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Love Is Blind Season 11 Episodes 12-13: the finale and reunion are here, and Sarah and John reveal they split while Michaela's mushrooms reveal steals the night.With BachelorClues out sick, PaceCase flies solo to break down the end of Love Is Blind Boston, which she calls the worst Love Is Blind season yet. In the finale, Erika and Blake break up, Aneha tells Cam no at the altar after her sister Anika warns her off, Willie and Wilson split over division of labor (and airport luggage), and Sarah and John get married despite the bridesmaids recapping his problematic beliefs. At the reunion, Morrey appoints himself the third Dark Lord, Benita reveals an off-camera engagement, Jax turns her engagement ring from Stew into a pinky ring, and Rob says he's started therapy. Sarah reveals she and John are done after he texted an escort he met on a boys' night out. Error of the Game goes to John's dad and Scott for defending him. Blake earns Face Play of the Game, and Michaela is MVP, with her mushrooms confession as Play of the Game. Plus: social media numbers and The Bachelor Season 30's return date.CHAPTERS(00:00) Intro: BachelorClues Out Sick & a Big Premiere Week(02:29) The Bachelor Season 30 Return Date(03:29) Love Is Blind Season 11 Social Media Numbers(06:18) Finale: Erika & Blake Split(06:48) Aneha & Cam at the Altar(08:13) Willie & Wilson's Breakup(09:21) Sarah & John's Wedding(10:19) Reunion: Morrey, the Third Dark Lord(11:53) Benita's Engagement Reveal(12:42) Erika's Surf and Turf & Blake's Dating Profile Montage(13:10) Jax & Stew's Pinky Ring(13:45) Rob & Michaela: Therapy and Apologies(14:48) Sarah & John Are Done(15:50) Error of the Game: John's Dad & Scott Defend John(16:54) John's Escort Texts(18:08) Face Play of the Game: Blake(18:35) Play of the Game: Michaela's Mushrooms Reveal(21:13) Love Is Blind's Casting Problem(24:58) MVP: Michaela(25:58) What's Next: Traitors, The Vow & Love Is Blind UKEPISODE FAQAre Sarah and John still together after Love Is Blind Season 11?No. At the Love Is Blind Season 11 reunion, Sarah revealed she and John split about a year after their wedding, after he exchanged texts with an escort he met on a boys' night out.Who was Game of Roses' MVP of Love Is Blind Season 11 Episodes 12-13?Michaela, for her media-trained reunion one-liners and for saying she was on mushrooms when she told B-Man she loved him. That reveal was the Play of the Game.Who was Game of Roses' Error of the Game in the Love Is Blind Season 11 reunion?John's dad and Scott, for defending John at the reunion and suggesting Sarah going out a few nights a week was comparable to what he did.

Chris Harrison is promoting The Vow, his new faith-based dating show on Fox Nation, and Game of Roses is digging into the clips in this Digging Deeper preview.BachelorClues and PaceCase open with the week's news: Chock Chapple and Joan Vassos have ended their two-year engagement, and Jen Affleck has posted audio of her husband criticizing her body, which escalates their divorce. Then it's on to the Dark Lord's press tour. On The George Janko Show, Chris Harrison agrees that The Vow could help a generation and calls it the most genuine, real love story reality dating show ever made. He also says reality TV is in a race to the bottom and promises The Vow will have the highest stakes, and he brings up Nielsen ratings for a show that only streams. The hosts look into who George Janko is, wonder what the stakes could be, and predict what happens when Chris Harrison no longer has an ABC boss keeping him in check. The full episode, with Chris Harrison as "the Martin Scorsese of Love," Clare Crawley on Phantom Night One, and the Bachelor Nation cruise, is on Patreon and YouTube Memberships.CHAPTERS(00:00) The Dark Lord Returns(01:19) Chock Chapple and Joan Vassos End Their Engagement(02:23) Jen Affleck's Divorce Video(04:40) Chris Harrison's Goals for The Vow (The George Janko Show)(11:58) Chris Harrison on Reality TV's "Race to the Bottom"(17:22) Who Is George Janko?(19:01) Chris Harrison Without an ABC BossEPISODE FAQWhat is Chris Harrison's new show The Vow?The Vow is a faith-based reality dating show hosted by Chris Harrison that streams on Fox Nation. On The George Janko Show, Harrison called it the most genuine, real love story dating show ever made.Did Chock Chapple and Joan Vassos break up?Yes. Game of Roses reports that Golden Bachelorette Joan Vassos and Chock Chapple have ended their two-year engagement.What did Chris Harrison mean by reality TV's "race to the bottom"?Harrison said reality TV has been lowering the bar with meaningless hookups and low stakes, and that The Vow goes the other way with the highest stakes. BachelorClues thinks he's mainly talking about shows like Love Island.

