4 Men, 4 "I love yous"

Greetings! Welcome to hometown dates week! Jojo and her men have left South America and headed back to the land of the free and the brave. We start the week with Chase's date, and I missed the part that said where he lived but let's just say it looks remote. 

You have a house in the city too, right?

Chase is initially worried because Jojo's parents have been married for 30 years and he comes from a "broken home" and his parents don't speak. Jojo is going to meet his parents separately, and they don't even have a father-to-bachelorette heart-to-heart, just Chase and his dad talk while Jojo (I'm assuming) wanders around Chase's house snooping. I started to feel bad for Chase because he is clearly trying to do what Jojo tells him she wants, but it also seems very clear that she isn't going to pick him. 

They head to Chase's mom's house and it goes the way these things usually go. Chase's mom is nice and Jojo does a good job chatting with her. Chase seems on the verge of tears the whole night, and then eventually cries. He then tells Jojo he's falling in love with her, so I think Jojo has a full house in terms of men being in love with her. 4 for 4? She doesn't want to say goodbye, but I have a feeling Jordan will ease her pain.

Jojo heads to Chico, CA, which she claims she has never heard of, so clearly she is not a lover of the classic tv show The OC. Jordan must be from a different side of the tracks than Ryan Atwood, though, because his Chico is full of deer and fields, not broken cars and drug dealers. 

Then I learn some truly shocking news. Jordan lives in Nashville. Whaaaaaa???? I moved away too soon, clearly. This is too much for me! Jordan and Jojo are wearing matching clothes yet again, so I guess even if I hadn't left Nashville, I wouldn't have stood a chance. 

On Fridays we wear olive

Jordan goes for full quarterback cliche and takes Jojo to his high school. He points out his old English classroom and I have to say, I don't think I'd remember any of my specific classrooms if I were to head back to good old West Aurora HS. But maybe I'll break in when I'm home and find out. 

Jojo seems to bring up Jordan's famous brother A LOT, but I'm wondering how much of it is the producer's idea, especially when we see that the table has 8 chairs but only 6 people, further highlighting the absence of the golden child (and his famous girlfriend, Olivia Munn). Jojo also seemed extra nervous and I wondered -- is it because she likes Jordan best, or because she's about to meet the Kennedys of American football? Who knows. I haven't done any googling 'round the gossip mags about Jordan and Aaron's relationship, so I know nothing. Aaron's parents like Jojo and everyone gets along great. We even see where Aaron gets his good looks from:

Dueling pompadours

Jojo spoils the night by repeating her fear that Jordan doesn't actually want to be with her long-term. Come on, girl! Just accept what he's saying, despite the fact that he is so good looking it does seem hard to believe that he'd settle down with just one person. She'll come around I'm guessing. 

And next up is Robby, my least favorite. His beard looks like it was sponge-painted on, and he always sorta seems like he's just reading lines and then being really pleased with himself for saying amazing things. It's tiresome. This is also a man who said he couldn't wait to "finally" tell Jojo he loved her... on their first one-on-one date. So lets see how things go!

They start out in a horse-drawn carriage, just normal every day stuff. Robby randomly tells Jojo that he meant it when he said he loved her. She's like, yeah, I believed you. Chill out, Robby. They show up to Robby's parents house with literally like 10 packages each, it looks like they are arriving at a hotel and have their gift bags for out-of-town wedding guests. Seriously. Why so many presents?? And what are they? 

We come bearing gifts! (for every person we've ever met)

You can't really tell in the pic but they are each carrying about ten bags. We learn some interesting things during Robby's dinner. The top most interesting thing being that he seems to have a brother named Ja-Michael. J'Michael?? Not too sure on the spelling but I rewound the tape a few times to listen again, and confirmed that was indeed the name. So where do we go from here??

How about to Jojo telling Robby's mom she's falling in love with him. Whaaaaa? Whyyyyyy? Is it even true? Not sure. It makes no sense. He is so boring and bland and just uhg. I don't get it, and I don't buy it. Robby's mom tells him that his ex's roommate is out spreadin' lies and he goes to get Jojo from the room where she is chatting with his two sisters. He uses the time-honored bachelor code of saying "I'm gonna have to interrupt" and instead of taking Jojo to a new location, he gets rid of his sisters by saying "I'm gonna excuse you two." Don't care for that!

This rumor is the perfect excuse for Jojo to show Robby the door. She claims that is upsets and scares her, but why? Is she confusing him with Jordan? Unclear. Anyway. They have an incredibly long goodbye in the rain and then Jojo leaves...

...And heads back to Texas, her home state as well as Luke's. We also learn the reason for her many, many gift bags-- she confused Robby's date with Luke's. Somehow to this giant group of people they only show up with one bag and one bunch of flowers. Confusing. 

I can't believe J'Michael got my gift bag.

Everyone loves Jojo so no surprises there. Luke's grandpa is funny. They eat BBQ and play bags. Then Luke whisks Jojo away for a horse ride and a nice make-out sesh on a couch made of hay. Jojo has a very strange vibe of sadness around her that I am having a hard time understanding, but I don't like it! It seems like she's already thinking about breaking up with Luke. No! He has one more surprise for her. 

Will you go to prom with me?

He asks her to prom in front of a rose-petal heart. JK guys, but he is symbolically giving her his heart, to let her know that he's hers. I personally think Luke nailed the hometown date, and he's making my beloved Jordan seem a little phony and fake in comparison. Could I possibly have switched teams?? Yes, quite possibly. They say a pretty quick goodbye and then we head to an airplane hanger for the rose ceremony. They must still be deep-cleaning the mansion. 

Jojo arrives and we get a quick interview with her where she says she is going to say goodbye to Luke. Obviously this isn't going to happen, because why wouldn't they just let us watch the rose ceremony? Luke interrupts, takes Jojo aside, and uses the exact words "I" "love" and "you" so that Jojo is clear on his feelings. She says this changes things because she's been wanting to hear it for "so long." (relatively speaking, I assume). This spends Jojo into a tailspin and she can't stop crying. Ill say this for the girl-- she sticks to a type!

Mount Rosemore

She likes them dirty blonde, a bit of scruff, and a strong nose. While the men stand stoically by, Jojo looses her shit just outside the hanger door. I like to imagine the men can hear everything she's saying. Sadly, we don't get to find out what happens, because the show is TO BE CONTINUED. Yuck, I hate when I do that! Next week we get to find out which three stay, and presumably go on some fantasy suite dates. We also get The Men Tell Nothing which I am not excited about in the least because Chad sucks. So, what do you think? Does Luke stay? And if so--- for how long? See ya next week to find out!

I'm in love with 4 men