Welcome back toParadise! HostChris Harrisonpromises season 5 will be the most “caliente” — and, of course, dramatic — yet, and with many tense relationships (see:Tia BoothandColton Underwood‘s fling, Jordan Kimball and David Ravitz’sfeudthroughoutBecca Kufrin‘s season, basically all ofArie Luyendyk Jr.’s women dislikingKrystal Nielson) already established before even heading to Sayulita, Nayarit, emotions are sure to run high.
“That whole villain thing, you know, even if someone is, it’s cool to sit down with someone and see if they are actually what you perceive them as,” Kimball tells a group of women after he arrives on the beach.
Then there’sBibiana Julian, who packed a plethora of bikinis in order to fulfill her unique desire for her time onParadise. “If my ass gets blurred, I’m doing something right,” she tells the camera. “My goal here is to kill them with booty.”
Old Flames Die Out Slowly
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He continues, “I heard through theBachelorgrapevine that Ashley and Jared are dating now, so time to move on.”
And Wendt knows exactly who he wants to move on to.
“I’m kind of hoping Krystal’s inParadise,” he says. “She’s hot and she’s actually really fit. I feel like she could kick my ass. Like really hot.”
Lucky for him, the“villain” from Luyendyk Jr.’s seasonhas made it to Mexico, but she’s noticeably different in a major way.
“Krystal sounds so different, isn’t that funny?” Booth says in reference to the Florida fitness coach’s hushed, sing-songy inflection. “Old Krystal would be, ‘Hi! Good morning.’ I can’t even do it as badly as her. Now she’s just like, ‘Hi, how are you doing? Good to see you.’ ”
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Though Nielson and Amabile, known asGrocery Store Joeor Mr. Went Home on Night One, have an initial spark, he ends up bonding withKendall Longon night one. The two go off to a daybed, watch the storm come in and share the first kiss ofParadiseseason 5. “It felt right,” Amabile, 31, explains.
While she’s “shocked” that Amabile and Long, 26, hit it off, Nielson quickly moves on to Wendt. “You’re the hottest girl here. You’re a hot commodity,” he tells her before going in for a kiss.
“Kevin has pillow lips,” says Nielson, who appeared on Arie aka “The Kissing Bandit’s” season ofThe Bachelor.“I did not experience pillow lips on my season ofThe Bachelor, but I now know what pillow lips are and I appreciate them. He’s like a real man.”
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Tia Keeps Her Eyes on the Prize
“At this point I haven’t talked to Colton sinceThe Bachelorette,” says Booth, who saw Underwood when she helped pal Kufrin out on agroup date during her season. “I would love to see Colton inParadisebecause I do want to find love and do want to find that with someone. This could be the best summer of my life.”
Booth spends most of the first day waiting for the former NFL player to arrive — and letting other potential suitors know he’s on her mind. “I don’t think Tia’s over Colton,” Amabile concludes.
Ravitz is last to arrive, and Booth’s hopes are dashed. “I woke up thinking about Colton,” she says. “I wanted noting more than to just hang out with him today. I did not expect it to be this challenging.”
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Harrison announces that it’s the ladies’ week to choose and one lucky woman will get a date card. As fate (or production) would have it, Booth scores the date care even though she harbors no desire to go on a date with anyone but Underwood. Knowing she must make a decision, the Alabama native surprisingly picks Randone to share the evening with.
Swearing to put Underwood behind her, Booth goes on the date optimistically, but then brings up her former lover once more. “I have nothing to hide with it and he doesn’t either,” she tells Randone over dinner in an attempt to clear air that did not need clearing. “If something was gong to happen with us, I feel like it would’ve already happened.”
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Booth’s memory quickly returns the next day, though when — who else? — Underwood jogs onto the sand, already sweating through this periwinkle T-shirt. “The second Colton walked down on the beach, I felt these feelings kind of rush back,” Booth admits. “I don’t know why I’m nervous, but I can feel my heart beating out of my chest. Honestly, if Colton doesn’t ask me on a date today I would be shocked.”
Underwood’s armed with a date card, but doesn’t go right for Booth. Instead the 26-year-old chats up Long and then Angela Amezcua ofNick Viall’s season. His choices leave Booth and the rest of the cast confused about Underwood’s intentions, but without talking to her first, he ultimately asks out Booth.
“I obviously want to explore this because I wouldn’t have wasted a card if I don’t want to,” Underwood tells her. “I don’t want you to think though that it’s going to be so easy. I have to be fair to you. I have to be fair to myself. Like I’m not closing the door on us. I’m here to figure my s— out, and that also includes you.”
Booth responds, “It just sucks feeling like I was in the middle of all of this.”
Still, Underwood admits he did and still does have feelings for Booth. “As far as a relationship goes with Tia, I really don’t know what is there or what could be there, but part of me really wants to go and give it a shot and try,” he tells the cameras.
Though Booth wishes she could’ve gotten a concrete answer, she continues to enjoy their time together on the ocean and holds onto his “big” arms when they go out on a jet ski together.
“I caught the feels along time ago,” Booth says. “Where it goes from here I don’t know. But hell, I’m excited to figure it out.”
But theirParadisecostars aren’t nearly as enthusiastic. Back on the beach, the remaining singles plot to confront Underwood for being here for the wrong reasons.
Astrid Lochpoints out that Booth andUnderwoodshould come back from the date with a definite decision about whether they’ll continue their relationship, but even if they decide to end things, dating one another’s friends in front of each other presents an award situation for everyone.
“If Colton wanted to be with Tia, he would’ve made it crystal clear, 100 percent right away,” Randone believes. “You have this poor girl getting thrown back and forth.”
Even Julian admits, “I think it’s a little bit sketch.”
So even though a rose ceremony hasn’t happened yet inParadise, it seems pretty clear who everyone wants to send home.
Bachelor in Paradiseairs Tuesdays on ABC at 8 p.m. ET.
source: people.com
