The Bachelor - Winning!

Last week I got too formulaic with things breaking down scene by scene what was going on and I realized something, that's pointless, if you're reading this you watched the show so you don't need me to rehash what happened. So this week I'm going to mix it up and just hit on the big stuff and then breakdown the ladies on who I think is going to win and why.

So some quick highlights.

Park City Utah as I think it was Kacie said, "It's the perfect place to fall in love." I have now decided that this is a running joke with the Bachelor. Last season every place that Ashley led the dating death march was the "perfect place to fall in love" at the time I was sickened by their tripe, but now I get it, it's a joke that the writers are throwing in there for people like me to bitch about. Writers? I thought this was a reality show...

Speaking of the writers let's all give a golf clap for Courtney being the only lady to catch a fish. Now I'm not sure how many of you have ever gone fishing, but I'll assume that the most of you have at one point or another. And since you have been fishing you probably remember a bucket of caught fish flopping around trying to get out of the bucket. Flash back to last night where Courtney was standing on the shore holding the a very lifeless fish by the tail. Did that look like a fish that had just been caught? The answer of course is no. There is a proper way to hold a fish, under the gills the reason being so that it can't jump away from you. Plus can you imagine Courtney holding a live fish? My guess is that that to help further the growing conflict within the show they planted the fish just to mix it up. Seriously let's take a group of women that have never been fly fishing before and BAM! one of them catches a fish, and it just happens to be the bitchest one of them all. Whatever you say ABC, but I'm calling bullshit on that one.

Speaking of putting up with some BS, Ben was in no mood to deal with it from Samantha as he sent her packing. Samantha complained to the Bachelor that she was only getting group dates and wasn't getting enough time to spend with Ben. Ben quickly gave her the, "Bitch! I'm the M----R F-----G Bachelor" speech. "You'll get time when I damn well say you get time." You know a pimp has to keep his whoes in line, lest they get mouthy. Now while I can respect Ben being honest with her and saying that it's just not working out between the two of them and that he thinks it's best that she goes home, he pulled out the A-hole card, fame completely inflating his self worth. Just remember Ben without the show, you're a guy that makes wine and really needs a haircut, most of these ladies would never give you the time of day if it weren't for those cameras inflating your ego.

And while I'm talking about inflated egos, let's get back to Courtney and how she is twisting his ego around upon her pinky. For all of those who don't keep up with trivial Hollywood news, Courtney used to date the lawn mower guy on Desperate Housewives, Jessie something... So keep that in mind when our little model is so obviously manipulating Ben. Funny, for as awesome as Ben thinks he is based on his conversation with Samantha, he's in the same position with Courtney, as the spider spins her little web around him. It's pathetic actually watching him fall for every word that she says, reassuring her that he has feelings for her when she asks for reassurance, and then coyly pretending that she might be able to make it through one more day of all of this. Wait, didn't you just send Samantha home for the same reason???

It's pretty obvious to all of us that Courtney is there for all of the wrong reasons, then again, what are the right reasons, you all went on a tv show to meet someone, but really it's all about fame at this point and "Winning!" But since some of the ladies really do believe in the "process" and evidently have never watched a previous episode, one of them feels it's time to warn the Bachelor about the "one girl that is in the house without true intentions." This seasons short straw loser for getting to talk to Ben is Miss Emily, who while is studying to be a disease specialist didn't inoculate herself against stupid.

Emily sits Ben down to talk about Courtney and tell him that she is just not the same girl in the house that he sees. Quickly Ben turns it around on Emily telling her that she shouldn't waste her time concerning herself with other women because it will be "her demise". Ben's reaction was more along the lines of, "Chick! I'm the M----R F-----G Bachelor, you need to start worshiping me so that I, MIGHT give you a date card if I deem you worthy of my time." Can I make it sound any cheaper? But really isn't that what is going on? I'll shamefully admit that I could kind of see how the show could work, but watching Ben put the women through his ongoing judgement, it's more like he's shopping for women at some high end store where the sales agents have to cater to the every whim of their client or else they'll walk off to shop at the next store.

And then finally when Courtney confronted Emily about talking smack about her, Emily played dumb and denied it. Really Emily? If you're going to talk to Ben about your issues with Courtney, you might as well be ready for the repercussions of your actions. What did you think that Ben was going to instantly say, "You're right, what was I thinking?" And cast Courtney out after he's so obviously been smitten by her? No, he was going to do exactly what he did, nothing, and you were going to be left in the awkward position of facing Courtney, whom you just tossed under a bus. I can't stand Courtney, but I give her props for not being afraid to defend herself. Wouldn't someone like Courtney be a great Bachelorette? That would be a fun season. In the end Emily gets a rose because ABC decided that they needed to keep her around another week so that there will be another potential blow up between her and Courtney. And thank God Courtney was just in Puerto Rico a couple weeks ago, she can show them all around the island on her group date.

So let's break down the field and what odds I'm giving them.

Courtney - 5-1 There isn't really much that I need to say about her, she is playing Ben like a fiddle looking to get as much air time as she can to boost her fame and career. And next week she gets naked for him.

Emily - 100-1 Based on next week's promo, you're an idiot. You sat there and regretted telling Ben what you thought about Courtney only to next week in the promo appearing to do the same thing. You're finished.

Kacie - 6-1 This might be a good bet at 6-1. She has a great relationship with Ben going, but every turn we see her crying and needing reassurance from Ben that they have something. So far Ben sees her as being sweet, and that might hold up, but my guess is that she just isn't strong enough to survive the stress and she'll eventually crumble.

Lindzi - 3-1 Still my odds on favorite even though we didn't see much of her this week. She likes all of the things that Ben does so she is a natural match for him, and so far no drama. But will Ben notice? My guess, she is the winner.

Jennifer (Big Red) - 5-1 Sneaking up as they come down the back stretch. Jennifer got the obligatory "if we can do this date, we can do anything." She seems like a nice and fun girl, but I'm thinking that she might be a little too plain for Ben. Big Red has a chance though.

Blakely - 15-1 She's still on the show? Remember a couple weeks ago where it looked like she was going to be the villain this season? I don't think she spoke a word the entire episode. Might just be an extra at this point.

Elyse - 50-1 "Who is that black haired girl?" an actual quote between Jen and I. I'd write something fun and insightful, but seriously who is she?

Casey - 35-1 Courtney's friend. Really that's all I've got.

Rachel - 25-1 Miss Personality. That was some chemistry that they had on that one on one date. Pretty awesome date when all you're date can do is talk about how pretty the location is that you're at. Eventually she started to speak when it was clear that he wasn't going to give her a rose, and presto! She got a rose to last one more week. It's short lived, she'll go back in her shell and Ben will ship her off.

Nikki - 8-1 This right here is my vote for the tearfulest goodbye this season. When that dagger falls, she's going to break down like a waterfall. She might also be one of the final 3, you know since they have that whole "someone we know just died." connection, creepy.

Feel free to comment with who you think is going to be there in the end. I need the attention. =)