The Bachelorette 2010 Week 7: Bye-Bye Ty, Jake Pavelka Proves He's a Jerk

The Bachelorette 2010 week 7 aired Monday evening, continuing Ali Fedotowsky's televised quest for love as she and the Man Pack headed to Portugal for more mystical merriment. The action included four dates, and by night's end, country boy Ty saw his hopes for romance dashed as Ali sent him a'packin'. But that's not all: The evening also featured the return of recently separated Bachelor couple Jake Pavelka and Vienna Girardi, who sat down for a heated chat with Chris Harrison. But first things first: Here's how it went down for The Bachelorette and her Man Pack during week 7, from start to finish.

The Bachelorette week 7 opened with host Chris greeting Ali Fedotowsky's five remaining suitors - Frank, Chris L., Kirk, Ty and Roberto - in Lisbon, Portugal. Chris shared that the week's activities were particularly important, as they'd ultimately decide which guys would get to take Ali home to meet their friends and families. He also shared that there would be four dates during the week rather than the usual two. Hot dog! Back at the guys' place, Roberto learned that he'd be the first dude to enjoy a one-on-one with Blondie. The other guys were, predictably, jealous.

Later, Ali met up with Roberto in the Man Pack's suite and took him out on the town for their date. Blondie was confident in their physical connection, but wanted to establish a 'fun connection', too. They got the funness started by taking silly pictures of one another and bothering a guard. Cute. Then, they danced in the street, prompting Ali to call Roberto "a romantic" and to deem their relationship "a fairy tale". Iish. It's almost too much cheese to take. But oh, there's more: Next up they rode a cable car and kissed a bunch of times.

Back in the suite on The Bachelorette week 7, the Man Pack received a two-on-one date card addressed to Frank and Ty. Ew. The two-on-ones are just funky weird. As usual, Frank stressed, calling Ty his "biggest competition", and lamented hacing to share his Blondie-time with another dude.

Ali and Roberto's date continued with the duo enjoying some food inside the walls of an old castle. Roberto seemed so darn genuine as he told Ali that he wanted her to feel free to ask his family questions, but Ali showed her insecurity for the eleventyith time as she called him mysterious. Then she giggled a lot and fawned over her companion, who seemed really - yes, genuinely (I know, shocking since this is reality TV) - embarrassed by her praise.

The Bachelorette week 7 continued as Ali, flanked by a helicopter, met Frank and Ty for their mini-group date. (Gah, enough with the copters already! Blondie's probably accrued enough frequent copter flier miles this season to go 'round the world twice.) Yeah, so they flew and saw sights. And of course Frank and Ty complained and moaned about having to share Ali. She took them to a cool spot for dinner, and things got weird as soon as the trio sat down. Duh, wonder why. AWKWARD! After much weirdness, Ali took Ty off on his own to grill him about gender roles in his life.

Back at the Man Pack Ranch, Kirk received a date card featuring the cryptic note 'once upon a time'. Kirk was stumped.

On the double dude date, Frank and Ali had their alone time and chatted about the former's family. He promised her a good time with his folks in Chicago, but had to come clean on a point: He confessed to living at home with his parents. Blondie looked like she was trying not to laugh at him. He looked as if he wanted to eat her.

When The Bachelorette week 7 resumed, Ali (wearing yet another micro mini) and Kirk met for their one-on-one. The pair sat down for a meal and talked about his family a little, but Ali was distracted. (Boy, they sure love to eat on reality dating TV.) They enjoyed a ride in a horse drawn carriage and Ali looked... distracted. Again. They pulled up to a palace (no exaggeration!) and took a tour. Again, Blondie didn't look particularly into it. 'She's not that into you' sirens sounded, but I don't think Kirk heard 'em. Later that evening, dressed in their dinner finery, Kirk and Ali enjoyed a rooftop meal at the palace. She apologized for being distracted during the day, and K-man appreciated her honesty. Conversation ensued, then smoochie.

Back at the Man Pack suite, Chris L. received his date card. Ty was a tad bit passive aggressive as he told Chris that if something happened and he didn't return to the Man Pack after his date, he'd write him. What the...? I gave him a pass earlier when he outright told Frank that he wished he wasn't with he and Ali during the two-on-one, but I'm not diggin' his 'tude. Boooo. What happened to southern charm and gentility, cowboy?

Meanwhile, Ali and Kirk finished their date with some music and some smoochies. Pretty garden variety Bachelorette stuff. Not terribly memorable. (Sorry Kirk.)

When The Bachelorette week 7 moved forward, it was time for Ali and Chris L.'s date. Chris was pretty horrified when he saw that he'd be driving her around on a moped, quipping that it wouldn't look good if he became "the dude who killed the bachelorette". He weenied along for a while, and Ali laughed at him. In her voiceover, Blondie stressed over their relationship not getting where it "needed to be" quickly enough. (Well girl, what did you expect? You're on TV. Would you prefer that he pretend and be fake? You know, like Justin?) Ali took the controls for a while, and the duo stopped for some chatty time and Blondie asked him to talk about his mom. It sounded good to me, but she worried during her voiceover that maybe he was talking more too late.

