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Last night on The Bachelorette, Jillian Harris began to fall for a guy we all knew was a frontrunner from the start, and bid farewell to a neanderthal.

At the night's end, only 10 men remain. One of whom may or may not have a girlfriend, and who may or may not be there to promote his music.

Will Jillian see through the ulterior motives of some of her suitors? Who got the rose and who got the axe on the make-or-break two-on-one date?

For the full rundown, check out our episode recap!

Sasha Petrovic, who became the first dude sacked by Jillian Harris on a one-on-one date this season on The Bachelorette, had some interesting thoughts about the show, its star and the remaining guys vying for her heart.

Some excerpts from his postmortem conference call yesterday ...

On Jillian: "She's a cute girl, but not that attractive up front. Personality was really nice and sweet, but nice and sweet, that only gets you so far."

On Juan: "The whole house was against him. It was like instantaneous. Everyone was on it, but David just hates the guy. He's like, 'He's a snake. He's this he's that.' He will bury himself. Everyone thought Juan was a spy."

On David: "His dad had three heart attacks [by age] 50, so it just runs in the family. Some things just bug you. Dave just has a personal mission to almost destroy [Juan] and just make sure he doesn't move forward."

On Wes: "Wes is an entertainer. Let's say he's there for the honest reason; he's going to get publicity for his music career anyway. He's a smart guy. I don't think he came on The Bachelorette just for that reason."

On Kiptyn and Ed: "If I had to put money on one guy [to win], it would almost be a coin toss between Kiptyn and probably Ed. I think her and Ed see eye-to-eye; he does have a different sense of humor, a little dryer."

"And Kiptyn also seems like a pretty safe bet. He's an older guy. He lives on the West Coast as well. He's the guy that never does anything bad, but never does anything to differentiate himself."

Last night on The Bachelorette, Jillian Harris sent the first guy packing following a one-on-one date this season, as well as two more dudes at the end.

At the end of the night, only 13 men remained. One of whom is possibly a psychopath. David (below) seems intent on killing Juan, only half-jokingly.

Some of the favorites (like country singer Wes) stood out again, while some upstarts emerged in the epic quest to find love with the Canadian cutie.

For the full rundown, check out our episode recap!

Last night on The Bachelorette, Jillian Harris sent her suitors on a scavenger hunt across L.A., and played some pickup basketball against them (with the help of the Harlem Globetrotters) in an effort to weed out the pretenders.

At the end of the night, only 16 men remained, with four sent packing. A few favorites are already emerging as our girl's quest for love progresses.

Who survived? Who went home? What twists did Jill have in store for the guys between the start of the two-hour episode and the rose ceremony?

Follow the link to find out in our episode recap ...

It seems like forever (even if it was only early March) that Jason Mesnick rejected a darling Jillian Harris in favor of Molly Malaney and Melissa Rycroft on the penultimate episode of The Bachelor, setting up a season finale for the ages.

While Jillian lost out in that heartbreaker, she was given a chance to embark on her own quest - as the star of The Bachelorette, which premiered last night!

With a record 30 men to choose from, and many willing to pull out all the stops, the Canadian cutie has her hands full. But she's clearly up to the task.

Follow the link for our episode recap ...

Brace yourselves for some awesomely surprising reality TV news. Monday's season premiere of The Bachelorette not only features a dance-off ...

... it's actually a break-dance off!

Apparently, one of the 30 aspiring bachelors is a dance instructor. Wonder if he was cast on the ABC series with this specific purpose in mind.

The preview below, and the reaction of Jillian Harris, pretty much tell you everything you need to know. Someone get these guys some water ...

Jillian Harris says her Bachelor hot tub scene with Jason Mesnick made her dad's jaw drop, but she's not going into detail about what happened.

Calling a query regarding that scene "probably the most inappropriate question ever," the new star of The Bachelorette just isn't gonna go there.

"I'm normally a really open girl about these things, but it's one of those things that anybody can assume that if I had a steamy make-out session with Jason and I went in the hot tub that him and I quote-unquote did it," she said.

