Like Sunset Boulevard, Fight Club, and Ratatouille, the premiere of The Bachelorette’s 21st season begins with a traumatic flash-forward to the finale. Shots of people standing on beaches with roses in hand whir by as this season’s Bachelorette, Jenn Tran, murmurs tearfully that she can’t allow [REDACTED RUNNER-UP] to propose to her.
And we’re off! Grab your popcorn, your plastic champagne flutes, and your Kleenex, because Bach is back, baby.
The most recent season of The Bachelor saw the franchise at one of its highest points, revitalizing a show that had stagnated in recent years simply by casting a really nice, regular guy. While Jenn didn’t end up being one of Joey Graziadei’s finalists, she was easily the fan favorite of the season, and it came as no surprise when ABC announced she’d be starring in the show’s next iteration. Her first episode as the titular Bachelorette followed the same pattern as premieres past, but the parade of gimmicks performed by this season’s cast of eligible men as they emerged from their limousines promises plenty of antics and infighting to come.
