Let’s talk about Tuesday night’s wild finale ofThe Bachelorette.
Specifically, the explosive end to Rachel’s Bachelorette saga, up first in thethree-hourepisode.
Things got super tense, but a welcome face might have managed to turn the mood around.
Let me set the scene.
It begins with Rachel, one of the two Bachelorettes featured in season 19.
They get engaged, and all is well.
Except, well, no it really, really isn’t.
The engagement scene happens very early on in the interminable finale.
She looks like she’s been in line for six hours at the DMV.
It’s as chaotic as it sounds.
And no folks, it isn’t.
“Might need a glass of wine for this one,” Palmer adds before a commercial break.
“It didn’t really work out.
He cheated on me.”
Somehow, Bachelorette cameras captured what happened next.
Tino says he messed up and kissed a girl.
This could only go well for ya, bud.
Rachel ultimately tells him she’s done and gives him her engagement ring.
It’s the only thing that would have made sense.
Then, it’s back to the live show.
Excuse me, what?
Palmer says it’s the first time they’ve been face to face since Rachel broke off her engagement.
This poor woman (and poor us for having to sit through this mess).
The second convo didn’t seem to yield much new info.
However, they very obviously talked around some stuff.
As orchestrated as it all feels, it’s pretty nice to finally see Rachel crack a smile.
(But Tino being forced to sit there while all this is happening – not cool, ABC.)
“I would love nothing more,” she replies.
After that, Palmer and Rachel’s former flame stand awkwardly in each other’s company.
In other Bachelorette finale news, Rachel’s co-Bachelorette Gabby got engaged to her frontrunner, Erich.
Season 19 contestant Zach is the next Bachelor.
Here’s more of what Twitter had to say about the Rachel and Tino portion.
