Chris Harrison on 'Bachelor' Finale: 'It Was Unsatisfying To Our Fans' - Video
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Chris Harrison seemed more than a little peeved during the finale of The Bachelor, as Juan Pablo Galavis seemed stand-offish and evasive during the After the Final Rose reunion special. After choosing Nikki Ferrell in the final episode, Galavis refused to comment on why he hasn't declared his love, despite seeming relatively happy with his choice. It's a decision that seemed to confuse and irritate Harrison, although the host of the hit ABC reality series now states that he wasn't mad at Juan Pablo. He just wanted to let the audience in on how "the most controversial Bachelor in history" was feeling.
"The body language was there ... but then the words that came out were different than what I was seeing," says Harrison. "It didn't bother me that he wasn't going to say ['I love you']. But if you do love her, which I think he does, then let the people who have gone on this journey with you know that. For him to come out and give nothing -- and I mean nothing -- it was unsatisfying to her, it was unsatisfying to our fans, it was confusing."
Juan Pablo also balked on the promised "surprise" that Harrison teased throughout the reunion special. Apparently, Harrison was never informed that Juan Pablo didn't actually have a surprise in store, and he still doesn't know what the surprise, if there ever was one, was intended to be.
"[Juan Pablo] told one of our network executives back in Saint Lucia, 'Look, when we get to 'After the Final Rose,' I got a big surprise for you.' And then he reiterated that [before the finale]," says Harrison. "So, naturally, we included that in the show and, naturally, as things have gone this season with him, it was a big dud."
You can watch video of the interview below:
Naturally, there is a certain ethical quandary involved in trying to force a guy to say "I love you" before he's ready. Ideally, the show will inspire that desire, and also a marriage proposal. But the show doesn't always achieve that ideal goal, and given the relative failure rate of Bachelor relationships, Harrison and the producers probably shouldn't be looking to force people to say words they aren't necessarily feeling, since each failed relationship presumably hurts the franchise.
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So what did you think of the Bachelor finale and the season as a whole? What about Juan Pablo? Is he really the worst Bachelor the show has ever had? Sound off in the comments!