Why I think Zach Shallcross is the lamest Bachelor ever.
With this year’s season of The Bachelor coming to an end, I think it’s an appropriate time to give my thoughts on the Bachelor himself and the season as a whole. For those who are too good to watch trashy reality shows, this article may not be for you. For those who eat it up like me, read on to see why I think that Zach is the lamest Bachelor ever.
For starters, I want to say that this season of women was one of the best I’ve seen in a while. I’m sure it is difficult for 30 women to date the same man at one time, but these girls made it through while being surprisingly supportive. Unfortunately for me, there wasn’t a lot of girl-on-girl drama throughout the season. I feel like the producers had to villainize a few girls that weren’t even that rude just to get some drama started, which is extremely unfair, but that’s showbiz, right? Either way, I believe that any one of those ladies could have done better than Zach.
First off, they could’ve found a more attractive Bachelor, or at least not put so many shower scenes of his hairy chest in the show. Yuck. Not only do I think Zach is mid as hell, but his personality is non-existent. Everything he said sounded like he was reading generic statements off a cue card. The few times he went off script and tried to make a joke, my internal organs turned inside out with shame. And don’t even get me started on the faces he made when the women were trying to be vulnerable with him. Man must have practiced his “concerned look” in the mirror 15-20 times a day. Zach is just a cringey dude who had no right to have 30 hot women as whipped as they were.
Secondly, the way he handled conflict was somewhat concerning. Anytime a woman expressed worries about their relationship, he sent them packing rather than talk about it. I personally don’t think avoidance is a great way to maintain a relationship if he really cared about these people the way he claimed to. And fantasy suites? Major mess-up. What kind of person doesn’t want to have sex with the person they are soon to marry? Like, don’t you want a test drive before spending the rest of your life with someone? Anyway, not only did he make a no-sex rule, but in typical male fashion, he then broke that rule on the second night and told everyone about it. This was unfair to the two other women and to the one who didn’t realize she was essentially being slut-shamed on live TV. Boo, Zach. (Also, just putting this out there, him crying over getting COVID was a major ick.)
Overall, I think I could find a man almost exactly like Zach (if not better) on the streets of Madison. He didn’t really do too much wrong, he just gave us nothing the whole season. At least the worst Bachelors in history gave us something to talk about. I’m over it, but of course, I had to share my opinion for everyone to see. As for the girls, I hope to see some of them on Bachelor in Paradise, where they can meet a man who doesn’t have such large nostrils.