You might remember that the gang is heading to Virginia this week. Becca's interviews and voice overs seem forced and unenthusiastic. I'm sure Virginia is lovely, but it's Virginia. It's unclear what kind of deal Virginia made with the Bachelor to get their fine state featured.
Oh, Chris Harrison. We haven't seen you lately. I almost forgot you were the "host". Becca and Chris sit down for tea and Becca admits that she's started wedding planning. UGH, Leo hopes Virginia can birth his relationship with Becca. EWWWW. Back at the house, Lincoln likes to wrestle with the guys. I hate Jason's hair. Chris (not Harrison) reminds us how bad last week was for him. We remember, Chris. The first date card of the week arrives and Jason's hair gets his first one-on-one. Chris is down for a two-on-one and somehow him and Lincoln begin bickering. Jason can't get out of there fast enough. Chris makes it about him again and accuses Lincoln of body shaming him. Because the guys
Jason's One-on-One
Becca and Jason cavort around Richmond. They end up at an Unhappy Hour and it's definitely not Jason's jam. It's clear he doesn't like "weird" or "unique" people. He looks uncomfortable but for some bizarre reason starts "dancing" with a performance artist.
Back at the house Leo and Colton gossip about Chris. Who knew Leo would be the sage voice of wisdom on this season? Back at the date, Becca has one last surprise for Jason and it's meeting his friends. One of his friends gets right to it and asks Jason if Becca's the one and his response is essentially, "she checks all the boxes of what you're supposed to want" but doesn't actually say "yes". Becca tries to pump his friends for information and they don't give up much.
At dinner Jason shares that up until now he's runaway from serious discussions but he doesn't feel that way with her. Of course not. One of his friend's names is Hawk? Another sign that she should cut Jason and his greasy hair loose. He shares a bizarre story about visiting his grandma with his dad. It doesn't reveal anything about him at all.
Back at the house the next date card arrives and it's a group date card. Chris is happy to redeem himself. Back at the date Jason obviously gets the rose.
Group Date
We already know from the coming attractions that Chris continues his downward spiral. Becca and the guys are greeted by George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Of course Lincoln tries on Abe's hat. Chris tells us that Lincoln is dead to him. The guys are campaigning for Becca. Chris and Abe are the moderators for this debate/whatever we're calling it. I guess Fred Willard was busy. It must be an election year for the Virginia Governor because he's there to ask the first question. It's pretty vanilla until Lincoln gets a question and gets right into it. Interestingly enough, Chris Z(? I can't remember his last name but it's not Chris H.) perhaps unintentionally provides some foreshadowing of what a scumbag Lincoln really is. Obviously Becca is not happy about this back and forth between Lincoln and Chris. Becca is again super annoyed, especially when Chris drops an f-bomb. Blake tries to be the peacekeeper but he shouldn't waste his breath. Chris H. cuts the debate short. Needless to say, Becca is frustrated AGAIN. Unlike Chris, Connor's hair is quite impressive.
We come back for the evening portion of the date. Becca tells the guys to knock it off and Chris still doesn't get it. Lincoln pulls Becca aside first. Chris doesn't think he did anything wrong today. Lincoln doesn't claim responsibility for his role in today's shenanigans and says he feels threatened, which is total BS. Chris interrupts Lincoln and Becca and Becca confronts Chris about how some of the guys don't feel comfortable around him. Chris is uncomfortable that people have said that, Becca's uncomfortable and Chris reiterates that it's not about her, he's the most uncomfortable. Chris is hurt by Becca's questions. Nothing is resolved, Garrett interrupts them and thankfully ends the conversation. Becca tells Garrett she wants some time by herself.
While Becca composes herself, Lincoln and Chris are going at it again. Chris asks Connor if he felt threatened by Chris and Connor says no. Then it emerges that Lincoln was the one stirring the pot. Most guys are rolling their eyes. Garrett comes back and tells Chris he doesn't know what was said, but whatever it was, Becca can't deal with any of them right now. I'm concerned that Garrett is the current voice of reason.
