The Bachelor 18- Episode 3 - 1/20 - Discussion - Spoilers

Season 18, Episode 3

Episode Synopsis: Ten of the remaining 15 women go on a group soccer outing with Juan Pablo. Also: Several individual dates are featured, including one involving a tricked-out jeep and another featuring a tandem bungee jump in Pasadena, Cal. Thirteen women remain after the rose ceremony. Original Air Date: Jan 20, 2014

THE BACHELOR on ABC - Monday, January 20, 2014


Cassandra draws the first one-on-one date after deciding to stay and give love a chance with the dashing Juan Pablo and goes on a water adventure she won't soon forget. Will the soccer world ever recover? A group of ten women get to share the Bachelor's love of soccer, but when they are split into competing teams for his attention on the soccer field, the claws come out. Chelsie, who is afraid of heights, is pushed to the limit on the pivotal adrenaline date when Juan Pablo invites her to take part in a tandem bungee jump in Pasadena. The couple will be rewarded with a private concert by country music artist Billy Currington. And Juan Pablo surprises the women in the mansion by cooking them a classic Venezuelan breakfast. The jealousy between the bachelorettes grows as the Bachelor cancels the cocktail party in favor of a pool party, and the rose ceremony proves more challenging, on "The Bachelor," MONDAY, JANUARY 20 (8:00-10:01 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

The youngest single mom, Cassandra, after anguishing about leaving her son behind, is rewarded with the first one-on-one date of the week. Juan Pablo takes the stunning former Detroit Pistons dancer on an oceanside ride in a super cool tricked out Jeep in Long Beach, California. But she is shocked when the Bachelor makes a sharp turn from the beach into the ocean and the vehicle is transformed into a water car. The couple spends a wonderful afternoon aboard a magnificent yacht and later, at Juan Pablo's house, he cooks a romantic dinner for the two of them. Will sharing passionate kisses and a sexy salsa lead to Cassandra getting a rose? Or will she be sent home to be with her son?

Juan Pablo loves soccer, as the women are well aware, and now ten of them will attempt to show off their soccer skills when they arrive at the Stub Hub Center in Carson, California, the home of two-time Major League Soccer World Champions the Los Angeles Galaxy. After he demonstrates some of his signature moves while warming up with a few of the professional players, Juan Pablo splits the women into two teams and the ladies battle for his attention. But the real competition heats up at the after party when the women try to win the group date rose. Sharleen, Andi and Nikki all think their connections with the Bachelor are heating up, but are they?

The next day, Chelsie needs to face her fears as she learns her one-on-one date will be a tandem bungee jump with Juan Pablo off the Colorado Street Bridge in Pasadena, California. Will she be able to trust the Bachelor enough to take this leap of faith? Or will her fright squash the fun? Later, the traumatized bachelorette shares a romantic dinner with Juan Pablo at Pasadena's City Hall. But to top it all off, the evening ends with the sexy couple dancing the night away to the songs of country music artist Billy Currington, who gives them a private concert. Will Chelsie need more courage to face the Bachelor's decision on whether to give her a rose?

It's the day of the rose ceremony, and an excited Juan Pablo heads to the mansion early in the morning to give the women a surprise. He cooks them a feast of a classic Venezuelan breakfast. But some women don't have their "game face" on - which shakes one bachelorette's confidence to the core. The Bachelor follows up the informal breakfast with another surprise: he is cancelling the cocktail party and putting an all-afternoon pool party in its place. The women clamor to get alone time with Juan Pablo with varying results. One woman is reduced to tears after a stressful day poolside and another emotional woman lets jealously get the better of her when she sees other bachelorettes who might have stronger connections with the Bachelor.

Juan Pablo finds it is not easy to decide who goes home, but at the end of the evening, 13 women remain on the journey to become his soul mate and, hopefully, future wife.

The 15 remaining women are:
Alli, 26, nanny, Chicago, IL
Andi, 26, assistant district attorney, Atlanta, GA
Cassandra, 21, former NBA dancer, Rochester Hills, MI
Chelsie, 24, science educator, Columbus, OH
Christy, 24, marketing manager, Chicago, IL
Clare, 32, hairstylist, Sacramento, CA
Danielle, 25, psychiatric nurse, St. Louis, MO
Elise, 27, first grade teacher, Forty Fort, PA
Kat, 29, medical sales rep, Scottsdale, AZ
Kelly, 27, dog lover, Atlanta, GA
Lauren S., 26, music composer, Austin, TX
Lucy, 25, free spirit, Santa Barbara, CA
Nikki, 26, pediatric nurse, Kansas City, MO
Renee, 32, real estate agent, Sarasota, FL
Sharleen, 29, opera singer, Heidelberg, Germany

Kelad9 wrote:Emusha- I really like Chelsie. I loved seeing their date.  She is one to watch for IMO.  I agree his body language has been like a yo-yo these past few episode so it's difficult to tell who he really likes. ay juan pablo decide who you want and quickly. Thou to be honest I think Chelsie has a really good chance based on his body language I saw tonight. I liked their interaction, liked how he seemed to really be listening, and contributing to the conversation. His eyes never once blinked as much as it did with some of the other girls, he also didn't really engage much in making out and I felt their conversation and date flowed naturally unlike his date with Cassandra. Probably because Cassandra was nervous and he was trying to make her feel better. He also blushed several times throughout his conversation with Chelsie. Probably also his vo's and pi's leads one to think he really likes her too.

Sprite wrote:

Kelad9 wrote:Emusha- I really like Chelsie. I loved seeing their date.  She is one to watch for IMO.  I agree his body language has been like a yo-yo these past few episode so it's difficult to tell who he really likes. ay juan pablo decide who you want and quickly. Thou to be honest I think Chelsie has a really good chance based on his body language I saw tonight. I liked their interaction, liked how he seemed to really be listening, and contributing to the conversation. His eyes never once blinked as much as it did with some of the other girls, he also didn't really engage much in making out and I felt their conversation and date flowed naturally unlike his date with Cassandra. Probably because Cassandra was nervous and he was trying to make her feel better. He also blushed several times throughout his conversation with Chelsie. Probably also his vo's and pi's leads one to think he really likes her too.

Really, because I pretty much thought the opposite. She didn't shut up and he didn't say much. Plus, he is all about looks and how sexy they are. If he is not making out with you, for me that is a bad sign.

Kelad9 wrote:

Sprite wrote:

Kelad9 wrote:Emusha- I really like Chelsie. I loved seeing their date.  She is one to watch for IMO.  I agree his body language has been like a yo-yo these past few episode so it's difficult to tell who he really likes. ay juan pablo decide who you want and quickly. Thou to be honest I think Chelsie has a really good chance based on his body language I saw tonight. I liked their interaction, liked how he seemed to really be listening, and contributing to the conversation. His eyes never once blinked as much as it did with some of the other girls, he also didn't really engage much in making out and I felt their conversation and date flowed naturally unlike his date with Cassandra. Probably because Cassandra was nervous and he was trying to make her feel better. He also blushed several times throughout his conversation with Chelsie. Probably also his vo's and pi's leads one to think he really likes her too.

Really, because I pretty much thought the opposite. She didn't shut up and he didn't say much. Plus, he is all about looks and how sexy they are. If he is not making out with you, for me that is a bad sign.

Unless the TPTB are picking her as their next Bachelorette I think she has a really good chance based on Juan Pablo's VO's and Pi's saying she was wife material and talking about being in a relationship. Unless all of those were edited, sliced and diced to make it look like he was talking about Chelsie, I don't think he would talk about someone like that unless he was really interested. JMO. He hasn't talked about any of the other girls the way he has about Chelsie. I can't tell who he likes at this point because he's too busy making out with half the girls there. LOL maybe when it gets down to Final 4, I will have a better clue as to who he likes though I'm pretty sure he likes Chelsie as he did kind of jump off a bridge with her when he said he was scared too in a pi. I'm kinda surprised he never showed that emotion when he was on that bridge. LOL