The Golden Bachelorette premieres on ABC this evening with an all-new Wednesday, September 18, 2024, season 1 episode 1 and we have your Golden Bachelorette recap below.
On tonight's Golden Bachelorette season 1 episode 1 as per the ABC synopsis, "For the first time in Bachelor franchise history, 24 seasoned men in the prime of their lives will roll up their sleeves and step into the spotlight, all vying to make a lasting impression on Golden Bachelorette Joan Vassos.
These accomplished men will set aside their usual routines as they begin the journey to find love again -- and perhaps uncover new aspects of themselves along the way."
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In tonights The Golden bachelorette episode, the Bachelor/Bachelorette franchise has entered a new era. They were now helping the older set find love. They used to just help people in their twenties, but now they've got a bachelorette that was sixty-one. Her name is Joan Vassos. She's a private school administrator.
She was also a widow. She was on the first season of the Golden Bachelor and she had to leave due to a family emergency. Her daughter had recently given birth. She was struggling with postpartum depression. She needed her mom and so Joan chose her daughter.
Joan missed out on the rest of the season with Gerry only her story doesn't end there. She was back to find love. She was going to be dating a group of men in her age range until she finds the one.
Fingers crossed that they work out. Gerry's story ended in heartbreak. His story should serve as a cautionary tale for Joan. She now knows that geography was going to play a huge role. She couldn't pick a guy that lives states away because ultimately he's not going to want to leave his own family behind to make her a priority.
Plus, Joan wouldn't want to move. She wouldn't want to leave her family behind and this goes double for the grandkids. She was settled where she was. She celebrated thirty-three years with her late husband. There's no way she's going to want to move thousands of miles away from his burial place.
She still puts flowers on his grave. She loved John and he died from pancreatic cancer. It's a cancer that's automatically means a death sentence. She had to watch him become less of himself until he died. And that was a trauma all on its own.
Joan has been through a lot. She's processed her grief. She was ready to find love again. She was looking to include someone in her life. She therefore needs someone that will prioritize her and naturally some of these villains aren't going to fit the bill.
Just look at what happened with Jenn. Still, there was bound to be one great guy in the bunch. Could it be Pascal? Pascal was French with a charming accent. There was also Kim. Kim was a widow like Joan. He was a Navy man and he arrived in full dress whites. It left an impression.