Wichitan gives just about the sexiest hello on ‘The Golden Bachelorette’ debut
Lawdy, lawdy.
Not to embarrass Chock Chapple, but he gave just about the sexiest “Good evening” — at least for an insurance executive — on the first episode of “The Golden Bachelorette” Wednesday night.
The Wichitan got a rose, although not the all-important First Impression Rose, by the end of the two-hour broadcast. That means he’s safe for another week.
While the other 23 contestants on the show wooed bachelorette Joan Vassos with cologne, push-ups, a Sinatra song and even an old station wagon packed with a picnic, Chapple chose to try out his Chock-o-noodle — is that what’s it’s called, Chock? — soup on Vassos, who is known for her own chicken noodle soup.
“That is delicious,” Vassos said. “You are good.”
After that first meeting when Chapple was out of earshot, Vassos noted that “he was cute.”
However, there were some others whom, shall we say, had handsomeness she was more visibly excited about.
Still, there’s just something off the bat that we have to say about Vassos and Chapple: They look like they would, or maybe even should, go together.
Chapple joked about keeping one of the other contestants, Jack, around because he’s a chef.
“Let’s keep Jack in the game because I’m a big, hungry guy.”
He even wished his best to the other guys.
Chapple also admitted to loneliness and explained how his daughter signed him up for the show.
“I want someone in my life,” he said. “I’ve been more excited about this than anything I’ve done in years.”
Vassos previously appeared on “The Golden Bachelor.”
“Despite being adored by much of Bachelor Nation during Gerry Turner’s pioneer Golden season, our time with Joan was cut short when she had to leave the show due to a medical concern with her daughter,” Hulu said on its website.
That’s led to lots of references to how important family is to Vassos and many of the contestants trying to vie for Father of the Year.
It and some of old-age references, such as fake hips, get a little old.
Let’s hope in future episodes there are fewer jokes such as, “There’s a lot of testosterone in this room, but not as much as there would have been 40 years ago.”
Vassos and Chapple seemed especially natural together. He quickly brought up dogs, an important subject for him.
Chapple accepted his rose with an emphatic, “Absolutely.”
Vassos noted a second chance could be as good as the first.
Chapple had the chutzpah to correct her.
“Or even better.”
