A pretty solid week of The Bachelorette. A few duds got sent home and on the other end of the spectrum, a few L words were floated around.

First off we have to talk about Ben. He’s been a front runner all season long and this week has to launch him into the final two. He really opened up to Tayshia, revealing that he attempted to kill himself on two separate occasions and that he probably wouldn’t be alive if it wasn’t for his sister. I really hope that Ben was watching this episode with her so that they were together when she found out just how much she actually did save him. On top of all that we got a little snippet of Tayshia saying she was truly in love with Ben.

Next up we’ve got the lie detector date, specifically Zac on the lie detector date. We’ve been teased all week long about Zac admitting to cheating in the past and were teased about all the drama surrounding it. Well turns out Zac french kissed a girl at a bowl-a-rama in grade six… Yeah not nearly as bad as we were led to believe. Zac and Tayshia also both say they are falling in love with each other and I think we have out final two in place.

Third and fourth on this week’s list is Bennett. He gets sent home on the 2 on 1 and then at the end of the episode comes back. Feels like this is becoming a Bachelor tradition. You know I’m just completely over Bennett. He was cute at the start of the season but his gimmicks quit working on me. He’s been acting high and mighty all season long when really he was the ringleader behind almost all the drama this season. I am over it.

Fifth on this weeks list is that absolute dud of a cocktail party. How did we get this deep into the season and wind up sending home three guys that weren’t even a remote factor for either Bachelorette. Like we are just a few weeks from the end of the show, Demar, Ed and Spencer get sent home after not having any meaningful time with Tayshia for weeks. This is one rose ceremony before Tayshia decides on who goes to hometowns. Oh well, now we can focus on Ben and Zac even more.

Two one on one’s, one two on one, let’s get into 5 things from this week of The Bachelorette.

First up let’s get to the drama, Noah vs Bennett. Bennett has very quickly turned himself from hero to villain this season. His constant condescension and general pompous attitude has landed him on a two on one date alongside Noah. To make the situation even worse, Bennett brings Noah a gift, including a book about emotional intelligence… I’m sensing a Taylor and Bennett connection on paradise!

Second we’ve got Ben pulling his dick out and making Tayshia cry. Not the reaction I look for whenever I pull my dick out but hey it kind of worked for Ben as he winds up getting the group rose.

Third we’ve got the Eazy one on one date. Tayshia constantly running away from Eazy was foreshadowing for what was to come. Him throwing the hail Mary “I’m falling for you” did not go well as we see Eazy head out the door.

Fourth we’ve got a date that actually went well, Zac and all his sneakers. This is probably the best one on one we’ve seen this season. They had a fun wedding photo shoot, where I’m pretty sure Zac had new sneakers for every outfit. And on top of that we still got an intimate evening together that was capped off with a ferris wheel ride. Zac delved into his rocky past and Tayshia is really into him right now, he’s destined for final four.

Lastly I just want to say that I appreciated the improvement in date quality this week. We’ve had some low budget dates this season and finally there was a week that I didn’t spend at least part of the episode complaining about a game of splash ball or something. Please keep making these dates better!