Last night I watched "The Bachelor" on ABC. The fact that people are brave enough to go on television and search for love is fascinating to me. By fascinating, of course, I mean it’s a train wreck, and I can’t get enough.
For every 15 people on this show, maybe three are actually looking for love rather than fame. The search for those three people is worth all the time we invest watching. The end of the season is fast approaching, and I can’t wait.
We are down to the last four women (from left): Tenley, the divorced Disney princess. Gia, the gorgeous model. Vienna, the eloping, money-stealing, posing naked, can’t drive, has a weird relationship with her dad, soldier-disrespecting, Florida swamp girl. (My favorite.) And Ali, the mean girl.
We start off in NYC with Gia. She is really pretty. So good-looking that you almost forget how annoying her voice and laugh are. Almost. She talks about her insecurities, which makes her more beautiful. One would imagine a girl who looks like this must be so secure. In the end, she is just a girl, and quite endearing.
She takes Jake on a boat ride around Manhattan. They seem awkward to me. I think he is into how she looks, but there is not a lot of substance. She might be a little too trophy and not enough wife. There would not be a lot of deep conversations, but there may be a table flip or two. I just don’t feel it, and I think Gia has another broken heart in her future.
Of all the parents we meet, Gia’s mom is the one I like the most. I love how much she loves her kids. She would be a great mother-in-law. Plus, you’d get summers on the Jersey Shore, and we all know that is fabulous.
If he picks her, it will be like Harrison Ford and Melanie Griffith in "Working Girl." It could work -- in the same way that blueberries go in a bagel, or mayo on a corned beef sandwich. It’s weird, but some people like it.
We are now in Massachusetts with Ali. I’m not a fan of this girl, which is a change. She was my top pick early on. By not a fan, of course, I mean I want this chick to be gone. Jake looks at her differently than he looks at the others. I think of all the girls, he loves her the most. That’s too bad, because she is evil.
Ali takes Jake for a tour of her dead grandmother’s house. It sounds disturbing, but was actually quite romantic and sweet. They then go to her mom’s house for dinner. No real connection between Jake and Ali’s family.
When he is talking to her mom, he does not ask for her daughter’s hand in marriage, but talks about how he would want to know how she felt.
