Someone please, sing me another song

Last night's Bachelor was a doosy....and this is the test of whether or not it was really a good episode: I covered my mouth at least 3 times, I cringed outwardly (meaning I actually pulled a face), and then I had a cheesy grin on my face at several different points in the show. And the best part? I was completely alone pulling all of these antics. But honestly, the singing...I couldn't even take it! Carri's opera? WTF? It was all just too much, hence the aforementioned cringing.

First off, can I just say how captivating I think Matt Grant is? (Matt Grant, said like the british "Matt Grahnt" is such a better pronunciation than the way we say it with two flat a's, "Maatt Graaant). The one word that describes him best is charming. His accent and his funny expressions like "keen" and "fancy the pants off you"....bring it on. And how cute are his ruddy cheeks? It just makes him that much more endearing. And he is pretty vocal so far, and entertaining, so as far as I'm concerned, his stock just keeps going up.

The girls, the girls. Oh Michelle P.......your song to him, oh no. First of all, the lyrics were a little racy (I want to touch you; I want you to touch me) and singing such an intimate song while the other girls were 4 feet away....it was all just too much. But when she got kicked off, she might have left a legacy of one of the most memorable Bachelorette statements of all time: "It will be nice to go home and see my cat....and hear her purr again...and lay across my legs. She's the love of my life right now." Oh Michelle....how pathetic that made you look! Jim was passing through the room when she said that, and he said, "That's some wacky crap." True that, Jim.

Ashlee....the 22-year old who got the first kiss. I started to think she was quite pretty...but then she opened her mouth. Honestly, the way she was acting when she got that rose, I was astounded. How about a little class? She might as well start sticking her tongue out and saying, "Naa, naaa, na, na, na!" It was pretty juvenile. And then just the whole giggling girl attitude talking about her kiss--I thought she looked foolish.

And Shayne, starting the drama already. Seriously? On the second date you're already going to start pouting? That was too much, and I don't think her apology was heartfelt, but rather an attempt to smooth things over when Matt didn't react AT ALL to her temper tantrum. Actually, though, he did react--by telling her to deal with it and quit complaining!

I like Chelsea okay, I don't think she is the most beautiful (cough....ears....cough) but she seems down to earth. I thought Kelly (the one in Vegas who won the gambling alone time) sort of seemed WT for some reason. Her voice is so deep and she has the mannerisms of a lush. I don't know how to explain it, but I'm not feeling her at all.

And Robin, I gotta be honest--I thought the whole "meet me halfway" banter was sexy! I dug it, and apparently so did Matt. It felt natural and not forced, unlike Marshana. A little subtlety goes a long way ladies!

I guess that's it for now. I wasn't surprised at the 3 who went home, and I can't wait to watch next week's rugby game. But I will say this--I think that this show is 100% fueled by the ego of these girls. I just think it is so unrealistic for them to have all formed a bond with him so far, when some of them have barely had any time with him. I think one of the girls said it best--girls want what they can't have. This show, at least in the beginning with so many catty girls all "falling" for the Bachelor, is totally based on the thrill of the chase. I think genuine feelings do eventually develop when it gets to the last few girls, but right now? All ego. Have you ever been shopping, and you see something that you are indifferent to, but then a group of girls all start looking at it, and find yourself thinking, "oh, maybe I do like that?" Totally the same thing with all these girls....it just becomes this emotional competition of who can get the first this or the first that.

But who cares, right? It is still highly entertaining. But the real question is, I wonder how I can watch next week's episode somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean en route to Bermuda? I know, a real dilemma, right? :)