Next, they moved on to a winery, where Ali suggested bringing some wine to Chris' dad. Chris admitted that it takes him time to be open with women, and she seemed less than surprised. He admitted that the nature of the show made him uncomfortable, and said that he'd be more relaxed at home. Then, in a sticky sweet moment, he presented her with a bracelet he'd brought for her from home. Awww. He really does seem to be a good guy. Chris, if you don't win, please don't become the next Bachelor. Save yourself from the douchery!

With The Bachelorette week 7 dates in the books, it was Rose-time! Ali, donned in the weirdest dress yet, bemoaned having to make a very difficult decision while Chris Harrison addressed the Man Pack. When Ali arrived, Chris L. received the first rose of the evening, followed by Frank and Roberto. (All duhs.) (Oh, and major props to Chris for ditching the sneakers.) Ali hemmed and hawed for what felt like minutes before finally choosing Kirk to take the last rose. Buh-bye, Ty. Ya seemed like a good guy most of the time, but this week, they kinda made you look like a jerk. Clever editing to soften the blow? She walked him out to the waiting limo in the driving rain and looked genuinely sad when she said good-bye. Then she stood in the rain for quite a while.

With all of that out of the way and Ali Fedotowsky's Man Pack down to just four, it was time for a catfight. Dogfight. Whatever you wanna call it, some ugliness of near-epic proportions was in store as exes Jake Pavelka and Vienna Girardi sat down with Chris Harrison for a tete a tete.

The interview started as Chris brought Jake out onto the set for his side of the story. He seemed hideously cocky from the get-go, so negative points for that. Maybe if he's buttoned his shirt he'd have looked less like a douche. Anyway, Jake called himself "confused" and said he "could not even fathom her doing this to me". And then *dum da dum* Vienna joined the two men on the set. Seated awkwardly next to Jake on a loveseat, she looked like she'd rather be elsewhere. Can't imagine why.

Even before Vienna and Jake got to the meat of the interview, their body language spoke volumes. Vienna sat with her legs crossed in Jake's direction, while Jake's were crossed away from his ex, suggested Vienna would be the more open of the two to the other. And the facial expressions. Oh, the expressions. Vienna wore what appeared to be a natural look on her face, while Jake had a frustratingly snotty crooked smile tattooed across HIS mug. Not flattering, Pavelka. And not a good way to present yourself. If you are indeed a "fame whore" as Vienna asserted, you should take some acting classes before you try to make it in Hollywood in order to hide that ugly attitude.

Chris asked for her vantage point on what had happened, and she started by saying it all went "straight downhill" after their first month together. She called their at-home life "lonely" and turned to Jake several times for confirmation. Chris asked about Jake's alleged abuse, and Vienna said he wasn't dangerous, but that he was "emotionally and physically not there with me". She looked emotional; Jake looked like a smug, smarmy wonder wall of nothingness. Chris asked about Vienna's decision to reveal the details of their break-up to a tabloid, and she expressed a desire to have her own voice. In the middle of her speech, Jake finally broke his stony silence as he said he was so "mad at" her. Egads.

And I say it again: Egads. It was almost too much to take, watching them go at each other. Or to be more accurate, to watch Vienna spill her guts while Jake sat there looking like a smug, smarmy-shirted, crooked-smiling jackdonkey. If he isn't actually a douchebag, he did nothing at all to help himself by agreeing to do this interview. I'm so irritated by his smugness that I wish there was a way to go back in time to vote against him on Dancing with the Stars. Ugh.

Need more evidence of Jake's jerkiness? Oh yeah, I've got it.

* When Chris asked about their prior break-ups and the times she'd given back her ring, Jake belittled Vienna, referring to the incidents as nothing more than "little temper tantrums".
* When Chris asked Vienna about her employment and she revealed that she'd gotten a marketing job in LA, Jake snickered aloud at her for staying in a place she doesn't love.
* When both insisted that they'd broken up with the other, Jake cut her off, saying he didn't want to have that argument. He then went on to insist that she "be quiet while I'm talking". (Excuse me? After he'd laughed at her while she was talking?)
* He treated her like a child by consistently calling her out for interrupting him, eventually leading her to get up and leave the set. You know what? I don't blame her one bit. If a man ever talked to me like that, I'd react the same way. After throwing my drink in his face.

To be totally clear, entering The Bachelorette week 7, I considered Vienna Girardi and Jake Pavelka to be on equal footing in terms of smarmy jerkiness. After all, anyone who appears on a reality dating show is clearly something of a fame whore. After the interview, well, at least he's revealed what he's really like. Women of America, take notice: This is Jake Pavelka. Run away. Do not pass go, do not collect two hundred smackers, just RUN.

Anyway, with Ali's week in Portugal over and the Jake/Vienna showdown in the books, I'll just say this: Tune in next week for the hometown dates with Chris L., Frank, Kirk and Roberto. You know it'll be good.

Sources

The Bachelorette 2010 week 7, July 5, 2010, ABC