I am surprised I never did a review of a reality show since I am truly a fan, from the most ratchet to the ones with the ‘most dramatic seasons’. I wanted to do this review before the big finale of the 16th season of the bachelorette, so I could write down my predictions and see them unfolding.
I started watching The Bachelorette back in 2008/2009. It was the 4th season and it starred Deanna. I remember really liking her and rooting for her happy ending. I didn’t know much about the show, I might had watched a bit here and there from previous seasons. The 4th season was the first season I watched from the beginning. I had to wake up every Saturday very early and watch it on some MNET channel on DSTV.
At the time there was no one to talk to about it, there was no social media and I’m pretty sure I was one of the few people in Angola watching it, actually, I still am. I have been drawn by American entertainment industry since I lived in Houston for one year back in 2004. And since then I’m always torn between watching an American crime documentary or a very cringe and ghetto reality show.
I understand what The Bachelorette show entails: basically, you are given the opportunity to date 20-30 in a space of 3 months (not sure) and you need make a decision. It feels like they are living ten years of their dating life in 3 months. And you watch them go through heartbreaks and breakthroughs. Bear in mind that whoever is the lead went through an evaluation process. I’m pretty sure the producers made them went through psychological tests or anything to really get who the person is and why they deserve this chance. And so far, I think they nailed it (except Juan Pablo).
I’m no expert and might be wrong about a lot of things but this what I was able to grab. I think the producers do a specular job picking the lead. Throughout the season, they watch and analyse them, and conclude if that person has what it takes. Of course, the audience also help, especially now with the power of social media; and Chris Harrison definitely has the last word, and takes them under his wings.
I always had a feeling he really liked Nick Viall, so he made it possible. Nick was deserving of this opportunity, on the contrary, Juan Pablo was just a situation where the production wrongly read a contestant. I think he didn’t have enough screen time for them to notice how much of a douchebag he was. But the question is, if he was able to pretend to be a nice guy for a while, why not do it when he was the bachelor?
Enough about this guy…let’s do this! At that time, I didn’t know much about the franchise and I thought Deanna was randomly picked because of her smile and her bubbly personality. I only found out recently that she went through a “Becca nightmare”. On her season, I remember her having feelings for this very handsome guy but she wasn’t sure because he reminded her of guys she dated in the past. They had a very nice chemistry and so on and she seemed to really like him. The thing about the bachelor/bachelorette is that you have the opportunity to choose now (of course they also need to choose you) so you can’t settle for just liking the guy. You don’t want mess it up, you need to be strategic and pick the one who gives everything you need. You are given a once in a lifetime opportunity to choose the love of your life and you can’t take it from granted.
Most of the people on the show have been through heartbreak so we the audience expect them to be wise. However, most of the times we get disappointed but that’s how life is. I’m trying to focus on Deanna but I can’t remember much about her season. I just want to mention that she was my first bachelorette love.
So, let’s go to Andi Dorfman. Andi is the kind of women that you wonder how come you can’t find a man in the real world? How? I don’t get it. She is just the perfect example for a bachelorette – beautiful, accomplished, strong… and we fell in love with her on Juan Pablo’s season. However, I was so disappointed with her picking Josh Murray. But we all get disappointed, right? I think I was rooting for Chris Soules but to be honest I don’t remember being obsessed by any of her final 4.
From outside the bachelorette buble, we see so much about these men that we wish they were able to see. Hence, there was something about Josh that always rubbed me the wrong way. Whatever it was, Bachelor in Paradise and Famously single showed it. And hearing that after the show, he emotionally abused her, was the ‘top on the cherry’. Apparently, he did that because Andi was ‘slut shammed’ for sleeping with Nick.
I remember that a guy on Andi’s season that called her for being fake passed away. I also recollect that the same incident happened to Kaitlyn Bristowe, one of the contestants called her out. So I wonder is there scenes that become scripted and part of every season? Since we had Taylor and the emotional intelligence and Bennet just pulled the same card.
