Tensions and animosity between the men in the house reached the boiling point on Monday’s episode of The Bachelorette.
The men’s fierce competition for Katie Thurston, 30, almost sent Michael Allio, 36, a business owner from Akron, Ohio, to the hospital.
Katie’s had arranged a sporting event for the men’s group date that was dubbed ‘bachelorette-bash-ball-battle,’ a combination of rugby and basketball for almost all of the remaining men in the house. The men were split into two teams with the winning team going on the evening date with Katie. The competition between the men was heated and vicious.
‘We all just started blasting each other,’ said Mike Planeta, 31, a gym owner from Arizona.
Down but not out: The men’s fierce competition for Katie Thurston, 30, almost sent Michael Allio, 36, a business owner from Akron, Ohio, to the hospital
Katie: Katie’s had arranged a sporting event for the men’s group date that was dubbed ‘bachelorette-bash-ball-battle,’ a combination of rugby and basketball for almost all of the remaining men in the house
Michael A. was just about to make a shot at the basket when he was tackled from the back and pummeled to the ground hitting his head. For a few moments, Michael didn’t move and appeared to have problems breathing. Medics and Katie ran out to his side. Michael was eventually able to get up. Katie hugged him and ended the game. In light of what happened to Michael, Katie invited everyone who competed to an after party.
‘I obviously feel terrible,’ said Justin, 26, and investment sales consultant from Baltimore, MD, whose tackle brought Michael down. ‘I’m not here to hurt anybody.’
At the start of the party, Katie took Michael and told him that she was ‘pretty emotional’ when she saw him get hit. He told Katie that she brought comfort to his life and then he asked if he could kiss her. ‘You can kiss me all you want,’ Katie told him.
Tackled: Michael A. was just about to make a shot at the basket when he was tackled from the back and pummeled to the ground hitting his head
Terrible: ‘I obviously feel terrible,’ said Justin, 26, and investment sales consultant from Baltimore, MD, whose tackle brought Michael down. ‘I’m not here to hurt anybody’
Emotional: At the start of the party, Katie took Michael and told him that she was ‘pretty emotional’ when she saw him get hit
Michael: He told Katie that she brought comfort to his life and then he asked if he could kiss her
Kiss: ‘You can kiss me all you want,’ Katie told him
Connor Brennan, 29, a math teacher from Nashville, TN, used his one on one time with Katie to play her a song that brought her to tears. Hunter Montgomery, 34, a software strategist from Houston, Texas, used his time with Katie to tell her about his children. He said he wanted them to meet her.
Hunter said in a confessional that his goal was to get that rose and have the other guys ‘come home with their tail between their legs.’
Mike told the other men that he was widowed and was with the same woman for 16 years. He said he was able to be positive even when his world was falling apart. His story of losing his wife brought many of the men to tears.
Song: Connor Brennan, 29, a math teacher from Nashville, TN, used his one on one time with Katie to play her a song that brought her to tears
Hunter: Hunter Montgomery, 34, a software strategist from Houston, Texas, used his time with Katie to tell her about his children.
Confession: Hunter said in a confessional that his goal was to get that rose and have the other guys ‘come home with their tail between their legs’
Mike’s story: Mike told the other men that he was widowed and was with the same woman for 16 years.
Positive: He said he was able to be positive even when his world was falling apart. His story of losing his wife brought many of the men to tears
Greg Grippo, 27, a marketing sales rep from New Jersey, said while crying in a confessional he had no idea about Mike losing his wife.
‘He walks around with a smile every single day,’ said Greg. He said the story motivated him that he needed to step up with Katie and show her that he wanted to be with her.
Katie said she felt that he had ‘resting sad face.’ Greg told her that he was completely crazy for her and was going to tough it out for her. He told that she was ‘so worth it.’
No idea: Greg Grippo, 27, a marketing sales rep from New Jersey, said while crying in a confessional he had no idea about Mike losing his wife
Inspired: ‘He walks around with a smile every single day,’ said Greg. He said the story motivated him that he needed to step up with Katie and show her that he wanted to be with her
Crazy: Greg told her that he was completely crazy for her and was going to tough it out for her
In the end, Katie gave Hunter the date rose. He told her ‘I’m on cloud nine.’ He said later in a confessional that ‘so far everything is falling into place.’
