Olivia Caridi - Bachelor 20 - *Sleuthing - Spoilers*

mindless wrote:

Kashathediva wrote:

nutty1 wrote:Her actions remind me of Courtney. Not quite as bad, but still the type that loves to rub the relationship in all the other girls' faces.

It also could have been presented to her up front and center by production that this was going to be her "role".

Eh, I think she'd have to be extraordinarily stupid to intentionally come off this bad on TV, considering being on TV is her profession. I think she's just kind of clueless and highly competitive.

Realme wrote:Is it just me or did anyone else want to throw a piece of popcorn or a grape every time she opened her mouth.  I swear that girl has the biggest mouth I have ever seen, and Olivia Higgins.....

bronco18 wrote:

Realme wrote:Is it just me or did anyone else want to throw a piece of popcorn or a grape every time she opened her mouth.  I swear that girl has the biggest mouth I have ever seen, and Olivia Higgins.....

I'm not sure she'd even feel a grape hitting her throat. Maybe a rock or even better, a bus.

Every season we expect two worthy ladies for the titles of “The Crazy” (usually crazy as a consequence of her insecurity) and “The Bitch” (usually bitchy as a consequence of her insecurity). In a time when this show is at the height of its popularity—and notoriety—all new contestants have seen it before and understand the sway a bad edit can have. Therefore, it amazes me that after 20 seasons, the powers that be still manage to find such perfect candidates to play these two roles.

The Bitch must be harder to find. The perfect girl for this role has to be a strong enough contender to get the Bachelor’s attention early and keep it. The most famous ones to come to mind are obviously Courtney Robertson, Tierra LiCausi and Nikki Ferrell. They’re the frontrunners you love to hate because they talk poop about the other women yet keep getting roses. (As if the two are mutually exclusive.) But here’s the rub: no one is innately a bitch. We all have bitchy moments, myself included, but no one is a mean person through and through. Those women have friends in real life, and they had friends in the house as well; you just didn’t hear about them. When I met Courtney for the first time I was struck at how kind she was. She was quieter than most Bachelor girls, but more curious as well. The Bitch is often something of an introvert (have you read Courtney’s book yet?) and has a hard time in large groups, ostracizing her from the bulk of the mini society within the mansion.

That’s why I credit producers for creating The Bitch. Don’t get me wrong, Olivia said all the questionable things she was shown saying. (When she said them or in what context, we’ll never know, however.) It’s clear in the coming weeks that she’ll likely say more, and she will have to endure months of criticism and hate she gets for it. But who got her to say them? A producer not dissimilar to Rachel from UnReal, that’s who.

My frontrunners this week are…
4. Olivia, 23: Olivia gets bumped down a bit by her edit—she just seems less likely to “win” because of it—though I still think she’s not going anywhere anytime soon. The fact that Ben gave her the group date rose right after the First Impression Rose is HUGE, regardless of whether or not that choice was a producer push meant to stir the pot. As with Caila, I wish Olivia had resisted the pressure to say she saw her future husband when she met Ben, whether or not it was true. I also wish she’d resisted the urge (and possibly the nudge) to snatch time with Ben on the night of the Rose Ceremony when she already had a rose, but I digress. This is why they—you know who “they” are!—get paid the big bucks.