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

She has had quite a few heated moments with the guys - and we haven't even gotten to the FD yet! I would need a bucket of ice to get me through those scenes.

No kidding! If she takes Luke... I. will. die.  

Lost17 wrote:No kidding! If she takes Luke... I. will. die.  

If Luke gets a FD, I think the entire episode will need an NC 17 rating!

If Luke, Robby, and Jordan were all on the GD together, she would have had them playing strip poker instead of Pictionary!

So, anyone else thing Luke goes onto Thailand with the other 3? I'm thinking so. Veg, you said we needed doubt, well, there you go-she said she was going to let him go...does she?

Jojo's People blog:

After such an emotional roller coaster in Florida I was so excited to return to my home state of Texas! Because of airline delays I flew into Texas the morning of our date, so if anyone was in the Austin airport that day they can blame me for any restroom lines! I ended up having to curl my hair and do all of my makeup in the airport bathroom (yes I was one of thoooose people). But hey! I had to look cute for my cowboy, right?!

Going into Luke's hometown, something I was hoping I would reconnect on was that feeling I had on our first one-on-one. I felt like he and I had reached this emotional depth so much faster then any of my other guys. And to be honest I felt I had kind of lost this over the past few weeks.

Nonetheless, I felt like now was the time it would come back to us. Meeting Luke in his hometown square was so surreal! I absolutely loved it. What you didn't see in the episode was a lot of familiar faces for Luke. Every corner we turned there was someone he embraced with a warm hug or a firm handshake. It was either his childhood teacher or his neighbor or his boss from his summer jobs in high school. Seeing how deep his roots were in this hometown community made me more and more excited to see him with his family.

Driving up to his family's home was unbelievably beautiful! But seeing all those cars I knew something was up! I would be lying if I said I wasn't totally nervous about walking into a huge party of Luke's closest friends and family. He could have warned me! I remember shaking in those cute cowgirl boots he got me when I walked up. But just as quickly has those nerves had come … they washed away. I felt so welcomed and right at home. This is the kind of future I dream about.

Watching back and hearing Luke speak about our relationship with his family I almost wish he could have been so open with me. Hearing him say he was falling in love with me in interview but not saying it to me at the end of our date killed me. I remember thinking, "If you're so confident in a future, why aren't you as confident in your feelings?" When I started to cry, it was because I was so terrified that this wasn't feeling as right as I expected it to feel. And everything I saw for me and Luke's future started to crumble in my mind.

This rose ceremony was the absolute hardest one yet. I walked into that airplane hangar with such anxiety because I was about to send Luke home. I thought in the beginning of this journey – because of our first one-on-one and our connection – that he would be one of my final guys. But if this experience has taught me anything, it is that you really have to take each relationship day by day. Because you really don't know how it will end up evolving.

I was ready to make this painful, but in my mind, right decision. That is, until Luke pulled me aside. I hate to leave you guys high and dry, but trust me … you'll want to pick back up where we left off. It's emotional. It's shocking. It's everything.

http://www.people.com/article/bachelorette-jojo-fletcher-exclusive-blog-hometown-dates

I'm on the Luke Unicorn until the bitter end.

Thanks for posting this, Lost!

I don't know....could be that Luke takes a trip to Thailand...I'm sure that there is room for 5 on that jet.

I think ABC might currently be in negotiations with the Federal Communications Commission about how they need to edit and air Lost's, err, I mean, Luke's fantasy date. They may be required to switch over from network tv to pay-per-view for that segment. Something about the National League of Decency organizing protests outside of ABC studios in NYC. I also heard something about the Fire Commissioners and Federal Weather Bureau having concerns. Fire Commissioner is afraid that there will be an epidemic of sprinkler systems being falsely activated from the heat coming off of the TVs and the Weather Bureau is going to send out Dense Fog alerts ahead of airing due to the anticipation of copious amounts of steam. Pharmaceutical Companies are being asked to increase the manufacturing output of smelling salts in time for Monday's episode. Unscrupulous people are now price gouging on ice. I mean, there are a lot of things to take into consideration before they air Luke's FD! They have to take their time and do it right! The health and safety of people's lives are at stake here.

