The Bachelorette: Rachel Doesn't Need These Dudes, She Has Copper
On The Bachelorette this week, Rachel went on her first round of dates with a little help from her famous "friends" Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
[...] none of them have the star power of new kid on the block Copper, Rachel's dog, who managed to steal the show with his leg in a cast.
Who cares about all these boring dudes' stories?
The first round of dudes went out for their group date, which turned out to be an obstacle course to prove that they were "husband material."
The obstacle course required the guys to change a diaper, put a baby in a BabyBjorn, vacuum, pull a long strand of hair out of a clogged drain, fish an engagement ring out of a sink full of dirty dishes, set a table for a romantic dinner and finally bring Rachel a bouquet of flowers.
Lucas, aka Whaboom, won the challenge after stiff-arming runner-up Kenny to get ahead in the final sprint.
The basketball group date was hosted by NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar who, two months before this was taped, wrote a column about how The Bachelor was killing romance.
DeMario was the best basketball player -- he could even dunk! -- which impressed Rachel, because she likes athletes.
Instead of a producer coming to her and saying, "hey, we found this out about DeMario," she was thrust into a dramatic scene.
[...] the cocktail party after the game gave the other guys a chance to step up and be there for Rachel and act like they all didn't dump somebody to go on the show.