TV review
“The Bachelor”
“The worst date ever”: The bachelor plays dead
Whenever it’s supposed to be “authentic”, it’s embarrassing: Bachelor Dominik in Mexico
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How tasteless can a fake date be? As far as this question is concerned, the dome show “The Bachelor” reached a new low this week. Dominik asks the candidates to an embarrassing charade – and only two women show attitude.
It’s not as if the viewers are not used to embarrassment at the dome show “The Bachelor”. It usually quickly becomes uncomfortable when things are supposed to be “really authentic”. Last week, for example, bachelor Dominik Stuckmann took some of his ladies out to tourist taco stands lined up lovelessly and sold it as “the real Mexico”. It was really “cringe”, as the candidates would say, this week. Keyword: Day of the Dead.
The “Day of the Dead” is celebrated in November and is considered one of the most important Mexican holidays. As early as 2003, UNESCO declared the celebrations in honor of the deceased a “masterpiece of the oral and intangible heritage of mankind”. The Bachelor, however, turns it into a lame Mardi Gras party with too much tequila – and one of the most tasteless date ideas in the show’s history. Or as candidate Christina N. commented: “The worst date ever!” But from the front.
The bachelor plays dead and causes tears
Because bachelor Dominik has apparently never heard of the concept of cultural appropriation, he sends tons of make-up, costumes and tequila to the bachelor’s villa in Mexico. This is how Día de los Muertos is supposed to be celebrated, and he himself comes in disguise – and takes selected women with him on a group date. What follows is so incredibly embarrassing that you hardly want to write it down: The bachelor lies down in a coffin and calls for a competition. The candidates should imagine that he is dead and give a eulogy for him.
“Wow, you said that so well, oh, I want to hug you, please, please, please,” he throws his arms around Nele’s neck, who implemented the game so effortlessly that a career in the funeral business is suggested would like. But the bachelor is also enthusiastic about the embarrassingly stammered words of the others: “There was a lot of nice stuff there!” Only Jana-Maria is reminded of her dead father by the insensitive game, has to cry and breaks off her speech – as a thank you, the bachelor lets her tremble to the end later when the roses are awarded (“I was hoping that there would be more!” ). And a second candidate also shows brains and attitude: Christina N. makes no secret of her dismay at the tactless situation. “I would have preferred to have disappeared into the ground, I really didn’t understand what this was supposed to mean,” she scolds afterwards. She is really happy to be back in the villa. “It has nothing to do with Mexico and funeral ceremonies or anything else,” she recognizes and has this confirmed by the Mexican Valeria.
At the latest when the candidate Emily advertises herself as a housewife on the next date, proudly emphasizes that she has no professional ambitions (“I tend to be someone who helps my partner achieve what he wants”) and is rewarded with a kiss, you are also ready for a round of tequila as a spectator. Or as candidate Valeria put it, who unfortunately has to go in the end: “Tequila is Lääbe!”