My Bachelor Brad Preamble

Okay, before we get into recapping the episode tonight, I must say a few words about Brad.

People have been asking me if I'd be watching this season, as if that's even a question. This, for me, and I think Chris Harrison would concur, is the most anticipated Bachelor season of all time!

Why?

Well, because Brad was a great Bachelor. And no one has ever gone twice. He's bringing baggage to the table. Oh, and one more thing, in case you didn't know: he happens to have an identical twin brother who looks exactly, and I mean, identical, to him. So there's a very good chance that this entire series could be a ruse, and the Bachelor might secretly be Chad. We will not know for sure until the final episode because these two are identical.

The weird thing about this is that this thing is being played like Brad is some kind of villain. We've all seen the promos of the girl making him get on his knees, or the girl slapping him across the face. Um, why exactly? Let's recap what happened on Brad's season:

He got to the end with Jenni, the cheerleader for the Suns, and DeAnna, the eye blinker from Georgia. He rejected Jenni, and then...he rejected DeAnna. He chose himself. For this, he is evil.



But wait...he's not the first person to do this on this show. As you Bachelor historians will note, Jen Sheft chose herself too! She rejected two guys at the end, and yet, that is forgotten. And Brad is the bad guy.

I think he's a victim of editing. The producers did too good of a job making it look like Brad was going to pick DeAnna. We knew Jen Sheft had no interest in any of those dudes. America got it's hopes and dreams wrapped up in the Brad/DeAnna love affair, but it wasn't really there. Let's be honest, Brad was too good for DeAnna.

So I'm not really sure what the issue is here. Would you have rather Brad proposed to DeAnna and then broken it off 2 months later like every single other Bachelor? At least he had the guts to ruin DeAnna's life right to her face on national TV.

I like Brad. And I'm even pretty cool with Chad. So I'm excited. So let's get on with the show...