The Bachelorette Recap: May 30, 2011

A great thanks is extended from me to the producers of The Bachelorette this week. Yes, it’s true, they did fall back – in only week two – on choosing Las Vegas as the backdrop for Ashley’s dates (everyone knows that dramatic water shows are the key to a lifetime of happiness), but oh the restraint they demonstrated in not once letting any of those interchangeable plate-head Ken dolls throw their arms straight into the air and shout out, “Whoo… Vegas baybayyyy!“

Not once I tell ya!  I kept waiting for it.  I mean, surely at the very least, that pukey little weasel Bentley was gonna pull out the infamous signature move and rite of passage for d-bags everywhere.  But if it did in fact happen, the producers saw fit to edit it out of the show. And for that, I am grateful.

Which isn’t to say The Bachelorette left behind all of its tried and true dramatic tricks.  Last night’s episode was certainly guilty of an excessive use of the “Bring Out Your Dead” Card. We had a dead father, a dead wife and a dead mother in just two hours of TV time.  I haven’t seen so many hot guys in knit sweaters mourning loved ones since Six Feet Under. Most television shows use the loss of family members as a dramatic device to further character and enhance dramatic tension.  On The Bachelorette, it’s used as a prelude to a booty call.

MORE OF THIS RECAP AND… WHEN DATING, AT WHAT AGE IS IT APPROPRIATE TO LOSE THE FACE MASK?

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