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The Bachelor recap: Richie goes ALL out to impress Megan


On this week's episode of The Hunger Games, we mean, The Bachelor, we see the remaining 17 girls battling it out for Richie's affections.

Last week we witnessed a showdown between Alex and Keira as Keira accused Alex of using and abusing the white rose privileges. Sigh. The politics for competing against 16 other women can get messy. Luckily for us it made for great TV.

Tonight promises more drama as Richie goes on a "high-flying date" with Megan and a group date of sumo wrestling skating. What could go wrong?

The romantic floating date. Source: Channel Ten.
The romantic floating date. Source: Channel Ten.

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Osher struts into the mansion with a SINGLE date card. DING DING DING. Keira's ears prick up.

"Hopefully I'm the single date, if I'm not I'm going to be unhappy about it," she says. Why do we not find this shocking?

Hysteria ensues as sweary girl AKA Eliza reads out Megan's name from the date card. The Bachie girl squad cheer her on. Because of course they do.

It's date time! Richie rocks up in a what we assume is a VERY expensive car to take Megan on her first date. We wonder if their matching denim shirts was planned.

Richie unveils his surprise. A glass-bottomed platform suspended over a cliff complete with a love seat.

YOU WIN RICHIE, EVERYONE ELSE GO HOME.

"I feel like we could do that Titanic thing," says Richie, as we all inwardly groan.

The pair play 'Titanic'. Source: Channel Ten.
The pair play 'Titanic'. Source: Channel Ten.

"I really appreciate the thought put into this," Megan says, before explaining that a lot of guys don't put this much thought into a first date. Honey, no-one in the history of ever has been on a first date like that. Richie has raised the bar astronomically high. Until next single Bachie date, anyway.

Back to the house, the girls are discussing the date when Keira comes in with a group date card.

Was it just us or did she read every girl's name in the Bachie mansion?

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Anyway, Richie and Megan spend more time together and have a very boring conversation about love and passion.

"I'm not the best wordsmith," says Richie. Cool bananas Richie? Surely not.

So, Richie, the man of few words, plucks a rose from thin air and offers it to Megan.

Naturally, she accepted... so Richie went in for a kiss AND MEGAN SHUT IT DOWN.

THE AWKWARD KISS. Source: Channel Ten.
THE AWKWARD KISS. Source: Channel Ten.

WE CAN FEEL THE AWKWARDNESS RADIATING FROM OUR TV SCREENS.

Both acknowledged it was a missed opportunity and continued to talk about feelings.

And then they kiss. And actually meet at the lips this time. Phew.

"Nice kiss," said Richie.

He shoots, he scores. Source: Channel Ten.
He shoots, he scores. Source: Channel Ten.

We have no words.

GROUP DATE TIME!

The girls head to the velodrome to take part in roller derby.

"I'm a princess, I do yoga," said Keira, clearly unimpressed.

The Sydney Roller Derby league come out to demonstrate how to play. Uh-oh.

The girls look terrified but their competitive nature takes over and they buckle up for action... in sumo suits.

The sumo date. Source: Channel Ten.
The sumo date. Source: Channel Ten.

But Keira, shocker, remains annoyed.

"Any girl who says she likes sports is lying," she says.

Hmm, maybe she is human after all.

The girls split up and decide on team names: Bangers And Smash, and the Crushers.

It doesn't take long before the bachelorettes start playing dirty.

Noni and Keira squabble on the court and it's clear both fail to see the humour in the group date.

The Crushers are at 23 and the Bangers at 22. Things are tight. It's all up to Tolyna.

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Tolyna brought out all guns blazing and went in for the kill, scoring the two points the team needed to win.

The winning team gear up for the street party, which turns out to be milk crate seats surrounding a caravan. Obviously the entire budget was blown on Richie's single date.

They each try to grab their chance for some one-on-one time with Richie. Janey, the kids performer goes first.

Richie asks: "Do you play sports?"

Janey: "No...."

Well, it was nice knowing you, Janey.

Next up is Tiffany, who jokes about feeling uncomfortable and fighting the urge to vomit. She then kids about making snow angels in her own spew. Where is the abort button?! Make it stop!

Next Tylona interrogates, and we mean interrogates, poor Richie about his intentions on the show (by now he's broken into a sweat).

She suggests they cut their time together short and both head back, looking slightly confused, to the rest of the girls.

ROSE CEREMONY TIME

Rose Ceremony time. Source: Channel Ten.
Rose Ceremony time. Source: Channel Ten.

The tension of last week's white rose saga still hangs in the air as the girls discuss Alex being "disrespectful" with the use of her rose. Keira's face stays unchanged throughout the entire time.

Richie asks to chat to Megan and then requests some alone time with Alex in his secret sex room (because it's his man cave and he'll use it when he wants to).

If looks could kill, Alex would be in the firing line by all the females in the house.

They accuse her of being selfish (despite Richie asking her to the sex dungeon) and literally count down the minutes the two spend together.

Keira's resting b*tch face, we think. Source: Channel Ten.
Keira's resting b*tch face, we think. Source: Channel Ten.

"It's been 15 minutes at least," said one.

Er, is there not free wine on tap?

In walks Osher suited and booted for the rose ceremony.

Megan is safe and clutching her rose for dear life when Osher declares there are only 13 roses for the remaining 16 girls.

Noni, Kiki, Nikki, Olena, Keira, Marja, Alex and Faith are all called out. Are these girls new? Where have they been all episode?

Next is Rachel, Sophie, Georgia and Sasha... but by now there is only one rose left.

Eliza makes the cut and Janey, Tolyna and Tiffany are all sent home.

The girls sent home. Source: Channel Ten.
The girls sent home. Source: Channel Ten.

Sasha is sobbing which seems like a bit much, but hey, it is The Bachelor after all.

Bring on tomorrow's ep.

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