The greatest love experiment on television is coming to the end of another season. Last night the "Women Tell All" special aired as this week’s installment of ABC's "The Bachelor." Next week Jake will wrap it all up with the most dramatic final rose ceremony ever!
I don’t know about you, but with the exception of about 10 jaw-dropping, bombastic minutes, I was a little bored. There was an awful lot of recapping. I feel like it was a big flashback dream and I invested a lot of time for very little payback.
That said, I love this show, and whatever they need to do to fill two hours, they have my blessing.
I was at the taping of the "Women Tell All" special. It took hours of filming, and lots of what we saw ended up on the cutting-room floor. I must say that they did a good job of editing, because most of what they cut out was repetitious and not that interesting.
They began by showing a bunch of bachelor/bachelorette cast reunions. Who knew these even existed? If it is any indication of what "The Bachelor Pad" show will be like this summer, we can look forward to seeing tons of naked bodies, drunken rants and regrettable sex.
We are then shown how the cast members of seasons past help to give back, by donating their time to charity. To be honest, I did not remember half the people they featured, but that’s not important. What’s key is that they are helping. If their pretending to be famous for a little while longer gives them the motivation to help those less fortunate, then bravo.I would like to provide a translation of what we saw last night.
With the end fast approaching, let's break it down so people will be better able to understand what everyone is really saying. I am an expert in the language of “Bachelorese,” so allow me to bring it all together.
Gia is the first to sit down with Chris Harrison. She says she may not act or seem insecure, but she is probably the most insecure girl there. Translation: Even she does not get how pretty she is and if she did, it would have been a whole other ball game.
I had a chance to speak with Gia last week and ask some questions, and let me just say, this is a really lovely girl. She is articulate, bright and charming. I asked her about her insecurity because it’s hard to imagine that a girl who is so insanely pretty could feel so badly about herself.
She said that her dream would be to use her newfound celebrity to help junior high and high school girls who are struggling with bullying, mean girls and insecurity. She is the classic ugly-duckling-turned-swan -- and it's admirable that she wants to help others who are like she was.
I really like this girl. She was a lady in the house, she befriended Vienna when no one else would, and she was classy when she got the boot.
