So we pick up where we left off in the middle of Kelsey’s “panic attack. Yes I used quotations marks. Kelsey tells medics she’s not in any pain, they start talking about brownies 
and she exclaims she better get a rose for this. When asked is there anything I can get from you her answer was I need to talk to Chris. BINGO! A manipulation ploy to steal some more time with Chris to find out where you stand before the rose ceremony. He reassures her their conversation didn’t freak him out and she recovers enough to join the other girls. There she is giggling and smiling. The girls are seeing through her and even Whitney the nicest girl on the planet knows something is off kilter with this one. We’ll boil it down to Kelsey wanting another dramatic moment in their love story. She is THE MOST manipulative girl I’ve ever seen on The Bachelor and that is saying ALOT! Into the rose ceremony we go. Ashley is freaking out and of course Kelsey is confident. No surpises here Samantha and Mackenzie go home. All the girls are shocked Kelsey has made it through. Why can’t he see through her? Kaitlyn has dubbed her the black widow and sums up everything I’ve felt about Kelsey. It’s not abut your sad story it’s about you being a shitty person. We just have to hope Chris wakes up to her manipulation….that and try not to stab out our ear drums everytime Kelsey laughs!
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hris has brought the girls to Deadwood, South Dakota. Really???? If I was on this season I’d be pissed. Where are my beautiful destinations, beaches and extravagant dates? Kelsey again thinks her theatrics have earned her a one on one and was she ever pissed when Becca was asked to join Chris. Her date card read “Let’s Give Love a Shot” Becca and Chris enjoy an afternoon in the countryside. The sit down by a fire and cook kabobs and talk. Becca is the only one that Chris hasn’t kissed yet. He says he really doesn’t care if they kiss or not as long as their relationship gets stronger. Conversation is fun and easy. Then he asks THE question. The question that was Jillian’s downfall. Where do you see yourself in 5 years. She actually gives an intelligble answer that doesn’t send Chris dreaming of unicorns and lollipops. The topic of kids come up and they seem to be in agreement there. Chris makes her feel safe and Becca wants to kiss him. She recieves the rose and the two finally share their first kiss. I say good for Becca for holding her ground. It would have been easy to reel Chris in with sexual chemistry but she rose above all that and I am proud of her. At the hotel the girls can’t help but discuss Kelsey and her manipulation. Whitney finally grabs the bull by the horns and confronts Kelsey on how they feel. Her snide comments are off putting to all the girls. Being a guidance counsellor has given Kelsey the tools to poor out BS they we’d pour out a glass a milk. She claims she overcame a huge emotional hurdle, she didn’t process everything and she was so confuse. I think this girl things Oscars are given out for reality TV performances because she is pouring it on. Whitney’s not buying it and I am just tired of talking about Kelsey!
Group date card arrives. Its the one time everyone wants to be on it because no one wants the two on one date. Whitney, Jade, Britt, Kaitlyn, Carly and Megan are all invited. Chris says “Lets Make Sweet Music Together” Both Kelsey and Ashley think they can win over the other so they are actually OK with this set up. The girls find out they will be writing and performing songs 
for Chris. This is right up Carly’s alley and Jade is really worried. Special guests from Save a Horse Ride a Cowboy fame Big and Rich show up to give the girls a little hand. Big takes Jade out to the street for a little stress relief and she’s finally able to get out of her head enough to start writing when she looks over to see Britt and Chris all snuggled up to each other kissing. I agree Jade, how do you write a love song to someone you just watched kiss 
another girl? I find Chris has no care in the world to how the other girls feel to his actions. If he wants to kiss he will, regardless of whose there. Everyone else sees this go on too and their resentment for Britt escalates. Most of the singing was pretty bad but the songs lyrics were actually really good. Kaitlyn rapped her which was hilarious. Carly pulled Chris up for romantic moment just the two of them. At the afterparty all the girls get some time with Chris. Jade admits the task was hard and that she can see herself in Iowa. The other girls notice no rose on the table tonight. Chris then talks to Britt, the two go running off across the street into a Big and Rich concert where they are pulled on stage. He has left all the other girls sitting their wondering if hes even coming back at all. Poor form Chris! On stage at the concert Chris gives Britt the rose and the two walk back to the other girls hand in hand with the rose. The tension was palpable and Chris excuses himself for the night. Britt gives the girls details of night. Whitney is mad. She is starting to not trust Chris’ decisions. Carly and Kaitlyn are emotional and I don’t blame them. Britt seems to be give favor over all the other girls. Will Chris pay for this at some point?
It’s time for the two on one. The girls are going to the Badlands with Chris. It was the most awkward helicopter ride ever. You can tell the two girls just want to scrap and the only things keeping them from not is Chris position between them. Even Chris in his own blog admits it was the helicopter ride from hell and he was really just trying not to anger either for fear the chopper would go down in a ball of flames. First up was Ashley’s alone time. 
The two make out for a bit then Ashley tells Chris who the girls feel about Kelsey. He tells her he wants to think about it for a bit. The ladies will never learn that the kiss of death is using your precious time to bash another girl. On his one on one with Kelsey he uses that time to get Kelseys side of the story, throwing Ashley under the bus in the process. Actually he didn’t just throw her under it he drove over her then backed it up and drove over her again. Kelsey claims to be hurt by these comments and feeds him some more manipulation. Back at the bed in the middle of no where, Kelsey unleashes on Ashley. Kelsey lives for thinking she’s so much better than everyone else. Ashley is not letting her get to her 
but she does run to Chris and ask why he told her she said those things. He said he wanted her to be able to defend herself. I am sure he could have confronted Kelsey without placing Ashley in the middle. What this date has shown Chris is that he doesn’t think Ashley would be happy in his life in Iowa. They are at different stages of life and tells her that her journey is over. She runs off in hipes Chris will run after her. When he doesn’t she comes back and runs off again, having a clear mental breakdown. I guess she holds on to that V-card a little longer! The girls are shocked to see Ashley’s bag carted off and prepare themselves to deal with Kelsey. Back in the Badlands Kelsey sees Ashley go off and she thinks she’s won. She’s trying to tell Chris he made the 
right decision when he tells her that she is going home too!!! OMG Thank you Jesus! I truly feel bad for Ashley but finally Chris has put all the weird, fake moments together and has decided she needs to leave. When Kelsey’s bag is taken away, the girls at the hotel celebrate. Carly pops the champagne. In 19 seasons there has never been a celebration for a girl getting cut. Want to see if for yourself check out this vine video! It’s hilarious
Kelsey’s antics have thrown the flow of the show way off so again we see no cocktail party. Was anyone else eliminated. We will have to stay tuned as we head to Iowa. Comment below and let me know what you thought of this episode! Don’t forget to join Michael and I every Tuesday at 7pm EST on our ROSES page where we break down everything that happened and let you know what we think! Don’t forget we are also covering King of the Nerds, Celebrity Apprentice and RHOA, RHOBH and Vanderpump Rules
