This week's episode of The Bachelor saw Zoe stirring up drama with her 'can I steal him' antics on a basketball-themed group date. Tensions ran high as Zoe interrupted the game and stole Grant away from the other contestants, leading to complaints and accusations of selfishness.
This week on ' The Bachelor ,' Zoe annoyed everyone with her 'can I steal him' antics on the group date , while Alexe and Grant explored an eerily empty shopping mall.\The “journey” kicks off in the Bachelor mansion kitchen, where the 18 remaining ladies share a traditional morning-after toast. Mimosas all around! walks in with the first group date card.
Beverly, Sarafiena, Alli Jo, Natalie, Parisa, Vicky, Chloie, Zoe, Juliana, and Allyshia, get ready because as the date card says, “it’s time to shoot your shot.”\I guess not. Way to keep it creative, Team Bachelor! But hey, it’s not just any basketball date — this one comes complete with a bunch of cute and rowdy children, who will be playing alongside the women. Let’s take a moment to appreciate Vicky’s face when she saw the kids come running in. Good try faking that enthusiasm, honey!\Grant introduces the women to their young coaches, Atticus and Journey, who will be putting the contestants through their warmup paces before the game. Everyone’s doing their best, and the Bachelor — who once again reminds us how much he wants to be a father — is having a great time hanging out with the kids. But things get weird during the slam dunk competition, when Zoe announces she’s going to forfeit her turn and instead “steal” Grant away for a few minutes. The ladies do NOT love it — and neither does Journey, our pint-sized coach.“She should be disqualified!” announces another little girl. Totes agree, ma’am. While Zoe and Grant chat on the rooftop patio, everyone else mills around in the gym, complaining about their rival’s selfish mood. When Zoe and the Bachelor finally do return to the gym, one of the little boys wags his finger at them sternly, while Alli Jo grumbles, “B---- is smiling.” Fortunately, Palmer arrives and breaks the tension with an airhorn and this predictable announcement: The women will be divided into teams for a game, and the woman who’s named MVP will get to take home Grant’s letterman jacket. (I’m sorry, a letterman jacket? Is it 1956 or something?) Whatever. It’s time for Team Grant Prize (Zoe, Chloie, Parisa, Natalie, Zoe, and Beverly) versus Team Grant Slam (Vicky, Juliana, Alli Jo, Sarafiena, and Allyshia). Once the game gets going, there’s a lot of this:“The point of basketball is getting the ball in the hoop,” Palmer reminds us helpfully. Sure, these women can’t really hoop, but they are leaving it all out on the court. And by “all,” I mean their nails.“I lost three nails!” moans Zoe at halftime. She’s not alone: “Half of my team is missing nails,” says Vicky. “This is not a basketball game anymore — this is war.” Indeed, the tensions are even higher in the second half, and the claws come out on these otherwise nail-less women.“Things got physical because of Zoe,” complains Alli Jo. “If you’re gonna push me, I’m gonna push back.” Alas, her forceful efforts are in vain, and the purple team wins, crushing Team Grant Slam 18 to 2. Chloie (who did eventually manage to sink a ball) wins MVP, the letterman jacket — and a kiss.Chloie also gets the first sit-down with Grant at the afterparty. He praises her “radiance” and “mean layup,” and they smooch again. Back in the holding pen, Alli Jo goes straight in on Zoe for stealing Grant at the gym. “We were all supposed to do a slam dunk,” she gripes, “and then you took him away for the entire time.” (Sarafeina and Beverly concur with a simultaneous, “Yeah!”) Zoe is defiant, saying she won’t apologize for her bold move.Natalie sits down with Grant next, and the Bachelor gushes about how good she was with the kids during the date. He even has a video on his phone from the cute pigtailed girl: “I miss you already, Natalie!” (What’s up with all these phones being allowed in? I assume they’re just bricked production iPhones that have no internet access.) “Do you want kids?” Natalie asks Grant. Girl,? The man never stops talking about how he wants to be a father! Natalie may be good with kids, but she’s apparently not a great listener. I’m sorry… what’s going on right now? Is Grant giving Juliana an oily hand massage because she broke a nail? Yes. Yes, he is. This intimate moment leads to a smooch, which is soon interrupted by the OG Bachelor thief herself, Zoe. Juliana does NOT love it, of course, but she reluctantly gets up to leave. With Grant, Zoe is just a fragile little flower; she says she needs to feel “safe” in a relationship or else her walls will go up. “I can help you for sure with that,” says the Bachelor, and then they smooch. And that’s exactly when production sends Alli Jo upstairs to interrupt. Zoe tries to put her off for “two minutes,” but Alli Jo is having none of it.She physically pulls Grant from Zoe’s clutches and takes him to a couch that is like 15 feet away. Fortunately, Alli Jo doesn’t spend her time with Grant complaining about Zoe. She talks about her father, about how she believes in “fighting for what you want,” and… oh crap. Guess who’s back. Back again. Zoe’s back
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