Bachelorette 8 - Media - Discussion

Alexxxx wrote:

Alanna wrote:

jlccaz wrote:I have thought of this often but bite my tongue because it got do old hashing it out over Jason and this is worse and faker. She hasn't changed her stripes since she had that bad tv show about NASCAR. Her self esteem is all Barbie like -- "I'm pretty! There's something I can do!". Ashley suffered from an unflattering edit the first half of season (broken picker edit) but she was always in real life a smart accomplished three dimensional woman. Emily hasn't found herself and won't find herself through a tv career. In a way a quickie marriage into a large religious family would be therapeutic if she stayed off tv for awhile. She could use some of what they got.

And it makes me sad to think of ricki the bystander. But kids are adaptable and resilient I suppose and perhaps Emily thought all those big Mormon families would love her daughter all the awhile dressing her like Suri. Different strokes
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Yep and this is why Emily and this season have been the final straw and I've almost totally stopped watching. Go to college, Emily and stop marrying/getting engaged to people on TV. It's humiliating!

My feelings about this season in a nutshell. Maybe we could needlepoint a sampler for her with this sentiment, you know, as a daily reminder.

Barbarossa wrote:

Alexxxx wrote:

Alanna wrote:

jlccaz wrote:I have thought of this often but bite my tongue because it got do old hashing it out over Jason and this is worse and faker. She hasn't changed her stripes since she had that bad tv show about NASCAR. Her self esteem is all Barbie like -- "I'm pretty! There's something I can do!". Ashley suffered from an unflattering edit the first half of season (broken picker edit) but she was always in real life a smart accomplished three dimensional woman. Emily hasn't found herself and won't find herself through a tv career. In a way a quickie marriage into a large religious family would be therapeutic if she stayed off tv for awhile. She could use some of what they got.

And it makes me sad to think of ricki the bystander. But kids are adaptable and resilient I suppose and perhaps Emily thought all those big Mormon families would love her daughter all the awhile dressing her like Suri. Different strokes
!!

Yep and this is why Emily and this season have been the final straw and I've almost totally stopped watching. Go to college, Emily and stop marrying/getting engaged to people on TV. It's humiliating!

My feelings about this season in a nutshell. Maybe we could needlepoint a sampler for her with this sentiment, you know, as a daily reminder.

I know people have strong feelings about all of this, as they always do. I'm just noticing one emotion noticeably lacking from the promotions of the finale: "satisfying."

Just my observations and they could all be dead wrong.

Barbarossa wrote:Well you guys have got me thinking. Maybe I haven't seen enough of the pre-finale hype, maybe the social media age is changing the way they hype the finale, but something "feels different.". I'm seeing so much hype about Bachelor Pad--reminding me what a whorehouse it is, etc. I'm just not getting the usual cupids and hearts and im sure not getting the whole ATFR rose wedding scenario.

Underneath all the BS, I'm getting the vibe that TPTB are not wholly thrilled with the outcome. I might be wrong, of course. But the hype is not fitting their classic happy ending to my ears. Like I said, could be all me. We DVR everything and I only watch commercials when they're specially posted here. Harrison's stop on Jimmy Kimmel I did watch--all of it. Dramatic ending. Yep. Happy ending? Didn't hear that. I know they usually pimp the opposite of the truth, but I'm not getting much excitement from the producers on Twitter.

Something just feels funny. But it could just be me.

Barbarossa wrote:Well you guys have got me thinking. Maybe I haven't seen enough of the pre-finale hype, maybe the social media age is changing the way they hype the finale, but something "feels different.". I'm seeing so much hype about Bachelor Pad--reminding me what a whorehouse it is, etc. I'm just not getting the usual cupids and hearts and im sure not getting the whole ATFR rose wedding scenario.

Underneath all the BS, I'm getting the vibe that TPTB are not wholly thrilled with the outcome. I might be wrong, of course. But the hype is not fitting their classic happy ending to my ears. Like I said, could be all me. We DVR everything and I only watch commercials when they're specially posted here. Harrison's stop on Jimmy Kimmel I did watch--all of it. Dramatic ending. Yep. Happy ending? Didn't hear that. I know they usually pimp the opposite of the truth, but I'm not getting much excitement from the producers on Twitter.

Something just feels funny. But it could just be me.

Alanna wrote:

jlccaz wrote:I have thought of this often but bite my tongue because it got do old hashing it out over Jason and this is worse and faker. She hasn't changed her stripes since she had that bad tv show about NASCAR. Her self esteem is all Barbie like -- "I'm pretty! There's something I can do!". Ashley suffered from an unflattering edit the first half of season (broken picker edit) but she was always in real life a smart accomplished three dimensional woman. Emily hasn't found herself and won't find herself through a tv career. In a way a quickie marriage into a large religious family would be therapeutic if she stayed off tv for awhile. She could use some of what they got.

And it makes me sad to think of ricki the bystander. But kids are adaptable and resilient I suppose and perhaps Emily thought all those big Mormon families would love her daughter all the awhile dressing her like Suri. Different strokes
!!

