Hoax or Truth

Bachelor's Final Twist

ARTicle by chairo

As I sit down to write this I have to say I am very conflicted. If not for all the rumors and spoilers that have ran rampant this past week I’d say wow what a truly romantic ending. But there were rumors and spoilers which nailed almost everything right on the head.

So I have to ask myself, if most of the spoilers were true … is it possible they all were and that the Bachelor just attempted to pull off the biggest hoax ever in reality TV?

The actual final show tonight was pretty typical of all the final shows in the past. Man takes the woman home to meet son and family. The women get grilled and the family declares they like them both.

Last night dates also pretty run of the mill … sort of the ‘love the one you’re with’ thing. However, as Jason and Melissa’s final date began winding down there was a point where they sat on the couch and Melissa leaned over to hug Jason after proclaiming her love. He looked out over her shoulder and there was no love on his face. It was actually void of any emotion. One more reason to believe it was all a hoax.

In his talks to the camera after each date Jason vowed he was falling in love with two women … something we seem to hear every year from the Bachelor or Bachelorette when it’s down to the final moments. I am sorry I don’t and never have bought into this. You might have deep feelings for two people or even more, but there is always one who you know you don’t want to live without.

As the evening played out, I still kept hope that all the rumors were just that … rumors. Frankly I didn’t care and still don’t care who Jason chose to spend his life with (based on the odds it’s not going to last no matter which one he chooses) but I wanted it to be honest. I have no invested interest in Jason’s life and I don’t have the ability to choose who he should spend his life with because I am not the one who will have to live with that person.

Having said that however, I love watching the show … I love investing my time in seeing the progression of the relationships and how the Bachelor(ette) come to the decisions they make. I like the cat fights and I like to see the most despicable ejected from the competition. However I don’t like anyone trying to con me into believing something is one way, when it isn’t.

The rumors had a life of their own … they were denied and the producers said that nothing about the show is scripted or within their control as to outcome. However, as I mentioned earlier, if most of the rumors proved to be true then how can I not believe they are all true since they all apparently came from the same source.

To remind those who have read them, or to put them before you for the first time, the rumors reported that Molly was Jason’s choice all along. The producers wanted things to go another way to create more drama so convinced Jason to propose to Melissa. During their time a part Melissa and Jason spent every other week together. On opposite weeks they flew Molly in to spend time with Jason without anyone else knowing. If this is true and Melissa was not part of this hoax then all I can say is shame on the producers and shame on Jason for putting her through this. If they were all part of it, then shame on all of them and I hope the show dies right here and now.

It was a little strange to me during the After the Final Rose show how often Chris pointed out that this was all new. Melissa didn’t know she was going to be dumped and Molly didn’t know Jason wanted another shot at a relationship with her. AND where were the tears? When Jason broke up with Melissa on national television if she was really in love with him where were the tears? Where was the broken heart? Where was the anger?

Oh she called him a bastard and told him not to contact her ever again, but it was without passion. If it were me and I was in love with someone and believed it was two sided I would have been so devastated by what happened that it wouldn’t have mattered who was watching. I’d have cried, I have lashed out and I’d probably have slapped him. But Melissa very nonchalantly removed the ring and held it out to him.

If Jason was really feeling like a heel for breaking Melissa’s heart where were the tears that were so easy for him to shed throughout the season?

As I said, I am conflicted. I liked Jason. I hated that DeAnna broke his heart … and her appearance was a non event as far as I am concerned. The hype was again, as far as I am concerned just a rating ploy. I wanted Jason to find the love of his life. I wanted him to have the fairy tale ending. NOW?! I am not so sure. I feel I have been had.

On the other hand, if it was real, his reunion with Molly was fantastic. To get a second chance with the person you fell in love with IS the fairy tale. But there is just too much to try to swallow to know if it was real or not. Oh, I have no doubt Jason ended up with Molly, but I do have doubts that there was any truth at all revealed in the ATFR show.

So in case I haven’t made it clear, Jason broke up with Melissa, supposedly without her knowing it was coming on national television. Then he gets back with Molly, again, supposedly unexpected, on national television.

Was it really the biggest and best twist ending ever or was it the biggest hoax and the biggest lie ever? Maybe if all the rumors hadn’t revealed this a week ago I could sit here and say I am devastated for Melissa but totally thrilled that Jason and Molly finally found each other. I suppose none of us will really know the whole truth about what happened. Maybe it shouldn’t matter and we should just look at it as good drama with a fairy tale ending … but I just don’t know if I can do that. How can we celebrate what was done to Melissa even if this was all on the up and up? She was right when she said, he should have let her go at the final rose ceremony if he had so many doubts.

OR what would have been wrong with Jason just walking away without proposing to either one of them until he knew for sure which one he really wanted to be with? Maybe that would have been a let down and the producers didn’t want another one of those under their belt … but it would have been more honest and it would have been less hurtful.

The previews show on the Jimmy Kimmel Live show, that he tells Jason he hopes they end up married but he doesn’t think it will happen. It was probably said tongue in cheek, but look at the history of the Bachelor … Jimmy will probably turn out to be right. I’d like to finally see true love come out of the Bachelor, but the odds really are against it. If it is real I do wish Molly and Jason all the best.

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