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Bachelor Ep. 5 recap: Contenders, pretenders and power rankings

Corgis, COVID and UB40.

The Bachelor‘s drama roadshow crossed the pond this week as Zach and the contestants took London by storm. If you were hoping for a lot of Americans saying “cheerio” and using bad British accents, well, you’re in luck.

Despite Greer having a tattoo of a tea cup, Zach chooses Gabi to accompany him on the first one-on-one date in England. Greer took that about as well as you would expect. Zach and Gabi created a fragrance, tried on designer gowns (well, Gabi did) and she got to waltz back into the hotel with arms full of bags on bags of fancy shoes and clothes.

The other women were just thrilled for her. Thrilled. Oh, wait, no, they were fake happy.

The rest of the date was blah blah whatever UB40 SHOWED UP, DEAR READERS! Usually the solo concerts are awkward, and we get a forced, “Oh, I love [insert singer or band literally no one has heard of]” from the contestants. This time, it was the iconic UB40 singing (I Can’t Help) Falling In Love With You. Whatever you do, if you know who UB40 is, don’t Twitter search the band because you’ll feel very, very old.

Things took a turn on the group date as Zach no-showed, saying he was too under the weather to go. The contestants still went on a double-decker bus, where they complained, got rained on and all around had a terrible time.

Turns out, Zach had COVID, although host Jesse Palmer’s delivery was exceedingly dramatic. The cocktail party and rose ceremony were done virtually — the first time in Bachelor history — and Kylee and Mercedes were sent back stateside without a rose.

Let’s get into the contenders, pretenders, those that have work to do and our Top Five.

The Bachelor 2023 recap: Contenders, pretenders and power rankings after ep. 4

The crew went to the Bahamas and the drama followed.

Week four of Zach Shallcross’s journey to find Forever Love hit the road, taking the ladies to the Bahamas for some fun in the sun. By fun, we of course mean ridiculous drama and a lot of pastel-toned clothes.

Cat got the one-on-one, and Zach took her on a pretty sweet boat date. There was swimming, kissing and SO MUCH sunscreen application.

The group date saw Zach and the ladies go to a beach-side party with conch fritters, lobsters, limbo and — you guessed it — drama. Kylee and Anastasia had some disagreements bubble over into the evening portion of the date, leading to

Brooklyn, our voice of reason from last week’s drama with Christina Mandrell, was rewarded with the second one-on-one date of the episode. After some ATV riding, Brooklyn shared her devastating history of escaping a domestic violence situation.

The cocktail party hadn’t even begun before Zach decided it was time to send Anastasia packing, and two more women — Genevie and Davia — went home.

Let’s get into the contenders, pretenders, those that have work to do and our Top Five.

The Bachelor 2023 recap: Contenders, pretenders and power rankings after ep. 3

Week three means drama, pool parties and some NFL legends.

Welcome to Week 3 of Zach Shallcross’s journey on The Bachelor,

Kaity got one of the two coveted one-on-one dates, and for maybe the first time in Bachelor history, this is a date I’d actually want to go on. Zach took Kaity into the Natural History Museum, and they got to walk among the fossils and exhibits alone and in the dark. She receives not only a rose, but an invitation from Zach to – gasp – spend the night with him in the museum.

For the week’s group date, Zach welcomed NFL legends Shawne Merriman and Antonio Gates for Bachelor Bowl 5. If you were looking for the worst possible football imaginable, you’re in luck. With team names like the Ball-Zachs and Shall-Crushers, your expectations should be low.

A “thrilling” 14-7 victory for the Ball-Zachs meant the ladies from the blue team got to go to the afterparty (a.k.a. the night date). Things got a little dramatic at the afterparty with one woman being sent home early and another deciding to embrace her full villain.

Aly got the second one-on-one date where Zach made her tandem sky dive. As a former aviator, I am staunchly against jumping out of a perfectly good airplane, but it seemed like they had fun.

Instead of a cocktail party, we got a pool party. That means day drinking and messiness, led by Brianna salting the earth as she departs the show. Only one woman is sent home from the rose ceremony, though three total left this week.

Let’s get into the contenders, pretenders, those that have work to do and our Top five.

The Bachelor 2023 recap: Contenders, pretenders and power rankings after ep. 2

Two group dates and a 1-on-1 in week 2 gave Zach Shallcross (and the viewers) a better idea of what we have going on this season.

It’s Week 2 in the Forever Love journey of Zach Shallcross on The Bachelor, and that can only mean one thing: the first set of dates where we still have no idea who anyone is because 20 women is too many women to tell apart!

The first grouping of women — Davia, Mercedes, Genevie, Cat, Brooklyn, Katherine, Kylee, Brianna and Bailey  — go to a club where they meet up with superstar singer Latto of “Big Energy” fame. Former Bachelor villains Victoria, Tahzjuan and Courtney join the fun, because why not. It’s a relative dud of a date as the women compete in a “Bad [expletive]” competition. There didn’t seem to be a clear winner, and Zach said a grand total of about four words.

Tahzjuan brought the most drama of the evening as she interrupted the second part of the first group date to ask Zach if she could join the season, and also overwhelmingly insult the entire group. He ultimately said no, but Tahzjuan’s efficiency rate was incredible with enemies made when compared to time on screen.

Christina Mandrell got the validation of the one-on-one date and used it to meet his family and tell him she’s a mother.

The rest of the ladies went on the second group date, which was literally just Zach making out with each of them in succession. Honestly, that was really it.

