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| CHARLIE
O'CONNELL - THE BACHELOR |
TV SQUAD.COM BLOGGING TELEVISION MARCH 29, 2005
The Bachelor Season 7: Premiere
by Deidre Woollard
No roses, no limos, no rules? Not quite. The new Bachelor promises
to switch things up but it all comes down to the same old thing—girls
gone catty. Charlie O'Connell (basically the poor woman's version of
his older hunkster brother Jerry) seems like a decent enough guy but
a bit too awshucksy to be every woman's dream man. Nevertheless, the
ladies are appropriately swoony and determined to outwit, outplay, outlast...oh
wait, isn't that some other show?
The show starts with an ambush on the ladies, giving them five minutes
to get ready to meet their new quarry. How fast can mascara be applied?
You'd be surprised. The girls refer to the surprise as an ordeal. How
traumatizing to be without full face.
The first activity is a round of speed dating. Some of the girls go
for broke, cuddling up immediately. Others seemed more reticent. How
does a girl capture Charlie's heart? It looks like showing him a scar
is a good place to start. Stripping down to your bikini has its charms
but combine it with bad poetry and the Bachelor will give you another
flower instead (lilies have no value here).
Charlie has to eliminate five girls right away. As usual, brunettes
rank high in the elimination, in fact all of Charlie's first five are
dark haired. The group dates aren't chosen by Charlie but by the girls,
which gives ample opportunity for squabbles to develop. Aggressive girls
seem to do well, some can't handle the pressure and the predictable
tears and drama follow. Geitan tearfully leaves and then slinks back
the next day but finds herself eliminated anyway. The girls get the
chance to talk amongst themselves and to Charlie before the final roses
are handed out and harsh words are exchanged. In the end, Charlie proves
to be savvy enough to let some of the wild cards go.
Understatement of the night: "He has something for blondes."
Best line from Charlie: "A lot of these girls are easy on the
eyes, some of them aren't so easy on the ears."
Next Week: Someone goes blonde, renewed cattiness and someone gets
sent home before their one-on-one date
Article Obtained from tvsquad.com
