The Bachelor starring Ben Flajnik airs its fifth episode of the season January 30, 2012.
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Ben will also choose one lucky woman to be his MVP who will get to play on both teams. This means this lucky gal will attend the after party no matter which team wins.
Ben and his 11 remaining girlfriends are in Puerto Rico. Emily is worried that Courtney will try and get revenge on her for telling Ben her feelings about Courtney. Chris tells the ladies that there will be two one on one and one group date. The good news though is that all of the girls will get to go on dates this week.
Ben has a fun day planned for Nicki. And of course, they use a helicopter. Unfortunately, the weather doesn’t cooperate and the two get caught in torrential rains. So, the two can’t walk around town as Ben had planned. His new plan? He buys new and dry clothes for the two of them. He wears a white suite and hat and the two head to Old San Juan to visit a wedding chapel.
During dinner, Ben asks about Nicki’s past and failed marriage. Nicki tells Ben that all her marriage wasn’t bad. She explains that she and her ex they tried couples’ therapy for three months, but it just didn’t work out because she lost trust with her ex. Ben is so happy that Nicki has totally opened up and that she has a lot of qualities that he is looking for, that he gives her a rose. NICKI GETS A ROSE.
“Diamonds are a girl’s best friend” is the date card for the group of eight of the women; Lindzi, Casey, Blakeley, Emily, Jennifer, Jamie, Rachel, and Courtney.
By “diamonds” Ben meant “baseball diamonds.” No fun. Chris tells the ladies that after the game, there will be an incredible romantic beach party. But only the winners of the game will be invited–the loser go back to the hotel. There will be two teams playing against each other and there will also be an MVP who plays on both teams and will be guaranteed an invite to the party. Ben chooses Lindzi as the MVP.
The red team won which had Courtney, Jamie, Casey S., and Kacie B. Ben tells Kacie B. that what he likes most about her is that she gets him to open up. So Kacie B. gets the group date rose. Yes, that makes Courtney furious. She says Kacie B. is a little girl and what Ben needs is a woman. Courtney walks up and asks Ben if they can go for a walk. The two go down to the water and she kisses him. She also tells him that she wants a secret romance with him, to go skinny dipping and share a bottle of wine.
ONE ON ONE DATE WITH ELYSE:
Ben takes Elyse on a yacht. She suggests that they “screw everyone else” and get married there. He says they should jump off the side of the boat. After a swim, they go to the beach for dinner. Ben asks Elyse what she meant when she said she has accomplished everything that she wanted to. She explains that everything is in place for her to find her mate. Ben tells her that there has been some mis-connections between the two of them and that is why he wanted to bring her on the boat and be alone with her. He also drops the bomb that he was looking for something that he just didn’t find in her. So, he will not give her a rose and sends her home.
THE SKINNY DIP:
After dumping Elyze, Ben comes back to his room and finds Courtney in a robe, with a bottle of wine and two glasses. Ben is shocked that she would break the rules to spend time alone with him. She offers to draw him a bath and give him a massage. She then says she wants to go skinny dipping and showed him that she doesn’t have anything underneath her robe. With that, she offers to “rock his world”.
They head to the beach, Courtney in her bath robe and Ben in his suit. At Courtney’s suggestion, of course, the two take off all of their clothes and skinny dip. Courtney says she’s worried that all of the other girls are going to really hate her when they find out what the two of them did.
Emily and Ben go to the beach and at first, she tells him she will concentrate fully on him. But then again talks about Courtney in her private conversation with Ben. She called her a weirdo and says it bothers her that she is deceptive and he doesn’t see that side to her. Ben tells her to “be careful,” tread lightly and let it go.
Lyndzi
Jamie
Rachel
Courtney
Kasie S.
Blakely
Emily
WHO GOT SENT HOME AND ELIMINATED:
Elyse got eliminated on the date. Jennifer got sent home during the rose ceremony. Ben gave no reason why he sent Jennifer home. As he walked her out to the limo, Ben simply told Jennifer, “I have really enjoyed getting to know you and wish you all the best.”