Tag: The Bachelorette
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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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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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THE BACHELOR ECOSYSTEM: GARBAGE HUMANS MAKE GREAT TELEVISION
Last night’s The Bachelor finale proved why after 22 seasons, ABC still knows how to put on a show. 23 year old missing person / Bachelor contestant Bekah is all of us. – ABC Am I proud of having watched several seasons of The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, Bachelor In Paradise, and now Bachelor Winter Games?…