Talking about Kaitlyn Bristowe, I used to really like her even though I don’t remember much about her season. I know that Nick crashed and managed to be a front-runner. I only found out recently how he was humiliated. Apparently, she turned down his proposal and it became viral. I watched an awful interview with Kaitlyn and Shawn where they both make fun of Nick. I guess they were meant for each other. And making Nick the bachelor was a way for America to compensate him.
There’s a lot about Kaitlyn that for me really changed that bachelorette royalty treatment. You know how you treat the bachelorette with so much respect. I’m pretty sure if Rachel’s contestants see her today, they still have that same esteem towards her. Yeah anyways…Kaitlyn said in an interview that she had a boyfriend while she was The Bachelorette and I wonder how it didn’t backlash. I rather think she was joking and just wanted to get into the ‘podcast/host mean girls vibe’. One thing about her is that she really made the bachelorette experience into something (for some reason I think she is the one who made most money out it). She is now a talk show host, influencer, business woman and just won the 29th season of Dancing With The Stars.
I applaud people who have done well for themselves after that emotional rollercoaster but something in me just expects them to be on the low, you know? Like, if it’s about love, let’s make it about love. I don’t want no singers, dancers, talk host coming out of this. But then again, it can also be fate. For instance, I think Nick and Rachel were made for the podcast and media platforms. Nick is doing an awesome job with Nick Viall podcast and Rachel taking over MTV Ghosted, Bachelor Nation’s YouTube channel/ podcast and so on.
I am gonna talk about Nick’s season in a bit. I just want to explain that I never watched Chris Soules, Jojo and Ben Higgings season. I saw a few clips here and there but I don’t know them like I think I know Nick Lol. Is it weird that even though I didn’t watch Chris’ season I think they made a mistake picking him? From the clips, I wasn’t impressed. I know Kaitlyn came from that season but I don’t see Kaitlyn being interested in a gentleman from Iowa.
I know Jojo from her appearances in other seasons and I think she is amazing. The way she was able to take over Chris Harrison job shows once again that the producers make sure the lead is TV friendly. And even her name, J-O-J-O …there is something about her that was made for TV. How could Ben Higgings not pick Jojo? How? He seemed like the attractive good guy with morals. I watched a scene where he calls Kaitlyn out and that was priceless.
Nick’s season… I love Nick! He started not being liked at all, then the show constantly humiliated him and at the end people started to really like him. Nick has been real from day one. On the contrary, I think most guys that ended up to be the bachelor were playing a character. Nick didn’t care if people liked him, he was true to himself from the beginning. Thankfully, we all came to love him at the end and see his beautiful heart.
I feel like his season changed the whole franchise, it was once a ‘family show’ but the girls on his season started the whole ‘bachelor girls turning to influencer’ movement. I’m not sure who I was rooting for on his season. Perhaps, Kristina but it didn’t work out. He picked Vanessa which I think would make a good bachelorette but not a good wife to Nick. Still, seeing how much he liked her and how caring he was, made us wish them best.
I wonder what happened…on his podcast, Nick interviewed Rachel and she said something along the lines “I warned you about Vanessa”. I don’t get it! What happened? I have this theory that Vanessa wanted a more financial stable guy. And I think Nick wasn’t there but he will be and I wish him the best with his podcast and everything he is working on. I just want to say that Nick grew so much through this journey, and this makes us look at bachelor franchise in another way.
Regarding Vanessa, I don’t think there is anything wrong in wanting a guy with better financial conditions. I’m learning more and more that there is no good or bad people, just people with different interest and motives in life’s. The fact that Vanessa was friends with Taylor and other girls that come across “uptight” makes me understand why it didn’t work. I feel like Nick connects better with down-to-earth girls like Rachel’s crew – Alexis, Astrid, Kristina, Raven and so on…wait! why are raven and Rachel not talking? Why do I have a feeling that she said that Rachel wasn’t suited to be the bachelorette? Anyways, I really liked that group of girls and I am happy to see Astrid with Kevin, Raven with Adam and so on.
