Weekly review # 7...6/29/09

The show starts with Jillian going to the hometown's of Jesse, Reid, Wes, Michael, and Kip. Whenever I watch these "hometown" dates, I'm always intrigued by the family members who are willing to embarrass themselves on national television for the sake of their child, brother, or sister. Among this group of families, I found Jesse's family to be the most bizarre, followed closely by Wes's. Michael's family seemed semi-normal, as did Reid's, while Kip's mother seemed in need of a good lay. In comparison to previous season's families, this group wasn't much to write home about. Nor was the small talk between Jillian and the various family members...been there, done that.

The real story to report this week is the ABC scripted drama between Wes and Jake, as well as the re-emergence of Ed. Lets start with the fabricated love story between Ed and Jillian. If you recall, Ed left the show a few weeks ago with the excuse that his boss in Chicago was about to fire him unless he got back to work. This week Ed came back, claiming that he couldn't live with himself unless he saw Jillian again. As for Jillian, she looked surprised to see Ed come back (or as surprised as she could be considering ABC had the whole thing scripted). Ed told Jillian that all he wanted was another chance during the rose ceremony, Jillian agreed that she'd give him consideration, but also told Ed he had fallen behind in "quality time" compared to the rest of the guys. (So much for romance)

Now lets move on to the meat of the show....or what I call the "Wes Side Story". Apparently ABC thought it a good idea to use Wes as this year's villain, as Wes has been labeled a liar, a cheater, and a hustler - only concerned about his future in the music business. This week we witness the previously dumped Jake reemerge on the show, taking time off from his job as pilot for Euthanasia Airlines. Jake hooks up with Jillian and informs her that the villain Wes has a girlfriend. That's right, not only is Jake a pilot, but a snitch as well. When told of this horrible news about Wes and his alleged girlfriend, Jillian breaks down and starts to cry. Jake lets Jillian know that he's telling her because he cares too much for her and doesn't want to see her get hurt by Wes. (So instead, Jake hurts Jillian himself by telling her a story that might or might not be true.) As Jake leaves the hotel room, he says goodbye to Jillian and walks into the hallway, leans over what appears to be a balcony, and starts balling in a scene reminiscent of another wimp by the name of Jason Mesnick.

After regaining her composure after the tragic news from Jake, Jillian invites Wes to her hotel room. Jillian asks Wes if he is there for the right reasons...Wes gets defensive, Jillian presses Wes for more info, Wes tells her to ask him what is on her mind....Jillian does, Wes gets pissed...blah, blah, blah. ABC then figures it might be fun to bring Jake back into the room.(presumably after he stopped crying) Jake enters the room, Wes looks uncomfortable, Jake confronts Wes about his "other" girlfriend. Wes denies, denies, denies...Jake says Wes lies, lies, lies. Jake leaves, Wes stays, Jillian prays....you get the picture. Jillian says the dinner date must go on with Wes's family. Jillian and Wes arrive for the dinner, Wes tells the family about Jake, the family defends Wes, Jillian leaves the dinner a happy camper once again. Its seems as if nothing will deny Jillian what she truly desires, which is to satisfy the tingly sensation between her legs each and every time she sees Wes.

On to the rose ceremony...

All the usual suspects show up, with the addition of Ed, giving Jillian more stress as she tries to decide who will be her future hubby. No surprise that Kip, Wes, and Reid survive the cut, and that Jesse gets the boot. But I was somewhat surprised to see Ed stay, as he has the personality of a dead fish. And poor ole Michael finally got the boot this week, now he'll have to go back home and once again make love to his inflatable doll.