Pilot Pete's Chaotic Season of the Bachelor: A Deep Dive

[@ashleynorton]

Beautiful video Ashley. You are so genuine and real ❤

[@ElizabethNicoleSchwartz]

Agree. I've watched approx one second of the video and you're so genuine and real. Can't wait to dive in ❤

[@eliromero2303]

agreed

[@bakedlove123]

You are here for the right reasons

[@wellyeet1840]

So real ❤

[@lillylei9659]

the comment from 5 hours ago is so real and genuine

[@winterviveca5976]

I totally got why guys competed for Hannah, she was cool as hell Meanwhile Peter has a personality of a paper airplane

[@ollieols3418]

At least he provides a way out for the girls, can fly them back home!

[@kyla9191]

@@ashleynorton you should watch him on the traitors!!

[@vanyadolly]

Truly a mid guy. It doesn't feel like he deserves all the hate he gets, but deffo not ready for marriage or probably even a serious relationship.

[@kuchikimakoto]

Hannah is a mid girl, who can't read a person to save her life and literally has nothing going for her.

[@joelleash8873]

@@vanyadolly But if you’re a white man and not a horrible person, you’re seen as royalty

[@shagorche]

You know if Peter had let them tell their embarrassing sex stories he might have learned about the abstinence thing earlier.

[@weepingwillow314]

Omg right

[@whocut333]

wait omg

[@HeyItsMe1224]

You Know that was production based to out Maddie on stage like that. Good thing it got interrupted.

[@kaskaskas]

@@HeyItsMe1224 that's not really outing lmao it's not like her life would've been ruined if people heard that she was waiting until marriage. it's not exactly something rare.

[@HeyItsMe1224]

@@kaskaskas Not her life, but there was a reason she waited until the end to tell him. She had every opportunity to tell him, and she chose not to, that says she's aware it would change his mind. Or at least she thought it would. Point being, the producers would've wanted her to stand up there and say that shes a virgin with no crazy sex stories.

[@sagetheherbiviore]

is it just me or does "don't let her go. bring her home to us" give the same energy as "show it to me please. send it to me Rachel"?

[@ashleynorton]

they're the same picture

[@Hiolori]

help i just screamed cause that’s what i was thinking about

[@bronbagby]

Exactly what I thought about omfg

[@kendall5696]

LMFAOOO

[@ArturGlass.C]

The smear campaign on Alayah is exactly why "being on The Bachelor" would probably be what purgatory looks like for me. What a fucking nightmare.

[@lizzyblitz07]

I feel so bad. Obviously her actions spurred some of that on. But being called a pill popper for prescription Adderall is just cruel and gross. She likely has ADHD which makes this show even more disregulating than for neurotypical contestants. Also being labeled a drunk for drinking on the show that is known for shoving drinks at you 24/7, is dumb. All around I'm glad she realized her faults, fought back against the addiction rumors, and is doing well

[@ArturGlass.C]

@@lizzyblitz07 100% also this all comes from people she was supposed to live with for a period of time. Everytime Peter wouldn't be here she'd have to deal with how she couldn't trust anyone in the house and knowing she'd be judged for every single action that she'd take. Which is even more stressfull considering she knows there's cameras on her all the time, and she could be badly edited at any moments and judged to hell and back by everyone at home AS WELL. It's such a terrifying scenario.

[@camille1324]

Shunning behavior is so weird

[@quanruicorre]

​@@lizzyblitz07 that was kelsey not alayah lol

[@loptylou4727]

‘These women are screaming like they just saw the Kenny assassination’ SENT MEEEEE

[@BoadieBroadus3211]

Makes up for the reaction to: “Ladies…you’re going to…CLEVELAND, OHIO!!”

[@rachaelmcmillan7737]

i laughed OUT LOUD at this

[@mchjsosde]

The typo makes this even funnier

[@BoadieBroadus3211]

@@mchjsosde OH MY GOD THE CIA KILLED KENNY!!

