The Bachelorette 11 - Kaitlyn Bristowe - Epi 8 July 6th - *Sleuthing - Spoilers*

Since this is the second time MF has tweeted this when Ben is on a date with Kailtyn I guess we can say Ben H for bachelor?

Mike Fleiss ‏@fleissmeister 1m1 minute ago
So who is the next Bachelor???

After reading how y'all feel about this season, is there a pending boycott of this franchise on the horizon?

J.P. Rosenbaum ‏@JP_Rosenbaum
Did anyone else notice that Jared maintained the exact same facial hair length throughout the entire season? #impressive #TheBachelorette

Yay Ben H. for bachelor. I think Fleiss wants him too. He would be great.

Kashathediva wrote:

rosesrREd wrote:I do not believe that Shawn fans are necessarily going to be happy with him being F1.  Most believe he should have left the show.

I don't know whose mother I would be less happy to be--the "winner" from season 10 or the "winner" from season 11.  At least I would not be hosting a viewing for the ATFR for my church group and charity.  :shocked!:

There is NO way I would be happy with either one. Not that Josh or Shawn are prizes

My thoughts:

Ben H. -- Ben continues to keep it classy. I enjoyed watching his interaction with Kaitlyn on the group date.

Joe -- My feeling is that Joe had every right to feel used after Kaitlyn cut him loose. First, IMO, she manipulated him into declaring himself to her. Then and only then she decided to tell him that she's just not that into him. I thought he behaved reasonably afterward considering how he had just been mistreated.

I also think that Kaitlyn knew perfectly well going into this date that she would not be keeping him around. In any sort of action-adventure movie or TV show you always have the designated "red shirt," the guest actor who is going to take the fall. Joe was the "red shirt" on this group date, the one who could safely be sent home.

Jared -- What a sweet, gentlemanly man. How kind of him to offer Kaitlyn his jacket when she was saying goodbye to him. I get the feeling that Kaitlyn friend-zoned him, but I wish that she had taken a longer look at him as a potential partner. I'm glad that we will be seeing more of him on BiP2.

Nick -- I think that somewhere along the line Nick correctly guessed that Kaitlyn had spilled the beans to Shawn about the fact that they had sex. (I saw it in the way that he hung his head during the rose ceremony, and also in a certain resigned quality that he had while talking with the guys.) Hence his tattling on Shawn. Apart from that, I think that of the remaining men, Nick has the easiest, most natural conversations with Kaitlyn. I love the sweaters he picked up in Ireland -- they look good on him.

Shawn -- It's asking a lot of a man to process what Kaitlyn told him that quickly. I thought that he took the news very well, considering. Maybe too well. I don't take a lot of his posturing with Nick (and vice-versa) all that seriously. To me it's like two stags locking horns.

I have continued to enjoy Ireland as a location setting. The scenery has been more than rich enough to serve for the three episodes.

mmsupi wrote:{quote stuckinsc}  I grew up with a narcissist, my mother has been diagnosed as a narcissist, so I can tell you that with experience with a narcissist that it is not what I see when I see Nick.  I see Shawn as just as manipulative as Nick.  JMO.

stuckinsc, I am very sorry to hear that...it is an awful awful existence that no one should go through.  I respect your opinion however there are significant differences in the dynamics of being a victim of a narcissistic significant other vs child...both just as damaging and both just as devastating.

I agree. My point is that Nick doesn't display narcissistic tendencies to me. We all see things differently and I am okay with that. I see Shawn as an aggressive jerk who forgot he was on a show about dating a girl alongside a bunch of other men. I see subtle aggression and control issues in Shawn that are a huge red flag for me having grown up like I did.

We each bring our own perspective to watching this show, that is why it is great to read and post with each other as long as we are respectful of each other.

soccermom333 wrote:Yay Ben H. for bachelor.  I think Fleiss wants him too.   He would be great.  

I'm good with Ben being the next lead.

Alanna wrote:Kait just fav'd the pic of her telling Shawn that she'll never explore another relationship again can this woman do anything right?! It's a secret, Kait!!

What?? Hehe! Oh Kaitlyn! She is probably so over everything and is watching with Shawn.

mercieme wrote:After reading how y'all feel about this season, is there a pending boycott of this franchise on the horizon?

Carly Waddell ‏@carlywaddell
"I've done a lot of thinking" Shawns favorite thing to say besides "the other guy" #TheBachelorette

Maddy wrote:Carly Waddell ‏@carlywaddell  
"I've done a lot of thinking" Shawns favorite thing to say besides "the other guy" #TheBachelorette

IDALOT about TOG. 
Shawn---quit thinking.