We are off and running with “The Bachelor.” I enjoyed the premiere. I was surprised that everyone already knew who the bachelor was going to be. Maybe after the fiasco with Ashley, where Bentley was very disappointed that Emily Maynard was not the bachelorette, they decided to change the format a bit.
In the beginning we take journeys with Ben at his vineyard and his relationship with Ashley Hebert. He shares the following:
He feels he has finally dealt with the death of his father and he has opened his feelings up. Doing “The Bachelorette” helped him with this. He was emotionally unavailable and now he is available.
“One would like to hope to find the love of your life. I’m all for it.”
We meet a few of the bachelorettes prior to the show and learn a bit about them.
Rachel: “Ben you look strong and seem like an honest guy. My middle name is Rose.”
Erika: “You are guilty of being sexy.”
Emily Obrien: She tells him she works with diseases and wants to sanitize him. She sprays breath spray in his mouth and has him sanitize his hands. Then she give him his first kiss. Hmmmmmm He seemed to enjoy it.
Jenna is mad she messed up and tells the girls he corrected her quote. Jenna’s web site crashed after the show as there was so much traffic.
Coutrney: 28-year-old model from California: “I feel like I don’t need to worry about these other girls here. It’s kind of annoying. I’m better than them. I think I’ll just be patient and let them shoot themselves in the foot.” Who does she remind you of? Me, Michelle Money. She wants a 2 carat Diamond ring as she deserves it. She will not let the other girls intimidate her. SereneLdy already knows it will be the other way around.
Jenna: She’s the blogger that Chris suggested would be too analytical. Boy was he right. She writes about relationships and is insistent on knowing why they went wrong. She says, “Ben I’m coming for you.”
Shawn: A beautiful girl who showed a bit of cleavage in her dress. Do you think Ben noticed?
She has a son, who is adorable, by the way. She is hoping to complete her family.
Nicki Sterling: Is looking forward to beginning a new chapter in her life.
Lindzi: She was dumped via a text message, which said, “Babe, welcome to the dumpsville population.”
Kacie B: She is ready to meet Ben since they are both goofy and he is hot.
Jamie: She is a nurse who raised her siblings all by herself. She thinks she and Ben will have cute babies.
Lyndsie: Is from London and her father is a diplomat.
Amber Bacon: Her friends call her the “Baconater.” She aske him if he likes bacon and offers her hand for him to have a taste. SereneLdy felt this was a bit tacky and disgusting.
Elyse: Promises to make him sweat.
Dianna: Was left speechless.
Ben and Chris meet for a chat before the ladies arrive
Ben: “The nerves are there. I won’t feel it’s real until I see the limos.”
Chris asks him if he has watched his proposal with Ashey
“It is painful to watch myself getting hurt. I was unavailable and now I am available.”
Chris Asks him It he Is Ready to Propose
Ben says if he finds the right one yes. “To come out of this empty handed would be a huge disappointment.” Ben feels this is the right time for him. Hummingbirds were a sign of good things for his family. His dad always had feeders in their yard. Ben tells Chris that he saw a hummingbird on the way over to the mansion and he takes that as a positive sigh.
Ben Meets the Ladies
Rachel: “Ben you look strong and seem like an honest guy. My middle name is Rose.”
Erika: “You are guilty of being sexy.”
Emily: She tells him she works with diseases and wants to sanitize him. She sprays breath spray in his mouth and has him sanitize his hands. Then she give him his first kiss. Hmmmmmm He seemed to enjoy it.
Jenna is mad she messed up and tells the girls he corrected her quote. Jenna’s web site crashed after the show as there was so much traffic.
Monica: She misses her dog the most.
Courtney: She starts off with, “Hey Cutie pie, you come here often?” She tells him she watched his season and she loves his hair and she feels it. Ben: “She is a pretty girl.” And he takes a good look as she walks into the house.
Samantha: She has her pageant banner on but tells him she is much more than a pageant girl.
Amber T: Tells him she will enjoy meeting him more in the mansion. Then she comes back again from the opposite direction saying, “This give you one more chance if you don’t believe in love at first site. This is your second.”
Holly: SereneLdy felt the hat was cumbersome and really took too much attention away from Holly. She reminds him what Kentucky is best known for, racing and beautiful women.
Jamie arrives and as he gazes back at her we hear Ben say, “I am loving the brunettes.
Sheryl: The grandmother arrives and Ben looks skeptical. He tells Sheryl that he sees a wedding ring on her finger .(Good observation Ben.) She has her granddaughter come out of the limo and introduces them.
Brittany tells him she is close to her family and he was to his.
Nicki: She tells Ben, “You are precious. Bens likes her energy.
Anna: She come out of the limo and completely ignores him, walking straight into the mansion. Ben states, “That’s got to be a bold move.” SereneLdy does not think it is very smart. She does not get a rose.
Elise: Promises to make him sweat. She the trainer.
Dianna: “Oh my goodness, I had something to say.” She can’t remember and giggles.
Jennifer: She is an accountant and shares the following, “I will share some numbers with you.
1109 is how many miles came to meet you, 0 means no arrests, 54 is the number of dresses I tried on,
and 1 is how many times I have been in love. Maybe I’ll make that 2.”
Casey S: Hugs him. “Can we make a pact? I won’t sugarcoat anything if you don’t.” They agree.
Shira: She claims to know about wine and challenges Ben to ask her a question. He does, and she can’t answer. I think she would have been better of not going that route.
Jaclyn: She tells Ben, “You look dapper.” Ben to her, “You look beautiful.”
Lyndzi: She arrives on the horse and gets the first impression rose. “I’m so glad it’s you. You’re cute.
Ben: You’re beautiful and saved the best for last.”
Many of the girls are not happy about Lindzi’s entrance on a horse. One of them says, “How to you beat that?”
During the Cocktail Party
Monica seems more into Blakely than anyone else. Monica tells Blakely how beautiful she is. She also says she is not feel anything about Ben. Jenna overhears this and wonders why she is even here then.
Jenna gets overly upset it seems and feels Monica does not like her. Later Rachel, trying to calm things down, takes Monica over to Jenna.
Jenna to Monica, “Why don’t you like me?”
Monica: She is confused about that statement and says, “I don’t even know you.” Jenna comes up with: . “You’re a girl, maybe we can share a tampon together something.” Very poor taste.
Jenna has a huge meltdown and we hear Ben say he hopes she can hang in there. Why he gave her a rose, I’ll never know.
Courtney: Tells Ben she travels all of the time and tells him again she likes his hair. She also says,
“What you see is what you get.”
Emily: She raps a poem she made up for him. It is very well done and he seems very pleased. At the end of the poem, it says, “I’m the cure.”
Dianna: Blindfolds him and has him taste several type of candy and identify them. This to me seems stupid. What was she thinking? She does not get a rose.
Brittany: Ben tells her he liked her grandmother and he is glad family is important to her.
Elise: Has Ben so some pushups. He looks pretty good!
Shawn: Gets some alone time and takes him outside to play soccer. Many of the girls follow and they have a blast. It great to see them letting down their hair. Shoes are scattered all over the place.
Holly: Let’s Ben try her hat on. He’s cute!
We don’t get to see everyone. We know these parties can take 4 to 5 hours and we only get a glimpse. We see what ABC wants us to see, but I am beginning to form some impressions of who I like and don’t like.
It’s time for the rose ceremony and the ladies who do not get a rose are:
Holly
Anna
Amber B.
Amber T.
Shira
Dianna
Lyndsie
Meet Bens Dog Scotch as they head back to Sonoma!
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