The Bachelor - Week 7

A few curve balls were thrown for the previews of the upcoming few weeks, but last night’s episode was easily predicted. Onward to the summary…

Recap: The last three ladies have overnight dates with Jason in beautiful New Zealand.

The first lucky lady is Jillian, who Jason says he wants the passion to step up between the two of them. “Romance was in the air” when Jillian and Jason go on a helicopter ride over New Zealand. The chopper lands on a picturesque ledge overlooking a ravine and lake. Jillian reveals to Jason that she’s looking for someone who is her best friend, but Jason tells producers that they may be exactly that and not much more. They both emphasize “friends” a lot during the beginning of their date. A few metaphors are used to describe their date such as comparing their relationship to being on “the edge of a cliff.” They proceed to have a romantic dinner at a winery where she completely opens up and tells him that she’s falling for him. He gives her the invite to spend the night and of course she accepts. While at the suite, Jason reveals to producers that his family would love Jillian more than anybody. On a side note, what was with the steamy music while they were in the hot tub??!!? The whole scene in the hot tub made it a little awkward to watch with my grandma as she kept saying “Allah!”

The second date was with Molly and he takes her to see the “best view of New Zealand” which consists of a bridge where they bungee jump. After the jump, Molly asks him a list of questions so that she feels comfortable accepting a proposal and knowing all the little details about him. I thought this part was pretty cute and necessary to get to know each other. She leaves the last question for later… Once again, Jason tells the camera that he can picture Molly as a wife, but he needs her to open up to him. After the list of questions, Jason calls her and her family out about not being so touchy feely or close during her hometown visit. Blah, blah, blah. While at dinner, of course she tells him that she’s falling in love with and hands him the last question which is an invite for him to spend the night with her in her hotel room. It was a cute little twist since she already spent the night at his place. He finally felt “loved.” Ooooh man. Curve ball. Really wanted to let her know how much he appreciated her opening up so they go into the hot tub?

The last, but not least, date was with Melissa . In the beginning of the episode, Jason explains how he is falling for Melissa, but she reminds him of DeAnna and his ex. Wut Woah! I noticed that he even runs up to her the same way he runs to Ty. The date starts off with a little trip on Winston Churchill’s boat for a cruise then off to hot pools, OF COURSE. While tubing, they bring up her parents and the difficulty it’s causing on their relationship. Melissa covers it up by saying she wanted them to see how happy he makes her. After tubing it, they went to a classy dinner of just the two of them (and a bunch of camera guys). And drum roll please, she tells him that she’s in love with him which is received with a big kiss from Jason. Any doubts that he had about her are gone.

The teaser into the rose ceremony is Chris explaining that it would be the, “most dramatic departure of the season.” NOT QUITE. I definitely saw this one coming. Can you guess who gets the boot?

Rose Ceremony: Before the rose ceremony, each girl made a personal video for Jason where Molly and Melissa repeat that they love him. While he’s debating in the deliberation room, Jason breaks down into tears. During the rose ceremony he tells them he’s falling for all three of them, but will be breaking one of their hearts tonight.
#1. Melissa
#2. Molly

Jason walks Jillian out and tells her that he thinks their lives are a little bit different than he first thought. For the exact reason he was explaining earlier, he saw them going down the path of friendship, not husband and wife. Goodbye mustard and ketchup, hello Dallas Cowboy cheerleader!

Next few episodes teaser: Highlights of the “most dramatic finale of bachelor history” with the return of DeAnna. However, next week’s episode is the reunion episode and after the finale we also have the after the rose ceremony. Producers have built it up to be some secret that has affected the lives of those involved. Hmm…

SPOILER ALERT? I did a quick search online and it looks like, yes, Jason proposes to Melissa in the end. The twist? She breaks up with him and goes back to her ex-boyfriend. Could it be? Is Jason so unlucky in love that not even ABC could find him a perfect match?