Bachelor Recap: Juan Day More

The base is bumping in South Beach as Juan Pablo uses the family whistle to get the attention of his ex-wife daughter before embracing her in a loving bear hug.

Sidebar: We have a family whistle. It really does come in handy. Try to remember a time before cell phones and think back to the days when you had to whistle in Winn Dixie to find your party after you had run ahead to secure a box of strawberry-flavored Pop Tarts. We also use our family whistle when we come into the house. If you’re upstairs and you hear the door open, it’s comforting to hear the familiar call. Hesitate a moment, and someone could come barreling down with a Louisville Slugger, ready to knock your lights out.

Sidebar over.

Renee is fluffing the pillows on the horizontal couch, Chelsie is dreaming of body shots off a certain bachelor’s abs, DAndi is unnecessarily worrying about something, Clare is pawing through a box of complimentary bikinis, Nurse Nikki is cutting off another two inches from that spandex dress she bought in the junior’s department and Opera is brooding under the stairs, softly running through the musical scales, irritated that so many fellow competitors think it’s weird that she’s wearing earrings that look like the bones of a fish. These are earrings nerdy people wear. Get over it.

Buenvenidos a Miami!

SIMPLE DISCLAIMER
The following information you are about to read is of personal opinion. However, if you or someone you liked on Instagram happen to personally know, sort of know, is friends with the nail stylist or bowing instructor of someone who is obsessed with the fictional life Tris and Four like me and looks exactly like one of the contestants on the show…none of this is personal and I’m sure they are all lovely people.

DATE ONE
Opera
Come SEA My City

Juan Pablo busts through the hotel door, hopping from lady to lady, doling out hugs and comfort. He pulls the first date card from his purple shorts and hands it straight to Opera. Her jaw slack, Juan Pablo tells her she has 10 minutes to go upstairs and get ready. This gave her just enough time to change from her totally normal outfit into a long, flowing polka-dot number, side braid her hair and then stop to ponder, executing the perfect soft Mesnick against the railing before trudging downstairs.

They spend the day horizontal at the bow of a yacht, laying on a quilt the ABC Intern obviously stole from my great Aunt Lemme’s old trunk in my Mama’s attic. The smell of moth balls didn’t deter Opera from teasing Juan Pablo.

Opera: “I have a hard time not kissing you.”
Juan Pablo: “Then kiss me.”
Opera: “I’m surprised how attracted I am to you.”
Lincee: “LOOK AT HIM. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?”

Opera finally concedes that their chemistry is magnetic and it’s clouding her judgment. How is she supposed to figure out if she can present this man to her family when her only references are, “His tongue is talented. No Father, I don’t know his last name. But I can bounce a quarter off his butt. Watch.”

Later, they frolic on the beach. Juan Pablo wears the one pair of swim trunks he brought. Opera chooses a red number that’s a cross between a one piece in the front and a two piece in the back. She settles onto the sand, ready for some Here to Eternity style romping, when Juan Pablo does the unthinkable.

He introduces a topic of conversation.

JP: “Traveling for your job must be tough.”
Opera: “Would you like for me to address that?”
Lincee: “Easy on the pretentiousness.”

Opera: “I’ve been thinking while I’ve been here. I’ve been doing this professionally for a little while now. I’m at the point where I have different priorities than what I did. I like change. I can’t deal with change. Change is good.”

Juan Pablo loves that she is so honest and decides that’s enough talking for one night. They make out in the ocean and then head back to Aunt Lemme’s blanket where the camera gets SO CLOSE to the action, I can confirm the number of taste buds on each of their tongues.

Opera: “I often wonder why I can’t stop kissing Juan Pablo.”
Lincee: “Refer to my earlier comment. Look at him.”
Opera: “It makes me wonder if the kissing is propelling the moment.”
Lincee: “I barely follow this. How do you expect the guy with English as his second language to know what in the world you’re talking about?”

Opera tells Juan Pablo that she thinks she is excited for him to meet her family, but she’s not really sure because she typically knows the man a lot longer than three weeks before she brings someone home.

JP: “I like your smile.”

Opera thanks him for the compliment, continuing with her soliloquy on the burdens of unrequited love and the consequences that can lead to a heart left disheveled beyond repair.

JP: “I like when you use big words. I’m not going to hold it against or not.”

Opera and I try to decipher that last part, but decide that our heads hurt and it’s probably best left lost in translation.