"And if that's the case, then we can also assume that every Bachelor and Bachelorette in the history of the show has done it with people."

"I think being a 30-year-old grown woman who is successful in her career and has a great background with great morals and values, people can look at me and who I am as a person and they're entitled to their opinion."

The hookup with Jillian was one of three close encounters Mesnick shared with the final competitors on last season's concluding episodes of The Bachelor.

He eventually said goodbye to Harris first, setting up the season finale in which he chose Melissa Rycroft, only to break up with her for Molly Malaney.

Whatever happened in that hot tub - again, she's not gonna talk about it - Jillian Harris harbors no ill will toward Mesnick or the two other girls.

"I honestly think Jason is a really great guy. Even after he let me go last season, I don't feel like he led me on," she said. "He is going through this process to make sure that he makes the right choices and sometimes a good steamy make-out session with somebody can enlighten you."

Jillian Harris also says she has no problem being the creator's third choice for The Bachelorette (behind Melissa Rycroft and Molly Malaney).

"I was a third choice last season. I know what it feels like; I'm comfortable with that," she joked. "Honestly, I'm just a short little hyper quirky Canadian and I actually don't feel like I fit the mold of the Bachelorette very well."

She was at the mercy of Jason Mesnick this winter. But when Jillian Harris takes charge on The Bachelorette May 18, she'll be calling the shots.

Move over, Melissa Rycroft. Step aside, Molly Malaney. Jillian is finally stepping into the driver's seat and will be kicking ass and taking names.

What difficult cuts will the adorable Canadian brunette make? What romantic, emotional moments await on this fifth Bachelorette season?

We'll see - but a week from Monday, The Bachelorette is back, and we can't wait to watch all the drama unfold with Jillian.

Who are the lucky 30 men who will compete for Jillian Harris?

We're just 11 days away from meeting the men on the fifth season premiere of The Bachelorette. Follow the jump for Jill's list of suitors ...

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Fresh off her memorable stint on The Bachelor, where she finished third, the lovely Jillian Harris is set to take charge as the star of The Bachelorette.

According to ABC's press release, in a first-ever twist; five strikingly handsome late arrivals crash the opening night's cocktail party late, giving our girl 30 suitors to choose from - not just 25 - when the season debuts May 18!

By the end of the night, Jillian is confident her search for love will not be in vain, but she must eliminate 10 of the 30, leaving 20 to vie for her heart.

Some more Bachelorette spoilers from Jillian Harris' upcoming season:

• The bachelors vote for the man they'd like to send home - much to one stunned bachelor's dismay.
• Jillian Harris' intimate dates will take place in California, Hawaii, Spain and, of course, Canada.
• One man literally sweeps her off her feet and yet another becomes quite tongue-tied in her presence. 
• Two bachelors compete for Jillian's love ... via a dance-off. You knew it was coming eventually.
• Jillian takes one lucky man on her ultimate dream date: a private concert by Martina McBride.
• Several of the guys will play pickup basketball against the famed Harlem Globetrotters.
• A select few lucky guys get to see her hometown of Vancouver near the season's end.
• A single dad from Dallas named is Tanner will reportedly be in the mix.

Spurned by Jason Mesnick (though nowhere near as badly as Melissa Rycroft), Jillian Harris is ready to find love again on The Bachelorette.

ABC has announced the premiere date for the next installment of this franchise. It will debut with a two-hour episode on Monday night, May 18.

If at first you don't succeed at finding love on a reality TV show, in front of cameras and alongside men you've known for a few weeks, try, try again!

When first asked about taking on the role of The Bachelorette, Harris replied:

"Part of me says, 'Jill, stop while you are ahead. Now that you have done this and learned a lot about yourself, do it the old-fashioned way.' The old-fashioned way hasn't really been working for me, so the other part of me says, 'Jill, just go ahead and do it. You are an adventure seeker. Give it a shot and maybe you can find him that way.'"

Will it happen for Jillian? We'll certainly be tuning in to find out!