Hannah Brown's Bachelorette season ends with "must-see, cringeworthy TV" - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 07-31-2019, 09:23 PM

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The ABC reality show broke format for a cringeworthy moment that was akin to Arie Luyendyk Jr. and Becca Kufrin's breakup on The Bachelor last year. "The twist ending of a star proposing a relationship to her second pick is not the first time a lead has ended up with a runner-up," says Jackie Strause. "Luyendyk Jr. and Jason Mesnick both famously broke it off with their winners and proposed to their runner-ups. While both men went about their TV swaps the wrong way and were villainized (even though they each remain with the women they picked in the end), this marks the first time a star will be collectively celebrated for trading in her winner for the one that got away." ALSO: The five most "WTF" moments from The Bachelorette finale.

Hannah Brown is the true winner of this season of The Bachelorette

"Usually The Bachelorette frames the winner as the final contestant, whichever man who makes it through the gauntlet of group dates and fantasy suites and emerges as the last dude standing," says Kathryn VanArendonk. "But Hannah, this season’s leading woman, is the first person in the franchise’s history to complete her season by refusing to declare herself in love with someone and get an overwhelmingly positive reception from the show’s audience. (A dozen years ago, when Brad Womack ended his Bachelor season by refusing to propose to either of his two finalists, it earned him a vicious villain edit and a second season as Bachelor so he could redeem himself.) Hannah Brown, Bachelorette, is the undoubted winner of The Bachelorette. The reason for that comes down to Hannah herself, because she’s hardly the first woman on this franchise to be subjected to a batch of absolute wieners. The show has routinely filled out its cast with dubiously eligible guys, men who are racists or potential sociopaths or just totally underwhelming drips...But unlike many past Bachelorettes, Hannah eventually swatted them all down with a resilience and self-possession that flipped her heartbreak on its head."

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TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 127,924	Hannah Brown's Bachelorette season ends with "must-see, cringeworthy TV" https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/li...lained-1228188 The ABC reality show broke format for a cringeworthy moment that was akin to Arie Luyendyk Jr. and Becca Kufrin's breakup on The Bachelor last year. "The twist ending of a star proposing a relationship to her second pick is not the first time a lead has ended up with a runner-up," says Jackie Strause. "Luyendyk Jr. and Jason Mesnick both famously broke it off with their winners and proposed to their runner-ups. While both men went about their TV swaps the wrong way and were villainized (even though they each remain with the women they picked in the end), this marks the first time a star will be collectively celebrated for trading in her winner for the one that got away." ALSO: The five most "WTF" moments from The Bachelorette finale. Hannah Brown is the true winner of this season of The Bachelorette "Usually The Bachelorette frames the winner as the final contestant, whichever man who makes it through the gauntlet of group dates and fantasy suites and emerges as the last dude standing," says Kathryn VanArendonk. "But Hannah, this season’s leading woman, is the first person in the franchise’s history to complete her season by refusing to declare herself in love with someone and get an overwhelmingly positive reception from the show’s audience. (A dozen years ago, when Brad Womack ended his Bachelor season by refusing to propose to either of his two finalists, it earned him a vicious villain edit and a second season as Bachelor so he could redeem himself.) Hannah Brown, Bachelorette, is the undoubted winner of The Bachelorette. The reason for that comes down to Hannah herself, because she’s hardly the first woman on this franchise to be subjected to a batch of absolute wieners. The show has routinely filled out its cast with dubiously eligible guys, men who are racists or potential sociopaths or just totally underwhelming drips...But unlike many past Bachelorettes, Hannah eventually swatted them all down with a resilience and self-possession that flipped her heartbreak on its head." ALSO: This Bachelorette season accomplished a lot, covering everything from slut-shaming to religion to toxic behavior of male contestants The Bachelorette finale Part 2 scores two-year high