Oh, I’m rooting for Zora. She seems like such a nice, down-to-earth girl. I keep waiting for her to say something about not being comfortable with the prospect of having a lot of money, something like, “I really don’t want to live in a castle in France…I want to go home, where all my family and friends are.”
Melissa (?), the girl with dark, curly hair was my runner up - but now I think she’s acting like a princess. I felt bad for Alison. I think Evan only picked her because he had to pick somebody and he got her to say that she felt they had no chemistry. Immediately after that, of course, they both relaxed and had a nice time!
And the girls all seem to be getting along quite well, compared to the first two episodes. They seem to wish each other well, and to genuinely regret when someone gets the boot. Even their remarks about Mojo’s relative unsophistication weren’t unkind: more like, “C’mon, girl, get it together and don’t blow it!”
Evan seems like such a genuinely nice guy, kind and attentive to each of the girls, and fairly articulate. They keep playing up the “ordinary guy” stuff, and I expect him to use bad grammar or something, but he’s been doing a good job of explaining his feelings about the girls and their dates. He’s such a good sport about all of this; he seems very cooperative with the whole premise. Fox must be very pleased with him. I just can’t tell if he really has feelings for any of the girls yet.
Last night’s was the first episode of this I’ve watched. Zora seems okay, Allison I truly liked, and the other three are horrid. The only redeeming thing I heard from Evan was his comment on the “Parisian mullet” – other than that, he seemed like such a personality-less goober.
Ah, but remember, the Eiffel Tower wasn’t Evan’s idea, it was Melissa M.'s. “Where do you want to go?” Evan asked, and Melissa pointed right at the Eiffel Tower. Did he “pick” her, or the other way around?
What a show. I can’t believe I am watching it, let along saying something about it! I think he’s gonna get down to Zora and Melissa, is Zora can say something. I think he’d do better in the long run with Zora, but if he can’t he can send her my way, I don’t have much money but they always need subs around here and I will own a house in a week so she’s got a place to live!
Well, he walked her out to an empty parking lot, and asked her if she saw anything she liked. The only thing around that could be seen was the Eiffel Tower, so I think it’s pretty obvious what he was hinting at. She also said that she had mentioned earlier (on-camera) that she really wanted to see the tower.
I’m sure there’s a legion of assistants poring over hours of tape, trying to figure out what ech girl might be interested in. Contrary to what Evan sort of implies, I don’t thing he has a thing to do with picking out presents or selecting locations for the dates.
I think the reason for his reticence in small talk is that he knows what a lousy liar he is, and doesn’t want to slip up any more than he already has. There’s a clear change in his mannerisms from when he’s reacting to what a girl says, and when he has to start remembering his cover story. I’d love to play poker with him. His $19,000 would be mine.
I’m rooting big-time for Zora. She definitely seems the most genuine of the lot (I thought that from the very first, when she was shackled temporarily with the dress that didn’t fit). I’m actually attracted to the fact that all the hoopla, cameras and stuff are making her uncomfortable. She’s still the one that seems most like a human being, with Melissa coming in second.
Melissa M. started out as one that I liked, but she’s getting more… bitchy. I dunno… all of her falseness, I guess. Pretending she likes things she doesn’t, talking behind his back, etc.
I liked Melissa the best at first, now I am not so sure. She seems OK, but… Zora (like others have pointed out) has effectively disqualified herself as a gold-digger. I like her.
After the last episode, I honestly see him with MoJo - they are both clearly out of their element. I think I started to root for MoJo after all the other girls told her that hat looked great on her, when it clearly didn’t, but she didn’t give a shit and had a great time anyway.
Sarah could not handle his poor lifestyle, and I think he knows it.
I especially didn’t like the way Melissa told him the painting was great and then ripped it up when they were away. If she had started laughing and said “This painting is terrible!” I think she would have come across better. Still, I think she will be one of the two left.
Allison - so what if they relaxed after their conversation? She told him she didn’t see them together. I thought it was strange that she acted all upset about it, after she told him that. And I also don’t see her as Mrs. Construction Worker.
I think Zora has convinced herself that she does not like this guy and doesn’t want to be there. I respect her the most for not mugging for the cameras. Good for her.
As for the rest of the show, I think it’s all in the editing. We really don’t know what goes on during the dates. I read recently that Aaron, the last Bachelor guy, said that it was clear early on that Helene and he had something going on, but they edited it to make it seem less clear who he really liked.
[bimbo voice]What I’d really like to do is, like, go to a third world country and, like, bathe their babies and give shots and stuff…that’s just who I am.[/bimbo voice]
Christ, even Heidi-ho never said anything that obnoxious.
That other girl really screwed herself with that stupid check for a million dollars.
How about the catty, phony sympathy from the ones who got a ruby. “Oh, this is so hard, I feel so bad.” Eff you ya stinkin’ whores! You can barely contain your glee.
Damn, it’s going to be funny when they find out this dude is broke as a jug.
Whoever edits this show has a great sense of humor. Very well done. I liked the “Disney movie” montage. And then in the hot tub - some girl: “Some people were really trying to impress him”. Cut to a shot of the one with the really big boobs in the REALLY small bikini raising her arms and stretching. Ha ha.
Oh, and of course the off camera make out session. Those subtitles were hysterical! “Mwah.” “Slurp.”
I disagree. I think Evan completely misunderstood that. She wrote that check to herself because it was an inspiration to herself to work for that kind of money – not to marry into it.
Smeghead said:
I agree completely. I was laughing out loud at the same parts you mentioned.
She should have considered the possibility that Evan would infer that she might just as well be hoping to marry into that million dollars as earn it for herself. That was just stupid of her.
Evan, by his conversation with her at that moment, had heard of how Jim Carrey wrote a similar check to himself when he was starting out in show business, as an incentive to become that successful. So Evan wasn’t ignorant of the meaning of the check. But he was also aware that his alleged wealth might have had something to do with that check.
What was she going to do that would earn her a million dollars? She clearly had no brains or talent. I don’t know what she did for a living, but this girl has very little chance of “earning” a million bucks by any other means than to marry it.
The best part was she then said:
“I’m a mercenary” or something to that effect. One assumes she meant missionary, but we were rolling on the floor laughing.
