'The Bachelor' 2011 Week 6: Jungle Bugs, Chantal the Detective and a Clutch I Love You

"The Bachelor" 2011 week 6 aired February 3 on ABC and featured Brad Womack and his remaining suitresses as they headed to beautiful Costa Rica in search of love. While one woman failed to impress on her first-ever one-on-one date and earned a plane ticket home, another confessed her love and made Brad's night. Here's a detailed recap of the events, from the first kiss to the final hiss.

"The Bachelor" 2011 week 6 opened in this week's all-new, tropical locale (or at least I assume it did; my DVR recorded an epic fail by NOT recording the first few minutes of crazy Michelle, slapper Chantal and the others as they arrived in Costa Rica for the week's activities). Chantal was the first of the remaining bachelorettes to receive a date card, and she anticipated the outing, her second one-on-one date of the season. She said she wasn't worried about whether or not the others were jealous, and asserted that she'd come on the show to fall in love with Brad so that was her priority. She called it a "make or break" date and wheeled her big, hot pink suitcase to the door, just in case the inglorious boot was a'comin' for her tushie post-rendezvous.

The main man himself arrived and whisked Chantal off to a helicopter in a clearing, and the two boarded. Noting that his dark-haired date had confessed to having issues with watching him interact with the other women (and paying homage to their "electric connection", because you know, he's a guy and all), Brad said he hoped that some alone-time would be beneficial. He worried over their most recent "dramatic" conversation and looked forward to the one-on-one.

Back at the house, the two mommies of "The Bachelor" 2011 shared a private chit chat. Okay, well, Michelle talked at poor Emily, declaring that Chantal was "not right" for Brad. Then she went on to call her adversary "too aggressive", "overly confident" and "egostistical". Uh, pot, this is kettle. Projecting her own characteristics onto someone else? Noooo! To her credit, Emily (who looked gorgeous without much make-up) said nothing (because Michelle wouldn't let her) and looked at Michelle like she was nuts. Looney Tunes finished her monolog by asserting that Brad was just giving Chantal one last chance before sending her home. That very night. Yeah. Okay.

On the date, Chantal and Brad enjoyed the scenery from their helicopter ride. Chantal confessed to having limited dating experience but again repeated that nothing would stop her from falling for Brad. He pointed out a zipline below, and revealed that they'd be enjoying a high-flying date. He looked forward to re-discovering the "strong, confident woman" he'd fallen for from the get-go. No pansy chick for this guy. Uh.... Despite the pouring rain, she took the bull by the horns and zipped down that line, with Brad on her heels. He was very pleased to see his fun-loving gal back again. Brad called the date "perfect" and said he was "happy to see no tears". There were smoochies, too.

"The Bachelor" 2011 week 6 continued back at the house with the arrival of the next date card. Ashley nabbed it, and Alli worried over its contents, expressing her hard-pressed desire to go on a one-on-one. The "love springs eternal" group daters were Jackie, Michelle, Emily, Ashley, Shawntel and Britt, leaving the aforementioned Alli as the leftover chick and the recipient of the second solo date. She passed her "group date queen" title on to Britt (classy) and said that it was time for Chantal to move over. She annoys me.

Meanwhile, Brad and Chantal settled on a blanket for a romantic outdoor dinner. Chantal was pleased with their alone-time, and then bam, the rain came yet again. But the rain didn't dampen Brad's spirits: He simply led her to his room, and called it "a real date", theoretically because it was unexpected, unscripted.

Back in crazy town, Michelle was pleased with the rain because she felt that it would "completely ruin" Brad and Chantal's one-on-one date.

Not. In fact, at that very moment on "The Bachelor" 2011 week 6, Chantal was re-appearing wearing one of Brad's white dress shirts and he was absolutely eating his heart out looking at her like she was a piece of juicy meat. They both relished how "real" their date was and she goonily said she was "crazy" about him. He chided her against playing games, and she assured him that she wasn't; that she'd acted nutty in Vegas because she was being totally real. Brad bought her "I'm not dramatic" protestations, and offered her the rose. With more smoochies. Chantal called it "the best day ever" and said she was glad she could be herself around him. Then she made a big confession to the audience: She'd fallen in love with Brad that night. Awww. And on TV! With millions watching!

Daylight came and the group daters wheeled their way to their destination cattle-style aboard a covered truck. Michelle puzzled over how on earth Chantal had gotten a rose (really? Really?!) while the others dished about her coming home wearing one of Brad's shirts. Maybe a little jealousy there. The gals arrived and donned helmets, gloves and rain gear, and Brad revealed that they'd be repelling down a waterfall. While Jackie freaked out, Michelle got mad, offended that Brad had broken their "pact" to never repel down anything without anyone else. Right. Yeah. Shawntel stepped up and volunteered to go first. Ashley praised Brad's caregiving tendencies as he comforted each girl as she descended.

