It's Michelle's night one, and she is stunning. The budget is clearly higher for this season of The Bachelorette than it was for the last two seasons, but the large staircase makes for some awkward quiet moments. To get ahead of ourselves on this, CORRECTION CORNER: Ryan was not the host of a Bachelor Live on Stage but what THE BACHELOR for a Bachelor Live on Stage!! Join our fantasy bracket: https://bachelorette.bachbracket.com/leagues/168608

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Michelle: Week 1 - Silver Food Dome Thingy

We're baaaaaaack!!! And we're a little out of practice, but we're nonetheless excited to recap Michelle's journey on the upcoming season of The Bachelorette (premieres Tuesday, October 19).   Join our Bach Bracket league! Guess who's going to get roses each week at https://bachelorette.bachbracket.com/leagues/168608

Michelle Cast Bios

Since we didn't recap this season week-by-week, we decided to do the whole season all at once! We give our overall impressions of the season, as well as discussing the big moments (that we remember).

Katie - Season Recap

We unfortunately won't be able to recap Katie's season, but we did go through the cast bios for the men on her season! There are an alarming number of people describing what kind of lover they are...

Katie's Cast Bios!

Ok, how is our recap of this episode longer than our finale recap?   Transcription: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qP-YCSv27nDOptWzXGSYzXb7OZ47W1eWBZNxhWxyZnc/edit?usp=sharing 

Matt: After The Final Rose

It's finally the finale! After weeks of torture and nonsense, we've reached the finish line (sort of).   Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hRlznOjPEycvZOS5lEq_4mlhQAZ4LXKA-tHVGYQivi8/edit?usp=sharing 

Matt: Week 10 - Patty & Matty

It's Fantasy Suites, which means there's only one week left! We've almost made it!

Matt: Week 9 - Fantasy Suites Butter Surplus

Honestly, I didn't hate this Tell All. There was very little yelling or arguing and also very little Chris Harrison. 

Matt James: Women Tell All

Would you believe it if I told you that it's hometowns week already??

Matt: Week 8 - A Head on Her Shoulders

It's the week before hometowns, and no one is playing around. Over the course of this episode, we go from 11 women to just 4, and there were some eliminations that we really did not see coming.

Matt: Week 7 - Tiny Tiny Strong Strong

There's a lot of calls for accountability in Bachelor Nation right now, from Chris Harrison, to Rachael Kirkconnell, to previous cast on the Bachelor. If you're not sure what it's all about, have a listen! We try to break it down to explain the what and the why.   If you would like to have a conversation about anything we discuss in this episode, please reach out to us! @rosesnthornspod

Accountability in Bachelor Nation

With very little news to discuss, we get pretty quickly to business. We have a fairly in-depth discussion about what we saw with Serena C and Katie, as well as the conversations that others are having about this drama. Is Serena C a mean girl? A bully? Or just someone venting?   Reminder: We're flawed human beings, and we're always open to other perspectives! If you feel that we've said something problematic, we would love to have a conversation with you about it! Please reach out to us on Twitter or Insagram @rosesnthornspod

Matt: Week 6 - Our Friend Twitter

These recap episodes just keep getting longer and longer... Sorry?

Matt: Week 5 - There's a Different Outfit for Manure

The house is basically just a bunch of mean girls now. Everyone sucks, and everyone's upset. Except Michelle. She's perfect, and all we want is for her to live happily ever after with Matt. Heads up, this is a long episode. If you want to skip the news section, jump ahead to about 40 minutes.

Matt: Week 4 - Literally Everyone is Upset

Kelly gets progressively more annoyed with Sarah throughout the recording of this episode (whether fair or not, idk). But really, no one's the hero, no one's the villain. 

Matt: Week 3 - On this episode of House Hunters...

Let's face it - The Bachelor and The Bachelorette are addictive, you just can't get enough! If you need more Bachelor in your life, then listen as we recap the best (and the worst) moments on The Bachelor and The Bachelorette.

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