Bachelor 2016: Episode 2 Recap

The Cocktail Party

Get ready for Lace to bring her Cray-Game.

Ben is a perfect gentleman when he offers Leah his coat.

The girls lose their sh*t when Olivia grabs Ben for some alone time since she already has a rose. “It’s not fair!” They claim. So far, aside from her arrogant remarks after getting the group date rose, I don’t see anything wrong with what Olivia is doing. She wants Ben and in order to get him, she needs to get as much 1-on-1 time with him as possible. The only way for her to do that is to make that time. If she doesn’t, someone else will.

So, ladies, grow a pair and take a page out of Olivia’s playbook.

Jubilee’s “selfish bitch” comment was out of line but so was Olivia’s, “Well, everybody, I’m done so you can have at it.”

I have this feeling that Olivia’s comments are being taken out of context and she’s being deliberately made to look bad. She seemed upset as she was making that comment like perhaps she’d just been attacked by the other women for stealing Ben when she had a rose but we weren’t shown that part. The jury’s still out on her for me.

Next, Lace oddly pulls Olivia aside. Lace complains to her that she’s only gotten to talk to Ben 3 times and each time, she’s been interrupted. Yeah. That’s how the show works, Lace. You get time until someone else interrupts you and that’s what you get. Get a freaking clue.

Lace pulls Ben aside and starts in on her sob story about being called names in school because she was dorky looking and her brothers pretended not to know her and now she’s insecure and there’s this part of her she’s working on… and in walks Lauren B. to end our torture. Phew.

Honestly, I do understand insecurity but if you’re feeling THAT insecure that you actually recognize you have inner work to do, maybe don’t go looking for a husband until you’re a little more stable.

Next, Ben becomes the greatest Bachelor of all time when he does some special things for some of the women.

He gives a picture to Lauren B. of their first conversation together.

He gives Lauren H. a first place ribbon for the largest explosion of a volcano at the science fair.

And then (seriously the sweetest thing ever) he pulls Amanda aside to make barrettes with her for her daughters. I almost cried. Ben is SUCH a great guy. I hope whoever ends up with him deserves him. (Let it be noted that my heart is not completely black.)

Rose Ceremony

1. Amanda
2. Jubilee
3. Lauren B.
4. Leah
5. Becca
6. Rachel
7. Lace
8. LB (she pulls Ben aside and declines the rose. She doesn’t feel like she can handle competing for him.)
9. Jennifer
10. Emily
11. Jami
12. Lauren H.
13. Shushanna (BTW, I didn’t recognize her at first since she spoke English the whole episode.)
14. Haley
15. Amber

Mandi, Jackie, Sam, and LB go home.

JoJo, Olivia, and Caila had roses going in. So there are 17 women left.

Oh! I almost forgot! We got a topless shot of Ben! I really like that he doesn’t look like he’s been doing cross-fit for months leading up to the show. He’s just naturally in shape. Very hot.

I don’t have time to review After Bachelor. I’ll review it tomorrow and let you guys know.

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