Spoiler alert! This discusses The Bachelor Season 29 finale, together with who Grant Ellis proposes to ultimately. Stream the episode with a Hulu subscription if that you must catch up.
One other season of The Bachelor has come to an finish, with Grant Ellis eliminating all however one of many girls who we watched exit the limos at Bachelor Mansion simply weeks in the past. Over the course of three hours, tears have been shed, recommendation was given, and Grant lastly determined that Juliana Pasquarosa was the girl he needed to get engaged to. As I watched the Season 29 journey conclude, I couldn’t assist however consider one massive change the franchise must make for future seasons:
No extra three-hour finales!
We knew all season that Grant Ellis was going to battle to decide on between his last two girls — who turned out to be Juliana Pasquarosa and Litia Garr — within the finale, and apart from that, there have been actually no twists or surprising drama that justified a three-hour runtime. Which means we acquired a variety of filler — Grant repeating the nice qualities of every girl, flashbacks to dates we’ve already seen, pointless segments and so many adverts.
I’m not alone in my considering, both, as many in Bachelor Nation took to social media to complain about this block of the 2025 TV schedule. One fan joked:
Me watching this 3 hour finale understanding all the things may very well be completed in an hour #TheBachelor pic.twitter.com/BxwslYw1JpMarch 25, 2025
There have been moments the place it felt apparent that The Bachelor producers have been making an attempt to fill the time. When Juliana Pasquarosa met up with Grant Ellis to fulfill his household, they confirmed her strolling from like a mile away. Actually, it took a full 30 seconds from the time she began her trek to when she reached her boyfriend. That was solely 20 minutes into the three-hour finale, so I figured we have been in for a protracted evening.
My level was confirmed when — nonetheless lower than an hour into the present — host Jesse Palmer introduced up Charity Lawson, Clayton Echard and Gerry Turner to debate Grant Ellis saying “I really like you” to each of his last two girls. Now, I’ve no drawback with both of those males, however Bachelor Nation has not been type to Clayton (re: the “Rose Ceremony from Hell”) and Gerry (after his quick Golden Bachelor divorce), so I query the choice to have them give context to Grant’s scenario. Followers like this one simply noticed it as extra filler:
this phase might’ve been an e-mail and it ought to’ve gone to spam #TheBachelor pic.twitter.com/bnHVUb1mmQMarch 25, 2025
To not sound my age or something, however I not often watch motion pictures that come wherever close to three hours, and on a Monday no much less. If I’m dragging at work Tuesday morning, I would like a greater story than, “Grant was actually conflicted.” As this Bachelor Nation patron put it:
Me after I understand #TheBachelorFinale is three hours lengthy when I’ve a 9-5 job to get up for tomorrow. #thebachelor #bachelornation pic.twitter.com/MOjX3bnr6OMarch 25, 2025
The factor is, ABC has confirmed it may be completed. Joan Vassos’ finale on The Golden Bachelorette was a decent 90 minutes, and perhaps we didn’t get 17 adverts for The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives or 25 minutes of Jesse Palmer telling us to seize our tissues as a result of he was about to make an announcement that may change our lives without end, however I certain didn’t miss them.
Simply to show I’m not the one cranky millennial on the market, listed here are another social media feedback I got here throughout:
- However 3 hours of this? 🤦♀️ – @johnson_jadelyn
- ABC must have these dumb fillers to make it 3 hours – @cerenitey
- Three hour Bachelor finale. There’s simply no want for this. – @MikeNash15
- Does this must be 3 hours? Asking for a pal – @TVShowsAce
- I really feel like I say this each season however 3 hours is totally ridiculous – @diajahk
- There isn’t a motive why this finale is 3 hours lengthy, actually dragging out this proposal. – @Melisa__C
- This finale might’ve been an hour – @dimonesryder
We’ll have to attend to see if the powers that be at ABC hear our cries for a extra manageable finale runtime. Within the meantime, we’ll be holding our eyes out for that Bachelor in Paradise Season 10 premiere date, because the spinoff returns this summer time.