Dear Channel 10,
We need to talk about The Bachelorette.
It began with such promise. The ad showed our Bachelorette, slightly overdressed for the middle of the day, giving a meaningful look of solidarity to the feminist sisterhood.
YES LADIES, I too can date multiple people on national television, because #feminism.
The season debut attracted more viewers than the first episode of The Bachelor. Blake Garvey (that love rat) was booted off Celebrity Apprentice on the same night that Sam Frost was presented with 14 eligible bachelors. Feminists everywhere ceremoniously burnt their bras, as it appeared that the fight for equality had finally been won.
Except. It. Hadn’t.
We didn’t win, and now all our bras are burnt and we feel silly. The ratings this week were slightly lower than they were when bachelor Sam Wood met his potential in-laws. So, what went wrong?
1. This season is a little…boring.
As part of a generation who lives in constant fear of not being adequately entertained, we watch TV while also scrolling through our phones, even at the best of times. But while watching Thursday night’s episode, we were also on our laptops. We had our phones, our laptops, AND the TV, and we were STILL BORED.
“Meh. Let’s find Richie on Tinder”
Perhaps the biggest issue is that the show never airs conversations about actual things. You know – Game of Thrones, funny stories, the most painful physical thing they’ve ever experienced, whether or not they believe in ghosts, the meaning of life, etc.