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This season of The Bachelor has finally gotten past the middle of the season where there’s always a lot of drama surrounding women that most fans don’t care that much about. Now we are down to the Final Six and everyone surely has their favorites. This week, Peter Weber is whisking his bachelorettes off to Lima, Peru, where Madison, Natasha, and Kelsey are getting one-on-one dates, while Kelley, Hannah Ann, and Victoria are going on the dreaded three-on-one date.
It sounds like this week will be fraught with confessions — the episode description teases that both Madison and Kelsey have something they are anxious about telling Peter. Will he keep them both around? By the end of the Monday, February 10 episode, he will have eliminated two women, leaving the Final Four ready for hometown dates next week.
Follow along here with our live recap as we dissect all the drama, dates, and distress. All times Eastern.
8:03 — We pick things up as the girls arrive in Lima. They’re excited to be there, of course, but really everyone is like, “Just one more elimination and I make it to hometowns! Gotta stay focused.”
8:07 — Peter does a video call with his mom, who tells him he has to be completely honest with himself about how he feels. “You really need to believe what’s in your heart.” He goes to visit the ladies and tells them that his biggest fear is that in the end, he will have fallen for someone and that person won’t be sure that this is what they want. So he wants them to be really sure that they are 100 percent in this and that they can see themselves having a family with him.
8:16 — Madison gets the first solo date and I gotta say, I think these two have the most natural chemistry of any couple on the show. They walk around an outdoor market and it just feels so natural. It’s adorable that he calls her Maddie. Then they go for a boat ride and then try fishing, it’s super casual, which is kind of nice. As they enjoy the sea air, Madison says she wouldn’t be putting herself through all of this if she didn’t see a future with him, which he is very happy to hear.
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8:20 — Meanwhile, back at the hotel, Kelsey and Hannah Ann talk about how important Madison’s religion is to her and how she should have that conversation with Peter because she needs that in a significant other and if Peter can’t be there for her in that way, that’s a dealbreaker. Yeah, that’s tough.
8:28 — That night, they go to dinner in this beautiful courtyard and I am dying over that red jumpsuit Madison has on. That is a smokin’ outfit and yet it also looks really comfortable. Man, I want Madison to both win this season and be the next Bachelorette. Decisions, decisions.
8:32 — As they talk, Madison brings up the Christianity thing and to her credit, she really just lays it all out there about how important it is to her. Peter looks like he isn’t sure what to say, but he goes with the truth. He tells Madison that he was raised Christian and that’s important to him, but his faith could be stronger if he’s being honest. Hmm. That went pretty well, though I suspect this could be a bigger problem down the line if they aren’t totally in sync. But for now, Peter tells Madison that he’s falling in love with her and she almost starts crying. It’s very sweet and obviously, she gets a rose.
8:40 — Natasha finally gets a one on one and I have a sinking feeling this is going to be “too little, too late.” Natasha seems great, but she is the one Peter definitely knows the least at this point, so unless this date totally blows things out of the water, Natasha is going home. You seem great, Natasha. Hope to see you on Bachelor in Paradise.
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8:43 — Back at the hotel, Hannah Ann and Kelsey talk about how if Natasha comes home with a rose, there are only two left. Kelsey is just straight-up honest that she hopes Natasha doesn’t come home. Yeah, that’s fair.
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8:52 — That night, Natasha and Peter go out to eat and they clearly are doing a lot of this for the sake of the show. “I see potential” and blah blah blah, but they have zero chemistry together. They could totally be good friends, but not romantic partners.
8:55 — Nailed it! Not three minutes later, Peter tells Natasha they’re just friends and he can’t give the rose. Her makeup is insanely good, just by the way. That red lip is straight fire.
9:12 — Peter and Kelsey go ATV riding in the mountains, which looks super fun. Then they make out in the grass on a mountain top. That’s pretty much it for the daytime portion of the date. That night, Kelsey is very nervous because there’s some family stuff she needs to tell Peter about that she hasn’t told him yet. Dun dun dun.
9:15 — It turns out that Kelsey saw her dad about a year ago for the first time in years and they managed to repair their relationship, but her mom doesn’t know she’s been talking to him because Kelsey didn’t want outside influences to affect her decision to have a relationship with him. She couldn’t bring herself to tell her mom before she came on the show, so she has to give Peter a heads up so he doesn’t accidentally let the cat out of the bag. No offense, but is that it? That’s not really a big deal. Peter had to know just in case, but it’s not that earth-shattering.
9:18 — Anyyyyyyyway, Kelsey obviously gets the rose. Peter tells her it was “fun to just roll around on the mountain.” He acts like he means on the ATVs, but we know what he really means.
9:25 — Time for the three-on-one. The only question here is will he hand out two roses on the date or make two of the girls go to a rose ceremony? Fingers crossed for rose ceremony. Also, I’m 99 percent sure Hannah Ann will get this rose, so that means Victoria will have to sweat it out against Kelley in a rose ceremony, which is hilarious.
9:28 — I feel like the show is really framing things for Madison to win and Hannah Ann to be the next Bachelorette, but I hope if it’s one of the girls who is left that it’s Kelley. She would be way more fun than Hannah Ann, who is very pretty and also very boring.
Going into this Three-On-One like… #TheBachelor
9:34 — Speaking of Hannah Ann, she gets some alone time on the date and she immediately starts crying because she doesn’t want to go home. She really does seem super young compared to the other women. It’s weird to think that she and Madison are the same age because Madison seems so much older (in a good way). But anyway, Hannah Ann made a list of why she likes Peter complete with a heart over the i in “things.” Oh, gross.
9:42 — Meanwhile, in a great display of opposites, Kelley is chillin’ like a villain on a couch while Victoria is off having a nervous breakdown because… who even knows?! She’s a basketcase. Case in point: She finally gets some alone time with Peter and accuses him of being “in a mood” and she does it in the whiniest way. Peter’s not in a mood, all he did was try to check in with her. Seriously, she suuuuuuucks. Send her home!
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9:51— Before he gives out a rose, Peter wants to speak with Victoria privately. And then he gives her a rose, OH PETER, YUCK. NOOOOO. RUN AWAY, PETER. RUN AWAY! If you say to someone, “I like a little crazy,” then there is something wrong. You only think that’s “fun” and “exciting” because you are 28, kiddo.
9:55 — Predictably, Hannah Ann gets the other rose and Kelley is going home. #KelleyforBachelorette, y’all. Weirdly, as Kelley walks off, Hannah Ann starts bawling. Girl, pull it together.
9:58 — Kelley talks about how the four girls who are left are “little babies.” I think that’s true about some of them, but not all of them. Also, how adorable was it that the girls were so pumped to see Hannah Ann walk back into the hotel? I love how friendly they all get over the course of the season. You know what I would give anything to get to do? Go on a season of this show as a fly on the wall. Not a competitor (happily married over here), but just get to travel and be friends with the girls. How much fun would that be?!
The Bachelor airs Mondays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.
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