Then came the Hot Guys.  Larissa lit up.  She even said that she'd never dated guys as hot as these, (remember that tidbit), and threw herself into some passionate scenes with some of them. 

Weeks later, all but two of the guys had been eliminated.  There was Brian, the Average Guy from Boston, and Gil, the Hot Guy from Ft. Lauderdale.  During their final date together, Larissa and Brian shared many chaste kisses, and a romantic evening, (for him), and then Brian admitted that he loved her.  The other final date was fairly unremarkable, except for when Larissa looked longingly into Gil's eyes and asked him what he hoped to come out of this experience with and he told her he had his eyes on an acting career.  Heeeee!

Finally~ The elimination ceremony.   Gil came in first.  Larissa followed her "instincts" blah blah blah and SURPRISE, (not), selected him.  Then came Brian, looking like an eager schoolboy, only to be shot down and sent home on a bus.  Larissa said something about how he deserved to be with someone who could love him back, you know, like someone with a heart.

Here's the kicker~  Gil and Larissa went to Cabo San Lucas for a romantic vacation to begin their lives together, but a mere four days later we found that Larissa had something weighing heavily on her heart that she needed to confess.  Ready for this one? During a lovely walk on the beach, she pours her heart out to Gil that she once.  dated.  Fabio.  Yes, Fabio,  the I-can't-believe-it's-not-butter guy. 

Well, if you're like me,  you're thinking, "SO?".  But Gil doesn't take this news lightly, and proceeds back to the hotel, where he packs his bags and leaves Larissa alone at the resort to ponder if making a total ass of herself on national television was worth the money that Fox paid her.

The victim in all this?  Fabio.  I'm sure that once he saw the show and heard Larissa exclaim that she'd never dated such Hot Guys, he's going to need some therapy and a better cream rinse.