We’re back with Zach Shallcross for tonight’s latest episode of ABC’s The Bachelor. Thankfully he’s back after being out of quarantine in Tallinn, Estonia. We learn that Greer is now in quarantine. The women cheers that they hope he has a negative COVID test. He wishes Greer well as he just came off of that experience. He talks with Jesse Palmer to let him know about what he thinks of each of the women. The date card arrives - we know that Charity didn’t get her date in London, but we find out that she does get it!
He meets all of the women to get Charity, but it was nice that he had a mini-moment with all of them. This marks his first day out of quarantine. They go on a horse-drawn carriage ride through the town and watch various games that are taking place in the town. Kat talks with Ariel and continues to stick to the fact that it was ok to pull Zach before the delayed 1-on-1 date with Charity. The second portion of the date takes place as they get to know one another better. She talks about a vulnerable time when she realized that she was in a situation that wasn’t for her and how she found her way back to who she is as a person. Zach lets her know that there is something between the two of them and he gives her the date night rose. They leave their date with a night carriage ride through the city.
The next date card arrives, Brooklyn, Kaity, Kat, Gabi, Aly, and Jess will go out as a group. Ariel will receive the 1-on-1. Jess has a moment as she realizes that she is the last one to not have a 1-on-1 (although Greer doesn’t either, but she is currently in quarantine). Kat continues to irk the women especially when she said she wants to have a clear headspace going into the group date - but kissing him before Charity’s date wasn’t an issue.
The group date involves a healing witch and Jess’ candle went out which made all the women cringe for her. This is the smallest 1-on-1 date that they have been on and Gabi says she hopes that they can all get time in. Zach arrives to chat with the women in the small group and lets them know that he is making sure that he wants to make the most of the moments that they will have. He asks for Kaity first (as she gave him the basket when he was in quarantine) and they connect and he chats with Gabi as well as she was the only one to have a 1-on-1 date before he got COVID.
Jess decides that she’s going to chat with him to tell him how she feels. Because she doesn’t have a 1-on-1 she lets him know that she is not going beg for him and she decides that she will leave. He lets the ladies know that after him and Jesse talked, that he sent her home as they had a disconnect. They are also surprised that that happened and they realized that they have to get their relationships in order. A group date rose wasn’t given either.
WIth a fresh day ahead, he has his date with Ariel which we’re all starting to get to know a lot more about her! Their date is at a nudist sauna. While they’re chatting in the sauna, a couple comes in who are completely nude and they offer insight into what they need for a good relationship. They have a great time on the date and then they have their own time - and then that couple comes back! Now that they’re truly alone, they think back to their date over champagne and a charcuterie board. He gives her the rose.
At the cocktail party, he chats with the women to let them know that their support and kind words pulled him through after sending Jess home. Aly pulls him aside to make sure that they’re still good. Only 2 women have roses at this point as the group date didn’t get one. Kat says that she knows she needs to talk with Zach because her time was taken away on the group date. Charity pulls Kat away to talk about what she felt. They have barely chatted and Brooklyn pops in to talk with Kat while she is talking to Charity. Zach asks Kat if something felt weird or a little off. He asks her about it and she says that she is trying to go about it the best way that she can. They have more conversations and head into the rose ceremony. It will be interesting to see if Greer will come back next week or if she will no longer be on the show?
ZACH GIVES ROSES TO | Ariel, Brooklyn, Charity, Gabi, Kaity and Kat
ZACH DOESN’T GIVE A ROSE TO | Aly, Jess,
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