Since Jason and Leo are the only ones at the house right now, Jason reads the date card to Leo telling him he has the next one-on-one. But let's get back to the group date. Connor again forgot to button his shirt. Becca finally comes in to get Garrett back. Garrett reads his closing statement to Becca since he didn't get a chance to say it earlier in the day. She spends time with Colton and Wills tells her he's falling in love with her. He's quite the low talker. It's finally time to give the date rose and Becca gives it to Colton of all people. Garrett and Wills are annoyed. Blake didn't get much screen time at all during this date.
Leo's One-on-One
Becca is again too exhausted and distracted to focus on her date with Leo today. They go on a plane ride and Becca ignores Leo. Did you know she's frustrated? At this point the word frustrated has had significantly more screen time than Chris Harrison. Leo's very patient with her and is probably the most mature guy in the house. He might also be the oldest, which is sad because he's only what, 31? Becca shakes off her frustration and they get their hair in their respective buns and go oyster shucking. Leo and his hair have grown on me but I just don't sense an attraction between them.
Anyway, as they transition into the evening portion of the date, we finally find out more about Leo. Becca apologizes that Leo saw her at her worst and if that's her worst then I'm an unstable bitch who should be institutionalized on what I'd consider to be a good day. At the risk of sounding defensive, I generally blame my children for this, so there's that. Like Chris, Leo has daddy issues. Apparently Leo was a pretty good baseball player (we know from this season's casting that Becca likes the athletes), but not good enough to play professionally and he thinks he failed his father. It's unclear if Leo's dad made him feel like a failure or if this is in his head.
Since the date is going well (read: boring), let's go back to the drama at the house. Chris is a loose cannon who could blow any moment. We see Chris writing god knows what. Foreboding music plays.
Back at the date, Leo obviously gets the rose. Let's enjoy the time we have left with Leo because I doubt he'll make it to Hometowns, although with Colton heading to Paradise, I'm hoping he does. WHAT IS IT WITH BACHELOR AND COUNTRY ACTS? Are the Bachelor producers that other genres sing about love and they also have up-and-coming acts that would love the exposure? I don't see Leo as a country guy, but maybe he just can't dance well. He gets mobbed by the crowd.
Leo makes it back to the house and Chris isn't happy. In fact, he storms out of the room. Apparently he's going to hunt down Becca. Or wander the streets of Richmond. If I was Becca I'd be uncomfortable with some of these guys coming to my room. Rather than try and get Becca to understand that he's not a monster, he wants her to know that Lincoln eats a dozen eggs a day and she doesn't want to get involved with somebody like that.
Becca looks very nervous when he shows up. She's thankful that there are cameras there to collect evidence if needed. She compliments him on his coat and it IS a nice coat, but he's worn it several times already. Also, I assume that they gave Becca a few minutes to get ready again because I guarantee I'd already be in PJs, regardless of whether I needed to do more interviews. At a minimum, my slippers would be on.
Chris gives his speech and Becca's not having any of it. Chris doesn't take any responsibility for creating any drama and instead refers to it as "adversity". I'm not sure why she's even giving him the time of day and doesn't just send him home. Okay, she finally sends him home. He doesn't want her to walk him out. She insists so she can make sure that he actually leaves. He's pissed and being his usually bitchy baby self. He's going to be a nightmare on BIP.
The guys head to the cocktail party to be greeted by Chris. No surprise, Becca knows who she wants to keep and who she needs to send home. Wills and Blake are both panicking, which is silly because at this point I think it's Blake's proposal to lose and I think Wills has a good chance of going to Hometowns (over Leo). Thankfully Lincoln is finally gone. Connor and his hairless chest can go back to his bros. First Paradise though, where I'm sure he'll be able to connect with one of vanilla women that show up. Connor says it hurts but he holds it together. Interestingly enough we don't see Lincoln's response. I wonder if they cut it out?
Next Week
Finally we get to see these guys without their shirts on because they're going to the Bahamas! The remaining men continue to melt down. The drama queens are gone, although Colton still needs to reveal his "secret". We see a clip of Garrett talking about skeletons in the closet. Will Garrett's skeletons be revealed? We can only wait and see.
At the end of the episode, Becca gets some wise words of wisdom from Abe and G-Dub. G-Dub in particular comments on how hot the guys are. Interesting, Georgie, very interesting.
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