[@idkhowbutimgay]

#teamkenney

[@Lespritdelescali]

My favorite tidbit of Pilot Pete lore is that he and his mom were roommates with Victoria Justice and her mom when he was a child actor. So much of his relationship with his mom makes sense when you realize that she was his momanager during his failed child actor era. I think Victoria Justice said that Pete and his mom shared a room when they all lived together?

[@madssocks8532]

Okay, yeah, suddenly *everything* makes sense -Lane

[@Kimnicpat]

What?!?This is both new and very enlightening information.

[@Algimantaz]

NOW IT MAKES SENSE WHY HE WAS SO READY TO TELL HIS MOM TO F OFF WHEN SHE GOT ALL DRAMATIC N EMOTIONALLY MANIPULATIVE

[@charmedblondie4]

The funniest thing about the champagne drama to me is that I used to work at Bevmo so I immediately recognized the bottle as a mediocre $25 prosecco that was always on a bogo sale, which just feels like the ultimate insult to injury

[@campbellk9742]

These recreations to get around copyright violations. The amount of outfit changes and acting skills. The “DONT LET HER GOOOOOO” and the finger mustache for the father. Give THIS woman an EGOT fr fr

[@givepeasachance7]

The finger mustache is the best thing I've seen all week. I still laugh thinking about it.

[@cecille5833]

sooooo Charlie Swan coded

[@rabbit9905]

I genuinely have never seen any Bachelor/ette related materials, never been a reality tv girlie at all. But this girl could talk about ANYTHING and I'd listen for hiurs

[@raffy4527]

when you said "it made victoria p" and paused i thought you meant that the simulator made her pee herself 😭

[@madisonemily4083]

Same 😭

[@jekyle4074]

me three! 😂

[@faddyfairy]

me four 😂

[@whereisbenstiller]

me five

[@insanepenguin1990]

Same!!

[@stephanieb1127]

You know what kills me about the whole Vicky F and Chase Rice thing? Peter's literal own ex, Hannah Brown, was there like two episodes ago. It's basically the same thing. They could have just laughed and it was SOOOOOO dramatic for nothing. Love it sm.

[@barb0za0]

right? i would be cracking up if i was peter. yes, i would look like a huge goober after the reveal, but who cares? it's a funny situation

[@vlad5042]

yeah victoria f was really frustrating in general, it was difficult to relate to her thought process at any moment partially bc she was really bad at communicating how she feels

[@teadrinker214]

i love how instead of a show about making a commitment of marriage at the end, this guy seemed not even remotely ready for a long term relationship

[@vanyadolly]

He was on TWO SEASONS of this show and still didn't seem to grasp the point. 😂 I almost feel bad for him, he seemed genuinely obtuse rather than malicious.

[@emilyv12]

Yesss he has "let's see where it goes", doesn't want labels vibes and these girls literally signed up for a show where you essentially win a lifetime commitment to the series lead.

[@Bethany9513]

And then has the audacity to send someone home when they say they’re having ‘fun’ with him because NO. This is *serious* business 🫣🙃🥴🤨

[@rclementine77]

Me thinking the Mckenna faces were an exaggerated joke and then swiftly being proven wrong had me in tears

[@JazzyFro]

Had me cackling 😂

[@meaghanrm88]

the CCTV footage of Pete hitting his head on the glass on the golf cart SENT ME

[@hp8685]

1:10:27

[@CL0UD3D.]

Me too, like I feel so mean for laughing at this poor dude's injury but oh my god

[@meaghanrm88]

@@hp8685 thank you

[@meaghanrm88]

@@CL0UD3D. NO SERIOUSLY the timing was just comedic sorry pilot pete

[@violatyrant]

The sound effects,,,, masterful

[@nekograce7914]

Meeting Peter’s mother would’ve sent me running. SCREAMING in the other direction.

[@mchjsosde]

She strikes fear in me

[@crab2195]

the og toxic boy mom💀

[@amycaitlyn1120]

Truly the mother in law from hell - a Freudian nightmare lol!