Jackie in particular had a hard time with the activity, and Michelle rolled her eyes at her and complained about Brad "being nice to the other girls". And she mentioned their "pact" again. She slapped at Brad like a 3-year old, but her mood changed when he revealed that they'd be repelling together. Jackie was upset -- though not psychotically so -- that he'd not opted to repel with her since she'd been scared. Michelle didn't care that anyone else was bummed, and said she was sure she'd get the rose. Brad worried about his decision to honor his agreement with Michelle, and wasn't sure he'd be able to give enough individual attention to the other gals on the date. Wouldn't want another Emily Date, after all.

The evening portion of "The Bachelor" 2011 week 6 group date involved lots of bikinis and hot springs. Michelle said something totally profane (I hope she was drunk, dude), and then Brad pulled Jackie away for some alone time. He told Jackie that he was proud of her for conquering her fears, but she sucked the wind from his sails by (nicely!) calling him out for repelling with Michelle. Brad stressed again over not being able to make everyone happy all of the time. (Welcome to adulthood, big guy.)

Back at the house, the mysterious date card arrived and Chantal read it to Alli: "Meet me at the altar". Chantal teased her by asking how it felt that the date card didn't say anything about love, and Alli replied with one of the dumbest statements of the entire season: "This is better than saying love. This is saying marriage". What?! Chantal looked incredulous.

On the group date, Michelle complained like a snotty tweenager mad that her crush held hands with another girl. And again said that she didn't see Brad with any of the other girls. She's like a scratched CD. During Brad and Emily's alone-time, she confessed to sabotaging previous relationships, which worried Brad, but he said he wouldn't let her mess it up. They kissed. But Brad still worried that the southern belle would hurt him.

With the probably boring alone-times happening, we were shuttled back to Chantal and Alli at home, where the two gals had just discovered a huge beetle. Alli confessed to a crippling fear of "crunchy" bugs so of course Chantal teased her with one. Not so mature, but hella funny to see Alli screaming and throwing herself against a wall.

Better yet, their chicanery interrupted Brad and Michelle's alone-time: They heard Alli's screams and were startled. But it didn't stop Michelle from re-focusing her weird jealous stalker beams squarely on Brad and making yet more grand proclamations about what was and was not good for him. (Seriously, is she his mother?) She said that she was disturbed over how Chantal had come home, and asked how he could have connections with both Chantal and herself. It got ugly. Brad seemed annoyed. I felt a few bubbles of excitement as she chittered on and he scolded her for not trusting him to make the right decisions. But then he kissed her anyway, despite being frustrated. Big doofus.

He awkwardly addressed the girls in the hot spring, and revealed his decision to not give out a rose. He said he "wasn't confident" about who should receive one, and refused to risk having second thoughts. Michelle went stalker yet again when she asserted that if he didn't start "making decisions" and "getting rid of some of these girls" (what's he been doing since episode one, nutbag?), she'd "take matters into her own hands". What the heck? Boiled rabbit?

With Michelle's ranting in the rearview, "The Bachelor" 2011 week 6 continued with Alli prepping for her date with Brad. She hoped to return with "that glow". Brad rode up with two horses, and the two took off together. He hoped to see if there was potential for a real relationship with Alli. They stopped in a grassy field, and headed into a grove of trees. He led her to a 40 million year-old cave. She was taken aback, and confessed to being "terrified of poisonous jungle bugs". (She DID freak out over a beetle the night before. Oooh, doesn't look good, kids.) The pair forged ahead into the cave, and Alli freaked out every few seconds. First there was a big bug, and then bats. She screeched. A lot. But Brad insisted that he'd protect her. She said she wanted to "power through my fears" for him. He led her to a natural staircase -- "the altar" -- inside the cave, and put out a picnic blanket for them to have some chit chat time. He praised her for possessing all of the qualities he wants in a wife, but seemed unsure if she was the one. He's serious, man. Serious.

Later that evening at The Springs (which I assume is a restaurant... there was an official-looking sign), Alli and Brad sat outside at a table for two and enjoyed their dinner. The conversation was oddly forced. I felt weird watching them talk about Austin and world travels. He may not be the bright yellow crayon, but Brad was worried too: He lamented that it was "going nowhere". Then Alli made the astute and odd observation that they were sinking. Literally and figuratively, babe.

Back at the house, Chantal shared that she saw Alli and Brad as friends, but not lovers. The others agreed: Alli's toast.

And it looked that way. Brad, always the stubborn one, looked for "anything" he and Alli could build a relationship on. And wow, he was grasping at some serious silly straws because they have no palpable chemistry. Brad asked her her previous relationship, and she said she'd been unable to "see his face" at the end of the aisle at her wedding. Ooooh. Strike two. First you're sinking -- which should've been a warning flare to Brad -- and now you can see a guy's face? Hopefully Brad won't miss the fireworks display. No chemistry, dude. None. Zippo. Zilch. Run now. As she droned on about how her ex was a great guy but not the one for her, Brad looked at her like she was a goner and said "I know exactly what you mean". Ah, the sound of the axe falling. (Yet she seemed oddly unaware.) Brad tried to let her down easily, telling her that he wanted to know that there's a future with his to-be wife from the get-go, and Alli didn't get it. Awkward city. But he got down to business, telling her that he could "hang out with you every day of my life" but that he didn't think it meant they'd ever fall in love. He said he couldn't give her the rose, and she thanked him for his honesty as she cried in embarrassment. She continued to call him a "great guy" as he walked her out.

