The Bachelorette 11 - Kaitlyn Bristowe - General Discussion - *Sleuthing - Spoilers*

I'll answer!

1. I think the season will be like Jillian's. Lots of fun, but still lots of drama.
2. That's a hard one. Just because I think being a "fun" person often gets you mistaken for being immature, which I don't think is fair at all. Having said that, I don't think that Kaitlyn is someone who is freaking out that she's 30 and not married with kids. I didn't feel like that was a priority for her pre-filming, but I feel like if she ever fell hard for someone, she would definitely have the maturity to deal with being in a healthy relationship. I would be surprised if she got married quickly though; for some reason, I see her having a longer engagement.
3. Absolutely. I definitely see her going the route of Jillian, Ali, and Melissa.
4. Nah. I think that was just a FWB thing that most contestants have.

at that rumor, are these peeps serious.

No clue on what TPTB will do with Kaitlyn's edit but I hope they do let her fun personality shine through, I am not expecting prosecutor Andi that's for sure  

She seemed ready to be in a committed relationship on Chris's season but so has been all the other bachelorettes, TWT. I do get the vibe she might want to establish a career like Jillian did. My bet is something in entertainment but hey she might end up designing baby clothing as apparently she mentioned doing this sometime ago.

1. I think its a fun relationship
2. Marriage, probably not. Long engagement? Possibly.
3. Hard to tell. Possibly if there are opportunities. Or use her platform like Des and create her dream. She might even fare better than Andi depending on her edit. She was so well liked at the end of Chris's season- almost well liked as Sean was on Emily's season. She'll do fine in whatever she does.
4. What rumors? Haven't heard that one.

edit: chasingpavements, my answers are similar to yours!

Isn't everyone slamming Andi for wanting to be a clothes designer when she has no experience or training? I'm a Kaitlyn fan but curious why she is seen differently?

I think Kaitlyn has a past training in dance and has already shown interest in things like marketing with her lip gloss. As far as her future, can't predict that. 
Part-time sewing does not a designer make, imo.

Gemini's have a tendency to have interest/dabble in a few diff things so I think K might be more open to opportunities than we think -- I can see her as a tv personality for sure and that kind of career might have longevity (Good on Ali for picking that route)...she's just a joy to watch...

I wouldn't be surprised if Kaitlyn wants to parlay this experience into a "Hollywood" kind of experience ... and I wouldn't mind because she hasn't championed either of the hollow excuses I've seen in the past ("I've given up everything to be here" (read: as cool as the company I work for is, I want to work on TV) or "I worked so hard to be a lawyer, I'll go back" (read: "I want a career in show business/TV").

jcrbil wrote:I wouldn't be surprised if Kaitlyn wants to parlay this experience into a "Hollywood" kind of experience ... and I wouldn't mind because she hasn't championed either of the hollow excuses I've seen in the past ("I've given up everything to be here" (read: as cool as the company I work for is, I want to work on TV) or "I worked so hard to be a lawyer, I'll go back"  (read: "I want a career in show business/TV").

ITA   
the misleading takes these bachettes down a rung or two on the likability scale... imho
It's great that K has done none of that -- on the contrary from her first hangout with CS where she taught him to dance ...she's been pretty upfront about what she's into

^^ITA, that's why I'm cheering for her to get her "lucky break", she demonstrated to actually have the right chops for the E!biz, so why not, there are far less talented people out there who bite for their part in it.

It's actually pretty crazy if she leaves this show with a career and a guy esp cos she seems to have gone on with the entertainment biz in mind but things seem to just fit her e.g. her getting the jimmy kimmel date 
...though her doing her rapping and dancing is her own doing
vs. it all being very contrived which has been the case with past bachelorettes

IrishGal wrote:Isn't everyone slamming Andi for wanting to be a clothes designer when she has no experience or training? I'm a Kaitlyn fan but curious why she is seen differently?

Wait and see what she says in interviews. If she talks about wanting to do something like that then she may be slammed by some people. The ones who did what they were trained for didn't seem to have much criticism.

I'm going to answer my own questions from up thread.  (Yes, I talk to myself)

Edit - I'm guessing it will be like in TB beginning with over the top fun then gradually becoming more serious with some fun moments sprinkled in. Same speculation as all of you  
Readiness - Chris Soules kept saying Kaitlyn would be great because she's ready for marriage. Don't know if that's his real opinion or Bach- speak. She did move to Germany for her guy so that, to me, means she is a serious relationship girl.  What's different now, though, is she's never had the kind of opportunities that will be coming her way post-show. I think any end scenario is possible - calling her a wild card.
Post-show career -  Kasha!  She has been a fantastic marketer.  She used all her SM tools to blitz her Bette campaign in a very skillful way. Very savvy. DWTS?  Maybe because it would be such a rush for someone with her love of dance.  At 30, that as a career is toast unless she became one of the regular dance partners as an offshoot. Definitely could see her promoting products she likes and gave continual product shout outs during the airing of last season.  She is already visibly promoting positive self image for young girls. In a way she has promoted Snapchat like Elan has done for Periscope.  Apps are business in need of spokespeople to drive usage. 
 I'm undecided about a hosting type gig.  On the 1-1 with Jimmy she had had a lot to drink and her appearance on Jimmy with Britt, I thought, was much different.. more subdued.  Nervous laughter, making the phone hand signal instead of speaking, etc. She will get more skilled as she does all the interview rounds. Also, her gig as Bette will have given her a lot of camera time and a better idea of the long hours and whether she likes being filtered as would be required for more TV gigs.

Albean, I agree. If Kaitlyn is transparent about wanting an entertainment career or becoming a product/concept spokeswoman then it will be different because she isn't leading anyone to believe she is returning to spin classes.