Rachel’s season made me watch every freaking episode and till this day I watch the proposal scene. I remember playing it over and over again and pausing to write it down. She said:
“My heart has never been more confused that it has been this week. I've always been drawn to the excitement of gambling my feelings on the complicated relationships and, you know, it's the damaged connections that have offered me the chance to always run away and that's why, when I met you, it just seemed too perfect and I was trying to find cracks in what seemed like the perfect foundation and I really, really had to do some soul-searching, deeper than I ever have before, to find the courage to challenge myself, but... This love has been so mature, it's tested me in ways that I couldn't have even imagined. And I always said that I would know that the person that I'm supposed to is someone that I could never picture my life without. So right here, in this moment standing with you, I see my forever and I see my future.”
Rachel showed the Bachelor franchise exactly what a black woman is, strong, smart, fragile, caring, supportive, and wise. The way she called out DeMario and how she handled every date and challenges through the season was impressive. She carried herself with the utmost respected and always exuded class.
Through the season, contents called Bryan a player and a smooth talker. I love how people enjoy pointing fingers when they aren’t any better, especially people like Dean, who went to Bachelor in Paradise and showed his true colours. Then there is people like Eric that I really liked but I was always sceptical about him. He said that he was never in love. Imagine all the girls he dated hearing that? I don’t buy it. And then Peter, who America fell in love. I get what they liked about him, he seemed to be genuine but I don’t think he really liked her. A man knows if a girl is the woman of his dreams in weeks. Women too but they need assurance and only time can give them that. But in this process there is no time, you need to follow your guts.
Everyone made a big thing about her choosing Bryan, every news and media platform criticized her. I even read somewhere that they found a problem with her saying “give it to me” while he is putting the ring, like she was desperate for an engagement. They created this whole story that she only choose Brian because Peter didn’t want to propose to her. Bullshit! And that’s where I realise that the problem with the show is not the show itself nor the producers playing tricks on them, it’s the people - the audience. People constantly criticize and I am pretty sure those comments get to them. And then they wonder why the couples don’t last when they constantly bash them and make their love/lives a living hell.
I feel like Rachel dated many Peter’s, “the down-earth, reserved, conservative”. It’s funny how they think Bryan was the safe option, when I think Bryan scared the hell out of Rachel. He was extremely good looking, had a nice job and was so into her…and that’s scary! Peter was annoying with the ‘know it all’ aura and talking about Bryan all the time. Bryan never talked about him or anyone throughout the season. People talked about Bryan being confident, when Peter was ever worse, saying on national television “why stay with him and have an average life when you could stay with me and have the best life” something along those line. Who says that? That’s was extremely arrogant but I guess America fell for that bull.
Let me tell you something, a smart girl like Rachel who has a law degree and who went through a seven-year relationship without getting proposed couldn’t settle for Peter. Not because she wanted an engagement ring but because she knew better.
I wanted Rachel to be with Bryan from day one and he definitely had her ever since. The way he grabbed that women, no one could stand a chance and no one did.
I remember when they announced that Arie was the bachelor. I was like “who the f*** is that?” I thought he was someone from outside of the franchise but then I learned he was a front runner from a previous season. I can’t say I watched this whole season but the majority of it and I think I had a very nice glimpse of how it went down.
Most of the ladies complained about his behavior. I don't get what was the problem? I don’t get the hate towards Arie (before the Becca situation). I think he knew exactly what he was doing but the problem was that he saw marriage as a game. The thing about man is that they can be with someone that they are not crazy in love, as long as she is loyal and faithful to them. So I guess he wasn’t looking for love, but a wife material.
I liked the questions he asked, how he always put himself first and disciplined the girls in a way. There was this scene that there were the final 4 and Arie pulled Kendal aside and asked if she was ready. The way he approached her felt like he didn’t want to make a mistake. He was going to make sure he got a wife out of that. He wasn’t looking for just looks, he wanted a mature and strong woman who was ready to be his wife. And all things aside, I think he got the best cast. We had the free-spirited and loving Kendal, the sensitive Beckah M, the unique Annaliese, the outspoken Caroline, and the self-proclaimed Bachelorette Tia (she said in the show that Colton applied for The Bachelorette because he thought she was going to be the bachelorette LOL) who drunk her pal Raven Gates kool-aid “strong girl who calls a guy out”.
