The Bed Rest Book Club
Share it!
  • Blog
  • About
  • Dining (Vegan and Nonvegan)
  • Running Stuff
  • Recipes!

TV Review: The Bachelor with Ben, Ep. 4: What Happens in Puerto Rico...

1/31/2012

1 Comment

 
...should stay in Puerto Rico.

Ick, ick, ick.

I'm so fed up with this show. Maybe I'm more grumpy than usual, but when I wearily sat down on the couch last night to tune in to the latest installment of Ben's love life, it hit me: this show is really stupid. Like, really stupid. Maybe this is what Brian has been trying to tell me all along, but who really finds love on reality TV? Unless you are on the Biggest Loser, no one. This show is a fake.

My feelings may or may not also be a result of reading Reality Steve's blog, to which he confirms, with virtual certainty, that Ben picks...

****************MAJOR SPOILER ALERT*****************************


*******************************************


*********************************


********************


***********

****

Courtney.

HUH?

If that is the case, the editors have done a bang-up job of villifying her worse than Vienna. I honestly didn't think that was possible. And I'm going to go out on a limb and say she's probably not as evil as they portray her, but man! She is ANNOYING.

The mouth thing really bugs me. And her little squeaky-little-girl voice. And her mannerisms and her manipulation and her ridiculous push-up bra that they panned to about eight times during the skinny dipping scene.  Just about everything about her bugs me.

Alleged evilness aside, how is Ben not completely and totally not annoyed with her as well?

Maybe it's that whole "she's-super-hot" thing that men can't get past and women immediately see through, but I really thought Ben was different. I really did. He's a bit of a nerd who likes to discuss the history of forts in Puerto Rico ("Built in the 16th century..."), knows who wrote Canon in D, and uses words like "rad." He has that silly, floppish hair - let's not forget the hair, people - and I really, sincerely believed he would not fall into the same trap as every other guy. Looks fade, Ben! If she's a tool now, she'll be a tool in 20 years. And she'll still have that weird lip thing going on.

Oh, wait. You probably won't be together in 20 years because SHE IS USING YOU.

Whatever.

Armed with this information, I sat down to watch last night's episode with half a brain. Nicki got the first date. They swam in chocolate or something. They talked about marriage. It rained. There are still girls there who's names I don't know. Kacie B clearly stands out to me as the person best suited for Ben, but even he told her, "I tend to fall for people who don't love me back." DING DING DING! Yes, Ben, that is your pattern - now break it! All of the girls are giving the hairy eyeball to Courtney, yet he is so blinded by lust that he's willing to show America his ass (literally).

And don't even get started on Emily's unjust persecution. Maybe I'm feeling especially sensitive, but she was saying the right things! Courtney IS a weirdo! Courtney IS shady! Courtney DOES show Ben a different side than she shows the rest of the girls, yet Emily's warnings fell on deaf ears. Ben actually chided her with a terse, "Tread lightly" and she immediately pulled back. She lamented to the rest of the girls, "I think he hates me," and my heart went out to her. She is right; he just, for whatever reason, can't hear her.

::sigh::

I am exhausted thinking about it all.

I'm kind of done with this whole thing. If Courtney is the winner ("winning!" as she trills every six seconds), I'm done. I'm hanging up my Bachelor/Bachelorette blogging notes and calling it. 'Cause this show is really stupid, and I would be much better suited playing 'Angry Birds' for two hours on Monday night than getting emotionally invested in dumb TV shows.

Your thoughts?
1 Comment
Mariana
1/31/2012 10:17:26 am

My friends and i call her meat columns because her legs have no definition and she has cankles.

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Picture

    About Me

    Think of this as the epilogue to Bridget Jones' story. Well, mostly. Bridget marries the handsome lawyer, starts a blog while on bedrest, and decides marathon running sounds like fun. Bridget goes through a divorce but keeps running. Hilarity ensues. 

    Archives

    September 2020
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    September 2018
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    October 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    March 2015
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    September 2011
    August 2011
    July 2011
    June 2011
    May 2011
    April 2011
    March 2011
    February 2011
    January 2011
    December 2010
    November 2010
    October 2010
    September 2010
    August 2010
    July 2010
    June 2010
    May 2010
    April 2010
    March 2010
    February 2010
    January 2010
    December 2009
    November 2009
    October 2009
    September 2009
    August 2009
    July 2009
    June 2009

    Categories

    All
    Adolescence
    Baby Activities
    Baby Care
    Bed Rest
    Book Reviews
    Bravo Tv
    Breast Feeding
    Cool Stuff
    Craftiness
    Craig\'s List
    Dogs
    Emma
    Ethical Dilemmas
    Family
    Family Relationships
    Food
    Football Season
    Friendship
    Google List
    Grief
    Guest Blogger
    Guest Bloggers
    I Hate Our Neighborhood
    Junior League
    Kernicterus
    Milestones
    Motherdhood
    Motherhood
    Movies
    My Bladder
    New House
    Numbers
    Pending Reviews
    Post Partum
    Potty Training
    Potty-training
    Pregnancy
    Relationships
    Reviews
    Running
    Scary Stuff
    School
    Scotty
    Sleep
    Sororities
    Sunshine Cupcakes
    Surgery
    The Bobby
    The Holidays
    The Miracle Blanket
    The New House
    Todderville
    Toddlerville
    Toys
    Tv
    Tv Review
    Tv Reviews
    Unpopular Opinions
    Vegas
    Weight Loss
    Weird Stuff Kim Says
    Work

    RSS Feed

Thanks for reading!