I felt bad for the guy who went on the truncated date the other night. It was obvious he was going to be a sacrificial lamb. The producers said: "You need to eliminate a guy after a one-on-one date. You can't keep giving them roses." Ali: "Send me the guy with the huge ears."

This season is really entertaining to me because Ali is clearly much more intelligent and socially aware than any of her potential mates. Each one of these dates is like a corporate interview where she's the HR psychologist throwing out MMPI questions. These guys aren't even aware that the smoke monster is scanning their DNA. She's really quite the shark. Her weakness, though, is that she's completely transparent about what she likes and doesn't like. You know immediately if she likes you or not. There's no mystery whatsoever. It's also clear that physical attraction will keep you around at least until about the final eight or so.
Weatherman reminds me of that
Martin Teal character from Cheers.. the short, rich executive that wanted to date Rebecca.