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    Pascal ruins Joan’s fantasy sequels

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    We’re just going to dive in here, because it’s not something you don’t know. But maybe you’d better sit down anyway.

    You’ve seen the teasers for Episode 7 of ABC’s “Golden Bachelorette,” which is the always emotionally explosive part of the Bachelor franchise known as Fantasy Suites, where the remaining contestants are given dates. overnight”.

    In the teaser, Joan, 61, signals the tragedy with a full Edgar Allen Poe outfit – this black Lamarque feather jacket and matching Loewe maxi dress. She is clearly in distress with Pascal, 69, a French-born Chicago salon owner, who is showing alarming signs of emotional withdrawal. in last week’s hometown dates episode.

    Suddenly, it’s as if the TMZ paparazzi, who usually invade LAX arrivals, had invaded beautiful Tahiti. The shaky camera focuses on Joan in emotional pain, clearly from Pascal. That’s right: this fantastic episode turns into a dark, tear-filled nightmare. Prepare yourself for what just happened:

    Spoiler alert: Stop reading if you’re faint of heart or don’t want to know about Joan’s journey in Episode 7 (now streaming on Hulu).

    Frenchman Pascal gives in to his fears and leaves Joan

    Pascal furiously backtracked on Joan’s stakes as the series progressed. Remember, this is the guy who sneakily grabbed Joan on the first night for a private moment in front of 23 other shocked contestants. So keep this power move in mind when he says in this episode: “I’m not a fighter; I’m a lover.”

    Things are going well in the paradise of Tahiti when the mood is relaxed on the beach during Joan’s third date with Pascal (after emergency doctor Guy, 66, and insurance manager Chock, 60). Yet by a crazy old coincidence, Pascal and Joan end up in their own Tahitian sunset bonding ceremony. Pascal’s eyes become bigger than Admiral Ackbar before the military commander from “Star Wars” barked, “It’s a trap!”

    But Pascal goes through the beach ceremony and keeps his cool until their romantic dinner on the docked cruise ship that serves as Fantasy’s headquarters. Seconds after gallantly guiding Joan’s chair to the candlelit table, Pascal launches straight into his shocking breakup.

    The couple’s stunning gourmet meal turns cold and is entirely ignored on the table as the ambient temperature soars. (Small aside: bypassing this meal is Pascal’s most glaring fault, especially for a Parisian Good alive. At least mutually enjoy the meal before the coming boom. We have all night!)

    Pascal’s disjointed reasoning focuses on his newly broken heart and difficult childhood. “I’m what they call damaged goods,” he says.

    But key points include game-changing phrases like “I’m not in love,” “I’m just not there,” and “I need that spark, and we just don’t have it.”

    Joan staggers out of the room, past the untouched food. As he leaves, Pascal barks angrily at the omnipresent cameramen. But removing the camera is worth it for the award-winning shot, across an open riser staircase and thick glass banister, of Joan teetering next to a display of Gucci bags.

    And that’s all she wrote for the hit episode 7. Joan tearfully delivers an immortal Bachelor Nation line to the camera as the orchestra’s tragic music reaches new levels. “I had 24 people here at the start, I only have three people left and I could leave without anyone,” she says. “It could happen.”

    Pascal is last seen sneaking onto the cruise line’s ferry shuttle. They won’t even let him stay on the boat. The French authorities will certainly want to talk to him about this whole affair of uneaten meals.

    Aside from the heartbreak at the end of the show, how did the other dates go?

    Guys, with all his real baggage revealed after filming the show, is still on the hunt. They are a beautiful couple snorkeling in stunning ocean waters. Guy completely agrees with Joan’s decision not to have any beds in the Fantasy Suites, to stay focused on the emotions and away from the physical. This is a principled power move, breaking with the tradition of The Bachelor. Go ahead, Jeanne!

    Chock drives his ATV at high speed with one hand so he can hold Joan’s hand with the other. He has two souped-up mountain bikes at his home in Wichita, Kansas. But he notes that Kansas is not as beautiful as Tahiti, which is a completely superfluous comment. Tahiti would make Neytiri want to “Avatar” on Instagram.

    Chock, who can relieve the excitement of popping a champagne cork, is always in the mix. His second round of kisses in the Fantasy Suite is close to carnivore level.

    But what will happen on “Golden Bachelorette”?

    It’s the great and wild unknown! Isn’t that crazy? The show ends with Pascal’s departure. But does that mean Jordan, who was fired after Hometown Dates, is getting the replacement call from Joe Flacco to replace Pascal? Or is it just due to Guy and Chock? Following next week’s “The Men Tell All” special, we’ll see Joan’s romantic destiny in the sure-to-be-dramatic finale on November 13.

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