Bachelor Blog: Arie Week 2

Well, I'm only five days late posting, which I'll take as a win. Between work and my baby, I have come to accept that it's unlikely that I'll get a blog posted within 24 hours of the airing, so my goal is within the week. Here's what you need to know about week two with Arie. 

There were two one-on-one dates back-to-back. The first was with Becca (not to be confused with Bekah). Honestly, this was a throwaway date to me. They spent the day "shopping" for formal wear so Becca would have something to wear that evening. Then in a "surprise twist", she got to keep all the Rachel Zoe dresses, the Jimmy Choos, and the Neil Lane earrings. So basically, their date was one giant advertisement. They did have some deeper conversation that evening and they obviously have chemistry but the real date of the week went to Krystal this week.

Krystal (the sweet fitness instructor with a heart of gold) got the second one-on-one date. Arie brought Krystal to his hometown of Scottsdale, Arizona. They went to his high school, his house and then finally to meet his parents. Arie's reasoning for bringing Krystal to meet his family was that she seemed like a nice girl that would put his mom's mind at ease about the situation Arie finds himself in. They had a great date, obviously are making a great connection, Krystal will be around for a while. That being said, she was super weird with the girls and then really needy at the cocktail party. She didn't want to divulge any information from her date with Arie because she wanted to keep it between them. Okay, whatever. That's fine. But try not to be so coy. Also, when you have a rose already, maybe don't interrupt three times during the cocktail party. Let the other girls have a chance.

The group date had freaking 15 girls on it and no matter how many times I rewound the live TV, I never caught all their names. The main thing you need to know is that they did demolition derby and one girl (Annaliese) revealed her bumper car trauma from childhood (because apparently, that's a thing). She was super scared but persevered. Dumb. Also, Bibiani got a little dramatic. A preview of the future drama at the cocktail party. Arie had special moments with both Chelsea (the single mom) and Sienne (the Yale graduate) and was super mean when he started off making Chelsea think she was getting the date rose only to give it to Sienne.

The cocktail party was mostly about Krystal being crazy and Bibidi Bobbidi Bibiani losing her shit. Oh also, more special moments with Bekah, who is turning out to be another front-runner.

Out this week: Jenny (too bad, she was kind of funny), Lauren G. and Valerie

Early front-runners: Krystal and Bekah