Bachelor Australia - Season 4 - Richie Strahan - Episode Discussion - *Sleuthing - Spoilers* #2

robinvi wrote:I saw a comment on Facebook said that both Snez and Sasha HTD were aired last. I looked but Sam and Snez season because it was mentioned we shouldn't compare Bach to Ette seasons. I checked out Sam and Snez season, Snez HTD was aired last!!??? Could be another clue for team Nikki!

AllAboutLove wrote:Apologies for the long posts... watching Nikki's HTD and so many amazing moments!

Nikki's HTD: in Northam, WA
- Wow! Flashbacks of Nikki... and Richie saying in ITM the moment he met Nikki he wanted to know everything about her.
- Richie saying "she was the first girl I met and the first girl I took on a date." "We had this natural and real chemistry"  :Nod:
- Richie saying "as our relationship grew we continued to click" and showing the progression in flashback with Richie telling Nikki "you make me really happy and I want to go through life smiling"
- Aww!!! I can't stop smiling! This is a love story being shown if I ever saw one   this flashback feels so much like F1... first girl out limo, first date, first kiss, feels like Nikki had this from day one, imo.
- Richie saying it is really important he makes a good impression on Nikki's family (totally lead talk about F1, imo)
- Richie's sideburns are definitely shorter and so filmed after Logie Awards
- Goodness! I already have tears in my eyes! Richie looks sooo happy! He tells Nikki when he woke up that morning for her HTD he was just smiling from ear to ear (me too, Richie! me too!)
- At Northam Racing Club. These two look like a couple already, imo.
- Richie saying about Nikki's family "it feels warm and friendly and can't fake that kind of love in the room" - they already seem like they all would get along so well! Their families seem so much alike! Nikki's aunt even has a haircut like Richie's mom!
- Snow (future BIL?) saying "so is Nikki your number one choice or what?" (just tell him, Richie! haha)
- Richie saying he is thinking of "not just the bubble they are in" and thinking 10 years down the track and saying Nikki makes him really happy and he can't stop smiling!
- Snow is awesome! What a great guy! Such great advice... think about your worst day and imagine the one you want by you (paraphrasing) and love how he said that he thinks Richie will be lucky to have Nikki and that Nikki would be lucky to have Richie (ITA with Snow).
- Nikki's cousin talking about Nikki getting her heart broken and doesn't want that to happen again and asks Richie about Nikki and Richie says "from the moment I I I (sounds like caught himself from saying "met Nikki")... I knew I was going to meet Nikki's family" .... (WOW! that says to me Richie knew day one, imo) and that he couldn't wait to meet Nikki's family
- Richie saying to Nikki's family he is at that stage in his life where he is ready to meet the right person and Richie looks at Nikki when he says this
- Richie saying he is ready and wants "to meet someone I can spend the rest of my life with... (this is very interesting because in the promos, Richie says this exact same thing and immediately after saying it Nikki is shown in the promo so could have been put there intentionally and with those words if Nikki F1)
- Richie looking at Nikki when he says "there's so many things I want to do in life and I have just had that someone special missing" and Richie is smiling at Nikki as he says, turning his head to look directly at Nikki! (F1 done and done, imo)
- Nikki talking to Dani and says to her Nikki is glowing!
- Nikki saying she just "knows" the one for her is Richie. Dani agreeing and saying it is crazy and that she thinks they match (IMO... no way that Dani would have started following Richie on IG after FRC filmed if Richie rejected Nikki, no way)
- Nikki telling Richie she is in love with him and Richie looks like he is on cloud nine! And now I have tears! Awww!
- Nikki saying "I hope this is my love story. Everyone has crazy love stories and I hope this is mine. I hope more than anything that Richie is my forever love"...

Wow! If this is not a love story then I don't know what is. Could totally be wrong but Nikki is F1, imo. As Sasha said from the beginning, Nikki is the one for Richie and "Stick a fork in it, this show is over" and I totally agree with him. Every moment seeing Nikki and Richie together just makes me smile. It's like Art and Matilda all over again, imo. If Nikki isn't F1 I will be beyond shocked. IMO, these two just have *it* and from day one.

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Did you notice that Richie couldn't hold himself back from embracing Nikki's family when they first arrived? He was so excited to meet them! I think this is also another indication that Nikki is F1.

Chi wrote:I like Olena, but in the hometown visit she seems to have more issues than just being mysterious and cautious with Richie. I'm not sure if she's the type who will 'compensate' for their relationship like the part about 'moving'. It's ok that she minds the opinion of her father, however she seems too dependent on what his father is thinking which IMO has nothing to do with the situation she is in now. I can't imagine their relationship lasting long if she becomes the F1 (despite seeing the chemistry there). I think she will be the F3.

