The Bachelor host Chris Harrison has revealed the drama has yet to even begin between frontrunners Nikki Ferrell and Clare Crawley.
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"The tension has been building between Nikki and Clare, and next week it will finally boil to the surface," Harrison wrote in his Entertainment Weekly blog.
Little has been shown thus far in the The Bachelor broadcasts of the two girls duking it out. However, Crawley believes Ferrell is one person around the girls and another around Juan Pablo Galavis. In turn, Ferrell doesn't seem to like Crawley's attitude and possessiveness over the Bachelor.
Crawley and Galavis addressed their own issues during Monday night's episode and were able to move on from the romantic late-night swim in the ocean that left The Bachelor star feeling regret and guilt. Crawley expressed how working through the misunderstanding brought their relationship to a whole new level.
"Is there a difference between making out in the ocean, or a pool, or on a park bench? Anyway you look at it, Clare seemed satisfied and she got a rose then they made out again. They weren't in an ocean, so hopefully things will settle down for a while," Harrison said.
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Meanwhile, Ferrell admitted to Galavis she was falling for him and the 32-year-old single dad and former pro soccer player from Venezuela suggested in a confessional she's the one to watch out for.
"Over the last two weeks he really seems to be building a strong connection with Nikki, who he shared a nice long intimate kiss with," Harrison noted, adding that Galavis also seems to understand and have "smooth and easy" chemistry with bachelorette Andi Dorfman.
Harrison, however, believes the opposite is true for Galavis' connection with Sharleen Joynt, who has privately insisted she may quit the competition if her feelings do not become stronger and more apparent in the following week.
"Then came the interesting time with Sharleen. I say interesting because she didn't get two words out before he started making out with her. Their relationship intrigues me the most -- at times they seem to have such great chemistry, and then at times it couldn't seem more distant and awkward. Sharleen unexpectedly got the rose on the group date," Harrison explained.
"I think the most interesting part of the night was the emotion Sharleen showed when [the Rose Ceremony] was all over. She also left us with some rather ominous words about how she's really feeling."
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As for the girls Galavis chose to eliminate, Cassandra Ferguson and Kat Hurd, Harrison feels for them.
"Despite sharing a heartbreaking story about her past and really opening up, Kat was sent home," the host wrote.
"Cassandra, one of the single mothers left (along with [Renee Oteri]) got a nice surprise for her birthday on the group date: A flight home back to the United States. In Juan Pablo's defense, he really had no idea it was her birthday. He knew she would not end up as his wife and decided not to keep her away from her son any longer than necessary."
The cast and crew's trip from Da Nang, Vietnam to Lake Taupo, New Zealand was "one for the record books," according to Harrison, and not in a good way.
"Once we finally landed in Auckland, thirty hours after we left Da Nang, we were happy to hear that none of our luggage had made the trip with us," Harrison explained.
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"So after everybody took their turn at filling out luggage claim forms we headed out on a nice two-hour bus ride to our final destination, Lake Taupo. The first morning was spent shopping for clothes and necessities before getting ready for another week of dates."
The next destination for the group is Miami, FL, where Galavis currently resides.
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