TV Talk

Sorry for being a little M.I.A. the last couple of days. Starting summer school and dealing with bathroom reno stuff just left me wiped the last couple of days so I didn't have the energy to devote to this space.

But, I'm back! And I'm here to talk TV...namely Bachelorette, Real Housewives of OC and a celeb couple.

First up, Bachelorette:

This week was basically a week of consternation, fear, regrets, and a whole bunch of worried faces:

As much as I love to recap everything that happened in the episode, it was kind of a snoozefest of worry this week. Kaitlyn worried about the guys finding out about her sleeping with Nick.

Shawn worried about how Kaitlyn is feeling about him, after apparently telling him one night that he was the one.

The other guys worrying about why Kaitlyn is worrying.

Nick worrying about whether Kaitlyn regrets sleeping with him.

And then there were some dates mixed in there in Ireland. Here's an Instagram photo from Nick:

I do have a couple of thoughts/revelations:

-Joe's hair looked slightly less like Sonic the Hedgehog this week, which was a good thing.

-Ben H looks like a cross between Seth MacFarlane and previous Bachelor Jason Mesnick:

-Even ridiculously good looking Ryan Gosling look-alikes sleep with their mouths open on bus trips:

-The Bachelor producers love leaving people stranded places once they get dumped. Especially on 2:1 dates. Last season it was leaving Kelsey and Ashley I in the desert. This season JJ gets left on an island while Kaitlyn and Joe sail off in a boat and Cupcake gets left on a cliff while Kaitlyn flies away in a helicopter.

At least she left Cupcake with the rest of the picnic. And the blanket to dry his man-tears.

The big take aways:

JJ, Ben Z, Tanner and Cupcake are dunzo. (I kinda forgot about Tanner until he got the boot).

I had read in Us Weekly that Ben Z was not there "for the right reasons" and had been waiting for that information to come out this season, but it didn't. He actually broke my heart when he left, along with his heartfelt, super sweet comments about Kaitlyn. (Clint and Ian--take note. That is how a real man behaves. #futurebachelor)

They are changing the overnight dates/hometown dates. The hometowns dates are only happening with the final two men now, instead of the final 4. And now Kaitlyn is narrowing it down to 3 guys (from what I understood), instead of the usual 4. But we have to wait for that next week of course.

We'll see what next week entails!

~.~.~

Real Housewives of OC:

My main comment has to do with how things were handled by Meghan with Shannon. 

VS

The Backstory:

Meghan called Shannon out of the blue to ask for help with a charity she was doing. Shannon didn't know/understand who was calling her and was busy with her kids in the car, so she was short with Meghan. Meghan also used her maiden name when she identified who she was, which was confusing. Meghan confronts Shannon about it on a weekend trip and goes a little nuts on Shannon. Shannon responds by going a little nuts on Meghan.

What we didn't see in the show, according to Shannon's social media, is that Meghan says to Shannon, during their argument: "You think you're famous? You're not that famous. My husband is famous"

Ew. Just ew.

Meghan then decides that she isn't going to invite Shannon to the charity event, even with several people telling her she should reconsider. I thought it was mean. I didn't like it. 

I DID like how Vicki said she wasn't going to go if Shannon was being excluded, and then took Shannon out to dinner so she wouldn't be the only one not going to the event.

And, I liked how all of the other women showed up afterwards to hang out, too.

As a side note, I'm not a fan of how Meghan's husband talks to her and/or treats her. Vicki has shared (on WWHL) that he talks to Meghan like a child. But that's neither here nor there for this issue, just an observation.
Im curious to see how Meghan fares during the rest of the season. And as Jim Edmunds' third wife.

~.~.~.~

I have to take a minute and say how sad I was when I saw that Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner are getting a divorce. I know there have been rumors going around for a bit about that, but I'd hoped it was just that: rumors. 

I've read that the primary cause is Ben's gambling. Whatever the reason is, I'm extremely sad. I loved them as a couple--they always seemed so down to earth. I'm so bummed :(

Those are my thoughts on some of the tv shows and happenings so far this week. 

What do you think about any/all of these shows and topics?