The Traitors: New Blood Season 1 Episode 9 recap: the poisoned chalice claims a victim, and Victor goes all in on hunting Joe Vanella.BachelorClues and PaceCase break down Episode 9 of The Traitors: New Blood. The celebration dinner for voting out Tomica turns into a round of personal tragedy cards. Meanwhile, the Traitors Joe Vanella and Katie set up a murder in plain sight with a poisoned chalice. Victor tries to swap cups with Vanella and Katie, Kriste grabs her glass suspiciously fast, and Shane makes an interesting trade of his own. At breakfast, suspicion spreads to Kriste, Wyatt and Victor. Katie runs a chemistry play on Victor to steer him away from Vanella. In the haunted house mission, the players summon a spirit by phone, tear apart teddy bears, and Abbey dives headfirst into a toilet. Then Victor skips into the room to confront Vanella before the round table. The hosts name Victor MVP for his bold Traitor hunt, then explain how Faithfuls should really play and why your personal tragedy card matters if you want to get cast. Plus: Whitney Leavitt's new show, Jen Affleck's divorce filing, and our auditions for the Mormon Wives interstitials.CHAPTERS(00:00) Intro: Chad's Magic: The Gathering Glasses(02:20) Whitney Leavitt's Show & Mormon Wives Spin-off News(04:27) Our Mormon Wives Interstitial Auditions(11:06) Lizzy's Interstitial Monologue(13:38) Throwback Game of Roses Ornaments(14:24) Traitors New Blood Episode 9 Recap Begins(14:42) Celebration Dinner & Personal Tragedy Cards(17:42) Joe Vanella & Katie Plan the Poisoned Chalice(18:43) The Chalice Swap(21:42) Creature of the Week: The Taurus Bull(22:00) Breakfast Suspicions(25:03) Kriste & Wyatt Suspicions(26:09) Katie's Chemistry Play on Victor(28:23) The Haunted House Mission(30:47) The Teddy Bear Toy Box(31:49) Abbey's Toilet Dive & the Missed Experimental Play(32:35) Creature of the Week: The Cricket(34:19) Play of the Game(35:58) Pre-Round Table Scheming(38:24) Victor Confronts Joe Vanella(39:27) How Faithfuls Should Play: Metagaming & Rob Rausch(43:50) Round Table Cliffhanger & Episode Verdict(48:36) How to Get Cast: Your PTC Matters(50:42) MVP: Victor(54:05) Coming Up: Digging Deeper & Love Is Blind Season 11 Reunion(56:10) Chad's Retrocausal Lottery DreamsEPISODE FAQWho was Game of Roses' MVP in The Traitors: New Blood Season 1 Episode 9?BachelorClues and PaceCase named Victor MVP for his bold, brazen hunt for the Traitors.What was the haunted house mission in The Traitors: New Blood Episode 9?The players summoned a spirit by telephone, searched a haunted cabin for the objects it described, and brought them to a spirit at the door. They banked $18,000, including Abbey's dive into a toilet to find a necklace.Who won Creature of the Week in The Traitors: New Blood Episode 9?PaceCase picked the Taurus bull from the poisoned chalice scene. BachelorClues picked the cricket that landed on a book during the haunted house mission.

