In case anybody doesn't want to have it spoiled for them, I will try to put enough fluff in here to fill the space. Do you think I've added enough filler yet?

In the order Andrew called them:

Kirsten
Tina
Jen

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Cristina was left roseless, and acted devastated. Not only had she fallen in love with him, but she didn't see it coming. When she said in her personal video that she couldn't wait to be Mrs. Firestone and had their cake all picked out I think it scared Andrew off a bit and sealed her fate.

Kirsten's big issue was Andrew asking Kirsten's friend about the boyfriend she left behind. Kirsten made a big point about the fact that she had coached her friend on what to say and what not to say. Her friend claimed that Kirsten and her boyfriend had been broken up since the summer (and this is supposedly wintertime), but with the coaching information who knows if this it true. And in next week's previews we see her being catty about saying to Andrew that she can't believe that he could actually be falling for 3 girls at once. Translation: How could you possibly be even considering anybody else after having seen ME!

Tina seemed to open up more around her family, and it is the first private date that she's had with Andrew. Andrew recognized that Tina was playing hard-to-get, and Tina admitted that she was hard to get because she doesn't fall in love easily. Tina admitted privately that she was falling in love with Andrew, but she still seemed a bit standoffish. They did finally kiss several times, and Andrew threw up his arms in the air like he'd won a prize. We'll see if he still thinks so in the next several weeks, where the previews show that they get much closer in Hawaii.

Jen seemed very comfortable with Andrew, and they seem to have the best time together. Andrew even admits that Jen is the one that completes him the best. Which of course probably guarantees that she won't be the one picked. I like Jen the best too, so that also probably means she won't be picked. Jen's best friend drilled Andrew and hardly let him finish a sentence when she'd interrupt him. She had important questions to ask, but she could have been a little politer about it and wouldn't have come off as so aggressive and rude. She also would have been able to actually hear Andrew's answers which is the whole point of the questions, isn't it?

I like Jen the best too. I think Tina will be the next one left without a rose. I wonder if next week Chris will still have to tell us there is only one rose left. He seemed to think none of us could count to 3 this week. Can we count to 2?

LAST EDITED ON 05-01-03 AT 07:50 AM (EST)

Don't jump on Chris TOO hard. Everything he says and does is scripted for the show. Yes, he comes in when one rose is left. That has been done on every show of every series, if I'm not mistaken. It's to add suspense for camera shots, I guess, but it's really just gotten to be the tradition.

It's almost like Jiffy on Survivor reminding us that the votes are final and the bootee must leave the Tribal Council area immediately. Dick Hatch actually made fun of that while he was there, but then after seeing it on TV said he understood the reason for it.

Contradictions don't exist. If you are faced with a contradiction, check your premises. You will find that one of them is wrong. -- Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

I think it scared Andrew off a bit and sealed her fate.

Not only do I agree with this, but it brought something to my mind. As I was watching last night, especially in limo scenes, I got the distinct impression that Andrew isn't really in it to find a wife, but instead for the DAWdom and to have some babes giving him attention. He was definitely this way with Cristina, and maybe he was just standoffish about her.

Tina Fabulous IS standoffish, and she's arrogant, too (not that there is anything wrong with that). She may also be a bit afraid of being hurt, but the impression I got is that she's trying to be in control.

Jen's best friend WAS a little strong at the dinner table and could have been more polite, but was it just me thinking that Andrew was squirming a little bit under the questioning? And was it just me that thought he got a little hot under the collar with his "It's Me (making the decision)" speech?

As to Kirsten, I think Andrew is making a bit much out of this ex-boyfriend. Geez, how many people have actually dated two persons at the same time? I can understand him wanting to be sure of her commitment to him and to the process, but he needs to just go with it and if Kristen marries him, so what about the ex, eh?

Contradictions don't exist. If you are faced with a contradiction, check your premises. You will find that one of them is wrong. -- Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

"... Cristina was left roseless, and acted devastated."

I just watched her on Good Morning America, and she said that she was clueless about Andrew not feeling more for her. This seems to clash with the statements regarding her family's reactions to his answers. Cristina said her family was somewhat disappointed that Andrew didn't show more enthusiasm for her when he was there, so how can Cristina say she didn't have a clue about his lack of interest?

I am just so happy that Cristina is gone - I don't care who wins now! What does she mean "She didn't see it coming..."? WHAT? What reality TV show has she been on? And when she said, "He is making the biggest mistake of his life" ??? WHATEVER - get a grip girl! This isn't the Cristina Show!

Can't say I am surprised with his decision.

It was nice to see Tina open up to Andrew and actually I am surprised that he kept her around just to see if she would. I guess he might be viewing Tina as more of a challange than her actually being the one. I agree though...I don't think Andrew is really looking for a wife. He was on E news live tonight and he basically admitted he wasn't looking for a wife but rather someone to begin a relationship with that could one day lead to marriage.

I like Jen the best too. I think she is the only one there with true feelings about Andrew and true intentions. I just hope that Andrew can see what without the lights of hollywood getting in the way...

Okay, first off, what's the deal with the flip flops? I know Andrew hated going to the northeast and midwest because he couldn't wear flip flops. In fact, that is now my name for Andrew.......Flip. From hereforward, I dub thee Flip.

I have to admit, I was glad to see Crisinta go. She had begun to come across as the female version of the Bachelorette's Russhole. Every time they were together, the desperation came glaring through. That biological clock was banging away so loudly, one could barely hear the conversation. When he made the comment that in the limo she was touching and hugging him too much, you just knew her fate was sealed. If she didn't see it coming, it's because she didn't WANT to see it coming.

Did anyone notice how closely to the end of the couch Kirsten sat during the rose ceremony? If the couch had been 20 feet long, she would have been that far away from the other women. She didn't look too thrilled when he called Tina either.

Ahhh, Tina. So far, she has played Flip like a virtuoso playing a violin. I don't know if he is falling for her, but I do think he is intrigued with her. If she doen't end up being the one, I guarantee she will get a shot at being a professional media whore, in any case. She has the look and she can throw up the attitude. Maybe they could do the Tina and Charlie show like Regis and Kelly.

Jen is pretty, but she is so Tapioca pudding, I don't even have much of a sense of her. However, if Andrew just wants a woman to say, "Yes Dear," and "You're right, Dear," she might be the one.

Okay, first off, what's the deal with the flip flops?

I dunno, but Ryan (Trista's Ryan) was wearing them all the time in interviews, and I thought they were out of place.

"Flip".

I love it.

Contradictions don't exist. If you are faced with a contradiction, check your premises. You will find that one of them is wrong. -- Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

I agree that Christina was to aggressive.
I am happy with the pick. But I'm not to sure of Tina.

Tina is to young and a bit arrogant. This could be good at times, but, she must learn to open up and show true feelings if you want to get over. She has not had much life-experence to do that.

Kirsten is hiding something. I believe she did have something going with this old boyfriend. Also, she was able to get her best friend to kinds smooth over this situation for her at this time. I just feel that Andrew need to really think over this situation with a reliable friend.

Jen is the person. I feel Andrew is blinded with Kirsten so until he cannot see that he has real chemistry with Jen. I would suppose with the position she has a an account executive you would have to be more assertive. She probably can and will if necessary.