Richie channels Danny Zuko as the dates begin

Last night we were introduced to 22 lovely, but extremely loopy ladies. We saw songs, poems, a walk out and Sasha eating her rose. It was truly an experience.

And now that Bachie Richie has kicked Aimee, Natalie and Vintaea (by default) out onto the streets he can start dating the 19 other women left.

Tonight we’re promised not one, but TWO single dates and a group date!

But first we are reminded of Eliza’s terrible singing and her song from last night, which if we’re honest was just a bunch of rhyming words.

Osher and his hair arrive to deliver the date envelope with the name of lady going on a date.

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“Be my cast away” the message reads, so at this point the first single date could see the lucky lady just left on an island somewhere to try and find Richie. Cool cross promotion Channel 10 – Survivor meets The Bachelor!

Nikki wins the first date and Keira is super annoyed, which I feel is going to be a reoccurring theme this season.

Rachael says she didn’t see it coming and frankly neither did I. She was the first cab off the rank last night and I don’t know if they actually spoke the rest of the night?

The Bachelor continues to make every man in Australia look bad by picking his date up in a helicopter, which doesn’t seem to faze Megan too much because she’s too busy cleaning out a jar of Nutella.

Richie compares his helicopter experience with Nikki to being crammed in one with sweaty men, so that’s romantic.

Tonight we have worked out as much as Richie wants to try and channel Ryan Gosling in The Notebook in a rowboat, he cannot. Richie can’t row.

Meanwhile back at the mansion, Kiki comes out with another date card. But this time it’s a group date! And what a group: Sasha, Tolyna, Georgia, Eliza, Alex, Laura, Kiki, Mia and Keira all get to go.

Instantly Keira starts to sulk and doesn’t like the fact she’s going on the group date, she wants one-on-one time. Like she’s aware of how The Bachelor works right? Because I don’t think she fully understands the concept.

Back on the beach too much is happening to try and comprehend. Richie and Nikki are splashing around in the ocean, Nikki is enjoying Ripped Richie as he cracks open two coconuts and the pair link arms and drink them.

It’s too much. Way too much.

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After a heart-to-heart on the beach about exes and failed relationships, which is awesome first date conversation, Richie rows, quite awkwardly, back to the other beach where a cabana has miraculously been built and there’s a fire.

Nikki gets a rose at the end of the date and gives Richie the first kiss of the season.

Nikki comes home to find Keira literally counting the hours they have been gone. She’s also pissed off when Nikki says she pashed Richie. Surprise surprise.

It’s group date time and the girls are doing a 1950s photo shoot and are broken into different groups. Is a photo shoot even a date? Because I feel like it’s not a date.

Keira is intending to make sure her milkshake brings the boy to her yard during her diner shoot. She’s full of charming quotes.

Richie says Keira really suits the “1950s Sandy D look” and I’m fairly sure that isn’t a compliment in 2016.

There is really nothing more awkward than watching three people in a photo shoot while the two women are fighting over the guy. It’s made even more awkward because Richie doesn’t know which way to look.

Wow, throw a leather jacket on Richie and all of a sudden he’s Danny Zuko. An awkward Danny Zuko. And while Alex joins him for the final photos, three witches, Keira, Kiki and Sasha, cackle in the wing, trying to throw them off their game.

We’ve just worked out who can’t control their jealously.

In keeping with his Danny Zuko theme, Richie arrives at the mansion in leathers and riding a motorbike, because again, so relevant to his quest for love.

Richie is taking Olena and her eyes for a ride on the motorbike that I’m not quite sure he’s even licensed to have and you can see that Olena also feels the same.

“You never know where you can find love and this could be one of them”. What Olena? On the back of a motorbike? Yeah I mean, maybe, but it’s not ideal.

For someone “wanting to get to know the girls” Richie is doing a lot of activities that make it hard for him to get to know them.

At a conveniently set-up picnic, Olena starts the interview process and begins to ask Richie about his absent father and having kids and I think we have worked out why Olena is still single.

“Wait until you see that” Richie tells Olena as he takes her to his bach pad and mentions how great his bedroom is. Cool bananas Richie, cool bananas.

After a dip, Richie mentions he has a “special surprise” for her and after his last comment I’m not entirely sure what it’s going to be... But it’s a dress for the cocktail party. He says that he thinks she’d look great in it but we all know wardrobe picked that bad boy out.

Richie also gives Olena (without the help of the wardrobe department).

THE WHITE ROSE IS OUT. ALEX IS PLAYING THE WHITE ROSE AT THE COCKTAIL PARTY. She wants to take Richie to the secret sex room (I’m guessing) and you can start to see the steam coming out of Keira’s ears.

As Alex and Richie get to know each other in the sex room and talk AFL (romantic) Keira makes a funny and says she has morals. The other girls don’t know if she’s serious or joking but obviously it’s a joke.

Keira confronts Alex about playing the white rose but Alex does not give two bothers at all. There’s a lot of “I thought you were a good person” and “I don’t care what you think” happening right now but the fact remains, Alex has zero time for Miss Morals Keira.

Finally at the rose ceremony, Osher once again shows he managed to pass basic math and says two of them are getting the old heave ho because there’s only 15 roses and 19 ladies standing.

Richie begins to hand out the roses and it’s no surprise that Alex gets one, but it is surprising Keira was given one.

Sophie gets the final rose as Osher strolls in to tell Mia and Laura to get out. Only in a slightly more polite way because Mia looks genuinely dev she’s leaving, while Laura is more philosophical.

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