Week 3 of the Bachelor and we are still getting the intro, “Jason came to LA looking for a shirt bride…” yes, yes we know. He has a hot body. Keep your darn shirt on buddy.

As teased from last week’s preview, Jason starts out the show with a one-on-one date with Stephanie, the widowed mother of 4 year old Sophia. Walking on the beach Jason asks Stephanie if she’s talked to her daughter, who’s birthday falls on the same day. No, she replies and no sooner does Jason motion behind her and here comes her daughter. Stephanie is clearly shocked and elated that her daughter has arrived. Tears fall from Jason, who you just know understands this strong bond of parent and child.

The remainder of their date is spent at Legoland, treating Stephanie’s daughter to a day of fun, as the park is shut down to the public. Poor Ty. Stephanie is given a rose made of Legos at the end of the date, and honestly her chances are looking good!

For the group date, Jason takes an octet of ladies to “get busted.” The plan is for each lady to create a bust statue of their chest, paint it, and auction it off to benefit breast cancer. Watching through lit screens, Jason takes in the outlines of the ladies bodies, even helping eager Shannon with her plaster casting. Despite her toned down attitude this episode, she is giddy that her date with him included “my clothes off and my boobs rubbed!”

Melissa catches Jason off guard as she confides that she had a breast reduction surgery at age 17. The FF bra size surprises him a bit and probably fascinates him as well.

In the end of the group date, Jillian has yet again impressed Jason with her jumping on the bed abilities positive attitude and beaming personality. Another definate contender in my opinion.

Orange-tinted skinned Natalie is chosen for the last one-on-one date for the episode. She is known to the others as the materialistic one and is a bit high maintenance. While Jason waited for her down stairs, she made great strides in covering both legs with perfume and tossing her hair around constantly.

She is then surprised with one million dollars worth of jewels to wear, a jet trip to Vegas, a helicopter ride, and a personal concert by someone resembling Megan. Even after a intelligent conversation about her love for bears, Jason failed to feel the spark, omitting a kiss, and not giving her a rose. She gets angry with him, and i’ll side with her on that, he picked up the rose and went on and on before he got to the BUT….in his speech. Ouch.

In the final attempts to get time with Jason before the rose ceremony, Erica questions him at one point if he’s checking out her boobs! She really said boobs. Have another glass of wine honey!

In the end the catfights ended and 9 were chosen for the next stage in the “game”–Jillian, Stephanie, Molly, Shannon (who got sick at the end of the show from “nerves”), Molly, Naomi, Nikki, and Melissa, and Lauren. The anticipation for DeAnna’s return is killing me, and luckily keeping me going after tonight’s episode, I think I caught what Shannon had…meh.

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