Yep and this is why Emily and this season have been the final straw and I've almost totally stopped watching. Go to college, Emily and stop marrying/getting engaged to people on TV. It's humiliating!

skitts wrote:

Alanna wrote:

jlccaz wrote:I have thought of this often but bite my tongue because it got do old hashing it out over Jason and this is worse and faker. She hasn't changed her stripes since she had that bad tv show about NASCAR. Her self esteem is all Barbie like -- "I'm pretty! There's something I can do!". Ashley suffered from an unflattering edit the first half of season (broken picker edit) but she was always in real life a smart accomplished three dimensional woman. Emily hasn't found herself and won't find herself through a tv career. In a way a quickie marriage into a large religious family would be therapeutic if she stayed off tv for awhile. She could use some of what they got.

And it makes me sad to think of ricki the bystander. But kids are adaptable and resilient I suppose and perhaps Emily thought all those big Mormon families would love her daughter all the awhile dressing her like Suri. Different strokes
!!

Yep and this is why Emily and this season have been the final straw and I've almost totally stopped watching. Go to college, Emily and stop marrying/getting engaged to people on TV. It's humiliating!

Humiliating indeed...speed dating your way through 20 men whilst sticking your tongue down their throats all in the name of making a 'genuine' life for you and your daughter. I know this is all old but these have been my feelings since Brad's season. No sane and respectable single mother would have gone on this show to begin with! Can't you all tell how much adore Miss Em?

Alanna wrote:

skitts wrote:

Alanna wrote:

jlccaz wrote:I have thought of this often but bite my tongue because it got do old hashing it out over Jason and this is worse and faker. She hasn't changed her stripes since she had that bad tv show about NASCAR. Her self esteem is all Barbie like -- "I'm pretty! There's something I can do!". Ashley suffered from an unflattering edit the first half of season (broken picker edit) but she was always in real life a smart accomplished three dimensional woman. Emily hasn't found herself and won't find herself through a tv career. In a way a quickie marriage into a large religious family would be therapeutic if she stayed off tv for awhile. She could use some of what they got.

And it makes me sad to think of ricki the bystander. But kids are adaptable and resilient I suppose and perhaps Emily thought all those big Mormon families would love her daughter all the awhile dressing her like Suri. Different strokes
!!

Yep and this is why Emily and this season have been the final straw and I've almost totally stopped watching. Go to college, Emily and stop marrying/getting engaged to people on TV. It's humiliating!

Humiliating indeed...speed dating your way through 20 men whilst sticking your tongue down their throats all in the name of making a 'genuine' life for you and your daughter. I know this is all old but these have been my feelings since Brad's season. No sane and respectable single mother would have gone on this show to begin with! Can't you all tell how much adore Miss Em?

Now, now, let's not be so harsh, afterall, she didn't let Arie near the FS for fear she might savagely attack him the moment she had him alone. She's a single mom, in case you didn't know!

Nice to see you, Alexxxx!!

skitts wrote:

Alanna wrote:

skitts wrote:

Alanna wrote:

jlccaz wrote:I have thought of this often but bite my tongue because it got do old hashing it out over Jason and this is worse and faker. She hasn't changed her stripes since she had that bad tv show about NASCAR. Her self esteem is all Barbie like -- "I'm pretty! There's something I can do!". Ashley suffered from an unflattering edit the first half of season (broken picker edit) but she was always in real life a smart accomplished three dimensional woman. Emily hasn't found herself and won't find herself through a tv career. In a way a quickie marriage into a large religious family would be therapeutic if she stayed off tv for awhile. She could use some of what they got.

And it makes me sad to think of ricki the bystander. But kids are adaptable and resilient I suppose and perhaps Emily thought all those big Mormon families would love her daughter all the awhile dressing her like Suri. Different strokes
!!

Yep and this is why Emily and this season have been the final straw and I've almost totally stopped watching. Go to college, Emily and stop marrying/getting engaged to people on TV. It's humiliating!

Humiliating indeed...speed dating your way through 20 men whilst sticking your tongue down their throats all in the name of making a 'genuine' life for you and your daughter. I know this is all old but these have been my feelings since Brad's season. No sane and respectable single mother would have gone on this show to begin with! Can't you all tell how much adore Miss Em?

Now, now, let's not be so harsh, afterall, she didn't let Arie near the FS for fear she might savagely attack him the moment she had him alone. She's a single mom, in case you didn't know!

Nice to see you, Alexxxx!!

Alanna...luv ya and missed you! How would you rate Emily's 'what if' audition thus far?

nonnie wrote:My sentiments exactly NCGal and Skitts. She didn't do this show to find a husband and father for Ricki. I have nothing against Emily but with her circle and means she doesn't need this show for that. I know nothing about how intelligent she is but dadgum sometimes she comes off as a ditzy dumb blonde and I am not bashing blondes because by way of a dye bottle I have been one once. Sometimes she can't have an intelligent conversation. Her letting Sean go was atrocious.