‘The Bachelor Canada’: Did Brad Smith make the right decision?
“The Bachelor Canada” has moved fast like wildfire, and as crazy as it may be to believe, Brad Smith has already figured out the two women who he is taking to the end of the show. Are we a little bit surprised by them? Yes and no.
But rather than try to spend our time here trying to figure out which one of Brad’s two remaining women is right for him (mostly because we will be doing that instead in our article later this weekend), let’s cast our focus on what was one of the strangest moves ever in the history of the show when Whitney, who was already in the final two, chose to snatch Brad Smith away before he really had a chance to give a clearly devastated Kara a proper goodbye. Could this really not wait a few seconds? There are really only two ways that you can read this move:
1. Whitney is so desperate for airtime that she wanted to make another TV moment, even at the expense of her own relationship and the feelings of one of the other contestants.
2. She is really just not very self-aware, and just wanted to chat with him without thinking of what the implications would be of her trying to snatching him away like that.
Brad was pretty livid over Whitney’s action here, at least to the point of calling her “selfish” and saying she should apologize to Whitney, who clearly was pretty into Brad before all of this went down. Kara’s exit was in our mind the worst move Brad could have made, largely in that she was athletic, sweet, and seemingly into him from the start. She’s also had the perfect edit to make her Canada’s first “Bachelorette” if the show ever goes in this direction.
Yes, there is another woman in the finals who we haven’t mentioned yet in Bianka, but it is hard to get a read on her. Strangely, the best comparison we can make is to Ben Flajnik on Ashley Hebert’s season: she came on strong late, and the question now is just if it was too little, too late for who could have been a strong contender.
What do you think about Whitney’s actions, and do you wish he had sent her home on the spot over it?
Donna Phillips
November 13, 2012 @ 6:23 pm
OMG I wasted Wednesday evenings for this you got to be joking … first off there is arogance in Brad and these 2 women he has chosen are pathetic guess the good girls loss out but do they really looking back at the episodes this guy is contridicting people it is all show biz look a the trail from the original US version come on ! Whom ever is chosen or decides it wont last please what happen to old fashion Tv lets bring back All in the Family or Carol Burnett
Irene B.
November 11, 2012 @ 1:03 am
I haven’t been a fan of Whitney for the last 3 episodes or so … but I just lost the little bit of respect I had left for her. What is wrong with this woman?
In the last episode, she admits to her mother that something doesn’t seem right; she doesn’t feel ready going forward in her relationship with Brad. She agrees with her mom that she has to tell Brad the truth .. it’s only fair to him … he has to know.
Of course, the decent thing for her to do was to talk to Brad before the Rose Ceremony but … no … she waits until Brad gives her the last rose and has the gull to accept it. Once she has the rose and her ego is flattered, she suddenly remembers what she was supposed to do. A little late … don’t you think! She snatches Brad away before he has a chance to say goodbye to Kara. What kind of a person does that? I’m glad Brad suggested she should apologize to Kara.
In a good healthy and happy relationship, it is essential to … not only love …. but like, trust and respect your spouse / partner. If Brad is as nice a person as he appears to be on the show, I doubt that he will be able to like, respect and trust a woman who cannot be honest with him.
After what happened after the rose ceremony and knowing how unsure Whitney feels about the future of their relationship, how can Brad feel comfortable to introduce her to his family.
As for Whitney, maybe watching the show will be a life changing experience. She needs to take a good look at herself, her behaviour and her relationship with Brad and others. Hopefully, it will help her mature and become a better person.
I do hope that Brad makes the right decision.
Irene B.