We start out at the Big Island of Hawaii at the Westin. We get a brief recap of the season (yawn...let's get to the good stuff). Jillian first has a date with Ed. Initially they sit down and Ed reassures her that his fantasy suite issues (which we still are not very clear on) are a thing of the past. They go to meet Glen and Peggy, Jillian's parents. Cousin Tory and Grandma Marjorie are also there. Ed explains to the family that he used to be married to his job. That he left and came back. Ed has gorgeous green eyes that I don't think I noticed before. Peggy starts drilling Ed with tough
questions to which he gives satisfactory responses. Jillian privately tells her mother that she is not worried about Ed's feelings for her. She seems very relaxed and calm. Ed says straight out that he wants to propose to Jillian. Ed asks Jillian's father what he thinks should he propose to her and the dad says he'd be thrilled. Ed and Glen put on some grass skirts and coconut boobs and do some hula dancing with the girls. It looks like the family meet and greet has gone successfully. It's the next day and it's Kiptyn. He greets her in nasty turquoise plaid. Where on earth did he get this shirt? At a cattle ranch? He's still very cute though, so that's ok. Jillian is wearing a yellow top on both of her dates and looks very happy and tan. Kipper and Jilly just make out. He brings her back to the house to meet the whole family. Kiptyn says he's a "work hard, play hard" kind of guy. When Jillian lists the things she likes about Kiptyn, it sounds like she's selling him. "He's cute, he is close with his family, he volunteers..." Maybe he should hire her after the show is over to be his PR rep. The mom thinks that his personality is much more like Jillian.
The dad asks Kippy whether he's in love with Jillian. Why he can't simply just answer "yes," he Hdoes say that down the road, he can see having a life, marrying and having children with Jillian. But it doesn't sound like he is actually in love currently. Kiptyn said he would never propose unless he was 100% sure. After the meet and greet, Jillian and Kiptyn kiss and make-out some more.
Once again, there are two remaining contestants and the bachelor/rette is confused. Shocker. Jillian seeks feedback from her family. Her father tells Jillian that Ed asked permission to marry Jillian. Dad is kinda leaning toward Ed and Mom is kinda on Kippy's side. I think Tory could be the next Bachelorette. She's hot and seems nice. The kind of person you want as your friend. Jillian pulls Tory aside to get some girlfriend advice - she confesses to Tory that her night with Ed was not so hot. Why do we keep hearing about this? It's totally to confuse us that she's not absolutely head over heals for him.
Ed says he wants to "seal the deal" with Jillian. She picks him up in a red jeep and takes him to a helicopter. This must be some kind of record for the amount of helicopter rides in one season. In his sweaty, 70s style tank top, the two start making out. They land in a jungle area and walk to a waterfall in the middle of a rainforest. They start making out in the middle of the jungle. At one angle, it looks like her hair is on fire, until I realize there is a lit torch behind them. Phew, I was worried the shocking ending would be that Jillian had second degree burns!! There is a nice little setup of lunch in front of them. They start making out again and Ed calls Jillian beautiful and a "genius" for keeping him around. These two could be in a prison and think it was romantic. They go into the waterfalls area and swim and kiss. There's a lot of pressure for them to be passionate. Later that night with Ed, we learn (thank goodness) that the sexual chemistry is back on. OH YEAH. Cheesy enough - ABC then pans to the volcano exploding. How poetic.
Next we're up to Kiptyn's date and Jillian and him take a motor boat ride to a private beach in Hawaii. They make a little picnic on a surfboard. Jillian goes on and on about how perfect Kiptyn is. She's either buttering us up for her picking him or is campaigning for his candidacy to be the next Bachelor. They hang out on a surfboard in the ocean and just hug and make out. Personally, I would have gotten seasick, 20 minutes into this surfboard hanging, but that's just me.
It's nighttime and Jillian's greets Kiptyn in a strapless purple dress. Kiptyn tries to explain to
her as Jillian just gazes into his eyes that he'd be really hurt if he lost her. He says he knows he's moved a little slower but now he's full steam ahead. He basically tells her that he's ready for it all: love, marriage, children, etc. Kiptyn tells Jillian that he's falling in love with her and that he would like for her to come live with him in San Diego. As they lie in bed with glasses of wine, kissing and staring at each other, I say to the Fiance, "I don't know. Maybe she does pick Kiptyn afterall. I mean really - there are no doubts about him."The Fiance's response: "Don't kid yourself. It's Ed all the way."
It's the morning of the big day. Jillian wakes up and thinks about her two remaining men. She says she worried that on the last day she wouldn't know who to choose - but she says that she knows. We see Kiptyn going ring shopping and then out of nowhere he's going for a jog on the beach in an equally ugly pair of plaid khaki shorts (who runs in long khaki shorts?). His chest is glistening in the sun and he's tanner and hotter than ever. Now I know he doesn't win. This is all part of the hoopla to make him the next Bachelor. Would NOT be surprised if this is announced tomorrow night.
Next Ed goes into Neil Lane and picks a winner. Both guys are talking about how devastated they'll be if Jillian doesn't pick them. We see Kiptyn shirtless from like 30 different angles.
Jillian gets dressed in a beautiful strapless, sweetheart neckline white gown. She's already got the dress - they should just get married. Everybody is in a limo, on their way to find out what the hell is going on. Both men say that they want to spend the rest of their lives with her.
Jillian arrives at a gorgeous house and walks across a wooden platform over the pool, awaiting her men. I can't believe they would wait for this moment to reintroduce Reid. I mean - come on, isn't there a cut-off for letting him come back? I like Reid, but how on earth does he stand a chance right now?
The first limo pulls up and Kiptyn in a navy suit comes out of the limo. OH NO. It's not KIPPER!!! KIPPER will be the next BACHELOR!! HOLY COW!! HOLY COW!!!! I wonder if he'll just drown himself in the pool once she rejects him. When he greets her, he does all of the talking. He's clearly nervous and he doesn't stop talking. I wonder if he's supposed to do the talking. Kiptyn says: I love you and I want to spend this life with you.Jillian then starts talking - since she met him, he has been the one that she's been looking for. She tells him that she's fallen in love with somebody else. Kiptyn says that it hurts a lot, that he loves her and wants her to be happy. His last words, "You're an incredible woman and Ed is a lucky man." As they walk out, I wonder if he's going to push Jillian in the pool. I also wonder what he was doing futzing around with his coat - probably wondering if he still had the ring. Kiptyn is teary eyed in the limo, but the ever articulate Kiptyn is still campaigning to be the Next Bachelor. He said he would have pulled out the ring, but she started talking. He was waiting for her to finish so he could propose, but she dumped him. Hate when that happens!! At least she didn't have to hear him propose and then reject him AND a proposal. Kiptyn gets his first ever heartbreak. Congratulations!! This will be a good thing for you in the long run.
The Fiance says he should have shaved.
Now that Kiptyn is out of the way, Jillian can focus on Ed. Ahhh, but not so soon. A red minivan arrives and Reid steps out with his sneakers on. So she's expecting her future husband Ed to show up and out comes REID?? Ahhh, that's a tough position to be in. Reid shows up and declares that he's going to tell her everything and then he's going to propose to her. HOLY SHIT!!!! (Sorry, it just slipped out).
He marches up and hugs Jillian. Then he tells her that he was an idiot. So he comes back to tell her that he loves her (moments before she could possibly get engaged to another guy!!). Jillian says letting him go was the toughest thing she ever had to do. He gets down on one knee and holy cow - PROPOSES!!! They are locked in an embrace for a while, then she says she will think about this. She goes inside to think and meanwhile, Reid stands where Jillian just stood waiting for Ed. How awesome would it be if Ed came in and saw Reid there instead of Jillian?? Maybe Ed would propose to Reid (or vice versa). Amazing that she had three guys willing to propose to her in one day. That must be really overwhelming!!! He is sweating like crazy (so am I!) and she leaves to go think. The Fiance thinks that Reid could have dressed a little nicer. Probably, but he also had to schelp from Philly back to Hawaii - quite a journey this guy came to propose!Meanwhile, Ed is still on his way there. Ring in hand. Chris the Host steps in and basically tells Jillian who to choose. Good job, Chris! Is this the first time in Bachelorette history that he's made the decision for the Bachelorette? Jillian tells Reid that she has truly fallen in love with Ed. She just hugs him and apologizes. She goes to walk him out. Not to worry, I am sure that the entire Philadelphia JDate population will be looking for a real estate agent after tonight's episode, begging for the chance to meet him. I really hope that Ed doesn't pull up while they are hugging. She mumbles more apologies into his ear and cries her goodbyes. I have no idea what she is saying, but it seems sincere.
Is anybody else going to come back to propose? Perhaps Dave? Jake? Michael Stag? I wouldn't be surprised at this point. That was really rough to spring that on her right after she rejected Kip. I wonder why they didn't give him a chance to talk with her before the actual final part of the show. Perhaps if she had 24 hours to think it through and if Chris Harrison hadn't given her the pep talk he had with her, the results could have been different. But I guess ABC needs to deliver their shocking ending - and so here it is.After she gets rid of Reid, she goes back to her spot and says, "Ed better not F-in disappoint me!" Hilarious. She says she's 100% sure she made the right decision.
As he's about to show up - Jillian calls him her best friend and that she's 100% madly in love with him. Ed gets out and says he's nervous, he's scared, and he just wants to be with her. Ed gives her a whole speech about everything he loves about her, and he says that before he can go further, he needs to know that she loves him. She then lets him have it. She's in love. She's wanted to tell him for so long. Ed then gets down on one knee and proposes. She happily accepts and then we get a cool video montage of the two of them together. It's a good thing he came back!!!
Congrats to Jillian and Ed!!!! I think the Fiance got choked up. I did too. I'm happy for them. I am sure Kiptyn and Reid will have no problem finding their happy ending too. Good luck to them.
This has been a long and adventurous journey. Jillian started with 30 men and ended with 3 proposals. I started with a Boyfriend and ended with a Fiance. Certainly, our lives will never be the same. Thanks so much for joining us in the journey. I will comment a bit on tomorrow's show and then we'll be in the off season. I hope you will continue to check in to this blog for more updates about this crazy show, and other shows I watch, updates on our wedding planning and hopefully - some published writing from me in the near future (fingers crossed!). Happy rest of the summer to all of you. Please leave your comments here. Were you surprised? Do you approve of her decision? Let's hear it!!
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