It’s week three of The Bachelor, honeys! And the ladies’ claws are well and truly out, despite the fact that very few of them seem to have spent enough time with the handsome, broad, big-necked man who looks kinda like your dad in the ’80s, to be this infatuated with him.
The bus that I imagine everyone being thrown under on #thebachelorau#NeverGetsOld #BeepBeep pic.twitter.com/nAYpoVcXEf
— Georgina Cole (@georgina_anne77) August 29, 2018
Alright, let’s get into it, we’ve got ourselves an episode with a reasonably dull date between Mr. Badger and Sophie – who gets a rose, hurray – before the group date which sees the ladies meet Nick’s sister, brother and their dad. It’s a whole ‘Meet the Family!’ thing, which would be exhausting if you were dating exclusively, let alone pitted against a bunch of other Women on a reality game show.
https://twitter.com/debbieecarr/status/1034747689047535616
MVP this episode was 100% Honey Badger’s dad, Mark Cummins, who does not envy his son’s position, and is not interested in Alisha‘s job in the Labor party.
Meanwhile, Nick’s sister Bernadette pretty quickly became a fan of both Brooke and strong favourite Brittany. Although the Cummins family ultimately chose to bring sweet, young thang Brooke home for dinner.
#TheBachelorAU
Brooke wins hearts by being nice to people.
Brooke doesn’t play mind games.
Brooke is smart.
Be more like Brooke.— S.B (@SurfdogTV) August 29, 2018
That’s fine, what we’re interested in here is not the love, it’s the tea, it is the tea that is being spilled. I’m saying it, Australia’s saying it, we’re all on board with it, we froth on drama, and yes, we are collectively ashamed of it.
The drama tonight centred around Romy badmouthing little girl Cass to Bernadette, while Cass was trying to talk to Jacob Cummins – who she had already met back when she went on a few dates with Badge – about that very history.
So Romy tells Nick’s sister that Cass is “a very young 23“, is “desperate“, “emotionally immature“, and “already in love with him coming into this“.
https://twitter.com/blossoxen/status/1034748348220108800
Too bad, because, 1) Bernadette: “It doesn’t score points with me talking ill of another girl“; and 2) Blair overheard everything, and went on to tell Cass about it.
https://twitter.com/waywardcourtney/status/1034744738216198144
Well that betrayal from Blair totally shat off Romy, who let rip at her for eavesdropping: “You have no class. Don’t fuck with me.”
It was a COMPLETE invasion of privacy that Blair was eavesdropping on this conversation between me, Bernadette, the crew, and Australia. #TheBachelorAU
— Jo Thornely (@jothornely) August 29, 2018
Well, the People’s Republic of Twitter have some names they’d like to call Romy:
BLAIR has no class?! You literally spent an entire conversation dragging down someone else whilst talking to Nick’s sister – and BLAIR lacks class? Fuck off, you weapons-grade pillock! #thebachelorau
— MRB – @mrenb7@aus.social (@mrenb7) August 29, 2018
Private conversation? You’re on national TV, you muppet. #TheBachelorAU
— Kylie (@k_rallings) August 29, 2018
Is Romy serious! what a snake #TheBachelorAU pic.twitter.com/KfPIYnXVZ7
— Michelle (@michellejade24) August 29, 2018
romy is a bitch #thebachelorau
— #1 narry stan (lise) 🫶🏼 (@asitwasnjh) August 29, 2018
Still, Romy has a fan:
I’m watching #TheBachelorAU for the first time this season and Shelly Craft’s evil twin Romy seems like a huge salty demon I love her.
— Mitch Feltscheer (@mitchfel) August 29, 2018
And then we’re suddenly at the cocktail party, all these grievances having been aired and Cass coming to the conclusion that she’s glad she knows what was said but maybe everyone should just be nicer to each other??? Fat chance.
There, Badge confronted Cat about rumblings from his family that other girls had said she was in the house just to promote her jewellery, and Cass approached him to talk about her feelings once again, only for him to say he’s trying to give everyone a fair go: “I can’t give you [attention/affection/PURE FEELING at] the same level you’re on right now.”
And then woo, woo, ROSE CEREMONY! And Blair is headed home, despite how good she looked in sports gear last week. But at least she brought the drama before she left.
Let’s finish this up with a couple ripper jokes on the ‘mean girls’, shall we?
Actual portrait of Cat, Romy and Alisha. #TheBachelorAU pic.twitter.com/JKZfeJj0q4
— Milhouse Thrilhouse (@Minquist01) August 22, 2018
Romy, Cat and the other blonde one who I can only remember because she gives the running commentary #TheBachelorAU pic.twitter.com/VpDprdpJwY
— stacey (@staceyjlong) August 29, 2018
SEE Y’ALL TOMORROW.