Our most recent episode was bookended by Bennett aka Wall $treet Dude now known as Bad Boy Bennett. One bookend had him being escorted out by Tayshia as the apparent loser of The Villain 1-Villain 2 Wars. The other bookend has him making an apparent triumphant return, if we are to believe the previews which... Continue Reading →

If you had – as you should – “it speaks volumes about her character” in your drinking game, you got a nip just before the third minute of the show. My Daughter Diandra (MDD) pointed out that it was the first such reference this season, so you should have taken a double sip because this... Continue Reading →

I learned from watching the excellent Netflix series The Queen’s Gambit, that chess has an opening, a middlegame and an endgame. While these stages may blend into each other, each has its own key concepts and principles. The Bachelor franchise can similarly be seen through the lens of having an opening, a middlegame and an... Continue Reading →

Boys and Girls of Bachelor Nation, we had a moment. A real, honest moment. Two biracial people of color on a date talking about race and racism in a very personal, poignant and political way. Tayshia and Ivan’s date was the most woke moment in The Bachelor franchise history to date. It’s about time. I... Continue Reading →

Instead of my usual madcap recap, I want to devote this entry to taking stock by answering a single question: where are we now? The Contenders: Ivan – got a Group Date Rose.Ben – serious sparks between he and Tayshia, amirite?Noah – who crashed a group date and still got a Group Date Rose, as... Continue Reading →

“Give us what we’re used to expecting”, shouted My Daughter Diandra quite jubilantly after this week’s episode. Except for the fake After the Final Rose interlude with Chris Harrison and his successfully betrothed Clare and Dale, what we experienced was a return to normalcy: Multiple mentions of the “journey” in the first few minutesCitation of... Continue Reading →

Hey everybody! Watcha been up to? Me? I’ve been, uh, busy. You have to hand it to Chris Harrison and the Evil Genius Producers. In spite of a pandemic that has literally upended just EVERYTHING; Chris saying this is a season like no other; and Chris congratulating Clare (the Chaos Queen) for blowing up The... Continue Reading →