Bachelorette 5 - Media Spoilers

[freelancergirl]

What does everyone think about the fact that Jill said her dream wedding would be "perogies and ham"? Most Jewish people don't eat pork.

Plenty of Jews eat pork, only the ones who keep kosher don't. That said - and this has nothing to do with Jillian - you rarely see pork at Jewish weddings, just because, well, people often think it's weird. But I don't think that has anything to do with anything, to be honest.

Many Jews don't either. And even if they did, I cannot picture Reid's family sitting out in the middle of some field eating ham and cabbage roles. I can picture Ed's family there, not Reid's or Kiptyn's.

I mentioned this immediately after the conference call but think it got lost in the fray. I actually thought this was a very telling comment in terms of what Jillian's comfort zone is with her F1 and future in-laws/family. I could NEVER see Kip's mom in this situation, and as I said in my previous post, I very much see the Rosenthals as a get-married-at-the-Rittenhouse type of family. (Which isn't a dig, I come from one of those families too.) I just DO NOT see either of these two guys (or their families) getting down to a honky-tonk band in the Canadian mountains with her Aunt's cabbage. And I thought this demonstrated a bit of what Jillian was looking for (consciously or not).

[Alanna]

I was in total agreement with you Alanna. But if you listen to her interview, it screams Reid (to Reid fans). I was very skeptical about her choices too, but she seems quite level-headed in this interview. I have a lot of hope again. Darn - I was hoping to get outside in the next few days

I have been neglecting piles and piles of real work for this show () so I don't have time tonight but I will tomorrow. I'm glad it screams Reid to many though, from what I've read it does sound positive (the phii...slip). I'm just worried that I'm going to get all hopeful again and she's going to go with Ed and Reid will be crushed yet again.

[Alanna]

Alanna, hearing the actual teleconference on TVgrapevine forced many of us deserters back on the train. I think Reid stands a shot, but I'm preparing for anything. You (and others) raise a lot of good points.

I agree. Cautious optimism is probably the best way to go in this case. I just can't help getting too optimistic again, lol. When I rewatch their dates (obsessively) I cannot believe she'd rather be any other man but him even though I think she chose wrong

[riano27]

I leave the board to do real life and we're 100% sure the writing is on the wall for Ed. I come back and we're sure it's Reid?

Sadly, I still think she went with her comfort zone and stuck to the list. I just don't see Jilly being wise enough to not do it imo.

I'll describe it like this. The quotes and certain articles that screamed Ed were a few individual pieces in 1,000 piece puzzle. Once the entire puzzle was put together with everything in order it looked completely different! (Reid)

The text of the transcript is nothing like the actual audio transcript.

[Alanna]

Girl, I'm surprised I haven't been fired. I look forward to this show being over so I can get outside, get a full night's rest, and eat.

We have a pretty good support group for hopeful Reid fans going here. Choo choo!

Sigh. You all are convincing me to hope again. It's hilarious how much I care!

And thanks riano27, that's what I'm getting too. That it actually sounds very different than the articles made it look.

[koolangel]

Normally, no but her defense of him as well as how she says that she is the same way. She loves that about him. This is the girl that loved Wes, too. I hate to say it but I think she wants to stick to her comfort zone and go with what she knows.

Which is unfortunate, because that hasn't worked for her so far. That's how she ended up at Fleiss's mercy--twice.

[martinanne]

I mentioned this immediately after the conference call but think it got lost in the fray. I actually thought this was a very telling comment in terms of what Jillian's comfort zone is with her F1 and future in-laws/family. I could NEVER see Kip's mom in this situation, and as I said in my previous post, I very much see the Rosenthal's as a get-married-at-the-Rittenhouse type of family. (Which isn't a dig, I come from one of those families too.) I just DO NOT see either of these two guys (or their families) getting down to a honky-tonk band in the Canadian mountains with her Aunt's cabbage. And I thought this demonstrated a bit of what Jillian was looking for (consciously or not).

I think it was a very telling comment as well. And I agree with you that I couldn't see this kind of wedding for Kip or Reid, but i can't really see it for Ed either. They're all city boys and the kind of wedding she describes sounds hillbilly. I think it matches up perfectly with what she said she always imagined about what kind of guy she would end up ....the country singing bad boy who could fix her car and crack a beer with her on the porch. But just because she always imagined that doesn't mean it's what she will eventually choose, and if she really does end up with one of these final guys from the show then she won't be getting the kind of guy she pictured herself with OR the kind of wedding she dreamed of, I'll bet. I'm sure ABC will throw her an amazing wedding that will exceed her expectations.

[lovemygirls]

What does everyone think about the fact that Jill said her dream wedding would be "perogies and ham"? Most Jewish people don't eat pork. Does anyone know if the Rosenthal's eat pork? I know some Jewish families aren't that "hard core" when it comes to this......

I know that most Jewish people that don't eat pork also don't eat shrimp but Reid ate the shrimp...and it didn't save him from answering Jilly's questions!

[Bloomers]

I dunno though. She kept Wes around and defended that decision in interviews for as long as he was still on the show even though it was obvious to the world that he was bad news. So now Ed has all these red flags and she still keeps him around and defends him in press. Maybe it means he's F1, or maybe she's just treating him like she did Wes. Giving him the benefit of the doubt until she's absolutely sure. Then she chooses Reid in the end. (Sorry Kip fans...I'm assuming it's always been between Reid and Ed, and I admit I could be wrong).

She is now beginning to defend Wes again in interviews.

[Phyllie]

She is now beginning to defend Wes again in interviews.

If she did pick Ed, based on the way the edit has been portraying him, it may have given her a lot more sympathy for Wes.