The show’s tension between the contestants began from the start of the episode when Tayshia Adams, 30, delivered a bombshell to the remaining male contestants in the house.
She said that a ‘man I know, a man I trust,’ reached out to her and told her that he had feelings for Katie. She told them that she knew the man had ‘good intentions’ and that Katie met him and decided that she wanted to explore the potential of their relationship.
Date rose: In the end, Katie gave Hunter the date rose. He told her ‘I’m on cloud nine’
Tension: The show’s tension between the contestants began from the start of the episode when Tayshia Adams, 30, delivered a bombshell to the remaining male contestants in the house
Trust: She said that a ‘man I know, a man I trust,’ reached out to her and told her that he had feelings for Katie
The men seemed bummed when Blake Moynes, 30, from Tayshia’s season, arrived. Blake said that the only reason he was here was for Katie. ‘I feel like I haven’t met anyone quite like Katie before,’ he told them when he moved into the house.
Blake tried to smooth over things with the upset contestants, but just then the date card arrived and it was for a one-on-one with Blake. The card from Katie said ‘Blake, let’s make up for lost time. Love Katie.’
‘This is obviously the best case scenario for me,’ said Blake to the men. ‘Am I deserving? Probably not.’
Blake arrives: The men seemed bummed when Blake Moynes, 30, from Tayshia’s season, arrived
Not happy: Blake tried to smooth over things with the upset contestants, but just then the date card arrived and it was for a one-on-one with Blake. The card from Katie said ‘Blake, let’s make up for lost time. Love Katie’
Not deserving: ‘This is obviously the best case scenario for me,’ said Blake to the men. ‘Am I deserving? Probably not’
Blake said in his confessional that he didn’t care if some of the guys were mad at him. He said he came to the show for Katie and ‘that’s it.’
Before their date, Katie went to talk to the other men about how they were feeling about Blake’s arrival. Katie told them that in her first meeting with Blake that ‘there was some good chemistry there and I have to follow my heart in everything that I do good and bad.’
Katie took Blake on a horseback riding excursion. He confided in her that as a child he was always scared of horses.
They went on a scenic trail ride and shared stories. Blake told her that he felt like ‘I’m supposed to be here.’ The two kissed and made out in the hay and Katie said ‘you’re a good kisser too, check.’ During the evening portion of their one-on-one date, Blake wanted to know what made her so open with her sexuality and with sex positivity.
Didn’t care: Blake said in his confessional that he didn’t care if some of the guys were mad at him. He said he came to the show for Katie and ‘that’s it’
Before the date: Before their date, Katie went to talk to the other men about how they were feeling about Blake’s arrival
Chemistry: Katie told them that in her first meeting with Blake that ‘there was some good chemistry there and I have to follow my heart in everything that I do good and bad’
Horsesback: Katie took Blake on a horseback riding excursion. He confided in her that as a child he was always scared of horses
Good kisser: ‘ The two kissed and made out in the hay and Katie said ‘you’re a good kisser too, check’
A warning had flashed on the screen: ‘the following segment explores themes of consent and sexual assault. Viewer discretion is advised.’ Katie then told him about what happened to her 10 years ago at a New Years Eve party.
She said she had been drinking and that someone who she considered a friend did not receive consent from her and ‘you can assume the rest from that.’ She said she felt that it was her fault and was ‘in denial about what happened.’ She said it really effected her and she developed an unhealthy relationship with sex. After #MeToo, she said she learned to be comfortable about herself and with sex.
Blake told her that he was sorry that she had to go through that and didn’t want her to feel scared of him in any way. At the end of the date, Katie gave Blake a rose and told him she had enjoyed talking with him and wanted to get to know him better.
Consent: A warning had flashed on the screen: ‘the following segment explores themes of consent and sexual assault. Viewer discretion is advised.’ Katie then told him about what happened to her 10 years ago at a New Years Eve party
No consent: She said she had been drinking and that someone who she considered a friend did not receive consent from her and ‘you can assume the rest from that’
Rose: At the end of the date, Katie gave Blake a rose and told him she had enjoyed talking with him and wanted to get to know him better
‘Tonight she gave me so much more than a rose,’ Blake said in his confessional. ‘She gave me trust and honesty.’
After dancing and kissing on their date, Katie said in her confessional that she would see herself ending up with Blake.
