Clayton Echard & Susie Evans - Bachelor 26 - Discussion

Agree @GA.
After listening to a few interviews and pod casts I think the ending def went down more producer driven then some might think. They didn't want the ending spoiled this season.... The double heartbreak that lead to double bacheloretts.... When I look back, Suzie wasen't shedding a tear as she left Iceland but yet reaches out to him as soon as she got her phone back,and she mentions that TPTB helped them with SHV from Day 1 and they've been together for past 4 months., that right there IMO is a dead give away that they all knew Suzie was his F1 .I think to some extent Suzie and Clayton played along, She knew he wasen't going to leave with Rachel or Gabby or why would she call him when she was " done"? Makes no sense .This show gets worse and worse ., and IMO the contestants are going along with TPTB. Maybe I read into it a little too much IDK I could be wrong. JMO

I don't think Susie wanted to get engaged. I wish the show wouldn't push that for an ending.

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-this-is-paris-76875461/episode/this-isthe-bachelor-clayton-echard-and-94256116/

20 Questions with Clayton: Find Out What Being the Bachelor Taught Him, Plus: Where He Sees Himself in 5 Years
https://bachelornation.com/2022/03/17/20-questions-with-clayton-find-out-what-being-the-bachelor-taught-him-plus-where-he-sees-himself-in-5-years/

Clarity is always gained by looking back at each season. For Clayton, he knows where he could have improved. For us viewers, we now have a better understanding of the edit - IMO Rachel was very into Clayton and they pushed him to give her 2 group date roses, after her 1 on 1 and to accentuate the physical chemistry between them. Most of us assumed it was Rachel as there was nothing shown between Susie or Gabby with Clayton. The only clue I had to the ending was the quote the producers left in the edit by Susie's dad - she was loyal until she wasn't. And then there was Big Tony (Rachel's dad), who is always critical of the men she brings home, and we are shown him giving Clayton the equivalent of a fist bump as they say goodnight on Rachel's HT. We assumed it was producer-driven that Susie took Clayton to the clock tower in Croatia but perhaps there was more emotion than we assumed. In any event, we should be happy that all of these people are on their path toward happiness.

bluwavz wrote:20 Questions with Clayton: Find Out What Being the Bachelor Taught Him, Plus: Where He Sees Himself in 5 Years
https://bachelornation.com/2022/03/17/20-questions-with-clayton-find-out-what-being-the-bachelor-taught-him-plus-where-he-sees-himself-in-5-years/

I believe this to be true!

19.  Something I still have from my time on “The Bachelor” is: My sanity, but it almost left me multiple times!

@Norcalgal Great post! This is me.  

In any event, we should be happy that all of these people are on their path toward happiness.

They look so happy and look like they're having fun. They both have IG stories up too.

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Susie IG story

Clayton IG story

https://heyalexapodcast.podbean.com/e/hey-alexa-who-are-susie-and-clayton-episode-21-with-clayton-echard-and-susie-evans/

It's nice to see them happy.

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I noticed they haven’t featured each other in their latest stories… hope all is well in paradise with these two!

He has been in CA celebrating Rodney’s birthday week

Clayton made a cute IG post today. The video on slide 2 is adorable and a little sexy. I don't get the sense that their relationship is vanilla, as some (not necessarily here, but just generally) have speculated.