The INSIDER Summary:
• Every season on "The Bachelor" two contestants have to battle it out on a 2-on-1 date, where one of them gets sent home at the end.
• Producers tend to pit enemies in the house against each other making for some very dramatic scenes.
• Seasons 15, 19 ad 20 of "The Bachelor" have had the craziest ones, but JoJo's season of "The Bachelorette" stands out too.
The Bachelor knows how to make finding love uncomfortable. The entire premise of the show revolves around turning love into a competition. The Bachelor has many strategies for intensifying the feeling of competition among contestants. There are group dates in which one contestant is singled out at the end of the night, cocktail parties in which contestants wait hours to see if they get to stay, and eliminations that keep everyone on their toes. Nothing however is more competitive, intense, and uncomfortable than a Bachelor two-on-one date. It's the classic, "two contestants, one date, one rose, one stays, one goes." As we head into the one for Nick's season, let's take a look back at the most insane Bachelor two-on-one dates ever.
For this list I've included dates from both The Bachelor and The Bachelorette because equal opportunity awkwardness. Audiences won't have to wait long for a Nick Viall Bachelor two-on-one date, as it's commencing Monday night. The Corinne vs. Taylor showdown promises to be so dramatic, and I can't wait. It may take the cake as the most explosive yet — even more so than Chad's from last Bachelorette season.
Before we indulge in the new two-on-one date, though, let's take a walk down awkward memory lane.
JoJo Fletcher — Chad & Alex (Season 12)
Chad Johnson and Alex Woytkiw hated each other on JoJo's season, so, naturally they were put on the two-on-one date together. It was an intense date because I seriously thought these dudes were going to wrestle one another in the woods. Chad had the height but Alex had the army training; it would have been a close fight.
In the end, JoJo chose Alex over villain Chad on this hiking date. JoJo would later break Alex's heart after making out with him on top of a horse. You can't make this stuff up people.
JoJo Fletcher — Derek & Chase (Season 12)
JoJo's season of The Bachelorette has the distinction of having not just one, but two two-on-one dates. While the second two-on-one date was less tense than the first, it did involve awkward dancing and a fan favorite being sent home. It pitted early frontrunner Derek Peth against Chase McNary. It ended with JoJo sending home Derek in a move that surprised fans. At least we forever have this gif of JoJo dancing with the two men. I could watch it on repeat forever and ever.
Ben Higgins — The Twins (Season 20)
While not a traditional two-on-one, Ben Higgins took both Emily Ferguson and Haley Ferguson on a date in their hometown of Las Vegas. It's one thing to compete against a stranger on a two-on-one, another to compete against your identical twin. It made sense, though, that one had to go. Dating both twins was getting a little creepy and even good boy Ben Higgins couldn't pull it off.
Ben ended up choosing the more outgoing twin, Emily, but this date definitely brought the intensity. It was also super awkward. Ben didn't end up engaged to either twin, which was a good thing since they were both super entertaining on Bachelor In Paradise.
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