Oh man, so far behind so let’s finish up that first episode with a quick recap.
After she meets all her suitors, Hannah makes a quick stop in the bushes to pray. She asks the good lord to give her “words” and make her sound smart. Watching her in an honest vulnerable moment like that was bit heartbreaking and scummy even for these producers. It’s also an exercise in futility as everyone knows God hangs out in showers, not bushes.
She finds enough words to give a speech telling the guys she ain’t perfect and she doesn’t want perfect and if they’re after perfect they best make like a woman in Alabama who values her human rights and leave.
Luke P. doesn’t give a shit what nonsense Hannah is spewing and is totally here for the right reasons– TO WIN. He immediately whisked the bachelorette away much to the shock and dismay of those other dudes. Wait. Did he seriously just leave with her? Like to go be alone? Has he no consideration for the 28 guys she’s dating? Rude, man! You call yourself a Christian?
Luke wasted no time letting Hannah know he’s hot on her tail– I mean trail. He told her she was the most beautiful girl he ever saw. Hannah was impressed!
Hannah: Tell me more about yourself. Like exactly how many girls have you seen in your life?
Luke: I’m an uncle. It’s so amazing! But I’m like totally behind. I’m 24 and don’t have a girlfriend or a wife or nothing!
Hannah: Did you know people have babies in their thirties???
Luke: They are gross and desperate. I’m ready now.
Hannah: Same!
Luke: And I thought this is the LAST place I’d find a girlfriend!
Hannah: Same!
Luke: And I know I don’t know you all that well, but I’m already falling for you so you best make like a smushed tomato and catch-up, girl!
Hannah: Same!
HANNAH! Luke is a shister! I mean, look at that beady-eyed little born-again! No f’ing way does he love you! He just met you! And if he honestly thinks he does then that’s a bigger problem. Like he’s mental! Also I know you are being sequestered in that weird little love world right now and probably don’t have access to NPR, but you need to know your beloved, home state of which you represented in the Miss America pageant just criminalized abortion and I’m having a really hard time watching this season because you’re probably going to end up with a guy who voted for Trump and not really care as long as he has a smattering of facial hair and tattooed pecs. Hannah, in case you are wondering, none of this is good.
But I digress.
She spend the rest of her evening hanging out with some of the other guys, talked about her struggle to be perfect, had a fake bachelorette party thrown by a guy who’s never seen a bachelorette party, not even in a movie, and gratuitously made out with a handful of men. Mike is a standout guy so far. He seems genuine, has a nice, smile and totally the guy you want to sit next to at a dinner party when you don’t know anyone there. But he doesn’t have a chance.
Because she met Cam on the After the Final Rose episode, he claimed it was techinically their second date and therefore totally okay to make out. Hannah agreed, excited for the world to see close ups of her sucking face. Sorry, Cam but you look like a terrible kisser. Stick to rapping. Nope, not that either. Go find Luke P. and ask for a pamphlet.
Hannah gave the first impression rose to Luke P. because she is a needy pageant queen who desperately needs affirmations. Also she’s 24. I already hate this season.
Oh right, these two bitches.
I didn’t bring up Katie and Demi from Colton’s season because:
- I don’t want to
- I don’t like them.
- I thought their appearance at the beginning of this episode was a dumb little schtick that would never rear its heavily pancake make-uped face again.
- I want them to go away.
They did not. Instead they rolled up in a white surveillance van and parked it on the Bachelor Mansion driveway, which is totally normal, necessary, and not a dumb way to build fake suspense and contrived drama AT ALL. Apparently Demi got some intel claiming one of Hannah’s potential husbands isn’t HERE FOR THE RIGHT REASONS. This guy ALLEGEDLY has a girlfriend back home. He was ALLEGEDLY planning a vacation with her sometime between inevitably getting dumped by Hannah and securing 50,000 IG followers. Hannah’s besties lie in wait in the back of their pedophile van, watching closed circuit televisions to figure out which guy is the bad actor.
Jed and his awkward facial hair sang to Hannah so clearly it couldn’t be him.
