Re: Ashley and JP *Picture thread* - Thread #1

[cupcakes]

Look at her face. :awesome:

[cupcakes]

[cupcakes]

[agentcurls]

Very thoughtful analysis JBF, as usual.

There have been a lot of cameras panning JP's way for reactions. They did that a lot with Chris L last season, right? But they also show reactions of the other men when Ashley interacts with JP in any way, too. And it seems in a group setting, JP is often in the background (orphanage date, Ben getting GDR) or forefront.

So far, it's been a Bentley>Ashley>JP triangle of a show!

[agentcurls]

They are in their own little world *sigh* :giggle:

[Alanna]

Sigh. Please don't tell me she's going to ruin this because of BENTLEY.

[Beagle]

Look at her face. :awesome:

:awesome: Really, Bentley who???? This girl has been all giggly school girl with JP since night one. I can't imagine him not being F1.

[pavalygurl]

Look at her face. :awesome:

:awesome: Really, Bentley who???? This girl has been all giggly school girl with JP since night one. I can't imagine him not being F1.

This is exactly what kind of makes me wonder. She has been giddy about JP since the beginning and yet still obsessed with Bentley.

[Nibbles22]

:awesome: Really, Bentley who???? This girl has been all giggly school girl with JP since night one. I can't imagine him not being F1.

Neither can I Beagle. The pictures are too adorable for words!!

Thank you Cupcakes!!

[Pattycake92]

Thanks cupcakes! A picture is worth a thousand words

[Guest]

Look at her face. :awesome:

:awesome: Really, Bentley who???? This girl has been all giggly school girl with JP since night one. I can't imagine him not being F1.

This is exactly what kind of makes me wonder. She has been giddy about JP since the beginning and yet still obsessed with Bentley.

Regarding the bolded: I know that is what we are supposed to believe, but I'm just really unable to buy what they are selling. I think through editing (using her overall insecurity between wondering if the guys wanted a different Bette in the first place, the roast which seemed to confirm all her fears and Bentley leaving the show so early after using every single opportunity to pursue her even while trashing her behind her back in every single PI - no doubt aided at least in part by the wonders of editing again), as well incessant producer prompted questions to get her to talk endlessly about Bentley and probably to question over and over again whether most of the guys really could be interested in her, I think TPTB have created a ridiculously overplayed made for TV Bentley obsession. Unfortunately, I think it is heading toward a major backfire toward the season overall (which TPTB totally deserve), and Ashley in particular, which IMO is really unfair.

My suspicion is that TPTB feared an otherwise boring season, since it seems pretty obvious (to me anyway) that Ashley and JP have off the charts chemistry together and a F4-F6 full of really nice guys. JP may not be her F1, but there is just no question that these two have swoon-worthy chemistry. I'm always, always wrong so this probably doesn't bode well for JP, but he's my choice for Ashley as F1, so far. I love the F4 (even Ames won me over big time, last episode), and I think Ben is absolutely adorable and yet may prove to be a big contender for Ashley's heart but from what I'm seeing right now, JP and Ashley are quite the match. When I see these images, I just cannot believe for a minute she is wasting a single thought on Bentley

[JBF]

Very thoughtful analysis JBF, as usual.

There have been a lot of cameras panning JP's way for reactions. They did that a lot with Chris L last season, right? But they also show reactions of the other men when Ashley interacts with JP in any way, too. And it seems in a group setting, JP is often in the background (orphanage date, Ben getting GDR) or forefront.

So far, it's been a Bentley>Ashley>JP triangle of a show!

Every season is so different. Ali's was downright weird. In hindsight, I guess, she felt she was helping Chris L. get over his "guarded-ness" (mother's death, etc.) Almost as if she was playing "shrink" to him. Then again, she may have gone a little too far in that relationship... we saw a very "lopped and chopped" After the Final Rose show.

Of course, what fooled people like me was all of the marriage-oriented talk with Chris. In contrast, Roberto was simply... "hot". It was closer to finale-time when more their relationship was fleshed out on screen. Most of the images people remember from that season as "romantic" come from the Fantasy Suite and finale dates, not earlier in the season. The editors worked overtime to bury that relationship on screen. In addition, they also pushed the Ali/Frank relationship to be more than what it was.

The Big Joke about Jillian's season was that Ed wanted out as early as week #2. (Maybe not THAT early but the way the gossip over the years keeps pushing his gun-shy persona... LOL!) I will say this much for JED. I think those two are still great friends, if not husband-and-wife material (a.k.a. Alex & Amanda), with quite a bit in common. I do think the onslaught of disgust, when his tabloid problems surfaced, was over-the-top. We are talking about the hot-dog expert Bachelorette here, not Doris Day! And she luved her Bad Boys.

One key difference between Ashley and Ali, at least, is that she is not a very good actress. Ali's poker face was pretty convincing... you really never could tell what she was thinking on screen. Some of us are still clueless about that Frankie departure performance. Yet, Ashley is so much more expressive, even hiding under the covers when Bentley dumped her. You can tell she sees Ryan as too "intense" without saying anything. She really likes William a lot, despite what he did at the roast; his exit will have more to do with her evolving feelings switching over to JP, since he is now the "comfort provider" Will failed to be initially. Ben is still coming across to me as Best Man at their wedding... like... like... Charlie, who attended Trista/Ryan's as a reporter!

I know I sound like a broken record or skipping CD here. I am fully prepared to be bamboozled by the producers, but nothing makes sense with a "Ben or nobody" ending and everything makes sense with a "JP or nobody" ending. Of course, they WANT us to believe in a "Bentley or nobody" ending, just like the "Frank or nobody" a year ago.

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