Bachelor Pad - Mon, 08.16.2010: Loins Don't Have Brains, But Everyone's Thinking With 'Em!

With the first Bachelor Pad episode and competition under their belts, apparently it's time to throw some of the purported love into the mix. Everyone seems convinced that walking away with a relationship and the money is a distinct possibility at the end of this season, which doesn't speak to the collective intelligence of those who are left. And this week's episode proves that hormones and good decisions rarely, if ever, go hand-in-hand.

Apparently, there are just too many contestants named Jessie/Jesse, so Jesse K. is now being referred to as Kovacs. Producers may as well start calling him "Ball Sacks?" because he obviously lost his pair since the last episode. Yes, trying to get away from Elizabeth nearly got him eliminated, but is being with someone who has to manipulate you into pretending you care really worth the $250K? Yes, it's a game and one that Kovacs obviously wants to win since he suddenly realizes that being in a couple is actually the better strategy. He will soon learn that Elizabeth's brand of crazy isn't one that will wilt when the roses run out.

But this early in the game, there may be something to the casting couch tactic, as distinct cliques are starting to form: insiders vs. outsiders, with the insiders being...

Bachelor Pad - Mon, 08.09.2010: Apparently, Souls Have a $250K Pricetag

To further the Bachelor brand, producers have invented the Bachelor Pad - a competition where contestants can win $250,000 and possibly find love in the process. Considering $$ is the number one reason for divorce, let's not hold our breathe on the love part. Especially considering that everyone seems to have already hooked up with everyone else. The real prize should be a lifetime supply of condoms and STD testing, but we'll just have to satisfy ourselves with the Bachelor-style drama - always negative and never itchy or sore.

The Premise
Every week, the house participates in a competition. Not only does the winner get a rose and become safe from elimination, but he/she also gets to choose who to go on a date with. On the date, the winner can give out a rose, giving that person immunity as well. When it's elimination time, the guys decide what girl gets the boot, the girls decide on the guy. Votes are cast via a photo ballot system - you want someone out, you put his/her picture into the ballot box. And using basic math, the woman and man with the most votes has to leave the house immediately.