Bachelor Pad Episode 5 Recap: Contestants Compete as Couples and Three Couples Go into Finale (Sept. 6, 2010-ABC)

After the Truth Survey on last week's episode of The Bachelor Pad bringing several of the girls to tears, and David telling Krisily that the men were going to eliminate Gwen, even though he knew that Krisily was on the chopping block, distrust among the remaining contestants seems to be heightening as they close in on the finale and $250,000 grand prize

There are some obvious couples in the mansion, and some women who are not paired with any men, making it more difficult to manipulate these "single" women who are in it solely to win the prize, just as the men seem to be. The women who are standing by their men are either playing a good game, or are in love with the idea of falling in love with a man with money.

Three eliminated early and couples' competitions begin

Just as predicted in the sneak peek, the three single women went home, though Jesse B. chose Peyton and Dave chose Natalie. Gwen, Ashley, and Nikki all left immediately after the morning's elimination ceremony.

All the remaining couples will now compete as a team, Peyton and Jesse B. the only ones who are not romantically involved in any way.

The competition this week was a water balloon toss. If a couple dropped three balloons, they were eliminated. The first couple to lose was Peyton and Jesse B. They were followed by Tenley and Kiptyn, then Elizabeth and Kovacs. David and Natalie won the balloon toss contest, receiving the immunity rose and the date.

The date

As David and Natalie were preparing for their date, Kovacs and Elizabeth went out for a walk and saw the yellow Lamborghini parked in front of the mention. They hopped into the car, and realized this was for the date, so in an act of defiance, they made out in and on top of the car.

Dave and Natalie spent the day driving, and enjoying their time together. Later in the evening, Dave opened up and talked about some vulnerable details about his childhood.

They also talked strategies for the game. Dave tells Natalie that Kovacs and he made a pact to keep one another on until the end and has to be true to his word.

Back at the mansion

The girls are talking to one another about who is the best to keep around. Peyton feels that she and Jesse B. are not safe, but others are trying to reassure her that might not be accurate.

Kiptyn and Tenley talked about continuing their friendship outside of the mansion, both agreeing they'd like that.

Elizabeth comes on very strong with Kovacs, but he goes with the flow with whatever Elizabeth wants, having said earlier that if "(she) has a bad case of the Kovacs, then so be it." They sneak into the Fantasy Suite together for a rendezvous, but there is already trouble in paradise with Kovacs not being romantic enough for Elizabeth, and only caring about getting "laid." Kovacs accuses her of pushing him away, while he's trying to win the money.

The plans and elimination

Natalie encouraged Peyton to talk to Tenley about keeping Peyton and Jesse B. around strategically. Tenley agrees that Elizabeth and Kovacs might be tougher competitively.

Loyalties between the Kovacs, David, and Kiptyn are tight, but Tenley talked to Kiptyn about the advantages to voting Elizabeth and Kovacs off.

Natalie talks it over with David that she would rather send Elizabeth and Kovacs home, but he feels that they must be loyal to Kovacs.

Four couples left, the elimination will send one couple home. They find out that they will be voting as individuals, not as couples. With eight votes, it completely changes the game and it's now loyalty versus strategy.

Jesse B. has a talk with Kiptyn in the elimination room, and gives his word that next week, he will not vote Kiptyn off, and reminds him that the alliance between Kovacs and David are the strongest.

During the rose ceremony, the first couple to receive roses is Tenley and Kiptyn. The second couple to receive the roses is Elizabeth and Kovacs.

This sends a disappointed Peyton and Jesse B. home, with the realization that others did not vote as they told them they would.

Next week's episode

The competition will have the final three couples dancing ballroom, with choreographers from Dancing With The Stars teaching them the routines.

The entire cast of Bachelor Pad will return for the finale and the sneak peek suggests that there will be some twists and turns that are highly unexpected.

Bachelor Pad airs Mondays at 8 p.m. on ABC.

The Bachelor Pad contestants

As reported by UsMagazine.com, The Bachelor Pad's contestants are:
David G.: a 28-year old entrepreneur who conceived the "man code" and vied for Jillian Harris' hand on season 5 of The Bachelorette, but was eliminated for his crassness.
Natalie G.: a 28-year-old bartender from The Bachelor Season 13 who famously told Jason Mesnick, "I like bears."
Jesse K.: a 28-year-old winemaker who got romantic with Jillan Harris on a glacier on The Bachelorette's fifth season.
Elizabeth K: a 30-year-old saleswoman who told Jake Pavelkato kiss her forehead on Season 14 of The Bachelor.
Kiptyn L.: a 32-year-old sales and operations manager with famous washboard abs from The Bachelorette Season 5 with Jillian Harris.
Tenley M.: Jake Pavelka's second choice on the fourteenth season of The Bachelor.
Jesse B.: the sexy 25-year-old contractor from The Bachelorette's sixth season with Ali Fedotowsky.-Eliminated Episode 5.
Peyton W.: a sweet, 27-year-old cheerleader apparel saleswoman from The Bachelor's tenth season.-Eliminated Episode 5.
Ashley E.: a 30-year-old teacher who tried to seduce Jake Pavelka in a flight attendant costume on The Bachelor Season 14.-Eliminated Episode 5.
Gwen G.: a project manager from Philadelphia heartbroken by Aaron Burge on The Bachelor's second season. -Eliminated Episode 5.
Nikki K.: a 30-year-old administrative assistant from The Bachelor's 13th season. -Eliminated Episode 5.
Krisily K.: a 30-year-old personal assistant who was the runner-up for Charlie O'Connell's hand on The Bachelor Season 7.-Eliminated episode 4.
Wes H.: a 33-year-old country musician who admitted he joined The Bachelorette's fifth season to become famous -- not to fall in love with Jillian Harris. Has been labeled as the biggest "villain" in Bachelorette history.-Eliminated episode 4.
Gia A.: the 26-year-old swimsuit model who almost made it to the end with Jake on Season 14 of The Bachelor.-Eliminated episode 3.
Jonathan N: a 31-year-old weatherman whose quirkiness inspired bullying from Craig on The Bachelorette's sixth season. Jonathan told Ali that Craig was "dangerous." .-Eliminated episode 3.
Craig M.: a 34-year-old dental salesman and villain known for his hair and his meanness toward the "Weatherman" from The Bachelorette Season 6 with Ali Fedotowsky. .-Eliminated episode 2.
Jessie S.: a 25-year-old cosmetics saleswoman who confronted Rozlyn Papa about her tryst with one of the show's employees on the Women Tell All special for The Bachelor's fourteenth season. .-Eliminated episode 2.
Juan B.: a 37-year-old contractor from the fifth season of The Bachelorette.-Eliminated episode 1.
Michelle K.: the 26-year-old saleswoman was sent home by Jake Pavelka after a disappointing kiss on The Bachelor's 14th season. She has been called "crazy" on several occasions based on her bizarre behavior. -Eliminated episode 1.

Sources

ABC--The Bachelor Pad, episode 5, aired Sept. 6, 2010, as reported by article's author
Associated Content Sneak Peak 5 Article
Associated Content Episode 4 Recap Article