Bachelor in Paradise host Chris Harrison has admitted he stands by Marcus Grodd's move to give Lacy Faddoul his rose despite the obvious fact fellow bachelor Robert Graham had been completely smitten with her.
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"It seemed pretty clear that Marcus was going to just give a rose to [Sarah Herron] and move on to the next week, but then he stepped up and shook this whole joint to the ground. I was really proud of Marcus for deciding to go for what he wants. He took a huge risk by offering Lacy his rose," Harrison wrote in his Entertainment Weekly blog.
"[Marcus] knew she'd just taken Robert on a date and knew they had a little bit of a thing going, but he didn't care. Was this disrespectful or was it bold? In my mind at the time, I saw it as a solid, bold move. This then forced Robert to go elsewhere and he saved [Clare Crawley]... If it's already this messy after only week one, you can see how complicated and tricky this is going to get."
Although Graham had a date with Crawley earlier in the week, sparks apparently just weren't flying.
"They climbed up and stood atop ancient Mayan ruins overlooking the ocean in Tulum Mexico, then went swimming in the ocean together, and there wasn't even a little kiss. It doesn't get more romantic than that. Maybe it was a first date thing, and he likes to play it slow, or maybe he was really just wanting to get back to see Lacy, who he started a flirtation with early on," Harrison wrote.
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And things played out in a similar fashion when Grodd embarked on a one-on-one date with Herron, however, she at least snagged a little kiss.
"As beautiful and strong as she is, Sarah is a pretty quiet and shy girl. For her to go up to Marcus, who she thinks is hot, and ask him out, was a big deal. I'm really glad he said yes and they had the experience they did," the host said.
"I was blown away when she asked for the kiss and got it. It may seem silly, but you could tell this was a big step for her, and she seemed really proud of how much she stepped out of her comfort zone and took charge."
Faddoul got the final date card of the week and truly disappointed Grodd when she asked Graham to join her instead.
"She taught all of us that in love she likes to give 120%. At least that's how the math worked out when she delivered my favorite line of the first week: When she was describing how torn she was between Marcus and Robert, she said she was 80% to 40%. I'm pretty sure that's not how that works. But she only used 80% of that love and took Robert -- not Marcus -- on her first date," Harrison joked.
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