THE BACHELOR PADcast

The season's first villain popped up when he brought up Fantasy Suites and we'll tell you why that's even more ridiculous than it seems. We also dig into Rachel's doubts, Gabby taking charge and the different kind of rose ceremonies we could see this season. Plus Nick Viall and Katie Thurston's feud explained... sort of.

The Bachelorette is back, looks VERY different and we are here to break it all down! We'll take a look at which guys made the best first impressions and how this season could turn out being cruel for both Gabby Windey and Rachel Recchia.

We were promised the most dramatic finale in The Bachelor history and Clayton Echard's season delivered! The Rose Ceremony From Hell to Rachel Recchia and Gabby Windey bringing the heat on After The Final Rose, we discuss all the madness. Plus how long the new Bachelor Nation might last and our thoughts on how the historic new season of The Bachelorette could play out.

We try to pick out the winners -- yes, there were some! -- from the Women Tell All and take the look choices for the new Bachelorette. Plus some very unpopular opinions on how Clayton handled the Fantasy Suites ultimatum from Susie Evans and predictions for the big two-night finale!

Clayton visited the hometowns of his final four and -- dare we say it -- he handled himself well! We'll talk about how these Bachelor hometown dates felt different from year's past and Clayton's anticipated showdown with Rachel's dad Tony. Plus we'll have all the details on next week's two-night Bachelor event, including our reaction to finding out the length of the Women Tell All.

We dive right into Sarah Hamrick's surprisingly quick heel turn, including holes in the very convincing story presented to Clayton. Plus thoughts on the group therapy date, final four and the "historic" announcement about The Bachelor finale.    

It finally happened: Clayton sent this season's No. 1 Villain - Shanae - home! But was her exit actually... boring? Plus, Mara quickly tried to take her place as the fire starter. We'll also try to make sense of Clayton's bizarre response to Teddi telling him she's a virgin and his interrogation of Sarah.

This week's group date had the women roasting Clayton, but we'll tell you why he spent the episode roasting himself. And of course we have to talk about the latest batch of Shanae drama including her fake tears and apology.

Clayton had one of the worst week's we've ever seen from a Bachelor and we try to figure out if he can come back from a string of bad decisions. We also discuss why he continues to keep Shanae around despite her red flags flying right in his face.

One villain went home on The Bachelor, but we'll try to make sense of the one that continues to make noise: Shanae Ankney. Plus, how Jesse Palmer telling Clayton "there are no rules" could wreak havoc later on in the season.

We dive into Clayton's first dates, including a group date hosted by Hilary Duff! We'll also take a look at the odd strategy sessions between new villains Cassidy Timbrooks and Shanae Ankney.

Clayton Echard's season of The Bachelor brought the drama back to the mansion and included plenty of firsts in the franchise's 26th season. We'll give you our first impressions of Clayton as the lead and new host Jesse Palmer. Plus, the wild exits before we even got to the first rose ceremony and a potential new love interest for a Bachelor Nation favorite.

Michelle Young's season of The Bachelorette ended with an engagement to Nayte Olukoya and we have to talk about their meeting with her family, odds they stick together and that VERY generous gift from ABC. Plus the bizarre live portion of the finale and early thoughts on Clayton's Bachelor season.

It's Fantasy Suites Week for Michelle Young and we answer the age old question: is it better to go first, second or third? We also make our final rose predictions and tell you which Bachelor Nation alum is starring in a new movie!

The Men Tell All delivered on the drama, including all of the villains -- Martin Gelbspan, Jamie Skaar and Chris Sutton -- given a chance to explain themselves. We try (really hard!) to decide which one did the most to help their case for Paradise and beyond. We also have some thoughts on THAT SCENE from the preview of Clayton's season of The Bachelor.

Michelle had to make her choices for hometown dates and Clayton Echard wasn't among them, but we'll break down the de facto Bachelor audition he got in this week's episode. We rank the final four, including the one finalist that in clearly living in the Friend Zone.

Michelle's season of The Bachelorette moved to her hometown of Minneapolis and the drama followed. Chris S. and Martin Gelbspan both stepped in it and we'll try to make sense of how one of them managed to stick around for another week. We also have all the latest news from around Bachelor Nation!

Michelle's three dates featured Martin almost accidentally sending himself home, a group date The Bachelorette almost left and a one-on-one with a performance by Andy Grammer. The multi-platinum singer/songwriter joined the show (26:00) to give some behind the scenes details of his performance, including a special song he played as an extra surprise for Michelle, the vibes he got from the couple a...

Jamie and Peter played the role of villains this week and brought all the drama and we'll talk about what made their exits so surprising. We'll also take a look at some new front runners and some differences we're seeing between Katie and Michelle's seasons.

Michelle Young's season of The Bachelorette is here and there was no shortage of drama. We'll talk about how much (or little!) we saw of the 30 men and pick our early favorites. Plus all the details about Ryan Fox and his infamous folders of "research" that was found in his hotel room -- you'll never believe his connection to Bachelor Nation!

The Bachelor In Paradise finale delivered a historic number of happy couples! We'll try to predict which ones will stay together the longest, including the most likely to make the trip down the aisle. Plus the curious decision to have Dean Unglert and Caelynn Miller-Keyes serve as surprise guest hosts.

From Aaron vs. Ivan to Noah breaking up with Abigail, we have all the drama from this week's three-hour episode covered. We also predict which couples will break up, leave dating or get engaged on next week's Bachelor in Paradise finale. Plus thoughts on Jesse Palmer being named the new host of The Bachelor and we'll tell you which Bachelor Nation fan favorites are opening a coffee shop.

Mari and Kenny created Naked Taco Tuesday on their date and you'll never look at guacamole the same way again. Kendall and Joe have one final conversation and out of nowhere Ivan throws himself into the middle of a love triangle. Plus we'll take a look at the rumored new lead of The Bachelor from the cast of Michelle Young's season of The Bachelorette.

We finally say goodbye to Brendan and Pieper, but not before taking one more look at just how many followers they lost and their choice to go the "you can't fire us, we quit" route. Plus we'll break down Maurissa's whipped cream date with Riley, Dr. Joe's quick heel turn and one of the sweetest moments we've seen on the beach.

Multiple couples were accused of being in a relationship and then going on the show so they could get more Instagram followers. We'll take a look at just how much that backfired for Brendan Morais and Pieper James with a look at their before and after follower counts. Plus drama love triangle drama with Joe-Kendall-Serena, Mari-Kenny-Demi and Tammy-Thomas-Becca!