The Joe Baghead Show

Since most of the dates aren't super interesting, we're combining all 6 into 2 posts. I hope the show's many adoring fans won't mind!

Joe went on an individual date at the newly constructed Midtown Lanes bowling alley in Newcrest with woman in alphabetical order by first name. Each date was in the same location to be totally fair to everyone.

Day 8 - date with Devon.
Joe starts the date with the wants to "flirt with someone" and "not stumble for 4 hours" which is cute and sad at the same time. Mark Eggleston interrupted the date at first before running off to chase Bella Frank and Candy Behr. Joe flirted with Devon, which she seemed receptive to. The topic turned to money, so Joe could get an idea as to whether she was there for love or money, and she suddenly had to check her phone. His next attempt to flirt fell flat. Hmm.


When they headed inside to bowl, Devon opted to use Don Lothario's bowling lane rather than the one Joe had reserved.


Surprisingly, Devon turned out to be worse at bowling than clumsy Joe, possibly because she was wearing platform sandals the whole time. Joe won the game, but did he win Devon's heart? Devon tells us, "I didn't know Judith Ward and Don Lothario were in the same bowling league! Oh, Joe? I don't know. I know he's trying and all, but he's so boring to talk to sometimes. I'm not really vibing."

Priscilla lamented that Joe headed up straight to bed as soon as he got home. She had wanted to kiss him hello and ask how the date went, but he didn't stop to talk to anybody. "Devon didn't say anything either. Was their date just so amazing that they're too tired afterwards to talk about it?"

Day 9 - date with Gemma
Priscilla wakes up energized, hoping to do a lot of activities today to keep her mind off Joe going on another date.
Joe tells us he's not feeling great about this date. 3 out of the 4 dates/outings he's had so far have gone poorly, so he's not expecting this one to go well. He does hope that since he's now familiar with the bowling alley, it'll be a little less nerve-wracking to be there.
Gemma tells us that she's confident she'll do quite well at bowling, being a fast learner. "But he's socially awkward and I'm afraid of crowds, so I'm worried that the non-bowling parts might not go great. But I'm sure this date can't go worse than his one with Taylor."

Before leaving, Gemma decided to ask Joe's romantic orientation. "I'm sure he's into women, but what else?" This interaction left Priscilla absolutely steaming. Priscilla says, "I’d never considered myself a jealous person before, but knowing that Gemma was going on a date and so openly flirting with Joe in front of me… I just saw green and then red.” Whoops!

After arriving at the alley, Joe and Gemma chatted outside for a bit. Joe told a joke about llamas, which was well-received, and Joe realized he might be a Cheerful sim. Gemma was so pleased for his new personality discovery that she hugged him, leading him to discover that he likes affection. He's received so little of it so far, I don't blame him!


Having now become good friends, the pair headed inside to bowl. Joe is in a cheerful mood and is pleased when he makes some random blond woman and Jacob Volkov laugh.


Taylor rudely called Gemma during the date to ask if Gemma wanted to go get tea with her. Then Agnes Crumplebottom arrived to make sure nobody was having any fun. She disapproved of Joe's paper bag but was satisfied that there was no romance occurring.


Gemma ends the date very pleased to find out that Joe is a very funny guy if you give him a chance. "I still don't really feel a spark of romance for him, but I'm a lot happier to give him a chance now that I know he's not just some bumbling awkward guy."
Joe tells us the date went better than he expected. "I'm still not really into her, but she's nice! I hope we can stay friends at the end of this if she doesn't end up being The One. I know she was starting to feel sick towards the end, and she promised it wasn't me making her feel ill. Especially since she can't even see my face, I know that couldn't have been it!"
The day ends with a familiar sight - Joe playing chess, alone.


Day 10 - date with Katrina
Joe's not looking forward to this one. "She's never seemed super interested in me, and she flatout told me to my face she thinks I'm 'basic-looking' even though she doesn't even know what I look like? I think she looks basic too, though, so, whatever. I do have to say she seems to have laid off on the simfluencer stuff since Taylor got eliminated, but I'm still not convinced she isn't just here for fame."

Before they left for their date, Joe found himself chatting with Rebecca. Priscilla briefly joined the conversation, then left, and we caught Joe staring at Rebecca again... as much as we can tell he's staring with that bag on. Then, surprisingly, Katrina came over to talk about art with him, which just confused him even more about her intentions. Katrina left to use the restroom before they left, and Joe once again stared at Rebecca as she walked by.
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As soon as they arrived at the alley, Katrina struck a sexy pose, which finally made a romance bar appear. When Joe flirted back, this creeped Katrina out and as soon as their bar appeared, the romance lowered. Embarrassed, Joe ran inside for a drink. 15 minutes into the date and it's already going poorly! What a record.

Taylor once again interrupted a date by calling Katrina to ask if she should befriend Bella Frank. Make your own decisions, Taylor! It's not as if there's some larger force out there who can control your every move if she wanted to! Katrina gets distracted by some celebrity who keeps making people faint. Rude.

Katrina tried to get the date back on track by complimenting Joe's facial hair. Confused, Joe responded "You can't even tell that I have any, though?" Their friendship bar mutually fell. He does have some, but she doesn't know that!

The mood lightens a bit later when Joe and Katrina realize it's snowing. There are no windows in the bowling alley, so someone must've told them about the snow. "It doesn't snow in Sulani! This is so exciting!" Katrina squealed. Their game ended and Joe immediately went to order another drink, followed by ordering YET ANOTHER DRINK after he used the restroom. He doesn't have a problem, he's mostly been ordering root beer.


What's Joe's post-date scoop? "Yikes."

Katrina was mostly excited that she probably ended up in the background of every single selfie some celebrity took while she was in the alley briefly, and was a little shocked when she found out Joe ordered three drinks during this date but didn't order anything on his other dates.

Up next: A good date, a great date, and a mediocre date! Then after that, the second elimination - with a twist!