Hermione69 | Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 06:53 pm     Gwen goes home. Ouch. Aaron tells Gwen he is falling in love with one of the other girls. I think it is Helene. Thoughts from others? Is there even anyone here who is a Helene fan? |
Mamaanja | Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 06:59 pm     I would much prefer Helene than Brooke! I think she is smarter, classier, emotionally stable and would make a better wife and mother. Gwen sure handled her departure with class. Can you say Bachelorette 2? Next week is the reunion show. Looks like it'll be one step below Jerry Springer. Eek. |
Sbw | Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 07:26 pm     Well, I was wrong. I thought Gwen was the one for Aaron and that Brooke and Helene would go, in that order. But after interaction tonight it became clearer to me that Helene is probably the "one". Gwen's reaction was very impressive. I also felt that Aaron was wondering if he had made the wrong decision. After seeing how the other girls acted and then he would get rid of them, it seemed as if in reaction to their being negative, I wonder if he was impressed with her logical reaction to a "problem". |
Cricket | Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 08:39 pm     Well, I guessed wrong again. I too thought Gwen handled her dismissal with a lot of class. Brooke probably would have fallen apart. If he doesn't intend to pick her, it's kind of cruel to keep her until the end. She is going to really take it hard. I think Helene is the one also. They sure seemed to have a connection tonight. Could have been the editing, but I think she's the one he is in love with, unless they are just foolin' us, lol. |
Kady | Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 09:21 pm     Aaron giving Brooke the star was the most romantic thing I have ever seen. It brought tears to my eyes. I hope he picks her but I have had a feeling for awhile it will be Helene. Although I liked Helene better tonight than I have in previous episodes, there is just something about her that disagrees with me. I don't think she and Aaron make a good couple at all. |
Becca | Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 09:24 pm     Actually, I thought it was Brooke that he was in love with personally. Why? He asked Helene and Gwen the same questions, it seemed like his talk with them was very unemotional (on his part.) Then, he started to talking to Brooke, and soon he was comforting her, and saying it would be okay. Now, if I weren't going to seriously consider choosing Brooke, I would have definetely not keeped her. From what I have heard, Brooke isn't some dumby some people have been making her. She's actually going to be graduating with honors from a university, and trust me that actually takes intelligance. His original plan was to just keep Helene and Gwen, so something must have happened to get him to change his mind. |
Max | Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 09:45 pm     Well, if having a girl think he owns the moon and stars is what makes him think he's in love, then it will be Brooke. |
Cupcake | Wednesday, November 06, 2002 - 09:54 pm     Just finished watching the show and I am very surprised he sent Gwen home. You could see on his face and in his body language that he really didn't want to do it. I think he is confusing his protectiveness for Brooke's fragility as being in love. Although Helene was not one of my favorites, I think she is a better match for Aaron. |
Mack | Thursday, November 07, 2002 - 02:32 am     Well....now I remember why I'm not a practicing shrink anymore. And now I'm totally confused. After this show, as much as I personally don't like it, I think Aaron is leaning toward Helene. His statements prior to the final date with Brooke led me to believe he was strong on Helene, maybe somewhat weaker but still interested in Gwen (my personal choice to get the ring), and about to dump Brooke. Based on the way things turned out I'd say he's leaning heavily toward Helene. However, what gets me is his behavior with Brooke. His body language, his tone with her, and her's with him is much more of a couple. It looked like more than the "big brother" feelings I initially credited him with. At this point I don't understand him but that's what is neat about people....you just never know. |
Twinkie | Thursday, November 07, 2002 - 03:54 am     I just don't get what's interesting about this show since they never marry any of the women on the show. Shouldn't it just be called the Dating Game??? A year later Alex barely ever keeps in touch with Amanda and Aaron announces long after shooting of the show that he is still single. I'm sorry but the show just has no merit to it for me. JMHO |
Fruitbat | Thursday, November 07, 2002 - 05:10 am     Since Helene is more of a challenge I tend to think that is the allure. However that last meeting with him was strained and she didn't convince me that she was falling in love...or saw him as husband material.....she was very guarded. Now Brooke is definately in love and will be a mess if she is not chosen. Which position catches his heart? I have not a clue. I do not find either compelling. Helene would be my choice because I just do not like Brooke at all. |
Conejo | Thursday, November 07, 2002 - 05:12 am     Didn't Aaron name the star that he got Brooke after Brooke's younger sister that had "Died"? What's that about? Was her father involved? |
Fruitbat | Thursday, November 07, 2002 - 05:42 am     I watch this show with only one eye and one ear, I missed that. ROLF!!! >>>Was her father involved?<<<< That is sooooo bad, very funny bad! |
