Globally significant as it may have been, there ain’t no fire or fury on the planet quite like that of a scorned Bachelorette fan, and lord howdy did they ever let network heads know about it over in the US earlier today.
As you’re all probably aware of by now, US President Donald Trump and North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un have met in Singapore for a series of curious and tense discussions and negotiations, with the historic meeting between the two leaders confirmed with a handshake that was broadcast live around the world by virtually every major TV carrier.
What you might not have known, however, was that handshake came smack-bang in the middle of a new episode of The Bachelorette which US network ABC cut away from in order to cover.
The 6 million-odd viewers who regularly tune in to watch The Bachelorette were aware of it, though. And good lord they were pissed.
OK. We saw the handshake. PUT #THEBACHELORETTE BACK ON, ABC.
— Bachelor Burn Book (@bachelorburnbk) June 12, 2018
IS THIS A JOKE WE’RE LITERALLY WATCHING #THEBACHELORETTE BECAUSE WE DON’T WANT TO THINK ABOUT TR*MP FOR TWO HOURS DON’T INTERRUPT IT FOR THIS CHAOS
— tyler breitfeller (@writefeller) June 12, 2018
This really is the most dramatic episode of #thebachelorette because it likely ends with us all dying in a nuclear war.
— BachShitCray (@Bach_ShitCray) June 12, 2018
What a historic rose ceremony #TheBachelorette pic.twitter.com/cL6hvsInyW
— Trent (@BarstoolTrent) June 12, 2018
“Coming up…the most dramatic rose ceremony ever” #TheBachelorette pic.twitter.com/2VouviceuS
— Jacob Gase (@JacobGase) June 12, 2018
https://twitter.com/EmMikeShyamalan/status/1006344511667220482
Who is this new guy?! #thebachelorette pic.twitter.com/stLrsHtiOD
— Uncrustable Hulk (@jackalpackal) June 12, 2018
Unless Trump is asking Kim who he thinks is getting a rose tonight, they can kindly get off my television. #TheBachelorette
— Bracketology.tv (@bracketologytv) June 12, 2018
When abc interrupts for trump nonsense #TheBachelerotte pic.twitter.com/jr4TWsZS8X
— Metrospectacles (@Metrospectacles) June 12, 2018
The bachelorette was interrupted by the trump-kim meeting…not really the one on one date I was promised. #TheBachelerotte
— Courtney Naumes (@CourtneyNaumes) June 12, 2018
AND TRUMP RUINS YET ANOTHER ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS THANKS TRUMP#TheBachelorette
— Patti Murin (@PattiMurin) June 12, 2018
ABC just interrupted #TheBachelorette to show us a special about Trump meeting with Kim Jong Un, which is like, “We now interrupt your frivolity & escapism with SHEER GLOBAL PANIC.”
— Kate Kaput (@katekaput) June 12, 2018
IF TRUMP WANTED A ROSE HE COULD’VE ASKED HE DIDN’T NEED TO INTERRUPT #TheBachelorette
— Lexie Bado (@lexiebado) June 12, 2018
To be perfectly honest, a 100% justified set of reactions.
Globally significant political events are absolutely worthy of live news coverage, and that we live in an age where that can be accomplished – in high definition – in live simulcasts across scores of major broadcasters in every corner of the globe is a testament to not only the advances of modern technology, but also the media industry’s abiding sense of morality that demands things like exclusivity be put aside in order to reach the largest amount of people.
But on the other hand, Becca‘s got some roses to hand out. So President Dingus and his weird shitty mate can bloody well wait an hour, thank you very much.
