You cannot deny the level of controversy over this well known reality television show that invites 26 people to a house in LA to compete for one person's love and affection. Let's all acknowledge this together because we've all said it: it is an absolute, ridiculous and terrible way of finding "true love."
However, there is something about it that is so addicting. The drama is unlike any other. The deceit and lying and cheating I find to be absolutely hysterical. I often find myself asking this question, "is this really happening?" Your heart finds soft spots for certain people, and you grow a strong hatred for others. This show gets you so emotionally involved in these people's lives that it's almost embarrassing to admit out loud. It's like watching a horse race with your money bet on one you think will win, or like watching a love version of survivor.
And everyone that watches (well those that have a correct perception on reality) questions how these women/men think they will genuinely find love on this show? For the majority of contestants, I don't think they do. I think they want to be on television, visit exotic beaches and foreign countries, and if they come out with a significant other at the end of it, awesome.
However, I think their attitude changes over the course of the show because, let's face it... the only humans they are really interacting with are the fellow contestants and the one they're "dating," which happens to be the only other person of the opposite sex. Think back to summer camp, or band camp, whatever. At some point while visiting, I feel we all experienced falling for a certain someone, and forgetting about them the moment we returned home. Being "confined" alters the way the contestants think--it's like they're falling for this person only because it's the only person around to fall for. This explains why the people you would never imagine the bachelor/bachelorette to be paired with are the ones to find themselves falling in "love."
With that said, it's sad to watch but funny at the same time because you know they're going to be just fine. The tears that they're crying only stem from the fact that they are so confined and obsessed with this man/woman but the moment they find themselves back at home, the only thing they'll probably miss will be the vacation they got out of it.
With all of that said, this shows no depth to me on any level. It's almost like watching a human experiment-- my friends and I often find ourselves psychoanalyzing each person and situation. It's a fun excuse to bust out a bottle of wine or ice cream, and gather around the television with the girls (or guys) to laugh the episode away. It's mindless, depth-less entertainment that happens to show some footage of some pretty awesome places around the world (I know a friend that booked her honeymoon location off of a resort this show visited). It's drama and it's addicting- nothing more, nothing less. If anything, it's a reminder of how sane you are :)
And that concludes my thoughts on The Bachelor/Bachelorette. I'd love to hear yours! Monday is a big episode...hometown dates! Woot.
love you e,
love, t.
I'm finding Ben very predictable! I do wonder why they don't find a bachelor who's more attractive, right? But I usually think that.
ReplyDeleteI do get little soft spots for some of the girls but for the most part I just laugh. :)
I watch it every week T! I watched the HBO series Big Love, and since watching that series, I have just realized how this show is Big Love on steroids.
ReplyDeleteI'm excited for tonight's show, I'm excited to sit back and watch Ben (who isn't that great of a catch by the way) woo these women and "fall" for them and get confused over his never ending battle to have to ax the next one who didn't make the cut.
It actually has started to upset me to watch how deceitful he is and how the world's standards of what a relationship should be is so opposite of the relationship we are meant to have by God's standards, I think way to heavily on this show, but I love watching and in the end, I know he isn't marrying any of them simply because they never do.-Ashley Soderquist