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It’s desperation time on The Bachelor, people.
Seriously.
When last we left our hero and his gaggle of women, Olivia was vacillating between opposite ends of a bubble riddled with “invalidated doubt” on one side and “confident gloatiness” on the other.
In a nutshell, she won out over all the others during the group date in Mexico by garnering the sacred safe-from-elimination-for-one-more-week rose. No small feat when nine other women are vying for it. And she had it locked in from the start when she nabbed our Bachelor Ben during the pairs cooking challenge. Unless she fell flat on her face, the bet was a no-brainer she’d snag that rose. And she did.
But as they say … “with ultimate power comes ultimate responsibility.” There’s truth in those words. You need to use that power wisely. Don’t gloat. Don’t turn your nose up at others. Don’t “bogart” the attentions of Ben to the detriment of your fellow candidates who are also hoping to share a little one-on-one time with him.
But that’s not Olivia’s plan. She wants him. She needs him. She claims from one side of her mouth she’s not bothered by Ben spending time with the others while decrying her doubts about said opportunities out the other side.
Is this jealousy on her part? (Assuredly.) Is some formulation of a cunning plan continuously roiling round her mind to show Ben no other woman compares? (You betcha.) Are there ulterior motives? (Why but of course!)
You have to remember, though, that nagging “responsibility” idea perched comfortably on your shoulder, constantly niggling you to cool you jets and play things humbly.
That’s something a foreign to our girl Olivia, though. She’d rather bulldog her way through the ranks and stand her ground, defend her turf and blast anyone threatening her master plan.
Well, sir, it goes without saying there are consequences for bending the rules to the point of breaking them. And, in Olivia’s case, that means some of the gals are ready and willing to call her out on her shenanigans with others prepared to back them up if need be.
And they did at the end of the episode Monday. The fur started flyin’. And that means (possible) bad news for Olivia The Bold.
So The Bachelor left us a cliffhanger. Just when Ben asked Olivia for a private chat things faded to black shortly thereafter. We were left hanging in the balance, only able to catch a far off glimpse of the two discussing “stuff.” What that stuff is we’ll find out soon enough.
In the meantime a gunny sack full of questions was deposited right at our feet …
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- Why couldn’t you play it cool, Olivia?
- Why did you have to gloat about getting that rose?
- Why was it necessary for you (when you already know you’re the front runner in the game) to snatch Ben up for the paired cooking challenge? To further piss off the other women? Because you could? To what end? Were you even thinking at that point?
- A few minor questions: We saw Emily wield a knife threateningly during the episode. Is there more to come from her and that knife if she doesn’t get a rose during the rose ceremony? And, Michael: Why haven’t you said anything about Jubiliee’s ouster? (Answer: Because Jubilee was an entirely different kind of bat-crazy who doesn’t warrant mention. Good riddance to her.)
Onward …
- Does Olivia really harbor all those thoughts about her body being substandard? What does Ben really think about her personality in light of the Vegas showgirl “show” she put on the week prior? Is he not telling all on that front? Is he holding back for a later assault on her character once he chucks her out of the competition? But I’m getting ahead of myself …
- Is Olivia in jeopardy of losing her group date rose and immunity during the upcoming rose ceremony? Is she in jeopardy of unceremoniously being cast off the show? If so, can we at least get a close up of her rumored cankles before she leaves, please?
- And what about her supposed halitosis? Is it a real thing? Does her breath really make one recoil as her competitors have claimed? Why isn’t Ben aware of it? Or did Ben offer her that cilantro during the cooking exhibition as a not-so-subtle hint she needs to brush and floss better? Could he really be that star-struck he doesn’t notice it? Or is it just some made up charade the women have concocted out of cattiness?
So! Many! Questions! And we have to wait until next week to find out the answers!
I fear we just might lose the most interesting contestant of the season, folks, and we won’t get many answers to those questions. In other words: It’s desperation time indeed on The Bachelor.
Come on, Monday …
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