Opera: “It feels right, but there is this little voice in my head that says it’s not.”

Opera heeds the red flag and takes it straight to Renee for some RA talk. The Nicest Woman in the Entire World suggests she thinks long and hard about regret. Would the decision to ditch Rico Suave haunt her forever? Could she walk away from the sexiness? Once his tongue is in her mouth and her bones melt, will she literally have the power to leave?

Date Card
Nurse Nikki
Listen to the Beat

Juan Pablo meets Nurse Nikki in a park wearing another bright v-neck and equally bright shorts. Nikki is in teeny tiny denim shorts, a billowy tank and a vintage silk bathrobe from the Laura Ashley collection.

He takes her to a flower shop and as they pick through tulips and roses, Juan Pablo tells her that they are going to Camila’s dance recital. And guess what? Not only will she be meeting his daughter, but she’ll meet his parents and his best friend ex-wife! FUN!

Like DAndi’s glittery headband, it was obvious that Nurse Nikki was IMMEDIATELY regretting what she chose to wear from her Build-A-Bear collection.

Juan Pablo bustles Nikki into the quaint dance room, just before Camila comes out with her classmates who are irritated that the only reason why she gets the solo is because her Dad is some sort of former soccer player who now wants to be in a telenovela. Nikki owns her shorty shorts, adjusts the robe to cover her cleavage and smiles in all the right places as Camila performs. After she is finished, Camila runs to Juan Pablo and flings herself in his arms as he politely introduces his “friend” Nikki. Then he commands her to go say hello to her Mother. Camila obeys, wondering why her Daddy would let Friend Nikki borrow her favorite pair of denim shorts.

And Carla is there. Looking ravishing and age appropriate in a maxi dress. She smiled at Nikki without rolling her eyes. She laughed when Juan Pablo gushed that her birthday was the next day and graciously accepted Nikki’s early birthday wishes. The parents, as did we, watched with baited breath, hoping Carla would take one of her perfectly manicured nails to scratch Nikki’s eyes out. Or perhaps offer to cut holes in the bottom of her bag so Nikki could use it as a pair of shorts since hers barely covered her butt cheeks. Alas, this did not happen. Carla breezed in and out without a care in the world. She couldn’t’ have played it better.

Juan Pablo takes Nikki to “his office” which is Marlins Park so they could toss a baseball around in the infield. I was intrigued by Nikki’s deep plunging shirt. Perhaps one of her spiritual gifts is that she can feel comfortable wearing any inappropriate attire to any event? It looked like she was ready for open heart surgery, but when she turned around, it looked like she was prepping for back surgery. Clearly the only way the shirt could stay on her body is with the careful application of boob tape. Then I found myself wondering where she kept the boob tape? I bet that’s a job for the ABC Intern. He’s not the only one that got to second base that night, because after about four tosses to Juan Pablo, he was sprinting over to her for an impromptu make out session. Her fringe black hot pants were cute. I had the same pair for my dance recital in fourth grade.

Nurse Nikki decides to go directly for the jugular by asking what everyone watching wanted to know:

“So what’s the deal with Carla? I get that you are friends, but is she really okay with all of this? What’s the dynamic?”

Juan Pablo explains that Carla is fine and everything between them is natural and normal. He said something about the moons (yes plural) and the skies being together and he’s glad she feels comfortable.

Before Nikki can say, “That doesn’t make a bit of sense,” Juan Pablo engulfs her in his pheromones and all is forgiven and forgotten.

Later that night, Opera calls all the girls to attention to reveal that she is going to leave the competition. The girls refrain from jumping up and down and fist pumping the air while Renee records the outcome in her leather bound journal.

She marches up to Juan Pablo’s door, knocks and whisks right by him as he opens the door. SHE MUST BE STRONG! SHE MUST PREVAIL! Juan Pablo knows immediately that something is wrong and he begins to tell her to look at him. LET ME FINISH, she shouts. And then…the unequivocal Galavis mojo begins to seep through her pores. She settles into the couch and starts to whisper things like, “I can’t be in love in three weeks,” and “I need more time.” I found it ironic that she was subtitled, yet he was not. But there’s not time for that. SHE MUST LOOK INTO HIS EYES! FOR THIS IS HOW HE STEALS YOUR SOUL! She whispers, “I’m sorry. Stop hugging me. You smell good. I’m sorry.”

