-The group date is up next and the card reads, “I’m looking for a man who’s good with his hands.” Sucks for you Bryan. The chiropractor doesn’t get to work his magic on this one. No, this date had to do with Handball, something the Tickle Monster is probably an expert at. Bummed he missed out on this one. The guys will be split up into 2 teams and Coach Tom from Norway will make his television debut teaching these guys about a game that I have absolutely zero clue about. Wait, this is Handball? I thought Handball was played against a wall? I’m totally mixing up my games here. Anyway, one thing I definitely took away from this game last night, besides that I would never be caught dead playing it, is that apparently you have to jump in the air when taking a shot. I don’t know the point the point of it or what purpose it serves, but it sure looks goofy. Will ended up being the star of the game and, whaddya’ know, just when I mention that any winners or stars of group dates haven’t gotten the group date rose this season, Rachel changes the game on me. But that’s a little later on in the evening.
-Of course we have to get a shot back at the resort of Kenny and Lee preparing for their 2-on-1. Now, before we go any further, this shot of Kenny bleeding from the eye that they showed multiple times last night and have showed all throughout the season in teasers, has nothing to do with his 2-on-1 with Lee. You can see the outfit Kenny had on yesterday isn’t the same shirt he has on during the shot of himi with the bloody eye. I’m pretty sure the bloody eye happened during the impromptu flag football game before the domestic obstacle course back in episode 2. Just know Kenny’s eye bleeding has nothing to do with the conclusion of tonight’s date with Lee. I’m just amazed how much the show is pushing that down the audience’s throat knowing it’s not going to happen. We’ve seen that clip so many times, everyone thinks the payoff will be tonight – and it won’t. Then again, they do this every season so it’s not really a surprise. Kenny is on the phone FaceTiming his daughter and crying, and Lee is working out in cowboy boots. Yep. About as different as you can get with these two. Good vs Evil.
-So the game went on, I have no idea who won, how they won, what the strategy is in that game, why they have to wear high school wrestling outfits, or any of 500 other things that didn’t make sense to me. All I know is the red team carried Rachel off on their shoulders at the end of the game, and Adam Jr was watching from the balcony at them. I thought maybe that joke would’ve ended in episode 2 or 3. Apparently it’s ongoing and he’ll be around til at least episode 7 when Adam gets eliminated. Wonderful. Because he adds so much to the show and doesn’t creep anyone out whatsoever. Could you imagine if Adam actually got a hometown date and they made a space for him? You know, kinda like they made the Rodgers family have an empty chair at dinner for Aaron just in case he might’ve shown up. Looking back on that hometown, how embarrassing was that? There was zero chance in a million years Aaron was gonna show up on Jordan’s hometown, yet, they put out a chair to emphasize that he wasn’t. Dumb.
-So Rachel starts her alone time with every guy, and each one brings something different to the table. Will is up first because I guess he dominated Handball. He tells her he got hurt right around the same time she did with Nick, and he’s bounced back and is better for it. When Nick dumped her on TV or in real life during filming? I would think Will is talking about when Nick dumped her on TV, which was literally three weeks before she started filming this show. In real life, he dumped her back in the beginning of November, which would’ve been a tad more realistic Will. But these contestants never talk in “real” time, they talk in “TV” time, sooooooo, how long before Will left for filming did he get dumped? Judges, can we get a ruling on this? Thanks. Anyway, she made out with him.
-Alex was up next and had a poem written for her that got him a make out as well. She’s sure feeling frisky tonight that Rachel. Just letting her tongue wander down as many throats as possible. Matt made an appearance and had lyrics to a song inscribed somewhere. I don’t know. I wasn’t paying attention because I don’t know who Matt is like the rest of us. Josiah then comes along and tells the story of how his dad told his mom after the 2nd date that he was going to marry her. Josiah then tells Rachel he’s 100% convinced she’s the woman for him, she’s the woman of his dreams, and he wants to grow old with her. Rachel essentially tells him to slow his roll cuz she’s not even close to being on that level with him. He doesn’t even ask her anything about herself, just spews out how much he wants her. That doesn’t go over well and Josiah’s days are numbered.
-Peter was up next and lets explain the behind-the-scenes of this show a little bit. This was a group date after party. Every guy got some alone time with her in another room, yet Peter gets to take her outside, there’s a hot tub available, and both get down in their bathing suits to get in? Just know this is all pre-planned in advance. They know Peter is a main character this season, and when you’re a main character, you get certain advantages. This is one of them. Peter either asked or was told he’d have the ability to go in the hot tub with her during the group date. Hell, even when he got back the guys called him the “3 ½ hour man.” Maybe it did take that long, maybe it didn’t, but just the fact they acknowledged he was gone so long goes to show the advantage he had on this date. Then, Rachel inexplicably gives the group date rose to Will, and we hear Peter doubting what he and Rachel have. Well Peter, since all the other guys got like 5 minutes with her and got to keep their clothes on, the fact that you got what you did and basically got to wet hump her in the hot tub, well, don’t worry about Will getting the rose. You’re safe.
-Since we’re gonna see the Kenny/Lee 2-on-1 group date conclusion tonight, I’ll start tomorrow’s column with that. Tomorrow’s will be a tad shorter since I have “Reader Emails” to throw in tomorrow as well. I know Lee goes home for sure tonight, I just still don’t know if she sent Kenny as well. And pretty sure Josiah gets eliminated at the rose ceremony. Norway and Denmark are the only two episodes where I was confused on who got eliminated when outside of a couple. Once we officially see who gets sent home in Norway, it’ll make Denmark clear as to who goes home.
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