Bachelor 25 - Matt James - Jan 11 - *Sleuthing Spoilers*

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Rewatching / skipping through the episode to bits that I want to see - and I noticed how much they gave us little Abigail moments, catching her reaction at certain parts when others are talking; they could of shown anyone in the group settings, but they chose Abigail.

Like when Katie is saying how exhausting the GD was, they stayed on either Katie, or they panned to Abi. Or including Abigail offering Marylynn a hug. Focusing on her face when she's with Lauren and someone else when the someone else is talking about the Victoria/Marylynn drama.

They're showing her enough for us to know she's there and that she's a major player. It's the little moments. And I am here for it. She needs to be protected at all costs. I think Demar summed it up best.

On a side note: Abigail is America’s sweetheart btw (in case people forgot)#TheBachelor #Bachelornation

— Demar Jackson (@DJfromSoCal) January 12, 2021

Doats wrote:I'm only about a quarter of the way through this episode but I did notice that they played the "winner's song" when Bri and Matt were having dinner. Not sure what that means though...

Dem Producer play games... They did the same for Brendan... Bri is definitely getting Top 4 edit..

My observations from last night
Rachel is getting potential F1 edit.. She always summarizes each event.. Always on screen doing the narrators job.

Bri is getting one of the top 4 edits.. its similar to what Brendan got.. The first frontrunner before things settles.. She is also getting the potential Bachelorette edit.

Abigail is getting the Bachelorette edit. I honestly think some extra editing were done after Abigail became America's favorite girl.. She is going to be the Bachelorette except something drastic happens or she rejects it.. 

Sarah: i don't think she is into Matt.. I dont see the chemistry.. I see the friendship though.. how they spin her edit would depend on if they see her as a potential Bachelorette... 

Sarah fits the regular Bachelorette model but i wonder if they are willing to tap more diverse audience by choosing Abigail as the Bachelorette. Abigail as the Bachelorette would require meticulous date planning because of her cochlear...

I really liked Bri with Matt and she was a good sport after the big tumble. I might have gone home crying but that's just me.

The group date was amusing but there were just too many ladies. I'd rather they have 2 GDs. I didn't even realize that Abigail was in that one.

I liked Sarah but don't see much chemistry. It had to have been hard for her to share so early in the process when she doesn't even know if Matt's for her.

Victoria is beyond annoying and isn't even that good at being the villain. She makes zero sense with what she's saying about Maryellen. She's trying to follow in Erica Rose and Corrine's footsteps but they at least had a bit of humor thrown in. Also, she wore the most hideous RC dress in Bachelor history. It's clear that Matt isn't the least bit interested in her but they want her around for so-called drama.

I liked Matt in this episode. He seems genuinely interested in their feelings and seemed willing to have fun with whatever's planned. Of course, they're doing dates that fit him. I'll see what happens as time goes on but so far so good.

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So why does everyone not like Rache?

mizzoufan wrote:So why does everyone not like Rache?

I like Rachael from what I have seen of her.

I also noticed in last nights episode, even though she wasn't predominately shown just here and there, Matt seems to really like her. The hug at the group date and how he interacts with her (we only got a small snippet of them together at the cocktail party). JMO and observations.