Is It OK to Like a Guy Because of His Kid? (Bachelor, Ep. 1)

Being without cable for a year and half kind of turned me into one of those snotty, "Oh, I don't think I've ever heard of that show" people.  I pretend like I no longer care about trashy reality television and only think of important things, like literature and world peace.

But who am I kidding?  I spent my night with this:

That's right, the new Bachelor!  In case you don't know (i.e. me), this is Jason and he was rejected at the end of the last Bachelorette by a girl named DeAnna.  He actually proposed and she shot him down.  Ouch.  

All of the Bachelors have a hook.  There was the doctor, the football player (ewk), the brother of Rebecca Romijn's husband (ewkier), the Navy officer/doctor, the Italian prince (the ewkiest), and Bob.

Jason's hook is that he's a single dad.  He has a ridiculously cute 3-year-old son named Ty (who would be worth it even if his dad wasn't cute).  Ty charmed the pants off of the women of America (and me!) and they rallied hard when Jason was rejected to secure his place as the next Bachelor.

America tends to have better judgment than the producers of the Bachelor.  The best contestant ever was Trista who was rejected on the Bachelor and then met Ryan on her season of the Bachelorette (and got married and had babies!).  She rejected Bob who also got his own season of the Bachelor and was another of my favorites.  On the other side, the producers picked this guy (aka the ewky Prince):

His name's Lorenzo... I'll stop now.  We've moved onto better days.

The first episode of every season starts with 25 women.  After kind of yelling when Emily from Seattle stepped out of the car because I KNOW HER (seriously, Work Crew Malibu 2003), I settled in to quietly judge.  

My inner feminist cringed at every word.  These women throw themselves at him and actually cry when he decides that he doesn't want to marry them after a drunken night in an overly colorful mansion.  It's creepy.  

And he's no better.  He keeps talking about how he's certain his future wife is in the crowd of 25 women.  I do think there's something to be said about timing.  What I mean is, I think a lot of people get married because they decide it's time to and the person they're with right then seems like they'll do.  So if he were in a normal room of 25 women that liked him (and they would, he's cute and a single dad), I bet he could find someone.

But these women are crazy!  It's too intense of an environment to find a spouse.  I'm continually incredulous of the concept. 

That being said, I can't wait to watch the rest of the season.  I'm addicted to the drama!  See you at the Rose Ceremony!

P.S. I'm putting my money on Naomi.