Jillian changes things up this week by taking the elite eight for a train ride on the Rocky Mountaineer! Things get going pretty quickly on this episode, as Robby is selected for the first one on one date. Robby joked, "I think I can, I think I can, I think I can....get that rose". They had a lovely dinner in the caboose. Though that doesn't necessarily sound appetizing, it was Robby's last chance to make a good impression on Jillian. Jillian said that she wanted someone who was not so serious to cheer her up, so I guess that's why she selected the guy who knew his way around a bar. It's always good to start a "do or die" date with a strong cocktail. It takes the sting off the impending dumpage. Jillian said that Robby made her feel 5 or 10 years younger, but when Robby started talking about his family's curse of not getting married, I think Jillian aged a few years. She immediately stated in on the tough questions. Basically, Robby revealed that he's 25, with no job, and no real idea of where he is going. The number one sign that your date is going badly...the train slows down...literally...and your luggage is dumped on the side of the tracks. Needless to say, Robby did not get that rose and was forced to deboard the love train.

As the train pulled away and the other guys waved their goodbyes through the window, the boys began to realize that Jillian was as serious as a train wreck about finding love. Michael even started to cry. I think he was even more upset than Jillian about Robby's departure, but then again, she had Wes to console her. Leave it to Wes to swoop in and cheer her up. As he said, he's always going to have her wrapped around his little finger. He went as far as to say that he could taste the fame he was going to get from this show. He was so shameless about his not so hidden agenda that he spoke about it openly, not realizing that by making himself out to be an insincere jerk, he was single handedly making himself infamous not famous.

I have to give some props to our Texas boys for making up 50% of the final eight. Wes, Robby, Tanner and Jake all hale from the Lone Star State. Not Bad! However, only 5 get to take Jillian on a hometown date and Robby has already been given the boot!
The remaining seven bachelors continued on their journey through the Rockies nervously awaiting the next date card. The train stopped off at Emerald Lake for the group date with everyone, but Reid, who would receive the final one on one date....she's saving the "best for last" as he put it.

The rest of the crew got to go snow shoeing around the lake, which was very exciting for Tanner, because he got another chance to touch her feet as he helped her get strapped in. It's hard to look sexy in snow shoes, but Jillian somehow managed to have a good time playing hide and seek and snuggling in the show with "Mr. Perfect", Jake.

After their day in the snow, they spent some time at a local cabin, getting to know each other better. Jake got the first crack at some alone time, where he convinced Jillian what a great idea it would be for her to go back to his hometown and give his parents a chance to embarrass him. Just as the conversation was getting "electric" as he put it, the other guys came down to break things up.

Kiptyn stole her away for some touchy feely time. This intimate setting gave Jillian a chance to showcase her big red boots again. Apparently it was a big turn on for Kiptyn, because they didn't talk for long before they started making out. I don't think she really cares what Kiptyn says. She just stares at his mouth and nods her head up and down. Physical attraction... CHECK! Hopefully, she gets a chance to learn more about him on his hometown date other than the fact that he's a good kisser.

The other four boys decide that it's time for some answers to the really important questions like..."What do you wear when you sleep?" I'm guessing Michael wears his favorite striped hoody, since he wears it every week on this show, but he tried to convince us that he prefers to be naked. Jillian on the other hand, ops for underwear and a tank top or if she's been drinking, just the underwear. TMI! Tanner decides to show her and everyone else what he wears to bed. He decides that the best way to win a hometown date is to drop trow in front of everyone. Jillian was not ready to see "the package", even though she admitted that it was HUGE. Maybe he should have put it in a box.

She was at least impressed enough to give him some one on one time...with her feet. Tanner and Jillian sat down on some kind of animal skin rug in front of the fire and Tanner busted out some lotion and started rubbing down her feet. It was love at first sight. "Now that I know how soft her feet are...I want her to meet my family". Really?! Is that gonna make your momma proud Tanner? The only thing that matters when looking for your future mate is high arches, mango toe nail polish, and no funny shaped toes? Well at least we know his priorities are in order....whatever freak!

Jesse opens up to Jillian and lets her know that fighting for time with her is a bit of a struggle for him. He prefers to have one on one time and knows that his family would love her if she would just come home with him. She admires his ability to communicate about his feelings. It was the spark she needed to put him on her YES list.

Michael, on the other hand, was still kind of teetering on the NO list. Though he makes her laugh and she has a great time with him, she just can't seem to get over his age or find the physical connection that she's looking for.

Back in the cabin, the other boys start talking about what's going on and Tanner finally comes clean about the fact that he was the one that told Jillian about the whole girlfriend situation. AND...Wes finally lets his secret out of the box...he's a prick! He can't stand a tattle tale, but he doesn't mind being liar and a jerk. "I've already made it six shows, you know what I mean...I got to serenade her with my song...I've gotten out of this what I needed to get out of it." Like Tanner said...he is an awful human.

Later...in the hot tub...Jillian hands out her group date rose to Kiptyn and tells him how excited she is to meet his family, leaving the other five to sweat it out until the official rose ceremony.

Back on the train the next morning, Jake puts his heart on his sleeve and tells her what she already knew, that he is super sweet and super into her, unfortunately, I'm not so sure that she feels the same.

Reid's one on one date entailed a full day of snowboarding and falling on his butt. Apparently, Jillian likes a guy to fall for her. She was impressed by his ability to embarrass himself and get back up again. They got to relax in the "ice sculpture lounge" after their long day on the slopes above Lake Louise and Reid got to explain to Jillian his theory on why your ears get red when it's cold. He said it means that you either have high blood pressure or you're horny. Thankfully, they just had high blood pressure, but Jillian decided that she needed to take Reid back to the hotel to make sure that's all it was.

Once they settled in at the hotel, Reid showed Jillian his neurotic side and his fear of fondue. The funny thing about Jillian is that she likes the guys with imperfections. She somehow finds all the germaphobes and foot fetishes charming. Maybe she thinks that if she finds a guy with flaws, they'll be more likely to look past hers. I think she gave him the rose, because he seemed a little more mature than the others and at the very least she's willing to go out on a limb and try to figure things out with him now that she knows that Reid is willing to take the risk.

The train comes to an end at some fabulous resort in the mountains, where Chris Harrison whisks Jillian away to ponder her next decision. At the rose ceremony, Jillian still had some unanswered questions. She pulls Michael out into the hallway to make sure that he knows that she thinks 25 is too young for her and that she's not sure that he's really ready. I don't know if she did that because she didn't want him to be blindsided when she dumped him or if she was really confused about his sincerity. I think the only thing she accomplished was confusing the poor kid even more and probably herself.

The first rose went to Jesse, the second to Wes, and the last to Michael. Why take perfection, when you can have a break dancer I always say?! Huh? I know Jake is a little stiff, but he's a good dude. I understand sending Tanner home, I mean finding a guy who wants to rub your feet is great, but a guy who would rather rub your feet than anything else...not so much. But Jake...she didn't even have an answer for him. Nice guys finish last...and a-holes get a rose. I have a feeling that Jake may get a few votes for the next Bachelor if he doesn't blow it next week by coming back as the ultimate tattle tale of them all. I'm sure Wes will write a song about it, if he's not too busy drinking in all his newly found fame.

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