The Golden Bachelor - General Discussion

[DEL901]

This almost seems like a goodbye moment.  

[LennieBriscoe]

I'd kill to have Treesa's [tm Gerry] legs. 

I resemble more his daughters. (Meow! 🙀😸)

Edited December 1, 2023 by LennieBriscoe

[Jaundiced Eye]

Leslie doesn't have money; Theresa is flush with cash. Game over.

[adhoc]

 

Since they kept mentioning this week how something surprising happens on the show, I assume the whole thing tonight is taped.

      I assumed they were referencing what happened in Costa Rica since
     this ep is supposed to be live.   

Oh, I'm so confused! :-)

[SassyCat]

Oh boy,,,, I sure am getting the feeling from this night date with Leslie that Gerry has started leaning heavily towards the Theresa side of his dual heart love. Leslie sure is making it a tremendous feat of bravery to have to tell her she is not the one, if he does not pick her. I sure would not want to be him.

[JeanJean]

Those seemingly friendship hugs he gave Leslie (pat, pat, pat on the back) don't bode well for her.

[Armchair Critic]

3 minutes ago, SassyCat said:

Leslie sure is making it a tremendous feat of bravery to have to tell her she is not the one, if he does not pick her. I sure would not want to be him.

We need a *cringe* reaction button to posts on here. I am cringing so hard right now seeing him let down Leslie (I assume that seemed like a goodbye)

Edited December 1, 2023 by Armchair Critic

[JenE4]

Just now, adhoc said:

 

Since they kept mentioning this week how something surprising happens on the show, I assume the whole thing tonight is taped.

      I assumed they were referencing what happened in Costa Rica since
     this ep is supposed to be live.   

Oh, I'm so confused! :-)

The studio audience part is live. We’ll see Gerry and Theresa/Leslie come out and see each other live. But the dates through proposal part is taped.

[SoMuchTV]

He definitely just broke up with Leslie, right? Am I misreading it?

[Laurie4H]

Am I the only one who just laughs at the audiences over the top reaction?  

[Jaundiced Eye]

Zach smells a rat. Gerry and his fake crying with no tears. He should have the balls to put Leslie out of her misery now. Why drag it out?

[Quickbeam]

2 minutes ago, Laurie4H said:

Am I the only one who just laughs at the audiences over the top reaction?  

OOOH! Like it’s a plane crash or an earthquake! 🤣

[adhoc]

You know, the right haircut would make Leslie look at least 5 years younger.

[JenE4]

1 minute ago, SoMuchTV said:

He definitely just broke up with Leslie, right? Am I misreading it?

I don’t think we’ve ever seen one of the finalists know she’s not the one picked like this! It does seem like he’s going back to dump her. But at this point it’s so obvious that he might think this is a sign they are emotionally aligned that they can read each other like this and decide for this reason to choose her. Buuut, I think he’s going to put her out of her misery. Don’t make her get dressed up for a proposal she knows isn’t coming.

[Armchair Critic]

Yay Leslie is confronting him, I am glad she is not letting him off the hook. I think Gerry is used to charming himself out of these type of situations.

[Crashcourse]

Be glad, Leslie.  You dodged a bullet named Gerry.

[kristen111]

You could see it in his face when he’s with Leslie.  Like it’s goodbye.  She knows it too.  He wasn’t that upset saying goodnight with Teresa.  Leslie is younger and exciting, but Teresa is safer in the long run.

[SoMuchTV]

3 minutes ago, Jaundiced Eye said:

Zach smells a rat. Gerry and his fake crying with no tears. He should have the balls to put Leslie out of her misery now. Why drag it out?

Seriously, I thought he broke up like three conversations ago. And I thought she knew it as well. 

[libgirl2]

3 minutes ago, adhoc said:

You know, the right haircut would make Leslie look at least 5 years younger.

She is very pretty and it would so benefit her. Not everyone woman should cling to the long hair. 

[JeanJean]

I'm really glad Leslie called him out.

I wish she had told him not to hug her.

[Quickbeam]

Ok Leslie…move along. 

[DEL901]

Good.  She’s calling him on his shit!

Of course, that’s probably just reinforcing his decision to choose Theresa who had the self confidence to tell him to only give her the final rose if he was 1000% committed to her.  

[Laurie4H]

Why do they get mad at things the producers make happen?  She had to meet his family as part of the show.

[dizzyd]

We have a double Mesnick on the balcony.

[libgirl2]

3 minutes ago, JeanJean said:

I'm really glad Leslie called him out.

I wish she had told him not to hug her.

He should not have said what he did. Though is this typical of this show as I never have watched this before. 

[DEL901]

Just now, Laurie4H said:

Why do they get mad at things the producers make happen?  She had to meet his family as part of the show.

