His first date of the week with Selma, a real estate developer from San Diego, went smooth enough, although I think he will find that she is a bit too prissy in the end. Despite the fact that she claimed to hate heights and being hot, their rock climbing date in the desert was a success, which made Sean hopeful that she was his type of girl (keep dreaming, Buddy). At dinner, there was a good amount of cuddling and gazing into one another’s eyes, but when it came time to seal the deal with a kiss, Selma put the brakes on, explaining that her strict Muslim upbringing would not allow her to kiss him on camera (at least until she was the only woman left standing). Sean accepted her situation and, not surprisingly, gave her the rose.

At the group date, the ladies were sent to a roller derby rink where they began training to compete on teams against each other. The majority of the ladies spent a good part of the time slipping and falling, but Amanda, who lied and claimed to have done roller derby in the past, began zipping around and showing off for Sean.  After a bit too much showing off, however, she bit the dust, causing paramedics to declare that her jaw may be broken (off to the hospital with you, Amanda). Sarah, who was very concerned about her lack of balance due to the fact that she only has one arm, fought through the fear and gave skating a try. After Amanda’s fall, Sean declared that the competition was off and the group proceeded to participate in a good old fashioned “free skate” (Where’s the Hokey Pokey music when you need it?).

After their visit to the roller derby, the date continued on for some one-on-one time with Sean and, of course, some drinks. Part way through the night, Amanda showed up ready to play the sympathy card, but didn’t really get too much, even from Sean who claimed he couldn’t really see any swelling. Tierra, who was probably angry with Amanda for stealing her move of getting injured, eventually couldn’t take not being the center of attention and stormed off declaring that she was quitting the show. Her exit, of course, could not be complete without a well timed visit to Sean, who just so happened to be making out with Lindsay at the time. Once leaving Lindsay behind, Sean sat down with Tierra to listen to her tale of torture and how she just couldn’t take the fakeness of the women any longer. Like a fool, Sean swallowed every word she said and, just to be certain she wouldn’t leave (as if!), he gave her the rose, therefore infuriating the rest of the ladies on the date.

For his last date, Sean chose to take Leslie H. out for a “Pretty Woman” style shopping trip in which she got to pick out an entire new outfit for their dinner date. After choosing a new dress and shoes for the evening, Sean completed the “Pretty Woman” scenario by offering up a 120-carat necklace for her to wear. At dinner, the couple tried to get to know one another, but it was really just painful to watch with Leslie looking all bright eyed and interested and Sean looking bored and grasping for an excuse to leave, which is exactly what he did. After listening for a short period of time about her family and dating history, he picked up the rose, only to tell her that he would not be giving it to her because he just couldn’t make the romantic connection happen. A surprised Leslie headed out to her car, asked him to remove the necklace, and hit the road.

At the rose ceremony, Sean had only one girl left to send home, having already given Leslie the boot earlier.  He, then, continued with his tough love approach, sending Amanda home without too much explanation or thought to the fact that she had spent the majority of her date in the emergency room, which was really no loss since, next to Tierra, she gets the award for the most crazy in the house.

Next week, The Bachelor returns for two nights of drama with one episode on its regular Monday night and a bonus episode on Tuesday night, and if the previews are any indication, I think we get to see Tierra try to one up Amanda’s hospital visit.

What did you think of Sean’s decision to keep Tierra? Will he finally see through her next week? Share your comments below.

The Bachelor airs Mondays at 8/7c on ABC.

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The first date of the night was a one on one date with Lesley, who managed to sneak in a coy kiss the last time that she and Sean were together, a move that seemed to inspire the date choice for the evening.  After arriving at the Guinness World Record museum, a date that Lesley privately admitted was a bit lack luster, Sean pointed out to Lesley that his dad had, in fact, won a world record for driving through multiple states in the shortest amount of time.  Chris Harrison then made a “surprise” appearance and informed the couple that they would be trying to set the world record for the longest on screen kiss, which I expected would mean standing lip to lip for hours on end. It turns out that the record was only three minutes and 16 seconds, making the time to beat a bit lack luster as well.

For the week’s group date, Sean took twelve of the girls to the beach for a day of fun in the sun, as he put it. After the proper amount of frolicking and hand holding while running into the waves, Chris Harrison, yet again, crashed the date to tell the ladies that they would be competing against one another in a beach volleyball tournament to earn the chance to continue on in the date and spend more time with Sean. In the end, the blue team, which included Kacie, Amanda, Desiree, Robyn, Jackie, and Lindsay took home the win that earned them the right to stay and play.

While the red team sulkily headed home and Kristy sobbed to the others about how she wanted time (a bit of preaching to the choir, don’t you think?), the blue team reconvened with the frolicking and headed back to Sean’s place for some “serious quality time together.” After a few nice conversations with Lindsay, Desiree, and even one very fake one with Amanda, Kacie decided that she was going to “play the game” and fill Sean in on the tension between Amanda and Desiree. Unfortunately (but fortunately) for her, conniving must not be in her DNA because it just came off as bizarre and disingenuous, leaving Sean to tell her to just “be Kacie and not the crazy lady” that had shown up that night.

