NO SPOILERS - CHASE - Bachelorette 12 - *Sleuthing NO Spoilers*

veg_out wrote:Litta, thanks for the suggestion!

Wanted to follow-up on a question that @MiaHawk asked in our general discussion thread about Chase being shown as one of the "safe" guys for JoJo.

So that it's all in one location, I brought over @aviej's post:

@MiaHawk being #TeamChase, I just want to jump right in and explain where she felt safe with Chase. First, there is the comment left in the edit when the limo was burning where Chase was wondering out loud: "I'm thinking is JoJo in there? Should I go grab a fire extinguisher? Does somebody need to be a hero here?" In the evening portion of their 1on1 date on the table JoJo says: You were so encouraging and made me feel comfortable even when I looked stupid. Feeling safe and protected, like that is huge to me". She also says that she feels that Chase is "genuinely here" for her.

From the jump, Chase is shown as being into JoJo. In episode 1, even though brief, their 1:1 time focused on their eyes and the eye contact that they made, perhaps a foreshadowing of the sustained eye contact of the yabyum date. Chase indicates that he is looking for "that feeling." JoJo spends a lot of time in epi 1 reflecting on feeling "the instant connection." Later, during their epi 3 1:1, they both comment on feeling that connection with each other after the yabyum. Throughout the season to date, Chase also is shown pantomiming the "stab to the heart" when Jordan is given the FIR, frustrated when he's not on a date, excited in the limo on his way to meet JoJo at the yoga studio, and annoyed with not getting more time with her after the football game. We see him hugging her and being close to her in brief snippets in episode 4 as reminders that he's there. He's into her genuinely.

In the midst of the Chad chaos of episode 2, Chase swoops her away to a private 1:1 while Jordan, Luke, and Robby are mired in the muck. He makes her feel special. Also, see aviej's post about his comment before the fire date. After watching this episode, it seemed like Chase was being set up as Jo's port in the storm, her safe space.

In episode 3, their story built on the initial idea posed in episode 1 about connection. They are literally physically and emotionally exploring the idea of being connected, all limbs and line of sight and breathing. At the end, both of them say that they feel connected to each other. JoJo comments that she feels safe and protected in his arms, and she reiterates that to him later that night. He affirms her with his words--Jo's love language is words of affirmation--that he also thinks that's incredibly important. He also doesn't want her to forget the way that she felt that day. She reflects on the fact that Chase makes her feel safe, that they can talk about important issues already, that he went along with the silliness of the date and made her feel comfortable. When I look at the things that Jo wants--someone who is sweet, sensitive, passionate, loving, deep; someone who makes her smile, feel special, feel safe--I think that a case is being built that Chase is one of those guys.

Maybe Jo's comment to him that she couldn't forget that feeling on their date was like Ben's "I won't blindside you," a portent of the ending that she does forget him. We'll see--not enough material yet to decide how this thing ends.

MiaHawk wrote:

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veg_out wrote:Litta, thanks for the suggestion!

Wanted to follow-up on a question that @MiaHawk asked in our general discussion thread about Chase being shown as one of the "safe" guys for JoJo.

So that it's all in one location, I brought over @aviej's post:

@MiaHawk being #TeamChase, I just want to jump right in and explain where she felt safe with Chase. First, there is the comment left in the edit when the limo was burning where Chase was wondering out loud: "I'm thinking is JoJo in there? Should I go grab a fire extinguisher? Does somebody need to be a hero here?" In the evening portion of their 1on1 date on the table JoJo says: You were so encouraging and made me feel comfortable even when I looked stupid. Feeling safe and protected, like that is huge to me". She also says that she feels that Chase is "genuinely here" for her.

From the jump, Chase is shown as being into JoJo. In episode 1, even though brief, their 1:1 time focused on their eyes and the eye contact that they made, perhaps a foreshadowing of the sustained eye contact of the yabyum date. Chase indicates that he is looking for "that feeling." JoJo spends a lot of time in epi 1 reflecting on feeling "the instant connection." Later, during their epi 3 1:1, they both comment on feeling that connection with each other after the yabyum. Throughout the season to date, Chase also is shown pantomiming the "stab to the heart" when Jordan is given the FIR, frustrated when he's not on a date, excited in the limo on his way to meet JoJo at the yoga studio, and annoyed with not getting more time with her after the football game. We see him hugging her and being close to her in brief snippets in episode 4 as reminders that he's there. He's into her genuinely.

In the midst of the Chad chaos of episode 2, Chase swoops her away to a private 1:1 while Jordan, Luke, and Robby are mired in the muck. He makes her feel special. Also, see aviej's post about his comment before the fire date. After watching this episode, it seemed like Chase was being set up as Jo's port in the storm, her safe space.

In episode 3, their story built on the initial idea posed in episode 1 about connection. They are literally physically and emotionally exploring the idea of being connected, all limbs and line of sight and breathing. At the end, both of them say that they feel connected to each other. JoJo comments that she feels safe and protected in his arms, and she reiterates that to him later that night. He affirms her with his words--Jo's love language is words of affirmation--that he also thinks that's incredibly important. He also doesn't want her to forget the way that she felt that day. She reflects on the fact that Chase makes her feel safe, that they can talk about important issues already, that he went along with the silliness of the date and made her feel comfortable. When I look at the things that Jo wants--someone who is sweet, sensitive, passionate, loving, deep; someone who makes her smile, feel special, feel safe--I think that a case is being built that Chase is one of those guys.

Maybe Jo's comment to him that she couldn't forget that feeling on their date was like Ben's "I won't blindside you," a portent of the ending that she does forget him. We'll see--not enough material yet to decide how this thing ends.

rhondam wrote:Omgosh!! I just re-watched Chase and JoJo's date....    
They are so adorable. Oh please.... oh please, I hope it's him. They are too cute!