Bachelorette 13 - Rachel Lindsay - Episode 8 - July 17 - *Sleuthing Spoilers*

flojo031 wrote:Some more thoughts on Rachel and Bryan:

I feel kinda stupid saying any of this stuff, because I don’t know Rachel or Bryan, but I have to wonder though. Do they even have enough in common to sustain a long-term relationship, let alone marriage? Kind of reminds me a little bit of Ali's season (which is probably why Mills made those comparisons early on) in the sense that her and Roberto had crazy chemistry, but weren't compatible for the long haul. I mean, yeah, I guess Rachel and Bryan do have age and experience on their side, but that doesn't mean that they're destined to be together. JMO. From the little that we do know about Rachel, obviously she is going to try like hell to make this thing with Bryan work, but I just don't have a good feeling about the future of their relationship though. And that sucks big time, because more than anything I wanted her to find her person and follow in Trista, Ashley and Des' footsteps, but I just don't see that happening at this point.  

We all know that Rachel is a catch, but to me she doesn’t seem like Bryan’s type in the real world. JMO. You know, it's a shame that she couldn't put Peter, Eric, Will, Alex and Josiah together because that right there would be a close-to perfect guy (at least for her anyway). Bryan strikes me as the type to date tall, statuesque, model-thin women. Another thing that struck me was that Mama Abs pretty much came right out and said that 'no woman is ever going to be good enough for my baby.' JMO. It'll be damn interesting to see how Rachel handles her after the fact, more importantly how the Lindsays and Abasolos interact with one another. Will they even get along? Will there be a culture clash? I'd kill to be a fly on the wall to see that.  

Rachel is an intelligent, articulate and compassionate person, but she's craving marriage way too much, which, subsequently is going to push away the right guy [cough which is anyone but The Player cough]. JMO. Bryan definitely likes her and is attracted to her, but is he actually in love with her? Is this all about the thrill of the chase for him? I guess only time will tell. Once again, I wish her and Bryan all the best, but it’s going to be a rough road ahead for them both. I mean, what’s going to happen when they’re in the real world, and the afterglow/honeymoon phase wears off? I want to support them, but I just can't.

SFoster wrote:Looking at the previews for next week, Peter is wearing a dark jacket when Rachel is wearing the navy and red plaid shirt/jacket. Later he must take off the jacket and is wearing a white t-shirt underneath. So that is the fantasy date. Which means the green sweater is the LCD. Unless they change clothes later on the FD, which maybe they do because Rachel is carrying an umbrella when she leaves his place later (crying). Maybe it's the same vineyard with the church. They get rained on, they both change clothes before going into the church?  Then at night, he is wearing the gray sweater.  Sitting on the floor crying. She's in the street carrying an umbrella, crying. Then possibly Peter doesn't get the rose at the F3 ceremony. That would be a scenario to explain so many clothes. I  just don't know why they would have 2 vineyard dates, doesn't make sense. And she is walking through the vineyard later in the pink dress before the rose ceremony. all jmo.

I think we see Bryan wearing two different shirts at what looks like night in both scenes. The denim/chambray shirt and the gray shirt. Which indicates FD and LCD night. JMO

SFoster wrote:I don't see her saying "we're in two different places" to Eric. This is about a proposal at the end. She is working toward that. Eric is ready, he is "ready to shut this thing down" and marry this woman. He said several times, she is a wife for him, she is the woman for him, etc. He is all in, no hesitation at this point. So even if she is not in love with Eric, it can't be a situation where they are in "two different places". JMO

Just Looking wrote:Does anyone know what Peter and Rachel whispered to each other when they hugged at the RC.  Peter said something and Rachel .....  you too ?  I've listened a few times and it didn't sound like I miss you too.  I thought it sounded more like I love you too.  Any thoughts on this

lleyki wrote:

SFoster wrote:I don't see her saying "we're in two different places" to Eric. This is about a proposal at the end. She is working toward that. Eric is ready, he is "ready to shut this thing down" and marry this woman. He said several times, she is a wife for him, she is the woman for him, etc. He is all in, no hesitation at this point. So even if she is not in love with Eric, it can't be a situation where they are in "two different places". JMO

To play devil's advocate, it's very reasonable for that to refer to Eric's never having been in love before, presumably never having serious/major relationship. I can very easily and believably see Rachel telling him that based on these things they're just in different places emotionally and that being her reason for letting him go. JMO.

sdmom wrote:Did you guys see Bryan's newest IG story? He's lip singing Mama I Love You.
Why is he fanning the flames? I feel he's either trolling, poking fun at himself or standing up,for his mom...