Bachelor 22 - Arie Luyendyk Jr - SM Media - *Sleuthing Spoilers* - #3

pavalygurl wrote:

tigertiz wrote:@Kashathediva,

There is a lot of dirt out there on a lot of the cast.
RS is not the only person who hears things. There are some horrible things people hear in sleuthing these cast. That does not mean we all indiscriminately spill because we can.  There are a lot of things that go unsaid because it common human decency.  Those are 3 words I don't think the person in question understands. Common human decency. And IMO I can't prove it, but I bet he knows a lot more cr*p on a lot of cast equally as touchy that he has chosen to keep his lip zipped.

I totally agree. Been there, done that.  I think many of us have.  The difference is that RS has always been deeply envious of Arie (and his family, racing, money, travel, lifestyle, sense of humor, looks, real estate success, ability to always attract beautiful women , whatever).   Many of us have seen this resentment go on for YEARS. I'd think he would have gotten over it by now, considering that Arie is not impacting his life in any personal way, but hey- that's just my opinion.

I think of it a bit differently.  Neither is behaving well.  Yes, we can argue degrees of bad behavior and RS would win/lose by a landslide.  That to me doesn't excuse Arie's behavior.   I followed him a bit post Emily's season and usually gave him the benefit of the doubt.  Now I just see him and his behavior differently.  He is 36.  As has been pointed out, he's probably been dating for at least 20 years.  IHe called himself decisive.  He said he knew how to make quick decisions because of his racing skills.

I'm not a fan of Lauren B.  She didn't initially impress me and things I have seen/read since the season began confirm my initial assessment.  BUT, it's his choice.  If he had chosen her at the FRC, I'd say meh, and move on.  I absolutely hate the way this has transpired.  I realize having been an early Becca fan adds to my annoyance.  

I am beyond disappointed in this season.  I was surprised but happy when Arie was announced as TB.  I felt we could see a grown up Arie, and since he has a spectacular cast, all would be well.  Instead he is just another bad bachelor.  C'est la vie.

kraft33 wrote:I just noticed during Arie and Laurens conversation, Lauren tells Arie he is Basic when they are talking about the coffee. He is sounding like her on his IG stories with the word Basic. Just an observation!

Usually, I can zero in on the Final 4 and make reasonably accurate predictions based on airtime and edits. When writing my Top 4 predictions for this column, I often truly have a true Top 2 (maybe 3), and I’ll tack on extra contestants who are peripherally in the running, but not because the race is actually tight. But for real, as I felt after this season’s premiere, I left last night’s episode scratching my head. We’re already halfway through the season but there are still SEVEN women I can see going very far, and possibly to the end. Bekah M, Becca K, Chelsea, Tia and Seinne are all major contenders. There are two dark horses, Kendall and Lauren B. They’ve both sort of come out of nowhere (they didn’t have much screen time in the first few episodes), but their chemistry with Arie is so convincing it has me wondering if the show is shedding its usual airtime/edit formula by allowing Catherine Lowe-levels of dark horse-ery. I was talking to my sister about Krystal and had a bit of a revelation: We agreed that we don’t want her to leave. That’s how good a villain she is! Always, when villains grind my gears, in terms of impairing my viewing pleasure, they can’t be sent packing soon enough. But with Krystal, it’s not so black and white. I go back and forth between sympathizing with her and being grated by her. wrote: