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Rose Plate Special: Bachelor Clayton Echard – Episode 9 Another season, another Women Tell All episode, and a very dramatic Fantasy Suite week. Sammi is joined by our guest host, Tuc (aka Chris) to go through the ins and the outs of this almost-final chapter. Who do we think is going to win it all? Do we think someone will reappear? You'll have to listen in to find out on this extra-long episode!

Rose Plate Special: Bachelor Clayton Echard – Episode 8 Another season, another hometown adventure. Clayton meets all of the lucky ladies' respective families and it was, well, uncontroversial. Everyone seems lovely. The dates all went well. We'd be happy to be in any of these families. So, in a nutshell, kind of boring TV. But good for them! Special shoutout to Susie's dad and the absolute gut-wr...

Rose Plate Special: Bachelor Clayton Echard – Episode 7 This week is the most important week so far, but next week won't matter at all. We talk about the therapy sessions, our chosen fighters between Sarah & Mara, and our predictions for the much-fabled final three.

Rose Plate Special: Bachelor Clayton Echard – Episode 6 Things are really starting to heat up in Croatia, I guess! Or not. I have no idea anymore. Bonus feature - Tuc's notes from last episode. Enjoy!

Rose Plate Special: Bachelor Clayton Echard – Episode 5 It's always nice when we can get a fresh perspective on the show. This episode, we got to hear from Tuc, our household co-host who has only graced us with his presence TWICE! (So leave a nice review if you like him on the show, and maybe he'll come back!) We talk about our general impressions of the season thus far, this week's INTERNATIONAL...

Rose Plate Special: Bachelor Clayton Echard – Episode 4 You know producers are desperate for content when they stretch an argument about shrimp over two episodes. With our milquetoast host and equally uninspiring Bachelor, who can blame them? We can only sit idly by, shouting at our televisions about the slow-moving trainwreck happening before us. Tune in next week where we're sure to complain abo...

Rose Plate Special: Bachelor Clayton Echard – Episode 3 It's interesting how Clayton's season has been nothing and everything at the same time. We have some pretty great villains - incompetent, frustrating, telling bold faced contradictions within minutes. What else do we want in our Bachelor viewing? But still, there is so much of the same. We're getting lost in a sea of blonde women without near...

Rose Plate Special: Bachelor Clayton Echard – Episode 2 The combination of things that were contained in this episode...we could have never predicted it. Hilary Duff. Ziwe. And THE BACHELOR? We couldn't believe it. Really, this episode speaks for itself, we're on opposite sides of hating/loving what's happening, and they're keeping it interesting (with the exception of a snooze of a host).

Rose Plate Special: Bachelor Clayton Echard - Episode 1 I really appreciated the title of the Vulture article - "Everyone Hates Clayton." While that may not be entirely true, it is shocking to see three people leave right out of the gate! We have a couple favorites, Sammi messages one of the contestants (you'll have to listen to the episode to find out who), and we love that someone went down in a...

Rose Plate Special: Bachelorette Michelle Young – Episode 10 I won't lie - I think we're both pretty burnt out on Bachelor Nation, but luckily we get a whole week off to recoup! Then we're back at it immediately with our new beef potato, Clayton, who is apparently in love with three women. We'll see how that goes. Michelle's finale was pretty unsurprising and we do wish the best for the happy coup...

Rose Plate Special: Bachelorette Michelle Young – Episode 9 While we think we can see the writing on the wall, this relatively uneventful episode (with one slight shock) has us wondering what the surprising thing is that will happen in next week's finale, if anything. Stick around to the end to get some bonus content about industry plants and PR couples, courtesy of Sammi's recent TikTok deep dive...

Rose Plate Special: Bachelorette Michelle Young – Episode 8 If we were to rank episodes of the Men Tell All, this would probably land somewhere in the middle. A decent amount of drama, some lovely men getting closure with Michelle, and some villains solidifying their place as villains in the series (while, oddly, thinking they looked good in the process, idk). But the weirdest part of this season'...

Rose Plate Special: Bachelorette Michelle Young – Episode 7 This may be the first time ever in Bachelorette history where we like all the men who are left. It doesn't seem like Michelle can make a bad choice from here on out! Without spoiling absolutely everything, all the dates go well, we are happy for Michelle because she deserves it, but oh my gosh, there better be SOME controversy at Men Tell...

