Bachelorette New Zealand - Season 1 - Dr Lesina Nakhid-Schuster - Lily McManus - Episodes - *Sleuthing Spoilers *

Bobette wrote:snip ...  Every season I seem to mis-judge at least one contestant during pre-show sleuthing.  

Norcalgal wrote:

Bobette wrote:snip ...  Every season I seem to mis-judge at least one contestant during pre-show sleuthing.  

Guilty as charged - so glad I don't jump on IG to express my thoughts right away otherwise I'd be guilty, as well, of nasty comments about certain contestants. Tavita is a really nice guy - she should go after him post-show. But I want to know, did Lesina examine him for his hernia? These repairs are a surgeons bread and butter!

Bobette wrote:Episode 16

Dear reality TV gods: Give me the strength to make it through what I fear will be another frustrating episode of irritating Man Waffle.  So, we begin.  And it's straight into a recap of the Burrito Bitchfight, and an unnecessarily extreme closeup of Lily making a meal of Jesse's face.



Biking Group Date

Yes, I agree, it was very frustrtaing to watch i just wandered off and did other things most of the time. This show should about hopefully a developing connection and there are two Bachlorettes. There are similar comments on the Bachlorette IG page. Elliot is a lovely guy but neither of the Women is interested in him in terms of a relationship it is just a way to add some drama. Why on earth would Lesina ask Aaron about Mike? Aaron and Lesina interactions really tend to be boring. Whereas Mike has the life experience to challange Lesina i.e. ruthless independence he really turned the tables on her. I really feel as if they two Bettes are almost playing a game with the guys they really have singled out 2 or 3 that they really like and the rest is just to fill out the programme.IMO. Tevita, what a nice guy! Tevita and Steve have really grown on me they just seem the 'real deal'. Maybe Lesina is only seeing Aarons true colours now ans that is why she is not watching the programme. I would love to hear others interpretations. Would be great to see more of Quinn it is not fair on the guys to be stuck in a small place like Lily said men " need to run"

Elliott, Jesse, Terence and Aaron have been "mentioned" in relation to the drama and the girls want facts.  Lesina says, "It's important for us to see people's true colours".  Considering she's not currently watching the show I'd say she's actively avoiding someone's true colours but what do I know.



Aaron believes he is the only person there 100% for Lesina.  He's trailing so close to Lesina she may as well have strapped him to her handlebars.  Lily tries a variety of failed metaphors to describe them before deciding they are like a mother and newborn child... though she can't decide which is which.



Lily chooses Elliot for her SQT and they have a good chat.  She thinks he's a bit weird and gets his sense of humour.  It's worth noting at this point that Elliot and Richie are friend IRL.  If Richie's F1, Lily would fit into Elliott and Richie's friendship circle far easier than she would have into Quinn's, IMO.



Lesina takes Aaron (of course) and asks him why his name came up in relation to the drama.  He plays it down, implies the other guys are jealous, and leaves out massive chunks of information.  Just as well you didn't watch the last ep or you'd have to admit he lied to your face, eh doc? He gets a rose.



Cocktail Party

Elliot returns from his SQT and has thoughtfully added closed captions to his butt cheeks so hearing impaired viewers can share his description of his date.   Shout out to the sound editor who chose just the right effect to complement the cheek-sliding-down-glass visuals.  Now someone get the spray & wipe.



Lily talks to Liam about his role in The Drama while George looks on in his fabulous hot pink shirt and Michael smoulders in a black tux.  For a man who barely speaks I find him weirdly attractive.  Tavita and Jesse count how many times Liam says "100%" which is both mean and, if I'm honest, thoroughly amusing.





Lily takes Richie aside and asks him about his Seizure Boy comic strip idea which I guess he must have revealed to producers.  His explanation of that leads smoothly into Lily showing off her hearing aids.  They bond over their experiences before exchanging a PG kiss and polite hug.  Lily says she's taking her time with him.





