Re: *No Spoilers* The Bachelor 18 Screencap discussions- thread #3

[JesseJames24]

Still on the Nikki train!

Me too! I just don't see it being anybody but Nikki and haven't for a awhile! I think JP has also known it was Nikki!

[Guest]

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i must say Clare did mention (again!) fairy tale in this promo.

JBF, i cant remember seeing your analysis on this promo ...did i miss it?

i also must say, storyline-wise, edit-wise, all in favor of Clare as the F1 to me. BUT socmed and media (blog) suggesting otherwise, Nikki is the F1. Its downward weird..  . I blame TPTB for this..LOL...(knowing they are throwing him under the bus and put the rebel label on him, i give a benefit of the doubt that they intentionally feed us with the wonky editing...LOL)

i also agree that on FD his BL toward Clare is different than on HTD. BL-wise, Nikki get the most intimate gestures from him. JMO

The "dramatic" finale that everyone will be talking about is Juan holding a rose, followed by shots of Nikki with him.

Like I said before, AfterBuzz and "average" viewers probably assume, thanks to this promo, that Juan either leaves solo... or he chooses Nikki. Most of the "concern" involves Clare.

Nikki... I think... is the one giving us that touching every-little-girl's dream, merging youth with future wedding. After all, Nikki was the one who met Camilla. Not Clare. We are reminded of that OVER and OVER again on AfterBuzz.
Nikki asks if Juan is "ready for this"... answer: "I'm pretty sure". Clare gets all of the "red flags" concerning Juan.
Nikki always says she is guarded and says here that HE may be too... all the more reason viewers feel they are a match.
"Will Juan Pablo propose?" is asked over Nikki, NOT Clare.
Clare, not Nikki, asks if he knows her well enough. This is NOT a concern with Nikki.
Nikki isn't "shocked". Clare is "shocked" by what Juan chose to tell her.
Nikki is not dwelling on the "negative things". She is after his ring... and, yes, he is sporting one.

One peekaboo curve-ball that can be interpreted any number of ways: Nikki is shown arriving at FRC first as Chris Harrison starts to speak. Then Clare gets "a Bachelor finale", while Juan looking stern "that no one sees coming"... followed by Nikki (maybe) crying... and Clare just laying on the bed "concerned" or crying. Not sure.

Another curio: Juan's "you've barely made it" (paraphrasing) that Andi received was edited over Nikki in another promo.

Thanks JBF. as you mentioned, (AfterBuzz as well)..they try to convince us that there will be a no pick or no proposal or Nikki in the end. As the Golden Rule says....just flip/think otherwise..then wowzA!! you get the actual ending.   
meaning : He and Clare will ride off into sunset together with Neil Lane ring on her finger.  How is that for an end ?  :sourgrapes: 

[Litta123]

Thanks Litta!! it is a perfect answer to my Q. love your take...it does make sense. I dont think its a morning FRC either.

somehow i think im going back to Clare train...LOL

on another note, i wonder whether MF will thank his agents `from Austria` again this season...  :P 

Hey, if we're wrong, drinks are on me!  

[Guest]

There are plantation ruins called "Anse Mamin Plantation" just adjacent to Anse Chastenet and Jade Mountain resorts. In fact, they are part of the grounds of Anse Chastenet. Bike St lucia operates a set of trails there. That might be worth a look see to see if it might fit. Sure would be handy for filming, since they are already using those resorts for FD filming and when they filmed the FRC last time in St Lucia they used Jade Mountain's terrace.

thanks for the valuable info, marloon  :Smiley: 

[Hotmomma]

There are plantation ruins called "Anse Mamin Plantation" just adjacent to Anse Chastenet and Jade Mountain resorts. In fact, they are part of the grounds of Anse Chastenet. Bike St lucia operates a set of trails there. That might be worth a look see to see if it might fit. Sure would be handy for filming, since they are already using those resorts for FD filming and when they filmed the FRC last time in St Lucia they used Jade Mountain's terrace.

I did look it up and yes I do believe that is where the FRC took place..

Awesome!

[Litta123]

There are plantation ruins called "Anse Mamin Plantation" just adjacent to Anse Chastenet and Jade Mountain resorts. In fact, they are part of the grounds of Anse Chastenet. Bike St lucia operates a set of trails there. That might be worth a look see to see if it might fit. Sure would be handy for filming, since they are already using those resorts for FD filming and when they filmed the FRC last time in St Lucia they used Jade Mountain's terrace.

thanks for the valuable info, marloon  :Smiley: 

Yes, this is looking very promising...

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[Guest]

Thanks Litta!! it is a perfect answer to my Q. love your take...it does make sense. I dont think its a morning FRC either.

somehow i think im going back to Clare train...LOL

on another note, i wonder whether MF will thank his agents `from Austria` again this season...  :P 

Hey, if we're wrong, drinks are on me!  

hey..at least nothing wrong in having a lot of fun doing the    :dancing peg:  . thanks...i insist the cupcakes  are on me! :27:    

[Aunties_Love]

Are you saying that because Clare is more in the shadows she comes later in the day closer to sundown ?

I'm just so happy that we finally got both girls arriving at the FRC in the promo's, which makes it weird that they hid so many ![/quote believe she is saying Nikki is closer to sunset

hmmmm. Unless there is no Sunset this time.

Perhaps its more like Brad 2.0 when everything was done in the day time. cmiiw - wasn't Des' a day time FRC also ?

In which case then it looks like Clare arrived earlier in the day at around 11 am and Nikki closer to 2 pm. JMO.

It could just as easily be Clare arriving later because of the shadows on her. Depending on where the RC was held, what direction they are all facing, etc.

[Aunties_Love]

Do we know which side of the island the FRC was held on? It appears to be on the coast from earlier shots of JPa by the water in FRC dress. If on the west, Nikki walking down the path to the site and sun coming in sideways would indicate to me a later time of day...but if Clare came down earlier, I would think a higher sun would hit some parts of the background...maybe not Clare, but somewhere in the forest...unless it was behind a cloud. Still confused on my end...

Is it in the same area as the date with Clare? I thought there was a flyover shot of the rocks on that part of an island.

[Aunties_Love]

I went to Google Earth.  Don't know if these will help??


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[nd4reality]

Thanks Litta!! it is a perfect answer to my Q. love your take...it does make sense. I dont think its a morning FRC either.

somehow i think im going back to Clare train...LOL

on another note, i wonder whether MF will thank his agents `from Austria` again this season...  :P 

Hey, if we're wrong, drinks are on me!  

Sorry - I missed that part about "agents from Austria"

[JBF]

I'm going through my HTD caps for Clare in a little bit and will send you some.

Take your time. You didn't even have to ask me which hometown date I enjoyed the most... regardless of Laura.

Here are these two caps:

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I went ahead and added a caption...

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Another combo that amuses me...

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