Does Sasha really like her? I honestly can't tell. His attitude towards her has been the same from the moment he walked in with that bad napkin rose: You're my woman. I don't get any sense that he's fallen for her because he got to know her, becasue they get on so well, because spending time with her felt so good, or because she's her. It's as if he could have waltzed in, found any Bachelorette standing there, and been as determined to make her his. Really odd. Patriarchal, in a way, and quite anonymous.
I have to believe her when she says they have chemistry, but it really is hard to fathom.
I'm not sure how genuine Michael is, at all. Perhaps this is all as a result of the shortened season and less footage of real moments? All they've had time to show is creaky so, what are your values? do you want kids one day? so, do you like me? pseudo-relationship questions, etc. (Plus I really cannot let go of the fact that they flouted tradition and took a man to the final four without a solo date. Ha. I'm sure Michael could have come up with as equally ugly a joint artwork. It just doesn't sit right to me and makes a mockery of the process. She may as well have picked the two guys she fancied the most on night one and skipped the whole show.)
I think why I warmed so much to Richie is that he is a genuine person and there were all these bumbling real moments, and also some laughs. The final two just seem smooth guys.