Mel Owens destroyed the magic of season 1

The Golden Bachelor The first of season 2 has already proven that the cast Mel Owens as a head destroyed what made season 1 with Gerry Turner so beautiful. The Golden Bachelor Season 1 was created in 2023 and played Gerry, a 72 -year -old widower, who was looking for the next great love of his life.

Although Gerry’s marriage to Theresa Nist, a 70 -year -old widow, ended with divorce only three months after making the knot during golden marriage, their love story and the other’s trips Golden Women have captivated Bachelor Nation.

The Golden Bachelor Season 1 was so inspiring because it has proven that people can find love at any age and that the elderly are always dynamic with a full life. While women over 60 are often invisible in society, competitors such as Theresa, Leslie Fhima, Faith Martin, Ellen Goltzer, Sandra Mason, Susan Noles, April Kirkwood, Kathy Swarts, Nancy Hulkower and Joan Vassos, who later became the first Golden Bachelorettehas proven that older women are just as lively as the youngest.

However, The Golden Bachelor Season 2 ruined the magic of the series because of Mel, its missteps and the way the show treats the new group of women. It’s disappointing and sad to see that the season has already failed women, and the beauty and inspiration of season 1 have disappeared.

Mel’s apology seemed false and forced

The Golden Bachelor Season 2 began by addressing the ageist comments that Mel, a divorced father of two sons, made on the In the trenches podcast. Mel’s first words in the series were that no matter your age, because falling in love never stops being magical. He said he had only been in love once in his life, and he would give anything to feel this again. Mel shared that he was delighted to meet women, but it was nervous that they would have false ideas about him.

The show then played Mel du Podcast’s comments, during which he said he would only date women aged 45 to 60. Mel also said he didn’t want women with artificial hips or wigs in his cast. The show conveniently left aside the part in which Mel said he had cut women over the age of 60 in the distribution. Indeed, one of its candidates, Maia Dreyer, is under 60 years old, at 58 years old. The rest is over 60, with Andra Wicks as the oldest at 77 years old.

The Golden Bachelor Then showed that women react to Mel’s comments. Diane Firmani, 71, said she had been offended, while Carla Kemp, 62, said that it is not because someone could be 50 years old, they don’t mean that they are more attractive than someone who is 62. Debbie Siebers, 65, admitted that people can sometimes say really stupid things, so she needed to forge her own opinion. Cindy Cullers, 60, wondered if she was wasting her time if Mel was really looking for someone in a younger category.

Mel then said in his confessional that he had messed up and that he was wrong. He said he replayed a lot what he had said in his head and that he regrets. He then apologized for what he said on the podcast. Mel then said that he knew what many people thought of him, but it is not who he is.

The Golden Bachelor The first of season 2 could not have been more different from season 1, which started on a high note while Gerry ventured into the world of reality TV after losing his beloved wife six years earlier. On the other hand, season 2 started with Mel’s error. In addition, Mel’s excuses to cocktail women seemed false, and the reactions of understanding women seemed forced.

Rather than focusing on hope and love, season 2 started on a sour note with Mel giving empty apology and women doubting him and themselves. He did not seem special or inspiring; It looked more like ABC was trying to justify the decision not to replace Mel as a golden bachelor after the fan reaction.

The premiere of season 2 of Bachelor Golden humiliated women

There were too many problematic scenes

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One of the best things on The Golden Bachelor Season 1 was the lack of drama among women. Except for Theresa and Kathy’s “Zip it” conflict, there was no argument among them. It was a refreshing change compared to the habit Bachelor Chaos as women became friends of support to each other. However, The Golden Bachelor Season 2 seems to move in a different direction.

During the swimming pool festival, Nicolle Kate dominated Mel’s time, and they made themselves in the middle of the swimming pool in front of everyone, which made other women very uncomfortable and angry. He whispered to him that they should relax, but he has still not shown respect for other women by kissing it publicly. The preview of the season showed more of the same thing, which was very disappointing to see.

During the first group date, women had to participate in a cheerleading competition. Although some have been able to consider it as a harmless pleasure, in the light of the comments of Mel’s Age, it was a slap in the faces of women. Although they were delighted to meet their mentor, Paula Abdul, many women seemed uncomfortable and nervous before representing themselves in this way.

Even confident women who had a history of joy and dance had to prove themselves to Mel by doing something that much younger women usually do, and it was difficult to see them carry their cheerleading uniforms. It was the kind of degrading group date that never appeared during The Golden Bachelor season 1, but often occurs on the regular Bachelor.

It seems that, basically, competitors know that Mel loves younger women, so they are ready to do everything it takes to prove to him that they are still young. Mel’s aged, the comments of Mel are a dark cloud suspended during the season because they were what he really felt. The spectators of the man see on the screen now is the character that Abc has created in order to keep him as a golden single.

The Golden Bachelor Season 2 is already too problematic to follow in the footsteps of the Magic Season 1. It is no longer an inspiring show on the power of the elderly, but instead, it is made up of an older version of The baccalaureate. What made him so special left because Mel ruined the spirit of the spectacle. The Golden Bachelor Season 2 should have had a different advance that would have respected the series and kept its beauty alive.