On The Bachelor season 27 episode 2, Zach Shallcross had two group dates and a one-on-one, but major portions of those events were cut from the show. Zach's first group date featured the women proving that they had, "bad b**** energy" to rapper Latto and Bachelor franchise alums Victoria Fuller, Courtney Robertson, and Tahzjuan Hawkins. Tahzjuan was so smitten with Zach during the date that she tried to the cast, but he turned her down. As the first part of the group date ended, Latto told them that they were all winners in her eyes. The women later ed Zach for a cocktail party, during which Katherine was awarded the group date rose.
Christina received the first one-on-one date of the season, during which she and The Bachelor's Zach Shallcross took a helicopter ride to his childhood home to celebrate his mom's birthday. Christina fit in beautifully with his family, and the first part of the date went very well. At a private dinner, she told Zach about her five-year-old daughter, Blakely. Although Zach itted that he was unsure if he was ready to be a father so soon, he gave Christina the date rose because he felt a connection with her. The second group date appeared to be only a cocktail party, during which Jess received the rose. However, there was much more to this date, as well as the other two, that was not aired on The Bachelor.
Brianna Won The Contest On The First Bachelor Group Date
According to that lucky woman was Brianna. He said that Brianna was lavished with gifts when she won th,e "bad b**** energy" challenge. This is interesting because Brianna was later portrayed as someone who felt bullied by Christina. That was because Christina had joked with her about hating her for winning the America's First Impression Rose, and being safe on night one. Brianna even confronted Christina about it, and she apologized.
When Brianna tried to tell Zach about what Christina said, he quickly put a stop to the drama, saying that he did not want to know about it if it was already settled. Perhaps showing Brianna as the winner of the challenge would not have fit the narrative (which is that she does not feel comfortable or safe on the show) because it would have been an empowering moment. However, it would have explained why Zach didn't give her the group date rose, after she expressed that she would love to finally receive a rose from him. This would be because she had already won something on the date.
Christina's Bachelor One-On-One Was Also Filmed At Anaheim Hills Golf Course
Reality Steve reported that Christina and Zach not only went to his parents' house, but also to the Anaheim Hills Golf Course. He marveled that they cut that scene as well, but had no idea why. Although it is probably because nothing significant happened there, it is important, as the show gave the impression that Christina's first one-on-one time with Zach was at dinner. This was when she opened up to him about her daughter. However, this makes it seem as though they had some alone time earlier in the day as well.
The Second Group Date Was A Puppet Show Featuring Patrick Warburton
According to Greer getting the first impression rose. She also mentioned them becoming sister wives.
Kimberly had angel and devil puppets sitting on her shoulders talking to her. The angel told her nice things, while the devil worked to make her feel insecure. Kimberly wanted to send a message about being confident in yourself. There were not many details about Ariel's puppet show, except that she mentioned being Ukrainian during the performance. Anastasia wore a bathrobe with a bikini top under it, and had a hot tub cardboard cut out. She had Zach come up on stage to pop a bottle of champagne while they pretended to be in the hot tub. Kaity had puppets that looked like her and Zach get married, and then flashed forward nine months later, to the Kaity puppet giving birth.
Charity, who is a therapist, gave her puppet the same occupation. The puppet advised her to drink tequila to solve all of her problems, and she did a tequila shot onstage. Jess' puppet show was all about finding a fairytale ending. Victoria J. went last. She wore a costume that was like a fortune-teller box with a curtain. She revealed that her house flooded two years ago, and, if she could get through that, she could survive Zach dating thirty other women. Victoria J. said that if they have a problem in the future, they, "shall cross" it together, which was a play on his last name. Reality Steve speculated that perhaps some clips from the puppet shows will eventually be shared on The Bachelor Instagram page.
The Bachelor episode 2 had many important scenes, but left out a bunch of them as well. This is a reminder that, although The Bachelor is an unscripted reality show, the producers can create whatever storylines they want in order to suit their purposes. At the second group date cocktail party, some of the women appeared to be having their first interactions with Zach, but this was not the case, because they had participated in an activity earlier in the day. This could also have been part of the reason why Jess received the group date rose. There was also much more to Brianna's story. Reality Steve's inside information certainly gives more insight into the relationships between Zach and the women on The Bachelor.
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