Kendall Long - Bachelor 22 - Discussion

havadrpepper wrote:Why doesn't she just self publish?

Stone_Hedge wrote:

havadrpepper wrote:Why doesn't she just self publish?

I think she doesn’t know how and is asking for suggestions on Twitter .

Kashathediva wrote:It's pretty easy to find the info in a 30 second search.

Sharleen wrote:“I’m trying to face walls I didn’t know existed and it’s hard to find them if you don’t know where they are.”
—Kendall

KENDALL'S HOMETOWN
Hometown week kicks off in LA with Kendall. Surprising nobody, this date revolves around taxidermy, but what I found really interesting here is how the TONE is so different from seasons past. To me, Kendall represents that contestant who could be seen as a caricature, who is painted as weirder than most and who could easily be made out to be someone you'd laugh at or deem "crazy". But because she also has a lot of depth and intelligence (and is SHOWN possessing these traits), it prevents that negative edit.

Perhaps my favorite thing about Kendall is how "in" on all the funny stuff she is. Like, obviously she probably has interests beyond taxidermy, but she's a really good sport about allowing her Hometown to be about this. For example, when they entered this warehouse, she said, "Welcome to Taxidermy room." (She didn't describe it as HER taxidermy room.) In the way she announces that she and Arie will be mounting (apparently that's the term) taxidermy of their own, you can tell by her laugh and stutter that she fully realizes this is hilarious (aka, she's not taking it or herself too seriously)... Oh, also, don't miss the split-second Direct-Look-Into-Camera...

I laughed out loud at two of Arie's reactions to this activity, starting with when he first saw the rat, er, carcasses (is that the correct term for a pre-taxidermy-mounting rat's body?)...
... and again when he was attempting to stuff (fill?) his rat and his expression made it clear he knew he wasn't a natural at this...


In the evening, after her family time (I just loved her sister!), Kendall revealed she could see herself falling for Arie. This moment was adorable (never mind my gripes with the concept of "falling", as I bemoaned from my Flare soapbox), just in that she was so endearingly uncomfortable talking about her feelings, to the point where she basically fell into a kiss following this confession...

I have a bit of an issue with the pacing of Kendall and Arie's relationship, but it's 100% on him and the show and not on her at all. At this week's Rose Ceremony, it did feel like there was some pressure on Kendall to feel "ready", but THE GIRL HASN'T EVEN GOTTEN A 1-ON-1 DATE FOR GOD'S SAKE. Technically, this Hometown date was her first 1-on-1. I think given that, she is able to feel for Arie (and express those feelings) at a completely reasonable rate. Like, sure, you could argue she's opening up slower and "falling" at a slower rate, but in my humble opinion, her rate of developing and expressing affection for Arie is 100% proportionate to the validation she's been given so far.