Becca was the definition of marriage material, I remember him describing her as someone who would be a good mother and such. However, Arie’s interests were not stronger than his feelings. He couldn’t outplay his feelings. When he said "I can’t fake it one more weekend", it was clear that he wasn’t in love with Becca. There was no chemistry between them and it just didn’t make sense.
Arie was head over hills for Lauren, and she felt the same way. While talking to her mother, she described him as her soulmate. And I agree. They are both very calm, collected, dull and kinda cold. I think Arie was scared because she was young and as a “retired player”, he knows how woman can be (insecure, confused and not ready for a commitment). But Lauren was different, she knew what she wanted. Watching their YouTube videos, makes us see more from her, how genuine and strong she is. They are definitely a perfect match. I don’t think Becca would be into the YouTube vlogger life and so on. I think Lauren makes Arie feel young and happy.
Of course, he was an asshole to Becca. But what about the producers? Didn’t she feel the tension in the car when they picked her up? When they did her makeup? They take at least one hour to set the place so during that time, no one could tell her what was going on?? They all did her wrong from the beginning, allowing his ex to come and propose to her or whatever he did. Who goes to a TV show and does that knowing that you could affect someone’s chances to be with someone else, that’s another level of selfishness. But then again, I understand it’s their job. The way I keep refuting and agreeing with my arguments makes me wish I could effectively do the same with school work.
I think he saw her as a friend, and they mentioned that Arie told Becca about still being confused about his decision. On his defence, contestants have strict contracts where they are not supposed to talk about the show and when you are the lead after the final rose, you can’t reveal to anyone your pick so you have no one to talk to. He decided to confide in Chris Harrison how he felt. Of course, Papa Chris took the chance and told him it needed to be filmed. But then the again, you are also not supposed to be in contact with contestants and Arie was in contact with Lauren. He said “I would like to see if there is a possibility to be with her”, I bet she was giving him a hard time.
Even throughout the season, she was difficult to read. Producers said she barely talk but I guess that’s just her personally and men love women who just sit there quiet and look pretty. The only thing that annoys me about these two is that he wasn’t remorseful about what he did to Becca; and Lauren saying on The View “My breakup was also filmed”. Geez! Anyways, their daughter is so beautiful and they are expecting another child. I wish them the best!
Let’s talk about men having a change of heart.Why it has only happened to men? Is it presumptions for me to assume that women are not entitled to have a 'change of heart' because men (the front runner) wouldn't take them back? Think about it...Can we also talk about the day of the engagement and having to break up with the guy at the spot. I saw Aire, Juan Pablo, Nick Viall and Kaitlyn doing that and I couldn’t figure out why some do it at the spot and others don’t. I figured that a day before you are supposed to make a decision and when you can’t, the next morning they will be both standing at the rendezvous. So, that explains why Arie did that to his precious Lauren. She even said “Why did you that to me” (that was one of the few times I heard her speaking) and he said “I didn’t know until this morning”. Now we get why Rachel had that big conversation with Peter the night before. She went there to break up with him. So, please guys don’t you ever for a second think she was choosing Peter….no!
Okay Becca season… I only watched a few clips of Jordan acting crazy, being the “Corrine” of the season and a cringe clip on YouTube of some random guy saying he was in love with Becca, then taking it back and asking her to return a gift??? Really?? Geez! What producers really ask on those interviews, if you can allow such people to make this far? Or you do it on purpose? For rates? Anyways I don’t know who I am talking to.
Like I said before, the problem is not the show, it’s the people who apply for it. I really believe that everyone who goes to the show has ulterior motives to be there. We have the ones who join just for the experience, to have a sort of fellowship experience and broromances but end up falling in love. On the other hand, there is people who are just there for exposure and fame. But at least be like Jordan, don’t pretend you are in love, just accept your role as the ‘funny guy’.
