The Bachelor Season 17

 
by Gina Scarpa
 
I woke up this morning, still in shock from what I witnessed on last night's season finale of The Bachelor. I've replayed the entire season over in my head, asking what I missed, where I went wrong. A few weeks ago, when Sean abruptly ended his relationship with AshLee, I speculated that he felt it would be easier to let Catherine down in the end because she was a stronger person and they were lacking that emotional connection that

 
by Gina Scarpa
 
There's nothing quite better than getting all of the women back together each season on The Bachelor to dish on each other and the man of the hour himself. I must say that host Chris Harrison is always able to navigate through the tears, catty comments, and confrontations pretty smoothly. We kick off this reunion with a montage of the girls talking about one another and of course their main target: Princess Tierra Sparklebrow.
 
Tierra joins Chris in the

 
by Gina Scarpa
 
From the very beginning on The Bachelor, I felt strongly that Sean's connection with Catherine was paper thin. His conversations with her didn't seem nearly as easy as those with other women, like Lesley or Desiree. Both women mentioned have already been eliminated while Catherine soldiers on. Sean seemed much more drawn to Linsday or AshLee, who join Catherine in the final three on this week's episode. Yet, Sean decided to part ways with AshLee, aka the "sweetest woman he's ever

 
by Gina Scarpa
 
Last week's hometown dates on The Bachelor proved to go relatively smoothly, with one major exception. In Los Angeles, Desiree's parents took to Sean quite nicely, but her brother was a different story. Nate was convinced that Sean didn't have true feelings for Desiree, and repeatedly made references to him being a playboy. None of it sat well with Sean and for reasons that he claims are more than just the visit, he eliminated Desiree at the next rose ceremony. Following her elimination, she

 
by Gina Scarpa
 
On last night's special episode of The Bachelor, host Chris Harrison sits down with Sean Lowe to take a look back at the season so far and find out more about his decisions and feelings. He swears that he doesn't favor one girl over another in that group of final three - Catherine, AshLee, and Lindsay. We start with his decision to eliminate Desiree, and he just didn't fully feel he could see a future with her. Des's brother Nate definitely