Bachelor In Paradise - Episode 6 September 1 2014 - General Discussion - *Spoilers*

Scooby wrote:I didn't believe for a second that Brooks was the slightest bit interested in Jackie. What a joke.

And where was Lacy when she was taught about stalactites and stalagmites in elementary school?

She missed the lesson about dinosaurs also- tryanotaurus or something? And we already know about her math skills. Sweet girl though.

Was that in Mexico or LA when they were there for the first episode?

sfrank wrote:Found this on Twitter...how is Brooks on the beach with Elisse and Chris when they are all gone home?! This show is soooo fake.

When Elise and Chris left Paradise, Brooks was already in Mexico(albeit sequestered in a hotel room). He was actually supposed to come in instead of Cody(2 "weeks" earlier)... Dunno know why they changed it up.

chloep wrote:

sfrank wrote:Found this on Twitter...how is Brooks on the beach with Elisse and Chris when they are all gone home?! This show is soooo fake.

When Elise and Chris left Paradise, Brooks was already in Mexico(albeit sequestered in a hotel room). He was actually supposed to come in instead of Cody(2 "weeks" earlier)... Dunno know why they changed it up.

Maybe the powers that be really wanted Michelle to have a shot at love with someone she didn't already know. They sent in Jessie and Kalon (2 douchebag guys she already knew) then instead of Brooks who is from her hometown they sent in Cody so she would have a chance to form a relationship? Another theory they wanted drama with Clare and Zack knowing Cody was planning to ask her on his date.

Last night, my favorite part was when Christy after being disappointed by Jessie was ready to go home but decided to stay and leave it in God's hands. Miraculously the next morning the Clouds Part, the Sun Shines, the Doves Fly and a Turtle Sighs "Ah, Tasos" to introduce him to Paradise.............Loved the edit when the Turtle fairy godmother actually moved her mouth and sighed "Ah,Tasos"!!!!!

I cannot be the only person that just died when Brooks was painting Jackie s nails.

Luvstruck wrote:Maybe the powers that be really wanted Michelle to have a shot at love with someone she didn't already know.  They sent in Jessie and Kalon (2 douchebag guys she already knew) then instead of Brooks who is from her hometown they sent in Cody so she would have a chance to form a relationship? Another theory they wanted drama with Clare and Zack knowing Cody was planning to ask her on his date.

I think you're on the right track and it may be a combination of those two thoughts. I don't think they brought in Cody for Michelle - I think they brought him in for Clare. At the time they brought him in Clare was getting frustrated with Zack who really wasn't very interested in her, and Cody wanted to meet her and asked her out immediately. Cody and Clare could have been an interesting pairing because he would have chased her the way she wanted to be chased. They probably had little control over Clare going to Zack and deciding rejecting Cody's date but it scuttled their hoped for plan.

I also suspect that Brooks might have been a good match for Michelle had Michelle still been "single" or still with Robert (as you say - same hometown) and Brooks' "courting style" seems a better match for Michelle than Cody's. You can sort of see a grander plan the producers might have been trying to set up that just didn't work because people didn't do what the producers thought they were going to do.

I have to agree that this show is kinda fake. It all boils down to this: Despite putting me to sleep, Marcus and Lacy are probably the one genuine hook-up. I think Robert is here to hang out with Zack, whom he certainly knew would be on this show considering they behave like twins. Clare Bear left because she got exhausted separating that bromance. Sarah is mostly a narrator. Jackie just flips from guy to guy with little sustaining interest. I really didn't see her any more "into" Zack than the previous three. Like Ben, Jesse was here to get drunk. Graham is wasting all of our time here. Is he and AshLee even interested in each other? Cody and Michelle are fun to watch until you turn off the volume and study their body language. They hardly even look at each other!

What is the matter with me? Have I become THIS jaded with this franchise? Do I need an "epiphany" in order to get me taking it seriously again? Will naive and unrehearsed Iowa Boy Chris as Bach do it? I thought Andi was a bit of a TV actress, just as Eric called her out. Yet aren't most contestants on this show? The way everybody talked in this last episode made me think they were...
a.) suffering from the heat and insomnia
b.) so bored with their paid? roles.
c.) Somebody DID get arrested (i.e. hand cuff scene) and the whole cast has to tap dance the drama for us so we can toss coins at them.
d.) the liquor bill was too high and the whole cast has to tap dance the drama for us so we can toss coins at them.

Since this supposedly got better ratings than Bachelor Pad, Mike Fleiss finally found his "formula" I guess. Granted, I no longer see much difference between the shows. Remember when it was speculated that BP was yanked because it was too "naughty"? This show hardly seems like something to rebroadcast on Nickelodeon.

I dunno. I do kinda like all of the furry and scaly critters on the show. That mouse scene should have been included in the main show instead of a "deleted" scene on hulu.