Juan Pablo wipes the snot from her nostrils, tears from her eyes and tells her that it’s okay. She shouldn’t cry and she shouldn’t be sorry.

Hold the phone. Does he understand what’s going on here? OPERA IS SINGING HER FINALE RIGHT NOW! Will he do nothing? Will he not shed a tear? Can we get a translator over here?

Juan Pablo all but smacks her on the back before shoving her out the door. Opera looks a bit stunned while crawling into the back seat of a taxi. “He doesn’t have what I’m looking for in terms of forever.”

Someone call Ames. I have a feeling that they would be PERFECT for each other!

GROUP DATE
Chelsie
Renee
Clare
DAndi
My Hometown for Yours

Chelsie reads the date card and then pulls out another card from Our Host Chris Harrison who has the girliest handwriting of any manly man I know. Apparently, there will be a rose on this group date and the one who receives it will get to take Juan Pablo to meet their family! They all fish tail each other’s hair, hold hands on the airplane and jump out on a private beach wearing colorful muumuus.

Chelsie is the first to get alone time with Juan Pablo. She reads letters from home. It’s like the poor man’s version of watching someone else’s vacation slides. Poor Chelsie. She never had a shot.

DAndi is next up and as she plops down on the sand, she tells Juan Pablo to get ready for a breakdown. Poor Juan Pablo! How may times will this guy have to wipe snot and tears from his dates? I wasn’t even listening to DAndi’s woes. Of course, our bachelor fixed her right up with a big ole helping of Juan Pablo. DAndi leaves claiming that she and Juan Pablo have something strong.

The ABC Intern puts a magenta blanket on a log and makes Clare and Juan Pablo sit. They are not allowed to be 50 feet from any body of water together. They talk about her five sisters and the video that her dad made before he died. I prayed that she wouldn’t whip out a portable DVD player at that moment. Luckily, she didn’t.

We didn’t even seen Renee’s alone time at all, which makes me sad because I’m pretty sure she will not be the final one standing.

The date rose goes to DAndi and I cheered as Clare scrambled up into the airplane to get the BLEEP out of there. Juan Pablo and DAndi wave from their ocean embrace as the plane flies over.

Next up? South Beach baby, where they will party in the city where the heat is on. All night, on the beach until the break of dawn. I cringed when I saw that DAndi borrowed Nikki’s red dress who she borrowed from the middle school kid she babysits back home. Then I cringed when Juan Pablo attempted to dance with DAndi on the tables in a cool South Beach club. Bless her uncoordinated heart. To paraphrase Gloria Estefan, the rhythm was not, nor will it ever get her. I kept shouting at the TV, urging her to take it back to basics and do the side-to-side step like we all did at the eighth grade dance. My warnings fell on deaf ears. And bruised toes.

Back at the hotel, the three losers walk in and yell for Nikki to come join them so they can talk about how awkward it was that they had to leave the date. They all giggle except Clare, whom Nikki says, “is checked out.”

Clare: “I’m not checked out. I’m just not going to be fake. This is disappointing to me. Maybe Andi needed reassurance or something.”

In a huff, Nikki retreats upstairs. Clare will not have Nikki get away with acting like a BLEEP so she follows.

Clare: “What was that about?”
Nikki: “I don’t want to sit around and listen to everyone talking BLEEP about my friend.”
Clare: “Well, we just…”
Nikki: “DON’T INTERRUPT ME. I didn’t want to be a part of conversation.”

Allow me to paraphrase the next five minutes:

Blah, blah, blah, you were laughing, blah, DON’T CUT ME OFF, blah, blah, why are you laughing now? DON’T INTERRUPT! Blah, blah, I have nothing to say, blah, blah, WELL YOU CAN EXCUSE YOURSELF FROM MY ROOM. Is this your room? Did you pay for it? I wanted to clarify. DON’T INTERRUPT ME. Blah, blah, blah. Why is everything about you? I thought you felt bad and I came out of my way, blah, blah, blah. You’re a piece of work Nikki. And you’re bat BLEEP crazy Clare. Blah, blah, blah.

Think of every middle school fight you witnessed that had to do with someone being two-faced and this was that exchange. Which was then followed up by this gem:

Nikki: “She claimed her territory. She peed all over Juan Pablo. But she claimed some territory that might not be hers. She’s crazy. And that crazy has to come from somewhere. I wouldn’t want to meet her family.”

