Next Monday is the traditional “The Men Tell All” episode of The Bachelorette, which precedes the show's two-hour season finale the following week.
Two guys who won't be telling anything? Wes Hayden and Reid Rosenthal.
That's right. Despite being the most talked-about, hated man in Bachelorette history, Wes will not be on "The Men Tell All." This is almost certainly because he has been shafted somewhat by ABC and has since thrown the show under the bus.
Wes is pissed at the show for making him look like an d!ck and especially for outing Laurel Kagay. His omission therefore makes sense. Reid's? Not so much.
Last week, Ed Swiderski and Kiptyn Locke received roses from Jillian Harris while poor Reid was sent home. In every other season, the person eliminated in third place takes part in the "Men Tell All" episode. Reid, however, did not.
Why? Because according to the Bachelorette spoilers we posted yesterday, and what we've heard since, Reid Rosenthal plays a role in the finale.
With no Reid Rosenthal or Wes Hayden interviews, "The Men Tell All" special might as well be renamed "The Dudes No One Cares About Tell All and Kill Time."
Much like Ed’s departure earlier in the season, it seems they’re setting up a return for Reid, who left saying “I should’ve told her that I loved her" and then “If I could reverse things, I would.” His "Men Tell All" no-show fits this perfectly.
There's also the "unexpected confession" Jillian Harris grapples with in the finale.
What this is, no one knows for sure, but odds are very good that it involves Reid, and like last season of The Bachelor, we won't be seeing a "normal" finale.
Knowing how huge The Bachelor's "After the Final Rose" special was in March - though Jason Mesnick dumping Melissa Rycroft for Molly Malaney will be a tough one to top - we will likely get a cliffhanger leading into that show on Tuesday.
It's still unclear what will happen. Reid Rosenthal could come back and profess his love to Jillian, and maybe even propose. Ed Swiderski does propose, from what we've heard, but there is the whole Chicago girlfriend question lingering.
Some have posited that Jillian chooses Ed, but he turns her down because of the girlfriend issue. Could that surprise twist be what gives Reid is opening?
Oh, and Kiptyn Locke is also still around in case one or the other falters. What is going to happen? Share with us your Bachelorette spoilers and theories!
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July 15th, 2009 2:59 PM
I think that Ed will be who she picks, but I wish Reid was still in the running. There is speculation that he may be coming back. I sure hope so. They seem like a perfect fit! Kypton is a great guy, but not right for Jillian. Ed won't give her the attention she needs/deserves. One thing I don't like about Ed is that he doesn't look at her when he is talking to her...he often looks away when it's a serious subject. Has anyone else noticed this?
July 15th, 2009 8:34 PM
I'm thinking Romance in Tofino should be next on the agenda...
July 15th, 2009 8:43 PM
Ok ya'll, here's what happens in the finale so everyone will stop with all this speculator. This is 100% confirmed. Kiptyn and Ed go on their dates, then Reid comes back and goes to tell Jillian how he feels. She shot him down, and sends him home in tears. Then, yes, ya'll will never believe this, I show up and tell Jillian that I was there for her and all this girlfriend speculator is $#%##$%# since Ed was the one who really has a girlfriend. She sends Ed home and choose Kiptyn. Good for him since he's a good guy. Jake Pavelka is the next bachelor.
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July 16th, 2009 1:32 AM
What?! Shut up as if that is really Wes! There is so much speculation it's ridiculous! I hope Kipton wins they are perfect together!! And if jake were the next Bachelor that would be perfect as he was my second pick and let's face it could he be any hotter?!?!
July 16th, 2009 10:47 AM
Why are these Chicks sooooo CLUELESS? They never pick the right one!
July 16th, 2009 1:02 PM
I love Reid :( Ed is gay. Wes is dumb. Jake is a complete dork. I met him at a networking event before I knew who he was. I saw him on the show and DIED!! He's about 5'6" and so dorky. He cried in the hotel. Uuuugh.
July 17th, 2009 2:53 PM
I have had a feeling for a while that Reid is the one with a girlfriend. That Wes truly had broken up with Laurel eight months prior to the show. I think she wants to chooses Kiptin but finds out he has already agreed to be the bachelor. After all Kiptin has been acting strangely. I still think maybe she chooses Ed but they are not engaged. However i do think that it is a possiblity that either Ed or Kiptin has girlfriend.
July 17th, 2009 7:04 PM
Well i agree to all what has been wrote but why can't Kiptyn be the one he's is just as good the rest if not why in the hack did these sign up for the show if they aren't going to honest to the girl tis is what make a person stop watching the show Yes Reid may be better for her but is he ready for marriage no I do think the only one that was ready for Jillian was Jake he was their for the right reason to find a soulmate and a friend and she called him Mr. prefect wrong no one is prefect.
July 18th, 2009 8:43 PM
Look at the video again during the exit interview with Reid - he leaves Jill during midday and by the end of the limo interview it is night. It's either one long ride to the airport on a small island or some spur of the moment writing, convincing by editors to Reid to suck it up and return, and retakes with Reid later in the day in the limo. He probably never leaves the island. Kiptin is cold; Ed's a bore. The writers need a captivating finale.
July 18th, 2009 11:33 PM
You're all wrong--it's not Reid that comes back, it is Jake! He comes flying in, Jillian says that now she knows he was telling the truth and trying to keep her from getting hurt; he says I still love you and would like you to consider me; and he is the one who is chosen by Jillian.