Bennett Jordan Explains The Real Problem With The Bachelor Leads

Bachelor Nation’s very own 007, Bennett Jordan, explained why he believes The Bachelor leads keep coming up short. Bennett was only ever in Tayshia Adams’ season of The Bachelorette but became a fan-favorite almost instantly due to his suave personality and well-dressed manner. Despite making it pretty far, around week eight Bennett and another contestant, Noah Erb, got into a bit of drama that resulted in a two-on-one that sent Bennett packing. In a twist, Bennett returned the following week, only to be sent home once again.

While Tayshia was pretty universally liked, the current season with lead Clayton Echard hasn’t exactly gone over as well. Clayton’s actions have gotten him in hot water more than once, with the fantasy suites being the latest in a series of errors. Ever since the episode aired in which Clayton admitted he’d been intimate with and expressed feelings for two other women, only to blame it on the third, various members from Bachelor Nation have been sharing their opinions, with the latest being Blake Horstmann, who made it all the way to second place during Becca Kufrin’s season.

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In an Instagram post, Blake shared a tweet he wrote after the first part of the finale aired in which he claimed, “The leads have a better shot at finding love if they are from the top 3 and have fallen in love in this environment.” Though this claim was met with lots of support in the comments, Bennett had a different take, “I would counter this argument and say whether you’re top 5 or top 3 does not matter at all as long as you know the journey works.” Bennett’s point is that they don’t have to make it far into the competition to empathize with others if they are mature enough to do so already. As he went on to say rather boldly, “It’s a matter of men vs. children on a TV show to get married, and unfortunately puppets are chosen over men when production wants to play the lead.

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Blake’s explanation, that a lead needs to make it far enough to get hurt in order to empathize with their future contestants, can still relate to Clayton. He didn’t make it far at all and was let go before having any sort of meaningful relationship with Michelle Young, which could have contributed to his fight with contestant Susie Evans and heated conversations with Gabby Windey and Rachael Recchia, making it obvious that Clayton wasn’t able to put himself in their shoes. Bennett’s reasoning also works as it’s clear to many viewers that Clayton never knew how to navigate a serious relationship, let alone one that would lead to marriage. And when it came to being a “puppet,” Clayton did play into the producers convincing him to put Susie’s fantasy suite last.

Perhaps the most interesting part of this conversation is that it’s even taking place. Blake captioned his post, “I have been saying this for a long time,” suggesting that he, like many others, has been fed up with the way leads are chosen for a while now. What’s interesting is that for some reason, Clayton’s disastrous season has served as the catalyst for all these conversations, as if it’s become so much of a problem that The Bachelor viewers can no longer remain silent. In the end, it’s uncertain as to which parameters would ultimately result in a good lead, though it seems to be apparent that whatever they are, Clayton didn’t meet them.

The Bachelor season 26 finale airs Tuesday, March 15 at 8 p.m. EDT on ABC.

Sources: Blake Horstmann/Instagram, Bennett Jordan/Instagram

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