The Bachelor
'The Bachelor' Romanticizes Toxic Behavior, and It Has Dangerous Outcomes
Cassie Randolph's restraining order against Colton Underwood requires us to reexamine how the series romanticizes abusive behavior.
Reality TV's Racism Problem Is Impossible to Ignore
Bravo fired two 'Vanderpump Rules' stars for targeting a Black castmate. There's finally a Black 'Bachelor'. All it took was a national uprising.
Are Your ‘Walls Up,’ or Are You Just Romantically Incompatible?
Here's what relationship experts think of the classic reality TV cliché.
Who The Hell Is Clare Crawley?
At 38 years old, the new (oldest-ever!) Bachelorette could be a breath of fresh air amid all the Instagram influencers and vocal fry.
Ray J's 'Gifts' Is an Underappreciated Relic of His Reality Show Days
You can't listen to the song without remembering the 'For the Love of Ray J' contestant who dropped from the top of a stripper pole into a split.
'The Bachelor' Producers Are Ready to Hook Up Senior Citizens
Bring them your nanas, your pop-pops, your card-carrying AARP members for a potential 'Bachelor' spinoff.
Fox Soul Leaves More to Be Desired
Fox's questionably named new streaming service delivers a slate of talk shows aimed at Black audiences. Viewers deserve more than that.
Why Are A-List Celebrities Dating 'Bachelor' Contestants?
Bachelor Nation was once a different world than the rest of Hollywood. Now its members are marrying in.
No One Under 30 Should Be on 'The Bachelor' or 'The Bachelorette'
The show casts naîve twentysomethings, then constantly questions their maturity—all the while reinforcing outdated ideas around love. Is that why its success rate is so awful?
How TV is Navigating the #MeToo Movement
Episodes tackling sexual assault and harassment have officially become a thing.
Reality TV Stars Share What It’s Like to Watch a Liar Get Caught on Camera
While it’s hard to get those doing the lying to reflect, their witnesses were willing to talk.
'The Bachelor' Needs to Get Over Its Problems with 'Exotic' Food
The show's trip to Singapore was the latest in a long line of cringeworthy segments about non-American cuisine.