[@finchcarvingadiamond]

Behind every toxic bachelor scenario is a toxic mom lol

[@laram3897]

I can’t get over how the We Love Marlins thing sounds like a rejected B plot for an early Bojack Horseman episode

[@Caelinus]

The fact that someone thought that was a good idea is truly staggering to me. Like, I literally do not know how to feel about that information.

[@Emilyj523]

I wish I could hear the recording of the meeting where they pitched the idea

[@orangeants]

​@@Caelinus oh they didn't think it was a good idea because they're decent people, they specifically want the white lives matter crowd

[@calamari89]

This is sending me that’s so accurate. Princess Carolyn would have a fit

[@kiittykiiwii]

i was knitting during that part and it caught me so off guard i stared at the screen flabbergasted. i have so many questions.

[@daisyprayers]

I've never seen the Bachelor in my life but I will absolutely watch another two hours of Ashley doing a Bachelor deep dive.

[@jeniwilson810]

Agreed. I need more!

[@spoogtastic]

Right here with ya!

[@marebear024]

me too!! 🤣

[@nattoluvsyou]

lol. Y’all should probably just watch the show too.

[@atlantictiger]

Same here, fully LOST it at the two football stars, I would truly pay attention to sports if they were played by Bachelor contestants

[@tvmayer]

Can I just say if I had quit my job to go on this show, and I was exhausted, and stressed, and tipsy/drunk, the champagne thing would have ABSOLUTELY devastated me. That is the kind of shit that breaks me. I stand with Kelsey.

[@tvmayer]

that hat looks so cute on you! So much respect for people that can pull off a strong hat.

[@jtw-r]

@@tvmayerdid you j…. ust

[@deaddoveinside]

THE WAY I CACKLED WHEN KELSEY GOT CHAMPAGNE ALL OVER HER FACE GIRLLLLLLLLLL I would leave

[@ashleynorton]

you would never see me again if that was me

[@LeoGirl80]

SAME. I would’ve not only left the show, I would’ve left the country cuz ain’t no way lol

[@Littlemissdoorsgirl]

Calling someone out for being fake for the cameras on a REALITY SHOW is so wild. Like that's not the whole point.

[@conorsullivan3528]

Kelsey: "I feel like...there's a disrespect...and there's...and you disrespected me." MyKenna: **solemn nod**

[@8bitbarbie163]

I was like 14 when i watched peters season and lemme tell you, as an alayah defender i was fighting for my life on bachelor nation twitter, i was in the TRENCHES

[@8bitbarbie163]

but alayah had some cosmic force on her side cause her karma was immaculate, day after peter dumped her he got a concussion, then all of her opps were eliminated in QUICK succession, and even after her elimination they still had her names on the tip of their tongues

[@macy_mariee]

i’ll be an alayah defender forever

[@handsoaphandsoap]

To add more mess to this whole thing; Chase Rice isn’t any old random country singer. He’s Survivor: Nicaragua runner-up turned successful country singer Chase Rice.

[@flowerheit4512]

oh my fucking god the LORE

[@pinkringo222]

THANK YOU he ate so bad that season

[@erin1912]

YESS!!!!

[@lokello89]

WAIT WHAT

[@aL13711]

Man has a type

[@wispkiid]

as someone who is from cleveland, the full 3 seconds of silence after the location announcement SENT me

[@orion1736]

I still think of Victoria and Peter’s hometown exchange “excuse me?” “Excuse you what 😐” all the time 😭

[@brittneyearly8186]

Iconic

[@jello4835]

I'm really glad you called out the difference between Luke and Maddie's requests. I remember people making the comparison when it aired but it wasn't the same at all! Both are doomed for failure but Maddie just said "Hey, I like where we're headed but this is my boundary if I'm going to keep going" whereas Luke spent the entire season being really difficult to deal with and then acted like she was a horrible person if she didn't follow his rule. There's a difference between "This is just how I feel" and "I have decided you will be my wife so you must follow all my rules"

