RIP Ashlee
From the beginning of last night's episode Ashlee was clearly doomed. Sean narrated video montages of each girl and essentially explained that he has fun with Lindsay and Catherine, but Ashlee was merely a nice person who loved him very much. I assumed they had some good times earlier in the season, but apparently they hadn't.
At this point almost every situation is interesting but painfully awkward to watch because they're in such a peculiar setup with cameras following their every move, yet they have very intense feelings for each other.
I'll bullet point a few quick thoughts before revealing the highly anticipated odds:
- The date with Lindsay involved going to a local market in Thailand and eating street food. Is it ok for Americans to eat Thai street food? If I was a contestant on the Bachelor, there'd be a greater likelihood of me jumping in the icy lake (from a couple of episodes ago) than eating Thai street food on a date I'm hoping to turn romantic.
- Lindsay told Sean she loves him, and he replied, "I love hearing you say that."
- When the field is narrowed to three, the women are given the option of spending the night alone with Sean in "The Fantasy Suite." If there was a documentary film about the moment the Bachelor writers came up with the idea to call the room "The Fantasy Suite" I'd watch it in a theater.
--- Lindsay and Sean clearly have the most sexual chemistry, and she gladly accepted the "key" to the suite
--- Ashlee wasn't comfortable having sex with Sean knowing he would be sexing two other women that week, so they agreed to go into The Fantasy Suite and stay up all night and talk
--- Catherine questioned how she'd appear in the eyes of others if she had sex with Sean in The Fantasy Suite, but the experience made her realize that her portrayal on television was secondary to her feelings for Sean, so she accepted the key as well
- Are these overnight dates taking place on consecutive days? Is Sean porking Lindsay on a Monday night and then going back to his room Tuesday morning, brushing his teeth, showering, getting dressed and picking up Ashlee for her date?
- Ashlee pretty much dug her own grave by telling Sean exactly what kind of engagement ring she wanted (cushion cut center-stone, encircled by smaller ones, size 6.5.) (And then shortly after she said she didn't want to have sex with him.) The entire Bachelor setup is unusual: Would I blame a girl who's known a guy for a month for not sleeping with him -- knowing he's sleeping with two other women the same week? Of course not. I'd think she was weird for sleeping with him. But there seems to be a clear presumption on The Bachelor that they're supposed to have sex on the overnight date, because the next step is a marriage proposal.
But I don't think Ashlee's decision to not have sex made a difference, she was doomed before the night began, but who knows, maybe if she had wowed him in bed he would have kept her. But I can't imagine it's easy to show a guy Sean something he hasn't already seen in a bed.
(And I'm going to put this out there, and not everyone is going to agree with it, but I want it known as a possibility: by Ashlee's reaction to being eliminated --- that first glare --- it is very possible that Sean finagled his way into bed with her, and then eliminated her.)
On to the handicapping:
Catherine - 3-2
If you're a contestant on The Bachelor, you're probably crazy, and while Catherine is far from being an exception to this rule, I think she challenges Sean in a way Lindsay doesn't. Lindsay seems to agree with everything he says and goes along with whatever he wants, and although Catherine does a lot of the same, she does a little bit less of it.
Lindsay - 2-1
They adore each other, their families will likely get along, and she's ready to settle down and start popping out kids. If Sean proposes, there's a much greater likelihood he'll stay married to Lindsay, but I think Sean might take the chance with Catherine (it's not like he really has to marry her)
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