The Bachelor - The Greatest Seasons – Ever - Discussion

suzq wrote:I also think it is odd that they brought both Haley and Emily on the show.  

Hello, this is the bachelor!
I can only imagine their thoughts about the twins dating the same guy

I watched but it was mostly for the guest appearances. Olivia looked & did great! I felt for her with what she went through post-show. Caila's one of my favorites and it was fun seeing her with Nick. They're a beautiful couple! I love that Sharleen’s going to be a bridesmaid. She’s excited about it.  Dean and Caelynn seem happy. Now they’re both eccentric.

I don’t care about the season. Ben was so ridiculous, telling both of his f2 ILY. I really felt for Jojo although she did pretty well for herself. I’m glad that they didn’t talk to Lauren. She did pretty well post-breakup also.

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suzq wrote:I could have done without seeing the Ben and Lauren engagement proposal again.  They have both moved on with their lives.

Showing the engagements of failed relationships just IMO re-enforces how unrealistic the premise of show is.

Yeah what was the point of showing it again? They didn't show Kaitlyn and Shawn's so they should have skipped Ben's too. Oh wait CH said it was "romantic" maybe that's why.

Well that was a snoozefest unlike the last 2 episodes. I forgot how bad Ben was at describing his feelings to the girls. At least he found love with Jessica, her ring is nice.

I felt for Olivia when she was describing her emotions after the show. Glad she seems better now. Caila and Nick are super cute. Also nice to see Dean and Caelynn are still going strong.

@Linds911 I think the producers showed the whole Ben ‘ s proposal fiasco ‘ because 1 ‘it’s so dramatic ‘ 2 it’s leading to Jojo being the Bachelorette and that’s next week’s episode. They NEED anything to raise the very underwhelming ratings and they’re pulling all they can from ex contestants. You saw how CH is trying to get credit for all and ANY couple that is successful...
I wonder who they asked to appear on ( as fillers) that simply politely declined - or were too busy with their own lives- I’m sure they tried to get Tyler / and or Hannah B. - we’re exhausting the list of favorites now... ASHLEY I, Ben H., Kaitlyn, Peter etc...
Well, my favorite so far is still Sean’s season.

blueblues wrote:They better treat Olivia well tonight.
JMO

Cringeworthy. It was awful. I felt really bad for her.

My son and gf watched with me and asked me if I thought JoJo was a better fit than Lauren with Ben. My response was that she would have lit more fire under Ben but ultimately they wouldn't work. When I see JoJo and Jordan together, I cannot imagine another scenario.

Ultimately, Ben was too young, which most of us knew before filming began. Coupled with being a golden child, the franchise was relying on his being agreeable to just about anything. It was lovely for him to apologize to Olivia and I was waiting for CH and tptb to do the same. Shame on them for not doing it.

Seeing Caila and Nick was the highlight for me.

I had forgotten how great this cast was -- lots of memorable people.

I was most certainly not an Olivia fan while the show was originally running. It wasn't just her "boldness" which a lot of times I find to be a code word for acting like a jerk towards the other cast members. I remember there being a sense of entitlement and arrogance there as well.

However last night I was impressed by her speaking ability (you can quite easily see her anchor background.) I found her to be thoughtful and reflective. She showed a lot of personal growth. I liked how she said that having been there, she has since reached out to other "villains" on the show. As a plus, she is still a gorgeous woman! I'd like to see the show find a role for her in upcoming seasons.

Caila is still a beautiful woman, IMO one of the most beautiful women the show has ever had. And she still has amazing hair! I favored her over JoJo to be the Bachelorette, but I can see now why they went with JoJo instead -- JoJo has a stronger personality, and IMO was more ready to find love at that time. I'm glad that Caila has found happiness and also that she is good friends with Sharleen.

I always enjoy seeing Dean and Caelynn, because they always seem so relaxed and happy.  

I sometimes wonder if Ben had picked JoJo instead, if it would have worked out for them.

I will miss the international locations for the coming seasons. That is one of my favorite things about the show. I remember missing that during Chris Soules's season.

@Amethyst I really don't think Ben would have worked with anyone. He was too young and too much of a puppet. The women carried his season. To me he was a big dud.

The international locations are what I am also going to miss the most. I am not looking forward to them being stuck on some resort with Clare. She will be the guinea pig and hopefully they can get some of the logistics sorted and do something better with Matt.

I have 0 interest in Chad Johnson appearing on Jojo’s recap.

I’d love to see Des season. RS spoiler had clouded my judgement the first time.

sdmom wrote:I’d love to see Des season. RS spoiler had clouded my judgement the first time.

For me it was the boring group of guys that made it a dud. Other than her Zak Waddel who was F4 (Carly's brother), I couldn't get into any of them and as sweet as Des is, I found her boring as well.

I never thought Des would end up with Brooks since he so clearly wasn't into her and I couldn't understand how she didn't see it. The rest, I just didn't care.