The casting department must have actually asked each potential cast person who they would like to meet for a possible relationship. Zack mentioned that Clare, Christy, and Jackie were all on his list. I think Clare had Zack on her list since when he arrived she ran to beach and told him I was waiting for you. We know Cody had Clare on his list. Graham said in interview TPTB told him there would be someone he would be interested in (don't know if he chose AshLee but she certainly had him on her list.)Sarah had Brooks on her list and Brooks had Sarah on his. Christy had Zack on her list and only asked Jessie out when Sarah told her he was taken. Wonder who Michelle had on her list we know it wasn't Kalon, hahahaha.......

I wonder if Jesse  Kovacs was really a dbag even before Bachelorette or he was ruined by the franchise.  He seemed to be a sweet charming boy back in Jill's season. I remember he was so overwhelmed with the snow date that he said on interviews that it was one of the most amazing thing he ever experienced in his life and remebers it fondly. Casual hookups with so many women  probably made him this cynical and  mysoginistic.

Lacy is sweet but kinda  dumb.  Fourth graders know about stalactites and stalagmites, and if she couldn't say tyrannosaurus rex,  (she attempted probably to impress Marcus.."trionosaurus rex") she could've just managed saying  Trex.    Its 2014, its not going to cost too much to be at least intellectually curious.  I mean what will they (she and Ashlee) teach their kids?  Just look hot in a bikini?  

If you really think about it the Bachelor/ette shows are by nature mysoginistic and really an insult to the modern women.  Survivor features intelligent women that are strong and beautiful, proof that reality tv can manage to find and celebrate them. Sometimes I wonder which cast of Bach/ette/in Paradise can make it in Survivor.  Chris Bukowski would probably kill himself just by walking, and the women are just plain useless, they will probably have a nervous breakdown just by being on an island with no make up and hair extensions, forget the challenges.

JBF wrote:I have to agree that this show is kinda fake. It all boils down to this: Despite putting me to sleep, Marcus and Lacy are probably the one genuine hook-up. I think Robert is here to hang out with Zack, whom he certainly knew would be on this show considering they behave like twins. Clare Bear left because she got exhausted separating that bromance. Sarah is mostly a narrator. Jackie just flips from guy to guy with little sustaining interest. I really didn't see her any more "into" Zack than the previous three. Like Ben, Jesse was here to get drunk. Graham is wasting all of our time here. Is he and AshLee even interested in each other? Cody and Michelle are fun to watch until you turn off the volume and study their body language. They hardly even look at each other!

What is the matter with me? Have I become THIS jaded with this franchise? Do I need an "epiphany" in order to get me taking it seriously again? Will naive and unrehearsed Iowa Boy Chris as Bach do it? I thought Andi was a bit of a TV actress, just as Eric called her out. Yet aren't most contestants on this show? The way everybody talked in this last episode made me think they were...
a.) suffering from the heat and insomnia
b.) so bored with their paid? roles.
c.) Somebody DID get arrested (i.e. hand cuff scene) and the whole cast has to tap dance the drama for us so we can toss coins at them.
d.) the liquor bill was too high and the whole cast has to tap dance the drama for us so we can toss coins at them.

Since this supposedly got better ratings than Bachelor Pad, Mike Fleiss finally found his "formula" I guess. Granted, I no longer see much difference between the shows. Remember when it was speculated that BP was yanked because it was too "naughty"? This show hardly seems like something to rebroadcast on Nickelodeon.

I dunno. I do kinda like all of the furry and scaly critters on the show. That mouse scene should have been included in the main show instead of a "deleted" scene on hulu.

You are not alone in this.  Its because  there's really nobody to root for.  Its as if they are casted to be snarked on and laughed at.   Why would I feel giddy at the thought of people coupling up in "Bach In Herpesdise" as one blogger calls it.  They are just there for the free sex, free booze and exposure.  I have tons of girlfriends and male friends who are genuinely kind people, do volunteer work to feed the hungry, extremely intelligent people who deserve love..more than these bunch of clowns who have a collective IQ of 70.  Actually they dont really need love, they just need to be on tv.  They will actually literally prostitute themselves so they can enjoy a little notoriety as z list celebrities  via this franchise.

Luvstruck wrote:The casting department must have actually asked each potential cast person who they would like to meet for a possible relationship.  Zack mentioned that Clare, Christy, and Jackie were all on his list. I think Clare had Zack on her list since when he arrived she ran to beach and told him I was waiting for you.  We know Cody had Clare on his list.  Graham said in interview TPTB told him there would be someone he would be interested in (don't know if he chose AshLee but she certainly had him on her list.)Sarah had Brooks on her list and Brooks had Sarah on his. Christy had Zack on her list and only asked Jessie out when Sarah told her he was taken. Wonder who Michelle had on her list we know it wasn't Kalon, hahahaha.......  

My guess would be Brooks was one of them.

Thanks, charriotoffire. I was wondering if I simply flipped my lid. Some of these folks "claim" they came here to find love. I guess they mean it in a 1967 "summer of" sort of way.