#21 Samantha

Samantha A.: Samantha #2! Holla to Sam #1 (Do you think she reads Reality Mormon?)! Answer me this: Do you think when Bachelor Rick was telling producers what kind of women to pick for his dates, from the no doubt hundreds of applications that poured in, he told them "I like girls named Sara and girls named Samantha--get on it stat!"? The last Sam set a pretty high bar. Let's see if this Sam can measure up.



Date Recap: Any date that starts off with Pink's "Raise Your Glass" as the video theme music you know is going to be rockin'! The song gives off all sorts of energetic vibes! And how nice that the editors even bleeped out the potty words for us. Now is probably as good a time as any to thank them for all the hard work they've done on these past 21 dates. They've tagged along on bike riding excursions, horse back riding ventures, TV game shows, shooting ranges, countless theme parks, countless restaurants, and logged countless miles traveling all over the southern California map. Gee thanks, guys (and girls)! We are tempted to feel bad for you but since we know this whole TMB thing was probably your idea, we won't extend our sympathies just yet. But back to the date before I forget it all and have to go watch the video again (as fun as the date seemed, I really don't want to watch it again and I think you know why). Any date that starts off with a rose giveaway in true Bachelor style is going to be rockin'! Oh wait, I already said that. But seriously, is this the first girl to give away a rose? I was about to give her props but then I realized that's Bachelor Rick's duty as TMB. Isn't that what the Bachelor is all about? Why have faithful viewers been denied their rose ceremonies? Producers? We hope you know we expect more from you on the second dates. But, back to this date. Mr. Sportsman Rickamania says he wishes he knew more about the Kings, since that is the game they are headed to on their date. We sure wish we knew more about the Kings, too. We also wish we knew why Sam here is apparently the only "sports fan" in existence that doesn't know that posters are banned from sporting events. Of course we know that Rick knows this and is just going with the flow as to not quell any of the dates initial "don't be fancy, just get dancey" vibe. Rick also tries to play it off when Sam admits she would have rather gone to a Laker's game: "Oh whatever! This is great!" (Even though we heard him loud and clear, another thanks to the editors for throwing in some captions for us so we can read this as well.). We would have rather seen them at a Laker's game, too, but we suspect those tickets probably cost above the $50 TMB date cap. It would have been fun to watch a date scalp for tickets beforehand though. I'm sure that talent alone would have won any guy's heart. After the poster making is out of the way, the two go to a grocery store to pick up dinner. At least we are spared from any further restaurant footage on this date, so thank you Sam for that. After the two down their sandwiches and Sun Chips, we FINALLY get to the game! I can't be the only one thinking "Are we there yet? Are we there yet?" It looks like Sam scored some pretty sweet seats to the game--and the two have fun making out on the "Kiss Cam!" Oh wait. They saved the make-out for after the game, pardon me. Holy smokes. Look away! Look away! This is supposed to be G-rated stuff here, folks, and that kiss was borderline! Maybe that was Sam's fault? We're seeing an assertive Sam pattern here, so I dunno. One thing we do know is that Sam's hookups got Bachelor Rick hooked-up for sure! In fact, that might have been a little too much kissey-kissey for the cameras. Was Rick looking for cavities in there?

First Impression: Okay, I seriously cannot be the only one who thought she looked like Erin from The Office. Seriously. Tell me I'm not the only one (can she just start dating Andy again already?)! As a result I expected her to be a little ditzy and quirky and maybe she was a tad. Maybe she was. You all know this is just my opinion, right? It's not like it's a fact.

Surprises: Another out of towner. We thought we were done with those. These poor ladies! Apparently L.A. is the only place for a single LDS girl to get a date these days. Cincinnati and East Coast boys need to get their act together because they are letting some seriously awesome ladies slip away (if Bachelor Rick has anything to do with it--and we think he does)!

TMB Excitement level: As you may have noticed, sometimes I forget this category. After 20-plus dates you tend not to remember everything. So my feelings on this are that had Erin, I mean Sam, not totally set up the kiss-cam kiss, there would have been no kiss at all (hand holding goes without saying, of course). But since she did, Rick totally took advantage of it, because what hormonal, single at nearly 30, LDS guy wouldn't? So although there was a lot of lip action, I really wouldn't be surprised if it was just a one-time havin' fun, caught up in the moment kinda thing.

Second Date Potential: We hope Sam used mouth rinse before the date since they did nothing short of make-out on camera. If he doesn't give this girl a second chance he will hereby be known as Loose-lips Ricky or Lip-Lovin' Buckmin' or Dr. Too Much Lovin' or something along those lines. But see my comments above for why I'm not really holding my breath for a second date.

Creativity: I'm done giving out numbers. She was the first girl to take TMB to a sporting event. Is that an original idea? Not really. But is it original as far as these TMB dates go? Yes. So good job, Sammy! Also, good job on setting up the kiss-cam scenario. We're not sure what kind of hoops you had to jump through for that one, but way to go for putting fate in your own hands!

Final Thoughts: Rick, just remember, call Sam up if you want gangsta, okay? Or if you want to go to Cincinnati. Or if you want to try out your new method for checking for cavities again.