We’re at the business end of the season. Peter goes to four hometowns and only meets three families. Before we jump into each visit, Tiff and Sean hit up some Bachelor gossip and adjacent news, including some Bachelor franchise break-ups, a production conspiracy theory, and some other social media buzz.
(14:30) Then they jump into the hometowns and discuss them in the order they were filmed (not how they were shown on the show). They begin with Madison’s date in Auburn. Peter misses a half-court shot by a mile, Bruce Pearl shows up, Sir Charles Barkley leaves a jumbotron message, and Madison shows off her ball-handling skills. At the dinner, the family shares kind thoughts about Madison in a family tradition that we rather liked. Peter gets challenged by Madison’s father about his true feelings for Madison. Sean and Tiff get the heebie-jeebies when Madison’s dad mentions her “purity.”
(34:00) Victoria was next, and it wasn’t great. The day date goes swimmingly. A jaunt on the beach and an old-time photo shoot on the boardwalk look like a lot of fun and it feels like Victoria might be turning a corner. A concert by someone that Victoria didn’t date caps off the day, with a very peculiar, yet hilarious, song choice by Hunter Hayes. But an ex-girlfriend of Peter’s shows up and warns him about Victoria. Everything spirals out of control from there.
(01:04:00) Hannah Ann is next, Knoxville is a great time for Peter. They throw some axes and split some wood to prepare Peter to meet Hannah Ann’s lumberjack father. Peter gets what he needs out of this date after the train wreck with Victoria: complete validation from a women.
(01:14:20) Iowa is the final stop for Peter, and Kelsey brings him to a vineyard to crush grapes and blend wines. Peter begs for validation from her while they sip wine. Kelsey’s family is lovely. Kelsey is all in and willing to get her heart broken and pick up the pieces if she has to. She will…
(01:22:06) They wrap up with a theme song for each of the girls sent in from IG followers.
