Bachelor Ben Recap: Episode 4
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 @ 08:01 AM
The recap will be up later. I’m headed out right now to go spelunking in my darling yellow string bikini and won’t be back until this afternoon.
If you’re interested in the mixed tape playlist I created based on last night’s episode, feel free to head on over to Huffington Post (HERE) and share your song choices in the comment section.
On a separate note, does anyone know where I can get some good highlights?
I wish one of these girls would “man up” and refuse to do one of these torture dates .
Ok. Has Lincee already mentioned anything about the way Emily moves her nose back in forth when she’s thinking? If she speeded it up, she’d look like Tabatha on Bewitched.
I’m thinking that Courtney is just interested in ‘winning’, that is being the last one standing more than she is interested in an actual relationship. I like Kacie B more and more though.
Love the horse comment on huffpost – I was thinking the same thing, that he looked both terrified and pained because his boys probably got a little bit crunched as he slammed forward into the saddle horn when the horse lunged across the river. Meanwhile, all the girls are exclaiming over his riding skills!
Looks like Emily might ruin her chances if she keeps talking about Courtney which it looks like she does next week. God, I’m sorry but I cannot stand Courtney. She is so ugly inside and out. Ben is oblivious. She never can look him in the eye for more than two seconds. Get a clue! She’s just not that into you.
Love Kacie B. and Jennifer is growing on me.
can’t wait to read the recap. what a crazee bunch, those girls. I agree with softballchic that Courtney is more about “winning” than about Ben. She looks like a mouse or gerbil with the way she moves her mouth, add the baby talk and she’s a squeeking mouse. I loved that she was telling the blond Casey that she is not a mean girl but that she’d like to rip her [Emily's] head off. Interesting definition of mean. And speaking of Emily, for the love of all things microbial! you are going to be a DOCTOR, an epidemiologist, don’t let this little show make you so emotional.
Emily’s hair looked fried. I would not be so quick to nominate Blakley for miss congeniality!
Did anyone notice that Casey S, Courtneys best friend looked like a blonde version of Elvira at the cocktail party?
What was up with the scarves? In the opening sequence with all the girls, at least 5 of them had scarves on.
The face twitches were hilarious last night. Gerbil is dead on! While Bewitched needs to go back to being sane. Courtney is this season’s “edited to seem evil” character. While clearly self-centered, I don’t think she’s evil. She is a chick who wants to win. All of them want to win, but some are far more gracious.
Usually the ladies are in the Bachelor pressure cooker, with 20 hours a day of dreaming, talking, planning, prepping, being asked about Ben. He is the first Bachelor that sails my boat. He’s normal with a backbone and masculinity.
What is up with these dumb men always keeping the mean girls around? Courtney is truly horrible. I hope he’s watching these episodes and rethinking everything. I am truly hoping he ends up with either Kacie B., Lindzi, or Jennifer, although, I think all three of them could do better.
Last night was one of the harder to watch of the Bachelor episodes I have seen. Courtney’s psycho obsessiveness makes Michelle Money look well-balanced. The fact Ben can’t see who she really is a testament to his inexperience. Casey S. went from being obscure to a total airhead. Sometimes it’s best to just be quiet and sit in the corner. And Emily only stops digging her own grave long enough to change shovels. How could you miss the twitches? That went from getting old to being creepy in record time. From the previews, she doesn’t learn her lesson about ratting out Courtney.The way Ben dismissed Samantha was shocking. Talk about a girl who didn’t see it coming. I can only guess there was much we didn’t see about this girl that led Ben to believe she wasn’t taking the show seriously. Monica was doomed from the beginning, but at least she got that other girl’s phone number. I was stunned how teary she was in the end, unless I don’t remember correctly, I thought she said she didn’t care for Ben in the beginning? As to horse riding prowess, no one comfortable with riding has a deathgrip on the saddle horn….lol. And, the Rachel/Ben date was the most awkward since Ashley’s last date with Brad. They both get an F on that one!
