Katie Thurston - Bachelorette 17 - Discussion

albean99 wrote:@pavalygurl ITA with everything you said. I went into the season liking Katie but did think she did some questionable things like how she called Thomas up before sending him home in front of the guys or basically telling Conner B a bad kisser. After all her insistence about not telling a guy that she loved him until her was the last one standing, that went out the window. Poor Justin. Her performance last night just did it for me. I'm big on empathy from the leads. They have a lot of power and with that should come some grace, imo.

I'm not watching any of the cute couple interviews. I like Blake but think he's probably making a mistake. It's not impossible that they could work out but I feel like they're more like a summer fling at this point.

.@katiethurston finds love on @BacheloretteABC! After last week’s shocking departure, Katie’s journey led to a happy ending on Monday night’s season finale with an engagement to Blake Moynes.#TheBachelorettehttps://t.co/v3Gb6CX4W9 pic.twitter.com/y3voch9s21

— Good Morning America (@GMA) August 10, 2021

pavalygurl wrote:@chasus71  I agree.    I guess empowerment comes in a lot of guises.  I think of countless family, friend and work mentors I've had in my life and thank them.  There's feisty, but then there's Aunt Lindsey.  To each their own I guess.
I did finish watching the show.  My heart broke for Katie when she and Blake were putting their "fears" into the fire.  I think her mom's message of independence may have been a lot for someone to live up to.
I read somewhere that when Greg left, production shut down for a few days.  I'll bet tptb were scrambling.  I'm not saying Blake didn't care for Katie, but boy, that engagement seemed premature.  IMO, definitely "encouraged" by production.  I also see Katie trying hard to keep saying how great everything is.  Is she trying to convince the audience or herself?  This whole season was strange to me.  I think Greg was not the only one not ready to be engaged.  

Linds911 wrote:Yeah I'm not too sure about these two. Firstly Katie couldn't stand to continue the show and then changes her mind and calls Blake her "soulmate" after being devastated Greg left. And Blake wasn't sure about proposing and even his proposal seemed like he was saying things Katie wanted to hear. Like if they talked before the show then they should have shown more chemistry together but I still feel like it was all Greg for Katie and she just settled with Blake. Time will tell but idk

@chasus71 I'm with you. I hated when Nick went on Kaitlyn's season even though he was talking to her and yet he still went on and now Blake did the same thing with Katie. Like you had your chance off the show don't waste our time. jmo.