If there's one thing we appreciate in a season of The Bachelor [Array], it's some delicious drama. And boy, did the start of Colton Underwood's season [1] feed us well — though it took awhile to get there. The three-hour (that's right, it was three hours long) premiere gave us dogs, dancing, drama, and so many virgin jokes. By the way, in case you somehow missed it [2], Colton went into this season a virgin [3].
In-between meeting Bachelor superfans at several watch-parties hosted by former contestants, we met the women vying for Colton's heart [4], and it was a doozy. They quickly proved that they're not afraid to pull out all the stops for Colton's attention — whether that means dressing up in a sloth costume or faking a charming Australian accent [5]. We can't knock that kind of tactical maneuvering (Bri did get a rose at the end of the night [6] after all), but it was the rest of the episode that had us refilling our wineglasses. Two women wore the same dress, pageant queens [7] realised they're in competition again [8] — but this time for love — and this season's "villain" [9] made her debut in a very contentious way.
The entire premiere had Bachelor Nation in a tizzy — some loved it and some . . . didn't — so we've rounded up some of the most relatable reactions that will have you raising your glass in solidarity.