[@angeLxLaw]

not sure if anyone else has seen but Maddie actually went on a podcast and explained that she didn't even sign up for the bachelor, her friends signed her up after she had a rough break up to get her back into dating, and even then she wasn't truly set on the idea but gave it a try after discussing with her family. and with her not giving Peter straight answers or explanations, i imagine she also had a hard time figuring out what she could or couldn't say on the spot whenever they're filming because she's scared the editors will take her words out of context or even frame her in a way that was negative to the audience, especially being the "abstaining christian girl" 🥲🥲

[@Chibbykins]

​@@angeLxLaw welp, she definitely leaned into that identity once the show was over 😂

[@tyler-df3wy]

I choose to believe that the “her” Peter shouldn’t let go is actually the dog from the Better Bowl commercial

[@ashleynorton]

a dog really does deserve the best

[@leethegaygeek]

​@@ashleynorton come pick up some better boOoOwWl

[@eileenm7212]

Girl PLEASE keep doing these Bachelor breakdowns, they’re too good😂 I would LOVE to hear your take on Arie’s season

[@nylal493]

This!!! I thought Arie’s season was even more entertaining than Peter’s tbh

[@roguecodes]

Arie's season is nothing but pure unfiltered chaos and that's why it's one of my faves lmfao

[@kathleener1]

Oh my gosh you’re so smart to ask for that lol!!! I would keel over from happiness if Ashley did Arie’s season 😭😭

[@louiscaerts3586]

Consider this comment the petition to have Ashley's wedding officiated by Peter Webber AND John Paul Jones!!! 💍💍💍

[@ashleynorton]

my wedding won't be the same without them

[@daisyallen4954]

john paul jones walks her down the isle 😪

[@BuhDog11]

Unicycles her down the aisle*

[@mallorylommel7514]

Yas both of them officiate it!

[@trezalkapeliskova2121]

Yas queen.

[@gggthsb]

'Don't let her go. Bring her home to us' croaked the old queen, sending her son out so fetch the young maiden in order to make her the next family meal.

[@fossilfightersfanforever7243]

she reminds me of the frog mom from Thumbelina

[@kaskaskas]

A very specific reference but I see it

[@Eric-10101]

We need to feeeeed! Bring her home to us!

[@megansslore]

Ok tea: I'm South African and we got our first Bachelor in 2019. The engagement flopped immediately. Later, I matched with the guy on Tinder, but just laughed it off assuming it was a catfish. Next thing I get a DM and follow request from his verified Instagram profile. So we chatted over WhatsApp for like a week. He quickly became super forward, offering to fly me to Cape Town where he lived, asking if he can fly to my hometown, and STAY WITH ME. I was so weirded out that I ghosted him. Then roughly a year ago, the news reported he was homeless, and eventually taken to rehab. Smh

[@mimipeahes5848]

Even if this is a fake story this is so iconic haha

[@chloegoulden5094]

“It’s everybody’s fourth favourite guy from last year”😭😭it was too true

[@h3art_3y3s]

Girl, I’m South African too. 💁‍♀️We had a WhatsApp group devoted to cringing at the whole thing while it was on air lol. Qiniso was the only person who didn’t make me squirm in all the seasons. Anyway, so nuts this happened to you. Shame, the whole homeless thing is pretty dark. I hope he’s back on track.