Loved, loved, loved Luke's HTD. I wanted to book a flight to Burnet, TX to ride some horses with him. Luke would be Jo's pick when she's in her 30s and realizes that love is more about action than words, IMO. An older bachelorette on his season will dearly appreciate Luke's depth, his heart, his vulnerability, and his grace. It seems to overwhelm JoJo.

I would be thrilled, TBH, if he ends up in Thailand or with her as F1. But, selfishly, I want him on my TV for 10 weeks in the cold of winter. :-)

Lost, you picked a good egg this season to root for :Bubba:

moon,

Mia, I'm doing everything I can to get that FD!

veg, Luke's was by far my favorite-he did everything right except I might not have invited the WHOLE clan and agree his actions and even his words said it all! If only Jo could have 'heard and seen' it! Agree, age probably is a factor along with her past experiences that didn't end so well.

Not sure I could handle more Luke as the Bach, I'm about done in already! Of course he won't be, as he is now with Jo, happily engaged. I know y'all see the edit for Jordan, but I still see it with Luke.

Loved Luke with his dad, great moment. Just wish we could have seen Jo talk to some of the family 1on1...kind of odd we didn't see it.

Well, Luke will either be the one or not, I'm enjoying until I know either way. A little fan vid I made for those of us that love this couple together.

^That was totally awesome! I love it! Beautiful video!

That was a treat, Lost17! Such a great video. I loved watching it! 

Oh you guys are sweet, knowing which teams you are for, thank you! Wishing you both the best of luck your guy wins JoJo's heart.

Ok, finally rewatched-

Any clue when this VO was done? It was said right before and as Luke is taking Jo over to the heart-

VO-Today was a pivotal day for me, and if this is anything like what life looks like together-I'm excited about it. (Luke)-I've got one more surprise for you. VO-I want her to know that I'm falling in love with her-those are powerful words and I haven't said that to her yet, and I feel like now more than ever it's time to say that to her. We get their Dan + Shay song over that whole scene to the end like it's supposed to mean something, why play that particular song again if it's goodbye? It's about building a life together.

He obviously doesn't say it to her then, why? Perfect setting, he said earlier he was ready, why would he hold back? Was he not feeling secure in how she felt? He did mention that at the hangar. She posted this in her People blog-

Watching back and hearing Luke speak about our relationship with his family I almost wish he could have been so open with me. Hearing him say he was falling in love with me in interview but not saying it to me at the end of our date killed me. I remember thinking, "If you're so confident in a future, why aren't you as confident in your feelings?" When I started to cry, it was because I was so terrified that this wasn't feeling as right as I expected it to feel. And everything I saw for me and Luke's future started to crumble in my mind.

(People.com)

Jo has been hearing, I love you’s, I’m falling in love with you’s from the other 3…she doesn’t equate ‘you have my whole heart’ as a meaning of true love, so she just kind of shut down when she didn’t hear those 3 words she was wanting so badly to hear on that date.

Then as he arrives at the RC-
VO-Tonight's a big night, I hope Jojo (Luke)-knows that I am falling in love with her. VO-I haven't said that to her yet specifically and that's all I've been able to think about. I want her to know how much (Luke)-excitement I have about what our future looks like. VO-I can't wait to tell her I'm in love with her.

No telling when those VO’s were actually said, some things just don’t add up for me.

In her blog, why call him ‘my cowboy’ if he’s not now? Why say in first person ‘this is the kind of future I dream about’ if it’s not really the future she’d supposedly have with Jordan if he was her F1? She watched the episode back and it ‘killed her’ that Luke didn’t share that he’s falling in love with her as well. She was terrified because it wasn’t feeling as right as she expected it to feel. Why be terrified if she wasn’t planning a future with this guy? So at this point she has 3 left that DO share those I love you’s, she thinks she’s somewhat secure in their feelings, so in her mind over much anxiety about it she decides to let Luke go.

I was ready to make this painful, but in my mind, right decision. That is, until Luke pulled me aside.

So Luke FINALLY says those words she’s been dying to hear. She’ll either keep him and commit to him or let him go and move on with Jordan. Sorry, don’t think Robby or Chase stand a chance with these other two in the mix.

I’ve always wondered about the fire overlay in that season preview, could mean their romance ‘went up in flames’ or it’s saying he’s her F1 and their romance is going HOTT and strong now, they always had the passion/chemistry going for them. Strange they’d single out Luke to put an overlay over, the only one in the whole preview unless it means something.

#keepinghopealive