Golden Bachelorette

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Anonymous wrote:This season of GB has two themes:

1. Grief counseling
2. Bro-mance before romance!

The guys are crying a lot when another guy is sent home. Not crying about leaving Joan. Of course, they spend 30 times more time with the guys than the do with Joan, but we aren't seeing the contestants get hearts broken. They are more attached to male friendship than Joan or love.

Chock is reminding me of Theresa! He's very intense about how certain they are a match. However, there's no alternative interest by Joan like there was with Gerry also liking Leslie and Faith. In fact, we don't hear Joan speaking about strong feelings for any of the guys except a little with Chock. The season seems to be missing any genuine excitement and romantic intensity on Joan's part. I don't know what SHE envisions a relationship to be. I don't know what her hobbies and daily activities would be. Is she still working? We don't know her in any practical depth.

At least with Gerry, we knew he played pickleball and lived at the lake and wanted to go to Italy. He wasn't working.

With Joan, we know only the most surface things: she likes wine and cheese at the beach. She likes Sunday dinners. ...????

She's given a lot of details about her grief journey, but very little about who she is now and how a relationship would work. The audience doesn't have strong opinions about who she should pick at this point because we don't feel like we know the guys or Joan, and we don't see Joan having strong feelings for more than one. So there isn't a big mystery that we want to solve. Just more grief counseling, and some pleasant dates in between.

They are not shopping, she is. Hence, we are not learning about what she would be like as a partner. Presumably, they are interested or they should not be there.

Perhaps she is realizing that the idea of having a partner is more appealing than an actual man, which is far more complicated. Perhaps none of them compare favorably to the love she had.

Are they though? Do any of them actually seem gaga about her, vs. typical male competitive drive to win? I'm not seeing this at all.

I thought there was a spark on Guy's end, maybe. Don't see it with any of the others. Chock's possessiveness is creeping me out. It doesn't seem rooted in anything genuine and sweet.

Exactly. Chock is going after her like she’s a big insurance deal to be closed. He’s obnoxious and possessive.

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I guarantee based on yesterday's episode that Chock wins it, and that they don't get engaged, and don't last more than a few months.

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Is Chock a nickname?
I've never heard the name Chock before.

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Anonymous wrote:I guarantee based on yesterday's episode that Chock wins it, and that they don't get engaged, and don't last more than a few months.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:This season of GB has two themes:

1. Grief counseling
2. Bro-mance before romance!

The guys are crying a lot when another guy is sent home. Not crying about leaving Joan. Of course, they spend 30 times more time with the guys than the do with Joan, but we aren't seeing the contestants get hearts broken. They are more attached to male friendship than Joan or love.

Chock is reminding me of Theresa! He's very intense about how certain they are a match. However, there's no alternative interest by Joan like there was with Gerry also liking Leslie and Faith. In fact, we don't hear Joan speaking about strong feelings for any of the guys except a little with Chock. The season seems to be missing any genuine excitement and romantic intensity on Joan's part. I don't know what SHE envisions a relationship to be. I don't know what her hobbies and daily activities would be. Is she still working? We don't know her in any practical depth.

At least with Gerry, we knew he played pickleball and lived at the lake and wanted to go to Italy. He wasn't working.

With Joan, we know only the most surface things: she likes wine and cheese at the beach. She likes Sunday dinners. ...????

She's given a lot of details about her grief journey, but very little about who she is now and how a relationship would work. The audience doesn't have strong opinions about who she should pick at this point because we don't feel like we know the guys or Joan, and we don't see Joan having strong feelings for more than one. So there isn't a big mystery that we want to solve. Just more grief counseling, and some pleasant dates in between.

They are not shopping, she is. Hence, we are not learning about what she would be like as a partner. Presumably, they are interested or they should not be there.

Perhaps she is realizing that the idea of having a partner is more appealing than an actual man, which is far more complicated. Perhaps none of them compare favorably to the love she had.

Are they though? Do any of them actually seem gaga about her, vs. typical male competitive drive to win? I'm not seeing this at all.

I thought there was a spark on Guy's end, maybe. Don't see it with any of the others. Chock's possessiveness is creeping me out. It doesn't seem rooted in anything genuine and sweet.

Exactly. Chock is going after her like she’s a big insurance deal to be closed. He’s obnoxious and possessive.

This. How does she not see it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This season of GB has two themes:

1. Grief counseling
2. Bro-mance before romance!

The guys are crying a lot when another guy is sent home. Not crying about leaving Joan. Of course, they spend 30 times more time with the guys than the do with Joan, but we aren't seeing the contestants get hearts broken. They are more attached to male friendship than Joan or love.