Aaaaannnnnnnnnddddd scene.

ROSE CEREMONY
They ladies all arrive in various jewel toned dresses, except for Chelsie who is already mourning in black. Everyone has a fresh spray tan and nude shoes. Clare and Nikki refuse to speak when they are left alone. It was both sad and immature.

Our Host Chris Harrison arrives with his champagne flute and pronounces the “Juan” of Juan Pablo with Latin throat phlegm. He knows how to diffuse a silly situation. Look at him go. Earning that paycheck Benjamin by Benjamin.

Along with DAndi, Juan Pablo gives roses to Claire, Nikki and Renee. Chelsie is out and the floodgates are opened. With him…not her. In fact, she encourages him the entire way to her own rejection limo. She’s 24. She’ll bounce back in no time!

But Juan Pablo is hurting. Hurting enough to pull a pseudo Mesnick. It was against a railing instead of a balcony, so we can’t label it full-blown Mesnick, but the emotion was there. Juan Pablo doesn’t like to hurt hearts. He’s going to explode next week when we have not one but TWO nights of drama.

Are you ready? Who’s going home? Who’s staying? NO SPOILERS PLEASE!

All about the shame, not the fame,
Lincee

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Heather
Heather
February 18, 2014 12:35 pm

I knew you would pick up on DAndi borrowing Nikki’s short red dress! Ha ha ha! I like DAndi, but anyone who can’t dance is not going to end up with JP. Maybe that’s why she freaks out after the fantasy suite? He makes her salsa all night? Great recap Lincee – thanks!

jL
jL
February 18, 2014 12:43 pm

I thought this episode was the epitome of over promising and under delivering. From the sheer amount of making out Opera’s one-on-one’s to the complete lack of JP’s sadness at her goodbye, I knew Opera wasn’t right for him but I still wanted him to fight a little bit for her.

Favorite Line:
Sharleen: I need to have an intellectual connection
Juan: I like it when you say big words

And why did they not show us the moment when Clare found out the Nikki got to meet the Fam? Their middle school fight was disappointingly boring and I feel like that moment would have been pure gold.

Could Camila’s mom be the next Bachelorette? I think that would be amazing.

In OHCH’s blog on Entertainment Weekly he said that Renee and Chelsie are on Team Clare. What do you think about that? I trust RA Renee but I am surprised about that.

Wendy
Wendy
February 18, 2014 12:43 pm

Lmao!!!! Lincee, you are awesome!

Fantastic recap once again. Good on you for making your recap much better than the show.

Loved the bounce the quarter off his butt, the build a bear references with Nikki’s shorts/borrowing Camilla’s clothes and the side to side dance step to help DAndi out! Too many laugh out louds to mention!

Great job. You just made my day brighter Lincee!

Josh
Josh
February 18, 2014 12:51 pm

With each passing episode it is more apparent that the title should be adjusted from The Bachelor to The Mimbo. I realize there is a bit of a language barrier and sympathize but the longest sentence uttered by this guy in any episode is maybe 5 words? Am I shooting high with that estimate?

I’m on odd ground in the Clare v Nikki battle. I find Nikki’s mood and self absorption to be stronger than Clare’s crazy. Even though I don’t know that Clare is crazy – she’s just better schooled in the rules of The Bachelor/The Mimbo. She’s at least willing to make the attempt (albeit staged) at wishing another girl could stay or even engaging the others in conversation. Even House Mom Renee dislikes Nikki which seems to be the greatest predictor of her being a real pain to be around.

This show is awful by the way. When the most compelling piece is 2 women sitting on a couch and not talking to each other – it’s a clear sign there is nothing happening worth showing. These people are not interesting. Yet I’ll be tuning in so I win points which allow me to watch basketball the rest of the week. Thanks Lincee. Your blog is better than the show by a country mile.

Ann
Ann
February 18, 2014 1:02 pm

I don’t know about anyone else but I was so embarrassed to see Nikki’s outfit for the date to meet Juan’s family. It looked like an outfit you would wear to bed—-all 3 pieces. I was in shock that she picked that even if she hadn’t known she would meet the family that day. I might be old (and I am) but it just didn’t seem appropriate for anyone to wear outside the bedroom.

jess
February 18, 2014 1:27 pm

recap was far, far better than the show. i really think abc should be paying you for keeping so many of us watching.