I feel sorry for Becca. Did she break wither her fiancé because he is racist? I think the only guy who really deserved her was that guy who is dating Kaitlyn now. And Colton of course…can we talk about Colton? I think he is such a great guy but people warned him about Cassie. Still, he followed his heart and gave us a great season. Colton offered us the pageant queens and the best ‘bachelor in paradise’ cast. They were young but not young and superficial like the girls from Peter season.
Before we jump to Peter, let’s talk about Hannah Brown. To be honest, I don’t how can producers tell the popularity of a contestant before the show is playing. Like even before Colton season was over on TV, they had already picked Hannah…so how they know Hannah was going to be liked? Was she actually a fan’s favourite? Or was it more about how she interacted with the cameras? I guess so because she was able to manage the whole complexity of the show. She showed a lot of maturity on how she handled the guys but I was so disappointed that she didn’t pick Taylor.
It’s obvious that I am a Arie’s fan so I got bring it up. Hannah also broke up with Jed on TV but I guess he deserved it because he had a girlfriend. On Hanna’s Men Tell All, Peter’s family were proud because he was intimate with her. His family came across as the ordinary American ‘open minded and cool’ family so Bachelor Nation fell in love with them. They turned to be a bit “off” lol. There is something about TV that just changes people, so I praise the leads that manages to stay true their selves.
And finally we are here… first of all, anyone who watched Peter’s season knows that none of the girls there are bachelorette material, maybe Aliyah but we all want to see her in bachelor in paradise. Claire is chosen as the bachelorette and we can tell that producers juggle between giving the audience what they want and helping previous contestants find love.
Claire is extremely hot, caring, sincere, honest, funny…but I don’t know. I didn’t have a good feeling about this. I imagined a group of executive directors and producers arguing if she was the best choice and they settled for giving her an opportunity. But then they did her dirty. How many times we saw the lead falling in love on the first date but still continue the journey to see how things are going to unfold. And that’s the point of the show, to be completely mesmerised by someone, then question it through the ups and downs and your interaction with others but eventually fight for it.
I read a comment that said “I wish Clare would make him fight more” and I agree. I always avoid comments because they make me change my pick. For instance, I was a Zack fan since day one but then I saw a comment that there was something wrong about him and I started to question his intentions with Taysha.
Once again, as the normal season ‘script’, people try to warn Clare about Dale, but she already made her mind. I have question: Clare picking dale, does it mean that she gave up the 250,000 dollars pay??? Because I just found out they get paid. Now I understand why the pageants queens and wannabe influencers fight so bad for this thing.
I don’t want to go on Clare and Dale too much but I hope everything works out. But the truth is I don’t see a handsome and ambitious man like Dale settling for a ‘starting a family with a very emotional older woman’.
Taysha comes and the mood just changes. I don’t know if it’s the instrumental they played or how they scripted the scenes but the guys completely change after Taysha. So the drama starts…this guy Chasen? Jason? Chase? is being criticised by this certified clown about using the same expressions that he used to describe Clare with Taysha - “I’m on cloud nine”. Is that a big deal??? Really? One thing I learned is that whoever worries about other contestant’s relationship is not into the bachelorette. They made it a big thing but it wasn’t because not everyone is comfortable being on TV and knowing exactly what to say. Fun fact - Ivan used the same expression at the end.
Then there’s the whole Bennet vs Noah thing… yes, Noah was kinda of baby telling Taysha what was being said. That was men’s talks, it should be between them. I know it’s probably hard to have a voice amongst the contestant and they can easily gang up on you. It has actually become a thing , they did the same to Allayah on Peter season and Corrine in Nick’s season.
I am not impartial because I’m not a Bennet’s fan. Justin Long (on Nick’s podcast) said that Bennet wanted to come across as smart but he definitely wasn’t. It’s like he used the show to look like an intelligent man from Harvard but it don’t work. People like him make me realise that producers don’t need to do much to start drama because people are just nuts.