Love Is Blind Season 11 Episodes 9-11 recap: Rob's drunken crash-out at the pod squad bar night ends his engagement to Michaella, in what may be the darkest dump in Love Is Blind history.BachelorClues and PaceCase break down episodes 9, 10 and 11 of Love Is Blind Boston. Michaella's family votes Rob in with a show of hands, but meeting Rob's friends goes off the rails: a drunk friend fires off crude jokes at Michaella while every man at the table stays silent, and when the bar cuts his buddy off, Rob screams "cut the cameras" and knocks into a camera. At the pod squad pub night, Rob threatens Matt the beekeeper, brags he'll "bag 18 girls," and chases Diana across the table, until Michaella says she cannot marry him. Rob is both hosts' Error of the Game. Plus: Sarah tours John's black-mold apartment, Sarah's mom asks John about women's health care, Blake says he and his brother "yelled at" a mystery friend about Erika, and a kissing seal is Creature of the Week.CHAPTERS(00:00) Love Is Blind Season 11 Hits Rock Bottom(04:46) Coming Up: The Vow & Jen Affleck's New Show(06:58) Episode 9: Rob Meets Michaella's Family(09:58) Aneha & Cam's Money Fight(12:09) John's Black Mold Apartment(15:34) Cam's Family Meets Aneha(19:53) Rob's Friends Meet Michaella(26:06) Rob's "Cut the Cameras" Meltdown(27:39) Error of the Game(32:51) "What a Woman!"(34:18) Pod Squad Pub Night: Rob vs. the Beekeeper(39:28) Blake Shuts Down Benita(40:21) Rob Chases Diana(41:44) Episode 10: Rob's Bar Crash-Out(44:09) Michaella: "I Cannot Marry Him"(46:50) Sarah's Family Grills John(48:48) Erika & Blake Do the Baby Math(49:42) Rob's Confessional(52:42) Michaella Ends the Engagement(54:10) Blake's Friends Warn Erika About St. Thomas(55:18) Episode 11: Dress & Tux Shopping(59:24) Blake's Mystery "Gal Pal"(01:01:10) Creature of the Week: The Kissing Seal(01:02:40) Erika & Blake: "This Isn't Real"(01:03:56) Is Love Is Blind Going the Way of The Bachelor?EPISODE FAQWho was Game of Roses' Error of the Game in Love Is Blind Season 11 Episodes 9-11?Rob, according to both BachelorClues and PaceCase, for bringing his drunk friend to meet Michaella and then melting down at production when the bar cut his friend off.Why did Rob and Michaella break up on Love Is Blind Season 11?After Rob got drunk and confrontational at the pod squad pub night in Episode 10, threatening Matt the beekeeper and chasing Diana, Michaella told Erika she couldn't marry him and ended the engagement.What was Creature of the Week in Love Is Blind Season 11 Episodes 9-11?PaceCase picked the seal that kissed Sarah and John at the aquarium, and BachelorClues picked Sarah and John's dog from the puzzle scene.

