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The Bacheloretteseason 21 is coming soon and with Jenn Tran as the lead, it’s meant to be a historic season for the franchise, butI’m worried about what’s to come after seeing the promotional material. While Jenn is making history as the first Asian-AmericanBachelorette,her time as the lead wasn’t something thatBachelorNation was expecting. After appearing onThe Bachelorseason 28with Joey Graziadei, Jenn was one of the women of the season who came out with a popular perception from the audience. WhileBachelorNation praised Jenn, hearing her namedThe Bachelorettewas a shock.
Throughout the press cycle leading up to Jenn becomingThe Bachelorette,several names were being thrown around about who could become the potential lead. While Jenn was in the running, many didn’t take her candidacy seriously with the otherBachelorwomen in the mix. After learning she would be the lead,BachelorNation got excited to see Jenn’s love story unfold, butthere has been a mixed reception to the promotional material that’s started coming out regarding her season. With ABC seemingly promoting the season oddly, I’m concerned about what’s to come for Jenn’s story onThe Bacheloretteseason 21.
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Jenn Was Allegedly A Last-Minute Bachelorette Selection
After Joey’s season ofThe Bachelorwas spoiled online and the editing appeared to be leaning in the direction ofKelsey Anderson being his final choice,BachelorNation began buzzing about who would be the nextBachelorette.Jenn was in the running according toBachelorNation, butmany felt that it would either be Joey’s runner-up, Daisy Kent, or the fan-favorite of the season, Maria Georgas. Maria, who took on more of a villain role earlier in the season, had become one of the more beloved women in the cast, and many felt it was crucial she becameTheBachelorette.
After Jenn was shockingly named to be the nextBacheloretteonThe Bachelor: After The Final Rose,viewers were floored by the decision. Many were shocked that the leading role hadn’t gone to Maria, andothers were convinced that Jenn had been a last-minute switch-upfor the production team. On theCall Her Daddypodcast, Maria shared thatshe’d been slated to be the nextBachelorettefor months, but ultimately decided it wasn’t the right choice for her in the days leading up to the announcement. While this hasn’t been confirmed, if it’s true, Jenn was a last-minute lead choice.
Bachelor Nation’s Felt Lukewarm About Jenn’s Bachelorette Promo
AlthoughBachelorNation has been supportive of Jenn being named the nextBachelorette,the promotional material that came out for her season has left a sour taste in viewers' mouths.I was shocked to see the promo material that came out surrounding Jenn’s season, especially knowing that she’ll be the first-ever Asian-American lead for the series. Leading up to such a historic season for the series,the advertising for Jenn’s seasonhas me genuinely confused. The initial ads feature Jenn inside an arcade-style crane machine, where she’s meant to be playing the game of love and taking back the power.
Is There Less Effort Than Usual Going Into Jenn’s Season?
If the weird arcade-style promos weren’t weird enough,the announcement of Jenn’s castof guys was even stranger. In a video where the guys are posed on a white background, the cast scrolls from right to left as the guys do some cringe dance moves or wave hello to the camera. While there’s no information about who the guys are, their introduction has been strange forBachelorNation. It has mewondering if there’s a reason for the odd promotional material, and why there appears to be so little effortgoing into Jenn’s season ahead of its July premiere date.
I don’t know if it’s intentional that there seems to be so little going into the lead-up to Jenn’s season, or if it just feels like it because of the barrage of promo that led up toThe Bacheloretteseason 20 with Charity Lawson, or even Joey’s season ofThe Bachelor.Whether it’s intentional or not, it’s odd to me that the network doesn’t seem to be putting effort into a season that’s going to make history forThe Bachelorette.Even withBachelorNation excited to see Jenn take the leadonThe Bachelorette,I think it could be lackluster.
The Bachelorettepremieres Monday, July 8 at 8 p.m. EDT on ABC, then streams the following day on Hulu.
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The Bacheloretteis a spinoff show of 2002’sThe Bachelor. First premiering in 2003,The Bachelorettefollows a woman who dates several men to try to find her one true love, eliminating one man each week. Mike Fleiss’ series has endured the test of time by lasting over 200 episodes and becoming one of ABC’s most popular reality TV shows.
