Adam and Taylor have to make a tough choice right up front about whether Katie will keep going with the season or not (spoiler alert, there's a lot of episode left), Blake doesn't "talk" as much as he links together groups of unrelated feelings with conjunctions, Katie's aunt is openly unimpressed with Katie's life choices, Justin doesn't deserve a public execution like this and Greg's lies make as much sense as his bangs.Details about Katie's ring: https://www.eonline.com/news/1297866/all-the-details-on-bachelorette-katie-thurstons-engagement-ring-from-blake-moynes

Adam and Taylor have been awake for 20+ hours straight, Blake poors syrup oot of a maple leaf ontoo a hoockey puck, eh?, the producers script the hometown conversations and I think there's time for me to get to love it, Justin's friends fill in for his (rightfully) skeptical parents and is Greg so powerful that he can throw a fit so convoluted that even he can't understand it.

Adam and Taylor go solo this week, Michael is beaten by the only thing that could have beaten him (and the thing that was always going to beat him) (not that there's anything wrong with that), Tayshia and Kaitlyn get paid the same no matter how many people listen to this episode, Taylor finished reading the whole internet today, Connor reminds us that every aspect of this show is fake and it seems like two men are tied for first as the most likely next Bachelor.LFO and boy band tragedy: https://www.thecut.com/2021/07/brad-fischetti-on-the-memories-and-legacy-of-lfo.htmlBen and Ana dated for 18 months and no one ever called them "Banana" (that we know of): https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/lifesize-ana-de-armas-cardboard-23344132

Adam and Taylor have to talk about Greg first because he's be personally offended if anyone else came up first, Brendan teaches us all an important lesson about playing by the rules and knowing your place, the most artistic version of Blake paints a stick beast with two backs, Taylor earns an honorary minor in psychology, Mike dresses in the purest white cult robe to finally commit the sacrifice we've all been waiting for and Katie forces Andrew to confront his iffy greeting card promise.Learn more about the Bachelor run/jump hug: https://bachelornation.com/2020/07/22/rachel-lindsay-becca-kufrin-run-and-jump-hug/

Adam and Taylor explain the rules of a hands-off contest that everyone involuntarily ends up in, Busy checks the facts on Justin's background (what a good girl!), Katie's complicated dad drama has another gear you didn't even know about, even two professional queens can't drag an awful debate date into watchable territory, Greg can't read (Katie) because of his insecurity, Connor dies in the friend zone to remind everyone how brutal this show can be and Thanos snaps.Don't read this piece of research about men washing their hands: https://www.thecut.com/2020/03/69-of-men-dont-wash-their-hands-after-using-the-bathroom.html

Adam and Taylor debate the best way to let the guys know they all started losing to Blake, Aaron starts building case evidence against most of the house, the universe is officially back to its exact prepandemic condition, copyright law prevents a new sport from being accurately named, Hunter wins a rose but misdiagnoses his success, Andrew S. has the least exciting/most successful date of the year and there's a lot of bold predictions to make after seeing the teaser for the second half of the season.Bachelor Data analysis of mid-season additions: https://www.instagram.com/p/CQrfr13M-28/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_linkGlamour interview with Katie: https://www.glamour.com/story/the-bachelorette-katie-thurston-i-was-involved-in-a-situation-where-there-wasnt-consent

Adam and Taylor have noticed quite a few deductions in your listening style, Thomas starts off bad and it gets worse, the group date turns into a buddy comedy about conquering your biggest fears, Tre and Andrew S. have different approaches to gossip but only one of them involves Taco Bell, Taylor read a book where she saw Blake naked in words, Katie conducts a public execution to make an example and three cheers for the tribunal approach to social trials.

Adam and Taylor recap Rachel Lindsay's revealing interview with Vulture about how all of this is fake and unreal ... but then spend the rest of the time talking about how Karl is actually awful IRL, Kaitlyn gives some badvice to Katie, this is secretly our 200th episode (OMG are we all in a cult right now?), shame on Adam for not recognizing serious literature when it hits him in the face and Michael is either too regular to win or too regular to lose.

From Vulture - Rachel Lindsay Has No Roses Left to Burn: https://www.vulture.com/article/rachel-lindsay-the-bachelor-franchise.html

Adam and Taylor explore the various types of conflict involved in this week's dates, there's nothing wrong with Mike crying during sex, Taylor has a theory about the body wash our contestants are using, Greg is a regular guy who has the perfect thing to say if you can wait four hours, this episode is the perfect reminder that we don't need any more violent sports dates and Karl ruins everything.

Adam and Taylor catch the community up on important happenings since last season, it was a long night but Andrew S. ultimately won Miss Congeniality, Brad Pitt finds Jay Gatsby in the box, Tayshia and Kaitlyn give a compliment and a criticism in only 5 words, the first ever "Greg's Family" thought experiment is way more detailed than you expected, Mike has chosen to never forego his individual room for the night — if you will — and 75% of these contestants will sell you real estate in San Diego if you're looking.

Look at these goobers while we judge them: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jSfRG0pfYY3AEodalOTjKsmjQEfsU9Wj/view?usp=sharing

Understand the rules of icing: https://thehockeywriters.com/icing-hockey-the-rules/