‘The Bachelor’ spoilers: Whitney Bischoff, Britt Nilsson top Chris Soules suitors to watch (week 4)

We are almost at the point of the next episode of “The Bachelor” airing, and with that in mind, we’re back with yet another edition of what has become here a recurring series: The five women to watch! This is so much more interesting to do than contestant rankings, especially given that it feels like Kaitlyn Bristowe and Whitney Bischoff are so far in the lead right now that it is not even funny.

What we do with this article is not so much try to label who are the likely contenders, but rather who are the contestants who have given us the most interesting story to date, and whose futures are worth watching out for.

Whitney Bischoff – Easily, she has had the best one-on-one date this entire season, but is that going to be something that helps or hurts her tonight? It can be hard to go back into the background and be stuck on a group date.

Jade Roper – The subject of the big Cinderella date that has generated so much publicity, and for good reason. Who doesn’t want to be treated like a princess on this show? The problem she runs into is whether or not she is willing to admit some not-so-regal activities from her past.

Britt Nilsson – The promo for this episode teased some potential drama between these two. Was this real, or orchestrated for the sake of good entertainment?

Ashley Salter – The reality here is mostly that she will probably continue to be a key figure for the story however long she is present. She is offbeat, and sometimes she does not even make a whole lot of sense.

Ashley Poe – In a new preview video, she made it clear that she really was not that excited to be at a lake-themed group date. Will this show?

We’ll be back with an extensive review tonight. For now, head over here to get some further “Bachelor” news, or here to sign up for more TV updates via our CarterMatt Newsletter. (Photo: ABC.)