One word: epic.
Of all the seasons, I think Ali has the best two guys left. Two guys who are legit men. Good guys. Would be attractive outside the context of the show. Well done, Ali. Props to you… you’ve done our name proud.
I was a little too emotionally invested in this episode to blog while it was happening! So you left-coasters, be warned. This is a retrospective.
I must say, Ali and Roberto are my favorite couple since Andrew and Jen Schefft (she’s pregnant!). I’ve waited a long time since Season 3. Naively, I think these two will beat the Bachelor odds.
And, for a girl who has an insatiable appetite for all things celebrity and social media, I was surprisingly pleased that Reality Steve got it wrong this season! Who is Reality Steve? He became a household name when he accurately leaked the Jason Mesnick-Melissa Rycroft (she’s pregnant!)-Molly Malaney story. And he’s been full of spoilers ever since. ABC reportedly hired private investigators to find the moles and this season it proved to be a success since weeks ago Steve claimed Ali picked no one. His sources said our Bachelorette stayed, well, as a bachelorette. He was wrong. And I smile.
What we learned about Ali tonight
She has balls, she’s sincere and not a single guy she sent home can say anything bad about her. That’s commendable. I think she was maybe the best Bachelorette we ever had. I appreciated that she gave each guy individual reasons for leaving or staying, and that she would rather be barefoot than in heels. Letting Chris go a day early was the most genuine thing she did all season. She didn’t let him look at rings, and prepare to propose when she clearly was in love with another guy. Girl’s got balls. Seeing Chris reunited with Ali after the rose, he was still vulnerable and boyishly in love with her. He posed a great question when he asked Ali what she learned from their relationship. In true Ali form, her answer is not as good as the question – she was clearly unprepared for that!
Her family clearly loved both guys, and her parents were great. While talking to R about her impressions of their relationship, Mama F. cried. And then he grabbed her hand. And she melted. And I melted. Then she spoke awful, awful Spanish. And America melted. To a certain extent, though, I always feel bad for the parents on these shows. They didn’t sign up for a TV show, and yet they get plastered on HD screens across America.
Tonight we learned Ali is genuinely happy. That she found security and safety in a relationship. That she has supremely good taste in men!
What we learned about Chris tonight
He loved Ali. He was confident in his relationship with her. But Chris was thankful for the opportunity to find love and is hopeful to find it again. The next Bachelor? Remember, you heard it here first. That was my prediction since day 1. Literally. Let’s see if his shattered mirror of a broken heart can mend in time. Come on, Chris. We need more of you in High-Def.
I feel the rainbow deserves a moment of it’s own. Chris’s experience with the rainbow was touching. Uninhibited. Pure. Raw. Genuine. I can’t lie – I may have teared up a little bit. That was such an intimate moment he was able to share that was perfectly hopeful in a moment when he was perfectly broken. Beautiful.
What we learned about Roberto tonight
He is every bit as attractive as I thought he was all season. That last scene, in the suit, in which he proposed to Ali, he might have been the best looking guy on the planet. I was floored. Home boy is hot! He makes Ali giddy, and that beat out a solid friendship/relationship. Can’t say I blame her.
R drives fast enough to fulfill Ali’s sense of adventure! She likes that about him. She doesn’t like that about Chris and his Driving Miss Daisy moped skills.
I was most impressed by R when he asked her mom how he can make Ali happy for the rest of her life. He really loves that girl and the fact that Ali is so secure in that love says a lot.
What we learned about Ali tonight
No, not THAT Ali, THIS Ali! I want to go to Tahiti. And Bora Bora. And Tahiti. And Bora Bora. Yesterday. It’s a little cost prohibitive right now, but it’s something to look forward to. Saving. My. Pennies.
Apparently, I not only hate when I’m vulnerable, I also hate when other people are vulnerable! I hate vulnerability in all of it's vulnerable forms. I was physically nervous for Chris. Every time he talked about his future with Ali, and proposing to her, my chest tightened up. My stomach was in knots. I felt like I needed to warn him and lock up his heart again so it wouldn’t shatter. I guess I still need to work on those vulnerability and control issues!
Don’t agree with me? Sound off below. I know not everyone like Ali as much as this Ali liked her…
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You took the words right out of my mouth. I loved every minute of it. I think it was the best finale ever. She is so in love and giddy and I love watching it. I hope it works out!
In the end, I ended up really liking Ali. And I'm with you, she and R will definitely beat the old bachelor odds. I think a real marriage will happen from these two cats. We can only hope that Chris will be the next Bachelor!
I am a little embarrassed to admit that I got sucked in tonight and thought all three came off looking good. I even buy that Roberto and Ali might make it. But as with all Hollywood romantic comedies, this ends at the engagement. The happily ever after is the hard part and, as for that, you never know . . .
Re Tahiti, it is every bit as beautiful as depicted in HD. The show made me want to return. Two caveats: First, it is hot, not comfortable like Hawaii. Roberto's sweat was not the result of nerves but real heat. Second, the pace of life is not exactly like in the US. After ordering food, we were never sure when or if it would come. Half the time what we got was not what we ordered. We did not complain. We learned to be glad that they brought us anything. But those things are minor nits. It is worth saving your money for a visit.
The music, the setting....and Ali Chris and Roberto.
It was fun to watch.
She really handled herself amazingly!
The rainbow was such a cool sign.....
Loved it!!!!
I loved it too! I was rooting for Roberto since the opening season and was super happy at the ending. He seems like a normal guy, no glitz and glam, which is refreshing. I bet she's glad she ended up walking out last season - he seems like a MUCH better catch than Jake. :o)
Tahiti is every bit as beautiful as it looks on TV. Roberto is HOT and I also think they will make it...only time will tell. I thought THAT Ali looked like she gained a bit of weight during the show but looked fabulously put together during the After the Final Rose. Thanks for you fantastic blogging - you are such a great writer. I hope it is Chris as the Bachelor next time around I expect that you will keep blogging about it! :)
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