The Golden Bachelorette’s Joan Vassos has a huge journey ahead of her, but as the first Golden Bachelorette, she needs to protect herself from producers who don’t care about her. While the Bachelor franchise has a history of creating deep, meaningful love stories that may or may not last a lifetime, there have been issues with the recent seasons of the series that have impacted the general perception of the franchise as a whole. With the most recent season of The Bachelorette ending in an extremely uncomfortable instance of heartbreak for its lead, Jenn Tran, Joan needs to watch out.
While Joan’s appearance on The Golden Bachelorette season 1 is going to be vastly different than The Bachelorette season 21, as the lead she needs to ensure that she’s protected at the end of the day. Joan, who first appeared as one of Gerry Turner’s contestants on The Golden Bachelor season 1, was excited by the opportunity to find herself in the position to meet the next love of her life in the leading role. While Joan, who was married to her late husband for over 30 years, is ready to search for love again, she needs to be careful.
Bachelor Nation Loves The Golden Spin-Offs For Their Authenticity
Gerry’s Season Felt Inherently Authentic
Although Bachelor Nation is used to the kitschy, campy side of the franchise with shows like Bachelor In Paradise, and even sometimes critiques the original Bachelor shows for their inauthentic tone, The Golden Bachelor was a shift for the franchise. Gerry’s season was praised for how authentic it felt, especially with the way it was cast and edited. Telling the story of a mature adult who was looking for love after loss, the series seemed to be a bit more careful and open with the edit than the franchise can be with other shows.
