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ENTITY reports watching the bachelor with all the bros.

From the moment the new star of “The Bachelor” dropped his pants and got into the shower in the opening moments, I knew watching the world’s dumbest but most addictive show with a group of guys would be an interesting experience.

“Um is this HBO?” one of them muttered as Nick Viall stripped off.

I persuaded my brother, my boyfriend and two of his roommates to join me in watching this week’s first episode of the latest season of the show I’ve obsessed over for years.

As they settled on the couch with their beers and endured a long winded-opening and the arrival of the first few girls, it was difficult to get my fellow viewers to pay attention.

But then Danielle L. stepped out of the limo. A collective “woah” filled the room as she smiled shyly at the big head in a suit and walked towards him.

“That is it, she’s won” my brother says automatically and a collective, “yeah” quickly followed. More girls came and went; they were cute but nothing as crazy eye-catching as Danielle L.

The next scene that got their interest came when contestant Jasmine G. arrived with the engagement ring she wanted Nick to give her already picked out. Personally I thought it was kind of funny and no big deal. However the guys immediately began to talk over each other about how crazy that made her look. One of them even said, “That’s not a red flag, that thing is maroon!”

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More girls came along, bad conversations were forced, awkward flirting began, stupid sound effects were added to a first kiss – you know how it is on this show.

But then came Liz, who had met Nick before at a wedding and had even spent the night with him. Now the show of course made a huge deal about them knowing each other and I realized I already wasn’t a fan of this storyline. I wasn’t the only one because I noticed my brother watching the football game on his phone. He said it was a last second kick of a close game and so we had to change the channel to watch the football. I truly was okay with the break. And so it seems were others, as evident by this tweet:

After an incredible kick to win the game, I had the adrenaline rush I needed to get back to “The Bachelor” and finish this painful episode.

There was more forced flirting and talking, then the rose ceremony ensued. All the women I thought would get roses did, including Corinne. It was clear from the get-go that the producers wanted this girl to be the villain. I will refrain from judging her at this time because I know how good “The Bachelor” is at editing clips to make people look bad. I can’t take a side right now.

And then the preview for the rest of the season came on. Of course, ABC found the most dramatic music for host Chris Harrison to voice over. But the thing that got me was wanna-be-sex-icon strolling on the top of a mountain. He begins to talk about why he came on the show for a fourth attempt. He says, and I am quoting this, that he came on the show to “prove to America that true love exists.” We do not need you to do that! No one asked you to selflessly put yourself on TV to have beautiful women fight over you. But wow, that’s so giving of you sir – we thank you for your service!

Then it was over and for a moment we all sat there in silence. My friend looks at me and says, “Mark my words – he’s getting dumped in the end.” And as funny as that would be, I hope he is wrong. As much as I know this show isn’t real, a small part of it is. I would never wish bad for someone, especially in the world of love.

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Before I tuned into the show, I wanted the worst for this guy, but after excessive shirtless shots and cheesy romantic music, something in me changed. Maybe it’s the optimism of 2017, thinking that we won’t have another 2016-type disaster so soon. All I can do is hope that this in training model begins to prove me wrong, but we will see. Until next time …

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