(First part—in case you care, which I would not die of shock if you didn't—can be read here.)
1. I kind of liked Holly at first. She's mellow and cute. She seemed sweet enough, didn't she? But unless she was told by some prankster ABC interns that this season was to be shot in Siberia or that the budget was slashed to do away with beach excursions, swimming pools and sunny activities there is hardly a rationalization for packing a SPRAY TANNER in her suitcase. Think of the shoes you could have brought along instead, Holly! The slinky dresses! Think of all the space you could have left for pilfering expensive champagne or a few of the nine thousand candles around the house! To sum up, I learned Holly is stupid.
2. I still think Matt is the coolest bachelor ABC has offered up to viewers thus far, but the cheesy hot tub quasi-rose ceremony with Holly? NOT COOL.
3. Shayne "doesn't wear her heart on her sleeve." She does wear her crazy there, though.
4. I don't know how I could be disappointed that the Red Bikini Girl from "Endless Bummer" was comfortable enough to show her hoo-ha to Holly and the entire camera crew, but look at that, I was.
5. Holly's reasoning
for becoming a children's book author gave me the inkling that
she couldn't toss the word "published" in front of her title.
6. Judge me, if you will, but I kind of love drunk, crazy Kelley.
7. And Chelsea, too. (Especially after the credits-rolling scene where she was trying on all of Shayne's [not cute] shoes.)
8. Amanda, were you really shocked that Matt liked music? I know when you first start seeing someone you sometimes feign interest in their interests but music? That seems like a fairly universal one.
9. Shayne may be an alcoholic. There was actual gulping when she was drinking her wine. I'm just saying.
10. More people need to cheer when I walk into the room.
11. I am just as shocked as you are going to be after I type this out, but did Shayne have a pretty valid point when she was chastising Robin at the rose ceremony? I kind of think she did, and OH MY GOSH, WHAT HAS THIS SHOW DONE TO ME?