Jillian and the Restless

What a show! This week on Bachelorette was definitely the most dramatic episode yet with some very interesting surprises. We watch in horror as rock star wannabe Wes weasels his way in as one of the remaining final 4 bachelors and consequently sending Karen’s favorite break-dancer Michael home and Shannon’s crush Jesse, the winemaker home.

We visited the 5 remaining bachelors’ hometowns.

The first home date was with Reid, the realtor in Philadelphia. Reid is definitely becoming a strong contender these days. Carla thinks he’s a sleeper. The two of them started off a bit stale with some awkward kisses but managed to freshen it up by the end. Jillian passed with flying colors. Reid has moved up to the top of some of our lists.

The next hometown date was with Michael – Karen’s favorite. He is truly adorable but I just don’t see the love connection. We discover Michael is a twin so in their infinite wisdom they decide to do the old swaperoo and pretend Steve is Michael. Jillian doesn’t fall for it and claims “I know my Michael right away”. Too bad she doesn’t know the lions from the sheep as we see Michael go home tonight.

Kyptyn grabs the 3rd hometown date. His family is extremely wealthy and his brother Jacob is odd. They start off by giving her a wine and foodie test with homemade lasagna vs. store bought. Then she must select the best matching wine, nothing like some pressure! She passes the test so the family likes her. It was a bit of a shock when Jesse went home as he’s definitely the hottest and they seem to have some great chemistry together.

Next date is with Wes but it doesn’t really take off because we have a surprise appearance from Jake, the previously voted-off commercial pilot. He shows up solely to break the news that Wes has a girlfriend.

"Her name is Laurel," confided Jake. "We've talked about Laurel more than three times. I'm so sorry. I want you to be happy. I want you to pick the guy who worships the ground you walk on because you don't deserve anything less — and Wes isn't the guy who's going to do that."

Jillian was shocked and decided to confront Wes. But just when we thought she had finally seen the light, she gives him another chance and heads out on their hometown date. He actually takes her to meet his band where they play just for her oh, and the millions of TV viewers watching this episode. Did we mention he has a CD coming out next month?

I think she is going to regret this when she watches the show.

But Wes wasn't the only surprise of the episode.

Katherine’s favorite Ed, the 29-year-old technology consultant who left the show in Whistler to save his career, begged Jillian to take him back, saying he'd made a "huge mistake."

"I got home and I could not stop thinking about you," he gushed. "I felt like I need to re-prioritize what I'm doing, and I think I want to be here with you. I think I want another shot."

You think? I would be damn sure buddy before you come back and say it on national TV. He does get a rose though.

So our final votes this week with Michael and Jesse out of the running:

Carla – Kyptyn then Ed
Terri - Reid then Kyptyn
Shannon – Kyptyn then Ed
Karen – Reid then Ed
Katherine – Ed then Reid
Me – Kyptyn then Reid

Who do you want her to pick?

Till next week…..
The Bloggerettes