Ladies watch "The Bachelorette" for copious amounts of eye candy. And the ABC producers, under the guise of "charity," does not disappoint by having 14 of the dudes strip down Chippendales style.
And one fun-loving guy Craig decided to take advantage of the free booze a bit too freely. He jumps in the pool in his clothing and makes a basic ruckus, an idiot drunk.
But since this is only the second episode, "Bachelorette" and Atlanta assistant district attorney Andi Dorfman didn't have a hard time eliminating three more guys. She has plenty of others left to choose from: 16 to be exact.
Inebriated Craig turned off Andi badly so he was an easy out despite his hapless attempt to make up for it later via song. "It's one thing to be drunk and funny but you have to know you're on a date," she said. "This is not what I expected."
The other two? We barely knew ya, golfer Nick S (who was given the unfortunate robot costume during the Chippendales show) and Carl, the doctor whose opening line to her was the awful cheezoid bit about "diagnosing" her with a fever because she's so hot.
Here are some other highlights if you consider it that:
From beach to snow: Eric Hill, the man who died after the show in a paragliding accident, is very sincere and very nice but not terribly scintillating as a TV presence despite his fascinating travelogue as a man who wants to visit every country in the world.
The couple hang at the beach, then take a helicopter to Bear Mountain to learn how to snowboard.
He says things that probably makes ladies do back flips (like he can do himself) but wow, not even Hallmark would be able to use some of his one liners:
"In all traveling I've done, love can be found everywhere. If I didn't think I could find love here, I wouldn't be here."
"I can already say we've built our first home together," he said, about a sandcastle.
"My face hurts from smiling so much."
"I'm a fan for snow bunnies and I can tell Andi will make a good one."
She isn't nearly as goopy but says, "This could be the start of an epic love story."
He does tell a compelling story about being in war-torn Syria. At one point, someone thought he was a spy and he thought he was dead. But he survived that. If he had a wife, would he still chase his goal of going to all the countries in the world.
"If safety is a concern, how do you balance that?" she asks him earnestly.
"My biggest goal in life is have a family," he says, which includes three kids. It's sad in retrospect.
Does he get a rose? But of course.
Off to the races: Chris, the farmer, is an unlikely choice for Andi, a city girl. But she is at a point where she is merely window shopping. "Andi is my dream girl," Chris says. "I want her to fall in love with me."
He is less interesting than Eric, the opposite of worldly. He comes off as sweet but awkward. He tells her he has broken off with a previous engagement and is seeking someone new.
Andi tries to make the best of it by calling the date "refreshing."
"This date means more to me than you probably even know. Your attitude all day long has been encouraging and makes me believe in all of this again," she says. And he even gets a kiss. But she never really says how she feels about HIM.
It's clear she likes him but does she really like like him?
Nonetheless, he gets a rose.
Why Josh Murray may be the one: Aaron Murray's bro got more one-on-one time with Andi at the beginning of hour two."I have a lot of chemistry with Josh," she says. And she says he read her mind by telling her that she had stereotyped him as that "typical athlete." He insists he's not, that he's shy and hasn't had a serious relationship in five years, just waiting for the "one."
"You give me something I have never felt ever," he later tells her, looking flustered.
"You're rambling," she said, giggling. "You're a mess."
They then kiss, rom-com cute. It seems natural, doesn't it?
Why Josh may not be the one: "To be totally honest," she tells Josh. "I always dated the athletes." So Josh is kind of an obvious pick for her and she clearly is trying to be more open to other "types."
Josh gets the 10th rose.
Nick V works it: The very likable man who got the first impression rose last week finally gets some alone time with her near the end of the two hours. "Nick V and I are very aligned in what we are looking for," Andi says. They are both seeking that "undeniable love."
Unintended sexual innuendo quote of the night from Andi: "Brian is growing exponentially." (He is picked 14th)
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