[@megansslore]

Girl, agreed! I didn't end up watching the Bachelorette, but Qiniso seemed like a sweetie. And absolutely, all cringe aside, I hope Lee is doing better now.​@@h3art_3y3s

[@siena4235]

awh bless him i hope he is doing better now

[@dillpickle-no9hl]

Every single time Peter talked in this entire 2 hr video, I was on the edge of my seat just waiting for him to yell "WHOOOOOOOOOO"

[@bethanylamastus15]

I’m listening to this at the office and I’m sitting here shaking trying not to laugh at McKenna’s boss babe speech. I have tears falling down my face. She was EVERYTHING

[@ashleynorton]

we love Mykenna here

[@coqui9879]

She made me found my damn voice

[@valenshyy]

laughed out loud at tammy saying "everyone knows how nice i am"

[@valenshyy]

oh lol of course she immediately starts verbally attacking mckenna after this. beyond parody

[@-Desire]

Me too! I wonder if she just lacks self-awareness or she thinks she's giving tough love but going around saying someone is a pill popper and drinking their sorrows away is NOT nice lol

[@gracesull78756]

@@-Desire i agree, i was wondering with all her drinking comments if she really thought she was coming at it from a place of kindness and caring about her, bc she did not have me fooled lol

[@ssorayaya]

"unless you have some c-list country musician i can cuckhold, I'm not interested" 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@Julietavolcano]

Literally almost spat my drink after heading that I was so caught off guard w that 😭

[@britnicox3929]

I like to think that the moment they all yelled “no!” at Pete when he asked if they really slept in those clothes, they all had a moment of clarity that they had to choose to ignore to stay on 😂

[@shbeebop]

This season was the most off the leash the producers have gotten, and i honestly think it’s bc Peter is just a people pleaser who didnt know what he wanted. He let them and these girls walk all over him 😭

[@lispeaks]

i am HOWLING at these professional-grade reenactments

[@MetalOtter33]

Well now you have to cover Colton's season to finish the trifecta of the hannah brown to pilot pete pipeline. Great video as always!

[@TiaBelle123]

Colton was my child. I will never forget the excitement of the fandom waiting for that boy to book it over that wall.

[@emilyv12]

That season was how I got my parents into the show and my dad STILL references "the wall jump" on a fairly regular basis.

[@giselle9230]

This was the only season I ever watched any episodes of, since it was a big deal to gather round and watch in my sorority house

[@kayame18]

She HAS to reenact this scene

[@marshxmalluw]

WHEN SHE SAID LINGERY I HAD FLASHBACKS TO BEING 12 AND SAYING LINGERY BECAUSE I HAD NO IDEA HOW THE WORD WAS PRONOUNCED LMAOOO

[@caitlin_w]

leaving Victoria F out of the "where are they now" was actually such a good call given that her chaos has continued even just this past week lol

[@ashleynorton]

omigod she had to have so much drama right after i finished filming. it never ends

[@beckyginger3432]

Where can I find the tea? 😂 I've no idea who these people were before this video but now I am invested

[@mantisshrimp3945]

Please I need to know what happened!

[@pixiestxNyomouf]

Good gosh, I amost don't wanna know 🙈

[@strawhatsmanager]

no cause i’m curious now !!

[@Snooznoo]

The use of pilot hats to represent Peter's family members was a beautiful touch.

[@caitmonroe9349]

I lost it at the finger 'stache for Peter's dad

[@Bananachan289]

Pete’s season was WILD!!! The way he panic proposed at the end 😭 the lifting up making out 😷 the way he wasn’t the same after hitting his head… THE FLIES

[@crankiemuniz]

Okay but Ashley was giving the performance of a lifetime in her reenactment clips. Where is her Oscar?????

[@jadedimmig1024]

please never stop making these so i never have to watch a season of the bachelor/ette myself. i only want to experience it through Ashley's Version

[@ed8817]

Same. I only want The Ashley Cut

[@Jake-gb3ch]

Straight dude here, not to defend Peters actions in any way but I do have the same reactions to Crab Rangoons.

[@persephonessibling]

44:12 Is Alayah getting hate for having a customer service voice? 😭 My voice does the same thing when im on camera or on the phone

[@ABalloonInNeed]

oh my god YES definitely this!!!

