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On tonight’s episode of ABC’s The Bachelorette, we head to Washington State to take some time to be one with nature as Charity Lawson continues her journey to finding love and getting to know more about the men that are competing for her attention.

Jesse Palmer meets the men at the lodge and lets them know more about the space that they’re at, that this area of the state has the most Sasquatch sightings and he leaves a date card. Dotun gets the 1-on-1 date card where they will leap into love. Charity arrives in a cool jeep to pick him up looking like a mountain bunny!

Brayden continues to love in his villain era as he’s annoyed about the other men saying that they have a strong connection with her when he feels that they haven’t spent the same amount of time with her. Thankfully, he kept it to himself. Dotun and Charity go bungee jumping - both seem to be really scared, why would Charity pick this if she felt that she wouldn’t do this - she actually has a number of tears just talking about it. But they not only do it, they do it twice!

Back at the lodge, Brayden and Aaron continue to get people involved in their drama. Hopefully, there will be a resolution this week. As night falls, the next date card arrives back at the lodge. Joey, Aaron, Michael, Caleb, Brayden, Sean, John, and Tanner have the group date. It seems like Xavier, our resident knitter, is going to have a 1-on-1 date.

Back on the 1-on-1 with Dotun, they’re enjoying smores! Dotun talks about how he got here and shares information on the immigration and visa process to get to the US. He talks about how that process shaped him as a person and how he cherishes the sacrifices that his parents did for him so that he could be here. She also talks about how growing up in her suburban area where people didn’t look like her, she created an achievement-oriented state of being. Their connection in being able to navigate the world in the midst of rising above their challenges is something that they both connect on. This connection is a reason why we can totally see him going to Hometowns! Of course, he gets the date rose! Their date ends in a hot tub - yet another element that tends to take place for these dates.

The group date takes place in the wilderness and Charity introduces the men to the Skamania Scouts who will put them through the ringer to get them to forage in the woods. It’s always interesting to see how they integrate kids into the challenges. The guys present the food that they brought, Tanner has mushrooms and pine nuts and the remainder of the men show what they found. In addition, the scouts have a Q+A round to get to know the guys more and the winner of this group date is Aaron.

The group date cocktail party shows Brayden yet again saying that he is using this time to see if he and Charity make sense for one another. Aaron lets him know that by saying that, he is wasting everyone’s time by staying there. The guys all question why he is there. Charity walks in hearing them argue and ask him what’s going on. The men let her know that Brayden doesn’t trust the process. She asks to see him and in their discussion, he tells her he is not happy there and she sends him home.

She lets the guys know that she sent Brayden home and she is not going to waste any more time. Aaron checks in with her to make sure she is ok. She knows that she needs to be there for the guys that are open to going through the process no matter how tough it is. The remainder of the guys put their best foot forward and she makes sure to be in the moment with each of them. The date night rose for the group date goes to Joey!

Xavier’s 1-on-1 date will take them to local favorites. She doesn’t question whether she is boyfriend material; however, she is looking to see whether he can be a potential husband! The ease between them as well as being attractive to one another is obvious! They try fruits, pepper jellies and more. We now understand why she has slight hesitancies as she sees some similarities between him and her ex! She realizes that as they sit down to dinner, she needs to ask these questions that she has been grappling with. She asks about whether he is loyal and she shares her personal story as well as with her ex, she dealt with infidelity one time too many! He lets her know that he is not hiding himself from her, he is there and he lets her know that his love was not reciprocated back to him in previous relationships. He lets her know that he will do anything for the people he is involved with. Of course, she offers the date rose for their 1-on-1.

The men get ready for the cocktail party ahead of the rose ceremony. Charity meets them and you can tell that everyone is feeling lighter about what is going on in general! They toast one another and he takes some time with Aaron as they reconnect. She takes the time with each of the men so that she can find out more and she feels less concerned about the distractions that have been taking place. The 9 men are eager to continue on and of course, Brayden arrives scarf and earrings and all to confront Charity.

Brayden came back and said that he came back because he was emotionally charged. Charity let him know that she can respect how he feels, but as a woman, she has given him the opportunities and he wasn’t taking them. The men on the couch are frustrated that again, their time has been taken away from them. As Brayden goes to the party bus to be taken off the property, the men let him know what they think of his ongoing antics. John wanted to finish his conversation as his date was interrupted, but Jesse let him know that the cocktail party was cut short!

The rose ceremony starts off and she lets them know that she sees quality men and respects them regardless of the outcome for the night. She gives roses to Aaron, Tanner, and Sean. It was quite a night and we’re so close to Hometowns!

Charity gave roses to | Aaron, Dotun, Joey, Sean, Tanner, and Xavier

Charity sent home | Brayden, Caleb, John, and Michael

Each night during this season, we will tweet about The Bachelorette and you can chat along with us (@AthleisureMag + with our Co-Founder/Creative + Style Director, Kimmie Smith @ShesKimmie) to see what’s taking place!

Each week we will let you know who our faves were from the last episode and if we’ve changed up since then as it pertains to who we think should go to Hometowns.

We also suggest a podcast that we’ve become obsessed with over the past few seasons, Wondery’s Bachelor Happy Hour to get their feedback!