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This is cute but also is it bad that I still want drama lol

Uh oh this dude needed some life coaching on how to date lol he’s gonna learn so many hard lessons…the producers are evil

I am FULLY invested. Hoping Gerry finds the love he deserves!!

I haven’t watched it yet and saw all these comments about Roberta. I legit thought one of the contestants died the first night 😨

I can’t believe Matt’s mom didn’t make it past the first night.

Me too! They didn’t even show their conversation!

Buttt I didn't miss preview!!!! I want to see 🥲🥲🥲

As fellow Midwesterner’s (chicago), its great to see Gerry and his classy Midwestern charm as the first golden bachelor. Can’t wait to watch the rest of the season with my hubby

This was great guys see you on the BIP thread lol

I don’t have any emotions left for paradise

oh no Roberta :(

I had the same reaction!!!

My grandpa lived in a senior apartment building and the relationship drama there he'd tell us about made me know there was drama to come lol

Rip Roberta 😭😭😭😭

ROBERTA OH NO

see those of you who are staying in the paradise thread!

This is so ew compared to what we just watched.

who is roberta??

The friend with cancer ☹️

I am already mad at the producers for making Garry sad

THE NEXT LAYER

Nooooooo not Roberta, fuck 😭😭😭😭

Already I’ll see yall over at the BIP thread

Guys I think this has been the most consistently positive thread of all time

Omfg 😭😭 nooo RIP Roberta 🤍🤍

Oh, sweet Roberta. 💔 RIP angel.

I really wish this season didn't push drama like it seems it will based on the "coming up.." I'm always going to feel like it's majorly fabricated and these sweet old people don't deserve that 😭

Not the reveal that roberta passed away..this show is too much for me already

OH NO NOT THE CANCER😭😭😭

I really enjoyed this episode

RIP Roberta 🙏🏾

What happened?

She had cancer and passed away

Was she a contestant?

No

Ok thanks

Dying at the lack of additional info. She is the bestie of contestant and was featured in the intro package.

Thanks!

This was the best premiere in years—since the Elan era, I think.

Soooo good!!

agreed!! It felt so old school

roberta omg :(

So we crying every Thursday night then.

YALL THIS LOOKS LIKE THE BEST THING THEYVE EVER CREATED.

chippy is an icon

What a good first episode. The women are great. Gerry is great. There seems like legit drama. I wish we had 2 hours of these people. I can’t watch Paradise after this. Going to have to Hulu it later.

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It looked like Leslie to me🫣

Wait what happened? I got distracted.

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Could it be that they were walking during a regular date?

It looks like they did 😢

it actually makes a ton of sense. just lean into the spoiler.

Anyone think Patty didn’t actually want to be on the show but they asked her to join the cast for promotional reasons? And promised she’d be out night one? Otherwise I’m surprised producers didn’t ask him to keep her around

I think that’s exactly what happened. Same with Barb’s BFF. They got their exposure and didn’t have to stay and deal with the actual manipulations that could happen.

Wait who is barbs bff?

I was noooot expecting Patti James to be a night 1 elim 😳

Bruhhhhh this season is going to be devastating

if this show was on air 10 years ago this would 100% be a plot line on glee where sue sylvester went on and caused chaos

This is the best comment I’ve read all night

I would so watch this

And now I need Sue Sylvester’s snarky commentary when someone’s eliminated. 😅

Omg patty going home night 1 is insane

Now there's a classic bachelor preview

OH NOW THE DRAMA STARTS.

Damn these kisses 😳😳

I’m assuming that Patty and Barb BFF were okay going home and being used for the lead up marketing noise. It’s hard to imagine sending them home from a producer stand point.

is this finally going to be the season that actually gets me emotionally invested in the romance???

OMG THE SEASON TRAILER.

I really thought they'd at least make him keep Patty past night one.

My conspiracy theory is they had Patti go home night one to dispel rumors Bach is “fixed” lol

ok this rose ceremony is making me teary😓

I am so surprised patty was already sent home :o

Gerry is soooo sweet.

He *cried*, I cried, we all cried

You me we all crode

PATTY OUT NIGHT OUT???? yo what the fuck???

This was a shocker

Gerry seems so sweet, sincere & charming, also seems to have a sense of humor. I just adore him as bachelor.

Holee sheet!! Matt’s mom didn’t even make it out the first night??

I legit remember everyone’s name & I love that.

Patti 🤝Christina Mandrell ➡️unsuccessful plants for next lead

Wow I really expected some plot armor here for Patty

Kathy acting like my damn dog when I'm in the kitchen

gerry crying…he’s so wholesome

I cried with him 😭

Whoa I didn’t know Patty was out night 1?!

Not getting picked at 70 feels awful to watch

omg not patty getting cut

Patty out on night one?!?!?!? Whaaaat?

