Bachelor in Paradise, Episode 6

Grapes, and fine cheeses, and wines. Artifacts, precious golds. I can’t compete with a cake. Jared’s the new Ashley. Senior’s Paradise.

 

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First (second and third) impressions of new arrivals:

Carl – I vaguely remember him from Andi’s season, though I don’t think he was around long. I don’t remember thinking much of him, and obviously neither did Andi, who had very good taste in comparision to other Bachelorettes.

Brett – I definitely remember his limo exit from Andi’s season, but another one I didn’t think much of at all. I would think he has become less of a douche over the past 3 years, but he did just arrive with a lamp again? Ok. He obviously missed the original reaction, and is beating a dead horse with this joke. I’m also not a fan of his fashion sense.

Ryan – Not a fucking clue. I’m not even buying the fact that he was on Kaitlyn’s season. He does actually appear to be pretty normal, though.

 

Episode recap:

We pick back up where we left off, at rose ceremony night, with Ashley crying to Jared. Her makeup stays flawless through all her tears. I do feel for Jared here, though I’m still not 100% buying that he definitely made his feelings perfectly clear over the past year. I love the edit of Ashley’s tears being heard in the background of Jared and Caila’s conversation. Carly finally admits her feelings for Evan, and I’m actually happy for him for half a second. Once again, we’re facing another rose ceremony where Daniel has more control than I think anyone would be comfortable with. Sarah’s dress is gorgeous, but meanwhile she baked Daniel a half-birthday cake and calls him daddy. Ok Sarah. Haley competes by planting a very hesitant kiss on Daniel as incentive for him to keep her (and Emily by extention). During his time with Ashley, Daniel gives her some very good advice for about 15 seconds, and then starts telling her to “slut it up.” I think Sarah is the only one of the 4 girls that is sincerely interested in Daniel.

Chris Harrison starts off the 3rd rose ceremony of the season with his usual speech on love. The roses get given out as follows: Grant to Lace, Josh to Amanda, Nick to Jenn, Vinny to Izzy, Evan to Carly, Jared to Caila, and finally Daniel to Haley. I honestly thought he was going to keep Ashley around. This would normally means that we would be saying goodbye to both her, and a very tearful Sarah. However, on Ashley’s exit, she has the driver stop and dramatically returns to Paradise. She confesses to everyone that her conversation (with Jared) was one that should’ve been had a long time ago, and asks everybody if they would let her stay in Paradise, now with an open-mind and fresh perspective. They decide to let her stay, though I’m not sure if it was a unanimous decision. Caila definitely isn’t happy.

The next day, new arrivals begin to arrive, beginning with Carl. Haley is very attracted to him right away. Immediately following him, Brett arrives. Ashley lights up instantly, as does Izzy. Uh oh. Both men are given date cards. Brett extends Caila the offer to be his date, and she accepts. Her and Jared then have a weird, cryptic conversation. Then she pulls Brett aside for another agonizing conversation. Jesus, Caila, its only a date. Apparently at some point, Carl asked Emily on the date? I completely missed that. And for some reason nobody could remember Carl’s name.

 

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While Caila is off on her date, Ashley takes full advatage. Jared and Ashley lay around on the beach bed together, flirting and smiling, which is another instance of Jared not correctly shutting things down. The double-date is mostly uninteresting, and Carl and Emily are being disgusting. Caila is at least more relateable on the date, obviously feeling uncomfortable. She definitely shouldn’t be spending her time discussing her indecisiveness and Jared with Brett, though. When they come back from the date, Caila pulls Jared aside and has a decently honest conversation with him about her feelings. Ashley has a moment of clarity in her ITM, accepting that Jared doesn’t want to be with her.

Later that night, Ryan shows up, date card in hand. Him and Jared go off to have a discussion, and he tried to pawn Ashley off on Ryan. Are you kidding, Jared? He doesn’t look anything like a Disney prince. Ryan asks Haley on the date, and big dog is not happy that silver fox is stealing pigeon, or something. I honestly can’t get enough of Daniel quotes, that “big hunk of meat.” I’m really starting to be sold on this alien theory. On the date, Haley is very excited to be riding a magical horse. (Seriously, why can’t her or Ashley just like Daniel? The conversations would be pure gold.) Back at Paradise, Grant plans a couple’s massage for himself and Lace. Grants tells Lace that he loves her, and of course she asks for specifics. It’s actually a pretty sweet moment. When Lace comes back from her time with Grant, her and Izzy have a conversation about Izzy’s feelings for Vinny. Izzy pulls Brett aside for a conversation, and talks to him about Vinny, and her immediate attraction for Brett. All in all, it’s a pretty sleazy move on her part. (Imagine if the roles were reserved, and Vinny had this conversation with a new girl that he just met.) When she talks to Vinny, she tells him that she doesn’t feel 100% about their relationship, basically based on the fact that she’s attracted to somebody else. I think all the viewers (especially Vinny’s mother) are trying to figure out what the fuck is wrong with this girl. The next morning, all of Paradise is discussing Izzy’s character, and it’s definitely refreshing to see everybody’s reactions. Raw moments like this, as small as the topic may be, are what make the show hit home with viewers. You see the entire cast supporting Vinny and his feelings, and also see Nick and Carly being voices of reason. The episode ends on a cliffhanger, with Vinny waiting to talk to Izzy.

 

Who I would like to see stick around:

Vinny, Ashley

 

Who I’ve had enough of:

Izzy

 

Couples I’m rooting for:

Grant and Lace

 

Cringe-worthy couples:

Carl and Emily

 

Best moments of the episode:

This gem from Daniel: “You should try to be a big dog like me, then uh, maybe we could create a little wolfpack, and roam free, and you know, find uh, some little puppies to snag and bring to our den together”

Carly, Lace, and Evan being almost enjoyable

 
Worst moments of the episode:

Caila’s conversations with Jared and Brett

Izzy’s poor decision making