Monday on The Bachelor Season 19 Episode 3, Jimmy Kimmel served as guest host and brought his hilarious brand of comedy to Chris Soules’ journey for love.
An avid fan for years, he’s interviewed the stars of past seasons, cleverly hinted at The Bachelor spoilers and even produced a Baby Bachelor web spoof.
What did Kimmel bring to the show Monday night, and who earned the red roses that allowed them to continue on in the quest to become this farmer’s wife?
Let’s recap the latest installment below!
Fans of the talk show host and comedian know that The Bachelor Season 19 Episode 3 was not his first experience with the long-running reality franchise.
He was well versed not just in Bachelor protocol, but in all the things that make the show so unintentionally hilarious, such as cheesy dates and epic cliches.
His creation of an “Amazing Jar” in which anyone who said the word “amazing” at any point had to place $1 in it, made this stunt a winner from the start.
Kimmel was pretty good throughout, too, especially when he sent Chris and Kaitlyn Bristowe on a date … to Costco. To stock up for a date with Kimmel.
On Jimmy’s shopping list, among many other things, was enough ketchup to fill a hot tub. “I’ve done weirder," said Kaitlyn, summing up her awesomeness.
At dinner, Kimmel decided to “lubricate” the conversation, asking, “About the fantasy suite. I assume that there’s love making going on in the fantasy suite?”
“That is to be assumed,” replied Kaitlyn, bluntly.
“Let me ask you a question,” Kimmel added.
"You find out Chris has gone into the fantasy suite with three women and made sweet, sweet, sweet love to each of them … Would you be angry with him?"
“No,” said Kaitlyn, further endearing herself to the ABC comedy personality. “I can’t be. It’s part of the process. You can’t take a car without test driving it.”
Canadians. They’re the best.
Regardless (or because of) her outfit, and due in large part to her amazing personality, Kaitlyn won over Chris, Kimmel and millions of fans on social media.
Not everyone was so lucky.
MacKenzie, 21 going on 12, was almost in tears over the fact that Chris kissed her first, but has since gone on to kiss other people. On The Bachelor.
“Do you remember, on our date, when we kissed?” MacKenzie asked him, as if this were a crazy revelation. “Why are you kissing everyone else?”
Britt Nilsson, too, lamented this, having “never kissed anyone who was kissing someone else.” And don’t get us started on Kim Kardashian. Er, Ashley I.
Having finally secured some coveted one-on-one time, she spent it complaining to him about how little time she had and whining about Jillian Anderson.
Speaking of Jillian, her clothed, censored booty was back in full effect on the group date, which involved a farm-related Amazing Race-style course.
Carly won the challenge, but Jillian won the Internet, hurdling a fence to get to the pig pen and earning her rear end the giant black box once again.
“You guys have to put that in slow-mo,” gushed Britt, “because that was the most epic thing I’ve seen.” (There is already a @JillianBlackBox Twitter.)
Hard as that was to top, Whitney Bischoff seemed to establish the best connection on her date with The Bachelor, and looks like one of the frontrunners.
Chris and Whitney began a one-on-one date at a winery and ended it as wedding crashers, which was beyond contrived, but still for for them apparently.
Whitney: “I feel the absolute butterflies, like this could be it and it’s the most amazing feeling. I do think that Chris Soules could be my future husband.”
“This girl’s got a lot more going on than I ever imagined," Chris added, blown away. "She killed it … she doesn’t have a clue, but … she made this incredible."
"It wasn’t the date, it was her,” he said, and all was right with the world on this night in Bachelor Nation. Can anyone stop Whitney’s march to the altar?!
Joining Chris for another week on his journey for love:
- Whitney
- Kaitlyn
- Becca
- Jade
- Samantha
- Juelia
- Mackenzie
- Kelsey
- Britt
- Megan
- Carly
- Ashley S.
- Nikki
- Jillian
- Ashley I.
Yeah. Some interesting choices there, for sure.
Trina, Amber and Tracy are therefore out, and in the span of just three weeks, the field has been cut in half. Who will be next on the chopping block?!
To see the episode in full, follow the link to watch The Bachelor online and then hit the comments below: Who do you think is the best fit for Chris thus far?