Sucked IN!

We're all allowed a guilty PLEASURE now and again, right? Well, somehow I just got sucked into this!! It's better than a bad train-wreck and OH, thank heaven I have the DVR so if I miss anything, for any reason... Not a problem.... I'll just either PAUSE, or REWIND, cause I don't wanna miss a moment of this drama!

I think my first dim memories of the Bachelor series was Ryan and Trista's season. Who couldn't love that? This gorgeous bomb-shell chooses the quiet, gentle Colorado fireman. They marry, have a family... happily ever after. Love it!

But, then I sort of lost track of the show and didn't pay much attention from season to season... until some how or other I was flipping through and saw the end of Jason's season and I watched him NOT GIVE Jillian a rose. What? She's the beautiful Canadian brunette who wants to marry her best friend. What's not to love? I guess Jason had an issue with the "friend" thing. OK, guess I missed too much of that guy to know what he wants or is talking about. Then when Jillian was chosen to be the Bachelorette I was pretty well hooked. I just really wanted to see this girl find love and a best friend to marry. Well, GEE it would have been nice to know that 'DRAMA' would be the theme to Jillian's season. Why you may ask? Enter: Wes.

What a guy Wes was! This fella sure charmed Jillian with his smooth-talkin, "let me write'cha a love song" guitar-playin, Texan-drawl! I watched, along with America, as this wanna-be-country star played her like a fiddle, while hiding his agenda to promote himself and his music. But, week after week, Jillian sent home one Honest Joe after another and KEPT WES right up to the final 5 guys. Then, in the limo, when Wes "the liar" was finally going home, he offered a toast to himself for being the 1st to make it into the top 5 while all the time having a girlfriend back home. EEWWWWwwww.... do you smell that? It's pure jerk flavored!

So what redeemed the show and kept me watching? JAKE! The dreamy pilot who came back to warn Jillian that Wes was a lying snake! TA ta ta DA... a Knight in Shining Armor if you ask me. But, as Jake always says, "Nice guys finish last" so Jillian didn't listen and Jake went home without finding love.

But, DON'T WORRY all you "Happily Ever After" believers. There is still hope for our Nice Guy Jake! He was chosen to be the bachelor NOW and wow, it's been a ride. From a girl being catch doing naughty stuff with a producer/staff member (yeah, Rozlyn, we know it wasn't caught on video... duh! It was with a producer), then to a girl asking Jake to please send her home (bye, bye Michelle). Of course there's the house full of girls, and their ever loving estrogen wars. Needless to say, I've had my weekly dose of drama just by tuning in!

So how does it end? Will our Pilot be flying far with Vienna, the bold, blunt, blond who is just a tid-bit immature or will he be touring with Tenley, the super-sweet, silly, dancer who seems to finally be over her divorce and in total love with Jake?

Tune in next Monday when the Bachelor Finale airs on ABC.... You know I'll be watching and soaking up all the commerical-interrupted cliff hanger moments. Or maybe I'll wait until after 8:00PM so I can zip the commercials. That's why I love my DVR!