Matt was in his head through his entire final date with Michelle, to the point that by the end of it, he decided to just rip the Band-Aid off and tell her, after she gave him his-and-hers jerseys, that he couldn't see himself getting their with her.Īnd that was that, suddenly Michelle was dumped, crouched and crying on the floor and Matt was still not sure if he was ready to propose or really ready for anything. It just wasn't between her and Matt's father.
The poor guy is in this place emotionally that he's never been, more vulnerable and true to himself, and here's his mother basically telling him that long-lasting love isn't real, when it absolutely his.
It certainly seemed like he was ready to do that, which was absolutely heartbreaking to watch.
We can forgive that they didn't talk about former Bachelorettes Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe shepherding that journey, as the decision may not have been made when this was filmed.īut before we can unpack Emmanuel's conversations with Matt, Michelle and Rachael, we need to power through the drawn-out two-hour finale of his season, where the remaining women both met his family, and his mom rocked his world to the core with one comment. We get that there was a lot to unpack in that "After the Final Rose" special, especially with Rachael making it all the way to the finale, but this seems and important part of the conversation.Įspecially as the special also introduced the future of the "Bachelorette" franchise.
Rachael Kirkconnell Says Stop Defending Her, White People Step Up and Take AccountabilityĮmmanuel acknowledged that this was part of the overall situation, Michelle called it just another piece of what made it all so "overwhelming," but then it never came up again.