Coloradocat
Coloradocat
February 18, 2014 1:32 pm

Agree with josh above. But I’m just really disliking Nikki and annoyed he introduced her to Camilla and Carla. Made her head way too big. Her constant air of being above it all is so irritating.

KF
KF
February 18, 2014 1:37 pm

Is it just me, or is Nikki a monster!? Her behavior and interviews to me point to nothing but a mean, bitchy, self-absorbed twit – and it’s embarrassing to watch. My husband said last night, if he were JP watching this all back and she is the one he picked, he’d break up with her. Her true colors show clearly to us, the audience….I wonder if JP is thinking the same as well after the fact? Don’t get me wromg, Clare is no angel but her bitch-factor is not nearly as intense as Nikki’s….ugggg.

Great recap Lincee!!

Fancypants
Fancypants
February 18, 2014 1:49 pm

Did you all catch what Nikki said before the rose ceremony? Something to the effect of “oh, do you have a rose? No? Oh wait, I don’t have a rose… yet.” She was referring to Clare not having a rose, but that of course she would be receving one (duh). She is pure evil and totally sneaking under his radar. She seemed so sweet with his family, but you know that won’t be the case with Carla if they do end up together. Ay yay yay.

Sami
Sami
February 18, 2014 2:27 pm

Awesome recap. I missed much choosing the Olympics instead for real as opposed to manufactured drama. Loved this “To paraphrase Gloria Estefan, the rhythm was not, nor will it ever get her.” And does it strike anyone else as odd that it seems like there’s two ends of the spectrum still left, normal Renee and DAndi and nutjobs Clare and Nikki?

Hammy
Hammy
February 18, 2014 2:35 pm

Lincee you crack me up!
I agree with Josh too. But expecially Jess. You keep us watching!

Love this: How is she supposed to figure out if she can present this man to her family when her only references are, “His tongue is talented. No Father, I don’t know his last name. But I can bounce a quarter off his butt. Watch.”
-Amen and Amen

I’m so glad you addressed this:
Our Host Chris Harrison arrives with his champagne flute and pronounces the “Juan” of Juan Pablo with Latin throat phlegm. He knows how to diffuse a silly situation. Look at him go. Earning that paycheck Benjamin by Benjamin.”

I like DAndi but he won’t pick her. I like Renee but he won’t pick her either. And since Nikki has already met his fam, i’m guessing she may be “the one”.

I would also like to know how Claire reacted when she learned that Nikki met the fam. That had to have been interesting.

Thanks again!

white
white
February 18, 2014 2:47 pm

im in the minority I guess here but I loved nikkis outfit on her date–altho I guess she may not have worn it had she known she was meeting the family. she is really pretty and has great style . clares freaky mouth twitching and head flinching SO annoys me that if I have to choose, im def on team nikki. no shes not the nicest, but clare likes to stir up trouble as much as anyone. DANDI —NO rhythym is a DEAL breaker big time. renee IS too earthy.
I felt too like he didn’t understand opera was singing her swan song–that whole exchange was weird and missing his emotion as he clearly liked her. clares mom looks like the mayor of crazy town from next weeks DOUBLE night preview–
does anyone know the date of the FINALE??

Shea
Shea
February 18, 2014 2:54 pm

From what I could figure out, the lady white ^ says is Clare’s mom is actually Clare’s older sister? Looks like drama and I’m ready for some! This whole season has been a total snooze fest that I have only kept watching for 2 reasons: Castle comes on after; the best blog on the internet, I Hate Greenbeans!!

Heather
Heather
February 18, 2014 2:57 pm

I knew you would comment on Nikki’s boobs not falling out of her shirt while throwing a baseball. Pretty unbelievable!

And the way he was wiping Opera’s face while she was crying. Yuck. Someone else said he holds the woman’s faces when they are crying like he is holding a child’s face and it is so true. I have totally wiped the snot and tears from my kids faces!

This season is boring to me….but I still watch of course!

chikka boom
chikka boom
February 18, 2014 3:18 pm

I do like JP but have found this season to be not so great. Duh, it’s been so obvious who the last 2 standing will be. He’s not so good at being coy. Agree, Clare is cray but Nikki is Fatal Attraction like cray!

Side note: Sharleen’s swimsuits this season were AWFUL! The fringy one a few episodes back was way worse then the red one she wore last night (if that’s possible!). Why did she ever sign up for this show?

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