Bachelorette Australia - Georgia Love - Season 2 - F1- F6 - Discussion - *Sleuthing - Spoilers*

Stripe wrote:Was Lee's HTD shorter than the others?  There wasnt a commercial break, was there, just the espresso martinis on the rooftop and then straight to the family.  Why would they have a short HTD for F1??

Fifty wrote:Ok this may be long winded but hear me out.

I was looking at the storyline and arc rather than the characters that are being played during the seasons.  I think thats why I was getting myself confused. If anyone has read any articles about the bachelor franchise they would know that as soon as the contestants are cast, the producers mark a storyboard and allocate characters for each of the contestants, Ie the villain, the loud one etc. Thats why they have Story Producers (yes thats a real job title) .  Well its the same for the top 3. Now thats not to say that some contestants don't rogue with their personalities which can be a blessing for drama but can throw a spanner in the works for the overall story in which case some crafty editing happens.  So here is my take on it.

F3 - The realist
These guys will forever have the realist hats on regardless of how much the Lead prods them to remove it and immerse themselves in the bachie bubble, it ain't happening.  These guys have figured out the ins and outs of the environment, if the lead is already into someone else and above all else whether they are compatible and if they will make it in the outside world.  The answer is generally no.  AKA Sarah (SamW), Olena (Richie) Richie (SamF) & Courtney (Georgia) I'm placing him here and I'll explain below.  They also are portrayed as hard to get their feelings and emotions out which can sometimes be mistaken for the F1 character.

F2 - The Romantic
These guys I call the "poor bastards", why because the fall hard and fast and are all in from the get go. This isn't just in the bubble world, they are also more often than not like that in the real world.  Very open with expressing their emotions, hopeless romantics and most likely to get their heart shattered into a million pieces along with the viewers. AKA Nikki (Richie), Lana (SamW), Michael (SamF), Robbie (JoJo) and Matty J (Georgia).

F1 - The Eternally Guarded

These guys have fallen for the Lead but still well aware that they are competing with 20 other people.  Emotions and feelings don't come easy and generally speaking are guarded about expressing them until the 11th hour.  AKA Sasha (SamF), Snez (SamW), Anna (Tim), Lauren B (Ben H), Jordan (JoJo) and Lee (Georgia).

Rogue Contestants
Now generally speaking, most characters stay in this formation, however we occasionally have contestants that go rogue which want to make the producers call out "abort mission" because their personality over shines or they have skipped the order and producers need to edit the heck out of what went wrong. AKA Alex (Richie), Brooks (Des), Ali (Tim), JoJo (Ben Higgins). Ie. Alex was all in and open with emotions, not the typical F1 so dodgy edit ensues for entertainment, because who wants to see 2 contestants completely fawning over the Lead. Boring.

So where does that leave Jake.  An F3 thats willing to go all in but not quite as full on as an F2, Jake doesn't fit the bill which is why Courtney was originally slated for F3.  Jake more than likely would have been knocked off at F4 if Courtney wasn't honest about his misgivings therefore Courtney was the rogue contestant.

So where does that leave the F1/2 this season.  Well here's the thing,  if Matty suddenly becomes scared to open up for fear of getting hurt after HTD and doesn't say I love you until the 11th hour. He has also gone rogue and we have a Lauren B /JoJo on our hands. Two individuals with a good edit but both are unsure how the Lead feels about them or the other person. So the Lead really needs to take charge and decipher who they have stronger feelings for. Which makes for drama without the producers having to edit the heck out of the story. If Matty opens up right after home town date like Nikki and everything goes smoothly with no hurdles, Lee is definitely F1.  If the role is reversed, then Lee has gone rogue and he becomes the F2 and the arc of the underdog comes into play.

see2love wrote:Matty is in love did any of the other guys talk about love at the HTDs too.

LovingLove wrote:

see2love wrote:Matty is in love did any of the other guys talk about love at the HTDs too.

Don't think so, although I tuned out a bit during Jake's.

Can say a definite NO for Courtney