My prediction is.... and this is just a prediction okay.







You know how it's the "most controversial" season EVER??? I think he's going to propose to Emily and she's going to say NO! and so then he's going to propose instead to Chantell and she'll say YES.

That's my prediction...Either that or next week Emily just flat out takes herself out of the game before the proposal point happens.

I almost guarantee Emily is the next bachelorette.

Well that would make it the most controversial season ever! I think they may have exaggerated that though, and some people say (my son) that they called it that just because Brad was asked back. I've heard through several semi reliable sources that Ashley is the next Bachelorette, and it is announced on next weeks show when the girls tell all.

So what did you all think about the 'Girls Tell All' episode? I thought Ashley looked soo different and I thought she was really pretty before.

I actually felt sorry for Michele, crocodile tears or not.

It just reinforced my opinion that I could never, ever go on a show like that! My ego couldn't take THAT beating.

I actually didn't feel sorry for Michelle at all. She brought it all on herself. And I liked Ashley's new look. Her forhead is high, and I like the bangs better that way. Still wish the other Ashley would have made top 3 instead of her though. So ready for next week.

I must be a sucker for tears because I really did feel sorry for Michelle. I hated Jackie for not letting up on her though. No matter what, you don't kick someone when they're down. She came across as being someone totally heartless.

I felt bad for Michelle too. I'm not sure she was actually honest about what she identified as the reasons for her bad behavior on the show. One can't help but wonder if her emotions over it now is more from embarrassment...?

Yeah, Michelle got to me tooo. I can kind of see now how "maaaaybe" she meant for her actions to be funny and how she was misunderstood. At least, the girls she got to know thought she was incredibly funny, and really stood behind her, but I don't think the producers of the show let us see "that" funny side of her.

Some of you are such tender hearts, I couldn't believe anyone got sucked up into those tears, but then I did a little towards the end. :p I'm sure she's embarrassed, but how many times did she say, "I came onto the show for all the right reasons, I wanted to find a husband, and I left my little girl behind,"boo hoo". Dang the girl needs a husband, so that's a reason to be so obnoxious. It worked, looked at Chris's reaction; he wanted so much to protect her from the wicked girls, ganging up on her. Her tears would stop so suddenly, and when she set down, she said something about how she was ugly crying, not pretty crying earlier. This sounded like something actresses practice. You know, when the tears flow, without scrunching your face. I never saw a tear, just dabbing and sniffing. I think she had practice with a PR coach before the show.

I think Ashley has a new look because they might make her the next Bachelorette. I guess a lot of people are disappointed with that news, I'd rather see Michelle, I think that would be a fun show. :cool:

I did like the extra scenes I saw of Brad; he seemed a lot more fun on the cut off scenes. I'm still pretty sure he picked Emily, when both Chantel's name and Emily's were mentioned, he really lighted up and smiled with Emily's name, and with Chantel's name he just looked away.

LOL, Nancy, you really catch the small details. I did notice the elephants in the water in the extra scenes with Emily and what about "that" man.....was soooo funny!

You can learn more about watching a person than by listening, people lie, and even sometimes to themselves. Lol, I grew up with a crazy mama, I had to watch for subtle signs of her real mood.

I didn't feel sorry for Michelle either! Wow, Jackie sure got fiesty all of a sudden! She was just a sweet quiet girl on the show. I am so excited to see who he picks next week! I thought I knew, but now I'm wondering if the spoilers might have been wrong...

Ok so he goes...I didn't feel sorry in the least for Michele. I think she is shallow, embarrassed and probably has a diagnosable problem there! Seriously.. I give her credit in being able to manipulate any situation to her advantage. But, I did not buy the crying emotional wreck that she portrayed last night. I do think maybe Brad ends up with Emily. I hope if he does he takes good care of her..because she has been through so much already.
I agree with Nancy1999's assessment of all things Bachelor...right down to agreeing with Michele as the Bachelorette it indeed would be very entertaining!:D

LOL - this is *exactly* what I was thinking!!! I sooooo want Michelle to be the next bachelorette...but I didn't realize it until last night. She would be very entertaining. I am worried she will punch herself in the eye again...and not know it...?

If she is the next bach...it will go against everything she said last night regarding she never should have left her daughter...