While Katie is on the date with Blake, the other men back at the house received a group date card. Everyone at the house name was called except for Andrew Spencer, 26, a pro football player from Austria, which meant that he was going on the one-on-one date.
Trust: ‘Tonight she gave me so much more than a rose,’ Blake said in his confessional. ‘She gave me trust and honesty’
One-on-one: Everyone at the house name was called except for Andrew Spencer, 26, a pro football player from Austria, which meant that he was going on the one-on-one date
When Andrew finally received this card for the one on one date, Andrew S. told Blake he was nervous.
Later that night Katie arrived to take Andrew S. on his one-on-one date. The two walked into the woods carrying lanterns. They stopped in a field where string lights were hung with sharing cards for dares from ‘show me your favorite dance moves’ and ‘what is your favorite date day.’ The two shared their feelings with each other.
Katie said in a confessional that ‘it’s obvious in the way that we kiss that there is this physical chemistry.’
Lanterns: The two walked into the woods carrying lanterns
Favorite: They stopped in a field where string lights were hung with sharing cards for dares from ‘show me your favorite dance moves’ and ‘what is your favorite date day’
The two then shared a romantic dinner. Andrew S. told her he planned to be there for his children when he has them because he didn’t feel that his father was there for him.
Andrew S. then told her that they would be an interracial couple and wanted to know Katie’s thoughts. He told her that a previous serious girlfriend questioned what color their kids would be if they had him and was worried what people would say to her at the grocery store.
‘I feel so naive as a white woman as the struggles you have experienced as a black man, especially a black man trying to date a white woman,’ Katie told him. ‘No that from that I think our love could be so beautiful and our children could be just as beautiful.’
Children: The two then shared a romantic dinner. Andrew S. told her he planned to be there for his children when he has them because he didn’t feel that his father was there for him
Naive: ‘I feel so naive as a white woman as the struggles you have experienced as a black man, especially a black man trying to date a white woman,’ Katie told him
She said she has never thought about it and all she wanted was to have a beautiful family regardless of how they looked.
Andrew S. said in a confessional that ‘Katie is exactly what I have been looking for…The way she makes me feel…I definitely feel myself falling in love with Katie.’
The night ended with the two of them in a hot tub where Katie gave him a rose.
Rose: The night ended with the two of them in a hot tub where Katie gave him a rose
Falling: ‘With how things went tonight, I could see myself falling in love,’ Katie said in her confessional after the date
‘With how things went tonight, I could see myself falling in love,’ Katie said in her confessional after the date.
The next day, at the fourth rose ceremony, three of the guys coming into it already had roses – Blake, Andrew S. and Hunter.
The moments before the ceremony were tense. Katie walked in and said ‘I do see my husband in this room.’ Hunter stole Katie for a walk to a telescope where he brought her to see the stars. He also had champagne and strawberries.
Tense: The moments before the ceremony were tense. Katie walked in and said ‘I do see my husband in this room
Hunter: Hunter stole Katie for a walk to a telescope where he brought her to see the stars. He also had champagne and strawberries
James Bonsall, 30, a software salesman from La Jolla, Ca., was mad watching Hunter use the group time when he already had a rose, and interrupted Hunter.
James pulled Katie aside and told her that had feelings for her and the two kissed. The other men were also mad that Hunter took Katie away when he already had a rose. Hunter returned and confronted James about taking Katie away.
‘I’m competing for the same love as you,’ Hunter told them after he listened to their grievances and then walked away.
Interrupted: James Bonsall, 30, a software salesman from La Jolla, Ca., was mad watching Hunter use the group time when he already had a rose, and interrupted Hunter
In his confessional, Hunter said that ‘they thought we were under a different line of bro code. I acknowledge them, but I’m focused on Katie.’
In the end, Katie did not give roses to Josh Tylerbest, 25, an IT consultant from Florida, Andrew Milcovich, 31, a Deputy District Attorney from San Diego, and Quartney Mixon, 26, a nutrition entrepreneur from McKinney, Texas.
The Bachelorette returns next Monday on ABC.
Focused: In his confessional, Hunter said that ‘they thought we were under a different line of ‘bro code. I acknowledge them, but I’m focused on Katie’
Returns: The Bachelorette returns next Monday on ABC
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