It's raining episodes! Are you a fan of "The Bachelor", a sucker for "Love is Blind" or lover of "90 Day Fiancé"? We're so sorry for presenting this ugly peek behind the curtains, it can really take the fun out of watching this stuff when you know what the actors/subjects/contestants are subjected to.

Fallon breaks Ash's heart as she tells her about how the producers pull a lot of strings behind the scenes to get the narrative that they want. They manipulate people and use culty tactics on the reality stars to present the story that they think we'll most enjoy (and they're unfortunately right). Why can't we have nice things?!


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-Research assistance by Peggie Brott.
-Audio editing by Ophelia Stone.
-Sources:

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