Ah, the Women Tell All. When the girls Ben didn‘t want to marry, return to answer the questions nobody asked, rehash the drama nobody cares about, and get the closure that, given how long it‘s been since they dated him and how superficial those relationships were in the first place, nobody needs.

This week‘s episode of The Bachelor was, by Ben Flajnik‘s own estimation, a "sh*tstorm.

Today, in one of our embarrassingly plentiful discussions about The Bachelor, my friend/co-worker/inspiration Carla Patton (who also happens to begin her coverage of American Idol on this website this week, and she‘s hilarious so READ IT!

For East Coasters, only a few short hours separate you and tonight‘s new episode of The Bachelor.

It‘s only week 2 of The Bachelor, and already we‘re on the move. We open on the bucolic fields of Sonoma, California, then cut to a home video of teenage Ben Flajnik walking his little dog down the street.

In support of the start of his Bachelor season on Monday, Ben Flajnik has been making the media rounds this week, and yesterday he stopped by Access Hollywood to discuss highlights from the premiere.

Here we go again. Another revolution around the sun, and a brand new season of The Bachelor that will probably make me want to hurl myself into the sun.

What do a grandma, a horse, a big dumb hat, a soccer ball and a lot of wine have in common? (No, not "Jake Pavelka‘s Saturday night.