The Golden Bachelorette is finally here and even better than The Golden Bachelor was, with Joan Vassos leading the new series better than Gerry Turner did with turn as the lead. As The Golden Bachelorette season 1 has gotten underway, viewers have been shocked to see Joan leading the series with a level of grace and vulnerability that surpassed The Golden Bachelor’s Gerry. Throughout his season, Gerry was known by viewers to be one of the most open, honest people in The Bachelor franchise. As the facade of Gerry’s vulnerability lifted, Bachelor Nation struggled to trust the former Golden Bachelor.
The Golden Bachelor season 1 ended with Bachelor Nation feeling a massive disconnect with Gerry, and the former lead’s reputation has struggled to rebound from the issues he faced during and after the show. While Gerry has been doing his best to stay relevant, Joan’s been getting ready to contend with her former flame for the Golden lead of the season. Joan’s time as The Golden Bachelorette has been hyped up by Bachelor Nation and the majority of Bachelor alumni who keep up with the series. Joan’s first episode as The Golden Bachelorette proved she’ll be refreshing for the franchise.
Joan Vassos leading the new series better than Gerry Turner did with turn as the lead.
Joan’s A Refreshingly Honest Lead
She’s Open About Her Past, Present, & Future
The Golden Bachelorette’s Joan is handling the pressures of being the lead in a way that makes it evident why she was chosen. Joan, who lost her late husband after 32 years a few years ago, has been hoping that she’d feel comfortable dating again. While she’s been focused on her children and grandchildren, Joan has been doing her best to consider herself in the equation of her life again, now that she’s not steeped in grief in the same way she’s been in the past. Even so, many feared Joan would have a tough time as the new lead.
Joan’s first episode as The Golden Bachelorette was a refreshing look at her open, honest thought process about becoming the lead and meeting her group of guys. While Joan was nervous about the idea of becoming The Golden Bachelorette, her desire to find a genuine relationship after losing someone so close made her jump at the chance to take the leap. Though she was aware things hadn’t worked out for Gerry in the past, Joan knew that she was going to be coming into the process with knowledge of how things worked from the other side, which Gerry didn’t have.
Joan’s Desire To Find Love Is Heartwarming
She Wants To Share Her Life With Someone Else
Although Joan was clear about the fact that she’s been in the love of a lifetime before, losing her husband was difficult, and losing her sense of partnership after being in a marriage for decades was even tougher. Joan shared that going through the pain of losing her husband slowly was something she’d had a hard time handling, especially being the support system for her children at that time. Now, Joan wants to find someone to spend the rest of her life with, and she’s hoping that The Golden Bachelorette will help her to find a person she cares for.
Joan’s Cast Got Creative With Their Entrances
They Weren’t Reliant On Seduction
While the cast of The Golden Bachelor season 1 had some great entrances in front of the Bachelor mansion to begin their season, the guys of The Golden Bachelorette brought a different level of excitement to their entrances. Joan’s cast of guys were funny, genuine, and introspective in different moments of the limo entrances. While many of the women on The Golden Bachelor led with innuendo or blatantly used their bodies to appeal to Gerry, the guys took a different approach, trying to make Joan laugh or complimenting her genuinely upon their first meeting. The guys were truly oozing charisma.
Joan’s Season Seems Like It Will Fix Gerry’s Mistakes
The Season Will Reel Viewers Back In
While Joan’s season is just getting started, it’s already proving to be an entirely different experience from The Golden Bachelor season 1. Joan’s season of the series has made it clear that she’s going to be looking for love seriously, bringing her focus and intention to finding genuine love that can last the rest of her life. Though Gerry’s season appeared to have the same intention, it seems more genuine from Joan after hearing her speak up about her long-term desires on The Golden Bachelorette season premiere. Joan seems to know she has to go into the process being open.
Joan’s hopes of finding love sound similar to the hopes echoed at the beginning of Gerry’s season, but it already feels like as a lead that Bachelor Nation is familiar with and trusts, Joan will be able to fix Gerry’s mistakes. In casting someone the franchise was aware of, but wanted to know more about, The Golden Bachelorette could be undoing the wrongs of The Golden Bachelor. With Joan in control, it feels like The Golden Bachelorette could be far better than its predecessor.
