Let’s start at the beginning. Ali and the guys are headed to the big apple! It’s the first stop on their around the world adventure. Ali heads to the Andaz Hotel for an InStyle makeover, ever girl’s dream! She gets hair, makeup, clothes, manicure, and a pedicure. During this time she chats with the lady doing her makeup and talks about the guys. It’s then we hear her utter the phrase you are going to be hearing a LOT of for the next 180 minutes, “Kasey is here to guard and protect my heart,” BARF! A sweet sentiment but after just watching the show, I really don’t care to hear that anymore from anyone. Surprise, surprise for Ali, she is going to be in the July issue of InStyle Magazine! Nice!
Next Kasey gets a 1 on 1 date to “Do what comes natural”, well there is nothing natural about this date. It’s just plain creepy and weird the entire time. I don’t think I ever felt so bad for Ali. They jump in a helicopter and head to a picnic lunch. That’s when we hear the first of two serenades. Krazy Kasey just starts making up a song on the spot. And, he’s not a good singer. He rambles on for a while, Ali looks confused, and the show goes to a commercial break. Seriously, I don’t think there was anything the editors could have added to make it more awkward.
But wait, there’s more! Ali and Kasey head to the Museum of Natural History for a real night at the museum. They take a flashlight tour, where Kasey gets super creepy and he hoots like an ape at the stuffed gorillas.
In the cutaway interviews Ali keeps saying she just wants Kasey to be himself and be real. I hate to break it to you Ali, but that is him being himself and being real. They sit on this round bed thing in the middle of the floor for dinner and drinks, and Kasey busts out another of his melodic gems. The look on Ali’s face is priceless. She tells him she’s not giving him a rose, gives him a hug (I think the picture of them almost kissing was actually them close talking and going in for the hug, THANK GOODNESS it wasn’t a kiss) but she doesn’t force him to leave.
Normally, if a guy doesn’t get a rose on a 1 on 1 date, he’s history. But, Ali decided she would keep him around. Kasey is disappointed, but he’s now on a mission to prove that he’s genuine, real and ready and able to “guard and protect her heart”.
Now for the group date. The guys meet Ali on stage at “The Lion King” on Broadway. How amazing! Ali is feeling a bit under the weather at this point, but she’s there nonetheless. The guys then try out to get not only a bit part in the show, but also 1 on 1 time with Ali. They shake their stuff, and Roberto is quite the little dancer! He was actually really good! The rest, not so much.
Then it’s time to sing. Jesse was by far the best, he was really good. Everyone else, not so much. Roberto however, is really smooth. He sings, off-key, but looks Ali in the eyes while he sings “Can You Feel the Love Tonight,” and he was the ONLY guy to do so! Genius! The producer and Ali talk, and Roberto gets the part! Poor weatherman, he really wanted to be on Broadway.
It’s show time and Ali and Roberto fly high above the stage intertwined in each others legs and lyrically dance above. They did such a great job! It was especially fun seeing Roberto in a flesh colored orangey diaper thing. The rest of the guys were first tortured by having to watch them rehearse for hours, and then later watching the actual performance on closed circuit TV.
They all go to an after party and Ali is getting sicker by the minute. The poor girl can hardly even talk and is hacking up a lung. Still, she hangs in there for a while and chats with the guys. Poor weatherman goes up to her for 1 on 1 time, but she tells him maybe later, OUCH. Never a good sign. But, it was weird how he would just stare with laser vision at Ali and other guys while they were talking…weird. Frank got some really good 1 on 1 time by taking a sick Ali out for a walk in the rain, but he still got a kiss! Kirk, makes a really good move. He offers to take her back to her room so she can get some rest and recover. She really needs it. So she goes back to her room with Kirk, and again the guys are beating themselves up (especially the weatherman) about this missed opportunity to pamper her. Kirk takes her back, tucks her in, kisses her, gets some germs and goes home.
The next day, Ali looks terrible, or as terrible as it is possible for Ali to look. It’s Chris L.’s birthday and time for his 1 on 1 date in the big city. Ali sends him a birthday card that says she can’t make it out, but, would he mind coming to her room. Hmm. Would he mind going to her hotel room? Ha. Anyway, he brings her some flowers and magic chicken noodle soup. After a few hours of lounging and soup eating, Ali says she is cured! She looks much better, is still a little sick, but they head to the 235th Club. Ali must have been thinking, finally, a night out with a NORMAL guy. They talk about the death of his mom and how she wrote letters for he and his brothers. It said for them to look for her in rainbows, awww. So, sweet. I teared up a bit there. Especially when Chris L. said he saw a rainbow at her funeral and now he sees rainbows everywhere. They call his dad on the phone and Ali really gets a sense of what a caring family Chris L. comes from. She says it’s the kind of family she would like to marry into and she gives him a rose. They then go up to the rooftop for a private concert by Joshua Radin and they FINALLY kiss! At last!
Back at the guys condo, Kasey goes missing for a while. He goes to a tattoo parlor to get a tattoo of a heart and a rose with a shield in front of it. Thank goodness he didn’t get the name “ALI” on the shield. Seriously, this guy is KRAZY! Sure, this is just what Ali likes, crazy people getting tattoos for her. He gets back to the condo and makes up a story about how he burned his wrist on the stove and was at the hospital all day. “Rated R” calls shenanigans on the whole thing and says that he is a “fibber”. I love how Justin is now trying to turn the tables on people. Kasey plans to make the big reveal at the rose ceremony.
Later that night, at the rose ceremony, “Rated R” calls Kasey out. Kasey gives him a death stare, and then calls all the guys into the room. He reveals his tattoo. They all call him Krazy in their private interviews, but to his face they say how cool it is. *shakes head* What is wrong with him?! Kasey gets some 1 on 1 time with Ali and apologizes for going too overboard before. He gives her a bag of her favorite candy and just chats with her for a while. Then, just as he is about to reveal his hideous tattoo, Frank interrupts and saves Kasey’s butt. Kasey is disappointed, but he does not realize what a HUGE favor Frank just did for him.
Jonathan, the weatherman, tries to sing for Ali with his guitar. It’s a sad, last ditch effort to hang on, but it proves to be fruitless. At the rose ceremony, Kirk, Frank, Craig, Chris N. (who?), Roberto, Justin “Rated R”, Ty, and KASEY get roses. SERIOUSLY!!!! OMG, Ali!!! What are you thinking?! I was screaming at my TV screen when she called his name. She gave up Jesse and Jonathan for him. I bet Jesse might have gotten a rose if Kasey had shown her his crazy tattoo. Oh well, now we have at least one more week of his antics.
Next week, Ali and the guys are off to Iceland! How awesome is that?! They see the infamous volcano erupt before it started spewing ash all over the place and interrupting international flights. They also have some steamy moments. Apparently Kirk has some kind of shady history he’s scared to reveal to Ali. I can’t wait to hear what it is! And, our pal Frank becomes an emotional wreck. The best line of the promo, is when Ali refers to her upcoming date with Kasey. She says, “The only thing he has to do is be normal”. HA, Ali, good luck with that one!
Hugs, Kisses & Roses,
Jennifer Matarese
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