Bachelorette 5 Thoughts and Comments

[pat the cat]

The central character never comes through this process unscathed.

It just occurred to me that Kiptyn's family reminds me of the Family in THE WEDDING CRASHERS.

Kiptyn needs to marry the woman who was in the clip....she is obviously in love with him.

I had the exact same thought. It seemed like Jilian was a friend and that woman in the clip was the romantic connection!!

[Tiger Pride Mom]

Business major, not geology. If she chooses Ed and they get married, we should all chip in and buy them some correct pronouns.

English teacher here. I'll chip in!

I figure the bad grammar is part of the "hick" in Jillian's description of herself as "a polished hick."

[blasie]

Oh please! This is the woman who runs Stand up for Kids. She is very involved with this cause and was emotionally touched by that fact that Kiptyn is able to have touched these kids lives in some way and see the joy that it brings to the kids. nothing more! I hardly think that that means she is in love with Kipytn because she showed some emotion.

Trust me.....unless she is a lesbian, she is in love with him. If Jillian chooses Kiptyn it would certainly be the noble thing to do. I think they could love and respect each, but she would never have the laughs she has with Reid. Reid is full of surprises ...his take on whatever the situation is so unpredictable which she finds endlessly amusing.

After seeing Ed's drunken shenanigans, I wonder how many reeling drunks she had to deal with.

As far as Jillian's appearing crass, think of what it must have been like in the company of those goons for a couple of months.

[atem]

Oh please! This is the woman who runs Stand up for Kids. She is very involved with this cause and was emotionally touched by that fact that Kiptyn is able to have touched these kids lives in some way and see the joy that it brings to the kids. nothing more! I hardly think that that means she is in love with Kipytn because she showed some emotion.

Of course! She's a great lady.

[chaslom4]

Trust me.....unless she is a lesbian, she is in love with him. If Jillian chooses Kiptyn it would certainly be the noble thing to do. I think they could love and respect each, but she would never have the laughs she has with Reid. Reid is full of surprises ...his take on whatever the situation is so unpredictable which she finds endlessly amusing.

After seeing Ed's drunken shenanigans, I wonder how many reeling drunks she had to deal with.

As far as Jillian's appearing crass, think of what it must have been like in the company of those goons for a couple of months.

And you know this for a fact how????

[lakerat]

I've been a Kiptyn fan all season. But, if it's not Kiptyn, then I do hope this scenario of Reid coming back & she accepts his proposal. I just don't get Ed. And, last night's footage of him was my proof to why I don't like him. The thought that goes through my mind after seeing all of that is ... That little laugh/chuckle at the 4/3 FRC wasn't a nervous laugh after all. I think he probably thought that what Wes saying "having lots of sex at home" was cute & funny rather than a very distasteful and disrespectful thing to say.

I agree. Did you see the look on Kiptyn's and Reid's faces, you can tell those guys are more mature and just have more class and social skills than Ed. But Jillian says she is a little rough around the edges (I can't remember the words she used) so maybe she just feels more comfortable around Ed. I definately think she is uncomfortable around Kip.

Who knows, it's her choice.

[atem]

She says "him and I." It should be "He and I"
Him, her, me, them, are objective pronouns meaning they are having the action done to them.
He, She, I, They are subjective pronouns, meaning they are the subject of the sentence doing the verb or action.

He and I went swimming. (Correct)
It's not "Him and I went swimming."
An easy way to see how the above sentence is wrong is to take the "I" out of the sentence. She wouldn't say "Him went swimming."

Couldn't she just say: "We went swimming?"

[RealityScout]

Hi,

Good morning, the show last night wasn't too boring so I did watch it.

Some comments. First "Reid had a prior engagement" Very funny Fleiss!
Have no clue whether it was a hint or not. Hope it was.

Kip Wow what a great guy. I have worked with abused children and I recently retired as a Head Start Teacher. We who work with those populations get very involved with OUR kids and if I was that young lady, I would have also cried talking about the kids. I do not in any way see it as affection for Kip.(other than normal friend etc) Please give her the benefit of my experience here.

Ed, Wow what a rotten edit last night for him. Even though he is far from my favorite, I felt bad that they would show that as his final clip before next
week.

Even though I am TEAM REID, I am beginning to think it is not him. If he was, why would they show him being uncoordinated like that?

Whoever she chooses, she is the one who has to live with her decision and I just hope everyone is happy. Especially all my new friends here who are so eloquent.

Enjoy your own life and do an anonymous good deed today.

TEAM REID

I thought the same thing about the "Reid had a prior engagement." I tivoed desperate housewives last season...while I was catching up I noticed a commercial for Jason's season of the Bachelor...It was very early into the season...probably after just one episode (and prior to Jason changing his mind to Molly)...the voice over said that Jason was engaged and the next screen shot was of Melissa in a private interview gasping...Fleiss told us with that commercial who his pick was...and I think "Reid had a prior engagement" was a definite clue...I am on team Ed, but I think she picks Reid...

[fiveboysin07]

I think this is the only logical ending..with what she has told us in interviews. Anything else will be just the normal ending.

Even though I was pretty sure Reid was coming back, when I saw that 2 seconds of him standing there with that ring...I was absolutely thrilled!!!

Let me preface this comment by saying I like all of the F3 equally and will be happy with whomever she picks. With that being said....we have known on this board for weeks that someone will come back to propose. Before Reid was eliminated, there was much speculation by his(Reids) die hard fans that he was F1/F2 and that it was actually Kip who comes back...she rejects him "It was hard to here the things he had to say"...Did I make the right choice....blah,blah,blah". All in reference to who we believed to be Kip...until Reid was eliminated.

Lets also not forget that before Reid was eliminated, Jill was quoted as saying she knew who would be the F1 the entire final week and the apple cart was upset by the unexpected arrival/proposal. She said she knew who the F1 was...not what her decision was... implying that she picked someone....

I think it would be great if Reid comes back and sweeps her off of her feet....IF that is who she wants....but her date with both Kip and Ed seem pretty steamy for a girl who is still pining over Reid. That could spell doom for the new "couple" once the show airs.

I think we are putting to much thought and ephasis on words like Brilliant. One persons Brilliant may be anothers Ho Hum.

[Phyllie]

All I wanted and would have been happy with was someone to love who loved me back. Someone who had some sort of conviction of how they felt, or was willing to make a sacrifice of any kind, as I had stated several times that I was eager to do the same. Not only is this conviction from the guy an indication for me to move forward with the relationship, but it is also an indication of what our life would be like post-show.

My gut feeling is that she choose Ed. However Kip edit sure made a turn for the better in the last few episodes. This last line in this paragraph from her blog convinces me it's not Reid and she is gently trying to explain that to his fans.

Even if he gets it together after influence from the producers, he's already admitted to Jillian that he has trouble making decisions and THAT is what her life would be like. FOREVER.