I was SHOCKED they are doing a season together. It's so rude in my opinion and would be so easy to just give them each a season? But now they have to compete? WHY.

Also, this bit of dialogue from Jesse: "It won't be Gabby. It won't be Rachel. (pause) It's going to be Gabby AND Rachel!" 

Hey, did they transport a writing team from the 90s for this finale? Would it kill ABC to hire folks who know how to write???

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Down with regular Bach/Bachelorette and bring on the Senior Bachelor!! My body is ready.

I really like Gabby and wanted her to be Bachelorette all along. BUT I will say that Rachel has really grown on me and I think they balance each other out really well. I think it's going to be a lot of fun for the two of them to share the journey (a la F-Boy Island??) It's going to be a much needed change up. I really hope they bring Kaitlyn back to help host! I loved the element of a female help. Glad they will have a nice LONG break to figure out how it will all work!

I wish The Bachelor gave more of an incentive for women to say no, at any stage in the competition. We know that everyone stays in the game, despite the dud of a Bachelor, for one of two reasons: 1) There’s some sort of psychological element that gets you competitive, and 2) the longer you last, the more likely you will become the bachelorette/an influencer.

I would love to see the show reward a woman who stands her ground early on, even if that means the bachelor doesn’t get his way. 

I completely agree. I kind of went through the same emotions while which this season. At first, I'm like "how could you even act like that?" But then, these ladies turned it UP. Loved when Gabby popped off. 

I neverrrrrrrrr watch the bachelor live, but I did last night. Spoilers ahead if you haven’t watched!

Initially both of these ladies annoyed me in the way that reality show contestants often do. They were all in and googly eyed, and they couldn’t see what I was seeing - that Clayton was not only a dud but also saying the exact same things to everyone. Cue eye rolls. But also, and this is mean of me, and I’m embarrassed to say it, but their voices were strange to me. There’s something about reality tv that brings out the petty bad person in me. 

Anyway, last night’s episode changed all that for me. These women deserve a damn award, and not to compete for the same 30 men. Why do abc and the show runners always get this wrong?! These women deserve their own moment to shine, dammit. 

From me, Gabby gets the Comeback Kid award for having the wherewithal in the moment to give Clayton a piece of her mind. This is something I’m terrible at, so she utterly impressed me and became an instant icon. 

Rachel, on the other hand, gets the Fire Under Pressure award for laying into Clayton on live tv and for starting the conversation with what should be my new mantra: “NONE OF THESE EMOTIONS ARE FOR OR ABOUT YOU.” she prepped with her therapist (just a guess), and I applaud that. 

Anyway, what a 180 for me with these women. I’m glad that I can recognize my petty behavior  and acknowledge that my judgment was wrong. Anyone else feel like this show brings out the petty in you?

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