Thanks to all of you who tried to tune into our live video chat on getmarried.com. For those of you who emailed and asked what the problem with viewing us and DeAnna was: unfortunately, they were some technical difficulties – both getting our live chat up and with DeAnna. Some of you have asked about whether DeAnna was mad at the way she was portrayed. I was given information that DeAnna was very upset about this. Rumor has it - she contacted ABC to let them have it. She even said she would talk about it on the chat. But when the chat came on, she claimed she wasn’t angry. Maybe she’s in negotiations with them to be the Bachelorette again. Who knows?
As for tonight’s 3 hour aggravation TV:
Jason, I don’t know how you could do this. You claim you were falling in love with two women. Are we supposed to believe this? If you had the tiniest bit of respect for Melissa, why on earth would you dump her on national television? I am confused. I am hurt. Wouldn’t you have the courtesy to talk to her offline? Why would you do that?? Was this entire show staged for this wacky ending? That is the real tragic ending.
Ok, now that I got that off my chest, let’s recap a bit.
First scene – Melissa meets Ty. She tells him a cheesy knock-knock joke. Then Jason leaves the two of them alone together while he gets Ty a present. What on earth do you get a 3 year old when he’s on vacation in New Zealand. How about a lamb? That sounds normal. Because every kid needs a lamb. Talk about random.
Melissa then goes to meet Jason’s family. They ask her a ton of questions trying to assess her worthiness. Does anyone else feel like she is applying for a really hard to get job that she doesn’t really want? I mean, at the time, I’m sure she thinks she wants it. But to actually leave your family and friends, move out to Seattle, start over and become a stepmom – that’s just way too much change. Who knows.
They made a big fuss over the fact that Jason hadn’t met Melissa’s family yet. As if that was going to stop him from choosing her. We all knew it wouldn’t make a difference. Melissa starts saying how her family is so close knit and they all support each other. And yet they never showed up to any of her cheerleading gigs. I don’t quite get that. But ok, let’s assume they are tight knit. It was nice that they finally agreed to talk to Jason on the phone.
The Boyfriend calls Melissa, “DeAnna, 2.0 Edition.” He also thinks she had an emergency teeth bleaching session. I think this is entirely possible. I thought it was quite sweet when Ty was asking for Melissa back at Jason’s family house. Very sweet. And terrible at the same time. That poor kid must be so confused with his Daddy running around with two women who he is affectionate with. Great role model, Jason.
I did like Jason’s family very much. Dennis the Dad was very sincere and seems to have really connected with Melissa. I liked Irene (the Mom)’s advice throughout the finale. You can tell they really love their boy.
On to Molly – has anyone noticed how the more intimate she becomes with Jason, the messier her hair gets? She was very into the pony tail. It looks like it must have been very humid out in New Zealand. She was full pony tailed the last couple of episodes. It’s quite obvious that Molly has never played with a kid before. Her initial interaction with Ty is blatantly awkward. Ty won’t even look at her. I’m wondering if they edited out him asking for Melissa in front of Molly. That would have been classic. CLASSIC!
Molly says at one point as they are flying a kite together and jumping in the ocean that she wants the interaction with Ty and Jason to be “natural.” Right, Mol. It will be as natural as it is to go to the beach with a microphone strapped under your shirt and a camera crew following you around.
Round 1 with Ty: Goes to Melissa
Ty went up to a nap and Molly meets the whole family. Molly loves to state her obvious observation that Jason “lights up” when he’s around Ty or talks about him. Molly tells Jason’s family point blank that she’s in love with them. Sean, Jason’s brother, says that he “wants to do his due diligence” on Molly. He must definitely be a banker of some sort. Who else uses phrases like “due diligence?” Molly tries to convince the jury panel of Jason’s brothers that she’s very secure in her love for Jason. She does this by widening her eyes to the largest they could possibly go. It’s bug eyes on crack. She knows that he’s been hurt in the past and does not plan on adding to his wounds. The brothers ask her what her weekends are like. She says that she’s had the wild, crazy party phase already. And in the past two years, she has chosen to focus on her career. She wants “something deeper in life.” Ok, let’s think about this. She is currently 24. If she’s been working on her career for the past two years, that means she has finished her partying at age 22. Come on, Molly. Nowadays, people live until well into their 80s and 90s. Are you telling me that for the next 60-70 years, you are prepared to live a quiet life at home?? Jason is EIGHT years older than you. I see this as a total disaster in the making.