The Traitors: New Blood Season 1 Episode 8 recap. Last week's round table cliffhanger is resolved: who gets the power of the pardon, and will they use it?BachelorClues and PaceCase break down one of the best episodes of the season. First, the power of the pardon: what the show told the players, what it didn't, and why the hosts think you should always use it. Then the traitors meet in the turret, Abby L is murdered, and the castle can't stop arguing about Fruit Gate. At the round table, Christy debuts the menopause defense, a move PaceCase calls one of the moments of the season, before a vote that changes the game. Plus MVP picks from both hosts, Face Plays of the Game, a mystery beaver for Creature of the Week, Alan Cumming's Highland feast, predictions for the next traitor recruit, and another attempt to get into Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.CHAPTERS(00:00) Intro(01:23) Auditioning for Secret Lives of Mormon Wives(07:18) Who Gets the Power of the Pardon?(07:55) Face Play of the Game: Abbey L's Shock(09:42) MVP: The Power of the Pardon(12:32) The Road to an All-Star Season(17:19) The Turret: The Traitors Plot(19:26) Creature of the Week: The Mystery Beaver(20:11) Breakfast: The Fruit Gate Debate(24:15) Abby L Murdered(27:24) The Follow Strategy(29:52) MVP: Seeds of Betrayal(31:40) The Round Table(32:22) Christy's Menopause Defense(34:27) Round Table Showdown(36:25) The Vote(37:09) The Circle of Truth(37:26) Face Play of the Game: Round Table Reaction(38:22) Alan Cumming's Highland Feast(41:00) Kitchen Confrontation(43:21) Traitor Recruitment Predictions(46:43) SLOMWars and MomTok(52:42) Fixing The Traitors ChallengesEPISODE FAQWhat is the power of the pardon on The Traitors: New Blood?On The Traitors: New Blood Season 1, the player who earned the most gold in the previous challenge gets the power of the pardon, which can save one player voted out at the round table. Game of Roses notes the show never explained whether it could be saved for later or used on yourself.Who was murdered on The Traitors: New Blood Season 1 Episode 8?The traitors murdered Abby L, and the hosts discuss whether it was an attempt to put suspicion on Wyatt.What was Game of Roses' Creature of the Week for The Traitors: New Blood Episode 8?Both hosts picked the animal shown swimming in a river at the start of the second segment. They think it was a beaver but weren't sure, and they asked viewers to identify it in the comments.

Love Is Blind Season 11 Episodes 6-8 recap: the couples leave Mexico for move-in week in Boston, and Rob's mom Mary delivers one of the best meeting-of-the-family scenes in franchise history.BachelorClues and PaceCase break down the three-episode drop, from Jax and Stew's open-ended café reunion to the honeymoon in Mexico. Blake the yacht captain mocks Erika's "land job" and floats life in Portugal while she has a house, two cars, and dogs in Connecticut. Aneha sets up what the hosts call a lizard test for Cam, then the two clash over religion, rent, and tofu back in Boston. Michaella pitches a nightmare Christmas future to Rob, and Wilnie can't stop bringing up Wilson's love triangle from the pods. John's raw milk habit keeps surfacing, but the real turn comes when he screams at someone over a bill while mic'd up, earning Error of the Game. Rob's mom Mary takes MVP for a meeting of the family that toasts Rob's late father and name-checks Netflix itself, and Wilson's family dog Ten wins Creature of the Week. Plus: is Love Is Blind in trouble after back-to-back seasons with no breakout couples?CHAPTERS(00:00) Intro: Season 11 Instagram Check-In(01:40) Jax & Stew's Café Reunion(04:59) The Mexico Honeymoon Begins(06:57) Aneha & Cam's Lizard Test(12:45) Blake Mocks Erika's Land Job(17:30) The Mexico Pool Party(19:16) John's Raw Milk & the Politics Problem(26:05) Michaella's Nightmare Christmas Vision(31:12) Episode 7: Cold Plunge & the Couples Mixer(37:29) Back in Boston: Move-In Week(43:28) John's Phone Rage(44:24) Error of the Game: John(49:15) Creature of the Week: Wilson's Dog Ten(53:33) Erika's Connecticut House(55:17) Wilnie's Family Meets Wilson(56:58) Aneha Meets Cam's Sister & Mookie(59:39) Rob's Mom Mary Steals the Show(01:05:53) MVP: Mary(01:06:46) Sarah Meets John's Family(01:09:29) Aneha & Cam's Tofu Fight(01:13:53) Is Love Is Blind in Trouble?(01:18:26) Traitors Preview & OutroEPISODE FAQWho was Game of Roses' MVP for Love Is Blind Season 11 Episodes 6-8?Rob's mom Mary, for her meeting of the family with Michaella in Episode 8, which the hosts called some of the best familial play they've seen in any franchise.Who was Game of Roses' Error of the Game for Love Is Blind Season 11 Episodes 6-8?John, for yelling at someone on the phone over a bill while mic'd up in front of Sarah, then saying he couldn't remember the last time he yelled.Who was Creature of the Week in Love Is Blind Season 11 Episodes 6-8?Ten, the dog at Wilson's family home, for peeing all over the house during Wilnie's visit.

