Leaves the show voluntarily, like two-time Bachelor Pad contestant and swimsuit model Gia Allemand did last night, it becomes the episode news headliner the next day. But last night’s storybook ending even knocked out coverage of the attention-seeking love triangle usually reserved for Jake Pavelka , Vienna Girardi and Kasey Kahl . It was a scene that leaves us understanding why even bad reality shows are beating out long-standing soap operas. You can’t make this stuff up!
Last night there were two scenes that made single women everywhere believe in love again. First was the closing scene with Ivy-League, world-traveling, portfolio manager, Ames Brown . After he said a heartfelt good-bye to his newfound love and eliminated housemate Jackie Gordon , he turned around to head back towards the house. What happened next made hearts stop everywhere. Instead of continuing his walk toward the contestants, Ames slowly stops, raises his hand and waves good-bye to them. Giving up the $250,000 prize, he turns around, sprints back towards the limousine and jumps in with Jackie inside. That fairy-tale exit trumped everything else on the show and gives romance fanatics a reason to believe that Mr. Right is a possibility, especially if you go after the awkwardly smart, rich guy wearing the hot pink pants. In Ames’ own words, “This is the happiest limo ride in Bachelor history.”
The second love scene comes with ex’s, Michael Stagliano and children’s book author, Holly Durst . They just ended their engagement two months before the show taped and haven’t had the chance to talk it out. During last night’s episode, they finally get some one-on-one time and share their thoughts with one another, but their emotional exchange and gripping embrace is almost impossible to watch without your heart feeling heavy or your routing for them to get back together. Watching them express their feelings and Michael telling Holly he still loves her with tears in his eyes is enough to make you want to jump through the television and slap them silly for being so blind. Get back together, already!