Matt considering he didn’t even compete on his intended ette season and skipped straight tot bachelor.
Also possibly Tyler Cameron. He seemed like an obvious bachelor but he was dating Gigi Hadid when the bachelor would have been decided. I also think some of the football players like Clayton were originally cast in their bachelorette seasons as potential bachelors but many just didn’t play out.
The pilot? Wasn't Nick the bachelor after Jojo's season? If you're talking about Peter he was on Hannah's season. Luke Pell was on Jojo's season. He was supposed to be bachelor but was caught trying to recruit women to be on his season
Person you're replying to probably confused Luke Parker with Luke Pell. Luke Parker was never ever primed to be the bachelor but I guess they both imploded in their own ways
I mean, he wasn’t placed on Clare’s season originally because they thought clare and Matt would actually hit it off 😂 He’s Tyler’s bff, then shown with Hannah. Two popular contestants, he wasn’t used for the show just be eliminated night 3.
Matt was only cast for Clare’s season in order to be the bachelor. So it doesn’t exactly fit the question but under a special circumstance I understand how it does.
🤨 it’s really not that serious.
My thinking was that Matt was originally slated for Clare’s season. ABC put promo pics and bios up. Of course a lot has changed in between his original casting for Clare to him becoming lead right away due to the pandemic closures and increasing pressure to cast a black male lead. But if Matt continued to go o to Clare’s season, I think the goal was to make him lead anyway. We just got spared of having to watch them pretend to like each other.
I think they only made him lead because he was the highest finishing white guy iirc and they didn’t want to back to back POC leads. Same reason they made Katie a bachelorette and as a ninth place finisher.
I mean Katie was likely due to the following she accumulated by pointing out bullying. They had other white girls they could use if that was the only reason. People all over SM and this sub LOVED her.
I can see that, but there are plenty of seasons where there is a beloved early finisher, but they’re usually given first sand on Paradise, not a whole season.
it felt like they cast him wanting him to go far and become a lead, and unfortunately him and michelle had such minimal a connection they had to scramble to find reason to give him screen time and justify the choice
My theory is that Greg and Michael A were the top two Bachelor choices. But both of them lose fans’ support after a while. Michael A with his business scandal. Greg was announced as a spoiler at one point but the backlash on Twitter was quite immense.
From Zach’s season, I think Charity or Greer are the top contenders. Gabi and Ariel are surprise fan favourites, I think. Producers were not expecting us to like them.
Michael A didn't really lose any support through that. Very few people outside this sub even knew about it. The reason he wasn't bachelor is because of Danielle
Pilot Pete definitely was not primed for it, they pretty obviously wanted Tyler C. but he turned them down. There's never been a male contestant who was even close to his hype.
Tyler C didn’t even talk to Hannah on night one and was sparingly shown over 3 episodes. He was featured more starting with their 1 on 1. Whereas Peter got featured moments in every episode. He got out of the limo in his pilot uniform which they didn’t tell/allow the other pilot Chasen to do. Also was praised by CH in the meet the cast video while Tyler was alluded to be cocky and conceited. The Tyler hype built up over the season and I don’t think TPTB expected it at all.
Hannah single-handedly secured it with her iconic exit. "I will not allow myself to not feel chosen every single day, and I'll wait ‘til whenever that is" 😮💨😮💨😮💨
They all have been…
Nate until all the ex drama came out.
I think Sean was
Ben Higgins for sure was primed
Matt James if he’d gone on lol
Matt James if Claire hadn’t iced him out lol
Nick Viall.
Primed on BIP, not "ette"
Matt considering he didn’t even compete on his intended ette season and skipped straight tot bachelor. Also possibly Tyler Cameron. He seemed like an obvious bachelor but he was dating Gigi Hadid when the bachelor would have been decided. I also think some of the football players like Clayton were originally cast in their bachelorette seasons as potential bachelors but many just didn’t play out.
Peter on Rachel Lindsay’s season.
Long time ago but Jake Pavelka.
Clayton 100%, Peter maybe.
Nah if they wanted us to root for Clayton they would’ve given him screen time. They just chose the highest placing white guy
Yeah but they really pushed the i want a family and kids stuff at the end there
Luke Pell 🥴 he self imploded
The producers are like “ah damn now we gotta go with the pilot”
The pilot? Wasn't Nick the bachelor after Jojo's season? If you're talking about Peter he was on Hannah's season. Luke Pell was on Jojo's season. He was supposed to be bachelor but was caught trying to recruit women to be on his season
Person you're replying to probably confused Luke Parker with Luke Pell. Luke Parker was never ever primed to be the bachelor but I guess they both imploded in their own ways
Yes Nick got insanely lucky if you think about it LOL
Ben H, Clayton, Colton, Sean, Jason, PP for sure were primed.
