Eighteen men still remained at the beginning of tonight’s Bachelorette episode. The guys find out early on in the episode that there will be two individual and one group date with Ashley Hebert this week–the kicker though is that NOT all men will get a date before the next rose ceremony.
She flew William away to Sin City in a private jet. But I bet William was not prepared for what Ashley had in mind: A series of wedding preparations to make sure William is commitment prone. They went wedding cake taste testing and ring shopping. William looked like a deer stuck in headlights. I felt bad for the guy…Ashley, don’t you think that was jumping the gun a bit for the first date? William regained his exposure long enough to tell the camera, “I am getting nervous because we keep inching closer to the process of finalizing a marriage.”
Ashley then realized that there are 17 other men she hasn’t had a chance to get to know and if she also said “I do” then she’d be married, so, she put the breaks on things. William did say this was his best first date ever and Ashley agreed (though I do seem to recall her telling Brad Womack that her first date with him was her best date ever, so, I hope things turn out better for Ashley this time around).
The next day, Ashley had a group date with Constantine, Ryan M., Chris D., Ben F., Nick, Bentley, West, Lucas, Stephen, Blake, Matt, and Ames who flew to Vegas in another private jet. Ashley said she wanted to “test their ability to move, if you know what I mean,” and with that, she invited them to the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino where they watched a private performance by the Jabbawockeez hip hop dance troupe. As the men were enjoying the show, Ashley sneaked off and joined the show on stage! The men were thrilled at first to see her but their excitement turned to a total freak out when they realized that they’ll be doing some dancing of their own.
Back in Los Angeles, a date card comes that reads that the winner of a flipped coin between J.P. and Mickey will get the final date with Ashley in Vegas. If you ask me, that’s kinda messed up–these guys are dying for a date and Ashley couldn’t make the decision herself? Turns out, Mickey wins the coin toss–And Ashley is happy it’s Mickey because he is “gorgeous”. Poor J.P. He is incredibly frustrated and rightfully so.
The coin-flipping theme continued as Mickey and Ashley kept flipping a coin to decide the course of their date. The two first visited an aquarium and shared personal stories over some wine. Mickey revealed his mother had died 6 years ago and Ashley was moved that he has turned a bad situation into good in his life.
Ashley felt a lot of pressure at the cocktail party, especially because four men had not received a date at all that week. One of the dateless men was J.P. who lost at the chance for a date because of a coin flip. As soon as he could, he whisked Ashley away and told her he was gonna flip a coin to see if he would get a kiss or not. He flipped, she caught, and he got the kiss….and better yet, she hinted to him that he will get a rose that night.
Ben C. was assertive because he also had no date with Ashley this week. He took her away and then compared her to a table at a good restaurant which needs weeks of advanced reservations. He scored big points by saying that he loves to dance and likes that she likes to dance.
WHO GOT A ROSE
At the end of the night, 15 men remain to battle for Ashley’s heart. Roses went to:
- William, 30, a cellular phone salesman from Fostoria, Ohio with a bad relationship track (date rose)
- Bentley, 28, a businessman from Salt Lake City, Utah who is clearly playing Ashley(rose from group date)
- Mickey, 31, a chef from Cleveland, Ohio who won a date after a coin toss (date rose)
- West, 30, a lawyer from Chapin, S.C. whose wife had died
- Constantine, 30, a restaurant owner from Atlanta, Ga.
- Ryan P., 31, a solar energy executive from Corona Del Mar, Calif. (the one who got the first impression rose)
- Ben C., 28, a lawyer from New Orleans, La.
- Nick, 26, a personal trainer from Tampa, Fla.
- Ames, 31, a portfolio manager from New York, N.Y.
- Lucas, 30, an oilfield equipment distributor from Odessa, Texas
- Jeff, 35, the masked entrepreneur from St. Louis, Mo.
- J.P., 34, a construction manager from New York, N.Y. who lost a date but won a kiss based on coin flips
- Chris D., 25, a sports marketing coordinator from Chicago, Ill.
- Ben F., 28, a winemaker from Sonoma, Calif.
- Blake, 27, a dentist from Greenville, S.C.
WHO WENT HOME
Ashley sent home three men without a rose (All three went on the group date):
- Stephen, 27, a hairstylist from Manhattan Beach, Calif.
- Matt, 28, an office supply salesman from Bridgewater, Mass. who was a self proclaimed mama’s boy who had Ashley speak to his mom Gail. He left his mom a voice mail that he needed love and French toast and ride from the airport
- Ryan M., 27, a construction estimator from Royal Oak, Mich.
Ashley said on her Facebook page Monday: “Next week is an INCREDIBLY emotional and intense episode. I suggest a full bottle of wine standing by!” The Previews for next week’s episode show that both Bentley and William will make Ashley cry. Emily Maynard was the reason for both! Sadly, Bently went in with the specific purpose of making Ashley cry. William, on the other hand, was joking during a roast to Ashley that he was hoping the chose Bachelorette this season was Emily Maynard…ouch!