Chock is reminding me of Theresa! He's very intense about how certain they are a match. However, there's no alternative interest by Joan like there was with Gerry also liking Leslie and Faith. In fact, we don't hear Joan speaking about strong feelings for any of the guys except a little with Chock. The season seems to be missing any genuine excitement and romantic intensity on Joan's part. I don't know what SHE envisions a relationship to be. I don't know what her hobbies and daily activities would be. Is she still working? We don't know her in any practical depth.

At least with Gerry, we knew he played pickleball and lived at the lake and wanted to go to Italy. He wasn't working.

With Joan, we know only the most surface things: she likes wine and cheese at the beach. She likes Sunday dinners. ...????

She's given a lot of details about her grief journey, but very little about who she is now and how a relationship would work. The audience doesn't have strong opinions about who she should pick at this point because we don't feel like we know the guys or Joan, and we don't see Joan having strong feelings for more than one. So there isn't a big mystery that we want to solve. Just more grief counseling, and some pleasant dates in between.

They are not shopping, she is. Hence, we are not learning about what she would be like as a partner. Presumably, they are interested or they should not be there.

Perhaps she is realizing that the idea of having a partner is more appealing than an actual man, which is far more complicated. Perhaps none of them compare favorably to the love she had.

Are they though? Do any of them actually seem gaga about her, vs. typical male competitive drive to win? I'm not seeing this at all.

I thought there was a spark on Guy's end, maybe. Don't see it with any of the others. Chock's possessiveness is creeping me out. It doesn't seem rooted in anything genuine and sweet.

Exactly. Chock is going after her like she’s a big insurance deal to be closed. He’s obnoxious and possessive.

This. How does she not see it?

Don't underestimate her inexperience. She married her college sweetheart and was a SAHM. This is not a woman who is savvy about these things. My guess is that it feels so good to her to feel wanted that she's not questioning it.

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Anonymous wrote:Huge mistake not bringing the other golden women on. Would have livened up a show that really needed it. Maybe producers were concerned that it would only accentuate Joan's flatness as a lead.

It is weird, isn't it? But I think you are right. Most were much more vibrant, funny, warm, interesting...Joann is a dud and grotesque looking.

Joan didn't stay long enough to form real friendships with the other women, and it's clear a number of them resent not having been chosen. Or felt someone else deserved it more. Might have just been awkward.

They still should have done it. Now those women, who were much more popular to begin with, are not promoting the show at all. Huge missed opportunity!

Yeah, there is something really off with this decision. I don't get it at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I guarantee based on yesterday's episode that Chock wins it, and that they don't get engaged, and don't last more than a few months.

This, or she picks none of them.

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I can't believe we haven't discussed Pascal in his tighty whities. Are we collectively trying to forget we saw that?

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Anonymous wrote:I can't believe we haven't discussed Pascal in his tighty whities. Are we collectively trying to forget we saw that?

Yes, yes we are.

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Anonymous wrote:I can't believe we haven't discussed Pascal in his tighty whities. Are we collectively trying to forget we saw that?

Yes, yes we are.

lol. Quite surprising he doesn't wear more fashionable undies.

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I think we're facing another Gerry situation: She's trying to find a man for money. She's more deceptive than Gerry even. So she might pick a guy like Chock who has money but is bad news, Guy who doesn't seem to have that much money due to the divorce and is not great news...It's not going to end in a fairy tale.

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Anonymous wrote:I think we're facing another Gerry situation: She's trying to find a man for money. She's more deceptive than Gerry even. So she might pick a guy like Chock who has money but is bad news, Guy who doesn't seem to have that much money due to the divorce and is not great news...It's not going to end in a fairy tale.

He's an ER doctor and an empty nester. "The base salary for Physician - Emergency Room ranges from $317,677 to $419,617 with the average base salary of $374,152." Doubtful he pays alimony or child support at this point. He's wealthy but probably doesn't live in a big house anymore. Why would he? Probably has a significantly higher income than Chock.

[Anonymous]

I noticed Joan picked guys without young kids who are white and seem to have money.

She is looking for her next meal ticket and for someone who is fun and ready to travel.

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Anonymous wrote:I noticed Joan picked guys without young kids who are white and seem to have money.

She is looking for her next meal ticket and for someone who is fun and ready to travel.

I mean, she is white without young kids herself. It's hardly surprising that she'd want someone she has things in common with. And most people that age want to travel. She obviously wants someone with money, which is why she's carved herself into what she perceives is a rich man's type.