« Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best? “Can We Not Talk” Episode Preview | Home | So You Think You Can Dance: Mary Murphy Cancer Free! » February 22, 2011 12:30:33 by Candace Young On episode eight of The Bachelor , Brad Womack went on hometown dates with the final four women, Chantal, Ashley, Shawntel, and Emily. Host Chris Harrison weighed in on the dates in his weekly blog , and so did Brad. Keep reading to find out what he had to say… Brad began his People blog this week by talking about how important the hometown dates were to him because of the emphasis he places on family. He mentions the positive change in the women, saying, “I absolutely loved seeing each of the women light up when they got around their families. We had been traveling a lot by this point and I could tell the women were becoming homesick. I was so happy to see them back home, genuinely smiling and happy.” His first date was with Chantal O in Seattle. Brad shared some insight in his blog about one of his...