Bachelorette Canada - Season 1 - Jasmine Lorimer - FRC - ATFR - Episode Discussion - *Sleuthing - Spoilers* #4

angie803 wrote:[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Maybe he was grabbing her knee because she wasn't letting him put his arm around her

Joy15 wrote:

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Conspiracy theorists unite!  

I also still stubbornly believe Mikhel got the F1 edit.  He just wasn't F1... YET.

loved your conspiracy theory too....let's to watch the real life drama!!..this is even better than the reality TV version

re: edit..hahaha...yes....those CA editors have done a very terrific job that leads me to having a super high anxiety going into maboy Nick season..

Bobette wrote:

northernviewer wrote:Im getting the same vibe from this season as i did from Jason/Molly/Melissa.   Im not saying that because i think shes going to change her mind and choose the F2 but because of what i saw during Jasons edit.  I was quite vocal about not liking Melissa and the reason I didn't care for her was because i thought she was in it for the win...just like I think Kevin was in it for that too.  When they were on their date and she told him she wanted to teach 3rd grade and spend summers with her kids ...i rolled my eyes and called BS on that....she was telling him everything he wanted to hear so he'd choose her.  

Now heres the point Im trying to make.... when the lead chooses someone, they expect to get the same person that they "met" while filmimg but the real person eventually reveals themselves and your stuck with a stranger.  I think Thats what happened to Jason...in the real world Melissa wasnt the same as filmimg Melissa and they had very little in common after all.   I think the same happeend to Jasmine with Kevin.   I think once the cameras were gone she saw him in a different light and realized hes not who she thought she was getting.

I thought it was very revealing when Jasmine said on ATFR that she found it hard "watching it all unfold" on TV.  Compare this with someone like Georgia from the most recent AU series who said she was loving "watching her love story develop with her guy".  

IMO very little of the love story with her F1 was actually shown on that season, and yet that's still where her focus was when watching it back.  Jasmine saying she found her season hard to watch suggests to me that she is carrying doubts and regrets.

Sharleen Joynt—FLARE columnist and former Bachelor contestant—shares her take on last night’s finale episode of The Bachelorette Canada
Nov 23, 2016

Funny how, even as a mere viewer, a seemingly inconsequential moment can stay with you and leave a lasting impression. Right after a beautiful proposal, while walking hand in hand down a beach in Cuba, Jasmine said quietly—not for the benefit of cameras or producers, but to her new fiancé—”say something sweet to me now.” I found this one little line haunting, how only moments after getting engaged, Jasmine still sought something (some transformation? validation? “mushy”-ness?) from Kevin. Jasmine has proven plenty confident and self-assured, so that one little line made a part me wonder what he wasn’t (and isn’t?) giving her.

I don’t know if I’ve ever been so confused by a finale episode. Even when the lead’s choice is questionable (which I don’t think it was in this case; more on that later), we’re made to feel excited and supportive of the happy couple by the time of the proposal, or at the very least, later when they’re beaming at After the Final Rose. Or, even when there’s been AFR drama, there’s usually some sort of finality by the end of the episode. But never have I been left scratching my head, wondering if the Bachelorette did indeed make the right choice despite there being no more episodes during which my doubts could be resolved.

I’m reminded a bit of when JoJo’s season finally came to a close. She was clearly a bit down and not quite as elated as you’d think she should be, but as far as any of us could tell, it was never because she regretted her choice or the fact that things had been rocky with Jordan; it was because they’d endured so much hate and criticism along the way, with even an Us Weekly cover story calling Jordan a “fraud.” For someone who’s been a bright light all season, Jasmine’s demeanour on AFR was unmistakably off and seemed tinted by sadness. Now, every final couple will attest that the months between the proposal filming and airing are by far the hardest, so I’m not belittling how hard it’s been for Jasmine and Kevin, but they really haven’t had the extreme lack of support that some other final couples from the American franchise have had. Other than the fact that they’ve been long distance and unable to be seen in public together, why the long faces? After all, yesterday was the big day; they finally can go get a coffee and grocery shop together.

As for Mikhel, he was complete sweetheart and class act. Something tells me he’ll be just fine… especially if he becomes the next Bachelor. (Hint, hint!)