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      Season 22 – The Bachelor

      2018 Reality Romance List
      46% 13 Reviews Tomatometer 18% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score An eligible bachelor dates multiple women over several weeks in hopes of finding true love. Read More Read Less Watch on Vudu Premiered Jan 02 Buy Now

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      The Bachelor — Season 22

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      The 22nd iteration of The Bachelor starts tediously boring, but Arie Luyendyk's shocking decision during the controversial season finale will leave viewers speechless.

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      Episode 1 Aired Jan 1, 2018 Arie gets advice from Sean and Catherine Lowe before meeting with the 29 bachelorettes, eight of whom he must send home during the first rose ceremony. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 8, 2018 Arie takes a date on a motorcycle ride to a mansion where she is styled by Rachel Zoe; a bachelorette with a dark secret travels with Arie to meet his family; race car driver Robby Gordon offers play-by-play during the group date at a racetrack. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 15, 2018 Arie selects eight women for a wrestling-themed date; one lucky woman joins the bachelor for a date at a Napa Valley vineyard; one hopeful's best intentions are put to the test at the cocktail party. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 22, 2018 Arie and the remaining bachelorettes travel to South Lake Tahoe, Nev.; Seinne joins the bachelor on a parasailing date; one hopeful receives a phone call that might alter her journey; Bekah reveals a secret during her one-on-one date. Details Episode 5 Aired Jan 29, 2018 Chelsea joins Arie for a date on a 100-foot yacht; 11 women split into two teams for a day of competitive bowling; Arie and Tia travel the Florida swamps on an air boat; three women end their journey. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 5, 2018 Arie and Lauren B. visit historic sites in Paris; Arie surprises a group of the women with a visit to the legendary dance hall, Moulin Rouge; a two-on-one date ends with a kiss atop the Eiffel Tower; a rose ceremony. Details Episode 7 Aired Feb 12, 2018 Arie and the bachelorettes travel to Tuscany, Italy; Becca K. joins Arie on a romantic picnic; Lauren B. tries to convince Arie she's ready for the next step in their relationship; Kendall, Tia and Bekah M. battle for the final rose. Details Episode 8 Aired Feb 19, 2018 Arie travels to Los Angeles, Arkansas, Minnesota and Virginia to visit the hometowns of the four remaining bachelorettes. Details Episode 9 Aired Feb 25, 2018 The Women Tell All Eighteen bachelorettes talk about their experience pursuing Arie while he was falling for multiple women; Krystal defends her behavior on the show; a sneak peek at the conclusion of Arie's journey. Details Episode 10 Aired Feb 26, 2018 Arie takes the women to Peru for the overnight dates; Arie admits he has fallen in love with two of the women; a mystery visitor threatens Arie's happy future. Details Episode 11 Aired Mar 5, 2018 Arie hopes that introducing the final women to his family will help him make his decision; after enjoying one last date with each woman, an unexpected twist shakes things up. Details Episode 12 Aired Mar 6, 2018 After the Final Rose Arie, Becca and Lauren discuss the outcome of their journey with Chris Harrison; special guests talk about Arie's dilemma and his choices; the new bachelorette's identity is revealed. Details

