The Golden Bachelor continues to generate tears, as well as high ratings for ABC, this time as a result of an unexpected early exit and the season’s first true drama.
It was another action-packed hour on the most popular reality dating show since, well, The Bachelor, with a talent show-themed group date, several pleasant one-on-one dates, a total of three people departing the mansion, and tons of tears.
Here is a summary of what occurred during week three:
A gifted group
With Golden Bachelor Gerry serving as an adjudicator alongside host Jesse Palmer and former Bachelorette Kaitlyn Bristowe, the women put on a talent show that featured singing, dancing, karate, comedy, poetry, and a middle school sex education lesson.
In the end, it was Joan’s poem “I Just Hope I Don’t Vomit on Your Shoes” that captivated Gerry, who “felt like she was just talking” to him and “no one else was present.”
Joan was given a date with Gerry as a reward, which consisted of a formal dinner and genuine dialogue. During the meal, Joan disclosed that her daughter had just under two weeks ago undergone a C-section and that it was “not an easy delivery, not an easy baby.”
The night ended with a rose, a tribute by Gerry that included “Here’s to you and here’s to a future” and then a kiss.
The morning after her date with Gerry, Joan received a message from her daughter requesting assistance. Joan wept when she realized the decision she had to make. After an emotional farewell with the other women, Joan shared the news with Gerry.
“I must go home and be a mother immediately. Joan stated, “As much as I don’t want to leave, and as much as I don’t want to leave our journey, I have to become a parent.”
One who is “disappointed” Gerry evidently understood her decision and was “thrilled” for the time they did spend together, as well as the fact that they share a “moral compass” where “sometimes doing the right thing is the hardest.”
And with that, the 60-year-old private school administrator from Rockland, Maryland, was gone, while a shocked and saddened Gerry cried on a bench.
