The Bachelor 20 - Ben Higgins - F1 to F4 - *Sleuthing - Spoilers*

Not to defend RS, but he didn't say family and friends were emailing him. He said he kept getting emails that said family and friends were telling people about the HTD.

I do think he reads here. But he has the date that hers should be filmed, which may prove to be right or wrong. But that info had not been posted here yet.

rhondam wrote:

Rolly wrote:

bluwavz wrote:



Hopefully she won't be the lead otherwise that group of blabbermouths will run to RS with ending.

Why would they allow family to do this unless TPTB wanted the info out?!?

I was thinking this too. It keeps people talking about the show.

B I N G O !!! Looks like it's working!

It doesn't surprise me that decisions about HT dates are being made well ahead of the rose ceremony. The production staff has to get travel and event plans finalized. They have a lot of people to move around.

How can the date of Becca's HTD be determined if the other 3 are not already known also? Aren't there some sort of geographical logistics used as to the order of the filming of the HTDs as they move across the country?

sparkler wrote:

Kashathediva wrote:

Linds911 wrote:RS also said her family was emailing/telling everyone they knew about the HTD again.

Personally, I think people here are emailing RS or RS is reading here himself.
I would be surprised --shocked if family or friends were emailing RS. Take that for what it's worth from my mouth. Who came out with the post of Becca's HTD first? Me or RS? 
I don't go to his site or talk to him so I don't know. I do not think they contact RS themselves. Strong emphasis here. Strong.

This is exactly what I thought. I am convinced that RS reads this site all the time. His recaps reflect the comments made during the show- it is almost like a summary of our comments. Then his timing is uncanny after Kasha informed us of the hometown date. He covers a lot of his plagerism by saying things like "a lot of you are texting me to say..." etc.

I am convinced that RS is here all the time too. His "filming schedule" fits mine to a T including where I posted that there was no filming on the 22nd. That was before I corrected it considering I saw a tweet online that has since been deleted and I didn't cap it. It said that there was fillming in town on the 22nd. Ben was there as well as a woman(that being said, there was no way of knowing for sure wether the woman was a producer or a contestant). IMO, RS does read this site and gets info from her.

Production pretty much knows who is going to be going on HTD's ahead of time to plan the local events and travel. 
RS is no oracle. Becca's bday is Oct 30th. That info did not need to be posted here or anywhere if he does his homework. Chit I knew that in sleuthing and I am no RS.

marloon wrote:How can the date of Becca's HTD be determined if the other 3 are not already known also? Aren't there some sort of geographical logistics used as to the order of the filming of the HTDs as they move across the country?

Perhaps they know all 4!? 

Regarding HTD's being planned..Isn't it possible that Ben could change his mind about whether someone gets a HTD? Maybe he gets a 1-on-1 that changes his mind about someone?

^^Yep so unfortunate for the ones let go who were unaware of how scripted the show is. Some folks on this board knew Nick was F2 once he showed up on last season which proves the storyboard can be very obvious sometimes. TPTB needs to be more original IMO but like someone posted up thread, they know they have to do little to get a maximum return on investment (storyboard, editing, spend etc) so they probably have no plan to invest in making the storyboard more interesting.... JMO.

I know anyone that looks into her can find her birthdate out. And yes she got a HTD on her birthday last year, so not to far fetched to think it's a possibility again this year. But this is TPTB, they're not necessarily know to be caring or sentimental so her HTD could be anytime, whatever best fit their schedule. It doesn have to be on her birthday.

I'm not one to normally defend him, but I see no reason to attack at this point either. But, that's JMO... I know we all differ, particularly on this one.

marloon wrote:How can the date of Becca's HTD be determined if the other 3 are not already known also? Aren't there some sort of geographical logistics used as to the order of the filming of the HTDs as they move across the country?

Most of the time there is a somewhat logical order for the HTDs, like moving east to west across the country. With the RC tomorrow (26th), a travel day (27th), the first HTD would be the 28th then a travel day than another HTD (30th for Becca) then travel day...

My Predictions

F1 Lauren
F2 Caila  or Emily (I am on the fence about this)
F3 JoJo
F4 Becca

If for their own unoriginal reasons TPTB want Becca as F2, I predict Ben will save himself, Ooops, I mean save Becca from being rejected at the FRC by eliminating her after the LCD.

JMO