We start off with Jake packing for his home town dates, as far as I could see he left his turtlenecks at home. We head to NYC to Meet Gia’s parents. He hops out of the SUV and a squealing Gia jumps into Jake’s arms. They head to get on a boat and have a mini photo shoot. Gia does her best sexy pose and Jake does his best dorky pose, both are naturals. They talk about her past relationships and she reveals that she has been cheated on(the big loser cheated on her with all her friends). They finally head off to meet her parents for dinner. Gia’s mom looks like Kelly Cutrone, I wonder if she has the same killer attitude? She immediately starts to fire off questions and ends up taking Jake off to talk. Jake tells her that he has fallen for all four women, hmm I guess you could call that an ice breaker, or maybe a deal breaker. He then saves the conversation by talking about how amazing Gia is. While mom and jakey are talking, Gia is outside with her brother, who must share the same hair dresser as our friend Vienna.. YIKES. Gia gets some mother daughter time and she tells Gia that she thinks Jake is head over heels in love with her, she just feels it. Inside Jake is getting grilled by spikey, aka Gia’s brother. Jake tells him that he is not a jealous guy, just EXTREMELY protective.. hmmmm, i dont think there is a difference haha. All in all Jake has won over this family BIG TIME!
Next up is Miss Allie who seems rather perky! Jake drives up in an Suv and once again another squealing jump in arms reunion! They talk about the leaves on the trees…haha and then they play in the leaves (I am surprised they didnt make out in the leaves) and they pick up a leave, make a wish and then threw it in the air. haha I have NEVER heard of that before! These two are pretty silly together. They then head over to her grandparents house, who has passed away. She was extremely important to allie. They head inside and tour the home. This is a pretty intense moment but special at the same time. Time to meet her parents! Allie’s mom reveals that she googled Jake and thats how she “got to know him” before he came over haha. She then steals Jake away for some grilling. She takes him outside where there are colored Christmas light’s strung, a picnic table cloth and candles… maybe google revealed Jake liked colored Christmas lights and picnics? oh geez. π No surprise Jake wins over Allie’s mom. Allie and her mom talk about Jake and she gives Allie her approval. Jake and Allie head outside for a chit chat and she tells him that if asked her today (to marry him) she would say yes. Jake of course cant say anything and just makes out with her. Jake does tell us that he thinks she could absolutely be the girl. ALL IN ALL Jake won over this family BIG TIME! If only he knew what was to come!
Next up Tenley! They meet up in the park and have a running reunion… but no squealing, thank goodness. They go for a stroll thru the park and then sit down for a chat. Tenley is the one asking the questions this time. She wants to find out what kind of man Jake is. He reassures her that he is a Man’s man and that he makes his own decisions. A Man’s man that is comfortable wearing cropped turtlenecks : ) Tenley takes Jake to her old dance studio where she used to take dance. She changes into her leotard and does a dance she choreographed for him. Jake simply “adores” it and then they dance together all over the studio. I will say I love a man that can dance, its pretty darn attractive, so I see why she likes dancing with him so much. Next they go meet her parents! Jake is the first guy since her Ex, this should be a good grilling from her parents! The sit down for dinner and Tenley and her mama talk about Jake, so Tenley’s dad takes Jake aside to talk. This is the first Jake and daddy time we have seen! He tells Jake that he watched him on the bachelor and he told his wife that he wished Tenley could meet him, fate maybe? They talk about how awesome Tenley is and Jake wins papa Tenley over. Tenley gets a chance to talk to her daddy and they have a sweet moment even though they were crying most of the time. I think when Tenley got her divorce her whole family got a divorce. While they are going thru a box of tissues, Mama Tenley is talking with jake and lets him know that Tenley is ready to move on. Music to Jakes ears. But there is one last thing to do, Jake asks Tenley’s dad if he can marry her AND Jake ends up in tears! MAN talk about an emotional visit! : ) ONCE AGAIN…jake wins over another family!
