Bachelor 22 - Speculation - *Sleuthing Spoilers* - Discussion #2

They should've let him and Luke battle it out. Luke would've strated recruiting girls to vote for him ahead of time

But joking aside, I'm stoked. To quote Spivey from 5 years ago: "Arie makes my teeth sweat." Still..

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Introducing your new Bachelor, Arie Luyendyk Jr.!
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Rachelsseason wrote:@Alanna you mean the perfect and beloved who shall return in 2022 with a heartbreaking story!

I doubt it Arie wanted this gig all along and should have had it imo but P totally turned it down himself imo.

It's clear Peter turned them down as Arie said he got the call very recently.

Alanna wrote:Wow!!!!!!! Yes!!!! This is my perfect scenario - Peter stays the perfect and beloved f2 and we get Arie!!

For now anyway...but the selection of Arie and Nick back to back proves Petey may be back in few years when the biz needs another popularity boost.

[quote="Alanna"]Wow!!!!!!! Yes!!!! This is my perfect scenario - Peter stays the perfect and beloved f2 and we get Arie!![/quote

May have to join you this season, Alanna. He's one of my all-time favorites.

mindless wrote:Are they really going to sell him as their first choice? The guy's been snubbed so many times.

The audience response was less than overwhelming when they announced him and he walked in. I bet most of them had no idea who he is. Trying to sell that he took this long to get to the point of looking for someone after Emily is beyond ridiculous. I guess they needed someone with grey hair and reached back for him.

I liked Arie and back in the day, I would have been excited to see him as the lead. Now, I don't really care. I can't believe that he is that desperate to be the lead and that he admitted that they have been in negotiations for years. 

Oh well. I will check out this thread for the next few days to see the reaction, but then I'm off the grid in unspoiled la la land for the season.

umngirl wrote:Man, it's totally Arie. If only I listened to Sean and Wolfner a few days ago I wouldn't have had to guess or wait it suspense. Lol

What did they say?

Now that was a shocker. I always like Arie but he isn't relevant any more and he's an older (35) bachelor again. In bach nation years that's ancient! Arie was always willing to go along with any shenanigans that TPTB asked so that probably makes him an easy lead to work with and a guaranteed engagement.

Sprite wrote:

umngirl wrote:Man, it's totally Arie. If only I listened to Sean and Wolfner a few days ago I wouldn't have had to guess or wait it suspense. Lol

What did they say?

They out of the blue suggested Arie to MF's tweet about who should be the Bachelor three days ago. I should have known something was up then. They totally knew and were planting the seeds.

I read on another message board GMA just announced Ari, as the new lead anyone confirm

Arie, really?