Rose Plate Special: Bachelorette Michelle Young – Episode 6 Sometimes I think the editors just do things to mess with me, like put in an enticing clip about Nayte being an actor, and then Clayton leaves and what, that doesn't happen in the episode? Is Clayton coming back? Will Rodney make it all the way to the end? I have so many questions! Fair warning, the first 15 minutes is us talking hot Bach...

Rose Plate Special: Bachelorette Michelle Young – Episode 5 It isn't a season of the Bachelorette without someone to hate, is it? This episode, we just continue to tear Chris S. a new one. We're also eyeing Martin with a healthy dose of skepticism. Because we understand this franchise, we're sure there'll be someone new who turns on us right around the corner (but please, please, don't let it be N...

Rose Plate Special: Bachelorette Michelle Young – Episode 4 We're still picking up steam in the episode, no doubt about it. However, there is some controversy brewing. Michelle wants to feel more seen by the men (100% valid). Chris S. accuses Nayte of being in it for the wrong reasons (100% false and he's 100% a "dweeb"). Olu has not heard the story of Harry Houdini. This episode is quite the corn...

Rose Plate Special: Bachelorette Michelle Young – Episode 3 The men of this season are definitely different from the gems on Katie's season, but there are definitely some contenders who are starting to rise to the top. We get to see Rodney come into his own, Brandon show more of his depth, and then we get this shocking about-face from Jamie. It's always fun to see how our early impressions twist a...

Rose Plate Special: Bachelorette Michelle Young – Episode 2 We have another special episode for you, featuring our guest host, Lineve! She always brings a great, fresh take to our podcast episodes, and this week was no different. We are seeing some favorites emerge, along with some surprises (Steve & I didn't think much about Rodney last week, but it looks like he might stick around for a bit)...

Rose Plate Special: Bachelorette Michelle Young - Episode 1 We're back, and you only had to miss us for two weeks! We're now welcoming in Season 10 (can you believe it?) and as Steve says, it feels like Season 10 of 2021. Could we get more Bachelor Nation crammed into one year? This season is off to an interesting start - some clear front-runners who already have some heat on them, some obvious te...

Rose Plate Special – Bachelor in Paradise Season 7, Week 8 Be still, our hearts! We've reached the conclusion after some interminably long episodes, and golly, we deserve these happy endings. We break down the final romances, bromances, and breakups that wrapped things up.

Rose Plate Special – Bachelor in Paradise Season 7, Week 7 We're really getting down to the wire, and at this point, sometimes there are no surprises. Luckily for us and our watching enjoyment, there has been plenty of action. Makeups, breakups, betrayals, and makeouts. All under the banner of PROM! Sammi continues to support Aaron, Steve gets to enjoy Mykenna, and we celebrate the perfect 80s pro...

Rose Plate Special – Bachelor in Paradise Season 7, Week 6 We're only two weeks away from what we're sure Bachelor production is already calling a SHOCKING finale filled with twists and turns and we are really ready for all the crying. Bring on the ugly crying, please. In this episode, we cover our faves, the ones we wish would go away, and Sammi's undying appreciation for Aaron. Perhaps he will g...

Rose Plate Special – Bachelor in Paradise Season 7, Week 5 Sometimes you just need the catharsis of getting really, really pissed at clout chasers, so that's how we opened this episode. Don't worry, it was balanced out with a healthy dose of love for our favorites, including Joe & Serena, Tammy (who can do no wrong in Sammi's eyes), and Aaron. It was a good, short episode all around and we're...

Rose Plate Special – Bachelor in Paradise Season 7, Week 4 We're back to our regularly scheduled hosting this week. We always love having Lineve on, so I'm sure she'll be back! In this episode, we cover some minor future Bachelor spoilers and a few main conflicts - Kenny/Demi/Mari, Jessenia/Alana/Chris C., and Brendan/Pieper/Natasha. Looks like we're in for a lot of crying next week. This week, we...

Rose Plate Special – Bachelor in Paradise Season 7, Week 3 What a week, again! This two-parter felt more action-packed than last week, and who better to cover it with Sammi than our amazing guest host, Lineve? It's always fun to get a different perspective on the Bachelor Nation contestants we know and love (or love to hate), and it was great catching up with another BiP fan. We talk about Mari an...