Bachelorette Canada - Season 1 - Jasmine Lorimer - Episode Discussion - *Sleuthing - Spoilers* #3

northernviewer wrote:i dont think Jasmine is going to get what she craves the most, security, from Kevin.  IMO she overanalyzed things and let her head choose instead of her heart.   Again, my opinion, but i think she chose the strongest personality, the more controlling one, Mistaking this for loving affection she really wants.   The boat has sailed with Mike, but i thnk someone who is similar to Mike is who she'll end up with.  

I don't think so. If she was overanalyzing about anything then it was Mike IMO. The nice and perfect on paper guy she tried to convince herself to feel something for because his stability could balance out her free spirit and blah blah blah. It was obvious to me on the 2-on-1 she was trying to talk herself into being into him when she said it wasn't necessarily a bad thing that he was a bit more regimented than she is. Honestly there was never any wow moment for me where I really felt she could pick him like with the other two guys. The biggest evidence for me that she wasn't into Mike was how sexless she was with him and how passionate she was with the other two guys. If she was so into Mike then why wasn't she all that physical with him? For most women a strong physical connection follows a strong emotional connection, so why didn't that happen with Mike? Why did he have to ask if she even liked him that late in the game? Why little to no progression with them in between him getting the FIR and his 1-on-1 date? The simplest answer for me is that she just wasn't all that into him and he was always behind KW and Mikhel and if you have to ask if someone even likes you then the answer is probably no. All JMO.

I've watched the entire episode & here are my quick thoughts:

Mikhel's family wins for being the funniest. Between his dad & when Mikhel says "we're having Indian food because we're Indian." Even the music used during this date reminded me of a comedy.

Mike has a lovely family and he is a great guy. He's just not the guy for Jasmine, and I don't really think she's the gal for him either.

The romance/connection between Kevin & Jasmine is off the charts & I believe he is her F1 without a doubt. Kevin's ILY had prominent F1 romantic music. After reading posts here, I expected Kevin's mom to be worse than she was. Some intense discussion, but Jasmine didn't seem overly upset by it when she left.

I also think Mikhel is uncomfortable at this stage because he knows Jasmine is not in the same place as he is. In watching the show, he will see the difference between how she behaves around himself vs Kevin.

I don't think there is any competition here. I'm not madly in love with KW for her but it's obvious to me that they're leaps and bounds above anything else going on this season.

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I don't see the point in trying to match edits between seasons and with other countries. It's too easy to slant them to fit with anyone IMO. To me, looking at an edit on its own trying to see what they want us to think is more useful than looking back. All JMO.

Totally agree.

Aunties_Love wrote:I will make a stab at the stats for all the franchises for F3.  Think that maybe we can find a comparrison in the stats alone.

Personally it makes no difference to me. I don't compare other franchises, obviously it didn't work this time around for Mike being the F1. IMO, I as well as others by some of the opinions posted, had him at F3 for the longest time. I kept waiting for that F1 moment, because the spoiler was out there that he was the F1, but not having a favourite helps to take what I see at face value. Same with Kyle, no way was he F3 IMO. To me a big part of sleuthing is all about chemistry and body language of the lead. Mike's one on one date convinced me. She was all over Kevin when they were on the football field, she didn't touch the other two guys during their HTD's. She looked sad when Mikhel told her he's falling in love with her, and she still didn't know at that point how Mike felt about her.

Process of elimination, KevinP was not going to be the F3, neither was Benoit. Chemistry all along was with Mikhel and Kevin. During HTD it was obvious to me, the lack of chemistry between her and Mikhel dropped down, way down several notches.

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] I think you are spot on and any and all "competition" is just going to come from edit.

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Thanks you all-star @BacheloretteCA After Show panel! @sharleenjoynt @brooksforester @TheBachBabe @JennValentyne @bradcsmith

Sharleen was as beautiful as ever and can that girl rock clothes!! Loved her dress.

Im totally disappointed in the first Canadian Bachelorette....i liked all the guys except Drew and Kevin W ....Both didnt get a very good edit, all warts shown...i think its productions way of showing us what they thought of them too. Doesnt matter what country is producing the show, they usually portray the contestants as to who they really are.

IA [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Everything about her is gorgeous. Look at Brad.

northernviewer wrote:Im totally disappointed in the first Canadian Bachelorette....i liked all the guys except Drew and Kevin W ....Both didnt get a very good edit, all warts shown...i think its productions  way of showing us what they thought of them too.  Doesnt matter what country is producing the show, they usually portray the contestants as to who they really are.

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Executive Producer Claire Freeland (partner of the series director) - left this comment on Kevin' IG a little while ago today so I doubt they think he's that bad

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northernviewer wrote:Im totally disappointed in the first Canadian Bachelorette....i liked all the guys except Drew and Kevin W ....Both didnt get a very good edit, all warts shown...i think its productions  way of showing us what they thought of them too.  Doesnt matter what country is producing the show, they usually portray the contestants as to who they really are.

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Executive Producer Claire Freeland (partner of the series director) - left this comment on Kevin' IG a little while ago today so I doubt they think he's that bad

....or....shes sucking up because of the horrible edit his mom got last night and he's refusing to do any post show stuff ....

northernviewer wrote:Im totally disappointed in the first Canadian Bachelorette....i liked all the guys except Drew and Kevin W ....Both didnt get a very good edit, all warts shown...i think its productions  way of showing us what they thought of them too.  Doesnt matter what country is producing the show, they usually portray the contestants as to who they really are.

Nah. I think there's probably some truth to most edits (I do think KW's jealousy was for real) but a lot of the time it's exaggerated and played up and some of these folks like Drew are obviously acting for the camera and their next 15 minutes. There's plenty of examples in the US series of contestants who got a good edit one season and then the next season they get a bad edit and vice-versa and viewers change their minds on that person all because of an edit. Villains can become beloved (Nick Viall) and the beloved can become villains (Josh Murray). I've lost count how many times viewers have turned on the lead because they turned out not to be what TPTB was selling the first time around.

All JMO.