Bachelor New Zealand - Jordan Mauger - Season 2 - Episode Discussion - *Sleuthing* - *Spoilers*

Jordan saying he and Storm can be together longer/past show.

So similar to what he said about Fleur?

Hmmm....

You are unto something @Allaboutlove....maybe the problem we are having deciphering this season is Jordan's inability to emote with any of the ladies so far...I don't get Jordan like I got Art....& I do like them both....just can't figure Jordan out is the difference for me.

I am struggling with the story arcs for the girls.

Usually the F1 has some sort of story arc I don't know who has it this season.

Feels all over the place?

mercieme wrote:You are unto something @Allaboutlove....maybe the problem we are having deciphering this season is Jordan's inability to emote with any of the ladies so far...I don't get Jordan like I got Art....& I do like them both....just can't figure Jordan out is the difference for me.

It's really hard to read him emotionally. He seems so "in control" all the time?

I guess the best way to say it is I feel like Jordan has his walls up and guard up? I don't know if that is because he doesn't feel *it* with anyone enough to let the walls down or because he is just really slow burning so just who he is? But... as much as that may be just who he is it doesn't serve this process of finding someone by holding back.

I actually don't even see Jordan as this macho manly man either like Mike the host tried to sell Jordan as - I actually think he is more sensitive/nice guy like Art than he is some alpha male so I am not buying that Jordan is so different from Art. The only difference IMO is Art fell in love with Matilda. With all the other girls? Art was going through the motions the exact same way that Jordan is - no difference to me there expect for Art having real feelings and he literally couldn't hide his feelings for Matilda (tripping and falling, etc).

So until I see Jordan soften/vulnerable and chase/fall it is hard for me to see him invested totally in any girl thus far? I think any guy who really falls in love is vulnerable no matter their personality (like Brad was with Emily or even CS with Becca) so I am waiting for that with Jordan. He is nice guy. The girls are nice too. But there's something missing I think? It's second dates already but doesn't feel like much progression?

Hmm...

Back at the house: Storm, Fleur, and Rebecca seated at table talking about her date.

Interesting it is only these three? Feels planned?

Rebecca in ITM says Storm seems so much happier and more relaxed and Storm is happy. Rebecca says she it is so good to see Storm happy again and she is so excited for Storm.

Hmmm.... Rebecca spends more time talking about the other girls and their connections with Jordan than her own feelings.

She sounds like the narrator for the F1? Like Chantal for Sam Frost or even how Poppy was a bit for Matilda.

Fleur asks Storm if she got a rose on her date (she said she didn't) and in ITM Fleur says she is surprised Storm never got a rose but at the same time she got to chat with Jordan so she hopes Storm doesn't read too much into it. She hopes that Storm and Jordan had a really good time together.

Wait... so Rebecca and Fleur both talking about Storm and Jordan and happy for her/them? On one hand I love the support but on the other hand edit-wise I wonder if they are supporting an F1 edit for Storm by saying these things in ITM?

Has Storm done any ITMs expressing how she supports Fleur or Rebecca or someone else with Jordan?  

Mike with date card - says only 9 left it is game on.
Gives card to Rebecca and says she can read it.
Ceri again in ITM once again saying she would really like her name to be on it.
So far it seems Ceri has had lots of ITMs expressing how much she wants to be on a date... starting to feel like she has an edit like Alicia did?

I don't know what's going with the ITMs....but I thought Fleur was saying at the staged convo with Rebecca & Erin that she hoped Storm didn't reconnect too much. The ITM where she expressed happiness for Storm might be an answer to a specific produced question like "are you happy for Storm? Who knows though.

Group date only 3 girls:

Gabs - her 6th group date, no single date
Sarah
Kate

Hmm... feels like a MOT/filler date

mercieme wrote:I don't know what's going with the ITMs....but I thought Fleur was saying at the staged convo with Rebecca & Erin that she hoped Storm didn't reconnect too much. The ITM where she expressed happiness for Storm might be an answer to a specific produced question like "are you happy for Storm? Who knows though.

Yes... strange ITMs. What is that about? Totally opposite stuff?

Gabs wearing a shirt saying "no fotos por favor" while she is being filmed for reality-tv show