Digging Deeper: Doug, Taylor Frankie Paul's Bachelorette ring winner, tells Bachelor Happy Hour about their post-show break and the happy couple weekend she kept dodging.BachelorClues and PaceCase dig into Doug's Bachelor Happy Hour interview with Rachel Recchia. Doug says he asked Taylor Frankie Paul for a three-day break a week or two after they got home, not right after filming, which matters given that she was with Dakota Mortensen the day after filming ended. He also says Taylor stopped responding to the group chat producers used to schedule their happy couple weekend, and that communication fell apart from December to January. That sends BachelorClues into a defense of Bachelorette showrunner Scott Teti, who inherited the biggest star in Hulu's history and then a ring winner she wouldn't text back. Before the clips, the hosts pitch a dating show called Midlife Crisis, and BachelorClues reviews the new Carrie series. This is a preview of the full episode, which is available in the bottom of the pit on Patreon.CHAPTERS(00:00) Intro(01:04) Today's Clips: Bachelor Happy Hour, The Viall Files, and Ben Higgins(02:42) Midlife Crisis: A Dating Show Pitch(05:06) BachelorClues Reviews Carrie(09:14) Doug on His Break from Taylor Frankie Paul(13:19) Doug Says Taylor Dodged the Happy Couple Weekend(14:17) Pity Scott Teti, The Bachelorette's ShowrunnerEPISODE FAQWho asked for the break, Doug or Taylor Frankie Paul?On Bachelor Happy Hour, Doug says he asked Taylor Frankie Paul for a three-day break about a week or two after they got home from filming The Bachelorette.Did Taylor Frankie Paul skip her Bachelorette happy couple weekend?According to Doug, Taylor stopped responding in the group chat used to schedule happy couple weekends, though the two did eventually meet up.

The Traitors: New Blood Season 1 Episode 7 recap: Victor corners Tomica at the round table, she throws fellow traitor Katie under the bus, and a surprise pardon power leaves Victor's fate on a cliffhanger.BachelorClues and PaceCase call it their favorite episode of the season so far, even as they watch a castle full of players make massive errors. Victor refuses to let Fruitgate go, accusing Tomica to her face at breakfast and tipping his hand with his "gut the castle" line before Mark is found murdered. The black-heart scarecrow mission knocks Victor, Katie, Morgan, and Wyatt out of the running for the mystery power. Then, in a one-on-one, Tomica tells Victor that Katie is a traitor, earning PaceCase's Error of the Game. At the round table, Victor uses that slip against her for PaceCase's Play of the Game, while BachelorClues gives his to Joe Vanella's roughage defense for eating apples. The vote splits six ways, Katie votes for her own fellow traitor, and Victor lands in the circle of truth just as Alan Cumming reveals the pardon. Plus: is the pardon rigged, why faithfuls shouldn't banish traitors, and split MVPs for Victor and Jay.CHAPTERS(00:00) Intro: Our Favorite Episode So Far(02:17) The Turret: Who Do the Traitors Murder?(02:39) Victor's Top Hat and the Bedroom Interstitials(07:03) Victor Won't Let Fruitgate Go(09:12) Victor's "Gut the Castle" Error(10:29) Mark's Murder Revealed(14:08) The Black Heart Scarecrow Mission(14:38) Creature of the Week: The Crow(16:04) "Boy, I'm Gonna Be Peeved"(17:23) Katie Targets Victor(18:18) Error of the Game: Tomica Names Katie(22:36) The Round Table(24:20) Play of the Game: Victor Corners Tomica(24:35) Play of the Game: Joe Vanella's Roughage Defense(27:06) The Six-Way Vote and Katie's Vote for Tomica(30:35) The Pardon Power Cliffhanger(32:12) Who Gets the Pardon? Is It Rigged?(36:46) Why Faithfuls Shouldn't Banish Traitors(40:47) MVPs: Victor and Jay(42:56) Secret Lives: Orange County SlamsEPISODE FAQWho was Game of Roses' Error of the Game in The Traitors: New Blood Season 1 Episode 7?PaceCase gave it to Tomica for telling Victor that her fellow traitor Katie was a traitor, a slip BachelorClues called a potential error of the season.Who was Game of Roses' MVP in The Traitors: New Blood Episode 7?The hosts split: PaceCase picked Victor for his relentless traitor hunt, and BachelorClues picked Jay for his incomprehensible body-language plays.What was Joe Vanella's roughage defense on The Traitors: New Blood Episode 7?Accused over Fruitgate at the round table, Joe said he eats apples because he's trying to eat healthier and get his roughage, which BachelorClues named his Play of the Game.

