Olivia Caridi - Bachelor 20 - *Sleuthing - Spoilers*

Maddy wrote:Sharleen Joynt:

But watching Olivia’s sequined cake dance took things too far. She was obviously so deeply uncomfortable up there, I had to wonder what—or rather, who—possessed her to come up with such a choice. (And on the subject of “who,” I truly wonder how that person sleeps at night.)
We discussed this at length in the podcast and Claire made a good point. She said that up until that point, she hadn’t cared much for Olivia, as seems to be the case with most viewers. But the show went to such great lengths to humiliate her (oh, you think a giant cake just happened to be there?), we all agreed that as a result, she became a sympathetic character. I have to wonder what path Olivia’s story might have taken had she not received the double-edged sword that is the First Impression Rose. Might she have been less confident and thus behaved differently, more tentatively? What if her main producer wasn’t on this season? Would she have bonded with and trusted another producer to the same extent, and ultimately made the same detrimental choices? Her talent show performance alone wasn’t terrible. She was obviously untalented but self-deprecating and willing to make fun of herself. But the number just went too long, and paired with the editing department’s favorite trainwreck music, the whole thing rapidly went from good-humoured to sadistic. Were you uncomfortable watching Olivia’s talent show segment, including her tears after the fact?
Good. Me, too. Empathy FTW.

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mindless wrote:It is pretty sad that they're so serious about their mission of making Olivia the villain that they have to shut down anyone who dares to defend her. That's not even about making entertainment anymore, that's just pure evil.

california90 wrote:what did sharleen have to take down?

nothatgirl wrote:

california90 wrote:what did sharleen have to take down?

She had contacted Olivia to ask about the cankles comment. Olivia has explained that she had been overweight and bullied and Ben complimenting her legs on the soccer date gave her hope a man could love her as she is. She said she asked about his friends who had died and said she would be there for him, before talking about her cankles to basically thank him for what he said to her prior. She also said she was 4th to last to get rose, not last.

grace8136 wrote:

nothatgirl wrote:

california90 wrote:what did sharleen have to take down?

She had contacted Olivia to ask about the cankles comment. Olivia has explained that she had been overweight and bullied and Ben complimenting her legs on the soccer date gave her hope a man could love her as she is. She said she asked about his friends who had died and said she would be there for him, before talking about her cankles to basically thank him for what he said to her prior. She also said she was 4th to last to get rose, not last.

Why would Sharleen have to listen to TPTB? She's not under contract anymore, so why can't she just tell them no? It reminds me of a tweet or something I saw about their hunt for Alex Michel.. "you can't quit this show!"