'The Bachelor' Fans React to Matt James' Finale, Chris Harrison’s Voiceover, New Bachelorettes & More
Bachelor Nation had a lot to say about the season finale of The Bachelor and After the Final Rose.
Viewers thought Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell had found love when they saw the pair leave The Bachelor in a committed relationship, but things quickly took a dramatic turn when Matt revealed on After the Final Rose that they were no longer together following Rachael's racism controversy. While Rachael went on to share that she's been educating herself with a number of things she's been reading and watching, some fans weren't exactly here for it.
“I can list all the documentaries, movies and things I’ve listened to...”
List them then Rachael. #TheBachelorpic.twitter.com/6MsgzgeWT4— ty.ra (@tyraandbanks) March 16, 2021
Or for her crying over her relationship with Matt.
watching rachael crying rn: #Bachelor#BachelorNation#TheBachelorpic.twitter.com/XzVRrzVu4J
— Caitlin Norbutt (@NorbuttCaitlin) March 16, 2021
rachael better stop crying before i give her sum to cry about #TheBachelorpic.twitter.com/hH9YBXzPLP
— Paris 🖤💫 (@pthomas_20) March 16, 2021
After Matt decided not to propose, leaving the season without an engagement and now a breakup, some Bachelor fans felt cheated out of a season.
Matt: I’m not ready to propose
Also Matt: I see you as my wife. I see you as the mother of my kids #TheBachelorpic.twitter.com/c7qhfKd4Z3— jenlafren (@jenlafren) March 16, 2021
All this drama just so he could ask her to be his girlfriend... #TheBachelorpic.twitter.com/8KVZVJtOam
— Blayne Fink (@BlayneFink) March 16, 2021
This entire season could’ve been an email bye #TheBachelorpic.twitter.com/lfR5wlizdN
— 💋 (@br0wneyedb1tch) March 16, 2021
We really sat through 12 weeks of that #TheBachelorpic.twitter.com/LJ2zjeLRmM
— Heather (@HeatherBunners) March 16, 2021
But, one thing fans did appreciate was Matt's brother, John.
The real star of the show: Matt’s brother. Asking the right questions and keeping it real 😂 #TheBachelorpic.twitter.com/30PdlhNlPF
— Simona (@simona_ka) March 16, 2021
“So tell me... have you ever been at an Antebellum party?”
#TheBachelorpic.twitter.com/JlDcSJgfnZ— Lindsay Logan (@LindsayMLogan) March 16, 2021
This is the face of a man unsure of the vibes #TheBachelorpic.twitter.com/ApU4A5r5bD
— binchlor🌹 (@bachelormood) March 16, 2021
Some fans even admitted that they'd like to see him at the next Bachelor contestant.
Is Matt's brother single? Because I would very much like to see more of him on this show. #TheBachelorpic.twitter.com/syZgtDiAM8
— Kristen Baldwin (@KristenGBaldwin) March 16, 2021
Going back to Michelle Young's exit --- while it didn't come as a surprise for many it was still hard to watch.
Just because we knew it was coming doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt😢#TheBachelorpic.twitter.com/NJtXKdh0M5
— Sammy Schoenfeld (@SammySchoenfeld) March 16, 2021
And, no one expected to hear a voiceover of Chris Harrison announcing his ATFR replacement, Emmanuel Acho.
Wait a sec.... did Chris Harrison do the voiceover introducing Emmanuel??? #TheBachelorpic.twitter.com/IzCv3POWW0
— Kaitlyn & Tayshia Stans (@KaitTayStans) March 16, 2021
Why the hell am I hearing Chris Harrison’s voiceover... #TheBachelorpic.twitter.com/GLAuSBNJYV
— pettybachnation (@pettybachnation) March 16, 2021
Nobody:
Chris Harrison: let me do the voiceover #TheBachelorpic.twitter.com/piLJ4cROt6— Stephanie-Rachel Gomes, RECE (@_stephrachel) March 16, 2021
The franchise continued shocking fans when Acho revealed the next two Bachelorettes during the special. Both Katie Thurston and Michelle will lead their own seasons of the series, much to fans' delight.
We did it yall! We got them both! #TheBachelor#ATFRpic.twitter.com/S0J4AUOXP1
— jo (@jodiwatchesbach) March 16, 2021
Matt’s season was so bad they literally had to make two bachelorette seasons #TheBachelorpic.twitter.com/fOz3CRhIe5
— kev (@bostonkev9) March 16, 2021
Me : I’m over this franchise
Producer : Katie & Michelle are your new bachelorettes
Me : I’ll be watching #TheBachelorpic.twitter.com/TUQKaigjmt— anette (@swtanet) March 16, 2021
Follow along with ET's coverage of the Bachelor finale and the After the Final Rose special here.
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