Love Is Blind Season 11 Episodes 4 and 5 recap: Jax ghosts Stew after their Mitt Romney reveal, Rob reads Michaella his day-one "dud" notes, and Aneha and Cam get engaged without a single kiss.BachelorClues and PaceCase break down the second half of the Boston season's first drop. In Episode 4, Rob closes out his love triangle with Diana and Michaella, reading his "dud" notes out loud and doing a Trump impression in the pods. Cam's "with that being said" proposal lands with Aneha, Blake dumps Benita, and Stew asks Jax how the Patriots will do in the middle of his proposal. The reveals are mixed: Wilnie and Wilson deliver the best chemistry of the season, Aneha covers her mouth instead of kissing Cam, and Jax tells Stew he's more Mitt Romney than Kennedy. In Episode 5, Jax refuses to see Stew, Rob asks if Michaella would "be willing" to be his wife, Blake tells Erika he braced for her to be "terrifying looking," and the couples head to Mexico. Plus: the engaged couple Netflix cut, the season's manosphere casting, how to play your way out of a bad match, and whether Boston is a dud season.CHAPTERS(00:00) Intro(01:08) The Engaged Couple Netflix Cut(03:09) Love Is Blind's Manosphere Casting Problem(07:53) Episode 4: Rob, Diana & Michaella Love Triangle(08:55) Rob Reads His "Dud" Notes(09:38) Rob's Trump Impression(13:37) Cam's "With That Being Said" Proposal(16:13) Stew & Jax's Bizarre Futurecasting(18:08) Blake Dumps Benita(19:58) Wilson & Wilnie's Reveal(23:26) Rob Picks Michaella, Dumps Diana(26:21) Stew's Patriots Proposal(28:21) Aneha & Cam's No-Kiss Reveal(34:56) Stew & Jax Reveal: Mitt Romney, Not Kennedy(37:04) Episode 5: Jax Ghosts Stew(40:15) Rob's "Would You Be Willing" Proposal(41:40) Erika & Blake's Reveal(43:50) How to Escape a Bad Match(48:46) Rob & Michaella's Reveal(49:56) Mexico: The Couples' First Night(54:08) Rob & Michaella's Cigar Futurecasting(59:17) Stew & Jax Café Cliffhanger(59:52) Is Boston a Dud Season?EPISODE FAQDid Jax and Stew break up on Love Is Blind Season 11?In Love Is Blind Season 11 Episode 5, Jax tells producers she wants to go home and declines to meet with Stew. The episode ends on a cliffhanger as Jax arrives at the Boston café where Stew is waiting.Why didn't Aneha and Cam kiss at their Love Is Blind reveal?In Love Is Blind Season 11 Episode 5, Aneha explains that her parents had an arranged marriage and she never saw them kiss or say "I love you."Why did Michaella's Love Is Blind episode get titled "Here Comes the Dud"?In Love Is Blind Season 11 Episode 4, Rob reads Michaella his day-one notes calling her a "dud," and she jokes "here comes the dud" when he arrives, which became Episode 5's title.