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Youre not supposed to say I love you too fast.
Youre not supposed to sleep with people right away.
Above all, you are supposed totrust this process.
But the other crucial part of the rules is that everyone is supposed to deny the rules exist.
It is, however, revealing of theBacheloretteproducers.
(The Bachelorettehas often used live reaction shots in similarly dramatic reveals).
It is, to put it mildly, an unfortunate choice.
The bigger thing of note, though, is the wayClare and Dale left the show.
At first, last nights episode was the bestThe Bachelorettecan be.
In both cases, the pleasure comes from that unspoken rule book being cast aside.
This franchise is at its most fun whenplayers resolutely refuse to participate in the game.
ButThe Bachelorettecould not fully loosen its grip on those dang rules.
They slept together, and they both seemed genuinely delighted by everything thatd transpired.
In the immediate afterglow of that night together, he informed Clare that congratulations were in order.
Yes, engaged to be married.
Even though they barely know each other.
But thats how the rules go onThe Bachelorette.
When you get to the end of the journey, theres supposed to be a proposal.
They completed the proposal.
Clare seemed delirious and a touch manic, while Dale looked completely shell-shocked.
But Chris Harrison shouldve let them leave without forcing them to put a ring on it.