Last but not least.. Its Vienna’s home town visit! They have a running reunion (with country music in the background, which is reoccurring this whole date haha) Vienna has traded her jean skirt in for some daisy dukes. She wants Jake to see her and where she grew up.. she is a river girl! Am I mistaken or are they supposed to be in in Florida.. I have NEVER seen this part of Florida. They get on a boat and enjoy all the river has to offer, some alligators and turtles. The head over to Vienna’s parents house where her little puppy is there conveniently dressed in a matching pink shirt as her mama Vienna. Vienna’s dad greets her with tears and immediately takes her outside to chat. She tells him she is falling for him hard and that he is everything he wants for her and that she is taking this seriously… this time. WHAT? WOW Then Jake heads into the garage to look at Vienna’s dads toy, his motorcycle. Papa Vienna tells Jake he wants to make sure his girl will be treated like a princess and Jake tells him he is really into her and there was literally bango music playing in the background. I cant make this stuff up. They head to dinner and Jake tells her family about how the other women were very jealous of Vienna and her parents were not very surprised. Jake finds this very refreshing…. oh geeeeeeez dude! After dinner they head to Vienna’s room like they are in flipping high school. Once Vienna and Jake start to make out her daddy comes demands 12 inches between them, I mean I cant even begin to make fun of this. WOW. Gross!
We head back to LA and Jake is sitting in his room when he hears a knock on his door… its Allie. She is a mess and starts to bawl her eyes out. She tells Jake that she has to choose between staying in LA or go back to work. She asks Jake to help her make the decision. Jake basically is not allowed to say much and he tells her to weigh out the pros and cons of each. He tells her he cant guarantee a ring on her finger but he cant tell her is wont. She tells him she will give him her decision at the rose ceremony. She leaves him with a puppy face and a wave, and when he shuts the door ,she collapses to the floor like a 3 year old in the hotel hallway. Jake tells us he is holding onto hope at this point…. Most Dramatic Rose Ceremony EVER ahead..: )
Chris and Jake sit down for a pow wow. They discuss the Allie situation. Jake basically tells Chris he doesn’t want her to leave but understands. The girls arrive and Allie looks ROUGH. She stares at all the girls and looks like she is about to throw up and then asks Chris if she can talk to him and he leads her to Jake. Allie asks Jake to tell her how he feels but instead he gets Allie to say she is falling in love with him. She tells him that she had her mind up to stay but seeing the other girls changed her mind. Jake tells her that she wanst “on the line tonight” and that he is falling in love with her. She kisses him makes some weird noises and Chris comes in and asks her if she has made her decision and she gives a crying plea for more time! OH MY WORD! PASS ME A GLASS OF WINE or maybe a stiff whisky drink! There has seriously been 3 commercial breaks at this point. I have heard enough weird moanes, and baby cries, make your decision girl! Finally she tells Jake that she has to go and he walks her out and she finally leaves. Oh and the word on twitter last night is that she works for Facebook! Jake dries up his tears and head back inside to let the girls know there is no rose ceremony. Off to St Lucia they go!
and im crying tears of joy that this episode is over HAHA : )
Until next time..
Great recap π Whyyy does he like Vienna?! She's crazy and so is her family!
Ahh, this is the first season of the Bachelor I have watched and it seriously is one big train wreck. I hate the show but yet I cannot stop watching! I found myself wondering, "oh..who is he going to dismiss this week?"
I'm kind of glad Allie went, she is such a strong, smart woman, I honestly believe Jake would have brought her down. I am really pulling for Tenley or Gia!!
I'm so glad you mentioned the cropped turtleneck. Can't forget that one! I was screaming at Allie to "make up your mind!!!" I was so tired of watching her waver back and forth.
Thanks again for another great recap π
omg I love your recaps, I don't watch the bachelor but I do love to know what is going on for when I flip by and watch it for a bit.
BAHAHAHA OMG- I don't know why but I thought Tenley's dance was cheesy as hell- A. Not because she wasn't a great dancer or anything nor was it B. Because dancing for a dude is retarded, but…it just WAS. It's a show and you have to know it was semi-staged. haha it just made me laugh. That's all.
And Allie's leaving was so dramatic, but honestly- Jake didn't seem too too concerned. I'd be like, 'See ya bye!!"
