Two down, four more to go.
“The Bachelorette” did not miss a beat Monday night, returning to the small screen after a two-week absence. And with hometown dates only a week away, JoJo Fletcher has to cut ties with a couple of the guys.
Spoiler alert: The whiniest of the bunch did not make the cut.
After complaining about receiving a “pity rose” an episode prior, Alex got the chance to prove his love to JoJo. Unfortunately for Alex, his proclamation of love wasn’t enough to sway JoJo’s heart.
“When you tell me you’re falling in love with me, I don’t feel as excited as I should feel. I want to be able to say that I’m falling in love with you, too, but I can’t say that,” JoJo tells Alex. “In my heart, I don’t think that I will get to that point.”
While Alex can barely look her in the eye as he makes his exit, JoJo barely has any time to grieve as her next date with Jordan Rodgers is up next.
After the brunette bombshell and the most-talked about contestant in “Bachelorette” history, stomp grapes together, JoJo gets down to business when it comes to Jordan’s past. And no, we’re not talking his ex-girlfriend.
“I have a great relationship with my older brother, Luke, and Aaron and I don’t have a great relationship,” Jordan confesses. “I chose to stay close with my parents and my brother, and I can’t imagine what it’s like to be in my brother’s [Aaron’s] shoes.”
Though JoJo will miss out meeting a Super Bowl champ, hearing Jordan say, “I love you,” makes up for it.
“I am so in love with you,” Jordan tells JoJo. “It’s been a couple weeks since I knew it was happening, since our first one-on-one I wanted to tell you. But I wanted to make sure it was right. And it’s so real.”
While Jordan didn’t score a rose after his candid confession, fellow frontrunner Robby nabbed a stem after out charming Chase and James Taylor during an interesting three-on-one spectacle.
After a rousing game of truth or dare, singer-songwriter James Taylor made every attempt to get under Robby’s skin while smearing his name in front of JoJo.
“James is just stirring things up a little bit and that’s not cool,” Robby says in his confessional. “I’m p—ed off and things are about to get ugly.”
Fortunately for Robby, James Taylor will no longer be the thorn in his side as the sensitive soul was sent packing. But before JoJo bid him adieu, the pair sat down together for a final time.
“You touched my heart in so many ways and you made me a better person. And I really want you to find the perfect girl who will treat you the way you should be treated,” JoJo cries to James.
Despite his heartache, James Taylor finds a way to keep it together as he heads home in a van.
Chase, Robby, Jordan and Luke remain, and only three will take another step towards the final rose.