Kiptyn and Reid faced Jillian last night for the first time since being rejected by her in Hawaii. Both men were fairly emotional on the "After the Final Rose" show, and both said they are still in love with Jillian, who is now engaged to Ed. All of this made for some pretty uncomfortable conversations. And great TV!

Watching Reid especially was pretty uncomfortable. Dude is obviously still reeling and still pining for Jillian, and he wanted to ask her all the usual "Why?!" kinds of questions. But after one or two awkward attempts, he finally said there was no point because she picked Ed, end of story. It was all pretty awkward and I really thought Reid was going to cry at one point. The camera even zoomed in tight on his eyes one time, "Bachelorette" producers praying for tears, I'm sure. Jillian got a little teary, but that's it.

While it's true I've snickered at some of the rejected suitors who have failed to win roses from Jillian Harris this season, sometimes "The Bachelorette" just seems cruel to me.

I'm no huge fan of Kiptyn (though I have nothing against him and I better get used to him), but I felt sorry for him last night when he poured his heart out to Jillian and danced right up to the edge of a marriage proposal, only to have her tell him she doesn't love
him back. This is a guy who insisted all season that he needed to take things slowly, while Jillian pushed and pulled him relentlessly to hurry the heck up and love her already. The way the show is set up, it comes off as the ultimate bait-and-switch.

It was the main reason many people tuned in last night: to see Wes on the sofa explaining the jerky slimeball behavior that has surely landed him in Reality TV history books. But about 20 minutes into the "Men Tell All" special, we found out that our reviled little Texas corn fritter was a no-show -- as Chris Harrison put it, "for obvious reasons" (main reason, apart from him not having a spine: the angry audience would have  probably stoned him to death).  

Also, I owe an apology to ABC because they didn't show Ryan and Trista one single time! I'm still a little bit in shock about that. Are they saving them for the finale next week? Cuz you know it's gotta happen.

With Wes mercifully gone from "The Bachelorette," there's barely enough motivation for me to get worked up over this show anymore. In fact, as much as I hate Wes, and I do not ever want to see him again (well, after the "Men Tell All" show next week), last night's show was almost boring without him.

If it hadn't been for Ed (after last night, aka "Poor Ed") and his "performance anxiety" issues on his overnight date, we could wrap this up in a couple of paragraphs. 

But alas, Poor Ed....

I can't put into words here (without getting fired) just how much I hate Wes. So bear with me while I work through some things...

Wes is the biggest @$$*%# I have ever seen in my life, and this time we know for sure -- it was not about editing. In fact, I'm sure he's way more awful in real life than we got to see on the show. And his mother(s) and sisters are just as bad, in my opinion, openly deceiving Jillian on last week's hometown visit.

But more about that giant #$@*% in a bit. To start at the beginning, Jillian took the final four guys -- Kiptyn, Reid, Ed, and Jerkface -- to Spain.

Another week passes and Jillian's capacity for self-delusion continues to grow.

On last night's "Bachelorette," someone -- someone trustworthy! -- finally stepped forward and told Jillian that Wes is the one who admitted to having a girlfriend. It was the moment "Bachelorette" viewers had been waiting for, but Jillian displayed a truly remarkable gift for denial, and ignored the warning.

At this point, I'm thinking if Jillian ends up with lying, cheating, narcissistic Wes, she deserves him. 

Last night's episode of "Canadian Tourism Commission" - uh, I mean, "The Bachelorette" - was anchored from The Rocky Mountaineer, a luxury passenger train loaded down with  desperate bachelors whistling through scenic landscapes of British Columbia. If you're making your checklist of Amazing Things To Do in Canada Based on Bachelorette Viewings, put this one right below Whistler and just above Squamish. 

But about that train. "Bachelorette" had it all to themselves (seven bachelors, one bachelorette, and one snake), and it was very cool indeed. It made me think of Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint in "North by Northwest," a film I bet none of those people have ever seen.

The first one-on-one date (with Robby) actually took place on the moving train, which slowed down only once and that was to toss Robby and his bags onto the tracks. . . .

Last night's "Bachelorette" was disappointing in two ways: my favorite bachelor (Ed) had to leave or lose his job, and my least favorite (Wes) seemed to gain ground with Jillian. Life ain't fair, ladies.

The show started with Jillian reflecting on the disastrous cocktail party where she confronted the men about someone having a girlfriend. She got nowhere that night, but she's still determined to ferret out the bad guy. Only, as we'll see, Jillian is really, really bad at that kind of thing.

Last night's "Bachelorette" was one big tease.

We came so close to seeing Jillian find out that Wes is a cheesy, girlfriend-having, Garth Brooks-impersonating dog, but satisfaction was snatched away at the end. And the way the drama played out actually made me feel sorry for pervy Tanner, the only dude in the house with the sense to actually warn Jillian that someone there was pulling a fast one on her. It almost made me forget that just a week ago, Tanner was rhapsodizing about munching on Jillian's toes.

Well, email ate my "Bachelorette" notes, so I'm winging it and going on memory. It's a bummer because I took such careful notes on all the pervy things Tanner P. said he wanted to do Jillian's feet, and also how seething Dave said he is going to kill Juan.

And my impression of Jillian, which was pretty positive in last season's "The Bachelor," has changed quite a bit. Inexplicably, the pervier Tanner P. acts over her feet and toes -- grabbing them and rubbing them whenever they are within reach -- the more "comfortable" she professes to feel around him.

And Dave pretty much announced last night in his best Glenn-Close-I-Will-Not-Be-Ignored impression that he does not enjoy it when he's not the center of her attention. She still kept him around!

What gives, Jillian?!