So, there's been some rumors flying around about the unprecedented level of drama involved in next week's final episode of The Bachelor, and we're sort of like, "It's The Bachelor -- how much higher could the drama level possibly get? Someone drops dead?" More puzzling still: show creator, Mike Fleiss' strangely ominous teaser in the New York Times...
Mr. Fleiss promises that the finale will leave fans hyperventilating. “It’s insane, honestly,” he said. “It’s Chayefsky-esque,” he added, referring to the screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky. “The last hour is pure ‘Network.’ ”
As in the movie “Network,” written by Chayefsky, in which an anchorman loses his mind and viewers start screaming out their windows?
“I don’t mean it’s like his writing,” Mr. Fleiss said. “I mean in the freakishness of it.” (New York Times)
Okay, obviously, lot's to say about the weirdness of those quotes. But first, just so everyone's up to speed here, check out the promo for the finale episode...
So obviously Deanna comes back, right? Deanna returns having ditched the guy she ditched Jason for; Jason debates the merits of falling back into the opportunistic arms of the woman who broke his heart (even though she callously let him get down on his knee and propose knowing she was going to reject him for another man); Molly and Melissa cling to each other for moral support and the whole thing ends in tears -- think of the drama, people. Why not just go all the way and bring Jason's ex-wife back to try and re-kindle the flame? Regardless, can we all agree that nothing that could ever happen on The Bachelor would justify a "Network" comparison or leave us unable to breathe normally? Mike Fleiss may have overstated a little.
Previously:
Awkward Tuesday: The Bachelor Takes the Plunge