Happy Monday,BachelorNation. It’s hard to believe that less than three months ago, we were watching in collective disbelief/horror asArie Luyendyk Jr.proposed to his finalistBecca Kufrin— only to later change his mind and dump her for his runner-upLauren Burnham, all over the course of abrutal three-hour finale.
Well, a lot has happened since then: Arie and Lauren are engaged andset to wed next year, and Becca, of course, is our new leading lady. And on Monday night’s season premiere ofThe Bachelorette, she proved that she hasn’t lost a single spark of what made her so very likable in the first place.
Unsurprisingly, the premiere opens with a complete rehashing of the Becca/Arie/Lauren saga. It’s almost more icky to watch the whole thing unfold in hindsight, and Becca herself admits that it’s “tough” to put herself out there again. But at the end of the day, she’s determined tofind loveand she certainly isn’t going to let the most public breakup of all time get in the way of that.
Not only are Kaitlyn, JoJo and Rachel the most recent Bachelorettes, but they have something even more special in common: All three of them ended up picking the guy that got theirfirst impression rose— and first kiss. (That’sShawn Boothfor Kaitlyn,Jordan Rodgersfor JoJo and Bryan Abasolo for Rachel, and all three couples are still together.)
“One hundred percent women are more intuitive,” says JoJo. “They know what they want and they trust themselves.”
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“Please don’t edit this out: F— [Arie],” says Rachel. “You have to pull yourself out of the fantasy. You have to think about what will work for you in real life. And I think as women, we do a better job of that.”
Not only do they have some sageadviceto share with Becca, but they also quite literally have a bundle of sage, which they burn together to cleanse thefamed mansionahead of Becca’s big night.
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THE INTRODUCTIONS
Finally, it’s time to meet some of the 28 guys vying for Becca’s heart. Only a select handful get their own intro videos, and that includes Clay, a professional football player, Jordan, a male model and walkingZoolanderparody, and Jean Blanc, who owns enough cologne to douse an entire army of men.
There’s also Garrett, who seems perfectly adorable even though his Chris Farley impression is only mediocre, Joe, who owns a grocery store on the south side of Chicago and Colton, another football player who happens to look like a real-life Disney prince.
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THE ARRIVALS
As per usual, we’re treated to a weird and wonderful variety of entrances, most of which will leave you cringing with secondhand embarrassment. (Like Mike, who thought showing up with a giant cardboard cut-out of Arie was a good idea. Don’t be like Mike, guys.)
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“Meeting Becca for the first time was probably the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my entire life,” says Nick the attorney. Nick, didn’t you pass the bar?
THE COCKTAIL PARTY
As far as cocktail parties go, this one is pretty standard — but there is one surprise elimination halfway through the night. After realizing that one of the guys, Jake, is actually from her hometown, Becca decides to listen to her gut and send him home night one.
“I’m not 100 percent comfortable with knowing that we’ve met multiple times in the past and there not being any interest,” she tells him.
“Do you know that I have only one conscious recollection of meeting you?” replies Jake. Jake, see yourself out. (He does.)
Overall, Becca appears to click particularly well with two of the guys: Blake, a sales rep from Colorado that shepreviously met onAfter the Final Rose, and the aforementioned ovary-exploder Garrett.
Ultimately, she decides to hand out the first impression rose to Garrett — and surprise, surprise, he also gets the first kiss.
RELATED VIDEO: Becca Kufrin on Getting Engaged Again After Her Breakup with Arie — ‘This Time It’s Going to Stick!’
THE ROSE CEREMONY
The Bacheloretteairs Mondays (8 p.m. ET) on ABC.
source: people.com
