Two ladies eliminated and one more walks away



At the beginning of tonight’s epi, we were given a sneak peak as to what is going to happen.........then Chris brings everyone into the living room and tells them that he understands that it was emotional last night and won’t get any easier. Then he tells the ladies that there will be two individual dates and a group date this week, and again, not everyone will get dates just like last week.

Chris leaves the date card behind as he exits the room, and with that, Sarah reads out the first date card going to Ashley S.......... “Let’s find our love song”



Everyone is out by the pool when Brad arrives to pick up Ashley. Cue in Michelle and one of her numerous PI’s stating how she is pi$$ed that she didn’t get the one on one, how Brad needs a woman and not a girl.........good grief..........had enough of that one already. Brad says in a PI that the reason why he chose Ashley for today’s date is that the very first time he laid eyes on Ashley, the nerves went away. As they drove into LA, they pulled up in front of Capital Records where they were going to record the song “Kiss from the rose” by Seal. Then Ashley tells us that that song was her and her dad’s song and since her dad has died, it is so important to her. As they sang the song together several times, they finally finished...........then Brad escorted her down the hallway to another recording studio where Seal was singing the song that they just tried to do. At the end of their time in the studio, they went to the rooftop where the two of them had a serious conversation. Ashley told Brad about how she and her dad sang the song all the time, then of how her dad died. She finished it off by being thankful for the day and that song as it made her feel that her dad was a part of it all

Meanwhile back at the house, the group date card arrives and Shawntel reads out the card..........Lindsay, Shawntel, Alli, Britt, Kimberley, Sarah, Chantal, Ashley, Lisa, Stacey, Marissa and Michelle....... “Love Hurts”. Then of course we get another PI from Michelle doing her poor me routine...........come on already........sing me a river..........LOL.

Back on the rooftop, Brad decides to hand Ashley the rose. Brad tells her how he was panicking doing what they did and through it all, she allowed him to be himself. They kissed and danced out. Ashley is sweet, charismatic, a beautiful woman and is the whole package..........

Up Next..................12 on 1group date



We first see Brad standing there waiting for the ladies to arrive...........he states that today’s date is about finding out who can get down and dirty..........who wants to get physical............
As the women all line up in front of Brad and he states that he has been looking forward for today’s date to begin, you hear gunpowder going off, Brad getting attacked by 5 guys and then Brad picking up the shovel and creaming out the other 5 guys there..............then Brad states that they are going to be creating an action movie for today’s date. As the date progresses, all the ladies get to do an action scene with Brad or at least with Brad watching. And of course we get the usual Michelle commentary through the date..........enough already with her poor me attitude, and whiney voice...........LOL




Meanwhile, back at the mansion, the next date card arrives and it is for Emily.............. “Love is intoxicating” .....in a PI, she states that she owes Brad an explanation of who she is but her fear is that when she does tell him, he’ll go running for the hills...



Back at the studio, Shawntel is now in a fight scene and we get a running commentary from Brad of how Shawntel is standing out to him today.............This is where Shawntel and Brad have a scene together and Brad is tied up, Shawntel has to fight the other guys off, rescue Brad, then rip the tape off his mouth and kiss him. The next thing we get is Michelle again........the mouthpiece is talking of how she is suppose to be an extra and is now trying to go to the lead actress position........not going to happen as far as Michelle is concerned. Then Michelle goes on to describe how her kiss won’t be some scripted thing and there will be fireworks going off in the background..............yada, yada, yada..............Shades of crazy Michelle from Bach 14 again..........enough already........LOL.

As everyone heads off to the wrap party on the rooftop, they all just jump into the pool, completely dressed. Brad and Chantal head off for their quiet time together...........they get into a serious conversation and Chantal tells Brad about her past. Again, it seems like there are so many similiarities between Brad and Chantal.....she too hasn’t been close to her dad and her dad died this year........As she tells Brad everything, they realize the physical chemistry between them is pounding...............They share a great kiss..........all without Michelle interrupting...........WOW.

Back at the mansion, Emily tells the girls her past...........how she was engaged, how he died in the plane crash and now her daughter........What impressed me is how the other girls supported her while Emily told her story. There was Jackie, Meghan, Ashley S, and Madison.

Back on the rooftop, they are in the pool playing games..........of course Michelle is on his shoulders........Alli then takes Brad aside for their time together. As they are getting into a serious conversation, in walks Michelle. As Brad quickly ends his conversation with Alli, Michelle takes him away and starts clinging to him. Good grief..............at the end of their time together, they have a kiss and then in a PI, crazy Michelle says to the camera that everyone else needs to pack up cause he is hers.............WOWZIE! When Brad and Michelle finished their time, Brad then handed out the rose to Shawntel. After receiving the rose, they share an unscripted kiss together. After they come back down to the pool area and Brad says that they are going to see the movie that they just filmed, we are “treated” to another PI from Michelle with regards to how pissed she is that she didn’t get the rose considering the conversation they shared.........but when all is said and done, it will be okay as it will be her and Brad in Tahiti practicing making babies...............GAG!

Up next................a vineyard date





Brad arrives to pick up Emily for their date, Meghan says in a PI that to describe Emily, she is like this itsy bitsy Barbie doll with the soul of Mother Theresa.........you want to hate her but how can you.........LOL

As Brad and Emily are driving down the road, they are both looking happy and excited, until they pull up at the airport and Emily realizes that they are flying to their destination......you can see it written all over her face and of course for us watching, we all know why that look comes across her face. As they get onto the plane and head out, Brad says that he hopes planes don’t scare her and she says that she’s okay but will tell him when they land. As they land on the airstrip and get into the old car waiting for them, they take their drive out to the vineyard. As they sit down to the picnic lunch, Emily states in a PI of how she is really scared and how she has told other guys that she’s gone out with what happened and they end up pulling away........she is afraid of it happening again.

Back at the mansion, Ashley S and Madison are talking and it is all hitting home for Madison........as she put it, she came there hoping to meet someone and fall in love...........others came there needing to meet someone and fall in love and because of that, she is really insecure and feels that maybe she should step aside.



Back at the vineyard, Brad is trying to get Emily to open up to him.........He is having a real hard time trying to get to her core.........things aren’t going well in the beginning and he is worried that she has her walls up and they won’t connect. When they sit down to dinner, Emily finally opens up...........As she tells Brad of Ricky and the plane crash, you could see Brad is finally getting why she has had some walls up. She tells him of how worried she has been to voice what has happened but Brad tells her that every single thing that she has told him makes him like her more. After some serious conversations, Brad brings back the rose and offers it up to Emily, asking her if she would accept it............he barely gets that out when she says absolutely and remarks, give me that dag gone rose...........which of course causes them both to laugh..........at the end of the night, they seal it all with a real nice kiss.

Up next..............Brad’s therapist pays a visit.

Jamie Green, Brad’s therapist while in LA comes by to pay him a visit. Their visit this time centered around how to keep Brad open and vulnerable, yet open to the experience and possibility of falling in love. Also, as Jamie said, in order to let the ladies in, he has to enable them and find a way for them to also feel vulnerable and yet safe with him to expose a lot of their secrets..........the only true way to get close to someone. Then they talked about the date with Emily, of how she told some intimate and real things that happened in Emily’s life, how he hung on every word, then told of how he walked away from that date feeling an intense connection with her. Now follow that up with all the ladies..........try to make them want to be connected to him.

Up next.............Rose ceremony

As Brad filtered through everyone for their private time with him............Alli was first up. Alli tells Brad of how her dad wasn’t faithful and Alli found out that she had a baby sister that was previously unknown to her.......One more lady that has opened up............

Michelle tries to grab onto Brad, but he says that he’s on his way to get someone else.........Brad then heads over and grabs Chantal............It is very obvious that Brad and Chantal have a great connection. Right when they are getting close and looks like they are going to share a kiss.............guess who walks in.............yup, little nosey buddy Michelle..........am I interrupting..............really??

The first thing Michelle says is that she and Brad are already kinda in a fight..........WHAT??...........They are in a fight because they shared their first kiss, then Michelle finds out that she isn’t the only one that he kissed.........WHAT the heck did she think would happen...................As he makes the rounds, not too many more serious conversations happens until he sits down with Madison. As Madison opens up and says that she realizes that the other women have more on the line right now than she does so she wants to step aside and give them their chance versus taking a rose away from them. (IMO, I respect that a lot.....) The last person that Brad talks to is Ashley H. He can tell that there are things bothering her but also understands that the things that are bothering her are basically nerves. At the end of their conversation, Brad knows that there is an apprehension so to finish their time off, he goes back to give her a kiss and a hug. This of course makes her more reassured.

During the actual rose ceremony, Brad hands out roses to Michelle and Chantal before Madison leaves the ceremony and heads out of the room. Brad leaves and follows her........in the other room, Madison tells him that her heart really isn’t into it and needs to leave. Brad tells her that if she just isn’t feeling it and is walking away, he commends her for it.

As Brad heads back, he continues to hand out the remaining roses.


Ashley S: Single date rose 26, Nanny, Ellerbe, NC
Shawntel: Group date rose 25, Funeral Director, Chico, CA
Emily: Single date rose 24, Events planner, Morganstown, WV
Michelle: 30, Hair Stylist, Salt Lake City, UT
Chantal: 28, Executive Assistant, Mercer Island, WA
Lisa M: 24, Marketing Coordinator, Ottawa, KS
Jackie: 27, Artist, Warwick, RI
Ashley H.: 26, Dentist, Madawaska, ME
Marissa: 26, Sports Publicist, Mesa, Ariz
Britt: 25, Food Writer, Woodinville, WA
Alli: 24, Apparel Merchant, Columbus, OH
Meghan: 30, Fashion Marketer, Princeton, NJ
Lindsay: 25, 1st grade teacher, Plano, TX
Stacey: 26, Bartender, Quincy, MA

My impressions from this episode.........

Michelle.........a very annoying mouthpiece that I can’t help but hope will soon fade to the background
Chantal.........definately became more likable this week IMO and she definitely seems to have a great
connection with Brad.
Emily...........wow, has she ever come to the forefront this week.......very impressed with how grownup she
seems to be for her age of 24.
Shawntel.........slowly coming to the forefront......pretty easy connection with Brad
Ashley H..........Still hanging in there.......obvious that Brad does have feelings for her
Ashley S.........Slowly revving up, but still is in the friends zone....


Hope you all enjoyed my blog this week and better yet, enjoyed the new and improved Brad that we are all being treated to. Well, that’s all for this week..........hope you all have a great week and I will be back again next Monday to wrap up the episode.