Why the hell is Alex McCloud in this show?
I have fond memories of Alex from her Trading Spaces season, but I’m with Trion. Why is she on the show?
Are they going to have her interact with the women more, now that the ranks have been decimated? Does she need to?
Couldn’t we just have more quality time with the butler?
Why was Heidi speaking French to the Butler? He’s English.
Also, how about when she freaked out over riding a horse. I think that sealed her doom right there. Did you catch what she said.
“I don’t like being on top of something I can’t control…”
I figured that out last week 
I really expected Heidi to make it, and from the looks of it, so did she.
When she said that, the first thought that popped into my head was, “Gee, I feel sorry for her lovers.” I was glad that she got the boot - especially since she already has a boyfriend. Isn’t that just a little unfaithful?
I hate to say it, but I would probably have reacted just like Melissa M. (the black-curly-hair girl) in that situation. Not because I’d be unwilling to try picking grapes, but because I hate the friggin’ rain! I hate it, hate it, hate it. I’m cousin-German to the Wicked Witch of the West in that regard. Rain. Bleah.
Well, Melissa M. was the only on I was sure made it because they showed some scenes with her and Evan together in some scens inthe intro, I think. I really like her, she’s pretty and not uptight and even has a bit of an edge, which I like.
OK, I’m not ashamed to admit it. I love this show. Shoveling horse manure? Genius… absolute genius.
Poor “princess” Danyala(sp?) 
Heidi was EXACTLY the kind of woman I expected would be on this show. And got EXACTLY what she deserved. Trouble is, once she found out the twist, she probably celebrated. At least she got made to look like a nitwit on TV. yay!
I’m not surprised Dana got the boot. She seems to have no personality other than riding on her looks, which… really… aren’t so great. Kinda like a barbie doll left on the stove.
I can’t believe that "Mojo"s conversation monopoly tactic worked. It seemed like Evan saw through it when he asked the other 3 girls, “so, how’s it going over there?” But I guess not. Or maybe there just weren’t 5 good choices, so he had to fill out the top 5.
Since the beginning, GonzoGal and I have been rooting for Zora and Melissa M., respectively. Glad to see they’re both still in the running. Although Melissa lost a few points from me by saying she could “fake enjoying picking grapes.” I don’t think that’s exactly what she meant, but it didn’t sound very endearing in those words. Zora gained a few by cheerfully shovelling crap.
The trouble brewing, of course, is that Evan is way too nice a guy for this. And he seems to be (mostly) able to weed out the money-grubbers. So he’s gonna end up with one of the nice girls, and then have to come clean. I fear it’s going to end with the “but you lied to me” scenario, not the “but you’re not rich” scenario.
The lover of fairy-tales in me hopes for this scenario, though:
Evan picks Zora (or maybe Melissa M.), he comes clean, she is hurt, but recovers quickly, and stays with him anyway. Then FOX reveals that they’re giving him a million dollars and he’ll be a millionare after all.
But perhaps that’s a bit too Disney…
I don’t think Melissa M. came off that bad. I guess I’m with tracer - I also HATE the rain. It seemed to me that she was trying to make the best out of a miserable situation. And besides, rain is the natural enemy of curly hair. I’m sure as soon as she saw the rain she knew she would most likely end up looking like a Q-tip. Goodbye careful gelling to get individual curls. Hello fuzz. It’s probably why she opted for the Princess Leia look.
I think the grape picking would have been fun. I LOVE the rain. It’s second only to snow in my “favorite weather” list. I love to do things outside when it rains. It’s fun and it can be romantic
I loved Heidi’s horrible french. I’m reading it off the screen right now:
“I no have happy…
You no find bread baggage.”
OK, I’m not ashamed to admit it. I love this show. Shoveling horse manure? Genius… absolute genius.
Poor “princess” Danyala(sp?)
Heidi was EXACTLY the kind of woman I expected would be on this show. And got EXACTLY what she deserved. Trouble is, once she found out the twist, she probably celebrated. At least she got made to look like a nitwit on TV. yay!
I’m not surprised Dana got the boot. She seems to have no personality other than riding on her looks, which… really… aren’t so great. Kinda like a barbie doll left on the stove.
I can’t believe that "Mojo"s conversation monopoly tactic worked. It seemed like Evan saw through it when he asked the other 3 girls, “so, how’s it going over there?” But I guess not. Or maybe there just weren’t 5 good choices, so he had to fill out the top 5.
