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And yet Rachel and Brian have been together since.

I'm not 100% sure on the timing, but I think it's likely she had just recently seen that episode. Now she has some distance and saw how he treated her, I can understand it being raw and feeling like she needed to address an insult. She may have also been thinking about a hundred other little microaggressions we didn't see. Who knows? I don't think her feelings for Blake have to enter into it. She, like everyone else, are free to feel her feelings. In her shoes, I wouldn't have done the same, but so what? Brendan is a different story. He was kind and respectful to Tayshia the entire way, and had a reason for leaving that had nothing to do with her behavior. It would have been weird if she was angry with him, based on what we saw. In Rachel's season, Peter was presented as the frontrunner the whole time. When he left the night before the final rose, it definitely looked like she was settling for Brian. Rachel has since said the edit was nothing like the reality. My only point is we can't trust what we see is accurate. We'll see where Katie & Blake (and Tayshia & Zac) go. FWIW I thought Tayshia was a better lead too :)

Did Tayshia pick Zac because Brendan left? Did Rachel pick Brian because Peter left? I think we're not given enough information to make this claim. The narrative they gave us is not the only story that happens.

I hope someone told Justin the No Low Five challenge was over.

I understand Becca was on GMA this morning to talk about Katie. Did anyone see it? Of course Becca is my first choice when looking for advice on how to pick the right person from this show.

I desperately wish she had said "Thank you for sharing that" when he said he loved her. Then she could have run off and grown an enormous ugly beard. ETA: Or called him Thomas

I agree. I don't think that excuses Greg's behavior though.

It doesn't matter who she ends up with because she's going to try to ride a real moose and she will get stomped into a puddle. Moose are big and GRUMPY. Thanks Blake!

Maybe. But the Bachelorettes have a decent record of sticking it out for awhile (not you, Hannah B). Even Claire and Dale are still together, mostly. And Becca hung on to that meathead of hers far too long. I think Katie and her winner will make it at least six months. Apart from Hannah (who was a disaster from Day 1 and never relented), the last lead who didn't make it at least that long was... Emily Maynard? It's the Bachelor leads who think it's a success if they are still together by After the Final Rose.

I think him being an actor is more aspirational than anything else.

Cuddle Queen Jean for Bachelorette

She's hearing it from somewhere. I'm not saying anyone here is sliding into her DMs with this crap. But there are those defending the people who do.

Katie really is cast adrift on a stormy sea of emotions.

“I love nurturers. She reminds me of my mom.” RUN KATIE

I have no idea if she likes it. I do know she's been suffering from anxiety and depression over body image issues. I wonder if our collective eagerness to make sure she knows she's not meeting our arbitrary standards feeds into that at all. I suppose it's important for her to know that.

I'm not inclined to argue about it, really. I just find it gross.

I guess we disagree on this. I think as long as you're happy with your face, it's all good regardless whether people think you look too different.

I'm probably reading too much into it, but honestly I'm a little uncomfortable with dumping on Kaitlyn because of how she looks, compared to how she looked in her 20s. Yes, she's apparently had some work done, but if she's content with how she looks, it just feels gross to me to be crapping on her about it. Jason apparently sees something beautiful in her. I expect that's enough. But that's probably just me. YMMV.

I'm a terrible person. I kept hoping the two themes of personal tragedy and personal gratification would combine and Katie would catch someone sneakily masturbating while she was talking about her father's death. I need to stop drinking while watching this show. And can these guys really not be alone for even a minute without flogging the pharisee? It doesn't have to be part of your daily workouts, guys. If you think about it as a chore, you're making it more difficult from the get-go. I wonder how many of them were thinking about Katie while ... umm ... summoning the butler. Maybe Katie put a stop to it because she thinks they were all thinking about Tayshia and she was jealous.

No, it makes total sense. Socks: check Shirts: check Pants: check 80s Era Boombox: check Underwear: damn, no room

Blending the topics of "my dad is dead" and "we're going to dust for fingerprints on everyone's crank" is messing with my head. So to speak.

You definitely don't need two people, women or otherwise. You barely need one. Chris' former job can be done by cue cards. I don't know if Tayshia is the one to blame. ABC has been pretty terrible creatively since before she came along.

Ben's not doing great https://pagesix.com/2021/07/06/ex-bachelor-ben-higgins-is-figuring-out-life-after-breakdown/

I'm glad Katie picks him because I don't want him to be the next Bachelor. ABC seems hell-bent on getting Blake a girlfriend. I guess the next option was introducing him to Heather Martin. At least Hannah is off the market.

I found a picture of James from back when he hosted Sprockets on SNL. Touch his monkey, Katie. Ha! When Katie inevitably boots him, I hope it's not during a full moon. Or she has Tayshia nearby with a silver bullet.