The Bachelor Episode 4 Recap

BY SAMI ROBERTS

Spoiler Alert for Episode Four of the Bachelor

The Bachelor is a reality TV show that picks one lucky bachelor/bachelorette to find love. This season started with 28 beautiful ladies for the dreamy Ben Higgins.

So far, 17 of them have been sent home, and it is only week four. Since I’m starting this blog after week four, I will quickly recap the first three weeks.

Basically, in the first three weeks, all of the irrelevant people leave. Ben has very little time to talk to/date all of the women, so most of the people who leave by week four are those who he has not really spoken to. By the end of the first week, where he doesn’t really get to know any of them that well and he bases his rose decisions on looks (I’d guess), he sent Breanne, Isabelle, Jessica, Laura, Lauren R., Maegan, and Tiara home. During week two, Samantha, Jackie, Lauren “LB”, and Mandi were sent home. Finally, at the end of week three, the women that left were Lace, Shushanna, and Jami.

From the start to week four, Becca, Caila, Emily, Haley, JoJo, Jubilee, and Lauren have been on one-on-one dates with Ben. Each girl received a rose after the date, meaning they make it to the next round. Except when Ben went on the date last week with the twins, Emily and Haley. He finally realized he could not keep a set of twins on the show at the same time, so he sent Haley home, leaving Emily to stay.

The group date during week four was a talent show in Las Vegas, opening up for a ventriloquist. All of the girls made the most of it, even if they had absolutely no talent. They all took the opportunity to make Ben laugh or to catch his attention. However, Olivia did something really weird and danced around stage after popping out of a huge cake. She had a very dramatic mental breakdown after that talent show over absolutely nothing.

Everyone, including me, originally did like Olivia for Ben. She was proven to be most compatible with Ben, but almost immediately after their first kiss, she became insane. Each woman wants time with Ben, but Olivia always steals him away, claiming to have an undeniable connection with him. By week two, Ben was not interested in her. For some reason, every time one of the girls goes up to Ben, he has to accept their offer to speak, even if that means leaving the girl he is currently with. Olivia kept taking advantage of that. This week, she stole Ben so many times from other girls just to apologize for acting weird at the talent show. He told her that she doesn’t need to apologize, though. You can tell he doesn’t like her. No one likes her. I don’t think she could be any more annoying. There was even this awkward scene where she just bit her finger for two minutes straight…

Also during week four, Ben went on dates with Becca and JoJo. There is something so sweet and innocent about Becca, seeing as she’s saving herself until marriage. He is so understanding and treats her with the utmost respect. He said her ability to keep that promise shows that she’s good with commitment, something he’s very attracted to. JoJo is such a beautiful woman, but her personality doesn’t completely mesh with Ben’s. Their date was nice though; they even had a make out session before the date really even started.

I, personally, like either Caila or Lauren with Ben. They both seem to have amazing chemistry with him. This week, he called Caila a “sex panther” and told Lauren not to doubt their relationship. He is moving towards catching feelings for some of the girls, meaning this show will get even more interesting very soon.

The rose ceremony was very nerve wracking because almost everyone wanted Olivia to go home. However, the writers probably kept her on for the entertainment. He gave a rose to everyone except Rachel and Amber.

Girls still on the show for week five: Amanda, Becca, Caila, Emily, Jennifer, JoJo, Jubilee, Lauren B., Lauren H., Leah, and unfortunately, Olivia.

Some predictions for next week: Olivia (hopefully), Emily (the other twin), and Jennifer get sent home! Tune in next Monday at 8 pm on ABC for week five drama.