[@edgarallenhoe3518]

Breaking: sometimes people behave differently in different situations. More at 11! In all seriousness, it drives me nuts when people obsess over whether people they don't know are "fake" or not, as if having a persona were inherently sinister and as if there weren't a massive gray area between "behaving the exact same way all the time with no filter" and "pretending to be someone you're not in order to trick people" (a gray area that most of our social interactions exist in, might I add). Whether it's code-switching, masking, customer service voice, or just not cursing in front of your boss, modifying the way you speak around different people is a ubiquitous experience! Even if you're neurotypical and have never been consciously aware of it (which I find hard to believe tbh, surely everyone has said something that provoked a negative reaction and noticed), you're still doing it, just more intuitively.

[@ohmygodavid9135]

hannah ann ripping peter a new one while peter’s mom is clapping and his dad just looks around like “my poor son” always cracks me up

[@holychickenmcnugget7107]

Have I ever watched a single episode of Bachelor? No Will I watch every single insanely long video about it? YES

[@lex7384]

i have always maintained that the reason peter's season was so terrible is because he has no backbone and no convictions; having not returned to the season since it aired, it was gratifying to watch this video and see that proven right again and again and afuckinggain. he didnt know what to do without his mom around to make decisions for him

[@amycarpenter1187]

Fun fact: the last social gathering I went to before the pandemic shut everything down was a finale party at a local event venue, and my roommate and I still blame Peter Weber for the events that followed.

[@coyoteartist]

It's fun to have someone to "blame" in cases like that. I've pinned the Loma Prieta Earthquake on Jose Canseco for 35 years.

[@kit2635]

“You made me found my damn voice” is about to be my new life motto

[@marysnyder9405]

When you were talking about the gyroscope you said "it makes Victoria P..." and I really thought you were telling me that this woman peed her pants on national television on a DATING SHOW, no less

[@saratara101]

SAME FR

[@pixiestxNyomouf]

So what did it actually mean 👀

[@marysnyder9405]

@@pixiestxNyomouf it's her name. "Victoria P" the P is the first letter of her last name.

[@pixiestxNyomouf]

@@marysnyder9405 ...so what does it mean in the context of it makes this women? I feel silly asking, but 😅

[@marysnyder9405]

@@pixiestxNyomouf I think Ash said "it makes Victoria P- yes, there was more than one Victoria! Have a full blown meltdown" something like that. It's near the beginning of the video

[@missrandomkid]

"Why am I in Ohio right now?" Things I ask myself daily

[@clockside]

You know how some people say the moon landing was faked? Faking a Bachelor trip to Ohio would be easier. After all, the moon is right there in the sky so it's clearly real, unlike Ohio which everyone knows doesn't actually exist in the first place. :P (In all seriousness, my condolences that you are stuck in Ohio. I'm trying to escape my own state for reasons, but at least it's a decent one for me to be trapped in for now.)

[@madeline3523]

having a puppy sleeping in the background was strangely so comforting while experiencing ptsd from this dang pilot Pete lol

[@witchassbitch3]

Goose is the emotional palate cleanser of every video I swear

[@Sophie-nz9fz]

ashley please don’t ever stop doing these. i’ve never watched the bachelor franchise but I absolutely eat these UP every time

[@kateinthegrass]

And when we heeded her most... SHE CAME BACK WITH A FEATURE LENGTH BANGER

[@fossilfightersfanforever7243]

WHY DID NOBODY TELL ME THIS VIDEO WAS REFERENCED IN THE NEW DREW GOODEN VIDEO???? i literally yelled ASHLEY at the screen and smiled so much omgggg 😭 i remember you saying you are a big fan of his a long time ago. i'm so happy for you!!!!

[@tyler-df3wy]

I spaced out for a second so I thought the ‘four times’ bit was about how many times Madison hit the second tower

[@nbdjz1058]

mr. president! a second madison has hit the tower!

[@tinylaw95]

ashley was right - i did think she was exaggerating mckenna's facial expressions. nothing could've prepared me for the real thing

[@betheleanor]

i found out literally over a year after my wedding that one of my guests was a contestant on the bachelor and i am so angry i did not know this while my wedding was actually happening

[@ashleynorton]

omigosh which one? I would have so many questions

[@betheleanor]

@@ashleynorton lauren solomon?? weird bc i’m from tuscaloosa so logically it should have been hannah. c’est la vie

[@Blueberry-wn5fc]

How did you not know a peron on YOUR wedding?