Jason’s dad seems to like Molly, regardless. Jason is completely confused. He gets under a blanket with his mother outside. Kind of strange, but let’s go with it. She tells him to trust his gut. Not sure that’s very helpful, but she means well. Jason is falling in love with two people. He’s “literally fallen for two people at the same time at the same place.”
Round 2 (Meeting the Parents). Close, but based on scenes we saw, I’m going to say Molly wins (based on the feedback Jason gets from his siblings/sister-in-law).
Back to the ladies’ places: Melissa’s freaking out about her parents. She speaks to her mom on the phone and convinces them to talk to Jason. Next scene: Melissa comes out of a car in a hot, red dress. Jason takes her on a boat and it’s pouring. I would have thrown up from seasickness, but she seems happy as a clam. They jump into the icy cold water and the romantic Bachelor music is cued in.
The nighttime portion of the date shows the two of them in bed cuddling. Melissa reiterates that she is in love with Jason. Jason says to her “I have never felt this way either.” Oh man!!! It’s getting SERIOUS!!! After this segment, ABC shows a ring and strangely enough, it is not the final ring that Jason picks out for Melissa. Could this be foreshadowing??? HMMMMMM.
We’re on to Molly who greets him in the rain. She is “very very very much in love with Jason.” She takes control of the date, taking Jason back to her room where miraculously, two massage tables are fully set up with towels and flower petals awaiting them. Molly strips down to her itty bitty bikini and gives Jason a massage. Jason is in pure heaven. Not sure how he chooses Melissa after this hot date, but I guess Jason figures this out the hard way. Not only is she a masseuse in a hot bikini, but she’s also a great cook. Molly then lays it on thick. She wants to give him that last 1% that she’s been holding out on (did she hold back on ANYTHING??? I mean, they made out in a tent, she threw herself at him, she’s told him she’s in love with him. What really could she be holding back on?). Then we see this book that she makes for him. A Fairy Tale Love Story Book with scrapbook items. Very sweet, Molly. She actually wrote their story down in a book. Wow, now we see exactly how much time these women have on their hands. No wonder they have no option but to fall in love with any Bachelor placed in the same room as them.
Round 3 (last one on one date): Massage/Dinner/I Love You speech? Hands down, Molly wins.
Next scene: Jason calls Melissa’s parents. We can’t hear their end of the conversation, but it seems to go well. Jason says this “gave him the closure so he can move forward” and that he “is at peace with everything.” Yeah right.
And then comes shocker #1 (not so shocking). DeAnna pulls up! ABC edits this to look like she made a mistake, that she wanted Jason all along and she came to New Zealand to win him back. Apparently this was NOT the case. According to DeAnna’s video chat tonight, she came on the show to give Jason advice. Why she couldn’t do this via a phone call is beyond me. DeAnna claims she was NOT paid to go to New Zealand. I wonder who paid for her flight? Or that car to Jason’s apartment? I’m sure ABC had NOTHING to do with that. Rumor had it she was very angry at the producers for portraying her as trying to win back Jason. On the videochat, she said she wasn’t angry at all. Not sure what to believe here.
It seemed a bit awkward when DeAnna arrived. I don’t know if Jason was expecting her or not, but basically, we got some information – DeAnna chose the “wild card” in choosing Jesse, and she advised Jason not to repeat her mistake. DeAnna says she “got caught up with someone that she thought was going to have a lot fun with” and “lost out on a great man.” Another piece of advice she gives him, “Make sure that you can see yourself with that person for life. Don’t follow your heart. Lead it.” She’s on the show for a total of about 45 seconds before being ushered back to the car. That must be the quickest trip to New Zealand in history.
Best DeAnna quote, “Jason is a wonderful person and anyone that gives him up is very very stupid.”
The next segment is watching the girls get ready and Jason pick out a ring. He goes over the 800 things we have already heard him say about both girls. When that door opens up and Molly steps out in a gorgeous purple gown, I can’t say I was surprised. He breaks the bad news to her and she tells him that he is making a huge mistake. As he walks her out and looks into those crazy eyes of hers, I almost thought they were going to make out. But no, she gets in the limo and cries against her father’s wishes.
