Bachelorette 17 - Katie Thurston - Media SM - *Sleuthing Spoilers*

HEA wrote:@chasus71 It seems that Katie is putting her condo in the rental. so IMO it means she moves out of Seattle. If she moves to Ontario, this will depend on where. If northern, there is not much to do for her... if it is Toronto, then many opportunities. Toronto is the place to be like LA... but way less craziness. Canada is not much into paps etc. We have some but we are not cray cray about it.

Now it could be Andrew. I am not totally leaving that he is possibly F1

The cast’s macho speak ignores what Katie really requires as a capable woman going through a confusing situation, which is support. Katie doesn’t need to be shielded from the “manipulations” of Thomas — she deserves a partner who will be there with her, step by step, to think through the difficulties of The Bachelorette and beyond. She deserves someone who trusts her judgement. Unfortunately, even when contestants aren’t using the word “protect,” they’re still prescribing actions for Katie rather than waiting to hear what she actually wants to do. It’s this kind of behavior, en masse, that suggests many of the men don’t actually believe in Katie’s agency as a Bachelorette and prospective partner. They seem to think their opinion is what matters most in her decision making

At least two men in the Bachelorette bunch do not seem as entitled to shaping Katie’s perspective as the rest of their co-stars. Early breakout Andrew Spencer spends “Week 4” pushing back against the cast’s Thomas coup. “I get everyone wants to ‘protect’ her, but it’s a cop out. It’s insecure,” he says, directly criticizing the episode’s overarching theme. Andrew also believes in Katie enough to say she’ll “figure out” the Thomas mess herself and he “trusts” her. Similarly, fan-favorite Michael Allio asks the men to “make sure to remember that we all care about Katie” and is one of the only people on camera to actually ask her how she is doing amid the Thomas chaos. It’s sweet. 

Greg Grippo has seemingly been the front-runner for Katie Thurston’s heart on season 17 of #TheBachelorette … but will their journey end in heartbreak? https://t.co/DrM9uJ8AIS

— Us Weekly (@usweekly) June 29, 2021

chasus71 wrote:@blueblues "ETA: 26:15 ”The end gets crazy. It’s not traditional at all. I’m like: what the f- is happening?”

What that really means is: the ending is the same as the previous seasons but just with different contestants.

They always try and hype up the ending. So far this season, not many are hanging on from week to week watching. Close to going under 3 million viewers so they have to really level it up to high gear to get people to watch until the end. JMO.

chasus71 wrote:@blueblues "ETA: 26:15 ”The end gets crazy. It’s not traditional at all. I’m like: what the f- is happening?”

What that really means is: the ending is the same as the previous seasons but just with different contestants.

They always try and hype up the ending. So far this season, not many are hanging on from week to week watching. Close to going under 3 million viewers so they have to really level it up to high gear to get people to watch until the end. JMO.

HEA wrote:What I learned from Nick Viall video with Katie

- a new villain "worse" than Thomas will show up
- she is definitely moving out of USA but didn't want to give clues
- Andrew was mentioned a couple of time
- Blake was avoided a lot (too much)
- She felt strongly about Greg (in a bad way IMO)
- She didn't mention Justin one time
- she really dislikes Thomas
- She said the first country she would love to visit is Italia but that is BS since if she said Toronto or Vienna... well duh
- She wants to move out to a warmer place because Seattle is cold and rainy (well.... good luck if she picked Blake )
- Michael is definitely not F1 (she was quick to answer she did not meet him with his new 5 o'clock beard)
- The most attractive guy out of the guys is Andrew. Nick was quick to answer that she is avoiding Greg and Blake
- she is drunk when she goes out (several stories)
- she has 2 online blog/forum projects about sex positivity and another one
- she is engaged (nick mentioned it and nothing was said against that)

out of memory, but I miss more