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    sparklycarkleeKate Dries
    6/21/16 11:26am

    What are these bros going to do all day without Chad there for them to hate/bond over hating/talk about hating on camera?? The spreading of the protein powder ashes had me in TEARS. The guys on The Bachelorette are so much cattier/bitchier than the girls on The Bachelor. Love it.

    Also, here’s a scene that happened at my house while one of the dudes (maybe a James? idk) was reading Jojo that poem about her gentle/beautiful heart:
    me: “nooooo oh my god is that a POEM?” *cringes* *takes a glass of wine to the face*
    my boyfriend, wistfully: “...I miss Chad.”

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      Bokbunzajoo1sparklycarklee
      6/21/16 11:37am

      My husband loves all the Chad drama. I think he is really sad he is gone. I wonder if they will bring him back on BIP!!

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      Mal7931sparklycarklee
      6/21/16 11:38am

      Oh don’t worry, Alex will single someone out as the new “villian” as he has done with Derek. I fucking hate Alex so much because he has this little man syndrome where he as to puff up his chest and be counter to someone to feel special. I CANNOT stand him. He also really pissed me off when he got mad that Derek got a rose to be “reassured.” It’s like why not just trust Jojo’s intentions and judgement with the rose, and that she did what SHE wanted to do! As if he knows better than her. Like chill out captain america.

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    this is the yearKate Dries
    6/21/16 12:28pm

    So I heard an amazing Bachelorette conspiracy yesterday at work. My co-worker is convinced that the producers are going to intentionally push Jordan into the top 3. They’re doing this because ESPN(ABC) wants to make him an on-air personality and he’s not well known enough yet. But if he gets that far (and enough story lines), it wouldn’t be strange if he starts appearing in sports segments for the company.

    Considering I just find him off-putting and don’t get why they love him, I fully believe this!

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      Kate Driesthis is the year
      6/21/16 1:01pm

      Interesting! We’ll see how good of an edit he gets as the season progresses. The tabloids certainly aren’t doing him any favors.

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      Conchsthis is the year
      6/21/16 1:14pm

      ESPN can make anyone an on air personality without building them up. It’s far more likely he’s trying to build up his profile to look more attractive to ESPN. The Jesse Palmer move.

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    Kate DriesKate Dries
    6/21/16 11:00am

    Addendum: This shot was brilliant.

    This one was too, for different reasons.

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      TricksForFreeKate Dries
      6/21/16 12:13pm

      Jordan swooping in for that up against the wall make-out got my privates feelin’ some type of way.

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      WhygeorgiawhyKate Dries
      6/21/16 12:53pm

      They straight up stole the magazine storyline from UnReal. What aren't more people talking about that?

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    wafflesfriendsworkKate Dries
    6/21/16 11:04am

    But the meat of the episode

    GIF

    I see what you did there

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      Bokbunzajoo1wafflesfriendswork
      6/21/16 11:44am

      Lol perfect! Chad needs a star on the walk of fame just for this moment. I have been randomly starting conversations with my husband with “so let’s say you are hitler...” just for the giggles.

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      BurlyqLawyerwafflesfriendswork
      6/21/16 12:34pm

      Goddamnit, Chad! Why couldn’t you have pulled out the romance/manipulation so you stayed longer?!?!

      GIF
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    IRDKMKate Dries
    6/21/16 11:55am

    Maybe the producers got the magazine idea from UnReal

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      PuckFinnIRDKM
      6/21/16 1:22pm

      Right? That’s exactly what I thought when I read this. The idea that they’re possibly looking to UnReal for plot lines warms my dead little heart.

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      JessaminaPuckFinn
      6/21/16 7:36pm

      A non-white bachelor, please!!!

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    DaisyLadyKate Dries
    6/21/16 11:53am
    “Last night was maybe one of the worst nights of my life,”

    After she said that I was all,

    GIF
    GIF
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      SkepticalChefDaisyLady
      6/21/16 12:55pm

      I was thinking her crying jags looked a bit like the fake tears you use when you’re trying to get out of something. I do think she was justifiably upset, I just thought she seemed to be hamming it up a little. I’m sure Ex-Chad got some $ selling his story, but I could also believe there’s some truth there.

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      DaisyLadySkepticalChef
      6/21/16 1:17pm

      I mean, I can totally see Ex-Chad selling her out with truth mixed with lies and I can totally see her being upset and feeling betrayed but worst night of her life? Settle down there, JoJo.

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    wildstrawberriesKate Dries
    6/21/16 11:28am

    The cross-platform meta moment of the magazines! Reminds me of this amazing piece on The Hills I always teach in my freshmen English class: http://www.ejumpcut.org/archive/jc51.2…

    “The extradiegetic news stories and scandals circulating around The Hills’ cast serves not just to remind viewers that the show is on the air. These stories become an integral component of the show’s highly contrived plotlines, seamlessly integrating reality television, media scandal and fan adoration/outrage into one glossy, interactive package.”

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      wafflesfriendsworkwildstrawberries
      6/21/16 11:38am

      Pieces like that make me want to go to grad school—I was a lit major, and I find the lines drawn between the “reality” of reality TV and the storylines they create for same to be FASCINATING.

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      digital_butterflywildstrawberries
      6/21/16 12:12pm

      I’m curious and would like to know more about your lesson! Objectives? Context?

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    lazybeeKate Dries
    6/21/16 12:34pm

    Can we talk about Daniel’s amazing exit? I loved how upset he was that JoJo is picking guys based on their personalities and not their bodies. It was so good.

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      Aprillazybee
      6/21/16 1:12pm

      That moment when he said something along the lines of “My personally is shit.”

      I would’ve happily watched more of him.

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      Betty shooting birdslazybee
      6/21/16 1:47pm

      especially when his face looked particularly unappealing at the time, he was really greasy and had that dent on his forehead (he didn’t get the free Botox overdose the other contestants went for?).

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    AprilKate Dries
    6/21/16 1:09pm

    Wait...is Chad dissing Robby, and posting pictures of him making out with his ex-girlfriend?! Is that real??? Why is that so hilarious and juicy??!

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      wafflesfriendsworkApril
      6/21/16 1:31pm

      I saw that!! We need to talk about this!!!!!

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      Aprilwafflesfriendswork
      6/21/16 1:52pm

      I would definitely read a weekly Chad-on-social-media-update going forward.

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    PerraviejaKate Dries
    6/21/16 11:38am

    It’s such a sad lineup of bachelors who are left, tho. At one point I was like “Is Chris Harrison the most attractive guy left here?” Reader, he WAS.

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      wafflesfriendsworkPerravieja
      6/21/16 11:47am

      I’m still all about Wells!! He’s so cuuuuuute and wonderful

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      quesoquesoquesowafflesfriendswork
      6/21/16 12:14pm

      yesssss he’s too good for her. Love his sense of humor, more wells!

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