"The Bachelorette" Recap: Bentleys Back, and It's Gonna Mean Trouble... By Megan Gibson | @meganjgibson | June 28, 2011 | + Tweet Image via ABC You've waited for it, we've waited for it, and of course our bachelorette has waited for it: Bentley is back! Ashley and the guys have jetted off to Hong Kong to continue their journey of love in Gucci Duffels, but first Ashley has an annoying little problem to figure out, namely discovering that there’s been some dodging going on with Bentley. That's right, even though a swarm of guys are all eagerly waiting to sweep her off her feet, Ashley is still hung up on Bentley's promise of "dot, dot, dot." (More: See the previous recaps from this season of The Bachelorette) "He told me he wanted to leave a 'dot, dot, dot,' which usually means moving forward," she says, continuing by repeating the sentence that now has involved ellipses for women, maybe forever. So Chris Harrison drops by her hotel room with a surprise announcement: Bentley has flown around the world to talk to Ashley face-to-face in Hong Kong. "Hold on," Ashley tells Chris Harrison in shock, and then almost faints. You can almost hear the thought running through her head: He loves me and... While Ashley insists that she just wants closure with Bentley so she can feel free to move on with the other guys, it's clear that she wants something else entirely — a proposal. So Ashley gathers herself and heads to Bentley's hotel room, where he greets her with a kiss. (Uh oh!) They sit down and Ashley tells him that she needs more than a dot, dot, Gucci outlet, dot and a promise of maybe later. She wants something more definitive. And Bentley, in his totally monotone way, gives her the usual lines, where he doesn't really say anything meaningful, but she used to eat it up anyway ("it's a confirmation that we're on the same side" and "I think you know where I'm at"). But this time, Ashley isn't having it. "Be a man and put a period on it," she tells him, which bears this whole thing slightly too far. And then, when he confirms that it is indeed over between them, Ashley, proving that closure was the last thing she wanted, quickly gets angry (and yells a lot!), asking him why he came all the way to HK to tell her that. "You just wanted a vacay?" she asks. (Um, obviously.) Which is followed by an awkward silence and then Ashley leaves. And that is the end of Bentley and Ashley's love story, as Ashley tells the camera, "I can't believe I wasted so much time on Bentley." Girl, neither can we. But forward and upward, right? Role-playing she wasn’t still swaying from “closure,” that Bentley’s now fallen upon her, Ashley and Lucas head out for a one-on-one date. As the pair takes a stroll through the streets of Hong Kong, Lucas mentions that he hasn't done much traveling before. So Ashley shows him what big city life is about, helpfully pointing out interesting things ("See, a street market where people sell stuff," says our capable guide). After some market wandering, the two board a boat for a romantic dinner, during which Ashley asks him appropriate first-date questions like "What is the worst thing you've ever been through?" — though, to her credit, she immediately follows up with ". You don't have to talk about it" but Lucas opens up about his divorce, talks about scars, and they aren't quite right for each other, so Ashley rewards him with a rose.Next up is the group date and even though Blake and Ryan still have yet to score some alone time with Ashley, they are both chosen to go. Joining them are Ben, Constantine, Mickey and Ames, and as the guys gather on the beach, Ashley tells them what their fun adventure will be: dragon boat racing! Pairing the guys up, Ashley tells them that each team must go out and recruit more people to compete with them. The guys immediately scramble, each team hoping to score the best boat-load of racers. Constantine and Ben are teammates (and you can only assume that it's for no other reason than that they look nearly identical), and when they have trouble recruiting people, they switch strategies and instead focus on their racing outfits. Clearly, this strategy doesn't work out for them, as they fall behind, but still manage to crack jokes ("We got rowed," remarks one and the other responds, "Like salmon, bro") (More: Best Blogs of 2011) Ames and Mickey's team ends up winning, which clearly means something to everyone except the other guys' egos, so the group relaxes on the beach for a bit. As they're lounging back on the sand, a random, nearby man proposes to his girlfriend, and she accepts to the cheering of people standing around. Since there is absolutely no way that was pre-arranged