Sometimes the best way to understand how something works is to think about all the ways it could’ve been different.
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Fans in the USA will have to wait until tonight’s episode to see how the story unfolds, as Becca and Lauren join Arie and the host of The Bachelor, Chris Harrison, for the first time since the suitor broke up with both of them. And we had some pretty good moments or proposals and babies.
“If this gets a thousand retweets I’ll author a bill banning Arie from Minnesota”, Christensen wrote on Twitter.
Kufrin then came on last night’s after-show and revealed what it was like to be dumped in that way, saying she “cried for probably four days straight”.
Without further notice, out came the first contestant from the upcoming season of The Bachelorette: Lincoln, whose accident captivated Becca.
Becca K.is the new Bachelorette. That’s not what happened.
To be fair, Arie did express how conflicted he felt throughout the finale. In 24 hours, The Twitterverse rallied behind her, fans Venmo’d her $6,000 worth of wine money and an anonymous group took out anti-Arie billboards in both Los Angeles and in her home state of Minnesota.
With host Chris Harrison watching along with a live studio audience, the show kicked off with Arie in Peru with his family talking about Lauren and Becca. Saw it. The sudden turn into mortification as Becca realized this entire exchange was being filmed?
As a sneak peak to the season, Harrison brought out some of the men who would be vying for her heart, which included one suitor playing a banjo and another bringing a horse into the studio. “I just want you to be honest with her. Hold her heart high”.
It was reported in February that Gronk had been told by The Rock that he could make millions in Hollywood as rumors swirled that the 28-year-old could retire early, and he’s already made some appearances in movies and TV shows.
Again, nothing about this was inevitable. The producers visit the engaged couple some time later and everything seems fine until Arie is alone. And then, when it’s all said and done, don’t cry because it happened, smile because it’s over. He even tells her that he will be “fine with it”, no matter who Arie chooses.
But more importantly, the episode did not have to look the way it did. The lengthy clip of an empty hallway, overlaid with audio of Becca weeping, was cruel. “That wasn’t fun to hear”, Becca tells the camera.
“It was the break up that shocked America”, said Harrison at the start of the ABC special.
In the meantime, enjoy all of the trash talk Bachelor Nation is hurling at Arie.
ARIE: I wanted those things for us, too, and I just can’t give those to you if I’m in love with someone else. If Lauren got to see a Seventh Wonder of the World while Becca walked through rain soaked alleyways, perhaps we should’ve known Arie liked Lauren just a little bit more. He exits the house.
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BECCA: So are you going to be half in with her?
