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Summary of Season 1, Episode 2 of “The Golden Bachelorette”
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Summary of Season 1, Episode 2 of “The Golden Bachelorette”

SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from Wednesday night’s episode of The Golden Bachelorette.

It is week 2 of The Golden Bacheloretteand Joan Vassos’ admirers toast 401(k) and Medicare plans for making it through the first night.

There are 18 golden men left vying for Joan’s heart, and they’re ready to start their date week. Jesse Palmer gets things started pretty quickly with the first date card, which goes out to Gary, Bob, Jonathan, Charles L., Mark, Jordan, Guy, and Keith.

Joan’s date card says she has a question for them, which they’ll find out in the other room. “Will you go to prom with me?” reads a handwritten sign hanging in the room, filled with suits for the men to choose from and other group date goodies. This isn’t just any prom. They’re taking it back to the 1980s with bright colors, sequins, and ruffles galore.

Once they’re dressed, Joan picks them up in the driveway in a white limo. After a quick photo op, they head off to their prom. Joan says she hopes the prom date reminds them of “how innocent life was” when they both first fell in love and experienced so many firsts in their teen years. She wants to bring that energy into her dating life this time around.

At the end of the night, a prom king will be crowned, who will stand alongside Joan as prom queen, and Joan will hand out a rose for the group date. First, it’s time for some fun. Soon, everyone’s inner child will come out as they take silly photos and bust out some moves on the dance floor.

Still, each of the men tries to take a moment to kidnap Joan so they can have more serious conversations and also deepen their budding relationships a little.

Eventually, Joan crowns Jonathan prom king and offers him the group date rose. She says she appreciated his candor when he spoke openly about his rejection the first time he tried to take a girl to prom. In the end, he skipped the affair altogether and made this group date his first prom. Joan’s recognition “patched a hole” over that heartache, he says.

The one-on-one date goes to Chock, who says he’s the “luckiest guy in the world” for snagging the first solo date of the season. On their first date, they meet at the happiest place on earth. You guessed it, in the ultimate display of corporate synergy, Joan and Chock spend the day at Disneyland.

Their first task after reuniting at the park is to put on their Mickey and Minnie ears and head out for a photo op with the world-famous mice. They try out several rides, including Dumbo the flying elephant and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. Of course, they have to grab churros before making their way to Galaxy’s Edge, where they try blue milk and also meet R2D2.

The two reminisce about all the memories the park brings back and talk about the dream of taking their grandchildren to Disneyland – and how exciting it would be to do it together. Joan says her date with Chock was everything she hoped it would be and more, and the day isn’t even over yet. It’s time for dinner at 21 Royal.

Over dinner, Chock opens up about his past. He tells Joan about his first wife, Heather, with whom he had two children before they eventually split. Later in life, he met his second wife, Kathy, who was diagnosed with cancer after eight years of dating. Unfortunately, she died five months after her diagnosis, which Chock found “heartbreaking.” Just like Joan, Chock says Kathy wanted him to find love again. He says Joan reminds him of his late wife, which she is very honored by.

They both agree that opening up will give each other a sense of security, and it’s no surprise when Joan offers Chock a rose, which he accepts. Before the night is over, they enjoy the fireworks over the castle and kiss.

There is one more date this week with the remaining men. They are Dan, Charles K., Gil, Pascal, Kim, Christopher, Gregg, Michael and Jack.

It is the second annual Golden Talent Showcase! If you remember, Gerry Turner started this tradition in the inaugural season of The Golden Bachelorand Joan actually won this talent show with a poem she recited. The winner of this challenge will get a romantic one-on-one dinner with Joan, so all the men are on high alert and ready to make an impression.

Gregg starts off with a bit of stand-up comedy. Charles K. does martial arts. Christopher does yo-yo tricks. Michael reads a poem, just like Joan did. Jack gets lots of laughs with a sock puppet show. Pascal uses his skills as a hairdresser for this challenge and gives a mannequin head a new hairstyle in three minutes. And Kim sings a song.

Finally, Dan, performing a rousing ribbon dance, catches Joan’s attention by going on stage and doing his best despite his tremors. Much to his surprise and the horror of the others, he wins the private dinner.

Over dinner, Dan reveals that he struggled with life-threatening health issues several years ago that forced him to put his work aside and focus on his recovery. Since then, he’s been nervous about dating because he’s not sure if anyone would want to be with him if further problems arise.

Joan more than accepts Dan as he is and offers him a rose, which he enthusiastically accepts.

And then it’s time for the rose ceremony. The men prepare a barbecue to impress Joan beforehand, using their last moments to connect with her before she hands out another round of roses.

After a few more hours of being together, Joan hands out roses to Mark, Gary, Pascal, Jordan, Charles K., Keith, Gil, Charles L., Kim, Gregg and Guy. This means that Bob, Jack, Christopher and Michael are going home.

The Golden Bachelorette airs Wednesday nights at 8pm ET/PT on ABC. It also airs the next day on Hulu.

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