I think Sarah’s going to win. She’s given Evan the most incentive to pick her (slurp) and doesn’t creep him out by telling him her dreams (real or not). Sarah’s given him the most positive physical indications she likes him, but in her interviews she’s all about the money. I liked how Zora busted him on checking out the bulldozers at the construction site in Corsica (which is the date I personally would have loved to go on).
Evan is embarrassing to watch. I cringe every time he pops the cork off a champagne bottle. Did he hear somewhere along the way that it was classy to launch the cork into the stratosphere? The editors are wearing out that glass-shatter sound effect, though. Those folks drink a lot.
Eh. Considering that Mr. Mariott never really considered the implications of what he was doing, never mind keeping it up for that long, I’m inclined to cut him some slack. And he may be a dope, but at least he has common sense, which is more than I can say for some reality TV characters.
I really think that this show needs to pace itself better…good lord, FIVE commercial breaks, and hardly anything at all happening for the last 15 minutes (incl. commercials)? Besides that, eliminating 75% of the field in the first two episodes strikes me as a bad idea, all but ensuring that they’d have to stretch and pad and fill in the homestretch…just when things are supposed to be getting exciting.
Anyway. I’m pretty sure Sarah’s going to win, simply because she seems more confident and has a better grasp of what she has to do than Zora (who is perfectly decent but unfortunately just a bit out of place here). Given my current track record with predictions on the SDMB, though, I strongly advise not putting money on it or anything.
Oh, and it’s pretty obvious that Ethan doesn’t have some secret stash of wealth, so any “prize” is going to have to come from Fox itself. Which I’m still not ruling out.
Zora is too good for him? I guess everything is relative, when compared to the other girls, probably, but I really don’t think she is too good for Evan.
In terms of looks I actuallly liked Melissa, but that is about all she had going for her.
Yay! Melissa’s finally gone! (Like Carine I don’t know what I saw in her the first few episodes)
Not much suspense, though. I mean she was sitting there putting the moves on him for so long and he barely reacted. “Little sister” indeed.
I definately don’t think he’s had “sex” (i.e. intercourse) with any of them. Maybe Sara this episode… maybe. And maybe some oral… maybe. But I think it’s a mostly lot of wishful thinking and very clever editing.
I’m really torn. I don’t know which way to prdeict now. I’m rooting for Zora, but I think it will come down to which organ Evan makes his decision with. I think Zora’s got a much better chance of not flipping out after the big reveal, though.
The cork shtick makes me laugh eery time. EVERY time. It’s just too funny.
All this time when they showed the “I’m living the biggest lie of my life and it’s tearing me up inside” clip, I thought he was talking to Paul, the butler, not a producer. I didn’t realize until recently that not even Paul knew the secret beforehand. (although he says he suspected)
Also, I could’ve sworn he said “I’m really falling for this girl” in the prvious times we saw that clip and “these girls” this time. Can anyone confirm?
Evan’s a big goof, but a lovable goof. Did you see him try to get into the wrogn side of the car, with Zora? funny stuff, yo.
Oral sex is sexual intercourse (“physical sexual contact between individuals that involves the genitalia of at least one person”). The word you’re probably looking for is “coitus” (“physical union of male and female genitalia”).
gonzoron YES! I thought I was going crazy!
You are right, the previews for last night episode had him say “I am really falling for this girl” but last night he actually said “I really like these girls”…
Fox bastards!
I think he had sex with Melissa, and I find it very funny he dumped her after it, hehe… I am so evil…
The sound byte of him saying that stuff and him saying it to the producers is different. They obviously had him re-say it so they could play it. The inflection is a little different, too.
sigh… I knew someone would correct me, no matter how well I tried to phrase it. Depends on your dictionary. From dictionary.com:
I thought we learned from the Clinton debacle that Oral Sex is Sex, but it’s not intercourse. (which is why I put “sex” in quotes)
Whatever, I think it was clear what I meant. But fine, if you prefer: coitus, coitus, coitus…
WHAT?! intercourse is “the man’s penis is inserted into the woman’s vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur”
This is funny it actually says “until orgasm occurs”!
Oh wow! I actually had a dream about Joe Millionaire last night.
It was the final round, and he chose his “winner.” (Zora) I was one of the ones who had been eliminated earlier. I went up to him and said “I never had a Joe Millionaire kiss!” He remedied that situation. Hoo boy, did he remedy it! :embarrassed: Zoinks. How mortifying.
IMHO, if he had COITUS with anyone, it was Sarah, and probably not even with her. He seems to be relatively gentlemanly with regard to the sexual stuff. That’s kind of a relief. He’s a doofus, but I’m not sure that he’s a bad guy. He hasn’t done much that is truly jerky. The exception would be the hot tub thing with Zora, but he claims that he actually got out with her, and the just edited it to look like he stayed. I dunno. And he does make me laugh with his doofy comments. “Say, did you get that breast in Paris?”
Opal: Get thineself over to Television Without Pity post-haste. All of your questions will be answered, and your appetite for snark will be well satisfied.
gonzoron, how do you know Paul didn’t know the secret? I haven’t heard that before.
James Lileks’ Backfence column mentioned the show the other day.
The whole sequence with Evan’s long dark night of the soul was great. I loved the grainy footage. Dramatic but hilarious, too.
I thought Zora’s noticing Evan’s noticing the bulldozer was sweet. His gaffe about her breast…um, er, dress was hilarious, too. I’m assuming her dream was real. If Evan goes with Sarah in the end, it’s because Zora’s freaking him out with guilt.
I like Sarah but she’s a bit cynical. I don’t know how much she really likes Evan, or what she thinks of him generally, but she seems to be using her body to win. Even if she finds him attractive, it’s kind of distasteful. If Evan goes with Zora in the end, it’s because he thinks Sarah’s enjoying the fancy food and hotels too much.