Since the beginning, GonzoGal and I have been rooting for Zora and Melissa M., respectively. Glad to see they’re both still in the running. Although Melissa lost a few points from me by saying she could “fake enjoying picking grapes.” I don’t think that’s exactly what she meant, but it didn’t sound very endearing in those words. Zora gained a few by cheerfully shovelling crap.
The trouble brewing, of course, is that Evan is way too nice a guy for this. And he seems to be (mostly) able to weed out the money-grubbers. So he’s gonna end up with one of the nice girls, and then have to come clean. I fear it’s going to end with the “but you lied to me” scenario, not the “but you’re not rich” scenario.
The lover of fairy-tales in me hopes for this scenario, though:
Evan picks Zora (or maybe Melissa M.), he comes clean, she is hurt, but recovers quickly, and stays with him anyway. Then FOX reveals that they’re giving him a million dollars and he’ll be a millionare after all.
But perhaps that’s a bit too Disney…
Hey hey hey! I just found out that Melissa M. works for my company, and she’s actually on the staff of a friend of mine. I’m glad she’s not embarrassing herself. My friend says she’s an awesome person. Just thought I’d share.
Is she the one?!
Ooops, I see Sunshine already had my million dollar prize idea. Must’ve missed that the first time I read the thread…
I don’t know, and she and everyone else are contractually forbidden from saying if she “won” or not, much like Survivor. I know the company is planning on doing an internal news story about her as soon as the final episode has aired (and it’s my husband’s team that will be doing the interviewing and story-writing). I’ll get as much scoop as I can and share it when I can.
I want to know if Heidi was really that much of a bitch Make sure you find out lol
It was really that “WHATEVER!” that sealed Heidi’s bitch status.
No kidding, what a bitch… “whatever” while he puts the necklace on this other girl… arghhh.
I could punch this brat…
I loved Heidi’s quote - “Random, totally random.” Yeah, he doesn’t pick her, so he’s obviously just choosing at random, and is completely clueless. No, he’s trying to choose the NICEST women. Hmmm, how did he ever miss YOU?
Here are my thoughts from last night (I copied them from Fametracker my post at Fametracker. Hope you don’t mind):
I hate hate hate Melissa. Hate her. Hate hate hate her.
What a phony, lying little biznatch. During the grape picking, she was whining and moaning and complaining, but when Evan was around, she was doing her little kittenish grin and look up through the lashes thing. Puke. And then she said somehing about having to fake it sometimes to get someone to fall for you. Groan. I wonder what else she fakes?
Sarah has a cute smile, and I’m glad he picked her. She hasn’t stood out much, but she hasn’t been offensive, either.
I lurrrve me some Alison. She seems smart, and she is the only one who seems aware of the absurdity of the situation. I think she’s the most beautiful of the bunch, and is definitely a natural redhead. It’s interesting that Evan’s comments on her were that she was “sophisticated” and “looks like a Ralph Lauren model.” I think he’s intrigued by her, but doesn’t feel very comfortable with her either. I’m interested in seeing more of her.
Zora’s great. She seems like a person I could hang out with. I also appreciate her lack of slutty clothing. Or rather, I appreciate the quantity of her clothing–she’s one of the the only ones who’s wearing enough!
Mojo? Blech. On TWOP, some folks were saying that the other chickies on the train should have tried to break into the conversation. But if someone is a) bound and determined to dominate, and b) good at dominating conversation, there ain’t no way any normal and polite person is going to break in. But yeah, they should have had her and Heidi in the same group date. Whatta laugh that would have been.
I’m sorry he didn’t pick Dana, because she was the only one that was dressed appropriately and seemed to be enjoying herself at the grape picking. She also seemed nice enough. I thought her “why didn’t he pick me?” comment was refreshingly honest. Certainly moreso than Heidi’s “whatever” and “random” comments.
I was, of course, very sorry that Heidi had to take her no happy bread baggage and go home. She was snarkalicious. I’m also sad about Tokenna’s departure. She was so so wonderfully horrible. She was everything that a golddigger on a reality show should be.
I kinda liked Evan better after this episode. I still think he’s a total doofus, but he seems like he sorta means well. Or doesn’t mean badly, in any case. I also thought he was funny. He reminds me of a similarly hunky friend of mine who sometimes blurts out the most dreadful things. And maybe I’m the only one, but I like his hair.
ETA: By the way–I invited some friends over for supper and Joe last night. My husband started making fun of us for our morbid fascination with the show. But next thing you know, he was glued to the set. This is some remarkably good TV.
I also want to say that I would have thought any of those “dates” were hella fun.