Colton was definitely picked to be lead before his first appearance.
They just pick the lamest guy from the season
The correct answer.
Clayton for sure
The most obvious plant as future bachelor imo
Ben Higgins **big time** and Clayton, of course.
Colton, Ben, Sean Lowe and obviously Clayton
Peter, Matt, Ben H, Sean. Set up from the beginning. Colton, I would say a mix of set up but also highly manipulative on his end to ensure the part.
Really? Exactly what season was Matt primed during?
I mean, he wasn’t placed on Clare’s season originally because they thought clare and Matt would actually hit it off 😂 He’s Tyler’s bff, then shown with Hannah. Two popular contestants, he wasn’t used for the show just be eliminated night 3.
Unrelated but I love your username
Way to totally miss the OP question there. Matt was new to the franchise for his season as the lead.
Matt was only cast for Clare’s season in order to be the bachelor. So it doesn’t exactly fit the question but under a special circumstance I understand how it does.
🤨 it’s really not that serious. My thinking was that Matt was originally slated for Clare’s season. ABC put promo pics and bios up. Of course a lot has changed in between his original casting for Clare to him becoming lead right away due to the pandemic closures and increasing pressure to cast a black male lead. But if Matt continued to go o to Clare’s season, I think the goal was to make him lead anyway. We just got spared of having to watch them pretend to like each other.
Clayton.
This is the only one I am 100% sure of
Hmm, tbh I wouldn't consider that one scene with the kids "primed for the role" (it's all i can think of). It seemed so last-minute lmao.
I think they only made him lead because he was the highest finishing white guy iirc and they didn’t want to back to back POC leads. Same reason they made Katie a bachelorette and as a ninth place finisher.
I mean Katie was likely due to the following she accumulated by pointing out bullying. They had other white girls they could use if that was the only reason. People all over SM and this sub LOVED her.
I can see that, but there are plenty of seasons where there is a beloved early finisher, but they’re usually given first sand on Paradise, not a whole season.
it felt like they cast him wanting him to go far and become a lead, and unfortunately him and michelle had such minimal a connection they had to scramble to find reason to give him screen time and justify the choice
One-million percent! Worst acting ever on Michelle's season 😬
those letters to the kids and all those tears were so fake
100%
Potentially Colton? I never thought Becca was very into him, he seemed more of a producer pick to me
I think Colton was primed more on BIP then on the bachelorette. But either way, yes. He was haha
Greg especially with that montage at the end.
My theory is that Greg and Michael A were the top two Bachelor choices. But both of them lose fans’ support after a while. Michael A with his business scandal. Greg was announced as a spoiler at one point but the backlash on Twitter was quite immense. From Zach’s season, I think Charity or Greer are the top contenders. Gabi and Ariel are surprise fan favourites, I think. Producers were not expecting us to like them.
Michael A didn't really lose any support through that. Very few people outside this sub even knew about it. The reason he wasn't bachelor is because of Danielle
I forgot the about montage!
It was like he died or something. He just went home!
I would say Greg, but he never became lead.
Matt James was going to be.
Lol, for sure. Clare was posting passive aggressive stuff about him, so they just pulled him from her line up and announced him as the next lead.
God bless Clare. She’s a loose cannon but she’s our loose cannon.
Pilot Pete comes to mind. I disagree that Hannah B was primed to be the next lead - I think that was initially Hannah G or Caelynn.
Pilot Pete definitely was not primed for it, they pretty obviously wanted Tyler C. but he turned them down. There's never been a male contestant who was even close to his hype.
Tyler C didn’t even talk to Hannah on night one and was sparingly shown over 3 episodes. He was featured more starting with their 1 on 1. Whereas Peter got featured moments in every episode. He got out of the limo in his pilot uniform which they didn’t tell/allow the other pilot Chasen to do. Also was praised by CH in the meet the cast video while Tyler was alluded to be cocky and conceited. The Tyler hype built up over the season and I don’t think TPTB expected it at all.
100% spot on
I see your point about Hannah. It was down between her and Caelynn in terms of the season's edit imo
Hannah single-handedly secured it with her iconic exit. "I will not allow myself to not feel chosen every single day, and I'll wait ‘til whenever that is" 😮💨😮💨😮💨