

The season that will never end continues: Week 9 of Clare Crawley-turned-Tayshia Adams’s season of The Bachelorette began where last week left off—a two-on-one with Noah and Bennett, where only one man will remain. Noah’s a child, Bennett is a condescending asshole primed for Bachelor in Paradise, and so, naturally, he gets the boot. I simply hope that means viewers will be spared future conversations between two equally unaware white boys rattling off uninformed opinions about their personal “IQ vs. EQ.” At the very least, Adams refuses to give Noah a rose, which shows some promise in her decision-making.
A cocktail party with the remaining contestants follows: Brendan wears a cute turtleneck, Riley brings out a cake for his one week anniversary with Tayshia, Zac C. hands her a framed picture from their weird wedding photo shoot. She kisses Ben, who is obviously going to win this season. After the party comes the rose ceremony, where Adams sent Demar, Spencer, and Ed (he was still here?) home. Noah remains, because ABC producers are the real villains.