by anyone, especially not a TV producer, Ashley is delighted by the coincidence (but also kind of jealous, maybe?). But it's time to move on to drinking part of the group date, where Ashley and the guys gather around for a cocktail party. Ames quickly manages to sneak Ashley into an elevator for some alone time and presses the button for floor 48. Because there's nothing so romantic as making out in an elevator, Ames goes in for an extended kiss. It's hard to say exactly why (maybe it's Ames' awkwardness, maybe it's the fact that there's a camera crew jammed in there with them), but it just may be the most uncomfortable make-out session on reality TV ever, and it turns out 48 floors is a long way up. But finally they arrive at a rooftop terrace, with another stunning view of the Hong Kong skyline, which seems to impress Ashley much more than Ames’ kiss did. Good try though, buddy.Then Ben sneaks in some alone time with Ashley, where they flirt and have fun. As Ben tells the camera how much he's fallen for Ashley, he remarks on how surprised he was that it happened, calling himself "the biggest skeptic of all." (Um, actually Ben, I'm pretty sure the biggest skeptic of all isn't on the show to begin with.) And then Ashley sits down for some alone time with Ryan, who has increasingly been getting on all the other guys' nerves. Though it's not immediately clear why they don't like him so much, it's obvious Ashley doesn't feel the same way: she gives him the date, step to the disappointment of the other guys (List: Top 10 Twitter Controversies). The next day, Ashley has a one-on-one date with JP, where they skip any pretense of adventure and go straight to a romantic meal. Ashley decides it's time she comes clean to JP about her feelings for Bentley and his showing up in Hong Kong. Explaining how she finally got the closure she wanted, she told him that she just wanted to be honest with him because, "I feel so strongly for you." JP, of course, takes it well and gives her the perfect response, because he is clearly 100% smitten with her. They head up to another roof to see some more of the HK skyline. The date is a bit dull, but it's clear at this point that JP is a solid front-runner, especially now that Bentley is out of the picture. It's clear JP gets the date rose.And finally (was it just me or did this episode seem to stretch on forever?), it's time for the rose ceremony. As Ashley excitedly heads to the cocktail party — she's almost bouncing — her voiceover tells us how eager she is to tell the guys the truth about Bentley. Gathering them together around her, she admits that she had "fallen for Bentley," and hadn't been able to get him out of her mind, and that he had flown around the world to come and see her. It's an incredibly harsh way to phrase it, but she tries to spin it at the end, telling them that she's so glad that the "best" guys were still with her. Her admission is met with silence and anger is palpable. When the guys finally stir up, it's an all-out attack on Ashley.Constantine accuses her of being dishonest and Blake (rightfully) points out that things must have gone south with Bentley since he claimed he'd otherwise still be around — there clearly isn't much comfort for the guys. "I'm glad you got closure," Lucas says. "But we had a lot on the line too." As Ashley walks away, the guys continue to berate her. JP, Ryan and Ames try to calm the guys down a bit, but there is no soothing Constantine ("I'm ready"), Lucas ("I hate wasting my time") and Blake ("I don't want to play second fiddle to everyone"). Mickey's anger is more of the slow-burning kind, as he waits until he has Ashley alone to tell her that he thinks she "lied," and tells her to send him home. She tells him to "take the initiative and leave" if that's what he wants — and he does. As the guys watch him board a boat, they seem to realize that they're supposed to be wooing Ashley, not attacking her, and they accept her tearful apology before the official rose ceremony begins. With poor Mickey already gone, only one more guy has to go, and it's bitter Blake, who's given the boot. As he leaves, his parting words are "At the end of the day, I just want a friend." Saddest goodbye line in the history of The Bachelor/Bachelorette? Most likely.So that's it for this week, although the preview for the rest of the season has already promised buckets of tears from our bachelorette as well as another surprise returns from — someone? Tune in next week to check out the recap.Photos: Love and Marriage in Prime TimeMegan Gibson is a journalist at TIME. Find her on Twitter at @meganjgibson. 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