Courtney…she makes me doubt whether she really likes Ben just because she seems more concerned in “winning” and getting a rose to spite the other girls than to actually fall in love. It’s sad that through all her success with modeling that she has such bad self esteem, as a truly confident woman does not need to put down others and make others feel bad in order to feel better. She is a pretty girl and when she is with Ben she acts completely different, so I can see why Ben is attracted to her. I hated how she manipulated him with the whole story of her being discouraged just to get the rose on the group date. Poor Ben…I hope he sees before it’s too late what her true colors are. Emily just ended up making herself look like the bad one by trying to warn him and it’s a shame because I believe she is there for the right reasons. Just another case in point that life is not fair and sometimes the good girls finish last in games like The Bachelor. I’m really pulling for Kacie B…she is so sweet and seems like she would be perfect for Ben in the long run of life…although Courtney would be the perfect short run fling.
Forgot to add, Ben skinny dipping with Courtney iin Puerto Rico s about the worst slap in the face of the other girls that I could imagine. If I were a candidate, I would be on the next flight home!!!
I am pulling for Kacie B ~ she seems normal (for a reality show contestant!), sweet, and that she and Ben have real feelings for each other. Some things come with the territory on this show, like knowing the guy you like is also dating other girls. However, the skinny-dipping situation is so highly inappropriate, and in Ben’s circumstances, insensitive to other girls HE has feelings for…I’d love to see Kacie B take a stand and call him on it. Go ahead and leave and wait for someone with a better sense of judgement and care for other people’s feelings.
Oh Emily. Bless her heart. Her rationalizations and observations are SO spot on! Does anybody else agree with everything she says?! Is it just me? Ug. Her motives are pure. She’s just NOT “playing the game,” the way some others are. I feel so bad for her. Really like her.
I found last nights Bachelor episode pretty entertaining. I thought there was a good amount of drama, but not really in the way of, “I’m an annoying girl so I say annoying things” kind of way. More like, “oh snap, Ben doesn’t know how terrible Courtney is and how into him Kacie B is and how giving that rose to Courtney was DETRIMENTAL.” Or the fact that Jennifer, who I disliked based solely on her fake maroon/red hair (my pet peeve) turned out to be pretty normal and someone I might actually hang out with. Not to mention their “face your fear” date had me on the edge of my seat!! I would never want to drop through a crater into the river ever in my life! I was nervous just watching!! That upped the ante for Ben and his decisions, despite some crazy girls I think he has some gems (Lindsi, Jennifer, Kacie B). I was disappointed in Emily for doing the gossiping girl thing to Ben but on the other hand, the other girls need to have her back! They need to be like, “Yo Ben, listen to Emily, she is right!” I totally understand how frustrated Emily is getting when you know you’re right but nobody will listen. And finally, the other Kasie girl, who’s apparently Courtney’s friend, what is your angle? Why are you friends with Courtney? But again, I really appreciated the fact that, if she is her friend, she was very PC with her discussion. She stood her ground and stuck up for her friend which I respected. Too bad she won’t last another episode.
KTV, about Ben keeping Courtney around. He said something to Emily, I can’t remember his exact words, something like it will all come out in the wash, or it’s all going to turn out right, but to me it was as though he was saying I know Courtney is a mean girl and she is totally a producer plant and I am just going along with it, plus she is hot. I think him skinny dipping with her was just him enjoying himself with what is offered up to him, but I agree it is in very poor taste. Most any guy would do it, but most any girl would not approve of it (cashing in on an opportunity.) Kinda sleazy.
Melissa–i agree that Emily is right in everything she says, but she lost me when she didn’t own up to it!. When Courtney made it clear she knew what Emily said (and why would she blather on to the female Phantom, blonde Casie, when she made it clear she liked Courtney?) she should have admitted she said it and why she said it. Instead, she came off like a liar and a wimp. The face twitching (and I get she was in the hotseat…) reminded me of when a person puts an Oreo under their eye and tries to wiggle it into their mouth without it dropping. I developed a twitch just watching.
