‘The Bachelorette’ review: JJ Lane, Kupah James, and Tony Harris take center stage for Kaitlyn Bristowe
What’s hilarious about “The Bachelorette“? Surprisingly, the first group date was actually a lot more of a joke than the one that was actually at the comedy club. We had boxing, underwater photography, and of course some comedy. We also had a few minutes spent watching the relationship develop between Britt Nilsson and Brady Toops. We’re not going to waste a whole lot of time here; let’s dive in!
Group Date – What we learned about tonight’s episode is that there is nothing more romantic than seeing people be repeatedly punched in the face. Seriously, we hate these dates. They are so aggressive and machismo and are not even remotely passion-based. Of course, the guy in Ben Zorn who is twice the size of the other men wins! Also, he told the story about losing his mother, and the two of them are further along already in the relationship than the majority of the other people this season.
Let’s give Tony a little bit of credit to speak out against the date. We get the sense that the guy has never seen the show before. He is so far out on his own planet, but we at the same time find him supremely entertaining.
One-on-One Date – Kaitlyn took Clint Arlis and his amazing head of hair off on some date that was mostly a photo shoot / chemistry test: Having to take photos while dressed up underwater. At least they let them wear real clothes while they were doing it … at first. Then everyone stripped down. Kaitlyn must be going for some sort of kissing record. Take that, Chris Soules and Andi Dorfman!
Group Date #2 – What we learned right away about JJ is that he’s terrible. He’s not funny, and he’s also not exactly humble, either. The date at the Improv is always one with potential, and this date brought us not only Amy Schumer, but some of her other pals to help with coming up with great jokes. Bonus points for Nikki Glaser showing up! Somehow, JJ still got the rose a little bit later for getting all sensitive. Maybe that side to him exists, but it has a feel of phoniness to it when he acts so cocky during the confessionals.
The second weirdest guy on the night was Tony, who is almost comatose when it comes to comedy. It was so awkward. Tony is one of those Renaissance men who really should not be on the show. We’re really not entirely sure if he should even be in any sort of social dating environment. He’s incredible earnest and sincere to the point almost of self-parody.
Cocktail party – This was awkward, mostly because of the conversation between Kaitlyn and Kupah that led to him leaving the show almost suddenly. We get where he was coming from, with him not wanting to be a token minority and the like. Still, there had to be a better approach for it, right? He’s almost too honest for his own good, and completely unaware of the fact that other people can hear him. He didn’t react well, and he really blew another opportunity here to go out without looking a little desperate.
On a different note, we’re not sure it was the best move for Kaitlyn to go out there and deal with Kupah berating production. Don’t get involved there! The guy’s angry and you’ve already eliminated him; also, you’ve already dealt with enough insanity.
That was it this week, since there was no Rose Ceremony. Oh, and you can read more about Britt and Brady here. Grade: B-.
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MP
May 26, 2015 @ 6:42 pm
First, I blame his parents for naming him Kupah, after a Taco Bell food item; the Chalupa. Second, if any black person who even views the Bachelor/Bachelorette shows, they would know black men and women don’t really make it pass the the 2nd or 3rd round of eliminations. It’s the same thing that happens every season to black contestants. The same goes for Asians or Latinos, they may go deeper into the season, but eventually get eliminated before hometown visits. So if Kupah thought he was some minority quota candidate, he is correct. However, it is not that simple. Choosing a romantic partner is a highly personal choice. We generally choose mates who reflect who we are whether it is culturally or ethnically. There is nothing wrong with this, it’s human nature to do this. Unfortunately, liberals in this country want to “racialize” every aspect of work and personal life and if you are seen as even not being interested in minorities in any context, you are deemed to be a racist. This is not fair.
So, if the Bachorette decides to purposely keep one or two black men around for the first few episodes before eliminating them, then it is just the hurdles she will have to do in order to not be accused of being a racist. They’ve kept the contestants very white by choosing the new bachelor or b-rette from the previous pool of contestants. If they had an open casting call, then they would be accused of being racist and not choosing someone of color. Keeping the show white and the audiences white is a good financial decision. Nothing to do with racism. It’s the economics of the demographics the advertisers want to reach. Perfectly fine. A business decision.
Black contestants just need to understand the very basic premise of the show and know what role they play. Like it or not, they are just not going deep into the season and they are there so liberals don’t accuse the producers or stars of being racists. The only “breakthrough” this season is that a black person actually brought up the race issue; obviously it was uncomfortable for all involved. Kupah, you got your 15 minutes of fame, don’t go away mad, just go away…
Zenith
May 27, 2015 @ 4:55 am
Totally agree. No person with self respect would put him/herself in the position of being nothing more than a tool used to support a system based on racial fear. This show seeks to promote a certain false beauty and fantasy standard. Its contestants are mediocre, at best, but are used to keep people looped into a false ideas of white racial supremacy. Throw in a few misguided, desperate minorities and you get One big laughable joke. When you have contestants whose life work is described as ‘free spirit’ , ‘former this that and the other and ‘DJ’ ( beyomd the teen yrs) and the prize is a slut, well, you are scraping typical American rock bottom— and trying to pass it off as something worth having. Classic!