Nick has been both a terrible and amazing Bachelor. While many do not like his mumbling and his awkward moments, I love how much information we get from his face and reactions. I do not spend time getting emotionally invested into girls that I can tell that Nick does not care for her, and the economy of my emotions this season has been incredibly efficient.

Now this episode was pretty eventful as we started with 12 people, and ended it with 6. So Josephine is boring and has never had any good camera time, while having semi-psychotic eyes. Her most time on camera has been as the person who dislikes Corinne the least. I am happy to see her gone.

Jaimi had one of the worst cast photos of all time, and I found out she was way more interesting of a person than her photo. While I did not like her “balls”, she seemed pretty chill. Being bi-sexual added another to dimension to her, and on top of that during all the weird group dates she seemed to “stand out” in unique ways. I loved her comment about how Nick didn’t know how to grab breasts after he couldn’t milk the cow. It would be so cool to have a Bisexual season of the Bachelor/Bachelorette where the girl or guy gets a big cast of both guys and girls. The small issue is the fear that the contestants may be more interested in each other than the actual Bachelor/Bachelorette. The actual big issue is that a decent amount of the viewers of the franchise come from a conservative branch of the country, and we are talking about ABC and not MTV. In terms of her relationship with Nick, it was also non-existent and I was surprised she stayed as long as she did.

Now for the actual sad part, we lost Alexis. Our dolphin/shark girl has left us. While she demanded our complete attention on the first episode she dove into obscurity the next few episodes, except for those little brilliant moments of hilarity. Whether she was flipping off Corrine, celebrating the anniversary of her implants, or telling bitches to step aside. I checked out Alexis’s Instagram and she really was fresh off of getting her college degree onto the Bachelor. She was never going to win, but she was a blast to have around, and to me mighty pretty. The campaign to make her the Bachelorette will not work out, she is perfect for some fun on Paradise. Paradise is the greatest thing to happen to the Bachelor franchise. People get really attached to one contestant and they just want more exposure, it allows for all the comedy, all the drama, and all the tears to be the focus of the show and then maybe gone the next episode.

Danielle L. leaving us is tough as she is super beautiful, is ethnically diverse, and was the smoke show coming out of the limo on the first episode. I also feel bad for the person who named their fantasy team after her, except I don’t feel about at all, as they also have Raven and Corinne on their team. It feels bad to be in 3rd place and be over 1000 points behind first. Danielle was very clueless, she had no real conversations, but it is still a bit shocking to see her go after watching her get serenaded on stage of a concert twice. Especially did not expect her to leave after Nick abruptly sent Whitney home on the 2 on 1 date.

In regards to the other girls that left: Whitney was overall just wallpaper that was pretty and I was not disappointed to see her go(and she was on my fantasy team!), and then Jasmine as the cool dancer was awesome and the diversity on this season has been great, but I just never found her fun. Jasmine just had this vibe that she was taking everything too seriously, and while not everyone can be as bubbly as Alexis or childish as Corinne, it’s still a television show and should be a fun experience. That is part of the reason why Nick was crying at the end of the episode, the Bachelor/Bachelorette despite trying to find love is supposed to be fun. On a date where they went to play volleyball at the beach where everyone is supposed to have fun, there was Jasmine pushing girls, Rachel upset, Danielle M going aside by herself, and the rest of the girls were just not happy. The positive of this season for Nick is that many of the final girls are multidimensional people or just unique, and they actually give their opinion and show their emotions on their sleeves just like Nick. I am bit scared we could end up with a season with no winner, and I just do not want to see Nick ever come back on to a show like this again. That is coming from a Nick fan. It will be interesting to see how the rest unfolds.

The Final 6 Quick Power Ranking

6. Kristina: As much as I enjoy her as the Russian, all of the conversations felt forced and highly produced. Nick kept digging which is a good aspect of him as the Bachelor as he knows what makes good television, but I definitely did not expect Kristina to still be here. Heck, I forgot who she was until 1 on 1 date.

5. Vanessa: My rank of Vanessa switches around highly depending on her total amount of screen time. Even before the first episode it felt like Vanessa was getting a “winners edit”, or at least that of someone who finishes in second. What I love about Vanessa is that she is there for Nick, but she is not there for any bullshit, but the minutes she gets of screen time is not consistent. She could easily be ranked #1, but I want her to get those consistent minutes and dates.

4. Corinne: So Corinne is still here…She is not television gold, she is better, television platinum. What is bad is that she is a bad role model for society and all the younger girls watching the Bachelor. Based on the teaser, if she does have sex with Nick, I am afraid that skyrockets her up to top 3, and she…gulp… might actually win. If she wins, then I may lose hope in the franchise.

3. Raven: Talk about a dark horse! The little Arkansas girl who I thought would be gone after a few episodes is still here and gaining steam. It was unseen on the edit, but Nick gave Raven the first impression rose(do we still call it that in week 6?). So Raven is all in for either the top 5 or 4, depending on how they do it. I genuinely believe that Nick has fun when he is with Raven, their one on one date was really sweet and Raven actually did well talking to an 11 year old girl for an awkward amount of time. She might be young, but I feel Raven is a real sleeper for the win at this point. The problem is that she told him that she loved him, and Nick did not reciprocate. Ouch.

2a. Rachel: I have found Rachel to be awesome. Being a lawyer she is levelheaded, and she has understood the severity that one must take with the show. The problem is that after over a month in that house and away from home, she is beginning to mentally crack like some girls were the first two weeks. Her one on one date was obviously the best one that Nick has had yet, and she will probably be in his top 3 or 4 if she can mentally keep calm. She has made it farther than any other black contestant ever, and I am pushing for her to win, but I understand if it does not happen.

2b: Danielle M: She is sweet and kind. The first one on one date between them you saw the connection immediately. The problem is that the screen time for her has just not been good since, but in a house where so many girls are either breaking or were crazy to begin with, she can coast to the final knowing that these next few weeks you get a lot of 1 on 1 time with Nick. She is also in the perfect age demographic to marry a man of Nick’s age. I like it.