Reality Roundup: March 15

"The Bachelor" Season 28 Episode 9

The final stretch of “The Bachelor” is occurring, and the show is doing a wonderful job of keeping the viewers confused and at the edge of their seats.

This episode of “The Bachelor” was the “fantasy suite” episode, where Joey and each girl get one night alone in a hotel without any cameras. For those who watch “Love Island,” it’s a more private version of “The Hideaway” but less intimate.

Before each girl spends time with Joey, “The Golden Bachelor” contestants who didn’t win come and give the girls advice. Although this seems wholesome and meaningful, it was actually wildly annoying and a waste of time.

Each girl also gets to enjoy the day with Joey, and the episode opens with Rachel and Joey going cliff-jumping into a swamp. Rachel ends up hurting her jaw and really makes the reality TV aspect of “The Bachelor” wash away because this was so staged.

Rachel and Joey then spend the night alone, and there's no real understanding of what went on between the two of them other than the fact that they’re really happy in the morning.

Joey and Kelsey then head out on their date on a nice boat and swim with sea turtles. Some cameraman is going to get fired because the swimming scenes are just shots of Kelsey’s butt. Obviously “The Bachelor” is not the most appropriate show, but there should never be obvious shots of that.

Kelsey and Joey really seem to be having an intense and real connection, and Kelsey admits that she loves Joey and Joey says that he’s falling in love with her.

The next day Joey and Daisy go on their date, the worst planned by the producers, and it kind of seems like Daisy and Joey don’t have as great of a connection as they had in “hometowns.”

They spend the night together in their “fantasy suite” and let's just say of the three couples, Daisy and Joey seem the most happy the morning after.

The show ends with Kelsey leaving a note on Joey’s door saying “We need to talk” and Kelsey admitting that she’s feeling doubts and insecure about the thought of being 2nd place.

Honestly, this episode was good, but it’s obvious that the finale episode is going to rock the world and really make history in “The Bachelor” franchise.

Grace Bowman is a third-year majoring in biology. To contact her, email gab5585@psu.edu.