Re: *No Spoilers* The Bachelor 18 Media Thread

[Litta123]

Last night a local radio guy (WGN 720am Garry Meier) interviewed Allison ("The Nanny") for about 30 minutes. It was actually informative about the whole process the girls go through, but eventually he did get around to asking about Juan Pablo. It sounded to me that Alli is/was suspicious of Juan's reasons for doing the show. In other words, he might not really be looking for a wife. She didn't say it in so many words, but that was the impression I was left with.

I've looked for the interview online so I could post a link, but unfortunately, WGN has only posted a link to the first two hours of yesterday's show. She was on the fourth hour (specifically 6:30-7:00, right before The Bachelor comes on CST).

If, if, if, that is true, I wonder how that would impact his selection of F1. Would he pick the girl he would hurt the least? Or would he pick the girl he was most into, regardless of how it might hurt her? Does he really want to give it a go with the F1 or is he looking for someone that makes for an easy out post show?

[nd4reality]

Here is the episode description for FDs..... Season 18, Episode 9

Episode Synopsis: The three remaining bachelorettes join Juan Pablo on a trip to St. Lucia. One-on-one dates include an excursion on a luxury yacht, a visit to Latille Falls and a horseback-riding adventure. Meanwhile, a contender pays a surprise visit, leading to an explosive situation.

Reading this makes you wonder if it is Clare making another surprise visit to JuanPablo or will we have another Ed/Jillian situation with volcanoes erupting?  :giggle: :giggle:

Sorry to say this but I can't wait to see the future drama unfold.

Reading it initially I thought that it was an ex-contestant (Sharlene) who took herself out of the running but reading the words carefully it implies that a (current) contestant pays a surprise visit. Will these nocturnal visits never cease  :shocked!: .

Perhaps if it is Clare (leaning that way personally) we will see how she absolutely did not choose to understand where JP was coming from and that all she really wanted was to be in the game.

Could the visit be in the middle of another contenders FD perhaps ?

[Guest]

Maybe the visit explains why there are no screencaps for the F3. Maybe,the F3 went to him to eliminate herself.

[Litta123]

^^Interesting theory, lex. It is curious why we have no caps of Andi on her date to the falls -- I presume that was her date. (Clare is on the yacht and Nikki is riding.)

ETA: If TPTB are positioning Andi to be The Bachelorette, it could be a way to show she's ready to move on.

[nd4reality]

^^Interesting theory, lex. It is curious why we have no caps of Andi on her date to the falls -- I presume that was her date. (Clare is on the yacht and Nikki is riding.)

ETA: If TPTB are positioning Andi to be The Bachelorette, it could be a way to show she's ready to move on.

  

[julychild]

NEXT WEEK ON ABC'S THE BACHELOR (2/17)
THE HOMETOWN DATES LOOM AS JUAN PABLO TAKES THE REMAINING SIX WOMEN ON A HOT TOUR OF HIS MIAMI HOMETOWN, ON ABC’S “THE BACHELOR”


Chart-Topping Latin Music Artist Romeo Santos – “The King of Bachata” -- Performs “Cancioncitas de Amor” (“Little Love Songs”)

Episode “1807” – As the six final women make themselves at home on South Beach, one bachelorette struggles with a decision she might have to make that would affect everyone on this adventure. After travelling around the world, Juan Pablo has a moving reunion with his daughter, Camila, and shares his growing feelings for one particular woman with his cousin. A week of “shock and awe” ends with Juan Pablo making a crucial decision about which four women will have the opportunity to take him home to meet their families, on “The Bachelor,” MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17 (8:00-10:01 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

Juan Pablo personally delivers the first date card to one surprised woman – Sharleen – and lets her know that she has a one-on-one date in his hometown. Things heat up on board a private yacht as the two snuggle and share passionate kisses and red-hot chemistry. Their date continues on a private island which only enhances the connection between the two. Is love blooming or will something get in the way of this blossoming romance?

On his second individual date, Juan Pablo takes Nikki to a local florist to pick out some flowers – but they are not for her. Nikki will be the lucky woman to give the bouquet to Camila at her dance recital. The stunned bachelorette arrives at the dance studio and meets the Bachelor’s parents and Camila’s mom. The pressure really mounts as Juan Pablo introduces Camila to his “special friend” Nikki. But will Nikki’s nerves sabotage the crucial meeting, and what does Camila think of Nikki? Later that night, the couple has a private picnic under the bright lights of Marlin Stadium. Is the date a “home run” or an “out?”

An emotional group date with the other four women -- Andi, Chelsie, Clare and Renee – begins on a private island. One fortunate bachelorette, who gets the rose, also will get special alone time with Juan Pablo. Everyone else will be sent back to the hotel. Andi and Clare break down as they relate touching sentiments and stories. The lucky lady who does get the rose spends the remainder of the day and evening with the Bachelor, leaving three jealous, seething women. A magical night in Miami awaits the happy bachelorette, including multi-platinum Latin music superstar Romeo Santos serenading the couple with a special musical performance – “Cancioncitas de Amor” -- off his upcoming much anticipated Sony Music Latin album “Formula Vol. 2” (Feb. 25 release), while they dance the night away.

Back at the hotel, things get ugly when the three rejected bachelorettes and Nikki get into an argument. But the situation escalates when Nikki gets into it with another woman and they face off in one of the most explosive confrontations of the season. The deep freeze between these two ladies continues into the cocktail party, culminating in the ultimate awkward silent stand-off.

The drama of the rose ceremony and the need to say good-bye to certain bachelorettes takes its toll on Juan Pablo. He is overcome with emotion and unable to celebrate with the four remaining women whose hometowns he will be visiting next week.

The six remaining women are:
Andi, 26, assistant district attorney, Atlanta, GA
Chelsie, 24, science educator, Columbus, OH
Clare, 32, hairstylist, Sacramento, CA
Nikki, 26, pediatric nurse, Kansas City, MO
Renee, 32, real estate agent, Sarasota, FL
Sharleen, 29, opera singer, Heidelberg, Germany

Hosted by Chris Harrison, “The Bachelor” is a production of Next Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Television. Mike Fleiss, Martin Hilton and Alycia Rossiter are the executive producers. “The Bachelor” is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1 stereo surround sound. This program carries a TV-14,L parental guideline.

[Guest]

So Nikki meets not only his daughter but his parents too. hmmmmm and then she gets into a fight with everybody and goes back for round 2? Next week ought to be fun  

[Aunties_Love]

The fact that it is Nikki that actually gets to meet his daughter is quite a big deal. This means he is comfortable enough and trusts her enough at this point.
Obviously, it is possible that she doesn't actually meet her but just sees her much like Ryan B saw Emilys daughter at the soccer game and Melissa saw Ty sleeping in Seattle.

I agree with the poster above that said that is perhaps the cause of the friction between Clare and Nikki (over and above the previous friction lol)...Clare gets jealous.

The other question I had was how come the episode description said 5 girls are left after the rose ceremony. Do they mean 5 girls are going into the rose ceremony since Sharlene seems to take herself out of the running ?

Question...How do we know it is Nikki that gets to meet Camilla and not someone else?  I didn't think it was written in black and white or in previews, but I very well could of missed it.





ETA: I didn't see the epi description...sorry.

[motheroffive]

^^^In the above preview -

On his second individual date, Juan Pablo takes Nikki to a local florist to pick out some flowers – but they are not for her. Nikki will be the lucky woman to give the bouquet to Camila at her dance recital. The stunned bachelorette arrives at the dance studio and meets the Bachelor’s parents and Camila’s mom. The pressure really mounts as Juan Pablo introduces Camila to his “special friend” Nikki. But will Nikki’s nerves sabotage the crucial meeting, and what does Camila think of Nikki? Later that night, the couple has a private picnic under the bright lights of Marlin Stadium. Is the date a “home run” or an “out?”

[JBF]

Here are some flowers, Camilla. Hi. Bye.

