Reason 134 Why Dating 30 People Isn't the Best

First and foremost, I understand this show has a little to very poor track record in terms of relationships and I don't know why reality shows are just so addicting but some are.  The show The Bachelor has been around for nearly 20 years, accumulating other shows The Bachelorette, Bachelor in Paradise, and Olympic themed The Bachelor: Winter Games. The whole corona and quarantine thing this past 2020  has caused truly put the show to the test, creating inventive ways to comply with production regulations as well as create a successful show series. 

But corona really wasn't as an issue for the most part this year. 2020 started off with the short lived Bachelorette Clare Crawley with Dale Moss leaving together after a few weeks ultimately ending a five month engagement.  The filming for The Bachelorette this past summer with Tayshia Adams was less adventurous than normal with their location being at La Quinta in Palms Springs in the dead of summer. Little to no drama happened this year but thats what The Bachelor is for. Stick 30 women in a room fighting for the love of one handsome man theres bound to be confrontation. 

The bachelor Matt James actually was not apart of the coveted Bachelor Nation, never having been on a show before like previous leads so I'm assuming this year was fun for production. I don't fail to realize production plays a huge role in perception vs reality and there are a million of examples of people being characterized a villain vs hero vs other roles played in the show so Lets break down the roles of this year. 

The villain

The minions

The hero

The damsel in distress

The underdog

So The villain in the beginning seemed to be Victoria with her loud opinions trying to be the voice of the group. But now that position has moved from Victoria to Anna who spread an unconfirmed rumor to the whole house and now it seems like the Villain edit is going to MJ who seemingly spearheaded the whole, new girls vs old girls rivalry. 

The minions are basically villains in training. So putting all the villains in one room, also adding Kit and Serena C seemingly for enjoying and participating in the drama. The bachelor also forms two huge groups and end up pitting them against each other. Some handle the stress well and others not so much. 

The hero is obvious, definitely Katie being the eyes and ears for matt in the girls house. She comes to Sarah's side after hearing about her father and she comes to Brittany's aid with the rumor as well. Plus just a simple comic relief with her dildo and being light-hearted about the whole show.

The damsel in distress for sure is Sarah's edit. Her helping her father with ALS in her opening intro package and leading to seeing how the house collectively reacted to her talking about her insecurities about the show after her one on one. Things really have changed perspective though with information on social media with her apparently doing this for fame, such as being linked with rapper G Eazy, Sharing tips about how to be an influencer on Tik Tok and seemingly being back with her boyfriend she was with before she went on tv. 

It seems like there are four underdogs, people who Matt has shown really good chemistry with and above and beyond others. At the first few episodes Bri was a fan favorite with her and matts cute date but since Rachel's shopping date has really taken things up a notch. Pieper Michelle and Serena P have all quietly built up a relationship with Matt.