Invading Bachelor/ette Nation with Megan Burbank

I always fantasize about being a little imp in the Bachelor house!

My husband is 31 years older than I am. We're 40 and 71. When we had been dating for a few years, someone reached out to us and asked 9f we'd be interested in participating in a reality TV show about couples with large age gaps. We didn't do it obviously but I've always kind of wondered how it would have gone (I'm sure it would have been an exploitative nightmare, but still)

Ah how we all underestimated how bad the second term would be.. 😔

I'm not a bachelor watcher but just pulled up the fence scene and laughed so loudly that other subway riders smiled 😄

Night night

Sarah, the way you say "here's your episode" makes me feel so cared for. Thanks for all you do.

please please please can you do this but with the queer ultimatum 😭😭😭

Yall really just scratching the surface of why you’re wrong about bachelor nation here, there’s soooo much more to dig into about the role of production and editing and “for the wrong reasons” being weaponized and how contestants can’t discuss social media or else will be punished for it and then the competition from the new wave of reality shows that really show how overly produced and heavily manipulated the players on the bachelor are. You have yet to go full galaxy brain on this topic tbh!! I’ll never forget watching Jake Pavelka’s season of the bachelor where Vienna was the villain the entire season, he proposed, and then they do a special where the couple is brought out and everyone sees that Jake was the asshole and Vienna was manufactured into being the villain by the edit and her behavior in the mansion. I was like 10 watching that and thinking “wait what” and that lowkey kicked off my entire interest in media as a career. Even the Aaron Clancy and James moment yall talk about… like can’t even get started on what production does to players on sand. Those boys went through the wringer, and Aaron specifically with the performance of a lifetime fighting with Gen, that they chose to self eliminate to get the hell out of there. That was also the season they tried to rip off Love Island I believe and it was a massive failure. And shirmpgate yall mentioned? Production and manipulation to make that so much worse than it ever was. The players are incentivized, told they could get more time with the lead if they do x y or z, and then the overproduction and editing of the show really becomes obvious. Especially when you come to the excellent casting on shows like Love Island USA season 6 ANYWAY yall I could go on and write a whole ass book about tears for profit. And we didn’t even really get into the lawsuits, push for unionization, racism, lack of body diversity and discrimination, etc etc etc etc Ok I’ll stop writing now

If I can recommend an alternate experience to this... may I introduce you to the South African equivalent; 'n Boer Soek 'n Vrou https://youtube.com/@boersoekvrou?si=UOr2_Tiw2U6qBM1s

I really like you stating when the episode is being recorded because at this point something is always happening

Thank you ☺️

I feel so seen by this episode 💕 thank you!!!!

Where can I find these Bachelor Recaps on YouTube? 🤔😂

Only real ones hear about the rules of bachelor mansion and are immediately reminded of being in the psych ward 😎

Thank you for reminding me about Aaron & James. I loved those two doofuses. If you want a similar vibe, watch the Golden Bachelorette. The friendships between the men was truly heartwarming and the best part of the show.

"Not surprised but disappointed"....me too 😞

gabby hive rise!!!! lesbians stay winning!!!!

Do you think the time that Somethin’ popped on the floor during Flavor of Love was the producers causing drama? Or did she actually poop on the floor

Really interesting to think about all of this in comparison to newer dating shows like Love Island and Love Is Blind. Not sure the facts on the production of those shows but .. I’m 99% sure it’d be a stark comparison to say the least.

Thank you for ending with one of the great bangers of all time and the subject of my favourite misheard lyrics, ‘All Those Parrot Eyes’

I also read/watch recaps of reality dating shows, but don't watch the actual shows. (Or sometimes I watch one or two episodes, but never a whole season.) I want to know about the drama but I just can't see how to fit a whole series into my schedule, and after I watch one or two episodes, I feel icky. I always felt like kind of a weirdo that I was partaking in the discourse without watching, but I'm glad to know Sarah does this too! (Sarahs unite!) (Also, UnReal is an interesting fictionalized take on this whole thing, although I also felt icky watching that and stopped after one season.)

I swear all of my favorite worlds came together for this episode. Thank you Ladies! 🎄

This is exactly the conversation I needed while my brain slowly seeps out my ears from exhaustion. Australian Bachelor got cancelled. Low viewers, frustration with lack of diversity. Their answer to this? Get 3 white bachelors instead of just 1. So it was confusing, shit, and even more white. Terrible

https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/the-bachelor-contestants-are-sleep-and-food-deprived-to-fuel-drama-report-20150825-gj6tcy.html Curious if the US version of the bachelor does a similar thing of restricting food access but having huge amounts of alcohol and crazy work hours, to increase the chance for drama or meltdowns?

Gotta invite Aubrey G for the next bachelor convo!🌹🍷

They have to cook their own food, on top of doing their own glam??!! What is the upside for women in this show??

I did theater camp as a child and my mother was unable to help with my makeup. Someone had to tell me that foundation goes on the neck, too.

v nice and important to learn that Sarah's life, her love, and her lady is the sea

Love the artwork choice for this! We all remember where we were when he jumped that fence. Amirite ladies

They can call the new Bachelor show "Bromance" and 30 guys go to the mansion to find their best friend. It would create world peace, I'm telling you.

I felt that sigh after "we've had an election" deep in my bones.

Just when I was thinking I need more you're wrong about episodes to listen to 🥰🥰