@TierFourTears
Brainwave about the dates. Do you think they book up 12 (or 10, assuming some will have left) potential dates, and then offer them to the guys or pre assign them. So, it's not a free choice (let's face it, some of that stuff usnt going to be free one week in advance!). More scripting!!
Nope not at all
I've said before that the producers do it on purpose, Michael and Cam got the nice dates because they're all loved up, They deliberately put Mike and Heidi on the boat knowing she didn't love it last time and we could all predict that's how Mike would react, and they want Ning and Mark to do the deed, and even when they didnt it makes excruciating but watchable telly.
The producers aren't in it for the romance, all the comments saying how boring Cam and Jules are proves that successful relationships don't get the viewers.