Finally! An "F you" on the Bachelorette!

She's still a complete mess, but at least Ashley was able to give Bentley the ol' "f@#* you" after he decided to vacation on ABC's dime and fly to Hong Kong for no apparent reason. Seriously - what WAS that. He and his "dot, dot, dot" and her and her "period" - thanks for the punctuation lesson, kids. Here's another one - this season sucks, EXCLAMATION POINT!

But I digress.

Ben "Afff" is growing on me, as is JP. And I was sad to see Blake the dentist go - especially since I thought Ames and his elevator molesting (could that have BEEN a slower elevator?!) was going to get the axe. And poor Mickey couldn't handle the Bentley sitch and bailed. On a slow boat from China. (Side bar: how the producers keep coming up with clever ways to send these guys packing amazes me, although my favorite is still when Ali left Kasey on the iceberg.)

Again with the digressing.

And again with the pitting the men against each other for sport - this time, via dragon boat racing. What is Ashley's problem? These things are just cruel and unusual punishment, and did the winners even WIN anything? How about a leisurely picnic or something. Give these dudes a break.

Besides competition, the other thing this season keeps bringing in is Chris Harrison, therapist. Poor guy just has to sit there, week after week, as Ashley bawls her little eyes out and whines about Bentley. Usually only seen to drop off the first date card (PS - what happened to the festive date BOXES? Economy?), he's now all over the place. Finally earning his keep.

Final observation: what kind of waterproof mascara does this chick wear? It certainly withstands all the crying. Impressive stuff.