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Tonight’s Episode Recap

The Bachelor heads to Singapore..

Date Card:
Taysha—“Let’s Fall In Love”

Colton and Taysha’s date begins with them bungee jumping by the beach. They ride an elevator up to the platform and are shocked at how high up they are. Both of them are incredibly nervous. Colton jumps first followed by Taysha. They meet at the bottom and enjoyed the experience. They then head to the beach to lounge around on the sand. Taysha tells the camera that she hasn’t felt as open and vulnerable with someone in a very long time but the chemistry she perceives to have with Colton makes her feel comfortable. Later that evening while having dinner, they both dote on each other and exchange compliments. Colton asks her about her smile and Taysha tells him that she is genuinely a happy person but she then tells him that she wasn’t always happy. She then discloses to him that she is recently out of a divorce; a 6 year relationship. She tells him that the divorce has made her fearless. Colton tells her that he is thankful for her honesty and tells her he can empathize with her because his parents got a divorce. He asks her to keep smiling. Colton gives her a rose. The date ends with them taking a ride on a giant ferris wheel. 

Group Date:

Hannah G.
Elyse
Kirpa
Skdney
Nicole
Tracy

Oniaka

Heather
Demi
Courtney
Katie
Cassie
Hannah B. 

The date begins with Demi doing whatever to grab Colton’s attention. They then go to visit a leach therapist. Colton hops up and a leach starts biting him. The girls then take turns letting the leach feed off of them. After the leach therapy, Colton decides to buy a fedora. Cassie and Colton then spend some time with a fortune teller who tells the group that Cassie and Colton are like brother and sister. The girls then sit down to lunch and have exotic foods with Colton such as frog, pig feet, and fish eyes. That evening, Hannah B pulls Colton aside for a chat. Hannah asks Colton if he trusts her and if he does not, she wants to step back. Colton tells her that he is glad to have the real Hannah back and he likes her. Cassie and Colton then chat and they joke about the fortune teller. Colton tells the camera that he has such a connection with Cassie that it is undeniable.  Demi then chats with Colton and she tells him about her mother being released from Club Fed this week. Colton tells her that he isn’t judging her and he thingks she is a special person because she can still be so positive given the situation. 

During the entire date, Courtney is paranoid that she hasn’t gotten any time with Colton. COrutney then confronts Demi about monopolizing Colton’s attention. They get into a tiff where Courtney questions Demi’s maturity level. Colton gives the group date rose to Demi. 

One on one date: Cailyn
The date begins with them taking a shopping trip in a Rolls Royce. Their first stop is to a dress shop where Cailyn gets an entire new wardrobe. Cailyn returns to the hotel room early to drop off about 20 packages. She spends some time with the girls going through the packages but returns back to Colton for dinner. Cailyn thanks him for the presents and tells him that he makes her so happy. She then tells him about being drugged and sexually assaulted at a party. Colton tells her that he is devastated to hear that; especially that no one was really punished for it. She tells him it is the most difficult thing in the world. Colton then tells her that he was in a relationship with someone who was sexually abused and it was so difficult to watch the pain she went through.

Prior to the rose ceremony, Colton comes in and spends time with the women. Hannah G tells him that she is so comfortable with him. He invites her to his bedroom but nothing major happened. Hannah B and Cailyn decide to chat with each other and talk out their differences. They were great friends at one point but now they aren’t because of some sort of tiff. Cailyn calls a truce and asks that they put their past aside. Hannah acknowledges that Colton has a connection with both of them and they both apologize to each other. They decide they do not have to be best friends but they do not have to be enemies. World War III was avoided! 
Demi pulls Colton aside and tells him about Courtney’s behavior. She tells him that Courtney is the, “cancer of the house.” Tracy then retaliates and goes to Colton and tells him that Demi is only there for publicity and fame and she really does not want a relationship with Colton. 


Rose Ceremony:
Hannah G.
Heather
Kirpa
Hannah B.
Katie
Elyse 
Sydney
Cassie
Nicole
OniekaTracy & Courtney were eliminated.  Demi toasts to no more leaches! 

I bet..

I bet you look amazing curled up under your swaddle blanket tonight. It’s cold and I am thinking that you may have fallen asleep. It is cold here too.

My bedroom has three large windows and the heating system is having trouble just keeping that room warm. I know— I like it cold but the wind is so strong that I swear I am feeling it through the windows. Thank goodness for the BedJet!

I’ll be up for a bit so if you wwie up, you know how to get my attention. Hope you had an amazing day. I had a nice dream about you this morning..

I like like you, Aimee.

Tonight’s Episode

First group date: “I’m Looking For Life’s Geatest Treasure”

Katie
Heather
Hannah B
Courtney
Kirpa
Tracy
Demi
Cailyn
The date begins aboard a pirate ship. The women change into pirate costumes and will then compete for Colton’s heart. They engage in one on one competitions with foam these  poles with foam on the ends in an attempt to knock each other off of the boat. Hannah B hates being on the date with Cailyn since there is so much history. Cailyn and Tracy are chosen to compete in the final round in front of a live audience. Cailyn knocks Tracy down; unites Colton, and wins. 

