Episode 8 - 7/18 Hometown dates - Discussion - Spoilers

Babycakee wrote:

Coastal wrote:

ironcat wrote:

onlyme wrote:

When I look at this SC I have to wonder also if JP was this 'forward' with Ashley because she was giving him signs that he could. What I am trying to say is maybe he got the vibe from Ashley that he could be that intimate and she responded in kind.

Now for the million $ question, do we have anything like this with Ben and is it on the cutting room floor? For me, I'm guessing no. I see more of a very good friend vibe with Ben. I really like Ben. I would love to see him with Shawntel.

We can't forget that Ashley is the one with all the power in this situation. If she didn't encourage JP's physical intimacy with her, wasn't comfortable with it, or regretted how far they had gone after the fact in any way, she could have just sent him home. She didn't. That says it all.

If she had been equally intimate with Ben, I think they would have shown it, and then, they wouldn't need to do the hard sell to try to convince everybody that the two guys are running neck and neck for Ashley's affections. If she actually ends up choosing Ben, she will be the exception to the rule, in that women, unlike men, don't act more physically uninhibited with the man they are less interested in while putting their future husband on a "virginal" pedestal (see Brad with Emily). If JP is getting the physical edit, it's more evidence, not less, that he is F1. Bachelorettes choose opposite from Bachelors when it comes to the physical edit.

I am going to beg to differ.............Kiptyn got the physical edit, we know where that got him. Same with Charlie, and same with John Paul with Jen's season.

Seems to alternate every two years..........the F2 gets the heat. So if we look at it this way, Trista, Jen, Jill, now Ashley..........the F2 is getting the physical edit.

I would say that in Ali's season, Roberto also got the physical edit over Chris, but of course this is just my opinion

Babycakee wrote:Coastal, gotcha! I wasn't paying close enough attention, duh As of right now I still think she choses JP but regardless of who she choses .. She really can't go wrong; they're both equally fantastic men.

LaureanT wrote:Coastal: Your sources still say that Ben is F1??

Coastal wrote:

LaureanT wrote:Coastal: Your sources still say that Ben is F1??

Yup, not wavering at all.

Coastal wrote:

LaureanT wrote:Coastal: Your sources still say that Ben is F1??

Yup, not wavering at all.

jelle wrote:Why do we even talk about a "physical edit" or an "emotional edit" when every cast person has both and ..... more importantly ..... every poster has a different concept of what "physical" or "emotional" edits mean?

If you want to say that Ashley is only attracted to having sex with JP ... everyone understands what you mean. If you want to say that Ashley was only interested in having a friendship with Ames but didnt want to go to bed with him, everyone understands that.

Ashley wants to have sex with JP. That's a true statement that I think we can agree on. But that is not the sum total of his edit as a character.

mnmhughes wrote:

jelle wrote:Why do we even talk about a "physical edit" or an "emotional edit" when every cast person has both and ..... more importantly ..... every poster has a different concept of what "physical" or "emotional" edits mean?

If you want to say that Ashley is only attracted to having sex with JP ... everyone understands what you mean. If you want to say that Ashley was only interested in having a friendship with Ames but didnt want to go to bed with him, everyone understands that.

Ashley wants to have sex with JP. That's a true statement that I think we can agree on. But that is not the sum total of his edit as a character.

You just want us to cut to the chase, don't you? :shock: :giggle:
BTW, I agree.

mnmhughes wrote:

jelle wrote:Why do we even talk about a "physical edit" or an "emotional edit" when every cast person has both and ..... more importantly ..... every poster has a different concept of what "physical" or "emotional" edits mean?

If you want to say that Ashley is only attracted to having sex with JP ... everyone understands what you mean. If you want to say that Ashley was only interested in having a friendship with Ames but didnt want to go to bed with him, everyone understands that.

Ashley wants to have sex with JP. That's a true statement that I think we can agree on. But that is not the sum total of his edit as a character.

You just want us to cut to the chase, don't you? :shock: :giggle:
BTW, I agree.

jelle wrote:Why do we even talk about a "physical edit" or an "emotional edit" when every cast person has both and ..... more importantly ..... every poster has a different concept of what "physical" or "emotional" edits mean?

If you want to say that Ashley is only attracted to having sex with JP ... everyone understands what you mean. If you want to say that Ashley was only interested in having a friendship with Ames but didnt want to go to bed with him, everyone understands that.

Ashley wants to have sex with JP. That's a true statement that I think we can agree on. But that is not the sum total of his edit as a character.