He is kicked off the show and comes back saying “I love you Taysha”, which means “I want more time in the show”. So pathetic! There is something about that man, I just don’t picture him having a romantic relationship or being intimate with anyone.
I appreciate your patience...so we are finally here. Taysha is no doubt the best pick – her looks, class, wisdom and “how she treats others” (Zac mentioned it) makes her deserving of being a bachelorette. Taysha made the show fun to watch because after Peter’s season and Clare fiasco, we needed her. She is young, relatable and funny.
On a few occasions I could tell she was struggling but she would try to mask it with a forced smile and giggle. I realised that’s a lot of work. I remember watching Peter season and feeling sorry for him. He was going through a lot, having to read people, determine who was genuine and who wasn’t.
Being on TV is like being on a stage with hundreds of lights on you and having to recite a poem and you need to constantly recite that same poem on the bachelorette “I came here to find love… bla bla”. Watching her demeanour and how carefully she chose her words at every rose ceremony, was a validation that this woman deserved this.
Let’s talk about the guys. Ben…I never felt like there was a connection there, he just got lucky. I think the season was so short that his one-on-one was so close to the end that he got the rose that got him straight to hometowns. At some art activity, he undressed himself and Taysha loved it. I think Ben is a guy who went through a lot and wants his panacea, that’s it. You could literally feel his pain and how hard it was for him to open up. I don’t think he wants fame nor the almighty Taysha. He just wanted to be known for what he went through and that’s okay. And that’s also the reason Taysha gave him a rose. Being the kind and understanding person that she is, you wouldn’t expect her to not give him a rose after he just said he tried to commit suicide.
Ivan…I feel like just like Rachel, Taysha was expected to keep a black man till the end. But Ivan was more genuine than Eric Bigger and he deserved to be The Bachelor. I don’t know what Matt James said in his interviews but Ivan is worthy of this opportunity after Taysha did him dirty, allowing Ben to come back and switch them.
I wasn't expecting it because I felt like Taysha really respected him and if you noticed she was always calling him first on the rose ceremonies. It looked like she wanted the other guys to learn from him, for them to wonder what he was doing right but whatever relationship they had it needed more. I don’t think there was chemistry. I think he was more of a friend and she admired him for who he was. You see so many 28’s acting childish, therefore, watching Ivan was refreshing. But we all knew she had feelings for someone else.
I would like to believe that they had a conversation about religion beliefs at their fantasy suite date and she told him how she felt about it because I was blindsided. But his mother warned him, she said something like “IF you get picked…” . I knew she wasn’t going to pick him but he deserved better.
While leaving, he said something about “there is no one for her there”. What does it mean? I would like to believe that he was hurt so he wasn’t thinking. But I wonder why people discredit Zac so much? Am I the only one who thought Zac was perfect from the beginning?
Brendan… I was mad in love from the first episode and the fact that his surname is “Morais” makes me assume he has a bit of Brazilian and Portuguese in his blood. I was rooting for him the whole time until I saw Taysha and Zac’s chemistry. Still, I really liked Brendan’s vibe, always on the corner analysing people. You could tell he was genuinely a nice guy and his “I’m not ready to propose” wasn’t part of a plot that people usually play to become the bachelor.
I believe him and Taysha are soulmates, they both have an old soul. They are incredibly beautifully but grounded, the type of people that know that looks are not everything. Taysha said that she thought he was the one from day one and I was surprised to hear that because I assumed that’s how she felt about Zac. However, Brendan wasn’t there yet, he always seemed far way in his thoughts. To be honest, I was ‘on cloud 9’ to hear that because Brendan was the only thing that could come between Zac and Taysha and I didn’t want anything to mess up with my couple.
Noah said in an interview that Taysha was trying to like Zac and that she wasn’t ready for an engagement. This led to rumours that she didn’t get engagement at the end but she did. Taysha got engaged to Zac!! People questioned their love because they couldn’t see a 30 year old beautiful influencer falling for “normal” guy, not a model, singer, businessman, just a human being who went through hell and survived.
