We're now down to five women and one RV, as we head up the California coast to San Francisco for the last stop on the road trip. Tonight's episode features three one-on-one and a single two-on-one date, with one woman eliminated at the end of the episode.
The first one-on-one goes to Tenley, and she and Jake take a private trolley ride to Chinatown. Alas, no Rice-a-Roni for the couple as they board the trolley.
While in Chinatown, Jake and Tenley act like a bad, fast-paced sequence from a '80s teen comedy - trying on hats, writing fortunes for fortune cookies, etc. All this needed was Oingo Boingo music to make it complete.
Jake says Tenley is "really passionate." He also tells her that cheating is a choice, and he won't make that choice - sometimes called "refusing to Edwards."
The two bring out the fortunes they wrote in Chinatown. Both say "kiss me," and they do just that. Maybe they should start writing my fortunes - all I get are messages about traveling great distances.
Vienna and Gia are picked for the two-on-one, and they head to a castle in a Napa Valley vineyard - there's that "Sideways" fascination again. Jake says he's nervous about dating two women at once - no wonder he eliminated both women at the cabin.
Vienna says Jake has her "shaking in her pants" - not sure what that means. She wants plenty of time with Jake, and that includes walking around the castle, seemingly for hours on end, and finding shirtless Jake in bed. She gets in the bed, and toasts Jake with an adult beverage. Jake feels awkward about this, and Vienna returns to the room she shares with Gia, unsure what she did was right.
Corrie is the next one-on-one date, and she and Jake take a rowboat ride through the park. Jake can't figure out Corrie, and why it's going so slow with her. Corrie says she's an open book, and would love to be in Dallas with Jake, who respects that she wants to "save herself" before marriage.
Corrie really sees herself being engaged to Jake at the end. Yes, Corrie, you and the other women.
The last one-on-one is with Ali, who wants to show Jake "her hometown," which the show claims is Williamstown, Massachusetts, but Ali says is San Francisco. She really needs to check that application form to the letter.
The two head to a flower stand, where Ali expresses her love for daisies. However, there doesn't seem to be any to choose from. Oops!
Jake asks Ali what a typical Sunday is like for her. If I understood what she says, her day consists entirely of checking e-mail and having breakfast or brunch. Jake then asks Ali about her issues with Vienna - she says she may not see eye-to-eye with Vienna, but is ready to let go of the problem and move on.
At the rose ceremony, Jake admits to falling for all five women, but that he must find the strength to eliminate one of them. He does, and it's Corrie. Jake says he can't ignore the fact that it took Corrie so long to open up to him, and he feared she'd never open up fully. Corrie admits that she may have put up a wall between her and Jake.
Next week, it's the hometown dates and no rose ceremony! Will the florist be fired?
What did you think of this week's episode of "The Bachelor"?