Bachelor 22 - Arie Luyendyk Jr - SM Media - *Sleuthing Spoilers*

For those who need a refresher or for those who don't know Arie, here is a youtube for your enjoyment. Sorry Emily.

Guys. Just imagine him with his f1. Swoon!!! I'm still so excited for a baddy bachelor

@Alanna you and me both!  

Who will reform or at least tame the originally traffic menace Baddy?  

Watching that video brings it all back. How the heck did she not choose him? Ugh.

Anyway, I am looking forward to seeing Arie as the bachelor and hopefully falling in love with someone who will love him back and choose him too 

Why Arie Might Be the Refresh The Bachelor Franchise Needs

Great E-News article, IMO.    

. . . .  In the era of SugarBearHair vitamins and endless staged-to-look-unstaged photoshoots being a rite of passage for Bachelor contestants, Arie's uncurated feed of race car photos and poorly lit selfies is downright refreshing. (Since the announcement, Arie has gained 46k followers, bringing his total to 114k.) , , , ,

AllAboutLove wrote:Watching that video brings it all back. How the heck did she not choose him? Ugh.

Anyway, I am looking forward to seeing Arie as the bachelor and hopefully falling in love with someone who will love him back and choose him too 

According to her book, the whole not telling her about dating Cassie Lambert and not standing up for her when she has her argument with Kalon is what ruined it for him. I think she definitely regretted that decision, if you believe Courtney's book and how she was sexting him after her break-up with Jef. Oh, well! She got a prince of a husband and we get Arie, the original baddy, as the Bachelor! I'm so excited - his season has all the elements to potentially be one of the most romantic, sexy, and dramatic seasons ever! Don't disappoint me, Arie!

@MiniDiva good to see you posting around here! Hope you stick around to sleuth and post with us this season!

@MiniDiva thanks for that article.  It makes some excellent points on why Arie's a great choice!

This hasn't been posted in this thread yet but watching it again and all I can think is Arie has still got it

JMO

Thanks for posting the GMA interview. I hadn't seen it. He is as delightful as ever.

@KK4 most welcome. He truly is. I love his effortless ease he has and his self-deprecating humor. He has *it*. jmo

@MiniDiva, Yes!  thanks for posting that article.  I am exhausted with all the vapid tweets and made up for Instagram "moments".
And thank you DanielleMalty, it is nice to see a lead with a career...or even a real job.   @Aria, I never knew what possessed Emily to chose Jef over Arie.  I thought she had just lost her mind.

I agree it is hard to thank MF and company for this choice, but I will do so.  I have watched over half of this crazy franchise.  It has always been my guilty pleasure and for a time a welcome respite from some difficult life circumstances.  I was beginning to think I needed to just step away from the remote and watch more PBS or take more walks or whatever  But Arie!  Hooray and bring on the lovelies.