Grant Ellis' season ofThe Bachelorhas come to a close. ContestantJulianna Pasquarosareceived the final rose overLatia Garr, and the two showed off their engagement on “After The Final Rose”. Thedrama between Grant and Latiawasn’t the only bombshell revealed during the special finale episode.HostJesse Palmermade an announcement –Bachelor In Paradisewas coming back, but with a new twist.
The beloved spinoff, set to film this summer, will now expand toGolden Bachelor in Paradise. The TV show will be identical to BIP, butinstead of only following twenty-something singles, it will also feature contestants fromThe Golden BachelorandThe Golden Bachelorette.This twist left not only myself, but all of Bachelor Nation confused. I absolutely think that the singles from the Golden series should have an opportunity to have a second chance at love. However,mixing the two in one show makes absolutely no sense.
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Bachelor In Paradisewas designed for young singles to drink, party, hookup, and fight. With the iconic bartenderWells Adamsat their disposal, the young contestants are encouraged to drink all day long. They host cocktail parties at night where the liquid courage fuels both their rage and their romance. There is even a “boom boom” room, where contestants are meant to go if they want to be alone with their partner. The show isdesigned for twenty or thirty-somethings.Having older contestants on the show won’t match the vibe we have seen over the past nine seasons.I can’t speak for theGoldencontestants, but my best guess is that most of themaren’t there to get hammered, party, and hookup.A lot of them are there to find true love.
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I’m not saying that theGoldencontestants don’t love to soak up the sun and have a few drinks, of course! However, the show isnot designed for sixty or seventy-somethings.First things first, the resort could pose serious safety risks.The resort is a labyrinth of stairs. When each contestant meets the host to go down to the beach, they go down what feels like an infinite number of stairs. We have never seen elevators on the show, and if there are, they are only for service purposes.Having that many stairs poses a risk for those contestants who have mobility issues.Let’s also keep in mind thatBachelor In Paradiseis filmed in the summer, which is Mexico’s hottest time of the year. The resort has no air conditioning either, which many of the previous contestants have complained about. Most notably,Tahzjuan Hawkins, who had to get medics to help her on the beach because the heat was so bad. This is anextremely uncomfortable, and possibly dangerous, situation for people in their sixties and seventies to be in, especially if they have pre-existing conditions. The iconicBachelor In Paradiseresort was not designed for an older crowd.
ABC Is Trying to Mix Two Shows Into One
The main issue a lot of Bachelor fans, myself included, have with this twist is thatthe network is trying to force two shows to become one. I get what ABC was trying to do. TheGoldenseries were both hits. Fans have developed fan favorites likeKathy SwartzandSusan NolesfromGerry Turner’sseason, orCharles LingfromJoan Vassos’season.Getting those kinds of contestants, along with ones from Grant’s season, Jenn’s season, and beyond is a money mine.Fans will get to see all their favorite people on their screens again. Not to mention,the multi-generational drama would be unlike anything we’ve seen before on reality TV.However, logistically it’s not going to work.
Golden Bachelor In Paradiseneeds to be a completely different show.They need to film it in a completely different resort.One that has more indoor and air-conditioned spaces, where everyone isn’t sleeping in open-air bunk beds.Bachelor In Paradisefeels like a summer camp;Golden Bachelor In Paradisecan’t have that same feeling. A higher-end resort that has elevators, or at least fewer stairs, would also be ideal. Even a mansion would work.The network also can’t completely changeBachelor In Paradiseto accommodate the older contestants. The resort has become a staple of the show. Between walking down the infinite staircase, to the crabs on the beach, and the bunk beds,the resort makes the show what it is. The audience loved it and would be really upset if things were to change.
You know the saying,“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.“The network shouldn’t waste their time trying to revampBachelor In ParadisewithGoldencontestants when the show was doing amazing as is. Bachelor Nation was devastated when the network made the decision to putBachelor In Paradiseon pause last year. Now that it’s back, ABC needs to leave the show be. If they wantGoldencontestants to make a comeback, it’s gotta be a completely different show.
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