Thursday, September 12, 2019

BIP Week 6: Episode 1

We waste no time picking things up right where they left off last week.  Dean and Caelynn are still talking.  Dean assures Caelynn that he's a changed man, as indicated by his shaved mustache.  Before making a decision, Caelynn tells Dean she needs to talk to Connor.  She leaves Dean on the bed and goes to talk to Connor.  Connor makes his case on why she should stay with him.

Kristina pumps Dean for information on what him and Caelynn discussed.  She spills the tea with the group.  Connor joins the group again and tells them he's pretty sure Caelynn's going to stay.  

After wandering the beach aimlessly, she goes back to Dean.  Dean, to his credit, seems to have grown in self-awareness and is prepared to own his crap.  Everyone continues to talk about what Caelynn's going to do right in front of Connor.  Caelynn tells Dean that she's scared.  He asks what she's scared of, as if it isn't obvious.  

Obviously she decides to leave with Dean.  Connor's not happy.  Caelynn breaks up with Connor and he looks like he's near tears.  Caelynn is crying as she tells the gang that she's leaving with Dean.  Kristina and Caelynn bury the hatchet.  Her friends are happy for her.

Of course, Dean's gestures make all of remaining women look at their guys and wonder if they would do something similar for them.  My guess is no.  

Chris and Katie's date
A date card arrives and it's for Chris. Despite having nothing to do all day but talk, Katie feels like she doesn't know Chris much.  Katie swears up and down that she's having big conversations tonight.  Sure she is.

Ever the comforter, Blake now consoles Connor, who he finds crying in a corner.  Connor says through his tears and sobs that he had to watch Caelynn and Dean make out and Caelynn, like, didn't even say, she was, sob, sorry!

Back to the date,  Katie is going to attempt to take down Chris' walls with a sledgehammer.  Chris tells Katie that he's never told a woman he's loved her before.  Despite that, Chris is maybe sure he might be able to tell Katie that he loves her one day. Maybe.  But she should be reassured that he has very strong feelings.  Katie is thrilled and of course at that moment a wedding parade goes by and Katie and Chris crash it.  Despite the fact that he's never said he loved somebody, that should bode well for him proposing in a few days.

Conner continues to mope around and says there's nothing left for him in Paradise.  Farmer boy is inexplicably balancing Bri and Sydney.  In walks a woman named Revian and nobody knows who she is or how to pronounce her name.  She talks to all of the guys and they all tell her they're taken  She finally pulls aside Connor and he tells her his tale of woe and since she has no other options, she asks Connor out.

Connor and Rev's date
The two of them ride Segway-like machines around Mexico.  They meet a creepy clown.  Connor seemingly gets over Caelynn pretty quickly and by the end of the date they're making out.

Meanwhile, Blake still swears that he's going to worm his way back into Kristina's heart.  You betcha, Blake!

Kristian and Demi
We haven't seen much of these two since Kristian arrived, but things are seemingly not perfect in Paradise.  Demi is still struggling with both her own sexuality and Kristian's flirtiness.  Kristian is apparently very touchy-feely and Demi isn't.  This is odd since Kristian got mad at Demi for wrestling with JPJ.  Katie grills the two of them on whether they're going to get engaged soon and Demi is clearly uncomfortable.  Kristian makes a reference to therapy.  Wouldn't that be nice?!  An on-staff therapist?  Whether they are in therapy or not, I'm concerned about their trust issues.

Demi, of course, gets the date card but isn't happy about it.  She's in a bad mood and doesn't want to go out on a date.  Hours late they finally leave.  I get the feeling that Demi's own insecurities are affecting her feelings toward PDA and the fact that Kristian didn't just come out of the closet and is probably more self-confident.

Demi and Kristian talk out their problems.  Kristian tells Demi she's just a touchy-feely person.  Demi says that Kristian's affectionate style is a deal breaker.  Demi admits she's not comfortable being herself yet.  Kristian acknowledges that she used to fell the same way.  It's a great conversation about their different styles and it's one that obviously isn't unique to same sex couples.  Kristian does a great job reassuring Demi calmly and she isn't defensive and it's a very grown up conversation.  It's sweet to watch.  It's unclear if it leaves Demi feeling better though.

JPJ's ongoing idiocy
I thought JPJ and Tayshia were over but what do I know?  JPJ asks Tayshia to Paradise Prom since she never went to her prom.  They get dressed up, JPJ is wearing a suit.  Wear did he get the suit?  Eventually everyone else is invited to the prom.  Somewhere we hear Air Supply playing.  Sidney tries to get Matt Donald to go to prom with her and he stupidly ignores her.

Blake's ongoing idiocy
Not to be outdone, Blake continues to remind us yet again, that he's all in on Kristina.  He plans a date with a "real" date card.  He plans something in the tree house.  If he proposes at the end of Paradise I would run for the hills.  But it doesn't matter because Kristina doesn't think she's going to be able to let Blake in.  I'm proud of Kristina.  I don't know if she sticks with her decision, but I'm proud of her in this moment.  Blake is a freaking head case.

Blake is sobbing in his ITMs and in the treehouse.  Kristina decides she's leaving too. And that sums up the episode.

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