'Bachelorette' viewers are shocked by the unusual handling of a COVID exposure
On a new episode of The Bachelorette Monday, one of Gabby Windey's suitors, Logan Palmer, tested positive for COVID after the group date earlier in the day, but ahead of the cocktail party, which was ultimately canceled. Host Jesse Palmer delivered the news to Gabby, but he didn't quite tell the guys the whole truth, which had Bachelor Nation a little up in arms.
"As you can probably tell by now, Logan's not here. There has been a situation with Logan. And because of that, there is no after party," Jesse vaguely told the guys. Spencer asked if Logan was okay, to which Jesse answered, "Logan's doing, yeah, Logan's doing okay."
Viewers thought the ominous way Jesse didn't inform the rest of the guys about Logan testing positive for COVID, especially since they had all been hanging out earlier in the day on the group date, was kinda messed up since they have a right to know that they were exposed to the virus.
However, following that moment in the episode, there was really no other mention of Logan or mention of a COVID exposure, until later when Gabby casually inserted, "I had to send Nate home and then Logan can't be joining us for the rest of our journey. And so now I have four men." This statement led to even more questions from Bachelorette fans, like – why does Logan getting COVID mean he isn't on the show anymore? Other viewers speculated that Logan may have eliminated himself because he realized he wasn't into Gabby after all.
Regardless, Gabby didn't seem all that upset about Logan leaving. In the end, she shared, "This week, I had to send Nate home, and then Logan can't be joining us for the rest of our journey. And so now I have four men, but I still have hard decisions to make. It's taken a lot of thought in considering Hometowns, but I think I have a pretty good idea of how I want to proceed into the Rose Ceremony tonight."
Video Transcript
JESSE PALMER: We do have a bit of a situation with one of your guys. Logan tested positive for COVID-19.
GABBY WINDEY: Oh, [BLEEP].
KYLIE MAR: On the Bachelorette Monday night, one of Gabby's men, Logan, tested positive for COVID after the group date earlier in the day, but ahead of the cocktail party, which was ultimately canceled. And while host, Jesse Palmer, told Gabby the news, he didn't quite tell the guys the whole truth.
JESSE PALMER: Logan's not here. There has been a situation with Logan. And because of that, there is no after party.
- Can you tell us if he's OK?
JESSE PALMER: Logan's doing-- yeah, Logan's doing OK.
KYLIE MAR: Bachelor Nation thought the ominous way Jesse didn't inform the rest of the guys about Logan testing positive for COVID, especially since they had all been hanging out earlier in the day, was kind of messed up. One person tweeted, does anyone else find it bizarre that Jesse didn't tell the men about Logan testing positive for COVID? Like they should be allowed to know about an exposure. From that point in the episode, there was really no other mention of Logan or COVID exposure until later when Gabby casually shared.
GABBY WINDEY: I had to send Nate home. And then Logan can't be joining us for the rest of our journey. And so now I have four men, but I still have hard decisions to make.
KYLIE MAR: So viewers had even more questions about the suss situation. Like, why does Logan getting COVID mean he can't be on the show anymore? While others speculated that he actually eliminated himself. And with hometowns next week, Gabby was also feeling a little confusion.
JESSE PALMER: What do you want to do tonight?
GABBY WINDEY: At this point, I'm not really sure, but I think I need more time to really weigh all of my options.
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