Some Brianna-Christina drama was really the only thing happening at the Rose Ceremony, which could be an indicator of future issues.

Let’s get into the contenders, pretenders, those that have work to do and our Top-5.

The Bachelor 2023: Contenders, pretenders, and who needs to show us more after ep. 1

Our recap of the opening episode of The Bachelor with Zach Shallcross.

Zach Shallcross’s journey to find love began on Monday night as he welcomed 30 women to the mansion in the season premier of The Bachelor.

The women went light on the intro gimmicks — just some Vermont maple syrup, a pig and some slightly crass jokes — which was a welcome sight after multiple seasons where they got far too excessive. Much like every other first night, some women drank a little too much champagne, some made good first impressions and some panicked in the driveway about not getting enough time.

While 30 started the night on this journey for love, only 20 heard their names called by Zach in the first Rose Ceremony. Let’s take a look at some of the standouts from the premiere based on who is a contender, who has work to do and who is a pretender.

The Bachelor live stream, TV channel, start time, preview, how to watch

The Bachelor 2023 is finally here, and fans couldn’t be more excited. The 27th season of the hit reality dating show will premiere on Monday.

The Bachelor 2023 is finally here, and fans couldn’t be more excited. The 27th season of the hit reality dating show will begin airing on Monday, January 23 at 8 p.m. on ABC. This season’s Bachelor is Zach Shallcross, a successful businessman from California, who is ready to find love on national television.

As always, the premiere episode will feature the introduction of the 30 women competing for Zach’s heart. These women come from all over the country and represent a diverse group of backgrounds and professions. From nurses to entrepreneurs, these contestants are all looking for a chance to win Zach’s heart and potentially become the next Bachelorette.

Hosted by Jesse Palmer, the season promises to be filled with drama, tears, and of course, roses.

This will be a great night of The Bachelor, here is everything you need to know to stream the episode tonight!

The Bachelor

  • When: Monday, January 23
  • Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
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The Bachelor 2023: Meet the 30 women hoping to marry Zach Shallcross

The new season of The Bachelor is FINALLY HERE.

The newest season of The Bachelor premieres Monday, Jan. 23, as this year’s titular eligible man, Zach Shallcross, attempts to find love. Thirty women have the chance to win Shallcross’s heart, which you might remember was broken when he was sent home from the most recent season of The Bachelorette after making it to the final three.

With his new quest for love almost underway, it’s time to take a look at the women vying for Zach’s affection. You can check out the full bios here and watch new episodes every Monday night on ABC at 8 p.m. ET.

Meet the cast of ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ Season 7

Here’s a look at the cast of ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ season 7, which includes some fan favorites and notorious villains.

Katie Thurston’s journey to find love on The Bachelorette is coming to a close, which means it’s almost time for our favorite guilty pleasure: Bachelor in Paradise, which returns for its seventh season on Monday, Aug. 16 on ABC.

Following a two-year break amid the COVID-19 pandemic, your favorite (and not-so-favorite) Bachelor and Bachelorette contestants are heading back to the Paradise resort in Mexico for another shot at love.

But as we know in paradise, nothing goes smoothly, and there’s surely plenty of drama on the way.

Here’s a look at the initial cast of Bachelor in Paradise‘s seventh season, which includes some fan favorites and notorious villains.

‘The Bachelor’ meets ‘Bridgerton’ in Peacock’s new reality dating show

Peacock’s new Regency era reality dating series is described as “a time-traveling quest for love.”

There’s no guilty pleasure quite like reality television, especially when it comes to reality dating shows. So you could definitely say the intrigue of Peacock’s new reality dating show Pride & Prejudice: An Experiment in Romance, where one “heroine” will be searching for her very own “duke,” is enough to draw plenty of interest.

While the show is quite literally inspired by Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, it’s certainly capitalizing off the success of shows like The Bachelor, which has been airing for almost 20 years, and Bridgerton, which set streaming records at Netflix when it premiered last Christmas.

This Regency-style reality series — described as “a time-traveling quest for love” — will feature a group of men vying for the affections of one woman, which will be carried out in an environment resembling England circa 1810-1820 — lavish castle, carriage rides, balls, handwritten letters and all.

Here’s the full announcement from Peacock, which was unveiled much like a Lady Whistledown’s society papers on Bridgerton.

And the premise already has some fans eager to see it unfold…and perhaps sign up themselves.

And just in case you’re interested in auditioning for the show, Peacock has a 50-question quiz you can complete.

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Here’s when you can catch new seasons of ‘The Bachelorette’ and ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ this summer

For those of you eager for your latest Bachelor fix, here are the premiere dates for ‘The Bachelorette’ and ‘Bachelor in Paradise.’

For those of you like me who are eager for your latest Bachelor fix, there’s plenty of programming coming this summer and later this year.

ABC announced official premiere dates for the new seasons of The Bachelorette and everyone’s favorite Bachelor in Paradise, which will give fans plenty of drama to enjoy in the coming months.

Back during March 15’s After the Final Rose special it was announced that there would be not one, but two Bachelorette seasons with Katie Thurston and Matt James’ runner-up Michelle Young. Thurston’s season, which has already started filming, will be first while Young’s season is expected to film this summer.

After the new season of Bachelor in Paradise was postponed due to COVID-19, the fan-favorite show will return this summer with a new cast featuring Bachelor and Bachelorette alums.

Here’s a look at when you can expect the new seasons from The Bachelor franchise this year: