Lauren Bushnell - Bachelor 20 - *Sleuthing - Spoilers* - #3

Lucas15 wrote:

KB_Mom wrote:IMO Lauren was sincere about concern she could be sent home.

I agree. I just re-watched the show from the time Leah said those thing to Ben up until the cocktail party to see if Lauren ever said "I'm going home" - and she never said that. What she did say - once the girls had reached a consensus that it was Leah who had said things to Ben - was "What if Leah gets a rose and I go home?"

I will also say that the edit of that portion of the show was very heavily sliced and diced and I have even read an opinion that there were some continuity errors that suggest Ben sent Leah home after the 2-1 date and they made it look like he sent her home the evening of the group date. I don't think it matters - at the time Lauren and the girls had concluded it was Leah and Lauren said "What if Leah gets a rose and I go home?" none of them knew that Ben was going to send Leah home because either it hadn't happened yet or it was just happening as they talked.

I will say that at the RC, Lauren seemed confident that she would get a rose even though hers was the last rose given out - but by then she knew that Ben had sent Leah home (even though they never showed the girls finding that out or reacting to it) and that - put together with the fact that all the girls had figured out it was Leah - would have been enough for Lauren to feel that Ben didn't believe what Leah had said about her and that she (Lauren) was going to get a rose.

Fingersandtoes wrote:Lauren wasn't privy to the conversations the other ladies had with each other, or the ones Ben had with other ladies. She only had her talks with Ben and her self and the other girls and herself to go by. She actually has no clue what goes on in Ben's head, how he is with the other girls. How arrogant would she be if she shrugged off these accusations with a 'he likes me the most, there's no chance he'll send me home, ya'll better just pack your bags and go'. Of course she's doubting her relationship with Ben and he's feelings for her. All of them are. JoJo was crying over a cancelled cocktail party, and doubting everything.

rhondam wrote:

Fingersandtoes wrote:Lauren wasn't privy to the conversations the other ladies had with each other, or the ones Ben had with other ladies. She only had her talks with Ben and her self and the other girls and herself to go by. She actually has no clue what goes on in Ben's head, how he is with the other girls. How arrogant would she be if she shrugged off these accusations with a 'he likes me the most, there's no chance he'll send me home, ya'll better just pack your bags and go'. Of course she's doubting her relationship with Ben and he's feelings for her. All of them are. JoJo was crying over a cancelled cocktail party, and doubting everything.

I know she wasn't privy to any of the conversations other then between her and Ben. What I'm saying is she can see with her eyes the body language between him and the others at this very open date and compare that to theirs (hers and his) and she can see the amount of time spent with each girl compared to the amount of time spent with her. It was all very open from what they showed and what I understand.

sosleepy wrote:Lauren can't win. If she acts confident, it just fuels the fire more and puts more of a target on her back. Singles out her and Ben even further making it more difficult for everyone. If she acts humble, she's not being honest or genuine. Just a tough place to fall in love.

rhondam wrote:

Fingersandtoes wrote:Lauren wasn't privy to the conversations the other ladies had with each other, or the ones Ben had with other ladies. She only had her talks with Ben and her self and the other girls and herself to go by. She actually has no clue what goes on in Ben's head, how he is with the other girls. How arrogant would she be if she shrugged off these accusations with a 'he likes me the most, there's no chance he'll send me home, ya'll better just pack your bags and go'. Of course she's doubting her relationship with Ben and he's feelings for her. All of them are. JoJo was crying over a cancelled cocktail party, and doubting everything.

I know she wasn't privy to any of the conversations other then between her and Ben. What I'm saying is she can see with her eyes the body language between him and the others at this very open date and compare that to theirs (hers and his) and she can see the amount of time spent with each girl compared to the amount of time spent with her. It was all very open from what they showed and what I understand.