Becca Tilley - Bachelor 19 - Discussion - #9

At the end of the day, as lead, Ben will choose who he wants for F1.
And if he communicated with Becca then that is just as much on him as it is Becca.

I am sure though, since Ben doesn't like to spin his wheels, that if he is not interested in Becca he will send her packing.
And if he can't, then that is b/c of her storyboard for another reason.
Becca's heart was not broken as F2 and she has yet to fall in love so that may be the storyboard here, if so.

The girls arrived earlier today per RS, right? Becca's phone is still on, in case anyone is wondering. :cutesmile!: Don't be surprised if she ends up tweeting or IG'ming old pics she has taken. Also, my little birdie told me that she didn't really go to Taco Bell and pig out last night.

^^^ I can see TPTB giving her supervised visits with her phone every now and then to send the obligatory tweet or post like I assume they did with Nick to throw us all off

Soon after Ben got the formal he's the Bachelor announcement, Becca sent a tweet to Elan asking him to DM her because she really needed to talk to him.  If Becca only heard recently that she was going to be on the cast maybe TPTB were waiting to see if Tenley was going to take the role.  Tenley has clearly been in close contact with Ben but obviously their relationship/friendship was not of the ilk for Ben to pass on the Bachelor opportunity.  I would bet that their is 0% chance that Ben and Becca have not been in contact.  At this point it seems like Becca's feelings for Ben are stronger than his toward her. I think that Ben will take every chance given to get to know all of his ladies and he will think with the brain in his head (unlike several other Bach/Ette) to find the one gal that suits him best.  I hope TPTB cast a lot of great gals and the right gal for him is in the mix.  If that gal is Becca so be it.  It would be nice to see an upbeat season for Ben.  He strikes me as a very very good guy.      JMO

bleuberry wrote:The difference between Ben and Becca (for me) is that Ben was chosen for the lead role. If Ben called up Becca mid season asking her to join, that'd be something new and different. But otherwise it just looks a little desperate. This is like Nick, Shawntel, and the rest who returned for a second chance.

Yeah, it definitely comes off a bit desperate. Even with Mary, the only successful returnee, Byron had asked for her when producers offered to bring in someone when he wasn't clicking with the original girls. I could buy that a bunch of girls had wanted to join and Ben was given the opportunity to choose which one...but I kind of feel like it will be a surprise for him, with Becca being the last girl out of the limo or something. I think that Becca is one of the few girls in the franchise that, on paper, makes sense for Ben so I could see TPTB making that decision without input from Ben.

I do think she'll either be gone very early on, like Kacie, or make it very far like Nick. It will be interesting to see what happens. I wonder if people's opinions about her return will change if she/Ben end up together.

BlackHalo wrote:I like that they haven't spoken or met. I hated that about Nick/Kaitlyn. Such an obvious advantage. I'd be more annoyed if it were Tenley.

But this is not some other reality quiz show that needed advantage.
 You may know someone for ages but not feeling it, I think its more about the connection rather than knowing the lead before other contestants.

I'm always very careful with the 100%. If I wasn't with that person 100% of the time 24/7 there's no way to know for sure if they contacted each other. Just like she didn't tell anyone she was going on the season and now it appears to be a surprise to some.

Whether they did or didn't, it doesn't matter to me. That's another common theme that seems to be making it's way into this franchise. ala last season.

GuardianAngel wrote:I'm always very careful with the 100%. If I wasn't with that person 100% of the time 24/7 there's no way to know for sure if they contacted each other. Just like she didn't tell anyone she was going on the season and now it appears to be a surprise to some.

Whether they did or didn't, it doesn't matter to me. That's another common theme that seems to be making it's way into this franchise. ala last season.

Agreed.

I personally don't really care either. I think it's an almost inevitable thing with SM these days. No one is going to want to wait 3 months to contact someone they're crushing on, when they can easily do it on Twitter, IG, FB, snapchat, etc without anyone finding out. at the end of the day, if I get to see a love story, I'm happy.

^^^ I'll even go so far as to say that these off-screen and social media flirtations and friendships are encouraged by the show. How else can all of these past contestants be flying everywhere all of the time just to hang out for a couple of days so frequently. I'll bet they provide airline vouchers, etc to enhance the potential future story lines they can continue with or wreak havoc on potentially onscreen in the future. It just keeps us all the more invested. JMO

chasingpavements wrote:

bleuberry wrote:The difference between Ben and Becca (for me) is that Ben was chosen for the lead role. If Ben called up Becca mid season asking her to join, that'd be something new and different. But otherwise it just looks a little desperate. This is like Nick, Shawntel, and the rest who returned for a second chance.

Yeah, it definitely comes off a bit desperate. Even with Mary, the only successful returnee, Byron had asked for her when producers offered to bring in someone when he wasn't clicking with the original girls. I could buy that a bunch of girls had wanted to join and Ben was given the opportunity to choose which one...but I kind of feel like it will be a surprise for him, with Becca being the last girl out of the limo or something. I think that Becca is one of the few girls in the franchise that, on paper, makes sense for Ben so I could see TPTB making that decision without input from Ben.

I do think she'll either be gone very early on, like Kacie, or make it very far like Nick. It will be interesting to see what happens. I wonder if people's opinions about her return will change if she/Ben end up together.

My opinion will stay the same. She is not the gal that Ben needs to end up with. I am sure there will be some good gals on Ben's season, I just don't see him with a girl who will so easily forget a date like Becca did with Jared. And Ben will also be judging her on what he has seen of her on her SM sites. Sorry but she has not impressed me.

^^^
I agree it will not change my opinion of her not impressed at all with her. I highly doubt that Ben will be either. JMO

Let me preface this by saying that I'm comfortable sharing information in the e-mail that I was forwarded. The full e-mail, word-for-word, I have PM'd to some people, upon request.

Ok, here we go:

A person familiar with Becca attended an event for one of Carrie Underwood's fitness lines and showed the clothing to friends. Becca was one of these friends. Becca loved the clothing and "wanted some to bring with her to a show taping she was doing for ABC which could last anywhere from 1 week to 8 weeks." Becca was cc'd on the e-mail.