Kiptyn in top 4! The Bachelorette Quick Recap 6/29

The Bachelorette Recap!

Ed comes back this week, a pretty standard swing in reality TV. Jillian meets up with the families of all the guys, and has some trouble with Wes. However, Wes gets to stay on the show. Pretty standard visits between all the families, and Jillian said that it was not easy to gauge the guys from their families very easily.

Kiptyn's family seemed to get along pretty well with Jillian, so it was easy to see that he would get through this week.

She did let Jessie, one of the other fan favorites, and Michael go at the rose ceremony. I am a bit surprised that Wes got to stay in the show, amid speculation (and almost confirmation) that he is on for his music career! More of Wailin' Wes, KIptyn Locke, Ed and fan favorite Reid are sticking around on The Bachelorette 5!

Kiptyn Top 5, The Bachelorette

Tonight is the first episode of the end of The Bachelorette. The Top 5 is really the beginning of the make or break, where Jillian will pick her man. Kiptyn is still in the running, but we will see where he ends up. Only about an hour to go, and I will be logging the developments tonight.

All you Kiptyn fans out there, this is where the show gets really interesting... and maybe a little stressful.

Week 4 Recap Kiptyn's Date

This past week on ABC's The Bachelorette featured the first one on one date with Kiptyn this season. As we know, there were 3 eliminations which I listed in the last post. And unlike last week, the one on one date did not end in an elimination.

Kiptyn brings up his biggest turn on, which is spontinaety, and his biggest fear is giving his heart to somebody... though it appears that Jillian will be the one. With the various internet polls indicating that Robby and Kiptyn as the audience favorites.

Kayaking was the choice for the one on one date, and a home cooked meal. Kiptyn obviously has a lot of experience in the outdoors, being an avid surfer himself. They make a great couple as they both are risk taking outdoorsy people, as well as their charitable contributions. Kiptyn as I originally broke earlier on this blog, is involved in events with Christian Punk band Switchfoot as well.

Giggling like a schoolgirl, Jillian gives Kip the rose that he easily deserved.

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"Love can be Dangerous" - Jillian's date with Ed went well, and the rapelling down the cables on the skyscraper, he definitely showed his willingness to become adventurous for Jillian. Jillian has said that she wants to be with somebody who is willing to take the risks, but Ed seems to need a bigger push. He doesn't seem to have the same adventurous nature as surfer, Kiptyn.

The rest of the guys had a great time on the Western group date, though some did better than others. Brad's kiss attempt definitely bombed and definitely contributed to his elimination. The only kiss that Jillian really enjoyed was with Robby, except for the kiss she gave Kiptyn later that night!

Sasha was eliminated as well, after a decent looking date going to the Peterson Automotive Museum, where they were flying down the road in a Ferrari. The bad part about the date was his relationship test, after having told only 3 women in his life that he loved them, so there is another one out.

Tanner F - totally forgettable.

Kiptyn and Jillian had another makeout session and yet another shot at Kiptyn never having a broken heart. I wonder why Jillian keeps asking Kip about this issue, when they seem to be getting along so well. This could be a real problem, but I have never heard of a dating reality show with a contestant that has never been heartbroken. Even Chance on VH1's I Love New York was heartbroken at least once!

Elaboration on the argument: David and Juan have been having it out, damn near getting to fistfight territory. Do I think that they are going to win? No. If you look at other reality shows, especially the dating reality show, these guys/girls never win. The whiner and the jerk both get eliminated. They will probably be kept around for the drama, but Jillian will probably figure out if Juan is a liar, or if David is posturing for himself.

Another guy that won't win is TannerP. He's a creepy toe fetishist. The no talent guitar playing Wes probably won't win either. These weird types will most likely be eliminated, as they don't last on reality tv either.

6/1 The Bachelorette Recap - Kiptyn in Top 13!

On this season of ABC's The Bachelorette there were 30 men vying for Jillian's love, and now there are 13. It seems likely that Kiptyn is going to be in the running for quite a while yet as well, being successful on his group date with Jillian. Now is the time where we will start to see what kind of guy Kiptyn really is, supposedly one of the bachelors on this season of The Bachelorette is using the show as a platform to get his own reality show. Judging from what I've been able to uncover about Kiptyn, he doesn't seem to be on this show for the fame.

There was also a lot of drama between David and Juan, and on reality shows there is usually very little room for this type of arguing. If Juan has indeed been lying, David snitching on him looks like posturing as well. Jillian is smart enough to realize when she is being deceived. One or both of them may be eliminated for these kinds of actions, but if my reality show sleuthing is correct, it will probably be David before Juan.

Anyway, Kiptyn did an OK job on the group date, but he still hasn't had much of a chance to talk with Jillian one on one. It is still a bit hard to gauge his personality 100% but since Kiptyn is called out around the middle of the pack, and will return next week.

I wanted to make a quick update just to let those who missed the show know that Kiptyn is still one of the top Bachelors, and still going strong on Season 5 of The Bachelorette!

Bachelorette Eliminations: Tanner F, Brad, Sasha

I apologize that this update isn't a full recap, I havent had time to fully watch the show.