[@stupidmonkey3373]

@@ashleynorton My brothers teacher was the bachelorette at some point

[@betheleanor]

@@Blueberry-wn5fc she was a plus-one of one of my husband’s friends from high school who i already didn’t know

[@kat8586]

the pilot hat for peter in the recreations... never stop this channel i'm HOWLING

[@BirdPeopleArentReal]

Often times KZbinrs exaggerate their titles, this is the first time the title has undersold just how batshit crazy the season was

[@-Desire]

I feel like Aleya (is that how it's spelt?) could be falling back on her pagentry background for the cameras. And Sydney is just projecting, it feels icky how they all gang up on her like they know her personally or don't do the same in different ways.

[@Ashbrash1998]

Yeah, like to me it was all so dumb and unnecessary. Like they are on a reality show with cameras on them 24/7. You are naturally going to act a little different

[@iwasborninohio1992]

YES ASHLEY IT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR. Now destroy Colten's season

[@mrh8142]

Ikr!! I just rewatched hee video on Hannah B's season

[@Sam-nz2ko]

*beg

[@Mskittenlover12]

"Mentally they are already inside each other" "I can't say that" Ma'am you literally just did 😂

[@sageyevans]

Learning that the "jesus is the only one who can satisfy" lady is from the bachelor, just gave me whiplash

[@letscheer3599]

Im honestly pissed off at how the women treated Alayah while most likely knowing it would mess with peter considering what happened with Hannah and Luke like AYO?!?! I wanted to yell at them through the screen. Like yeah of course she has a slightly different voice on camera than off THATS WHAT SHE WAS TRAINED TO DO but that doesn't make her fake like what. Alayah was the only one I could stand. Victoria F was an annoying prick and so was victoria P

[@megalodoninyourhouse]

Who needs food, water, and shelter when we've got Ashley's two-hour long videos to sustain us???

[@soap-plant-guy]

Everybody's talking about the actual drama but can we all take a moment to appreciate Ashley's reenactments? I can tell who's talking even without the visuals. The dedication!! The fits!! The tone!!

[@Nebulousart]

why was sydney being wrong the hot take? i listened to your reenactment and was like, alayah did/said nothing wrong-she was just answering honestly and sydney's attacking her passive aggressively for no reason

[@demetriam2408]

Honestly the way Sydney treated Alayah made ME feel bullied, she was so targeted it made me stressed.

[@ashleynorton]

i feel like I remember fans being more split when this aired. But watching it back i'm a full alayah apologist. she deserved better

[@pixiestxNyomouf]

It seems like they sent Syndey to set Alayah up for the entire "villian" arch

[@basilbaker737]

Yeah, I honestly found this really difficult to watch as a former pageant girl. I was relentlessly bullied in high school for being "fake" and was friends with several girls who dealt with the same. The thing is, it's beaten into you by coaches and boards that you always have to be perfect, constantly smile, and be prepared for any question. Texas is the single most competitive state in the country, so I can't imagine the training she underwent and the pressure to be flawless she was under. I really feel for her because everything was stacked against her here.

[@alexofappalachia]

The reenactments were impeccable, I have never seen an episode of this show and don’t plan on it because your portrayal was so spot on 🙌🏻

[@pixiebrandybuck1950]

ashley i am a fine art student and i was re-re-watching ur other bachelor vid JUST today while painting and i was thinking i could do with another one of these. i cannot wait for all my dreams to come true. i wish for a million dollars

[@sortofsomething]

These bachelor/ette videos are an amazing way to enjoy the drama without watching any of it. I would actually watch videos about every single season from you

[@chappellgroan]

You deserve an Oscar for your reenactment of Barb's speech. Perfection!

