The trend this season seems to be ending on a cliff hanger, instead of a rose ceremony, so we picked up right where we left off last week with Vanessa letting Nick know that she’s more than happy to give him the rose back if he’s looking for less of a wife and more of a good time. Remember when he ditched the pool party to be straddled by Corinne in a bouncy castle? Right, how you could possibly forget.

Nick then tells school-teacher Vanessa to be patient when it comes to how he handles Corinne, in other words, he’s keeping Corinne around.

Meanwhile Sarah and Taylor are confronting Corinne post-nap with a bit of a reality check. Sarah fills the 24 year-old Corinne (who has a nanny, never forget that) that the other girls are feeling very disrespected by her and that she needs to pull it together. Corinne can’t seem to figure out why people think she entitled. “I’m not privileged in any way, shape, or form” she says. CAN YOU BELIEVE SHE SAID THAT WITH A STRAIGHT FACE?

Finally we get to the rose ceremony. With Danielle L., Vanessa, and Rachel already safe, Nick gives out roses to: Raven, Taylor, Whitney, Kristina, Jasmine, Alexis, Astrid, Danielle M., Jaimi, Josephine, Sarah, and last but certainly not least (and definitely not entitled) Corinne. Which means Nick says goodbye to Christen and Brittany.

With only 15 women left, its finally time to leave The Bachelor Mansion for the first trip of the season….to…Milwaukee! You just know that all the girls thought they were going some where exotic and not Nick’s hometown but they’re all good sports and pretend to seem excited. When he first arrives in his hometown, Nick grabs a quick cup of coffee with his adorable and not to mention incredibly trendy parents. Nick’s dad tell him what we’re all thinking, “we don’t want to see you on this show again”.

One-On-One Date #1:

Danielle L. walked away from last week’s group date with the rose and this week, she gets the first one one one in Nick’s hometown. He takes her to the place where he first got dumped, which is conveniently a bakery. Then Nick spots one of his ex-girlfriends and invites her to have a coffee with them. WHY ON EARTH WOULD YOU EVER DO THAT?! He then tells her she “looks great” right in front of his date. Just when you think things couldn’t get anymore awkward, Nick takes Danielle to the park that he first lost his virginity at.

That night, Danielle and Nick cozy up for drinks together and finally have some good conversation. Nick asks her the hard hitting questions like; “what’s your most embarrassing moments” and “when was the last time you went grocery shopping in sweats”. Things get a little more serious when she admits that her parents divorce is the reason she doesn’t want to rush into a marriage or a relationship, completely contradicting her appearance on the show.

Then he grabs her hand and runs down the street to a Chris Lane concert, where they make out on stage in front of a room full of screaming and confused fans. Still wondering who Chris Lane is.

Group Date:

The day morning, Rachel, Alexis, Vanessa, Jasmine, Jaimi, Sarah, Whitney, Kristina, Astrid, Taylor, Josephine, Danielle M., and Corinne are headed to a dairy farm for what has to be this season’s least romantic group date yet! Corinne would rather be at a spa getting fed a taco, yes…she actually said that. First things first, the girls have to do some chores on the dairy farm. Nothing goes better with a moto jacket and white denim than rubber boots (not cute Hunter ones either) and gloves!

Nick tells the women that they’re going to do some “more dirtier” things, such as feeding cows, milking cows, and scooping up cow manure. Once again, worst group date ever. Not surprising, Corinne doesn’t know what normal chores are, let alone farm chores. As far as she’s concerned, she wouldn’t even subject her nanny to this nonsense. “Racquel is better than farm chores.”

At the cocktail party, Corinne is starting to get the vibe that the girls have an issue with her. But if Corinne is anything, she’s smarter than she looks. She’s also mature, something that can be proven by groping yourself? And then comparing yourself to a corn husk because you have to peel back her layers? Sure.

She then decides to confront the women and give them the chance to bring their issues to her. Sarah has a question: “Do you think you’re genuinely ready to marry a 36-year-old man?” Sarah does not see Corinne matching Nick’s maturity level, and no, she’s still not over that time Corinne slept through a rose ceremony.

But don’t worry, Corinne is more than prepared for this argument: “Michael Jordan took naps. Abraham Lincoln took naps.” Yes, she actually compared herself to the best basketball player of all time and a president.

At the end of the night, the date rose goes to Kristina.

One-on-One Date #2:

The next day, Raven gets the first one-on-one hometown date of the season. The two take in Nick’s little sister Bella’s soccer practice and eat all the orange slices. Nick’s parents were present so yes, Raven has already met the parents. Slight advantage? I think so.

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After the game, Nick and Raven follow the soccer team to Skateland, the local roller-skating rink. Raven gets a chance to sit down with Bella and chat about her big brother. Although Bella wasn’t allowed to watch Bachelor In Paradise, she understands that’s where Raven first started to like Nick, and at this point, Bella’s ready for another sister-in-law and think’s Raven’s super pretty (but never mentions the fact that she looks like The Princess of Pop, Britney Spears).

The two then take the date to a private dinner at The Milwaukee Art Gallery, which eventually turned into skating, again, at The Milwaukee Art Gallery. Raven wastes no time telling Nick about what happened when she found her now ex-boyfriend cheating on her. She goes into full detail about the situation and let’s just say she went full Carrie Underwood on him!All that matters now is that Raven’s with a man who’s never cheated (though he’s currently dating 14 other women). She gets a rose.

The girls head to the second rose ceremony of the episode and Taylor has “zero chill” left. And in a Bachelor first, we actually see contestants eating the usually untouched food when Corinne is seen stuffing her face and plotting her big showdown with Taylor. Taylor and Corinne exchange words and Corinne once again reminds us that she (her father) runs a multi-million dollar company and that she’s not an idiot.

And unfortunately that’s where things end this week. Chris Harrison informs us that one of the two girls, Taylor and Corinne, will be heading home next week. My money is on Taylor. Corinne is just warming up.

But until next week, stock that wine and slice those cucumbers!

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