Summary
The Bacheloretteseason 21 has heavily featured Sam McKinney, who received Jenn Tran’s first impression rose but hadmade a poor impression on the rest ofBachelorNation, proving the series doesn’t care about its lead. Jenn, who was featured onThe Bachelorseason 28with Joey Graziadei, is known for her effervescent spirit and bubbly personality, but even Jenn’s sense of humor couldn’t prepare her for the guys who would be vying for her affection onThe Bachelorette.After having her heart broken by Joey on the last season ofThe Bachelor,Jenn chose to continue her own journey.
As the first Asian American lead of the franchise, Jenn’s time as the lead ofThe Bacheloretteseason 21has been somethingBachelorNation is paying careful attention to. With backlash already piling up before the season had even started, it was clear that the production team behindThe Bachelorettehadn’t considered the major cultural impact that Jenn’s season would have on the franchise. Jenn herself criticizedThe Bachelorettefor not casting enough men of Asian descent but said she enjoyed her journey nonetheless. With Sam as a front-runner,it’s never been more obvious the show doesn’t care about Jenn.
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Sam Could Be A Producer Plant
Although Sam has been forward with Jenn about the attraction he feels toward her, a lot of the things he’s saying to her onThe Bacheloretteseason 21 don’t line up withthe way Sam’s been revealed to have lived his life pre-show. Sam has been upfront about his attraction toward Jenn, but his behavior onscreen seems like it could be a rouse afterReality Steverevealed that the contestant ended a relationship just days before leaving to filmThe Bachelorette.Not only was Sam involved with someone right before his appearance on the show, but he had an out.
Reality Stevealso revealed thatSam knew he had to be back homeon a specific date that was long beforeThe Bachelorettewas set to finish filming. As Sam was meant to be his sisters’ wedding officiant, he knew he had to be available back home by a certain time, but chose to go on the show anyway, seemingly with the awareness he would be back in time. It’s possible thatproducers cast Sam on the show to create a specific style of connection for Jenn, but knew he would be eliminated by a certain pointin the show.
Sam Comes Off As The Villain In Previews
Although Sam hasn’t been given all of the attention in the episodes, he’s been on screen for a fair amount of the season’s first episodes.Sam’s behavior throughout the first episodeofThe Bacheloretteseason 21 was off-putting because although he charmed and impressed Jenn enough to get her first impression rose, his character didn’t exactly seem genuine. While Sam talked to Jenn openly about the situation he’d ended before coming onThe Bachelorette,he felt disingenuous, giving himself a good angle rather than being honest about the situationentirely. Sam’s persona doesn’t feel like it fits together with Jenn’s.
Although it’s not clear if there’s any validity to the claim,Sam feels like the true villain ofThe Bacheloretteseason 21. While it appears that Devin Strader is being edited to be the biggest villain of the season, the edit may be a fake-out. Usually onThe BachelorandThe Bachelorette,there’s an early villain who gets eliminated in the first weeks and a secondary villain who makes it further in the season. While Devin may be an early villain, if he gets eliminated early, Sam may wind up being set up as the second villain of the season.
Jenn Deserves Better Than Sam
After seeing Sam’s behavior in the firstepisodes ofThe Bacheloretteseason 21, it feels like Jenn can do better than Sam when looking at the men of her cast. With front runners in several of the guys competing to win Jenn’s heart, Sam is only one of many who would fit the generic bill as to who should be with Jenn in the end. If he’s truly a villain and winds up not being the guy he says he is to Jenn, she deserves better, but even if he isn’t the villain in the end,Jenn can do better.
WhileJenn seems to be enjoying the persona that Sam is putting outthere, the fact that Sam’s a potential villain, has been lying to Jenn about his life back at home, and could be a producer plant proves that the show doesn’t care about its lead. Rather than casting someonewho could be a good fit for Jenn,The Bachelorettehas chosen to bring in guys who are good on paper and make good TV. Hopefully, Jenn’s instincts leave her not choosing Sam in the end.
The Bachelorette
Cast
The Bacheloretteis a spinoff show of 2002’sThe Bachelor. First premiering in 2003,The Bachelorettefollows a woman who dates several men to attempt to find her one true love, eliminating one man each week. Mike Fleiss’ series has endured the test of time by lasting over 200 episodes and becoming one of ABC’s most popular reality TV shows.