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      Dahlia Balcazar Bitch Media There is no decency to be found in reality TV-and judging by the numbers of Bachelor/Bachelorette couples that are still together, no real love either. Mar 5, 2021 Full Review Willa Paskin Slate Bachelor has persevered for decades despite failing at its stated mission because it always gestures toward real mating norms, norms that its cartoonish and hooey-eyed approach sometimes brings into great relief. Sep 11, 2019 Full Review Justin Kirkland USA Today Arie [Luyendyk Jr.] is simply background noise on episode one because the premiere belongs to the ladies. And boy is this crew a solid one. Sep 11, 2019 Full Review Laura Bradley Vanity Fair It might be time for The Bachelor to do some serious soul-searching. Arie Luyendyk Jr.'s impressively dull season came to a train wreck of a conclusion. Sep 12, 2019 Full Review Leigh Mcdonald and Lauren Murray Baltimore Sun We love The Bachelor, but come on -- do we really need to spend this much time watching the Arie's love story unfold?! There is absolutely no one who is that invested in the Kissing Bandit's relationships. Sep 11, 2019 Full Review Alexis Rhiannon Decider What you're about to see is a grief opera. Sep 11, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member Last night I watched the bachelor for the first time in my entire life and let me just say it was an experience. The episode I watched was the very first episode of season 22, the newest season. It baffles me that some people watch more than 10 of this show seconds and say “you know what I really like watching 20 or so girls fight over some “hot” douche bag. I’m gonna keep watching.” As soon as it started I really didn’t want to finish the episode. it started with a dramatic flashback to a previous season that made me want to throw my laptop across the room. Oh and the episode was an hour and thirty minutes long. Kill me now Anyway, during the flashback you learn that this season's bachelor, Arie, was on a previous season of the bachelorette and got his heart broken. But now he’s 36 and ready for love, ladies. Next it cuts to little introduction of some of the girls, introducing you to the ones who are going to get picked even before he picks them, making watching about half of the episode obsolete. Immediately you can tell why these girls were chosen. They are the ones who have fun and interesting things to say. Oh and they throw a couple of colored girls into the mix so people can’t say they only pick the skinny blonde white girls, even though more than half the girls are skinny blonde and white. Also the oldest age I saw for the girls was 30 and the youngest 23. That means that Arie is anywhere from 6-13 years older than these girls. 13! I also learned that when the girls apply to be on the show they don’t know who the bachelor is yet. That's insane. They expect to fall in love on this show and they don’t even know who the dude is at first. I’m not the only one who sees a problem with that right? After all the little flashbacks and the introductions of some girls, all 29 of the women show up in a limo and talk to him a little before going into the mansion. Basically this is just the girls saying “hey im hot look at me and pick me to stay on the show please” *bats eyelashes and smiles sweetly*. A girl named Chelsea or Chloe, I can’t remember, said “ The hair is down and the boobs are out.” I feel like that describes what was happening accurately. By the time this segment is over the show still has about an hour left, and I’m ready to bash my head in. The weird rich girl accents paired with all the high pitch petty sentences is making my ears go numb and my eyes have long ago glazed over and all I see is a blur of shiney dresses and bleached blonde hair. I honestly could write about 5 more pages about the horrible things these girls say about one another and how desperate they act (This dude isn’t even hot why are you trying so hard?) but having to write this review is bringing back the horrible memories of having to suffer though this show and I’d like to keep them buried in a deep, dark, hole where they belong. So basically the rest of the show is the girls being mean and some girl kissing him and the rest getting mad, but before I finish this review I have one more thing to say about the show. When the people kiss on this show you can hear everything. Chloe or Chelsea or whatever her name is started making out with the dude and I got to hear everything about it. Everything. And lets just say there was a lot of tongue involved. My ears were molested by the horrific sound that was Arie’s tongue exploring that girls mouth. I’m scarred for life. All in all watching this show was a horrible experience and I don’t want to repeat it ever again. My ears and eyes will never be the same. But I guess if you like watching 20 girls being petty to one another while the pretend to fall in love, more power to you. I, however, will never watch this incredible fake show ever again. I feel like I should be compensated for the time I wasted watching this disgrace they call a tv show. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member I thought this was going to be a great season with Arie Luyendyk Jr. But it turned out to be a train wreck. I hate how he choose Becca but then broke up with her so he could get back with runner up Lauren but I understand since he has such a small amount of time to fall in love with someone and pick them to live his life with. Even after all of this I still like him and feel he is still a good man. I hope him and Lauren live happily together for the rest of their lives. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

      Season Info

      Executive Producer
      Mike Fleiss, Martin Hilton, Elan Gale, Bennett S. Graebner, Nicole Woods
      Network
      ABC
      Rating
      TV-14 (L)
      Genre
      Reality, Romance
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date
      Jan 1, 2018