Darius goes to Alabama for a hometown date that goes awry
It finally (sadly) happened.
Rachel has become the portrait of a Lifetime heroine.
Casualty begins with Rachel crying in a ball on the floor where Jeremy left her the previous night.
Credit: Bettina Strauss/Lifetime
She wants to go to the police; she doesnt want to be another silent woman.
And as we all cheer, Chet crushes her/us.
He says Jeremy knows too many ofEverlastings dark secrets, so she needs to keep it in the family.
And then he pats her on the shoulder.
Rachel may say okay to Chet in the moment, but shes serious about not staying silent.
Let me take a moment here to say Im struggling with this story line.
I dont think Chet being the helper is in line with what weve seen ofhim.
Ive been disappointed with this seasons focus on the producers drama rather than the contestants drama.
Anyway, lets get to this weeksEverlastingdate: the hometown.
Darius gets to choose which lady, but Rachel is going to insist he go with Beth Ann.
), hestillsays no.
And then Rach loses it.
She yells at him with everyone watching, with tears streaming down her face.
Finally, he agrees to go to Alabama just to get her to calm down.
He says theyre running things together now.
Theres a Confederate flag hanging from the porch, but other than that, not a whiff of racism.
Beth Anns family loves Darius and its pissing Rachel off.
Wheres the drunk uncle?
she yells at Coleman.
Its a hootenanny, Rachel exclaims.
She needs to blow things up…big time.
They want to get their contestants screen time, even if Darius isnt there.
Yael starts off the gabfest, saying maybe Darius would think her family was too fancy.
Tiffany has a different answer: She says its the short hair.
And Yael cranks that up by saying the short hair makes her look like she doesnt have a vagina.
Yeah, things spiraled quickly, but there was vodka involved, so you know.
NEXT: Beth Ann isgonnahave to lay off the vodka…
Chet is hard to read in this episode.
It seems he genuinely feels for what Rachel went through, but not enough to do the right thing.
So to fix it, he tells Madison to tell Chantal about it.
The women dousing Tiffany in champagne effectively ends the Mirror of Truth segment.
Chet goes to her and says he can help her…for one small thing in return.
He wants to be introduced to her father.
If she can do that, Chet will get her to the final two.
Is there anyone in this world who doesnt have an angle?
Booth, to the wake as her date.
It turned into the worlds longest date.
She tries to blow it off, but Chet says she really needs to get back to set.
When Quinn shows up, Chet tells her about the abuse.
Right after this call, Beth Ann comes up to her and shows Rachel a positive pregnancy test.
Shes carrying her ex-con, ex-boyfriends baby.
Rachel gets a twinkle in her eye and knows she has her dramatic moment.
She gleefully tells Coleman that Beth Ann has a future Trump supporter growing in her uterus.
Is her excitement because shes unhinged right now or because she just loves a good story?
Its hard to tell the difference between PTSD Rachel and normal Rachel.
Rachel comforts Beth Ann and tells her how Darius could raise the baby as his own.
After finding Jeremy packing up his stuff, Quinn quite literally squeezes his balls and tells him to GTFO.
She then calls Coleman to ensure he keeps Rachel safe in Alabama.
He thinks she seems fine, but Quinn says shes a time bomb.
Coleman goes to Rachel and then starts to realize she might be unraveling.
Hes worried about outing Beth Anns pregnancy on national television, but shes ready to blow this up.
(It doesnt seem safe to havesomany people on one set who want to blow things up.)
Rachel has timed it perfectly with the ex, played by Zach McGowan, arriving.
Finally, Beth Anns dad pulls out a shotgun to shut down the whole affair.
Its television gold, and Rachel is ecstatic.
Shes ready to erase the air, thanks to advice from Chet.
), he selects her, Yael, Jamison, and Chantal.
That means Beth Ann is going home.
Shes crying and asking him to let her stay.
He apologizes and says no, but applauds her for being truthful.
He tells her hes putting aside money for her childs college fund.
Aww, so there are a few good people left on this show!
The conclusion of the Rachel story line.
Coleman gathers Rach, Quinn, and Chet together and says theyre going to report what happened.
He says something about how he thinks Rachel loves Coleman because hes never seen her act this way before.
A light bulb goes off above Quinns head, and she makes a phone call.
Before Quinns mysterious evil plan can be enacted, Wagerstein stops by her office and asks about Booth.
The good doc says Quinn cares so much about Rachel because shes actually just lonely.
Quinn gives him a call and asks him to dinner the next night.
She hangs up the phone and starts crying, which is a rare sight.
Coleman comes in and wants to know why she didnt tell him about the attack.
And then he says he wants to take her out ofEverlastingat the end of the season.
Its music to Rachels ears, and they start making out.
Right on cue, a car pulls up outside the mansion.
Out steps a long-haired, scruffy-bearded Adam.
Here we go again.
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