'The Bachelorette' Delivers Shocking Finale Surprise
by EG
Not since last year's season of The Bachelor have we seen a Bachelor Nation end with a shocking twist, but this week's finale of The Bachelorette followed in the footsteps of its sibling series to surprise viewers. Read on for spoilers.
Chris Harrison set up The Bachelorette season finale by promising a shocking conclusion "nobody could have seen coming." What played out was similar must-see, cringe-worthy TV to the breakup between Arie Luyendyk Jr. and Becca Kufrin that captivated the Bachelor audience last year. Then it was followed by an emotional live confrontation that delivered the Bachelor: After the Final Rose's first broken engagement for a final couple in years. And it all ended with an even bigger twist.
Going into Tuesday's show, the veteran host and star Hannah Brown, 24, had both said even they didn't know what would play out in the live ending. The two-night finale marked a first for The Bachelorette, priming Brown to follow in the footsteps of the unexpected and extended endings for recent Bachelors Colton Underwood and Luyendyk Jr.
But from the start, Harrison signaled that something was different: "We will witness great love, incredible trust and, unfortunately, the massive destructive forces of lies and betrayal. We'll also see a proposal that, in retrospect, can only be described as 'cringe-worthy.'"
Once the show quickly noted that Tyler Cameron, 26, was not Brown's pick, the "cringe-worthy" proposal was revealed to be that of embattled frontrunner Jed Wyatt.
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