On the other hand, It would really suck for Nikki if she's not the F1 because she is so into him! I don't know if her confidence came from Richie silently assuring him or she's just too naive. I hope she wins though. Actually, I don't know what to think anymore as my earlier prediction has been ruined by this episode. LOL

Katiebelle wrote:

Chi wrote:I like Olena, but in the hometown visit she seems to have more issues than just being mysterious and cautious with Richie. I'm not sure if she's the type who will 'compensate' for their relationship like the part about 'moving'. It's ok that she minds the opinion of her father, however she seems too dependent on what his father is thinking which IMO has nothing to do with the situation she is in now. I can't imagine their relationship lasting long if she becomes the F1 (despite seeing the chemistry there). I think she will be the F3.

On the other hand, It would really suck for Nikki if she's not the F1 because she is so into him! I don't know if her confidence came from Richie silently assuring him or she's just too naive. I hope she wins though. Actually, I don't know what to think anymore as my earlier prediction has been ruined by this episode. LOL

Good post Chi

I think that the next RC is going to be very emotional who ever goes - but if it is Nikki and I don't think it is, but if it is her I'm going to be a blubbering mess. She has had such courage to totally open up and bare her heart to him and it will agony to watch her reaction if he lets her go.

Miyala wrote:So... I was watching the hometown dates yesterday and while saying goodbye to the girls IMO he was more emotional kissing Alex, she even got an extra kiss when he walked away. He also sighed after kissing her. I totally see more passion with her than the others. In US bachelor the passion edit would mean ending up F2 but are we sure its the same with the australian?

AllAboutLove wrote:Apologies for the long posts... watching Nikki's HTD and so many amazing moments!

Nikki's HTD: in Northam, WA
- Wow! Flashbacks of Nikki... and Richie saying in ITM the moment he met Nikki he wanted to know everything about her.
- Richie saying "she was the first girl I met and the first girl I took on a date." "We had this natural and real chemistry"  :Nod:
- Richie saying "as our relationship grew we continued to click" and showing the progression in flashback with Richie telling Nikki "you make me really happy and I want to go through life smiling"
- Aww!!! I can't stop smiling! This is a love story being shown if I ever saw one   this flashback feels so much like F1... first girl out limo, first date, first kiss, feels like Nikki had this from day one, imo.
- Richie saying it is really important he makes a good impression on Nikki's family (totally lead talk about F1, imo)
- Richie's sideburns are definitely shorter and so filmed after Logie Awards
- Goodness! I already have tears in my eyes! Richie looks sooo happy! He tells Nikki when he woke up that morning for her HTD he was just smiling from ear to ear (me too, Richie! me too!)
- At Northam Racing Club. These two look like a couple already, imo.
- Richie saying about Nikki's family "it feels warm and friendly and can't fake that kind of love in the room" - they already seem like they all would get along so well! Their families seem so much alike! Nikki's aunt even has a haircut like Richie's mom!
- Snow (future BIL?) saying "so is Nikki your number one choice or what?" (just tell him, Richie! haha)
- Richie saying he is thinking of "not just the bubble they are in" and thinking 10 years down the track and saying Nikki makes him really happy and he can't stop smiling!
- Snow is awesome! What a great guy! Such great advice... think about your worst day and imagine the one you want by you (paraphrasing) and love how he said that he thinks Richie will be lucky to have Nikki and that Nikki would be lucky to have Richie (ITA with Snow).
- Nikki's cousin talking about Nikki getting her heart broken and doesn't want that to happen again and asks Richie about Nikki and Richie says "from the moment I I I (sounds like caught himself from saying "met Nikki")... I knew I was going to meet Nikki's family" .... (WOW! that says to me Richie knew day one, imo) and that he couldn't wait to meet Nikki's family
- Richie saying to Nikki's family he is at that stage in his life where he is ready to meet the right person and Richie looks at Nikki when he says this
- Richie saying he is ready and wants "to meet someone I can spend the rest of my life with... (this is very interesting because in the promos, Richie says this exact same thing and immediately after saying it Nikki is shown in the promo so could have been put there intentionally and with those words if Nikki F1)
- Richie looking at Nikki when he says "there's so many things I want to do in life and I have just had that someone special missing" and Richie is smiling at Nikki as he says, turning his head to look directly at Nikki! (F1 done and done, imo)
- Nikki talking to Dani and says to her Nikki is glowing!
- Nikki saying she just "knows" the one for her is Richie. Dani agreeing and saying it is crazy and that she thinks they match (IMO... no way that Dani would have started following Richie on IG after FRC filmed if Richie rejected Nikki, no way)
- Nikki telling Richie she is in love with him and Richie looks like he is on cloud nine! And now I have tears! Awww!
- Nikki saying "I hope this is my love story. Everyone has crazy love stories and I hope this is mine. I hope more than anything that Richie is my forever love"...

Wow! If this is not a love story then I don't know what is. Could totally be wrong but Nikki is F1, imo. As Sasha said from the beginning, Nikki is the one for Richie and "Stick a fork in it, this show is over" and I totally agree with him. Every moment seeing Nikki and Richie together just makes me smile. It's like Art and Matilda all over again, imo. If Nikki isn't F1 I will be beyond shocked. IMO, these two just have *it* and from day one.