Bachelor - Episode 6 - February 9

Open with crazy Kelsey - supposedly having a panic attack on the ground.   My favourite part of this whole "medical emergency" is that the girls are all completely unsympathetic.  The "medical professional" (?) asks if Kelsey needs anything, and she says she needs to talk to Chris.  This girl is ridiculous.  Such a manipulative girl.  Anyway, she comes back in the room and laughs about the whole thing.  She says all "the feelings" were too much.  No one seems impressed.  I was kind of waiting for someone to lay the smack down.

On to the rose ceremony, and, as anyone could have predicted, Kelsey gets to stay.  None of the girls seem happy about it.  Except Britt who is always laying on her shoulder.

On to the girls and Chris arriving in Deadwood.  Chris starts with a totally cheesy old timey photo shoot.  On to a one-on-one conversation between Britt and Kelsey.  Sidenote - what the heck is Britt wearing.  Anyway, Kelsey says she believes she deserves a one-on-one date.  But - Becca gets it.  Yay!!  Kelsey is pissed.  She wants reassurance.  Um, ok, I'm thinking this girl doesn't know she's on a reality show.

One-on-one date time!  Was anyone else half expecting Kelsey to show up? Chris decides to take Becca on her first horse back ride.

Back at the hotel that Carly and Whitney decide it's time to confront Kelsey.  She says she was confused, that's why she was having a panic attack.  Then she also says to the girls that she's sorry if the girls are feeling insulted by her.  Meanwhile when she talks to the camera, she doesn't really seem sorry at all.

Back on the Becca and Chris date, she's making him laugh.  That's about all that is of note (if you can say that) about this date.

Date card!  It's the group date.  Which leaves Kelsey and Kardashian for the date.  They're both equally confident that they will end up with the rose.

Becca and Chris' date is winding down, and she gets a kiss.  *yawn*

Group date time, and it involves Big and Rich... if you're not familiar with country music, they're responsible for that horrible song "Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy".   They coach each of the girls with song writing and signing.  Jade is clearly the most uncomfortable with this task.  So, her coach (Big or Rich, I don't know), takes her out to run down main street and yell.  Apparently this helps things.  Yeah, I don't know.

Britt and Chris decide to have a little huggy-stroky-kissy time.  Everyone's uncomfortable.

Chris decides to sing a song he wrote.  Very tone deaf, and cheesy, but the girls loved every second.

Kaitlyn raps... which was funny, and of course they have to bleep some out.

Carly sings, and she's good, and Chris says he feels an intense connection.  Even Kaitlyn says she thought it was amazing.

On to Jade, who's having a hard time with this challenge.  You can see how hard this was for her, hopefully Chris sees that too, I think it was hardest for her.

Two-on-one date card for Kelsey and Kardashian.  I feel like this was pretty much the producers picking the two most "controversial" girls to go on this date, not Chris.

Britt and Chris get away from the group date to watch Big and Rich in concert.  Then they get pulled up on stage.  Then Chris gives Britt a rose.  When they return, the rest of the girls are hurt and upset.

Let's get on to the two-on-one date.  They go for a helicopter ride, to a remote spot where there is a bed, in the middle of nowhere.  Weird.  This date is full-on awkward.

Chris takes Kardashian to be alone for a bit.  She turns it in to a makeout fest.  Weird.  Kardashian starts with a bit of word vomit and tells Chris how the girls all think Kelsey is fake.  Unfortunately, this never ends well for the person who tells a Bachelor about a "fake" girl in the house.  Chris proceeds to ask Kelsey how things are in the house.  She gives a nonchalant answer... but then he says that Kardashian told him that everyone thinks she's fake.  Kelsey says that she's hurt because she thought Kardashian was a friend she could trust.  What?!  Since when?  Anyway, she went storming back to where Kardashian is and frostily stares and her and says "I know what you did".  That whole sequence is freaky.  But then Kardashian storms off and finds Chris and breaks down in to hysterics.  Chris apologizes for telling Kelsey that it was her that said she was fake, but that he needed to get her side of the story.  She points out, legitimately, that every time she sees him, she cries.  Yeah, pretty much, but I'm not really sure that's Chris' fault.  Ultimately, he gives her a speech about how they're in different places, and she runs away crying.  Then storms back.  She's making this decision easier for him, because she's acting totally crazy.  She storms away... again!!  And Kelsey gives her smug smirk.

When the staff comes and takes Kardashian's suitcase away, the girls are in shock and don't understand it.

Back to hysterical Kardashian.  Ok, can we be done with this girls' hysterics please?  I can't stand it.  I also would rather not see Kelsey's smug look.  And Chris grants my wish!!!  He gets rid of Kelsey!  Thank goodness.  I was ready to give up hope.

I couldn't be happier that I don't have to see either one of those girls again.

The dramatic scene of him leaving in the airplane... hilarious.

Bachelor production staff come back and get Kelsey's bag.... and the girls crack open champagne to celebrate!  Meanwhile Kelsey talks about how amazing her story is because it's tragic.  Good on you girl for being confident, but you need to chat with someone to work through your stuff.

Preview for next week - it's a two day event.  And it looks like Jade was a playboy model, Britt goes nuts and an interview with crazy Kelsey.

