The Bachelorseason 29 producers are desperately trying to redeem the show after so many failed seasons, sothey’ve added a first impression rose twist for Grant Ellis and his contestants. Grant, a now-31-year-old day trader who’s originally from Newark, New Jersey, but now lives in Houston, Texas, was revealed as the next Bachelor immediately after Jenn Tran said goodbye to him during herBacheloretteseason. He was announced early so that women could apply to the show specifically to date him.
The Bachelorseason 29starring Grant follows Joey Graziadei’s season, during which he got engaged to Kelsey Anderson, and Zach Shallcross' season, during which he proposed to Kaity Biggar. While these two seasons make it appear thatThe Bacheloris a successful show,the truth is that only one man, Sean Lowe, actually married the woman he chose in the end, Catherine Giudici. As theBachelorproducers scramble to find new ways to help the show succeed, they’ve added a first impression rose twist to Grant’s season.
The Bachelor Producers Almost Ruined Joey Graziadei’s & Zach Shallcross' Seasons With Twists
The Twists Backfired On The Producers
During Charity Lawson’s “After the Final Rose” episode, when Joey was announced as the next Bachelor, contestant Lea Cayanan had the opportunity to meet him early.Host Jesse Palmer gave Lea an envelope that she wasn’t allowed to open until premiere night, but he told her that it didn’t contain a date card. However, he did tell her that the contents of the envelope would help her on her journey with Joey, and would change everything.
DuringThe Bachelorseason 28 premiere,Lea opened the envelope to discover that it contained a card that allowed her to steal a one-on-one date from another contestant up until Joey’s hometown dates. However, she didn’t want to hurt one of her fellow contestants by taking time away from her, and she certainly didn’t want to force Joey to go on a date with her when he’d chosen someone else. Therefore,Lea burned the card in the Bachelor Mansion fireplace, and the twist was over before it started. Joey was so impressed by Lea’s actions that he gave her his first impression rose.
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The year before,the producers had tried to interfere with Zach Shallcross' season when they created America’s First Impression Rose. When Zach was announced as the lead, there was a viewer vote for the recipient of America’s First Impression Rose among five of the women who he met early (Bailey Brown, Brianna Thorbourne, Brooklyn Willie, Cat Carter, and Christina Mandrell). Viewers voted for Brianna to win this prize, which guaranteed her safety during the first rose ceremony.
However, duringThe Bachelorseason 27 premiere,Brianna felt uncomfortable as the winner. She was the last to arrive at the mansion, and therefore had to walk into a room full of 29 other women, holding America’s First Impression Rose. Brianna was also concerned because she knew that her rose was not from Zach, but from America.
This meant thatBrianna would never really know if Zachtruly wanted to give her a rose at the first rose ceremony or not. He gave his actual first impression rose to Greer Blitzer.Brianna eventually ended up self-eliminating fromThe Bachelorseason 27. It was another example of a twist gone wrong because it put unnecessary pressure on one of the contestants. The worst part is that theBachelorproducers were so desperate for drama that they introduced these twists before Joey and Zach’s seasons even officially began filming, and then continued with them on premiere night.
While theBachelorproducers tried to take control with these twists, they backfired on them whenLea and Brianna thwarted their plans. Lea put a stop to the twist right away by not feeding into their manufactured drama, while Brianna self-eliminated, proving that forcing a love connection with a vote from America could never work on a show that ends with an engagement. Now, theBachelorproducers are making another attempt at adding a twist, this time in Grant’s season.
Grant Ellis' Bachelor Season Will Have A First Impression Rose Twist
The Producers Might Be Trying To Fix Their Past Mistake
The Bachelorseason 29 producers are once again interfering, adding a first impression rose twist to Grant’s season. Perhaps they’re trying to fix their past mistakes, but it’s unclear what the twist will be. The twist was announced in anABCpress release that read,“Love awaits 25 extraordinary women preparing to open their hearts to Grant Ellis on the season premiere of The Bachelor. With a bold, new twist on the traditional first impression rose, making a strong connection has never been more crucial.”
Love awaits 25 extraordinary women preparing to open their hearts to Grant Ellis on the season premiere of The Bachelor. With a bold, new twist on the traditional first impression rose, making a strong connection has never been more crucial.
The fact that the word"bold"was used is a bit concerning becausetheBachelorproducers love to create drama among the women. It’ll be interesting to see how the show breaks tradition with this new twist. Hopefully,the power will still be in Grant’s handsbecause the twists in Joey and Zach’s seasons took it away from them and gave it to Lea and viewers, respectively. IfThe Bacheloris supposed to be a show about Grant finding his future wife, then he should be making all of the decisions.
The Bachelor Producers Should Stop Interfering
Grant Deserves Better Than Their Usual Manipulation
TheBachelorproducers have to stop interfering in their franchise shows. One of the biggest examples of how they’ve done more harm than good is their two failed seasons ofBachelor in Paradise. All of the couples from seasons 8 and 9 broke up, and it’s possible that it was because of the manufactured drama that the producers created.
FromBachelor in Paradiseseason 8’s Split House twist, in which the contestants were separated, making their brief time together even shorter, to season 9’s Truth Box and Bonfire of Truth, which forced them to reveal their feelings about each other, and the Comedy Roast, during which they insulted each other,it’s no wonder that none of the couples lasted.
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On the other hand,duringBachelor in Paradiseseason 7, the contestants were pretty much left alone to explore their relationships, and that season resulted in four marriages (Kenny Braasch and Mari Pepin, Thomas Jacobs and Becca Kufrin, Joe Amabile and Serena Pitt, and Noah Erb and Abigail Heringer) and an engagement (Chris Conran and Alana Milne).This should prove to the producers that their meddling has been a detriment to the franchise shows. Grant deserves so much better than that.
The Bachelorseason 29’s first impression rose twist hasn’t been fully revealed yet, but it seems like a desperate attempt on the part of the producers to fix their past mistakes. They won’t stop interfering until they get it right. Perhaps this twist will help Grant to get one step closer to finding his future wife, but it’s also possible that it’ll take the power out of his hands and/or put an unnecessary strain on its recipient. The first impression rose always puts so much pressure on everyone, and there’s no reason to make it even more stressful. A more unexpected and refreshing twist would’ve been if there were no twist at all.Hopefully, Grant’s first impression rose twist will lead him to finding his happily-ever-after.
The Bachelorseason 29 starring Grant Ellis premieres on Monday, June 11, 2025, at 8 p.m. EST on ABC.
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