I think you hit it on the head...I've been thinking about this for days...because several of the guys come off looking bad in the bachelor pad segments, especially Hank. When you pay close attention to the tapes from the bachelor pad though....you can really see and hear the editing (pay attention to the Jekyl & Hyde statement by Renda...he NEVER said 'Hank is a Jekyl & Hyde', what he said was that if he had to label one of the guys Jekyl & Hyde he would have to say Hank....which leads me to believe he was responding to leading questions asked behind the scenes). The football thing was definitely a game...Dom and Hank switched places, they were each standing in the same place when the ball was thrown ~ it wasn't a hostile thing, it was a game...but when they place it in the context of guys saying bad things about each other, it looks hostile on first glance. I think Hank was running away with this competition and they are trying to level the playing field and create more interest in the show (ratings have been very bad.....and I can see them not wanting the competition to look like a sure thing, they want suspense to draw in more viewers).I agree about the guys not all wanting to be buddy~buddy when there is a woman concerned. Joe has been worried about competition all along (and well he should be)....Evan and Hank are obviously struggling with insecurities and jealousy. Hank wants Lisa, he isn't there to be buddies with the guys that he's competing with for her heart. I would have to say there is something not quite right with a guy that would want comraderie with a guy he has been watching on dates with the woman that he himself is falling in love with. Also, I'm sure it hasn't been lost on the other guys how much Hank has been encouraged to kiss Lisa, be passionate with Lisa....none of the other guys have been told anything remotely like that. That has to burn them just a little, and I'm sure that it has some effect on how they view him. Hank, for his part, does not care what they think of him, he knows what he's there for....gotta love a man who knows what he wants!
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Conversely, maybe the "good Hank" in the first few shows were the results of edits and now the "bad Hank" edits show the real Hank? If the producers are editing now to make certain people look bad they certainly could have edited them at the beginning to make them look better. For example, Evan is edited now to look better than earlier; Dominic was and still is fabulous and now they have the witches once again moaning and groaning about how "young" he is.
Personally I do not think Hank will "win." I think Robert will have the most votes (not mine) and then Lisa will turn him down.
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