The guys back at the hotel say Jesse has no chemistry with Jillian, and Mark says, "He's the dude your girlfriend cheats on you with." Apparently he would know, because he later admits he's been cheated on 4 times. Ed check-in time: he says he's falling hard and he's worried he will make the wrong choice in this big decision between his career and a continued stint on reality television.
Jesse and Jillian have some hot tub time and he gets the rose. Cue the steamy (PUN!) make-out.
Ed and Jillian sit down for a serious talk, and he tells her that he has to leave because he's not being fair to his company by staying. He's hurting 1 person instead of 6 or 7 at home. Jillian cries and cries and makes him feel guilty for his decision, but ultimately accepts it and leaves after a sad hug. Ed says he is keeping the rose she gave him, and she confusedly says okay. Jillian makes him promise that when he finds the right person, he can't let work get in the way. Ed leaves, calling it "the hardest thing he's ever had to do."
It's Rose Ceremony time. Jill decided to ditch the cocktail party, and instead has a quit huddle with Chris Harrison, in his first appearance of the evening. They talk over the clear bottom 5: Tanner (can he be trusted?), Jake ("too perfect"), Mark (blah), Wes (can he be trusted? pt. 2).
Jillian looks at her wall of men, and sings softly as she takes Ed's photo in her hands: "I put your picture awaaaay, sat down and cried todaaaaay..."
Chris lets the 9 men at the Rose Ceremony know that because Ed excused himself, only 1 man will be going home tonight. Which is unfortunate, because I can think of at least 3 dead weights on this pleasure cruise. But, once again, no one asks me.
Jillian gives roses to (besides Jesse and Michael, who got 'em):
1. Reid
2. Kiptyn
3. Robby
4. Jake
5. Tanner
6. Wes
I know. Wes AND Tanner? SERIOUSLY? Michael knows:
So, Mark is going home. Well, that's life. It's happened to me before: the pizza guy came too late in the game.
Next week, the 8 men and Jillian take a train to... somewhere, and the overnight dates begin, which is a whole new beast of awkward. Especially because this promo makes it look like maybe E.D. didn't leave AFTER ALL. (That's erectile dysfunction, folks.) Yikes. I'm already getting second-hand embarrassed just thinking about it.
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