Bachelorette 16 - Tayshia Adams - F1-F4- *Sleuthing Spoilers*

@sdmom  This is the thing.  Going forward (Matt's season etc.) I'm am going to try to keep better track of what spoilers we hear from which source.  I'm having a hard time sorting out who said what and whether everything they said is now suspect. 

Just want to add that Ben returning could be why he is not at the MTA.

OOPS edit: He’s not eliminated until tomorrow so it wouldn’t work for him to be at the MTA

sdmom wrote:This is when I miss reading the non-spoiler threads. Those posters are not influenced by any spoilers so their views are more objective which I just can’t remain at this point.

When your favorite is the spoiled F1 it is a lot harder to be objective. I found that out with the Brooks debacle.

My favorite of Tayshia’s F4 is Ivan. He’s cute, smart, kind, and has a great job. But, I don’t think Tayshia’s going to pick him in the end. I still think she ends up with Brendan because she posted not one but two pics of their 1-1 date on her IG feed and no one else’s pics on her feed from their 1-1 dates. That and the other things she’s said about him like being the best kisser the first time she was asked.

I’m not really a fan of Brendan as I think he’s pretty dorky but he is a good guy. And, I don’t find him hot on the show, but Tayshia does and they have a lot in common: both from Christian families, both want lots of kids, Brendan is a model/actor and Tayshia is an influencer and Brendan has lived in LA and would probably be willing to move back here again. Brendan said she’s totally his type and dream girl. And, they both married young their first significant relationship and got divorced. She said she would have given him her FIR if she had a chance to do it again. jmo

In the season preview Ben is jumping in the pool with Tayshia. Was that a part of their one on one from last week that production didn't include or is it a future date?

gabriele wrote:

sdmom wrote:This is when I miss reading the non-spoiler threads. Those posters are not influenced by any spoilers so their views are more objective which I just can’t remain at this point.

When your favorite is the spoiled F1 it is a lot harder to be objective. I found that out with the Brooks debacle.

My favorite of Tayshia’s F4 is Ivan. He’s cute, smart, kind, and has a great job. But, I don’t think Tayshia’s going to pick him in the end. I still think she ends up with Brendan because she posted not one but two pics of their 1-1 date on her IG feed and no one else’s pics on her feed from their 1-1 dates. That and the other things she’s said about him like being the best kisser the first time she was asked.

I’m not really a fan of Brendan as I think he’s pretty dorky but he is a good guy. And, I don’t find him hot on the show, but Tayshia does and they have a lot in common: both from Christian families, both want lots of kids, Brendan is a model/actor and Tayshia is an influencer and Brendan has lived in LA and would probably be willing to move back here again. Brendan said she’s totally his type and dream girl. And, they both married young their first significant relationship and got divorced. She said she would have given him her FIR if she had a chance to do it again. jmo

Good pt, except it's prob misleading. Just like everything has been misleading IMO.

Everyone's hand has now been shown and it's mislead, mislead, and foilers.

I've always thought there was a possibility that Tayshia could have been purposely misleading with social media SHV clues. They just seemed a little too obvious.

Now with these corrected spoilers, I think they've been playing into RS's wrong spoilers. Editing out Brendan interactions, giving Ben more screen time and making it seem like he'll be the brokenhearted F2, not showing Brendan's family in the episode previews, and making it seem like they re-used old episode footage of Brendan and Tayshia for their upcoming date. IMO Brendan is F1 and people fed RS spoilers of him leaving to throw him off.

Some possible clues:
-Brendan's brother-in-law did an interview back in September and it seemed like Brendan hadn't been back home to MA (at the time it was dismissed because the interview could have been done earlier in the summer while Brendan was still filming)
-Brendan's sister-in-law recently posted an old video of her son saying he wants Uncle Brendan to come home and when asked where he was, her son said California. While it could have just been a random old video with no hidden meaning, maybe she chose that one because Brendan was still away (possibly SHV) and her son was missing him again

@bachangel007

It could also explain Tayshia saying Zac is husband material on Ellen. She had to have known that would make people think he’s F1 and she seemed too savvy to me to just give away the ending. Is that because he’s not F1 and she’s playing along with the wrong spoilers like Ali *or* does it mean that Zac being F1 is not the most interesting thing to happen in the finale? I’m not sure, but I would bet it’s one of those over Tayshia just giving it away after hyping up how no one will see the ending coming.

IMO.

bachangel007 wrote:I've always thought there was a possibility that Tayshia could have been purposely misleading with social media SHV clues. They just seemed a little too obvious.
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Yes, that's why my hinkymeter was in overdrive last nite. I felt as if someone was trying to play me and I am not someone you try to play ever.

It is Zac imo. I don't think the airport sluething should be ignored. IMO (I mean Tayshia being spotted leaving New Jersey seems a little odd )

I think that Zac must be F1. I think the mutual IG follows can’t be chalked up to coincidence or Tayshia playing along with RS’s spoilers, since it happened before he released them.

I don’t feel as confident about Tayshia’s current situation. I think the SHV sleuthing for Zac during Thanksgiving could be for a filmed breakup and Tayshia in NYC recently could be anything, from press, work, or for a bus ride to Boston without being seen in Boston airport. There are also the breakup rumors that notskinnynotfat said she was hearing from people at Tayshia’s soul cycle studio that could fit that. And a redditor claiming she’s talking with Brendan. I don’t think it’s likely and think still engaged to Zac is the simplest and therefore most likely explanation; that said, I also don’t dismiss anything after Peter ended up with his F5. IMO.

I agree even without RS initial spoiler, just based off of what we've seen thus far... I truly think Zac is the F1. I've also noticed that her demeanor changes around Zac. With the other guys she seems like her usual bubbly self, but with Zac, she has an intensity and excitement that I haven't seen from her before. Their relationship also seems to come off more mature than the others. IMO they have the best chemistry. I remember she said something along the lines of Zac being intriguing and when she talked to him she felt like she knew him a long time. IMO Zac makes the most sense. I must say though this season is tricky! Her F4 all seem to be great guys. Tayshia and Clare were given a great batch of contestants. Can't wait to see what happens!

For what it is worth, I never thought Tayshia was into Ben. I think she liked him...like most of the guys...but she appreciated that he opened up so much about his past. She likes that vulnerability, but IMO she never had the hots for him...or Ivan. I think he was much more of a producer pick so they could use his story for the drama and pat themselves over the back for the PSA re suicide.

I never buy anything as gospel truth with this show, particularly in the last few years. They are going more and more for the shock ending or post show ending...which I don't like. Thus, they mess with the edits even more than they used to.

While I appreciate all that Ben has gone through and his openness in sharing his story, I get major Blake Horstmann (Becca's season) vibes. I can't get into either of them.