At the date cocktail party, Colton toasts to everyone’s personalities coming out to light. Demi and Tracy ge into an argument. Demi criticizes Tracy for being older than everyone else. While Colton is talking to Colton, Demi interrupts the date and tells Colton, “I want to f*** you every time I see you.” She then blindfolds him and makes him bend over. She starts spanking him and then starts rubbing her hands all over his body and belt buckle. When Demi returns, Courtney confronts her about interrupting the conversation. 
When Colton and Cailyn  have their time together, Colton initiates a kiss and they snuggle. Hannah B then tells everyone that Cailyn is not a genuine person. During her alone time with Colton, she tells him about her past with Cailyn. Hannah B is ambiguous about Cailyn’s past behavior but tells Colton that if he has feelings for Cailyn, she does not think it would be right for him to have feelings for her and vice versa.  Colton then pulls Cailyn aside and asks her about her history with Hannah.  Colton then gives Cailyn the date rose. 

The next morning, Cailyn tells people that she is not exactly happy about getting the group date rose. She is glad to have it but genuinely afraid of Hannah B. 

One on one date: Elyse: “Love Is In The Air” 

The date begin with them in a helicopter. They were flying to San Diego. Neither of them have ever been in a helicopter. Elyse is 6 years older than Colton. Colton takes her to an amusement park (Not Reis & Irvy’s). Colton invites a bunch of kids from his CF charity and they have the amusement park all to themselves. Colton is so great with kids. I mean, it’s expected since he is an overgrown toddler, but it’s still cute to see. The kids tell Colton that the way to get to Elyse’s heart is to give her cotton candy. He then wins a giant teddy bear of Elyse. 

At dinner, Colton tells Elyse that he likes her confidence in life and asks her why is she confident. Elyse tells him about how her sister when through being pregnant while having a brain tumor. Her sister subsequently died and a charity was set up  in her sister’s name. Her sister was a L&D nurse. Colton is smitten by her resilience and that she opened up to him. He then gives her a rose. He then leads her off to a Tenille Arts performance.

Second Group Date: “For Every Strong Man, There is Even A Stronger Woman”

Taysha
Nina
Catherine
Syndney
Onieka
Cassie
Nicole
Caitlyn 
This is a gym date and Terry and Rebecca Crews greet them. Sydney asks Colton to help her stretch and she “seductively stretches” with him. They then embark on Bachelor Strongest Woman Competition. The first challenge is to push a 100 pound wedding cake down the track. Onieka was the first up and does a great job. Next, Nicole has to push the wedding cake but she fails miserably. Catherine is up next and has to flip a tire which has been dubbed as the biggest engagement ring. Catherine excels as does Sydney. The next challenge is a limo pull. Taysha starts off but couldn’t make it budge. Caitlyn is then somehow able to pull the limo.  The finalists in the completion are Onieka, Sydney & Catherine. They are tasked with running a track with a heavy weight dubbed the heavy heart. Onieka wins! 

Duing their chats, Nicole tells Colton that while she isn’t the strongest physically, she is mentally and tells him about her family history. She kisses him and then says, “Gracis, Papi.” Colton then tells Taysha that he is impressed by her confidence and resilience. He has a great chemistry with Cassie. Caitlyn has the ugliest red pants I have ever seen. She looks like a miniature fire truck but I digress. Colton tells her that he wants to get to know her on a deeper level. She tells Colton that she has a pretty mundane life and does not have much to share with him. Colton then sends her home.  Colton and Onieka spend their time together eating slices of the giant wedding cake. 

 Colton gives the group date to Nicole. 

The next morning, all of the girls are shocked to hear that Caitlin was sent home. In lieu of a cocktail party, there will be a pool party and then the rose ceremony. Hannah G seizes the opportunity to get some time with Colton since she was not invited out on a date with him this week. He tells her that he didn’t invite her on a date is because he is confident in their relationship. Hannah B is still passive aggressive when it comes to Cailyn. Whole she is talking about her to the other girls, Colton walks by with Cailyn next to him. Cailyn and Colton spend some time together and the dominant topic is Hannah B. Cailyn tells Colton that Hannah was a really bad person to compete with and she is seeing a repeat of her bad behavior during The Bachelor. Colton then pulls Hannah B aside tells her that Caitlyn has described her as manipulative, deceitful, and toxic. Hannah tells Colton that her heart is broken because Colton is giving some credence to Cailyn’s accusations. Colton is struggling with the entire situation and Hannah says, “Just freaking trust me..” He storms off to talk to Chris about his emotions.

Third rose ceremony:
Hannah G.
Taysha
Katie
Cassie
Kirpa
Sydney
Demi 

Tracy
Courtney
Heather
Onieka
Hannah B.