Back at the house on "The Bachelor" 2011 week 6, the other girls gasped as the driver retrieved Alli's bag. Aw, come on. None of you were really shocked. Brad confessed to not being one hundred percent sure about his decision, and said that he needed some "down time" to process it all and clear his head. Seems fair enough. But not so fast, buckaroo: Someone else had other plans for your me-time. There was a knock at the door, and Michelle was there.

Oh, good grief. Stalker Michelle. As usual, dummy Brad let her in and the two smooched. She asked how the day had been, and praised his decision to send Alli home. He asked if there were any other decisions she thought he should make, and she said she'd been bothered when he kept Chantal around. Man, is she ever threatened by Chantal. Brad chided her for being mad at him over not giving out a rose on the group date, and she laughed. Of course she did. Because she's nuts. She continued her game-playing, lining up the coming dismissals. First on her axe list was Britt, followed by Jackie and Chantal. Shawntel and Emily were next to go, leaving Ashley and herself. And of course, Michelle was the last woman standing. In her own delusional mind. He thanked her for her insights, but looked a little shell-shocked by the unexpected assault. Brad was frustrated that Michelle was again "questioning my decisions". Yes, you idiot. She's scary. You're her puppet. Figure it out. At least buy a bright yellow crayon to sit next to you in the box.

Later that night at "The Bachelor" 2011 week 6 cocktail party, the bachelorettes stressed over the coming rose ceremony. Brad arrived, and let the ladies know that he'd had a tough day. Nutty Michelle seemed unaware that she'd added to his stress. (She's not the yellow crayon, either.) Brad called the night's coming conversations among the "most important" yet. He chatted with Emily first, who said she regretted talking about sabotaging previous relationships. They had a nice talk, and she asked him to help her to feel confident in their budding relationship.

Back with the other ladies, a perceptive Chantal asked the group daters about Brad's cryptic comment that he'd "gotten grief" over not handing out a rose. Jackie was puzzled, and mused over how anyone else had had time to complain. Britt and Shawntel denied saying anything to Brad, so Chantal was left with her answer: Michelle. Chantal was irritated, but vowed to not worry over her competitor's "antics". Yup, that's what you do: You ignore the yippy little dog.

Speaking of Michelle, she and Brad had some alone time that began with him saying that he found her scary. Ha ha ha. He was frustrated that they'd "taken ten steps back", then Michelle claimed to be scared that he was misinterpreting what had happened. Then she twisted his words. Ugh, still nuts. Someone get a Planters jar and capture her. She cranked out some crocodile tears, distracting Brad and prompting him to comfort her. Blech. Fake! Fake! She's like a bad soap actress!

Michelle joined the other ladies, and admitted to her tears when Chantal asked her about them. Chantal asked about Brad's remark about "getting grief" over the rose, and Michelle said she'd given him "the eye". Shawntel was bugged and brought it up with Brad during their alone time. She convinced him to play The Silent Game against his will, and after she scooted a little closer, the two kissed. And stared. And then she gave in, game over. Yeah, I didn't really get all of that. But he was pleased with her for helping him to relax. Shawntel shared her intelligence about Brad, Michelle and "grief", and Chantal pressed it again when Michelle returned. And then surprise! She confessed to having gone to his place the previous night. The others looked stunned. Ashley was annoyed over Michelle having crossed unspoken "boundaries" and Michelle defended herself. Cue awkward silence. And as Jackie said, "icy" tension.

Moments later, Chantal had her alone-time with Brad. She confessed that she'd fallen in love with him, and said it was scary to admit it because she knew she wouldn't get anything back. They kissed, and he asked why she knew she'd fallen in love. She said that it was because she had self-sacrificial feelings about Brad. Brad was thrilled and said that she'd "completely turned my day around". He thanked her for her admission.

Host Chris Harrison appeared and fetched Brad, destination: Make rose ceremony decisions.

After a break, Brad reappeared and commenced "The Bachelor" 2011 week 6 rose ceremony. He addressed all seven of the bachelorettes, and thanked them for being concerned about him. And then... the call-outs! First to receive a rose was Ashley, followed by Emily, Britt and Shawntel. With the last rose of the week remaining, Brad called out Michelle's name. Nooo! What the heck is wrong with you, you moron? When all the petals had fallen, Jackie stood alone in the elimination realm. Brad walked her outside, admitting that it was a "tough decision" and that she's "one in a million". Aw, poor girl. I liked Jackie. What a slap in the face to let her go and keep Michelle. But again, not the yellow crayon or the sharp tack. Jackie was collected, and questioned "what's wrong with me?" as she blamed herself for being dismissed.

With Jackie gone, Brad revealed to the remaining six that they'd be going to the island of Anguilla for their next adventure. And so "The Bachelor" 2011 week 6 came to a close, with Alli and Jackie dissed and dismissed. Tune in next week as Brad Womack and the remaining bachelorettes -- Chantal, Emily, Shawntel, Ashley, Michelle and Britt -- soak up some island sun.