Episode 8 (HTD's) - 2/18 - Bachelor 17 - Discussion - Spoilers

docnash14 wrote:

Peppermom wrote:Has anyone addressed where Des' parents are? She talks a lot about how she wants a relationship like her parents have, yet they are absent from the HTD.

In the preview, Sean is shown saying that he and Des were preparing dinner for her folks when the doorbell rang.

Thanks Doc. I was under the mistaken impression they were not there. Oops.

Peppermom wrote:

docnash14 wrote:

Peppermom wrote:Has anyone addressed where Des' parents are? She talks a lot about how she wants a relationship like her parents have, yet they are absent from the HTD.

In the preview, Sean is shown saying that he and Des were preparing dinner for her folks when the doorbell rang.

Thanks Doc. I was under the mistaken impression they were not there. Oops.

I can see where you had the impression as they have not been shown at all.

marriedtoabaritone wrote:

Love_Me wrote:I think Lindsay, Desiree, and Catherine were his F3 until they filmed their HTD's.

My opinion is based on what he said to them during the last group date.

After AshLee's emotional Hometown date and Desiree's awful one he had to decide which one to let go at the F4 RC.

I'm going to be interested in how all this plays out tonight. What role do you think the producers played in Des' disaster date? Shay said that the cameras allowed them to be themselves, but surely there had to be some prodding to have the brother act the way he did.

I thought it was a former boyfriend - not her brother ????

I think the viewers think Des was definitely a front runner. So after tonight I don't think anyone is really going to know who Sean picks in the end.

Does anyone think F4 (or 3) was as far as Des wanted to go so she could be in running for next Bach'ette?

ThankMeLater wrote:I think the viewers think Des was definitely a front runner. So after tonight I don't think anyone is really going to know who Sean picks in the end.

I said the same thing in the Sean Tells Nothing thread. The unspoiled will be rocked. I expect to hear the words "default pick" a lot tomorrow at lunch.

I just texted an unspoiled friend who watches the show very closely and pays attention to everything on the show but refuses to read articles so not to be spoiled. She like the F4 and thinks they are all nice good fits. But predicted Des as F1 until the previews for tonight. She thinks Sean will let her go tonight because of the drama.

It seemed to me, Desiree checked out in Montana. Sean was so confused that it affected him so much, enough to say his wife might not be in that group. I feel like Sean is way more into Desiree and Desiree is only probably after the Bachelorette gig. The brother just helped her sabotaged the whole thing so he would not choose her for sure.

I don't want to be a drag, but I feel for Catherine. Nobody should feel like she is a default choice of anyone. I was hoping that Catherine was like Tessa for Andy, or Emily for Brad. They were the only one, the only choice. This is why I enjoyed watching The Bachelorette, it's set up that the man is more invested in only one woman and there are no other women/girls as distractions. Having said that, I would LOVE LOVE for Catherine to be the Bachelorette (wishful thinking.)

Barbarossa wrote:

ThankMeLater wrote:I think the viewers think Des was definitely a front runner. So after tonight I don't think anyone is really going to know who Sean picks in the end.

I said the same thing in the Sean Tells Nothing thread. The unspoiled will be rocked. I expect to hear the words "default pick" a lot tomorrow at lunch.

I think it's already happening... This was tweeted to Catherine earlier...

one and two.

:hidingchair

twinkletoes143 wrote:It seemed to me, Desiree checked out in Montana. Sean was so confused that it affected him so much, enough to say his wife might not be in that group. I feel like Sean is way more into Desiree and Desiree is only probably after the Bachelorette gig. The brother just helped her sabotaged the whole thing so he would not choose her for sure.

I don't want to be a drag, but I feel for Catherine. Nobody should feel like she is a default choice of anyone. I was hoping that Catherine was like Tessa for Andy, or Emily for Brad. They were the only one, the only choice. This is why I enjoyed watching The Bachelorette, it's set up that the man is more invested in only one woman and there are no other women/girls as distractions. Having said that, I would LOVE LOVE for Catherine to be the Bachelorette (wishful thinking.)

I think in Montana Sean was not only discouraged because of Desiree, but because of all the Tierra drama with the women. By that point, he was starting to fall for Catherine. Afterall, he had the blue team come to the night part of the group date because he wanted to spend more time with Catherine. I think things just faded with Des and at the HTD he realized maybe their lives wouldn't mesh as well as he thought and he started to have stronger feelings for Cat and Lindsay.

deeliciouz wrote:

Barbarossa wrote:

ThankMeLater wrote:I think the viewers think Des was definitely a front runner. So after tonight I don't think anyone is really going to know who Sean picks in the end.

I said the same thing in the Sean Tells Nothing thread. The unspoiled will be rocked. I expect to hear the words "default pick" a lot tomorrow at lunch.

I think it's already happening... This was tweeted to Catherine earlier...

one and two.

:hidingchair

I eat lunch with ten women I work with so it's not a tiny sample. They all say the same thing: des or no one.

Maybe the edit will lead them other places tonight. But I don't expect positive reactions. They just don't know about Catherine and Lindsay. They are used to girls who are seldom e shown being dress fillers.

I know about 15 or so people who watch unspoiled. I asked them this weekend who they thought he pickes. These were the totals:
AshLee- 1
Lindsay- 3
Des- 5
Catherine- 6

So I guess it really depends on things. So many of them say they see something special between them and that they have "it" but can't really explain it. I suspect after tonight the large majority of them will firmly be on the Catherine train.