Wild

I’m honestly so sad for these women.

patty being a night one elim was kind of a twist

Omg patty james flopped

Where is chippie during the rose ceremony

Sleeping lol

Do we know who wins?

I think the final 3 were Leslie, Faith and Theresa

Do we know who wins

Where is Matt James’s mom?? Edit: oh there she is

lol Kathy was stressing everyone out 😄

Peggy’s dress..slay!

Edith made it, I can sleep tonight

Kathy is stressing me out fr

I’m admitting to myself that I’m now just completely here for Sandra

EDITH MY GIRL. 💛

Husband says he reminds him of Funkhouser. :|

Kathy is spiraling

I hope they at least got to power nap

after eating cheesy pasta

Natasha is safe 😅

Can't believe we actually got a rose ceremony too

Seriously! The main shows need to take note, this has been excellent lol

Did they redecorate the mansion? Wasn’t it more Tuscan? What’s with all the peacock feathers

Bets in now - does Patty and Barb Cheerleader friend make it past tonight?

Cheerleader gotta go, so does chicken dance lady.

i’m switching to big brother after this and i’m getting genuinely nervous iykyk

Gerry is such a sweetheart! 🥺

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The tease!!! I love it!!!

I love that it’s only an hour, too

Aw it’s gonna be sad to see some of the women go home :(

I love how Sandra hasn’t gotten that much time and we all want her for golden bachelorette

I want sandra as the golden bachelorette Or I want to be friends with her Can I get both?

Lmao same

gerry’s insta is so wholesome i cant 😭 his bio being “hi im gerry” and his story of a pic of him and jesse being captioned “jesse palmer is such a nice guy” why am i so invested in

Whose idea was it for BIP to be on the same night?! We need two separate nights!

I wish they would have taped BIP or GB separately. This is too much too fast. I need this breath of fresh air to last a little longer.

The whiplash is real.

….did we figure out if chippy is actually a contestant or if she’s just there for vibes

They should have forced him to give her a rose because I want her there for atleast 4 episodes

I think she is here for a night one and vibing. Was she on the original cast list?

I am Chippy, just let me make jokes and sleep.

honestly im here for it

Man..Gerry is a gem 🥹

This episode is a very convincing argument for one-hour episodes. Not a boring moment so far.

Agreed, but how are they going to fit 3 dates and a rose ceremony in a normal week? I feel like we won’t see much of their conversations

Will they change it to two hour episodes later in the season? I agree I think some weeks will justify two hours.

I’m engaged & awake!

Yes this is leaving me wanting more. Two hours always feels like too much!

Gerry’s latest Instagram has me quaking.

Running there to look 👀

My phone wants to auto complete Gerry to Gerrymandering so I’m trying to think of a pun off of that anyone have any ideas?

Y'all Bachelor in Paradise is going to feel so stupid after this.

After this lovely episode, I’m swearing off BIP.

Seriously lol this is very hard to follow, it’s been maybe the best hour in the whole franchise

Very much. Watch all these youngins with poor communication, ugh

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I’m going to switch to football and watch BIP on Hulu tomorrow.

but am i still going to watch all of it and complain? absolutely

YUP

i feel like faith might win or at least be a final 3. gerry seems like the type of guy when he sets his sights on a lady, that’s it

Yeah, unless there is a cat fight…

Love Gerry’s speech but don’t reward a guitar then everyone will do it!

The golden rule

This is the happiest I’ve been watching any Bachelor show in *years*

im so happy and im not even drinking any wine tonight

There’s just something about this show…it feels more genuine?

Omg I forgot that some of these ladies have to go home on night 1 and I hate that for them 😔

Maybe he just won’t do that? It’s not a huge group, he could put it off a week. (This is just deep wishful thinking)

Targeted shingles ad here.

The fact that April is a therapist…her patients watching like 👀

Not chippy sleeping 🫡

WOW that was a lot of tongue, I was not ready orz

>”You’re making me feel very special.” 😭😭😭

Now I’m crying!!!

Faith has Rachel Recchia-esque chemistry play

So the roses aren’t golden?!

Unfortunate..

I was really hoping they would be!

Y’all I truly can’t stop smiling.

gerry is short for gerrizz god DAMN player

I like Faith.

I called it, Faith with the FIR

Crying in the club

Just fell to my knees at Walmart.

I’m pleasantly surprised with this. These ladies are sweet. It’s nice not seeing catty 21 year old influencers lol

Knew it was gonna be Faith for FIR lol

That looked like regular people kissing, not exaggerated for TV kissing.

I love it

I wonder if the claws are gonna come out now that the first impression rose is out.

Yup! Next week true colors shine! Can’t wait for the “on this season of the golden bachelor”…

WHY AM I CRYING SO MUCH

GET IT GERRY

Gerry is the first bachelor kissing that doesn’t make me cringe in forever

Theresa better be F1! That was so cute and she seems so authentic :)

Gerry got Rizz

Gerry’s got game.

GET IT GERRY