Because they buy into the journey, especially when the idiot bachelor keeps telling everyone he loves them, and does it in front of families.  

[Armchair Critic]

I am glad she is confronting him but she is not helping herself by saying people will see how broken she is. I would hope I could do a dramatic flounce out and not give him the satisfaction but I do realize she is worn down emotionally.

[DEL901]

Jesse is so much better at comfort and sympathy/empathy than Chris Harrison.  

[JenE4]

Leslie just nailed her Golden Bachelorette audition! She just went through all of the emotions and the entire cycle of grief, starting with “I can say whatever the fuck I want!” to lamenting that she’s running out of time.

[SoMuchTV]

Sixty thousand dollar dress???? WTAF?

Edited December 1, 2023 by SoMuchTV

[alexa]

Is it just me …is Gerry creepier than normal now or is it the impact of the article about him on me?  

[libgirl2]

3 minutes ago, DEL901 said:

Good.  She’s calling him on his shit!

Of course, that’s probably just reinforcing his decision to choose Theresa who had the self confidence to tell him to only give her the final rose if he was 1000% committed to her.  

Leslie is doing good but yea, maybe he sensed the drama and decided enough. 

[Laurie4H]

It’s so pathetic considering they barely know or spend that much time together.  

Leslie the next Bachelorette with the better hair and botox. 

Edited December 1, 2023 by Laurie4H

[adhoc]

The good: Leslie calling Gerry on his bs "I love you" the night before.

The bad: Leslie sobbing about how broken she is, and how nothing ever works out, in between the moments where she's calling out Gerry's whatthefuckery.

[libgirl2]

It kind of seems quite a reaction from someone who barely knows the other person. I cried less when a boyfriend of nearly a year dumped me. I feel for Leslie inthink this was her moment. I think Theresa saying 1000% or not was very firm, realistic.... at my age now, I would feel the same. 

No man is that important.  

Hey, her hair looks nice!

[Irlandesa]

1 hour ago, Quickbeam said:

Entertainment Tonight said all the women and the producers knew Gerry’s actual dating history. 

Mmhmm.  The People article with his POV has him claim he waited a year to start dating but the Hollywood Reporter article said it was a month and they saw the woman's texts.  We'll see but I'd be surprised if they knew.

56 minutes ago, deSchenke said:

West-coaster here. So I'll say this and sign off until tomorrow so I won't be spoiled. But maybe, just maybe, Gerry wasn't critical of her weight, but something else and she inferred it to be her weight. Or maybe she was wearing something that because of the weight, didn't fit well.

And he refused to take her to the reunion because of a I'll fitting outfit?  That's still bad. 

4 minutes ago, Laurie4H said:

Why do they get mad at things the producers make happen?  She had to meet his family as part of the show.

It doesn't always play out that way. There's pressure buy they don't have to do it.

[Armchair Critic]

Picking out her wedding dress and writing the vows? *cringe* 

[Jaundiced Eye]

I always thought the lead wasn't supposed to drop the "I love you" bomb. Gerry dropped it on his FINAL THREE.

[JenE4]

Okay, I see Zach there, but I cannot for the life of me recognize his fiancé. I completely blacked out his entire season. For a minute there I thought there’s the next Bachelor, but then remembered I just saw spoilers about Joey—so Zach already happened, apparently.

[Jaundiced Eye]

Leslie does come across as unhinged, but that still doesn't excuse Gerry's BS.

Kathy ("zip it") was HIGHLY amused by Leslie's meltdown. To be fair, it was completely over the top.

[JeanJean]

Did anyone else give Gerry the finger?

[libgirl2]

So no rose ceremony? At least he spared her that.

She shouldn't have jumped the gun but he shouldn't have said what he did.

[LennieBriscoe]

Leslie looks haggard. Sorry, kiddo. You knew going in....

[Armchair Critic]

Leslie is still clinging to him. I wouldn't give him the satisfaction that I still wasn't over him.

[Jaundiced Eye]

Bunny boiler vibes!

[libgirl2]

Just now, LennieBriscoe said:

Leslie looks haggard. Sorry, kiddo. You knew going in....

The odds are what? 

I do feel he led her on but there were other women and I wouldn't have felt confident until I got the ring!

[kristen111]

21 minutes ago, Quickbeam said:

Ok Leslie…move along. 

Sexy doesn’t always win.  At 72 years of age it’s not like when you were young.  

Edited December 1, 2023 by kristen111

[Armchair Critic]

Did we see the "shocking" part or is that still to come?

[Quickbeam]

Tooo much Leslie verbal diarrhea. Had to mute her. 

Edited December 1, 2023 by Quickbeam
Action plan

[libgirl2]

He could still propose to her....