[julychild]

Juan Pablo's Bachelor Blog: Romance and Tough Goodbyes in New Zealand
By JUAN PABLO GALAVIS
02/11/2014 at 11:40 AM EST
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Juan Pablo Galavis, former pro soccer player, single father and star of this season's The Bachelor, is blogging for PEOPLE.com each week about the ladies, the dates and the difficult decisions he faces. You can also follow Juan on Twitter @JuanPaGalavis.

After a long day of traveling, I finally got to New Zealand! I have to say, it is one of the most beautiful countries I have ever visited. Lake Taupo is on the north island of New Zealand and in the countryside. I absolutely fell in love with it.

Andi's Date
Out of all mis niñas, Andi was the only one who had not had a one-on-one date yet. So, it was time for me to see what our connection was like. I knew that she had her doubts about the adventure and was desperate for a one-on-one date, but I was saving a great place for both of us and let me tell you, it was definitely worth the wait.

My date was in this place called The Squeeze – and you have to literally squeeze around each other to walk through it. She was excited but also a little anxious because she had no idea what we were doing. At some points, the rocks made the space so small that I thought my body wouldn't fit and I wasn't gonna make it through.



It was freezing cold that day, but the water was hot, so Andi and I stayed in the water to keep warm – and honestly, we made it a little warmer.

The boat ride on the River Jet was out of control. The driver maneuvered the boat so that it was right up next to the rocks and trees. On our ride back, it started to rain, so Andi and I had to wrap ourselves in a towel. It was a very fun experience.

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Dinner that night was at the Pohutu, the largest active geyser in the Southern hemisphere – one of the best attractions in Rotorua. It's like being on a different planet. I made a toast (did you see my face having that sip?) and you can tell how much I hated that Champagne taste, jajaja.

It was such a relaxing and romantic night and then the geyser started to erupt. It was so windy that we started to get wet. This actually made my date better because I got to see Andi reacting to something natural, something that we cannot control, and she handled it so well.

After I gave Andi the rose, I wanted to give her another surprise. She has never tried Nutella and it's my favorite. So, I found some in New Zealand and I gave her a little bit – too bad you were not able to see how she ate it, because it was pretty good.

Group Date
New Zealand is known for extreme sports, so for the group date, I wanted to do something that none of us had done before. Before that, though, I wanted to have a picnic with the girls on the mountains.

We played a little bit of rugby and it was all of the girls against me. They could not catch me. It was hilarious. And while I was trying to do my interviews, a bunch of cows decided to come close and were very noisy, so it took me forever to do them.

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After I got to spend some time with the girls enjoying the scenery, it was time to try the OGO – a big inflatable ball that you get inside. There were two courses, the first one was a straight line down the hill and the other one was a zigzag pattern. I jumped into the first OGO with Kat and it was so fast, it felt like water sliding. Renee was so excited. She kept telling me she wished Ben was there to do it with her, and that was so cute because I also was thinking about Camila doing it.

I went down the hill with each of the girls, making sure that all of them had a little bit of time with me and we could hit each other inside the OGO. Going on the zigzag with Cassandra, I could not stop laughing, and she was laughing the entire way down. It was very cold and I was glad that we had a hot Jacuzzi at the bottom of the hill.

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For the after party, I took the girls to Hobbiton, the little town where the movies The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit were filmed. I started thinking about my brother Rodrigo, because he works in the film industry and is a big fan of the movies. I knew he would have loved to be there with me. I made a video for him with the girls that I will be posting pretty soon.

I had a great time with all of the girls at Hobbiton even though you didn't get to see all of my conversations. I knew Sharleen had doubts about being here and how I felt about her, so I decided to give her a little reassurance by giving her the rose.

I give the roses depending on whom I think needs the confidence more. I want that person to feel comfortable coming into the rose ceremony and for next week's trip.

Saying Goodbye to Cassandra
Once I found out that Cassandra and Renee had their "mommy moment," I knew how much Cassandra was missing her son. I also realized that my connection with Cassandra wasn't as strong as with the other girls. So, I decided it was better to let her go so she can be with her son as soon as possible, as opposed to waiting two more days until the rose ceremony.