Tavita takes the girls off and tells the girls he needs to bail.  Fair enough IMO.  It's hugs all round and Tivata's off to pack his bags.





All of a sudden weird ominous music plays and we have Aaron saying he thought Tavita would be Top 3 and now with him gone he's got a really good shot at "taking this to the next step".  Such a thoroughly bizarre edit for someone who, considering the way Lesina's still carrying on around him, is looking a lot like F1.



Preview tomorrow night hints that someone is about to jump ship from Team Lily to Team Lesina and a single date "could change everything".  IMO this is where all that foreshadowing between Quinn and Lesina from the first few eps will come into play.  I knew TPTB wouldn't be able to resist the Team Switch storyline.

Source: TVNZ2 Episode 16

Karina wrote:
Yes, I agree, it was very frustrtaing to watch i just wandered off and did other things most of the time. This show should about hopefully a developing connection and there are two Bachlorettes. There are similar comments on  the Bachlorette IG page. Elliot is a lovely guy but neither of the Women is interested in him in terms of a relationship it is just a way to add some drama. Why on earth would Lesina ask Aaron about Mike? Aaron and Lesina interactions really tend to be boring. Whereas Mike has the life experience to challange Lesina i.e. ruthless independence he really turned the tables on her. I really feel as if they two Bettes are almost playing a game with the guys they really have singled out 2 or 3 that they really like and the rest is just to fill out the programme.IMO. Tevita, what a nice guy! Tevita and Steve have really grown on me they just seem the 'real deal'. Maybe Lesina is only seeing Aarons true colours now ans that is why she is not watching the programme. I would love to hear others interpretations.     Would be great to see more of Quinn it is not fair on the guys to be stuck in a small place like Lily said men " need to run"

Bobette wrote:@just me It would have been Richie for sure IMO.  We need a sample of his handwriting to do an in-depth analysis.

Karina wrote:
Yes, I agree, it was very frustrtaing to watch i just wandered off and did other things most of the time. This show should about hopefully a developing connection and there are two Bachlorettes. There are similar comments on  the Bachlorette IG page. Elliot is a lovely guy but neither of the Women is interested in him in terms of a relationship it is just a way to add some drama. Why on earth would Lesina ask Aaron about Mike? Aaron and Lesina interactions really tend to be boring. Whereas Mike has the life experience to challange Lesina i.e. ruthless independence he really turned the tables on her. I really feel as if they two Bettes are almost playing a game with the guys they really have singled out 2 or 3 that they really like and the rest is just to fill out the programme.IMO. Tevita, what a nice guy! Tevita and Steve have really grown on me they just seem the 'real deal'. Maybe Lesina is only seeing Aarons true colours now ans that is why she is not watching the programme. I would love to hear others interpretations.     Would be great to see more of Quinn it is not fair on the guys to be stuck in a small place like Lily said men " need to run"

Re: the first bold, IMO she asked him about Mike because she likes to see how obsessed Aaron is with her and how jealous he gets.  She's asked similar leading questions before which always result in him gushing about her and her beaming with happiness and rewarding him with kisses.  What other people (including me) might see as OTT clinginess she seems to take as proof of sincerity.  Not very smart IMO and it's no surprise her previous partners have all been submissive, nor that she is still single.  

Re: the second bold, you nailed it IMO.  I feel like she's not even giving Mike a chance even though (or perhaps because) he seems more on her level.  IMO she picked Aaron early on and is stubbornly sticking with her choice despite all the red flags, and I definitely think she has stopped watching because she doesn't like what she's seeing regarding him.  If she doesn't watch she can defend her choice and say she trusts her own judgement and isn't going by some "highly edited version of him" when what she's really doing is sticking her head in the sand and refusing to acknowledge she might have made a dumb choice IMO.

Katiebelle wrote:Ok - not paying a lot of attention to the show but did discover something incredibly douchey about Aaron.

He has AMOG - Alfa male of group - on his chest!!!!!



Who does that?