Last night's episode was a giant clusterfvck. First Gia's creepy mom, then Tenleys cheesy dance and several breakdowns over her ex (move on already!), followed by Vienna's weird family? What the heck?!
Oh, and Ali is a whiny and immature girl. Make a decision already and get off the show, haha.
bwa! c a n n o t read this yet! i always love your recaps…but haven't watched yet…so until i catch up…nor surprises for the hugest epi eva!
I sooo thought Gia's mom looked like Kelly Cutrone, too! Freaky!
Woo hoo!!! I'm SO appreciative of your bachelor re-caps, seriously. The Hubs & I just moved {that's our big, exciting news} and we won't have our DirectTV back until tomorrow!! So, I NEEDED this re-cap to keep up!
And yes, we had to live stream the big game on Sunday & watched on my laptop as we unpacked π I checked to see if this episode was available on ABC.com last night & of course it wasn't ;-( Although… I can't say I'm totally surprised with the outcome. And I hope he chooses Vienna, it is the Kiss Of Death after all. Then, Allie can be our next bachalorette π She certainly causes enough excitement!
Anywho… thanks again & have a great Tuesday. Can't wait for next week!!! Do you think anyone will say "no" to going to the fantasy suite?!? I think not.
Yes, alot of weirdness this episode… especially from WT Vienna and the hoe-down music (no pun intended, ha!)
I hate to say it, but they dragged out Ali's crying scenes way too long. And, all I could think about was, "Girl, BRUSH your hair!!" She was an absolute mess. Bless her heart.
I wonder, if she had stayed, would she have been the final 3, with Vienna or Gia going home? And her and Tenley being the top 2? I wonder if at the moment she left, Jake knew he couldn't marry the others, so he picked Vienna on purpose, so she could easily be let down AND THE ENTIRE WORLD wouldn't be able to blame the guy. I guess the world may never know!! haha I really saw them connecting this show, of course I'm sure that was the producers doing, to build up for her leaving… did you guys see her facebook page?! LOL, she had like 500 comments in like 20 minutes. haha
I LOVE your recaps! Thank you so much for posting them – I'd be lost without it.
I am SO upset!! I loved her!! Who now?!?!?!
I think it's crap about Ali's job but I do feel it was staged! I'm interested to see what happens!
My husband thinks he kisses them all too much.
Can't wait to see St.Lucia! We went there on our honeymoon!
Excellent recap!=) I cannot stand Vienna, she is craziness!
I can't believe how into this show I am… ohhh my gosh. It's getting a bit redic… so glad he left his turtle neck at home! π I cannot stand Vienna, but I have this horrible feeling he is going to end up with her! Ugh. Love your wrap up!
I thought Gia's mom looked like Kelly Cutrone too! I was slightly disappointed in the episode myself. The previews made it look so much better. Although the spoilers have said it's Vienna, I'm sick of her.
OMG I was DYING for it to be over..lol
Wow…I wasn't even able to watch last night & I can feel the drama just from your post! This may be the most ridiculous Bachelor yet!
Love your recaps. I can't believe Ali left!!! I think she made a big big mistake. Jake really liked her and believe he was really having a tough time between her and tenley. Love you blog tara it's so cute.
I just love your recaps! I just finished watching and all I can say is drama! They really need to get different people running this show. Thanks for doing these recaps…
I am starting to hate this fricking show… but seriously Allie had me in TEARS last night.
you're so welcome! sometimes i'm glad i don't watch the bachelor! xoe
"I'm surprised they didn't make out in the leaves," HA HA! You're hilarious. That's great. And you're totally right.
I held off reading this until just now. I just watched it on my DVR & cried & cried & cried. I loved allie π
Holy WOW!!! Girl you always have the best descriptions of these episodes…LUV IT β₯
These girls are crazy to the max i tell ya…where do they find them? Desperate and looking for love on tv, i think they just want their 15minutes.
And if Ali works for Facebook…she seriously better get to work on that new layout…IT SUCKS!!!
I LOVE TO READ YOUR RECAPS!! lol! Its just what I was feeling too!!