Mamaanja | Thursday, November 07, 2002 - 06:03 am     Our local news (Kansas City) has a little interview with Aaron last night. They showed him at the huge Bass Pro Shop in Springfield. Women of all ages were having their pictures taken with him and they did a funny montage of folks telling him there's "too much kissing" going on. It was cute, but didn't give away any secrets. It again confirmed that he is still in contact with the last one standing. He said that he was enjoying the limelight, but will be glad when the show is over and he can return to some anonimity. |
Kady | Thursday, November 07, 2002 - 06:08 am     The star was named Breanne after her little sister. She said she couldn't wait to tell her Dad. She calls her stepfather Daddy so I am just "assuming" it may have been her half-sister. |
Dahli | Thursday, November 07, 2002 - 06:19 am     He seemed confident with his first (Helene) choice but struggled between Gwen and Brooke unless that was just editing, so that made me think it was Helene he was sure of. Brooke scares me - she is whiny and hard looking and strikes me as having serious emotional problems she is so NOT anything attractive in my opinion.... but she certainly can work him and pushes all the right buttons 'this must be sooo hard on you' she says....'you have such a dificult decision' and then the scared act - sheesh - she certainly knows what a guy (seems to) want to hear. I don't like Helene but hope she is chosen, it's unlikely to me since men seem to prefer women they can control or mold and who neeeeeed them and the younger the better for that. I think Gwen's age worked against her... being with a grown up takes work for a guy your baby days are limited at 31 donchaknow?!! |
Ariasmum | Thursday, November 07, 2002 - 07:02 am     I thought in Hawaii that he was telling Brooke that he wasn't taking her further when she asked him how he felt. It looked like a break up to me. The star thing was very sweet. Brooke sure has had a lot of sadness in her family. I think Brooke and Gwen are falling in love with him but I don't buy Helene's feelings are as strong as she claims. Unfortunately, I believe it is Helene that he is falling for. She seems a little too non-commital for me to propose to at this point. |
Back2reality | Thursday, November 07, 2002 - 07:15 am     Ok...I'm very upset that Gwen is gone. She handled her exit very well though. If he isn't going to choose Brooke, I don't think it was a good idea to take her to the final 2. IMO, it's cruel. I think she will take it harder if she isn't chosen out of the final 2 than she would have taken it last night. At this point, I think Helene is it. |
Marymc | Thursday, November 07, 2002 - 07:18 am     helene HAS to stop laughing after EVERYTHING she says! makes me want to scream. it's her way of seeing how what she says is received and if it's unfavorable she can say she was just joking. i don't know how he can stand it, i really don't. am still in shock over his dumping gwen. brooke is gonna be devastated....she is SO not ready for marriage. |
Conejo | Thursday, November 07, 2002 - 07:19 am     Does anyone else think that His "Kisses" somehow look fake? Kinda like Lights! Cameras! Action! Also, none of the kissing I've seen so far seems very spontaneous or lusty (horny). JMHO FWIW |
Skypilot | Thursday, November 07, 2002 - 07:22 am     I was stunned that he didn't give Gwen a rose. Gwen seemed to be the one woman that Aaron was consistently taken with. I was originally pulling for Helene but the more I watch her the less I like her. She really put me off with that "if I don't think I can win then I'm not going to try" nonsense. Even now she seems very tentative when responding to questions from Aaron. I was sure he would pick up on this. And she also seems to punctuate too many utterances with that creepy/annoying laugh of hers. I don't mind Brooke but I personally would not want to marry into that family of hers. I have no idea what is going through Aaron's mind so even though it's down to two women I'm not even going to pretend that I know what he'll do. His sending Gwen home really floored me. |
Sbw | Thursday, November 07, 2002 - 07:31 am     From the Bachelor's Diary on the ABC website - "He granted my wish, and I saw Helene first and we had a nice little conversation, and I asked her a couple very serious questions. I had already made up my mind. I knew that Helene was going to receive a rose. So, it was between Brooke and Gwen in my mind." Conejo - I think the kisses look fake, but I keep imagining I see their eyes dart to the cameras and wonder if that is what is making it look so staged, is it because they are being so guarded? I wonder if the couples can actually get married before the airing of the show or if that part is in their contract? It would be very hard to keep the outcome a secret if they were married. |
Conejo | Thursday, November 07, 2002 - 07:33 am     I would have sent the whole bunch home a long time ago. Then again, I would never expect to find someone to marry in such a short period of time by dating so many different people during the same time span. |
Hermione69 | Thursday, November 07, 2002 - 07:41 am     I'm disappointed that Gwen did not get a rose because I don't think either of the two left are a good match for him. I think Helene has a touch of the shrew about her that will drive him crazy if/when they are together for real and I think that Brooke is too emotionally unstable to be in a serious relationship with anyone. I like Brooke, but she does strike me as someone who needs therapy. |
Conejo | Thursday, November 07, 2002 - 07:46 am     I wonder if Aaron felt uncomfortable with the fact that Gwen had gotten married before even though she knew months before that it didn't feel right. FWIW |