TheFinalRose

The producers definitely showed Clay-en a Shanae-nay highlights reel on their ipads before he tanked his own season by giving her the two on one rose. Because he was DONE with her when he came back, despite sticking his tongue down her throat ten minutes prior. And if I was Genevieve I would have called Clay-en an a-hole and quit the "journey" right then and there, in one of the most dramatic exits ever. I'd have been so insulted by his are you an actress? query. This guy is a textbook case of being vul-nrable to producer manipulation. Do they leave copies of Brene Brown books in the bathrooms for these contestants to goad them on? Poor Teddy should have stayed mysterious and kept her status to herself because she just bought herself a pre-fantasy suite exit package, per the mumbles coming out of Clay-en's mouth at her news. And the extended dance version of Sarah sobbing at the end was not necessary when she probably already had the Bachelor in Paradise contract signed and her ticket to Mexico booked. Does CLay-en know anything about these women? He's hot for Rachel but all they do is say that they scare each other and then make out. This guy sure comes off as more than a little dim.

I want to say ShaNaeNae was raised by wolves, but even wolves wouldn't let one of their cubs eat all the shrimp. Also, the shame of Clayton having to meet up with Cassidy and have their sit down talk in the bathroom when there are no less than ten hundred pillow-strewn, candle-lit places in the mansion to sit and talk. These contestants don't look that "in-love" yet with Clayton. Sure, he's nice, but he is just okay handsome, he didn't have a huge exposure on Michelle's season, so he's basically some oaf they wheeled in as a place filler. Both Hilary Duff and Kaitlyn had to preface their opening remarks with comments that Clayton is a really good guy who loves kittens/puppies/children which is a pretty sad state of events which they would never have to do if the Bachelor was Tyler Cameron.

There's still time ..... we didn't know Barb was going to Barb until she showed up later in the season. Honestly, I don't know why they didn't hire Barb to host instead of Jesse Palmer. Can you imagine how she would have inserted herself into the drama? I love this. Also, Clayton just freezes and mumbles when these girls spill their tea. Jesse needs to pull him aside and give him some lessons on how to be more suave or he'll be eaten alive by the Wrong Reasons Drama. And, um, on the group date they keep going to Uncle Bob's Ye Olde Antique Emporium. Why? Maybe they were only able to covid-fumigate the one space?

All I remember were the looks of absolute disgust on some of the ladies' faces when Jesse talked about having more than a few one night stands. I think one of the ladies self-eliminated right then and there she was so grossed out by him.

Blonde Pilot definitely reminds me of someone and it's driving me crazy. She is one of the most affected and fake-seeming contestants I've seen in a long time.

Somewhere, Ben Higgins is sobbing tonight watching Jesse Palmer's debut.

I'm a little behind, but I sincerely hope that Clayton's mom just got home from her flight attendant job and that is why she was dressed like that. Or, was it Fourth of July and she was theme dressing?

I thought the tweets were mean. I never am invested in the lead but I watch the show for the laughs and the occasional feel-good happy ending (missed that tonight as I didn't feel Michelle and Nayte). I'm more grossed out by the idea of Jesse Palmer hosting than I am about Clayton, who is nothing more than a big goober.

Chris Harrison would have known to turn on the five second delay. Way to go Bachelor producers.

I was wondering about that, as well. This is the only episode I’ve watched this season and all I keep thinking is that her brows are so severe that they make her seem unattractive. Do her brows always look like that? Me too. Her eyebrows look like they were drawn on with a very thick Sharpie. And it's a style/fashion decision that I don't think flatters her features. Oh well.

These waves are crazy. Chris Harrison would have known the audio wasn't going to work. Michelle has a bad picker. Nayte will be showing up on Deux Moi soon in a bar hanging out with cute girls -- he gives me Dale vibes.

Aha. The typical Bachelor glow up where pest control = Wildlife Specialist.

I know that in the heat of the moment Greg is being portrayed as Grumpy, Mopey, and a few other Seven Dwarf names. But, by the time the casting comes along, ABC can turn him into someone with a huge hole in his heart who needs to find the right woman to fill it.

I thought it was very telling that Katie knew her aunt was a cold person and yet that is who she wanted to present as her family to her beloved Bachelor Final 1. I think when the going gets tough, Katie gets very harsh like her aunt showed her to be.

Greg for The Bachelor!

Greg has never strayed from his initial complaint and he rightly sensed that the risk for his heart with Katie was high. She was still negotiating with three guys and he rightly judged that one of those men was big competition. So at that point, he had a right to assess his willingness to be putty in Katie's hands. I still don't think Katie understands how he was feeling.

Katie isn't coming off very well here. Greg dodged a bullet. Yikes.

This is like a real fairy tale, I guess, with lots of scary parts and mean aunts and a desolate landscape. Um, congrats to Katie and Blake, I guess.

This is the most depressing season ever.

Blake is fading fast. Katie should have kept Justin around to keep Blake on his toes. Now Blake knows Katie isn't going to reject him he is realizing that this too-soon engagement is not what he wants.

So was Katie drawing stick figures of Greg to burn?

Katie's aunt is the worst. How is Blake going to fix their marriage problems???? BZZZZ! Wrong answer!!!

They literally have Greg locked in a backstage hallway and are forcing him to pace nonstop for hours with a camera on him.

Katie sitting off stage on the ATFR set looks like a figure skater waiting for her scores from the stern-faced judges. Her high pony and her skin tight dress. Team USA!

"F- I love her" ... the most Romantic declaration ever. ETA: "I F-ing love you so much too."