Minneapolis!!! Cool city. Been a couple of times. Made the pilgrimage to the Holy Ground that is the First Avenue club and felt the spirit of being where Prince once trod. Went to the Electric Fetus record store. Saw the Mary Tyler Moore statue, The episode began with a very dire and dramatic intro despite... Continue Reading →
Boys Will Be Boys
Here’s what I know - there are still too many guys. Here’s what I also know – the guys really love it when the Bachelorette walks into the room. Oops. Wrong Bachelorette. [cue Luther Ingram (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want to Be Right] As always, we hear from various guys about the... Continue Reading →
Hit the Road, Jamie!
Jamie. Jamie. Jamie. We had Jamie at the beginning. Jamie in the middle. And Jamie at the end. Winning or losing - not that Jamie ever thought he was losing - he did his narcissistic best to make sure everything was about him. Fortunately, Michelle walked him out of our lives [cue Jean Knight Mr.... Continue Reading →
Breaking Up Isn’t Hard to Do
[cue Led Zeppelin Good Times Bad Times and Communication Breakdown] By now, you are probably aware that our most recent Bachelorette, Katie, has broken things off with her fiancé Blake. Since breakups are the norm rather than the exception, the only surprising thing is how quickly it came – less than three months after The... Continue Reading →
Jamie’s Lyin’
Junior Evil Genius Producer (Junior EGP): "Lotsa tropes in the Premiere. How many do we want to go with in Episode 2?" Senior Evil Genius Producer (Senior EGP): "Yes." (POSSIBLE) VILLAIN EMERGENCE!!! HEIGHTS DATES!!! PERSONAL CONCERT DATES BY ARTISTS THE LEADS PRETEND TO KNOW!!![1] DRAMA IN THE HOUSE!!! CANCELLED COCKTAIL PARTIES!!! WAS THERE A RELATIONSHIP... Continue Reading →
How Not to Bachlorette
Junior Evil Genius Producer (JEGP): “Which tropes do you want to use for the premiere?” Senior Evil Genius Producer (SEGP): “Yes.” They’re probably so happy to be making a more COVID-free show that they just trotted out the big guns right off the bat. The Mama Trope – the show started with Michelle’s mom. But... Continue Reading →
Previewing the Premiere
While technically, this is the first blog entry of Michelle’s season of The Bachelorette, it’s really a placeholder until I can write a more proper blog. By “proper,” I mean the inclusion of an appropriate level of snark. Due to a variety of professional obligations, I will be late in fulfilling my non-professional obligations. But... Continue Reading →
