ABC airs another episode of The Bachelor Pad season 3 from 8PM to 10PM EST tonight August 20, 2012. On tonight’s competition, the contestants have to stack teacups in a challenge called ‘Great Fall of China.’ And it turns out that a fan fave may be leaving the show tonight.
BACHELOR PAD AUGUST 20, 2012 SPOILERS
SKIP THIS SECTION IF YOU DON’T WANT TO KNOW SPOILERS!!!! IF you don’t want to know spoilers, proceed to “LIVE SHOW RECAP” below! So, who goes home this week? Based on the Reality Steve spoilers which he has now taken down, fan fave Michael Stagliano and Erica Rose leave the Bachelor Pad tonight. I wonder if Kalon has some some backstabbing or whether Chris is getting his revenge. [BTW, click here for a very cool interview with Chris defending his womanizing on BP].
On last week’s show, Chris B tried to get Blakely voted off but his plans to get rid of his own partner backfired. Now, Blakely wants revenge. Chris, meanwhile, is sad that his friends did not vote as he asked and he feels alone.
Chris consoles himself by getting in bed with Sarah. When Kalon walks in, Chris confronts him and Kalon calls him a loose canon. He says he only told Chris he’d vote against Blake to make Chris feel good but it made sense to get rid of Jamie.
Chris then goes for Ed and accuses him of lying to his face. Ed says he heard inconsistencies about Chris from his partner and that is why he changed his mind and voted out Jamie instead of Blakely. Ed and Chris get into verbal argument and the usually-calm Ed tells Chris he can’t tell him what to do. Chris tells Ed that the only reason he is in the house is because of him.
COMPETITION:
“The Great Fall Of China” will have our contestants stack six tea cups and saucers and transport them around. The losers will not get a vote against them at the Rose Ceremony unlike the previous competitions.
The women start first and Sarah comes in first! But wait, she is disqualified for touching the cups. Blakely is named the actual winner. She is so happy that she gets to stay safe for one more week and is gunning for Chris.
For the men, Chris is ahead but Blakely is coaching Tony to help him win. The guys are irritated with Blakeley doing that but Sarah is most annoyed by it. Tony ends up winning and says Blakely’s advice helped him!
DATES
Blakely wants to take Tony on her date. So because Tony also won, Chris Harrison tells Blakely to choose one man to save from elimination who will choose a date partner as well. Blakely picks Kalon. Chris tells Blakely that there are two dates to chose from: date #1 or date #2 with the overnight date. Blakely picks date #2…wow! Wonder what Tony thinks about that!
For his “Pretty Woman” date, Kalon choses Lindzi of course. Lindzi opens a box and it has jewelry in it–a sapphire and diamond bracelet. They open the second box which contains keys to a Bentley.
Linzie and Kalon take the Bentley on a ride and end up at a deserted bridge with a fabulous chandelier hanging from it. Oh, and there is a romantic table set up underneath the lights. Kalon’s personality comes out and says he imagines that if zombies took over the world, this is what it would be like. Really?! After a bit, Kalon actually tells Lindzi that he may be falling in love with her! He also admits that with Emily Maynard, he had to force himself from day one. He says with Linzie, things just feel completely right. Linzie tells Kalon that she’s sad America didn’t get to see the “real” Kalon. Per Lindzi, he is “amazing”.
For Blakely and Tony’s date, they keep showing off to everyone and irritating the house. Ed tells Blakeley that no one else cares where they’re going. This couple gets keys to a Jeep and of course Blakely is bummed out because she did not get the jewels and the Bentley. Sarah is hilarious ans calls it like she sees it: “Lindzie gets diamonds, a hot car, and a date with a millionaire. Blakeley gets a map, a Jeep, and a date with a lumber salesman.” Erica of course has to say her two cents worth as well saying this date is much more on Blakeley’s level because Blakeley is trashier than Lindzi.
BACK AT THE HOUSE
Michael has his own date on the patio with Rachel in the house and this couple is just too cute. He reveals that he’s finally over his heartache last season and obviously Rachel just melts.
Blakely and Tony get back from their date and say they had an amazing time. Chris asks Tony in private to not give his rose to Lindzi because he wants to get rid of her to weaken Kalon. Tony tells Blakely about this and Blakely hates the idea because she, of course, wants to get rid of Sarah and Chris tonight.
Tony ends up giving his immunity rose to Jaclyn.
ROSE CEREMONY
Everyone comes into the ceremony wanting to vote out Chris and Sarah. Sarah of course only by default because she is hooking up with Chris. Chris H. starts naming the couples in the house. He asks Jaclyn who she’s paired up with and Ed chimes in that he’s only here on BP for fun. Even though he thinks Jaclyn is a great girl, Ed says he isn’t here to get romantically involved with any one. Jaclyn is crushed.
Chris H. then announces that he is going to shake the house up tonight. And IT’S A HUGE HUGE TWIST!!! Now, the spoilers all make sense. OMG! Shit’s about to hit the fan. The new rule for tonight: Everyone will vote out the woman who they think should go home and the twist is that the woman leaving will SOLELY decide which man should leave the house with her.
Blakeley, Tony, Kalon, and Jaclyn are safe tonight with roses. Michael the ring leader comes up with a plan to vote out Erica with the idea of planting a seed in her mind that Chris is trying to get her evicted. Chris, meanwhile, is celebrating because this gives him a new life. He knows that the house won’t pick Sarah to leave because Sarah would not take Chris with her. Chris hopes if Erica is voted off that she would take Michael with her. Man, this game is ruthless!!!
Jaclyn and Ed go outside to talk about what just happened with Chris H. Jaclyn feels awkward and Ed apologizes. He says he never planned on getting romantic with anyone but what is happening with them is a different story. Jaclyn says she feels used and embarrassed. She starts to cry which is a natural reaction.
Erica finds out through Jaclyn that she’s on the chopping block. She goes to Chris and he acts shocked. He says the house is lying when they tell her he’s gunning for her. Meanwhile, Kalon reveals to Chris that it’s Michael behind the master plan and Kalon just wants to make a “big move.”
Erica goes to Michael and Michael says it is Chris who wants Erica out. Erika tells Chris that she’ll take him down if she is the one who leaves tonight. Michael is very excited because he thinks his plan is working. Erica tells Chris that she was told by Michael and Nick that Chris has been masterminding her exit. So, Chris actually takes Erica into the voting room as he places Lindzi’s photo in as a vote to get Lindzi out. Erica decides this means that Michael was the one lying to her when he told her Chris was gunning for her.
Erica confronts Michael. He’s obviously panicking. He tells her he has no idea who is going home tonight. Michael admits that Chris made a great play by taking Erica into the voting room.
Sarah, Lindzi and Rachel each get a rose.
This was a very exciting episode and had a crazy twist at the end. I thought it was crazy that Erica got to choose what guy went home. That made the decision for all of them that much harder. I missed last night’s episode, so this morning I was able to catch up and watch the whole episode using the Auto Hop feature on my Hopper. It will automatically skip the commercials for me, so I got ready to head into work at Dish while I was watching it. Michael seems like such a good guy and it was sad to see him go.