BACHELOR 22 - Arie Luyendyk Jr General Discussion - **NO SPOILERS** - *SLEUTHING* DISCUSSION

veg_out wrote:So glad you're back, @MVMom39forever, and on the mend! Solid points about each of the relationships and the potential Bachettes.

If you had to call F1 today, who would you say? That question goes to everyone @Sprite @agentcurls @grace8136 @Cari  @MVMom39forever

Sprite wrote:@veg_out Thank you. I am starting to feel somewhat better but am still pretty sick. I've been off of work all week and I called in for tomorrow and probably will for Friday as well. This is the third time since the new year that I've had this crazy flu. It just won't go away. It doesn't help that most of my co-workers have been sick and all the guys we support who rarely get sick. 

So the boyfriend comes at the end or close to it. I wonder if that is why the confusion? Obviously his ex must be there at the end ... final 3. What if she takes him back and Arie must make due with who is left even though they might not have been who he wanted?...hence the wrong choice? That might explain this confusing edit, but I still don't see it with anyone.

I wonder whose ex boyfriend it is?

gentcurls wrote:

veg_out wrote:So glad you're back, @MVMom39forever, and on the mend! Solid points about each of the relationships and the potential Bachettes.

If you had to call F1 today, who would you say? That question goes to everyone @Sprite @agentcurls @grace8136 @Cari  @MVMom39forever

I love all the commentary tonight!

I am in agreement in that I think we will have an unconventional ending.

I thought Bekah could be F1, until ep. 5. I saw a demeanor shift in Arie. I think ep. 5 was a turning point and it felt like edits shifted a bit. I think Arie and Bekah are great together but I'm not sure Arie will take a chance on her.

I have re-watched SQTs and 1:1s and I have to say, there is only one girl Arie seems to be courting: Lauren. He's rather chivalrous with her. Maybe he has been more so with the others that we haven't seen, but...it's the little things.

Look at how he brought Lauren onto Bibiana's "bed set-up" at the mansion vs. Bekah during ep. 3 RC SQT
During ep. 4 GD SQT, He covered her with a blanket, and then the kiss on the cheek during Lauren's mid-sentence. Then the kiss on the forehead on the way back to the group.
He doesn't just go in for the kiss, he tells her "I really want to kiss you" or he waits for her to give him the look that says "it's ok Arie, you can kiss me" before he dives in...its' almost....dare I say- gentlemanly!  During their SQT ep. 5, there was that silhouette of the two of them going downstairs talking like friends and she is becoming one of his confidantes. She has been the only one edited to show truly trying to get to know Arie- what he wants, what he fears, how he likes his coffee.  She presented her conflict: the fear of falling for him, but then he chooses someone else. Arie is her answer to the conflict...or not.  I have trouble with Lauren being F1 because of the edit she got ep. 1-3, but if it's an unconventional season with wonky edits, it might leave the door open for other possibilities.

Re: The ex! I think I can be almost certain he is Lauren's. Why was he allowed on? The draaaaaaama, of course, but why else? Maybe Arie is starting to set his sights on an F1 TP think could be a mistake. Maybe they see something better brewing with Lauren and so why not send out Lauren's ex to build angst and light a fire under Arie's butt? It's like caveman 101-
"I came to get my girl" - the ex    
"Over my dead body"  - Arie  

Tia might be in the mix for F4 and I think she is cut after HTDs...because of the night time SCs of her crying in the white dress saying "I'm ready to go' and Arie's crying SC. Plus, I don't see "it" with them, but I think she might be a Ette contender.

I still need to see more of Becca to know where she stands, but I think she could also possibly be in F4 if Bekah goes. I don't get "the feels" with these two together. I do get "the feels" when Arie is with Kendall, Bekah, & Lauren. That could be due to my own biases, although I have nothing against Becca.

I'm pretty solid on Kendall as F3 due to her sand dune SC and her 2:1 with Krystal. She also has been doing more talking about herself, but hasn't really probed Arie on his wants/needs. I disagree with most and feel that Kendall is doing a lot of the narrating that isn't drama-related. I think she could be in the running for next Ette. Her edit has been pretty good and she's likeable.

MVMom39forever wrote:Sprite...thanks for post and I agree with all that you wrote. I just have to defend Chris and Des!! I was unspoiled and picked Chris as f1 on ep2 when she gave him GDR and they talked about mutual love of poetry (!). When I became unspoiled at around ep4 or 5, I was honestly shocked w Brooks spoiler. I never saw Chris as default.

So back to Arie...i think that that Becca emerged in week 5 as his f1 option who seems most natural choice for him...maybe his "sure thing" with Baby B too young, Chelsea losing her sparkle w him and Krystal just crazy.

So Becca just moved to top for him if the other tier 2 recently emerging...Tia, Kendall and Lauren ... don't pan out.

Well, what if Becca's boyfriend comes back...the one she dated when her dad died for 7 years. And, what if she returns to him. That could push Lauren into f1 spot and the "wrong" pick or default. Once a top 6 and now top 1.

I am super curious for next week to see if I can actually see the connection with Lauren on their 1 on 1. Right now, I just don't get any warm fuzzies with those two.