Pilot Pete Bachelor Recap Week 1: The Dime Fifty Buttery Biscuit
ABC is evidently tired of hearing me whine about the Night 1 routine so they threw us a welcome curve-ball this season! Instead of hosting dumb live watch parties across the country or dragging out 17 promos of each contestant, we actually get a rose ceremony and the first 2.5 dates of this journey. My personal journey with the Bachelor franchise began during Jake Pavelka’s “On the Wings of Love” catastrophe, so please excuse any lingering bitterness from that traumatic experience. But Pilot Pete is not Jake the Snake, so please prepare for take-off! Peter appears recovered from his Hannah B heartbreak and is the only available male from Hannah’s season that isn’t already dating Gigi Hadid (Hi, Tyler C.) or detoxing from Bachelor in Paradise. Promo footage begins with strategic, shirtless shots and cheesy flying innuendo as our premiering pilot fondles planes. ABC hired an intern specifically to watch Top Gun on repeat and then hit nearest Goodwill for Peter’s wardrobe (do...