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239. Leftover Meatloaf: Elyse and Leah & Bea from The Ripped Bodice Discuss The Bachelor

After an impromptu greeting from Mr. Fitzwilliam Waffles, Sarah and Elyse chat with Leah and Bea from The Ripped Bodice about the most recent season of The Bachelor. They’re all fans of the series, and have a lot of perspective on it, on the multiple storylines presented in each season, and on what is going on beneath the surface, behind the scenes, and between all the people who tune in every week.  If you’ve never watched it, don’t worry – things are explained, especially to Sarah, who can’t watch cringe-tv so reality programming is right out.  They talk about the most recent season, the way the show frames sex, relationships, wealth, and the entire concept of reality, and what The Bachelor and romance fiction have in common. Plus, Elyse gives a quick squee about the new Beauty and the Beast movie.

NB: There’s a bit of uneven audio volume that I tried to fix – my apologies. There’s also some scuffing noises on the microphone, but that was a cat, and I know that cat is not sorry.    

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This is from Caravan Palace, and the track is called “Je m’amuse.”

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  1. Bu says:

    Okay, I’m super exhausted rn but you have Burning Love under your links so…caffeine and podcast it is!

    I was super hard to convince, huh?

  2. chacha1 says:

    I love the whole Bachelor treatment here at SBTB. Have not watched one second of this season’s show, have seen Nick for a minute on DWTS (he was mildly entertaining despite clearly being a tool) but based on the commentary I have to postulate the he is one of those guys who wants a mother he can fuck.

    I mean seriously. There are a lot of them. They want a woman who will take care of their every need and make all the sacrifices and make sure the Prince is doing what he needs to do (gods forbid he should remember anything himself), with a degree of bossiness which this kind of guy is turned on by, but who is also super good-looking and willing to drop trou on a moment’s notice. Basically a sitcom wife, is what they want.

    I hate guys like that.

  3. M & M says:

    Haven’t watched the Bachelor, but I did watch UnReal (binge watched season 1&2 on amazon). It was a tad on the soapy side, but very entertaining! Thought season one was better than season two though.

    I’m off to watch the dog bachelor! 🙂

  4. garlicknitter says:

    I love Dancing with the Stars, and I’m looking forward to Nick going home. I think it might take three or four weeks, though.

  5. Katie C. says:

    My husband, mother-in-law, Mom, and I all saw Beauty and the Beast last weekend (Elyse talks about it towards the end of podcast) and we thought it was really really good. The actor that was cast as Gaston nailed it. And as Elyse mentions in the podcast, a lot of the plot points that were unclear or not explained in the original animated version are explained here and those were much appreciated!

  6. Carolyn says:

    Well, crap. Now I’m curious. I want to dive into old Bachelor seasons, but I can’t figure out where to watch them online. Any leads?

  7. Elyse says:

    @Carolyn this season is on ABC.com and Hulu. I don’t think old seasons are online yet

  8. Zyva says:

    @Katie C. & Elyse. Not sure I approve of the elimination of the predatory overtones given off by the fairy sorceress. They were present in the early French version written by Villeneuve – more than present, very strong, more like text than subtext. (I was alerted to this by a mention on TV Tropes http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WifeHusbandry. (Not a 100% accurate summary.))
    Basically, the much older fairy lady served as tutor to the young prince, and then expected him to marry her when he reached maturity. I dunno where his dad was (sorry; only so much facsimile 18th century French I can read on GoogleBooks at a stretch), but his mum was there when the fairy sprung the marriage demand on them and said “hell no!” So the fairy gave them hell.
    I understand that the female pedophile part is a bit hardcore, but the blame-shifting to the child/adolescent (making him beauty-fixated, and maybe ageist, too) in the modern versions bothers me. Even considering they tone it down from a teacher grooming a student for sexual abuse to a ‘stranger danger’ situation… Door-knocking is still part of predators’ repertoire, a way of ‘compliance checking’ potential victims, with much less excuse than back when it was miles to the nearest village. (Cf: recent episodes of Real Crime Profile. Btw thank you Elyse for the recommendation. Wanted a follow-up to Gavin de Becker.)

  9. TheoLibrarian says:

    @Carolyn The first seasons of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette are available on ABC.com. I’d recommend comparing the first season of Bachelor with the most recent season. You can really see how far the show has come in respect to growing into itself and its premise. Back when the show first aired, it’s clear that the no one had any idea how it would work and the women were dealing with a lot of public criticism for going on a tv show to find love. Plus, the first Bachelor was a total clueless jerk so it’s fun to yell at the tv during his season. The show as it exists now is far from perfect but it has figured out a few things about itself.

    I would highly recommend watching the first season of The Bachelorette because Trista, the lead, is amazing. She’s really frank when discussing sex and what she wants from her life and her partner. Plus, she’s still happily married to the guy she picked at the end and I think it’s pretty clear how they managed to stay so happy after watching the beginning of their relationship on the show. They’re so cute together!

    Thanks for the podcast, ladies! I listen to another Bachelor podcast regularly but I really enjoy hearing y’all explore the show through the perspective of romance and storytelling.

  10. Lateefah says:

    I have to say that the story about the Bachelor crew member sleeping with a contestant had me dying of laughter. I decided to investigate the situation as I don’t watch the show and know none of the characters. However I came across this little gem, and my apologies if this was brought up already, but the crew member’s name that broke both of his legs is Ryan PUTZ. You’re welcome.

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