The Bachelor 20 - Ben Higgins - Episode 8 - HTD - Discussion - *Sleuthing - Spoilers*

agentcurls wrote:Maybe her cabinets were bare because she away filming? Just a thought.
She could be like Carrie Bradshaw of SITC, who said she used her oven for storage!

Quick! Let's sleuth her oven for signs of dishes. Maybe she doesn't cook or eats out quite often?

Mommyof1 wrote:

agentcurls wrote:Maybe her cabinets were bare because she away filming? Just a thought.
She could be like Carrie Bradshaw of SITC, who said she used her oven for storage!

Quick!  Let's sleuth her oven for signs of dishes.   Maybe she doesn't cook or eats out quite often?  

Lol! She said her tacos are delicious

There are many possible scenarios for the apartment situation, but in the end it doesn't matter much.
It could have been another empty apartment in the same building that was easy to stage for filming. They have done things like this many times in the past. Families have stated filming a HTD causes a lot of chaos in their home. Things are moved around, things are broken, things are dirtied. Think of an entire film crew and their equipment in your home for 8 hours or so. I would be

I wouldn't let them in my house in the first place, so if my children ever get the insane idea of being a contestant on this goofy show, they will remain parentless. They are on their own. Maybe they could visit their aunt instead and have a HTD there! Nah, she wouldn't allow it either.

sophienette wrote:Also if she used to live with  her boyfriend she might have moved in only very shortly before the show...

Good point. And she's young and single. I would find it more strange is she had cupboards full of stuff already. One person doesn't need much, I can say that from experience. The older I get the more I start to view stuff as a ball and chain. The less the better!

Bet2Win wrote:I think what I'm missing is why Ben likes her so much.   As in why her?  The rest of the girls seem equally nice, pretty, caring.  And if I'm being shallow, she does have a really big forehead.  

I haven't seen anything that differentiates her from the rest of the pack, and maybe that's why she doesn't give some the warm fuzzies.

I like Ben, I've really enjoyed him as the lead.  

I don't like Lauren as a "reality star" - she's rather bland and forgettable, but I can see why Ben likes her. And even though the other women are just as beautiful and caring, sometimes you just gravitate towards someone and it's inexplicable. The chemistry is undeniable between Ben and Lauren.

I personally like JoJo because she lights up the screen. She has that charisma and cool that makes for good TV. I hope she's the next Bachelorette.

RileyJoy wrote:

Bet2Win wrote:I think what I'm missing is why Ben likes her so much.   As in why her?  The rest of the girls seem equally nice, pretty, caring.  And if I'm being shallow, she does have a really big forehead.  

I haven't seen anything that differentiates her from the rest of the pack, and maybe that's why she doesn't give some the warm fuzzies.

I like Ben, I've really enjoyed him as the lead.  

I don't like Lauren as a "reality star" - she's rather bland and forgettable, but I can see why Ben likes her. And even though the other women are just as beautiful and caring, sometimes you just gravitate towards someone and it's inexplicable. The chemistry is undeniable between Ben and Lauren.

I personally like JoJo because she lights up the screen. She has that charisma and cool that makes for good TV. I hope she's the next Bachelorette.

I totally agree with the bolded. Ben has been called "vanilla", but I see Ben as being vanilla when he is with Lauren. I see him much more fun and animated when he is with JoJo......not so "vanilla". Of course, we have only have what they show us.

Ben has said on several occasions and to JoJo's brothers that he feels the most comfortable around JoJo and more "himself". He also feels that JoJo sees the "real Ben" more than the others, as well. It also seems that he uses JoJo as as a sounding board. So I can see the attraction for at least wanting to spend more time with her. JMO

MVMom39forever wrote:

Ladybug82 wrote:I took Lauren's "my person" reference as a nod at the well used phrase from Grey's Anatomy.  I took her to have meant like a best friend type relationship, how Christina and Meridith used it.  Or even similar to the Friends "he's your lobster" meant for each other, true love reference. I didn't see her meaning as an entitlement.  JMOAA.

Yes, exactly! It is a very sweet way to say she found her soulmate. I strongly believe that Ben would tear up to hear her say that about him and do so confidently, as well as happily.

Funny. I never watched Grey's Anatomy, so I wasn't familiar with that term on that show. However, I love the movie "Bolt," and Penny was Bolt's person, like Bolt was Penny's dog. So I thought that was the reference!

From Ben's blog....
http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20981907_20989047,00.html

"But with that, I knew I had three women left that I felt absolutely amazing about. But Fantasy Suites presented even more pressure than before, and I can tell you now I never expected this week to unfold the way that it did. I had to say a goodbye in a way I never thought I would, to a girl I wasn't sure I ever would say goodbye to … and she did not take it very well at all. I don't think neither she nor I anticipated that kind of emotion overflowing when goodbye happened so unexpectedly. They say what happens in the Fantasy Suites stays in the Fantasy Suites, but next week's episode definitely puts that to the test.

See you then Bachelor Nation, and get ready for an ending that you'll never expect. I know I didn't … "

Ben blog this week is making me question the spoiler, especially there may be a switch in his f2 and f3. Maybe he let Jojo go at f3

The goodbye happening unexpectedly makes me think he let her go before the RC, which makes me think it's when Caila came to his room according to the press release. So it must be Caila. JMO.

Probably true @mindless I am just not convinced he had a strong of a connection with Caila that he "wasn't sure he would ever say goodbye to"

The leads are puppets so I don't take him saying he wasn't sure he'd ever say goodbye to the F3 that seriously. I see little to nothing between him and Caila and I think she's gone at the F3.