I always thought of Cassandra and Renee as my special ones and I respect them a lot for taking the time away from their sons to get to know me. Even though Cassandra is a mom, I wasn't as concerned about kissing her as I was about Renee because her son, Trey, is only 2 years old.

With Renee, Ben is 8 and she told me weeks ago how hurt he was when she broke up with her last boyfriend, whom Ben got very attached to. I didn't ever want to make Ben feel uncomfortable or disappointed in his mom.

Sending Cassandra home that night was very hard. When I got back to the girls I told them that she is a wonderful woman and deserves a great guy, but that I wasn't the right guy for her. The other girls then told me that night was her birthday, and I almost died. I was devastated, and at first I thought, "What a birthday present I just gave Cassandra!" I felt horrible.

After thinking about it longer, I realized that it was better to be honest with her and that she would now get to spend her birthday at home with her son. That made me feel better.

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Clare's Date
At this point in my adventure, all of the women already had a one-on-one date so it was time start having second dates. I took Clare on my last date in New Zealand because I was still concerned about how she felt about last week's cocktail party in Vietnam. I knew she felt guilty, and even though I told her it was my fault for not saying "No" when she knocked on my door, I wanted to explain my side to her.

Our date had a drastic change. I was going to pick her up in a helicopter and take it to a canyon, where we were going to do the 'Flying and later that night have dinner there, but the wind was so crazy that day that we weren't allowed to do those things. It wasn't safe conditions so we had to improvise. So, the canyon that I took Clare to during the day was actually where we were going to have dinner that night.

We had a great picnic and we talked for hours about what had happened in Vietnam. We both understood each other's different ways of thinking and respected both points. That's what relationships are all about, respecting and understanding each other and getting to know one another better. That felt really good.

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For dinner that night, I took Clare to my suite – I didn't have another place to take her with all of the crazy weather. I also just wanted to have dinner and relax with her. I'm the kind of guy that doesn't need a fancy date, and hanging out with Clare on the couch and just talking was great. She made fun of my Hammer pants (I wear them every time we travel) and I asked her if she wanted to get comfortable and we did. I gave her a pair of my Hammer pants to chill on the couch.

It was an amazing week in New Zealand, and the rose ceremony cocktail party was so good – the house and the river were out of control. Although it was so pretty there, it made it even harder to say goodbye to Kat. She is sweet, caring and very mature, but I unfortunately didn't see enough of it.

I can't believe I'm down to only six women. I think so highly of each of them, so I decided it was time to get back to America and enjoy my "hometown," Miami.

I can't wait for you to see what I have in store for next week. Miami is gonna be great, and I get to see mi chiquiturri, Camila. For all of those Latinos reading, Romeo Santos will sing a private concert and I will have to show off my Bachata moves.

Gracias por leerme y espero les haya gustado. Thanks for reading my blog and I hope you liked it.

Besitos! Kisses,
Juan Pablo Galavis

[nd4reality]

Did we see this ? They mention a conversation with a cousin here.



Next week on the Bachelor~February 17th~one bachelorette struggles with a decision she might have to make that would affect everyone on this adventure
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THE HOMETOWN DATES LOOM AS JUAN PABLO TAKES THE REMAINING SIX WOMEN ON A HOT TOUR OF HIS MIAMI HOMETOWN, ON ABC’S “THE BACHELOR”



Chart-Topping Latin Music Artist Romeo Santos – “The King of Bachata” -- Performs “Cancioncitas de Amor” (“Little Love Songs”)



Episode “1807” – As the six final women make themselves at home on South Beach, one bachelorette struggles with a decision she might have to make that would affect everyone on this adventure. After travelling around the world, Juan Pablo has a moving reunion with his daughter, Camila, and shares his growing feelings for one particular woman with his cousin. A week of “shock and awe” ends with Juan Pablo making a crucial decision about which four women will have the opportunity to take him home to meet their families, on “The Bachelor,” MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17 (8:00-10:01 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

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