The third and final date for the week was another one on one with Ashlee, who was looking forward to the opportunity to fill Sean in on her past and the fact that she had been adopted as a young child. Just as she sat waiting in anticipation for his arrival, Tierra “slipped” and fell down the stairs, taking all of the attention (and camera time) away from Ashlee and Sean’s date and putting it all onto Tierra. After rejecting the paramedics’ recommendation to go to the hospital, Tierra, who was unable to answer questions coherently previously, managed to find it within herself to move to a chair away from all of the other girls to rest and once there, miraculously, she was able to crack jokes and have conversations when Sean joined her.

Once the drama from Tierra’s fall had ended, Sean and Ashlee headed to Six Flags where they had the entire amusement park to themselves.  Sean, who has expressed the importance of charity in his life, told Ashlee that two young girls from the Make a Wish Foundation who had only met via the internet through a program meant to pair up children that were struggling with similar illnesses would be joining them for the day of fun. The group seemed to have a great time together and, by the look on Sean’s face throughout the day, he was impressed by Ashlee’s interaction with the girls. At night, Ashlee shared the story of her adoption with Sean, leaving him teary eyed and rushing to give her the rose that would keep her safe for the week.

At the rose ceremony, we saw the first bit of “tough love” from The Bachelor when he pulled Kacie aside and told her that they were better off as just friends. Kacie, who obviously did not agree, agreed with him and hopped into the limo and out of sight. Also heading home last night were Kristy, the model from Wisconsin and Taryn, the health club manager from Oregon, who, let’s face it, never had a shot to begin with. Sean hadn’t given Taryn the time of day and he didn’t even give Kristy the date rose when she won the Harlequin photo shoot, but look at the bright side, ladies. In the end, Sean did you a favor, saving you from getting too attached and getting caught on camera doing an “ugly cry” limo confessional later in the game.  Now you can safely sit at home and watch all the other girls do just that.

What did you think of Sean’s choices last night? Did he make the right decision to send Kacie home? Share your thoughts below.

The Bachelor airs Mondays at 8/7 on ABC.

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For his first one on one date, Sean chose to take out Sarah, the advertisement executive from Colorado. Unsure of what to expect and whether or not Sean would try to take it easy on her since she only has one arm, Sarah was soon shown the exact opposite when he told her they would be free falling over three hundred feet to a champagne toast. After successfully completing the daring fall, the two managed to have an honest and seemingly comfortable conversation in which Sean offered her a rose to guarantee her safety for the week.

Sean got his first lesson in group dating 101 when he managed to juggle thirteen women after having to kiss many of them in front of the group for a Harlequin romance novel photo shoot. If it wasn’t awkward enough to have that many ladies on one date, throw in multiple PDA’s and you are certain to stir up a bit of drama. After the photo shoot that Kristy, unsurprisingly won since she is a model, afterall, the group headed back for a pool party that left Tierra pouting about Sean’s lack of attention to her. Katie, the yoga instructor with Marie Antoinette hair, decided that The Bachelor was not for her and hit the road with little to no resistance from Sean. Kacie, on the other hand, was determined to try to break out of the “friend zone,” which she successfully managed after a fun and easy conversation with Sean about how she discovered she had feelings for him. At the end of the group date, Sean gave the rose to Kacie, leaving Tierra and many of the other girls less than pleased.

For the final one on one date of the week, Sean opted to take Desiree, the bridal stylist from Colorado, to an art gallery where they would enjoy the art and apparently test out Desiree’s sense of humor. Sean, a known prankster, set her up to believe that she was responsible for knocking over a million dollar piece of art work, but after a very short while, he couldn’t make her suffer and he fessed up to the prank. Desiree, a very good sport, laughed it off and made him pay later when she hesitated to accept his rose for an uncomfortably long amount of time.

At The Bachelor cocktail party, Sean made a special effort to speak with the ladies who did not get to go on dates for the week. Lindsay, who dressed up in a wedding dress in week 1, managed to have a coherent conversation with him this time around without trying to kiss him and they both agreed that they wanted to get to know each other more. Amanda, who spent the evening scowling and looking a bit like a serial killer, remarkably perked up when it was her turn to speak to Sean. After tying up the loose ends and speaking with many of the other women, it was time for the rose ceremony in which Sean predictably sent home the two women, Brooke and Diana, who we really hadn’t heard anything about or seen Sean interact with at all.

Although this week wasn’t the most exciting of episodes, it looks as though next week may make up for it when the women start to get nasty in their fight to win Sean’s affection and Tierra somehow ends up in a neck brace heading to the hospital. Shame on me for being excited.

