Oh, the drama!

I know they're trying to make Andy look perfect, but he really came out with some bone-head lines last night:

"Let Operation Soulmate begin." It's possible to exploit the military connection to the point of distraction.

"I was excited to see Stephanie ride the bull. She is a gymnast. She has a lot of talent." Yes. Riding a mechanical bull demonstrates huge talent.

"These other women are going to be seeing us dancing over here. They might get jealous, but I think they understand that this other woman needs her time with me as well." Uh-huh. These women are all extremely charitable that way.

"Alexis has very strong moral values and she's very old fashioned." That is why she is on The Bachelor. The most old fashioned way to meet your husband.

"I'm a healer. I'm a doctor. The thought of instilling some pain in people, it doesn't go well with my heart and my mind." That's a very understated perspective. He's spent maybe four hours with these girls so far? I've had conference calls that have lasted that long.

Other favorite moments:

Erin and Susan practicing their approach.
- "You just say hi and then we'll sit down."
- "Okay, you and me will both go hi, like that..."
- "We'll go hey, and we'll sit down. That's what we'll do."
And after all that practicing - they got the hand! Then they had to shrink away clutching their mimosas- how humiliating. By the way - I think their hand holding pool performance and matching rose ceremony dresses could have qualified them for a show of their own had Andy not let Erin hang around for another ceremony. They could have been the new Paris and Nicole. And let me just say - Erin? Really? Andy, I'm disappointed.

The Titanic moment. I can't say anything further about this. That was bizarre. Stephanie T is a wack job who should see a dentist about that overly gummy smile of hers. I think she will be responsible for some fun drama next week.

Tina telling Andy she thinks he'll send her home that night. Get some confidence, girl! Low self esteem is so unappealing! And listen, if you made it past that Star Spangled Banner performance, then why would you think you'd be going home after making the orthopedic surgeon connection? She couldn't even look at him while she accepted the rose. She needs a life coach, not a husband.

Susan and Alexis both literally twitching during the rose ceremony. Susan's head kept shaking back and forth (out of her conscious control, I believe) and Alexis had some serious blepharospasms going on. (That's the fancy word for eye twitches. Ever since having brain surgery, I'm addicted to WebMd.)

Alexis saying with all earnestness that she hopes The Bachelor works out - not the way she wants it to, but the way God wants it to. Please let's hope that God is not paying attention to the outcome of The Bachelor.

And they always save the best for the credits: no less than four girls trying to help each other figure out what fifteen minus eleven is. Simple subtraction was absolutely confounding them. Pure entertainment.

Favorite wardrobe moments:

The sports socks at the triathlon
Bevin's scandalous rose ceremony dress


Can't wait for next week - it looks like there will be a lot more drama.