Whilst the Australian versions of The Bachelor franchise have had their fair share of drama, nothing quite comes close to the insanity (and depravity) of the OG American series.
The latest season of US Bachy just wrapped up (Monday night their time) and whoooooo boy did shit get messy, with easily the juiciest finale show of all time causing a huge array of livid responses from the millions and millions of viewers.
Bachelor Nation rn. #TheBachelorFinale pic.twitter.com/J9rTnLT14u
— Kristen Baldwin (@KristenGBaldwin) March 6, 2018
Quick summary: this year’s Bachelor Arie was down to his final two victims ladies Becca and Lauren, ultimately (I assume after many, many minutes of staring out at a nondescript ocean) breaking Lauren’s heart by choosing Becca and even going as far as to pop the question.
.@NeilLaneJewelry has arrived. 💍#TheBachelorFinale pic.twitter.com/sr9JJg4Yi9
— The Bachelor (@BachelorABC) March 6, 2018
Now normally this is where a Bachy season swiftly ends, leaving us with the usual six months or so before tabloids announce the couple have mutually seperated. BUT NOT THIS TIME PUNKS.
The show just kept on a rolling, showing Arie and Becca happily doing fiancé shit like brushing their teeth together, smiling over salads and various other stock photo tropes before Arie’s voiceover announced his sinister plan: he was actually still in love with Lauren and was gonna jettison Becca ASAP.
Now this is where shit gets probbo, with Becca seen cheerily arriving at what she believes is simply another filmed session of them being loved up for the cameras, when in fact Ari and the producers have laid a pretty dickish trap and he dumps her. Hard.
That awkward moment when the producers and Chris Harrison know your relationship is over before you do #TheBachelor pic.twitter.com/DiY5RfIyVt
— Katie (@Vindikatied) March 6, 2018
Almost everyone immediately lost their shit as viewers were forced to watch Becca process her fiancé dumping her in front of numerous cameras:
#TheBachelor #TheBachelorFinale
Arie is trash.
ABC is trash for making us watch this break-up.
This whole season has been a literal dumpster fire.
We could’ve had Peter.
Goodnight. pic.twitter.com/lEzyWYNVBK— Bree! (@iKhaleesi_) March 6, 2018
It is truly galling how little genuine compassion for Becca that breakup contained. #TheBachelorFinale
— Emma Gray (@emmaladyrose) March 6, 2018
Arie wants absolution. Sorry bro, when you hurt someone that’s on you to deal with — not the person you hurt. #TheBachelorFinale pic.twitter.com/Ub6A0vWtLz
— Emma Gray (@emmaladyrose) March 6, 2018
Looking at Arie pretending to care about Becca 🙄 #TheBachelorFinale pic.twitter.com/317bdYnLAW
— ✌🏾SuckKaaFREEMCyaheard✌🏾 (@wifeyBOoTyy) March 6, 2018
I hate you abc for exploiting these peoples real emotions for ratings.. And I hate myself more for watching #TheBachelor
— Mae Luna (@mluna214) March 6, 2018
When you’ve broken up but the Uber is still 6 minutes away… #TheBachelor pic.twitter.com/sbaBuJueRu
— Omid Scobie (@scobie) March 6, 2018
TBH it’s a pretty new low for a global series that has already scrapped the barrel of messing with human emotions for TV ratings. That being said I can imagine the local production team viciously taking notes with raging erections right now.
The second half of the US finale, in which we see how Lauren reacts to Arie attempting to take her back post Becca-breakup goes down. Fingers crossed she throws scalding hot acid in his face.
You suck Arie:
This is on Arie’s actual Wikipedia page, yikes #TheBachelor pic.twitter.com/g7NQekdFXv
— Darnell Marks (@darnellmarks15) March 6, 2018