What did you think of tonight's episode?

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Bachelor - Episode 5 - February 2

Looks like we're in for some major drama!  Let's get to it!

First one-on-one date of the night goes to Carly.  They meet up with a "meditating lady" to get the date started.  Apparently, she is a "love guru".... um, anyone else remember that horrible Mike Myers movie "The Love Guru"?  Is this going to be anything like that?  Well, we see Chris and Carly going through breathing exercises and making "ooommmm" sounds.  We're on the right (or wrong) track.

Then Carly is instructed to blindfold Chris, "explore his body" and feed him some foods.  She also has to smell him.   Ok, I'm sure people may do this stuff when alone, but with another person there... it's weird.  Plus, this love Guru keeps kind of creepily smiling.  I'm sure I would have been laughing.  But to make matters worse... the Guru tells them to undress each other.  Um, awkward much.  Luckily Chris says the same thing... which shows me I'm not crazy.  They both indicate they are uncomfortable stripping each other on a first date.  And then they talk about what has been challenges for them in past relationships.  How novel, talking on a first date.

To end things off, they have to sit close together, and not kiss....this all seems pretty intimate.

Switch over to Kelsey talking about her husband's passing.  She's been a widow for a year and a half.  And she is pretty "a matter of fact" about it.

On to the selections for group date - which indicates Britt will have the one-on-one... she's excited.  On the other side, Kelsey is upset that she's not being make to feel special.

On to the group date!   Woo!  Kelsey talks about how emotional it is to be on a group date.  Did this girl not realize what show she was going on?  They're going river rafting... this guide is intense... he listed like 4 different ways they could die.

Jade fell in the water and says she has a medical condition that causes her to go in to hypothermia.  Yikes.  Chris massages her feet, and hands... and Mackenzie wishes she had used that "strategy", and Kelsey is jealous... and apparently she's "fine".  Wow, these girls are sympathetic.

So, Jordan, who was eliminated in Week 2, magically shows up at the filming location... this isn't staged at all... because everyone would know exactly where they would be filling, and when Chris would be walking through the lobby.  Anyway, Chris says that he would have never given "the Jordan of 2 weeks ago" a second chance.  Yeah, because people can make major life and personality changes in 2 weeks.  And when he brings Jordan out, everyone looks shocked.  I'm sure they're going to be welcoming and happy about this....right?

Unsurprisingly, Kelsey and Ashley "Kardashian" are the most upset.  But Chris says he's opening it up to feedback.  The girls tell Jordan how they feel.  The girls share how upset they are.  Chris seems surprised that he's ending up spending so much time to talk about Jordan.  Kardashian wants everyone to be mean to Jordan...

At the house Carly reveals that Britt hasn't showered in a long time.  Hopefully she did after the mud date.  But anyway, the date card indicates the date will be height related, so Britt is freaking out.

Back at the group date.... Chris sends Jordan home... again.  Then the group date rose goes to Whitney.  And Kardashian starts crying and says she doesn't think Whitney is for Chris and he needs someone who is "super real".  Um, like someone who has identified herself as "like a Kardashian" and "Jasmine from Disney's Alladin"?  Ugh, this girl is the worst.

Chris comes first thing to wake Britt up for their date.  He says Britt looks so amazing in the morning.... but I'm pretty sure it's because she still has her makeup on from last night.

Britt's imagination is running wild, assuming that they're going to jump off a building and she's terrified of heights.... but when she sees it's a hot air balloon, she's so excited.  Um, then I don't buy the "fear of heights" thing.  I am seriously scared of heights, and the hot air balloon would terrify me.

Anyway, the girls at the house are making fun of Britt, while she's alone with Chris looking at their hotel room.

The girls also talk about how Britt indicated she likes being single and doesn't want kids.  And she is telling Chris how much she wants kids... and he gives her a rose and tells her the "date isn't over".  And Britt tells the camera that the date "started in bed, and it's ending in bed".  We end with the dramatic door closing.

After Britt comes back from her date, and spills the details.... it brings out the mega crazy in Kelsey... so she goes storming down to his room, because it's obviously (?) the right time to tell him her husband died.  At least she talks to Chris with much more emotion than he did the other girls.  In her camera session she talks about how "amazing" her story is.  Which then leads to a kiss.  And she talks about how this "had to happen".  She talks about how this is her story... her tragic story, picking up the pieces, and her happy ending.  I'm pretty sure that's the creepiest segment I've ever seen.

Everyone talks about how stressed they are, and Kelsey decides to tell everyone she doesn't feel nervous.  And then Chris shares with the girls that he had an emotional chat with Kelsey, and he gets chocked up about it.  I'm confused, what just happened?  Host Chris asks him just that.

Kelsey doesn't understand what's taking Chris so long to send some girls home.  Then she gives this long impassioned speech that I find hard to understand.

Cocktail party is cancelled, and everyone looks devastated.  Kelsey has switched from confident to not confident.  She's freaking out, so she gets up and heads out - and then we hear crying, I"m not sure what exactly is happening.  A panic attack?  Is there security camera footage?

Next week - more drama.

We close with some drunken Jordan footage.