
Renee: parenting (5), crying (10) Team Ryan/Team Christa
Andi: parenting (5) Team Jon/Team Kelly
Chelsie: past relationship (-10) Team Jon/Team Christa
Kat: fairytale (5), fall (5), parenting (5), crying (40) Team Ryan/Team Megan
Current ranking:
1. Ryan (270 pts)
2. Derek (230 pts)
3. Eric (155 pts)
4. Jon (105 pts)
1. Kelly (245 pts)
2. Katie (215 pts)
3. Megan (150 pts)
4. Christa (140 pts)
The BIG winners this week were….Katie (105 points) and Ryan (95 points) who both DOUBLED THEIR POINTS and took over the leads. Katie/Jon are the current power couple with their scores totaled together. Interestingly enough, our current couple rank is in age order.. :( Eric's got all his eggs in one basket now (Sharleen) and although I have 3 baskets, I have had zero eggs to put in them for two weeks in a row.
This week the journey to find love led us to Vietnam. The producers definitely cranked it up a notch (or 10) from the last few weeks because wow wow WOW WOW. Lots of action. ;)
The first juan-on-one is with Renee, the single mom who is desperate for a kiss. Instead, she gets…..a souvenir hat for Ben.
Technically she got no kiss except for a peck on the cheek so technically she should have received -20 points BUT we counted the kiss on the cheek for Kat's date so followed suit with this one. She did however reference her ex which resulted in -10 anyway. Way to go Renee!
The group date included all except Nee-key da nurse, much to Andi's dismay who wanted a one-on-one "everyday and twice on sunday!" or something like that. They started out paddle boating in little bamboo cups, two by two. Clare didn't have any friends so she had to go with JP who kissed her behind some weeds - didn't he listen to Sean's #1 piece of advice?! No kissing in front of other ladies?!
Back on land, they start working in this guy's garden (who provided hats and baskets) and picked vegetables. Cassandra thinks America should have something like this! (a farm!?) Andi confronts JP about making her go on another group date. JP tells her to trust him which seemed to shut her up.
The nighttime part of the dinner was basically the Clare show. She got the first one-on-one time and the rose. A few other ladies got sloppy seconds, thirds and….fourths? I lost count.
Clare tried to continue the spark post-date with sneaking to JP's suite to invite him to swim in a warm water ocean. Juan Pablo says “the waves were wild and we got a little wild, too.” Clare wanted a special moment, so she let go of all her fears (and dignity) and “went for it” and it was "pure bliss." Based on this commentary, we can't be positive how wild things got, but if Camila becomes a big sis in 2014 our assumptions will be confirmed.
The one-on-one with Nikki was hell on earth and she got bleeped a few times. JP seemed uninterested in her and the date. The nighttime portion felt more like she was in a job interview...yet she still managed to get the rose and a few besos.
At the cocktail party, Clare gives a toast to finding love, being loved and making love. lol.
Renee finally gets her kiss but only because she was talking too much and said Ben would understand. "He's 8, he gets it. He knows why I'm here."
JP has regrets about what he and Clare did because it wasn't fair to the other girls and disrespected camila (again…is she watching?). He tells Clare this and she gets angry/embarrassed/has allergic reactions.
JP sends the three girls he hasn't kissed home: Alli, Kelly, and Danielle. Alli and Kelly both gave us some cries, but we saw zero.emotion.from.robot.danielle.
Scoring breakdown:
Nikki: 4 bleeps (20), 3 fallings (15), 1 parenting (5), and 1 mention of an ex (-10). Team Derek and Team Megan
Kelly: Cry (10) Team Derek and Team Megan
Sharleen: 4 Cries (40..VERY upset about Kelly leaving apparently) Team Eric and Team Kelly
Clare: Kissing in vehicle (10), Fall (5), 6 Cries (60) Team Ryan and Team Katie
Renee: Mentioned ex (-10) Team Ryan and Team Christa
Alli: 3 Cries (30) Team Ryan and Team Katie
Andi: Journey (5), Bleep (5) Team Jon and Team Kelly
Chelsie: Cry (10) Team Jon and Team Christa
Current ranking:
1. Ryan (185 pts)
2. Derek (160 pts)
3. Jon (110 pts)
4. Eric (100 pts)
1. Katie (210 pts)
2. Kelly (185 pts)
3. Megan (85 pts)
4. Christa (75 pts)
(oops, a little delayed. sorry.)
There were no BIG winners this week….but if we are going by points (which duh, we are) Katie scored 45 and Eric scored 40. The loser of the week is yours truly…no points. :(
The ladies pretended to be excited for south korea screaming something about "I don't even have a kimono!" The clue on the group date card said Pop! so naturally they guessed the date had something to do with gum or popcorn..
The date actually had them as back-up dancers for k-pop group 2ne1 at a mall. The focus was on Negative Nikki and how bad of a dancer she is and Konceited Kat (see what I did there?) and how good of a dancer she thinks she is. (Anyone else notice/care how little time was spent on Cassandra the NBA dancer's dancing?) Nikki wanted to crap her pants and perform for the south korean school of the blind. She also said she doesn't have sisters so she's not used to sharing….ok. During the 'performance' everyone just jumped around while Kat seizured.
Sharleen got the one-on-one date and she sang for JP, told him that he is not bland and somewhat told JP she's not ready for/wanting kids….kind of. I think we are all fairly confident in saying a. she's never seen the show b. she shouldn't be on the show and c. I'm really glad she's on the show. There was some more awkward kissing after she sang…kissing=lip biting. (remind me to cover my eyes during any future JP/Sharleen kisses please!) but bottom [lip] line is she avoided the -20 deduction for this kiss. She also told us post-date that "there is a shot we could fall in love."
The other group date was full of excitement too….. karaoke in a tiny conference room (no english words so they all just jumped around), korean street food, paddle boats and Dr. Fish Zone. Clare cried when she was peer pressured (complete with a slow chant initiated by JP) into eating octopus. The night portion of the date had JP refusing to kiss THREE of the girls! Renee, Andi and Lauren. Something about being a bad role model to camila….is she watching this show? You're right, anything over 6 is too much kissing. Clare then told him that she threw up in her mouth but swallowed it….so then JP talked about how sexy her mouth is and kissed her. Nikki told JP she's good at changing diapers - she knows Camila is 4 right?
Here's what we learned during the rose ceremony: Nikki and Clare hate each other. Nikki hates Kat. Kelly and Andi made fun of Clare so probably hate her. Danielle had her first speaking moment of the season (week 4!!!!) and Elise & Lauren S. were sent a-packing.
For your reference, here's the scoring that happened….
Nikki: Mom(5) , falling for JP (5) - Team Derek & Team Megan
Sharleen: Discussing readiness for kids (5), could fall for JP (5) - Team Eric & Team Kelly
Elise: Mom(5), Mom (5), Cry (10), Cry (10) - Team Eric & Team Katie
Clare: Cry (10) Fall (5) - Team Ryan & Team Katie
Kat: Cry (10) - Team Ryan & Team Megan
Andi: Journey (5), Bleep (5) - Team Jon & Team Kelly
Current ranking:
1. Derek (120 pts)
2. Jon (90 pts)
2. Ryan (90 pts)
4. Eric (60 pts)
1. Kelly (135 pts)
2. Katie (105 pts)
3. Christa (75 pts)
4. Megan (45 pts)