Jason is beside himself after letting Molly goes. He is in hysterics. Like seriously crying his eyes out. Completely ridiculous as nobody who is about to propose should feel such grief. If you feel that bad about dumping someone, you have to know you made the wrong decision, no?
Meanwhile, Melissa arrives and gets the ring. I wasn’t really listening to all of their conversation, but it was pretty typical Bachelor proposal. ABC really tried to pull one over on us – showing the “winner” as having a blue dress, but putting Melissa in a yellow dress and changing the color in the promotions. Too bad they couldn’t have blurred the moles out – as someone on Fans of Reality TV leaked this news about 7 weeks ago. They need a better editing team.
After The Final Rose comes on – and it’s Chris, an empty room with lots of candles and Jason. You almost feel like he is there to seduce Jason, until you see him tear up. Jason basically reveals that things have changed with Melissa. She doesn’t think anything is wrong, but he says their chemistry is different. He basically brings her on national tv to break up with her. HORRIBLE. There are people who are talking about boycotting the show. I can see why. It’s a terrible thing to do to a person. If ABC did not set this up, then you have to question Jason’s morals. If ABC did set this up, then the whole thing is fixed and why would anybody want to watch a fixed reality tv show? It’s a lose/lose for ABC.
Jason says that he hasn’t stopped thinking about Molly. Melissa asks him point blank if he’s been talking to Molly and Jason denies it. Melissa is rightfully pissed. She really gives it to him. She doesn’t get it. She is angry that he wasn’t willing to work through his change of heart and doesn’t understand what happened. Neither do we. Jason refers to Melissa as “sweet” about 100 times. It’s heartbreaking. Seriously, my 101 year old Grandma Lillian, I was told, was crying and saying how horrible she felt for Melissa.
Jason tries to make Melissa feel better by saying that if he could control his head and his heart, he would do so, but that he’s in love with Molly. YIKES. Harsh. Are they setting up Melissa to be the next Bachelorette?? THIS IS AWFUL!!! Jason’s advice to himself, “Follow your heart, listen to your head. Don’t regret anything you do. You can’t live your life without any regrets.” Moral of the story: it’s ok to dump your fiancé on national television so long as you are following your heart. Truly disgusting. Melissa calls him a “bastard.” I like this girl. It’s actually the most respect I’ve had for her all season. She’s angry, and couldn’t be more justified. She’s not backing away and being nice. She’s giving it to him. Good for you, Melissa! Chris informs her that there is a “limo waiting for her outside.” Great, that’s exactly what she wants. I think I would have left the set in the middle. She tells Jason not to contact her in any way. Be strong, Melis!!! You are much better off!!! You have just guaranteed yourself at least another 5-10 years of partying and living la vida loca.
Out comes Molly. We are told to believe that she has no idea what is going on. She thinks she is on the show to confront Jason for the first time since being jilted. Jason tells her the news – he broke up with Melissa and wants to go for coffee with her. Because if there’s anything you feel like doing after you just dumped your fiancé, it’s to go for coffee with the runner up that you rejected. Amazingly, Molly is momentarily confused, but is full fledged kissing him within a few minutes. She’s thrilled by this news. Her feelings have not changed one bit. Have they secretly been seeing each other? How could she jump right back into a relationship with him? Is there something we are missing?
There’s another hour of this madness on tomorrow night – from 10 to 11 PM. If you can stand it for any more time, my guess is that most of you have seen your last episode tonight. I don’t blame you.
Check back, in the next couple of days to see the winner of the GetMarried.com eco friendly bag and to see what I have decided to blog about next.
Let me hear your comments – I’m sure you have lots to say! And yes, Reality Steve was mostly right – although I’m not sure I buy the conspiracy thing. I just think the whole thing is really really sad. Melissa got a really raw deal. Jason comes off as the biggest jerk of all time on The Bachelor and Molly seems immature, weak and naïve. The true loser in all of this is Ty. He’s got to deal with all of the craziness, a train wreck of a dad for the past couple of months and two stepmoms in 2 months.
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