Pilot-in-uniform-guy seems nice, so nope. Can’t be that guy.
Scott says Hannah took his breath away when he first saw her.
What’s that you say, Lassie? That’s the big, two-timing meanie? Nailed it!
Here is Demi concentrating really hard on solving this mystery:
Here is Demi at the exact moment she figured it out!
Girls asked Chris to fetch Hannah STAT and bring her to the van.
Hannah was ON FIRE! She stomps back to the mansion and dragged Scott off for a “probably not so good chat.”
The other guys are baffled and turned on by Hannah’s assertiveness. God granted her words alright!
Out of earshot but in full view of the house, Hannah rips into Scott.
Hannah: Ha! I know why you were all nervous about being here! YOU HAVE A GIRLFRIEND!
Scott: No, I don’t.
Hannah: Yeah, you do. Demi read your texts. She’s outside in a van right now!
Scott: Nope, not admitting that.
Hannah: Did you talk to this girlfriend on Monday?
Scott: (Clears throat.) Well, yeah, but I’ve been like super honest up until right now.
Hannah: So you kept a girlfriend back home just to be safe?
Scott: Okay, I can see why you would think that.
Hannah: This is not okay. The other guys went through the effort to break up with their girlfriends before they got here.
Scott: Okay fine, you want me to be honest? I was dating a girl up until Monday, maybe Tuesday. Maybe we’re still dating. I really don’t know.
Hannah: That is not fair. I have no idea why anyone would come on a reality TV show to find love without the purest of intentions.
Scott: Fine, if you want me to leave, I will, but you were just dating Colton so it’s the same thing.
Hannah: No it isn’t.
Scott: Yeah, it kind of is.
Hannah: Man, I wish I could just send your ass home.
Scott: Well, you can, dummy. It’s your show.
Hannah: Oh, yeah! Please go home.
Scott: Sorry you feel that way. I’d probably be sad if I didn’t have a girlfriend to go home to.
Uh, Scott, you’re not good looking enough to be that sleazy.
Reeling from confrontation, Hannah told the other guys Scott had a girlfriend and that’s kind of frowned upon on this show so he’s gone now. Hannah left to pray in the bushes again. The guys have hard time seeing her so upset. Especially Luke goddamn P. Before the other guys can say, “Jesus hand me some detangler,” he’s off making sure Hannah was okay. She wasn’t. She was freezing. Luke was sorry to hear that, but found it hard to be empathetic to her plight because he was nice and snuggled into an ill-fitted, shitty blue sport coat. What’s that ol’ proverb? Teach a woman to ask a producer to find her a shawl, and she’ll be warm for a night. But make her shiver in her sequins and she’ll totally give you the first impression rose? What the hell, Hannah? Where were your dumb Mystery Incorporated van hoe’s now?
Much mashing of the faces ensues.
Afterwards Luke was sweating balls. Maybe it was the hot makeout sesh or maybe it was his nice warm jacket. Either way it’s gonna be an awkward shower with God tomorrow. He’s even more convinced that Hannah WILL BE WON.
Oh! It’s Chris Harrison ting-tinging a spoon against a champagne glass signifying the party was over. Time for the rose ceremony.
As she doles out the flowers, the producers cut to JOHN PAUL JONES who got increasingly more frantic. Look, bitches, he didn’t forgo a promotion to spend just a few hours here. And goddammit, he was running out of coke! Oh JPJ, have you never seen this show? She hates your guts, but you’re creepy and bat shit crazy so producers love you. You’re golden until at least week 5.
Of course JPJ got the final rose and accepted it WITH GRATITUDE! Can’t say the same thing for that promotion HE GAVE UP TO BE HERE, HANNAH! Now hand him so nose candy!
Old Matt Donald, the Box King, and a bunch of guys I don’t remember seeing were all sent packing.
Old Matt Donald is going to need time to recover from this.
And that guy? Well, he’s super happy for Hannah and hopes she finds love, but he’s really sad for himself. He cries.
Now on to a much shorter episode 2 recap which involves DRAG QUEENS! YESSSSSS!
