The Bachelor 20 - Ben Higgins - General Discussion - *Sleuthing - Spoilers*

rhondam wrote:If Amanda does not go home after this weekend before HTD, then I'll believe he has a real connection with her as possible F1. I just cannot see him keeping a mom as long as he will have if he is not seriously considering her. JMO


ETA: Or TPTB want her for Bachlorette as per SarahValley's post above. JMO

That is my personal opinion as well RH.

However, going through other season with single parents and convinced that the lead would not keep them away from their child unless they were serious about them coming to naught I no longer think that way. The leads and the producers have a show to put on.

Not even Britt was eliminated this early last season. She got the FIR and people complained about her A LOT in the house.. I wonder if Olivia got caught in a lie or did something...

NashvilleBB wrote:If Emily wins.....everyone will be annoyed and pretty sure they won't get married, imo. An actor/model wannabe who works as a cocktail waitress? With Ben? She could be the sweetest girl in the world, and it still looks bad

That crystal ball.

GuardianAngel wrote:Just curious. For those who are shocked, what is the reason you're shocked? TYIA

Based on the few videos I saw of Olivia, I thought she had an easy going, bubbly, personality that Ben would be drawn to although I hoped he wouldn't select her for his F1. And I am surprised about Lauren H because she was the only one I saw as not having an ulterior fame agenda IMO.

eversotrue wrote:Not even Britt was eliminated this early last season. She got the FIR and people complained about her A LOT in the house.. I wonder if Olivia got caught in a lie or did something...

Maybe the others found out that she dumped a guy to go on the show and told Ben?

Four days ago, a lot of us really believed Olivia and Lauren H we're going to be the final 2 or 3..and now they're gone.. 

We obviously don't have ANY info on the season...

Just because someone got the FIR does not mean they had an eventual connection with the lead or things went smoothly for them since. In fact many FIRs have had a problem because of the automatic target on their backs.

In all the seasons how many Bachelor seasons has the FIR actually got to HTs even ? Just a couple if any. So I'm not surprised that Olivia is gone.

Are y'all just throwing out the possibility of Emily getting a hometown date and/or F1 because y'all are surprised she's made it this far..? That way, if she does continue to make it far...it won't be a surprise? Lol

I'll def be laughing at myself & my pre-season opinions when the show airs, and because pre-season judgments have potential to change, I'll give it a shot.. but damn this season doesn't like me right now. I need to go fetch some optimism before I throw in the towel.

Personally, this is why I don't make plans on or serious thoughts about who is there till the season is done filming. Then and only then can it get spoiled or better yet, sleuthed out who is still there and then I begin to form thoughts on who MAY be the F1. Honestly, I am more of a person to see what's happening in front of me versus going off what a person is on paper so to speak.

I really have no idea who I see Ben with in the girls that are still there..  It's all a blur IMO. We have absolutely nothing to base any prediction off of.. I just hope whoever he picks, if he picks someone, is who he is truly crazy about and vice versa. And I wish them all the happiness in the world.. I guess we'll know come mid Novemeber and then won't get answers to how it came to be til the beginning of January..

I'm surprised some of you think Emily has no chance at winning.

She's my pick by far.

Her twin and her lasted way too long together to just be "producer picks" and the fact that Ben eliminated her sister in the middle of the show (likely after the 2-1 date) showed he didn't want to cause any major conflict between them if they both got too close to the end.


I'm picking her 90% based on when her sister was eliminated.