Cue Lizzo: “Why men great, ‘til they gotta be great?”[1] Yeah, Dr. Joe. We see you. And once again, the Evil Genius Producers (EGPs) worked their malevolent magic by making us think they brought Dr. Joe to cure Natasha of the Lovesick Blues (cue Hank Williams). But, Nah, they brought in the nerdy but likable... Continue Reading →

[cue Justin Timberlake What Goes Around Comes Around] First, some karmic cleanup from last night. Per the good Instagram women @Bachelordata, Brendan and Pieper’s IG strategy is off to a rough start. Brendan lost over 10% of his followers overnight, and Pieper lost approx. 5%. The big IG winner? Natasha, the woman scorned, whose IG... Continue Reading →

Tonight’s episode as a graphic novel. The Evil Genius Producers not only sending in Kendall but already having a video package ready of her and Grocery Store Joe's (GSJ's) love connection in Paradise. Me trying to figure out Kendall saying moving to Chicago was a dealbreaker for her and then being upset her and GSJ... Continue Reading →

This blog entry comes to you from New Mexico – sadly not the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa, the site of Katie’s The Bachelorette season – but rather the Hilton Garden Inn Albuquerque Uptown, 23 miles away. One of these things is not like the other. Tuesday’s episode could be summarized by the Blood,... Continue Reading →

“So much and yet so little.” My Daughter Diandra (MDD) aptly summarizing this evening’s Paradise wackiness. If there were a theme for tonight, it would be another MDD observation, “We need a search and rescue mission for these relationships.” In that regard, we can start with Mari, who lit her relationship with Kenny on fire... Continue Reading →

The deceit of Paradise is that, despite the madness, at its core, it’s like the rest of The Bachelor franchise in that ultimately, it’s about two people coming together. This is a lie. The truth – and we love it so[1] – is that it ultimately is about two people coming apart in myriad, maniacal... Continue Reading →

“Looking forward to the chaos.” “No one is safe.” “Welcome to Paradise.” These were actual lines uttered by Paradise participants. Nothing describes this show better than that. All we need is some music. Mr. DJ, how ‘bout some Temptations Ball of Confusion? I’m not even going to try to build a chronology of events for... Continue Reading →