I understand that she was kind of different from the other bachelorettes, who didn’t have a platform, like Rachel who was just a normal young woman with no followers, living an ordinary life. Taysha was already a product of the franchise, living with the perks of the influencer life, with followers, social media presence and “bachelor nation history”. And I think people expected her to fail.
To make matters worse, she is a black woman. People think it’s easy for us because we are giving opportunities because we are the minority but in reality, everything is twice harder because we are judged in another level.
Zac was the winner from the beginning: he played fair with the guys, never questioning other people’s actions and motives; not disclosing information about his dates with Taysha (source: Noah) which showed a true level of maturity; making the whole process about her; how nervous and anxious he was during the rose ceremonies, literally showing the fear of loosing the woman of his life; being confident (just like Bryan Abasolo) and bringing the romance. I don’t see the problem with someone being smooth, especially if we are in a romantic environment.
To be honest, Zac wasn’t smooth, he just knew what to say and when to say. It’s called wisdom. That’s the thing about pain, it makes you cautious. After experiencing certain things in life, we want to make sure we are deserving of a new chance. Because at some point we didn’t, therefore, we are careful with our words and how we treat others, to make sure no one questions our blessings.
Taysha liked Zac from the beginning, their chemistry and attraction towards each other was explicit. Seeing them talk about him being mature; that scene in the pool where she is shy around him; and the fantasy suite where he with his ‘suave’ ways professes his love. Even the way she dressed to see him was different, she would dress more reserved for Zac. Only on the fantasy suite she dressed a bit more revealing to give him a message that they could let the freak on LOL.
Taysha was conflicted...but from outside, I could see that he was the one. Yesterday, I didn’t want to go on Instagram or YouTube because I knew there would be spoilers and I was afraid she didn’t pick him. I wanted her to pick him so bad that I was scared to find out she didn’t.
Zac looked at her like she was perfection but at the same time gave her reality. On a few occasions, they were a bit tense, Zac asked “what we doing?” and she said “you will see”. It seemed as she was annoyed but that’s a true relationship. It won’t be perfect all the time because when it’s real, it’s definitely intense.
I have a theory that speculates that Taysha was scared he wouldn’t love her if he found the “shallow” side of her. The Instagram life and so on, you know?. She knew how high he thought of her so she didn’t want to ruin that image. But the truth is, Zac doesn’t care. He is someone who has seen a lot and understands people’s flaws. You could tell by the way he read her, how he was able to tell when she wasn’t okay and how he offered his help, knowing that she would possibly talk about her feelings for other people (Ben).
I really liked Brendan but no one way she was going to end up with him. The producers gave us clues, for instance, the order of the dates and so on. And Taysha only said she was in love with Brendan when she was saying good bye to him, therefore, I don’t think it’s truly how she felt. I think it came from being rejected and feeling hopeless.
I thought about Zac now watching her saying that she wanted Brendan to be the one but thank God he has the maturity to understand how this game works. But then again, if she choose Brendan, how would he feel hearing her talk about Zac, especially during their fantasy suite date.
The fact that Taysha allowed Ben to return, reassures me that Taysha was running away from Zac, like she didn’t want to disappoint someone who really loved her. I also picked up that she was scared to choose him from her conversation with her dad, you could tell they edited it because they would give out too early that she picked Zac.
Can we talk about Zac’s conversation with her dad? A smooth guy would repeat the same “bachelorette poem” but Zac talked about the efforts his dad put to raise Taysha, how he put her in private and so on. Very inspiring! I wanted to cry when I watched scene, it reminded me of my late dad and everything he did for me.
I just want to congrats Taysha on being a true winner of this season, managing those unnecessary dramas like a boss; creating her own rules, by deciding if they deserved a rose ceremony or not; and choosing an amazing man. Well done!
Love wins…
Zac and Taysha foreverrrrrrrrrrrr
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