While the rest of the world was watching Alabama shit the bed against Clemson (one of my husband's favorite phrases, not mine), I broke down this week and watched my first episode ever of the Bachelor. I will admit, I'm intrigued.
I have poo-poo'd this show since the beginning. I never understood the fascination with this show (and subsequent franchises) and quite honestly thought finding true love in 6-weeks on reality TV was ludicrous. Now I'll admit, I had kept up on social media with who's who over the years (kinda hard to avoid when that whole Arie thing was all over the internet and these contestants usually end up hawking some kind of food supplements or on Dancing with the Stars). I mean, I knew who Trista & Ryan were, I think Jo-Jo Fletcher is absolutely adorable and I knew Rachel was from Dallas. I knew who Juan Pablo and Andi Dorfman were, too. I knew who Melissa Rycroft was because I watch the Dallas Cheerleaders show. I never liked that Emily Maynard and I knew who Jesse Palmer was (duh). Oh, and I think Josh Murray is pretty nice looking!
So having said all that, why would I, a staunch critic of the show, decide to start watching this particular season? Well, there's a couple of reasons actually:
#1 Colton Underwood
He's adorable. I mean, like really cute! Very boy next door. He seems pretty sincere and comes across as a nice guy. And let's face it. The whole virgin thing is intriguing. Not that I care about this guy's sexual history (or lack thereof) but I do admire him for putting that info out there and not being ashamed of it. It's kind of sweet. It doesn't sound like it's a religious choice, it's more of a "I haven't found the right person yet" kind of thing. Very refreshing to see a 26-year old virgin rather than a 26-year old man-whore. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colton_Underwood
#2 Bri
Twitter was a-buzz prior to the season premiere about the girl with the strange Australian accent and whether or not she lied about it. I thought it was pretty brilliant. I get it. She's trying to stand out among 30 contestants. But how will this all play out when Colton discovers she's not exactly Australian???
#3 The Entrances
Again, newbie here so I had no idea what to expect from the limo entrances and found it interesting how I immediately "liked" or "disliked" a contestant just from those edited, initial few moments of interaction. Meeting someone for the first time is hella awkward as it is. And the girl who brought the balloon? Yikes! I liked the butterfly girl (and how cute was Colton when he put one of those butterflies in his pocket???!!!), thought the girl who gave him nuts was hysterical (especially after the Cinderella entrance -- she turned to the other girls, with a full glass of wine in hand, and said something like "I probably should have done more than give him a bag of nuts!" hahahahaha My kind of girl. We could be friends.). Oh, and BTW . . . when I saw Cinderella girl my immediate thought was "Run Colton Run! She's too high maintenance!). Spoiler Alert -- she did not get a rose. Did not care too much for the girl who handed over her dog (she then went on to sabotage other contestant's time with Colton. Not cool.). The South?/North? Carolina pageant girl was cheesy and comes across as someone who's used to getting what she wants. And let's just say Sloth Girl was weird. Spoiler Alert -- she did not get a rose. Hannah B from Tuscaloosa seems pretty chill and I also liked Nicole from Miami who spoke Spanish. She seems a little unsure of herself but I'd like to see her gain some confidence and find her worth. Didn't care too much for the girl who showed up in a squad car and claimed she was Fashion Police.
#4 Hannah G.
a girl from Hoover is on the show! Hannah is a year or two younger than T so naturally I wanted to check her out! T said she is/was a genuinely nice person in high school. Not being a Bachelor veteran, I had no idea what a big deal it was that she received the first rose! https://www.eonline.com/news/1002862/meet-the-bachelor-contestant-who-won-colton-underwood-s-first-impression-rose
So there you have it! I will be watching The Bachelor. This season at least!
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