Aaron McNabb - Bachelorette NZ - Season 1 - *Sleuthing Spoilers*

Astrobach wrote:[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Excuse my ignorance, but what does AMOG stand for?  TYIA

Bobette wrote:I get the impression Daryl is definitely not a fan of Aaron.  

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Owncanoe Ooh a little harsh there - Aaron has a point -Logan is smarmy
darylhabraken I can assure you @owncanoe my words are not based on one event alone. Feel free to go back and observe the boy as he metaphorically holds his fellow contestants heads under water. The proof is there in glorious over graded HD

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Karina wrote:
Yes, I agree, it was very frustrtaing to watch i just wandered off and did other things most of the time. This show should about hopefully a developing connection and there are two Bachlorettes. There are similar comments on  the Bachlorette IG page. Elliot is a lovely guy but neither of the Women is interested in him in terms of a relationship it is just a way to add some drama. Why on earth would Lesina ask Aaron about Mike? Aaron and Lesina interactions really tend to be boring. Whereas Mike has the life experience to challange Lesina i.e. ruthless independence he really turned the tables on her. I really feel as if they two Bettes are almost playing a game with the guys they really have singled out 2 or 3 that they really like and the rest is just to fill out the programme.IMO. Tevita, what a nice guy! Tevita and Steve have really grown on me they just seem the 'real deal'. Maybe Lesina is only seeing Aarons true colours now ans that is why she is not watching the programme. I would love to hear others interpretations.     Would be great to see more of Quinn it is not fair on the guys to be stuck in a small place like Lily said men " need to run"

Re: the first bold, IMO she asked him about Mike because she likes to see how obsessed Aaron is with her and how jealous he gets.  She's asked similar leading questions before which always result in him gushing about her and her beaming with happiness and rewarding him with kisses.  What other people (including me) might see as OTT clinginess she seems to take as proof of sincerity.  Not very smart IMO and it's no surprise her previous partners have all been submissive, nor that she is still single.  

Re: the second bold, you nailed it IMO.  I feel like she's not even giving Mike a chance even though (or perhaps because) he seems more on her level.  IMO she picked Aaron early on and is stubbornly sticking with her choice despite all the red flags, and I definitely think she has stopped watching because she doesn't like what she's seeing regarding him.  If she doesn't watch she can defend her choice and say she trusts her own judgement and isn't going by some "highly edited version of him" when what she's really doing is sticking her head in the sand and refusing to acknowledge she might have made a dumb choice IMO.

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So I've been thinking about the fact that Daryl has been absolutely savaging Aaron in his recaps, despite the fact that he was obviously closely allied to Lesina during filming, and they have remained friends post show (he's been photographed out drinking with the girls, and Lesina confirms in her own words that they are still "very good friends"):

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So maybe Lesina has stopped watching the show not because Aaron's F1 and she's in denial of his true colours, but because she has worked it out post show, they've split, and she doesn't want to watch because she's embarrassed to see herself acting like a smitten schoolgirl over someone who turned out to be not what she thought he was.  

Considering Aaron is looking like the clear frontrunner at this point, would Daryl really be that scathing of Aaron if he suspected he was his friend's BF?  Probably not... And I'm guessing Lesina would not still be friends with him and reading/posting comments on his recaps if he was flat out trashing the person she's in a relationship with.

So IMO it's possible Daryl knows exactly how things played out, and his recaps are a way of showing support for his friend, if he feels Aaron did a number on her.  In his latest recap Daryl says: "Aaron proclaims that he's the epitome of what everyone wants and let's just hope that comes with a money back guarantee", and Lesina seemed to enjoy it.

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That sounds to me like he's implying Lesina has buyer's regret, don't you think?  

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Re: the podcasts above - in the last one (skip to 5:20) Daryl suddenly seems to have lightened up on Aaron since, and I quote - "we've had the reunion show and seen the result of that".  

Sounds like Aaron might be a bit of a mess post-show, which would fit with what I sleuthed pre-season about him seeming hurt/salty in his IG posts and definitely not excited or happy IMO.

Jordan44 wrote:It kind of sounds like the boys have realized how hard they were being on Aaron and a bit remorseful. Aaron came to win the Bettes heart, not for 'bromance' he was honest and ruthless but that's what the show is about, he's really grown on me surprisingly. He continuously made an effort, when most the others didn't try or quit.