My take on 2-hour Bachelorette/Bachelor shows in a nutshell:
T=0-60min: Girl is having the time of her life with guys. Show a crazy competition and new locale - act as tourist promotion. Everything is hunky dorey. T=60-90min: Emotional issue pops up. Life seems like its going to end. There is controversy, some arguing goes on amongst guys and girl finds a reason to cry.
T=90min: don't allow girl to talk to guys more, that would solve too many problems. Girl can only confide in show host, who acts as a counselor, who moves his mouth but doesn't say much we don't already know. This justifies his role in the show and makes him look cool. T=105min: girl tries patch stuff up with guys, only partially successful.
T=115min: Rose ceremony. Camera pans to girl, then guys, then rose, then girl. Pause. Girl acts like decision hasn't been made. Rose given. Repeat. Camera pans to guys not chosen as 3rd last guy receives rose. Host tells girl only 1 rose remains (because the girl can't do math; justifies host as necessary). Girl gives final rose.
T=118min: Preview more problems in future episodes to get viewers hooked, but don't show everything.
Repeat next week.
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