bahama drama

This week, Ben and the women headed to the Bahamas! And they definitely didn’t disappoint in the drama department.

This week, Ben had a one-on-one date, a group date, and a two-on-one date.

The first date was a 1:1 with Caila (her second “date”). Ben took her out on a boat where they hung out, lounged around, did some deep sea fishing (with some very unattractive and crazy-looking equipment), swam, and more (I’m sure). I’ve liked Caila from the beginning, but that went a little a lot downhill during her and Ben’s dinner date that night.

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Ben really wanted to get beneath the surface of her smiling ways that night and she was taken aback by being asked on the spot to be vulnerable. She told him that she feels like she’s in love with him because she “feels understood” by him and that’s all she wants out of life – but not before totally throwing him and everyone else in America for a loop by saying she wasn’t sure if she was really ready and didn’t know why she couldn’t really open up to him. Confused: party of everyone. 

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Apparently, swimming with pigs is “a thing” to do in the tropics. Just another thing I don’t understand, I guess. Those pigs were seriously aggressive towards the chicken hot dogs – and just look at poor JoJo. HA! All of the girls were into it and participated, but some of them went total baby fever and ran to the beach to pick up/play with the sweet baaaabieessss! 

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HA! Ben whisks the girls away to a private island on a super windy/stormy day – to do nothing but sit on the beach. Alone. With nowhere else to go and nothing else to do. Read: more totally awkward scenes. And I really felt sorry for both girls because it looked seriously cold and they were both wearing bathing suits and shorts. The weather definitely decided not to cooperate with them! I was kind of sad that Ben didn’t change his plans and take them somewhere else. But I digress.

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Then, it’s rose ceremony night. And after an awkward and dramatic week, Ben cancelled the cocktail party and decided to head right into the rose ceremony. Of course, the girls were shocked and a bit upset, especially Lauren B. who then didn’t have a chance to speak with Ben and try to convince him that what he was told was all lies and that she’s a good human being and is genuine. Ultimately, Ben gave roses to Becca, JoJo, and Lauren B and said farewell to Lauren H. I feel like her exit was also a bit awkward (does anyone else sense a theme here?) in that he didn’t really talk to her about why he’s letting her go (on camera anyway) and just walked her to the car. #gentleman 

We were then shown a glimpse of what the rest of the season will hold – D.R.A.M.A. and lots of crying, even on Ben’s part! Oh my. 

But here’s to the final six!