What did you think of Amanda and Tierra’s split personalities? Did Sean make the right choices last night? Sound off here!

The Bachelor airs Mondays at 8/7c on ABC.

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Right from the start, Sean seemed to want to cut to the chase, not looking to make the ladies he felt confident about wait to learn their fates by handing out roses at will. Of course, this did send a few women into a spin when they did not receive roses after their one on one time, but all in all, it seemed to work out and only left a few roses left to give out at the actual rose ceremony. It will be interesting to see if this will be a trend for the Sean Lowe rose ceremonies or if it was a onetime deal.

Tonight on The Bachelor, the first of the dates begin, and it looks as though the claws are already coming out before they’ve even had time to settle in to their home. With such a likable and eligible bachelor up for grabs, there’s no doubt the women will be going all out to win Sean’s affection. After all, they fought over Brad Womack on his second time around, and he wasn’t nearly as eligible…or likable.

The Bachelor airs Mondays at 8/7 on ABC.

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This season of The Bachelor began like any other, assuring the viewers that Sean was the most genuine and perfect Bachelor of all times, but it took a slight turn when former Bachelorette contestant and fellow Emily Maynard suitor Arie Luyendyk showed up to offer his advice, which I’m not sure anyone should follow considering he didn’t “win” his season of The Bachelorette. Either way, Arie offered up advice on everything from how to ask the ladies to accept a rose to how to pull off the perfect kiss. While all of this was completely non productive and, thankfully, even Sean admitted as much, it made for a good laugh.

I have to hand it to The Bachelor producers or whoever is in charge of picking the women for the show. While I have to admit that Sean seems to have several really nice girls to choose from, there was also no shortage of crazy and catty last night. Of course, Sean’s decision to hand out roses at will during the cocktail party did nothing to combat the cattiness that was inevitable from the start.

Several of ladies decided to make a lasting first impression upon exiting their limos that included a country serenade by Kelly, a Fifty Shades of Grey tie reference by Ashley P., and an attempt at back flips that left Robyn nearly cracking her head open. Perhaps the most memorable and uncomfortable introduction of the night came from prankster Lindsay who showed up in full bridal attire and went in for a smooch on the lips before Sean even had time to protest.

Making an apparently excellent first impression last night was 24 year old Tierra from Las Vegas, Nevada. After exiting the limousine, greeting Sean with a big hug, and then waiting through an awkward silence, Sean told her to “wait there a minute.” He returned with a rose, making her safe for the night and, unfortunately for her, putting a huge target on her back for all the other girls to aim their catty comments at.  Just as the last of the 25 hopeful women had arrived, Chris Harrison pulled Sean aside and told him there was one other girl that wanted to be part of the show.  Another limo pulled up and out hopped Kacie B. from Ben’s season, a surprise that Sean seemed to be reasonably happy with.

In the cocktail party, the ladies seem to forget that they would be speaking to Sean later on in the evening because many of them let loose and got seriously toasty.  Unfortunately for Sean, Fifty Shades of Grey super fan Kelly was one of those over indulgers, which left her doing booty dances for him while he spoke with the other girls. Lindsay, who began to second guess her choice to wear a bridal gown (really?), also drank a bit much and kept trying to kiss him.

For all the drama and wild antics with the women, they weren’t all drunk and crazy last night. Desiree, the bridal stylist from L.A., seemed genuine and Ashlee F., the personal organizer who was adopted at a young age also seemed to be a decent catch. Sarah, who was born with only one arm, finally discussed the elephant in the room with Sean, only to find out that he wasn’t uncomfortable at all with her disability.

Overall, Sean seems to be living up to his reputation of being a genuinely nice guy…so far. How often have we been fooled by these returning love seekers only to find out they were actually kind of A-holes (Yes, I’m looking at you, Ben). I have serious hope for Sean, however, and based on some of his decisions last night, he seems to be on his way to weeding out the crazies, so maybe there’s hope yet for a lasting Bachelor romance. Only time can tell.

The Bachelor airs Mondays at 8/7 on ABC.

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Lowe, who was previously on Emily Maynard’s season of The Bachelorette, was often touted as the “perfect man” even by Emily herself, which made his elimination from the show all the more shocking when he failed to even make it to the finale. Heartbroken after having fallen in love with Maynard only to find that he wasn’t even in her top two, he agreed to join The Bachelor because, after his experience the first time around, he believes that finding love, even on reality TV, is possible.

This time, with his fate in his own hands (and ABC’s, of course), the 29 year old Bachelor hopes to find the woman of his dreams that he can spend the rest of his life with. His requirements? According to an interview with Us Weekly, he just wants someone who wants to “start a family and have a house full of love and laughter.” Sounds simple enough, but as we’ve seen time and time again, it’s easier said than done. Good luck to you, Sean!

The Bachelor premieres tonight at 8/7c on ABC.

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