Re: Brooks Forester - Bachelorette 9 Contestant - Spoilers - Thread #14

[moonchild]

Brooks is such a gorgeous , sexy guy. He sure looks happy and at peace .   No wonder , they are almost free to fly.

Not sure how either Brooks or Des can be "at peace".  Whether they are madly in love or not, they are in the beginnings of a negative media field day and they know that.  And it won't be over on Monday night -- like I said, the beginnings!  It will be ugly for them.  Even together, there is no peace.

Just speaking for myself, but I'm going to watch the finale before I make judgment on how this ends.  Either Brooks comes back and convinces her that he truly loves her and she is the love of his life or she walks away alone.  In my eyes, choosing someone else at this point, would leave a more negative field day, because I don't see anyway possible that she could have that kind of turn-around in such a short time period.  

If Des is convinced by Brooks and is happy, that's all that should matter.  It doesn't affect our lives one bit.

Perhaps my response made it seem as if I felt that Des should choose someone else...HELL NO!!!  I was responding to the rosecolored glasses concept of being "happy and at peace".  Frankly, I think the realistic way to proceed would be to wait and see how life in the real world pans out, then possibly get engaged later.  Do I think they really would get engaged later....not sincerely, but maybe as part of the tv show.  But who cares what I think -- we don't know them at all and as you appropriately said, "It doesn't affect us one bit."

I don't need to hear fake and rosy tales of tv "love" that isn't there.  Nor do Chris and Drew.  I just feel strongly that neither of them are tough enough to take the heat this week or next, therefore no "peace" for them.

I agree that the most sensible thing if she chooses someone, no matter who it is, is to wait on the engagement and see how things go in the RW. There is so much pressure put on the leads and their chosens for a proposal at the end. That's what the audience wants to see and production does everything in their power to produce it. Sadly, I think there must be an awful stigma attached to the possibility of being the only Bachelorette that didn't get a proposal.

[sfrank]

If Des takes him back,, l can't see how Nate is going to accept THAT..

I got news for Nate, it aint his decision. He might not like but he will HAVE to accept it.

[sfrank]

At abcmedianet.  I don't usually believe Chris Harrison, but he seems to be spinning for her picking another guy to me.

I agree Atem. While there are a couple of mentions that a return is possibility, for the most part, he is saying Brooks and Des are done.
And he is pushing her love for Chris onto us.

Guys, Of course, he wants to paint a picture that Chris and Drew still have a chance. The minute he admits Brooks is coming back the suspense is GONE.

[Guest]

Chris H is just trying to keep the mystery going.  And if I were Des, I wouldn't  like it that he was telling people how I felt about anything.  This season is worse that most with all the spin.  

They would have edited this show so much differently than they did if Chris or Drew was F1.  The last episode would not have been mostly about Des and Brooks and more about building the relationship with the other guy.  They would have edited Brooks to be cold-hearted and fairly swift with his exit, so that the viewing audience would know it was best for Des to not be with him and she would understand that he wasn't the guy she thought he was.  This is all so Chris could be there waiting for her to console her and for her to see that he was the one all along.  I think it is a possibility that this happens in part based on the PI from the Munich date.  It's possible that Chris will be there for her to help her through Brooks' leaving making it seem like more of a horse race after Brooks comes back.

They certainly would have edited out some of the things that both Brooks and Des said if someone else was to be F1.  If that line that Des gave about how she had been conflicted wasn't important to the storyline, we would not have heard it on Monday night.  Now CH is trying to put the spin on it to make it sound like there is no chance that Brooks comes back.  And it's strange that he is doing this, because he has said in at least one other interview that it is a distinct possibility that Brooks could come back.

i want to bold your whole post. :Smiley: of course CH is saying what he's saying and speaking out of both sides of his mouth. he wants everyone to wonder what really is happening and not know the ending so they will tune in. he has a show to sell.

[Goldie2]

A thought/ question -

Do we really know Des, Brooks, and the others based off a two hour- 11 week- highly edited and scripted reality TV show?

Can we really judge what's in their hearts, their true character, and what kind of person they are based off this crazy show?

Maybe Brooks freaked a little when pressured to sign the contract that all Final guys MUST sign -saying they WILL propose at the end if chosen .
Knowing someone 11 weeks, having gone on three 1-1 dates, meeting your family once , and now signing a contract saying you WILL propose in a week.

How very (un) romantic .

[moonchild]

A thought/ question -

Do we really know Des, Brooks, and the others based off a two hour- 11 week- highly edited and scripted reality TV show?

Can we really judge what's in their hearts, their true character, and what kind of person they are based off this crazy show?

Maybe Brooks freaked a little when pressured to sign the contract that all Final guys MUST sign -saying they WILL propose at the end if chosen .
Knowing someone 11 weeks, having gone on three 1-1 dates, meeting your family once , and now signing a contract saying you WILL propose in a week.

How very (un) romantic .

Brooks kept saying that he knew Des wanted a marriage out of this. If it weren't for the pressures of this show, he wouldn't have freaked out like he did. I can't even imagine how much manipulation went on for things to have happened the way they did, starting with the foreshadowing on the first 1-1 date with Brooks that would come to pass at the end.

[atem]

Is this the first season that we don't have any FRC pics?

[sfrank]

Found this on twitter....In Touch says Brooks and Chris F2! Des says hardest part at the end was saying good- bye to someone who was not ready to here it...sounds like Chris. Love of her life is Brooks.

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[Hotmomma]

Found this on twitter....In Touch says Brooks and Chris F2! Des says hardest part at the end was saying good- bye to someone who was not ready to here it...sounds like Chris. Love of her life is Brooks.

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There was a VO of DES saying she wasn't ready to say good bye to Chris on his HTD..Ior something like that..maybe need to listen to that again..because it was just that a VO..so who knows when she said it.

Edit..she says I am sad to say Goodbye to Chris....

[atem]

Found this on twitter....In Touch says Brooks and Chris F2! Des says hardest part at the end was saying good- bye to someone who was not ready to here it...sounds like Chris. Love of her life is Brooks.

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What? They can't be saying that.

[atem]

Was it in this week's InTouch?

[BarbB222]

And yet they did! Surprise!

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