Michelle Young's Men Tell-All episode of The Bachelorette aired Monday, and as usual, there was plenty of conflict and reconciliation. Although the Tell-Alls tend to follow the same exact script each season, this one felt particularly eventful and controversial at times.
As viewers prepare to see who Michelle will choose, between Brandon, Nayte and Joe, they were able to check back in with some of their favorite contestants, including recently eliminated Rick and Rodney. This season was one in which none of the instigators of drama were able to advance deep into the season. While Jamie got the first one-on-one, Michelle snuffed out his lies early enough to send him packing. Michelle didn't give over-preparer Ryan another shot, and she didn't have romantic connections with adversaries Peter and Will, nor did she seem to hit it off with Chris S.
Overall, this was a very likable cast, and because of that, the Men Tell-All was a more enjoyable watch than in years past, where much of the drama was overblown. When Michelle showed up, she was both respectful and honest, and did not let contestants who had disrespected her off the hook. Here are the top three takeaways from Monday night.
During the Men Tell-All, Tayshia announced that she and Zac Clark, who she got engaged to on her season around this time last year, had broken up. This split was extremely recent at the time Men Tell-All filmed, and this was clear because talking about it made Tayshia extremely emotional. It put Tayshia in an uncomfortable spot, since she was hosting the show alongside Kaitlyn Bristowe, and suddenly Kaitlyn was putting Tayshia on the hot seat. Kaitlyn had to deliver the uncomfortable line of shifting from Tayshia's heartbreak to Rodney's, but when Rodney sat down next to them, Tayshia was still visibly shaken from having to talk about her ex.
Tayshia, unable to stay composed, walked off the set and Kaitlyn interviewed Rodney by herself. Production should be ashamed of the position it put its co-host in, expecting her to perform her role immediately after talking about a break-up that had just happened. The entire scene was hard to watch and was one of the worst decisions production has made in the show's history. It shouldn't have aired.
Michelle had a chance to address the men at the end of the episode, and her conversation with Chris was short. She did not grill him as much as she did with Jamie, and seemed to smile and accept his apology pretty easily. This makes it clear that Chris was put on the show to stir up drama late in the season once Michelle had gotten rid of all the problematic guys she wasn't into early on. His decision to step in and interrupt Michelle at the cocktail party was probably influenced by producers, and Chris had to own that move before apologizing to Michelle on the Men Tell-All. There are certain deals the lead has to make in order to let an entertaining season play out, and Chris was likely a character that was inserted to make the conflict last as long as possible.
Jamie proved himself to be the worst guy on the season when he refused to apologize until the last minute on the Men Tell-All. There were a few other villains. Peter rubbed some people the wrong way, but he redeemed himself by the end of the Tell-All by sharing his pizza with everyone on set. Martin owned up to his mistakes, but Jamie continued to try to be manipulative until Michelle showed him she wasn't having it.
source https://screenrant.com/bachelorette-top-5-monday-men-tell-all-special/
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