I LOVED the way he got rid of Samantha (she has a name!) If I were Elvis I would have shot the screen watching their one-on-one time. Ben did the next best thing and made her be gone!
Has the nurse who raised her siblings uttered one word to Ben or onscreen?
I like Ben and fear he is going the route of Jake and Vienna. Their conversations are painful, “I caught a fish…hee hee” Bite lip seductively. Oy!
Kacie seems to be a front-runner. So does that mean she is, and we are seeing a love story? Or does that mean in the end she has no chance and they are trying to fool us?
By the way, Courtney does have another friend that will stand by her when Casey S. leaves. That darn wine glass that’s always pressed to her ugly lips.
Hahah Yes Texastea you are right! That wine glass accessory is so obnoxious and telling.
Also, while I’m dedicating this much time to bachelor (don’t tell anyone) I need to mention how RUDE Courtney was when Ben told them about the next trip. “So 3 weeks ago” Ben’s response seemed a little telling to me. He was lecturing her like, “ok, that was inappropriate. You, Me and The Producers have an agreement, please don’t make it obvious.”
Is Courtney really that much more physically attractive than the other women on the show? Everyone keeps saying that Ben is blown away by Courtneys b/c she’s so good looking. I get that her face provides good camera angles for being a model, but to me, her looks are about on par with the rest of the remaining women.
I agree, I don’t think Courtney is much prettier than some of the other women. There are a few that are much prettier and their personalities are definitely prettier…
Hope none of these girls want biological children, because I don’t think Ben’s “boys” made it through that horseback river crossing in tact.
Methinks this was taped during the Charlie Sheen meltdown of the century, based on Courtney’s catch phrase for the season. Why — WHY — would anybody want to channel his craziness and try to make it her own? And I totally agree that, while Courtney is pretty, she is at the same level of attractiveness as 90% of the girls that make it on this show. Average looks don’t get you a spot in the line up.
I love Jennifer for not having a fake orange tan!
I was counting on Monica to throw Courtney under the bus on her way out last night! I thought she would stick up for Emily and tell Ben that Courtney is “not there for the right reasons” – but instead she got so upset. I thought she liked Blakely better that Ben!?! I liked her being there – she was like the house Mom.
After watching this episode I want to know if there is a contest on who can bite their lip or make faces the best cause Courtney and Emily are surely in a battle!! LOL
I agree with everyone that Courtney is not a likeable person and is in it for the game not the romance. Don’t you just wanna slap her when she says “winning?” I also think she is one of the least attractive women on the show. She is very bland looking cause she wears very little, if any, makeup.
I’m also on team CaseyB. She has a genuine affection for Ben and is the most down to earth girl on the show… a good match for Ben. We all have to send the vibes to Ben to Wake Up!!!
Looking forward to your recap, LIncee!
I agreed with Emily up until the point she tried to deny to Courtney when confronted. I would have loved to see Emily just say ” Yes, I did talk to him…I’m bothered by the catty way you act toward us” or something along those lines.
Also I totally agree with above poster, Kirk…after seeing Ben skinny dip with Court and they way they were all up on each other while nakie, I would have been done. I know that the premise of the show is one man dating lots of women but that was too far and really disrespectful to all the other women.
Anyway, can’t wait for the recap, Lincee!!!
Miriam–You’re not losing it! She has uttered some Sheen-isms in at least one other episode. I would love to see what’s on the cutting room floor this season…Need proof that Lindzi is fake? She didn’t burst out in laughter when Ben nearly became a permanent soprano while on his trusty steed! Everything about her is contrived.
Wouldn’t it be amazing if The-Nurse-Who-Raised-Her-Siblings-And-Does-Not-Speak is the winner? Finally! A surprise twist. I’m rootin’ for you, Nurse No Name!
Finally, Ben and Courtney need to go on one of those daring dates to force Courtney to have to speak and show an emotion with him other than manipulative, horny, Stepford wife. Spelunking in an active Volcano should do the trick.
Fab recap Lincee.