I hope Michelle is NOT the next Bachelorette...I had my fill of her this season. I'd like either Ashley to be chosen.

i really think he's in love with Emily but something is going to go WRONG because every source i read says it's Chantal. only time will tell. i think their personalities defin. sync up better than his and Emily. I think that he is too shy and doesn't open up around Emily. she is way outta his league and even he knows it.

Chantal is right up his ally in both personality and on the same level.

I didn't feel sorry for Michelle, she was faking it. having said that no woman should EVER tell someone that they are a bad mother no matter how they act. that's not up to the other woman to decide how she mothers her child and that made me very mad

I sure hope it's Chantal. I love Emily, but she's way to good for him.

I'm with Nancy, I liked the cut out scenes. I guess the Bachelor is human!

Emily is too good for Brad. I hope he chooses Chantal for that reason...I have come to not like Brad too much over the last few episodes. Also, I think with Chantal's family being loaded, Brad is going to go for that too.

I am on the edge of my seat waiting to see the end.......I am so excited,,, and just can't wait....here we go....

wow can't believe he really did pic Emily. WOW!! i was sooo shocked. EVERYTHING i read said Chantal. wow just wow....i hope they make it, but i can see where they mite not. i thought for sure she blew it. holy moly.

Yeah; that was a good one. I felt sorry for Chantal and hope she is the next bachelorette. She is beautiful!

Hmm. I think he might be a tad more in love with Emily than she is with him.

I think Brad is way more in love with Emily than she is with him. She seems to be going through the motions because that's what she wants for herself. I don't feel she's ready to completely move on from Rikki.

I really hope Ashley is the next bachelorette!!!

I think Emily is just being smart about it. They do need to know each other in the real world, because the show was not the real world. She has her daughter to think about too, and isn't ready to rush into a marriage, and I think that's great. Their whole relationship developed slowly and I really think it's good that she wants to wait and know for sure, and work on their relationship, before getting married.

I was surprised he picked Emily too because I had heard it was Chantal! I spent the whole show feeling sorry for Emily and thinking she was going to get her heart broken!

I sort of had that feeling too. I wonder if the cameras make her feel as if she has to have even more guards up...? I really like her - love that accent! I hope they make it.

I completely agree. I'm sorry, but I think is Emily is pretty smart. I really liked the comment she made where she said that if it were true that he was head over heels in love with her since the beginning, why was he going around leading all the other girls around? I can understand being unsure of who you want and then testing the waters...but Brad claimed the opposite...it just makes it look so...deceiving?

On Brad and Emily's last date, and she asked him, "Do you really know what being a father means?" I think it was a very fair question, and in NO WAY should that question "blow it." She needed to be reassured he could handle it. Instead of using his strength and being calm for her, he got all flustered and said, he was not yet mad, but "almost". Why? She needed to know he had realistic ideas of what being a father meant, and it's not just fun days in the park. His words were good, but all his body language and emotions showed him as a very scared boy, not a strong protective father figure. Emily would have to be the strong one in this relationship, and I'm not sure Brad has it in him to be strong enough.

It also bothered me when she said he has quite a volatile temper, and while I think she's wise to know it takes a while to understand that you have to learn how to communicate and work with someone's fighting style, you really wouldn't want your little girl to be around Brad when he was having a temper tantrum. When Brad had disagreements with girls on the show, he was never able to work through any problems, and he's very uncomfortable when the girls were having a problem. He doesn't know how to just comfort someone. Sometimes woman just need to be reassured calmly, and he needs to learn how to do that. He definitely thinks he loves Emily, but I hope he stays in therapy; he really needs to learn how to communicate disagreement better. I think Emily is such a doll, but she deserves a heck of a man, but her first commitment should be protecting her daughter. She has stability in her life and in her town, and I'm not sure if Brad offers her enough to give up that stability. Brad chose Emily out of 40 or so woman (2 shows) but would Emily choose Brad over 20 eligible men? I don't think so.

You are absolutely right.

I did not think she was out of line AT ALL asking that question. They're talking about being in a serious relationship and having him come into her daughter's life. She wanted to make sure he was really ready to be in it and wasn't just going to throw in the towel when he realized parenting is hard. He should have been able to reassure her instead of getting upset. I felt so bad for her when he was acting that way because she felt like she did something wrong.

WOW! :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup: You've got that right!

LOL! We both liked Nancy's comment!

Exactly, and I think that will be Brad's fighting style, and I hope Emily won't be bullied into thinking she wrong about something. She strikes me as a very fair person.