Who was sent home … at the beginning, and the end of last night’s show? Were The Bachelorette spoilers on point, or was there a major twist?
These were the questions on The Bachelorette Season 12 Episode 9, which picked up in the wake of last week’s rose ceremony cliffhanger.
A cliffhanger that was indeed a heartbreaker for one suitor.
Despite Luke Pell’s last ditch effort to proclaim his love for JoJo Fletcher and keep his run on the ABC show alive, he was sent home.
“I started to struggle not knowing where you stood,” JoJo told Luke, who would bawl in the limo. “I just can’t believe I squandered it away.”
“I had no idea that I wasn’t saying enough.”
“I feel like a person that’s been hit by a train,” he added. “I thought we had a future together. I woulda been ready to propose to her today.”
Laying it on a little thick, don’t you think, Luke?
Don’t get us wrong, we thought Chase McNary would be shown the door before Pell. Would Chase stand a prayer against the top two?
We say the top two because Jordan Rodgers and Robby Hayes were the clear favorites to earn Fantasy Suite cards and a trip to the finale.
That’s exactly what happened in beautiful Thailand.
Just about the only thing that could keep Jordan and JoJo off of each other was the fact that kissing wasn’t allowed in an ancient temple.
They didn’t stay there for long, we’re guessing.
Still, despite their chemistry and connection, JoJo can’t help but wonder if there’s something about Aaron Rodgers’ brother she’s missing.
“I want to trust him, but if I trust him it scares me a lot to feel like I could possibly have my heart broken,” Fletcher said of her #1 suitor.
“I’m hoping at some point all those fears go away.”
Don’t hold your breath, from what we’re hearing.
He says all the appropriate things, though, which is part of the issue with this guy. So smooth. Probably said this to Brittany Farrar too:
“In the past month, ever since I told you I love you, when I think about that wedding day, when I think about getting on a knee, it’s with you.”
Robby Hayes would not be happy to see this.
He was confident that he and JoJo would end up together, even though he and Hope Higginbotham broke up about 45 seconds before this season.
We kid … and yet not. Rumors of Robby Hayes cheating would be a huge story this season if Jordan Rodgers’ past weren’t even shadier.
Yet Hayes, like Rodgers, says all the right stuff:
“I want you to know that I’m not like the guys in your past. I’m not gonna say those three important words and then cop out early and walk away.”
JoJo’s take? “There’s a way that he looks at me that makes me just know that what he’s saying is true, and I trust him, and I believe him.”
Bottom line? Chase had no shot at moving on.
Even though he told JoJo he was “100% in love” with her, she knew what she had to do and tried to let him down as easily as she could.
It didn’t go well.
“Now, I’m shattered,” he said. “So now love equals gets the f–k out? That was so f–k terrifying for me to say, and now look at where I end up.”
Fortunately, after being sent home, he surprised Fletcher at the rose ceremony – not to beg for another shot, but to smooth things over.
Actually a nice gesture from a good guy. One who just didn’t have the same connection with her as Jordan Rodgers and Robby Hayes.
So among those final two men, who do you think will prevail and claim the final rose, and will JoJo regret it within a week or even less?
Hit the comments below, and follow the links above to watch The Bachelorette online to see the drama unfold from beginning to end.
