By now everyone who is familiar with the show, The Bachelor, knows that the new guy for the next season has been chosen. When the announcement was made, viewers were told they would be “shocked.” Probably not all were, I was not.
Reality TV is all about getting people to tune in, get excited, stay loyal—and this pick was thought to do all 3. There has been a lot of buzz (yeah for franchise) since the choice of Nick was announced and it’s likely he won’t disappoint. Another nice guy would be too vanilla, so they went with a bit of a wild card this time. It’s all about the ratings…
It’s common for a popular runner-up to become the next Bachelor or Bachelorette—which is why Nick was not the guy the first time he made it to the final two. He was the bad boy who kissed and told, and was a poor sport about not being chosen. His first bachelorette Andi was not happy with him and even wrote about his bedroom antics in a new book that has just come out on her experiences as the Bachelorette and the two leading men who starred in that drama.
So why Nick? He’s different—older, bad boy morphed into misunderstood nice guy, gets along well with women as friends, is familiar as opposed to being a mysterious new face, yet is kind of an unknown. Would the real Nick Viall please stand up?
Nick is great at loving the one he is with. He clearly LIKES women, all women. Yet he never seems to really fall for any. He goes from woman to woman, trying her on, but in the end, not feeling it is quite right. What is also different about this Bachelor is that we know a lot about his past dating life, his fear of commitment (we think), his sexiness (from Kaitlyn), his kissing and telling (for sure), his liking but leaving for a better offer ( Jen).
This season we should witness a lot of heart to heart talks between Nick and his ladies, tears (from Nick), mixed messages going from Nick to those he is most interested in—and a different final rose story. Nick is someone who I can imagine asking to put two girls on hold at the end and date both with a later rose ceremony happening if and when he can decide. Who knows, maybe there is hope for Chad..then maybe not.
Whatever you may think of Nick—he isn’t boring. Stay tuned, this one could be fun.
