Tag: Reality Television
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Review: In the Earth and The Circle Season 2
Out of your Sundance nightmares comes In the Earth from Ben Wheatley. Also the reality competition show The Circle returns – except we’re all in the Circle now [Send Message]. More about In the Earth: As the world searches for a cure to a disastrous virus, a scientist and park scout venture deep in the…
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Performative Diversity in The Bachelor is Detrimental
The Bachelor and The Bachelorette‘s continued performative diversity is causing issues beyond just “bad ratings” – it’s detrimental to representation. We’ve taken a break from covering both franchises for a bit but we’re wading back in to address the latest “news” to rock Bachelor Nation. Former Bachelor, Colton Underwood, has just come out as gay.…
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Here I Go Again (On My Own) – The Bachelorette Premiere
So begins our coverage of The Bachelorette this season with the premiere. Much like the rest of the world, Bachelor Nation has not been spared from the ravaging pandemic that is COVID-19. That seems not to have stopped perennial host Chris Harrison from getting a mediocre dye job during quarantine. Nor can it stop the…
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WE ARE FAMILY – THE BACHELOR
We deserved better. (ABC/Kelsey McNeal) A messy and boring season of “The Bachelor” concludes with a messy and disappointing finale! Are they out of creative storylines/endings? Let’s also dive in to some of Peter’s mommy issues. Spoilers ahead. This episode did not have to be 4 hours long. Curse ABC for convincing so many of…
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FANTASY ISLAND – THE BACHELOR
I still don’t understand the appeal or why these women are fighting for this living piece of tofu. (ABC/Francisco Roman) What happens when you make a bunch of already wound up women dating the same guy cohabitate while they all sleep with (or don’t sleep with) him? Not a lot, as it turns out. Also…
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HOMEWARD BOUND – THE BACHELOR
Nothing says conservative/family values like this lady, eh? (ABC/Eric McCandless) We finally head to hometowns where everything was more or less predetermined, but at least we got some juicy drama at the end. Spoilers ahead. Nothing Says Conservatively Religious Like Making Out in Public Look Hannah Ann, we’ve already had one religious leaning Hannah in…
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MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL – THE BACHELOR
Poor Natasha never had a chance. (ABC/Francisco Roman) As per usual we are subject to another filler episode of “The Bachelor”, where nothing really happens, but it got us to where we needed to be. Spoilers ahead. We continued to tour around South America with Peter speaking what I can only assume is choppy Spanish…
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Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls (Of Tears) – The Bachelor
The romance on “The Bachelor” is about as real as a telenovela (ABC/Francisco Roman) This week we were subject to 5 hours of “The Bachelor” where just about nothing happened. We’ve hit the mid point seasonal lull that is so typical of this show and it’s time to take inventory of how successful this season…
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CATFIGHTS AND CATERWAULING – THE BACHELOR
Demi Burnett returns to help perpetuate male fantasy stereotypes on The Bachelor (ABC/John Fleenor) We’ve hit the beginning of the middling point in the season where the fights get repetitive and the relationships progress at a glacial pace. Let’s take a look at the few and far between highlights of episode 3 of this season…
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CHAMPAGNE PROBLEMS, OR THE PROBLEM WITH CHAMPAGNE – THE BACHELOR
Peter looking like a douche canoe. (ABC/Eric McCandless) Champagne problems or problems with champagne. Either way it’s time to take a look at Episode 2 of Season 24 of “The Bachelor” – spoilers after the break. Bye Bye Hannah Prime (for now) Through mascara stained conversations we finally receive closure (OR DO WE – see…