[@batmkenny]

one thing about me is that when ashley norton posts, i’m always there. i’ve never watched or had an interest in the bachelor.. but when ashley makes a video on it, suddenly i’m the biggest bachelor fan

[@rclementine77]

Your video on Hannah's season is in my "comfort videos to fall asleep to" routine so you cannot believe the gasp that left me seeing this thumbnail

[@karljennerjahn1378]

Speaking of EGOTs, how about reenacting all those scenes? It’s truly a talent to nail the stupidity of all those conversations without breaking character

[@abbyshoenfelt6413]

ITS LIKE YOU KNEW I JUST REWATCHED YOUR VIDEO ON HANNAHS SEASON

[@epiclionsault92]

Honestly same!

[@dizzyella8204]

Glad I'm not the only one 😂

[@tareyaeason242]

I literally fell asleep watching it last night 😂

[@plant.it.]

Literally just before bed last night !

[@quackandcat]

Not the fundie snark shoutout 😭 I have never watched the bachelor and you just gave me some much needed context for the veil abomination and the “looking satan in the eye” posts omg. One of us!

[@alexnicole6806]

Do you like, work? Chase Rice? The singer we just saw Chase Rice? Excuse you, what? Hannah Ann is an angel on earth. Don’t let her go. Bring her home. When I tell you I quote ALL OF THIS at least once a day, I’m serious. The most frustrating season while it aired, but the gift that keeps on giving in hindsight. So chaotic the lord humbled us with miss r0n@

[@alexnicole6806]

“He socializes, her parties.” Omg I can keep going. VF just being an overall menace to society, Saying Madi’s name while proposing to Hannah Ann, Barb at AFTR failing to succeed, Madi and Peter breaking up AFTER A DAY WHILE HE WAS WITH KELLEY, Peter and Kelley, Chaos.

[@FrogInTheAlps]

Chase Rice? As in survivor Nicaragua runner up Chase Rice?

[@ashleynorton]

@@FrogInTheAlps just another level of chaos that chase rice was also on survivor

[@vomitself5782]

@@FrogInTheAlps He lost to Fabio even 😭

[@trezalkapeliskova2121]

Where is your Oscar for that Barb part? You deserve it.

[@kyndallkylie]

stop i literally was rewatching your hannah brown video last night and thought “she needs to make a pilot pete video” IM SO EXCITED

[@dapalmmm]

These videos are my preferred way of "watching" these shows. Never have been interested in actually watching the Bachelor but sitting here for two hours getting all the tea? Sign. Me. Up.

[@clararose]

I will now be saying "Like David Cross calling Stanley Tucci bald" whenever the situation calls for it. Thanks Ashley!

[@nataliefinds]

this was the first season of the bachelor i watched. i was in my senior year of college and my roommates and our significant others would gather around and play drinking games and watch the episodes. all before/during the pandemic so it kinda holds some value in my heart it’s wild. thank you for this recap omg please PLEASE do more!!

[@madelynbackes8608]

Your breakdown of Hannah B’s season has become a comfort video that I’ve watched about a billion times… you have no idea how I’m excited for this one 🤩🤩🤩

[@blacknails512]

living for your recreations of these scenes, you really capture the high stress deranged energy of every interaction in this show

[@zoekay9177]

Barb was born for the screen

[@Kaylie_Mon]

your barb reenactment skills were so on display in this video - truly ✨chefs kiss ✨

[@eatfruitandcry]

the disappointment i felt when kelsey said “it’s not about the champagne” and it didnt immediately clip to james kennedy going “it’s not about the pasta!” on vanderpump rules 💔

[@mexiaznann]

I’m begging Colton’s season because the Colton - Hannah - Peter trifecta is perfection 😂

[@l0v3existsXOXO]

“Hannah Ann is me…. I’m in love” PLSSS☠️

[@whocares12345]

Haven’t watched the Bachelor(ette) franchise but I LOVE these recaps. I’m half way through this one and not surprised all of the WOC get cut off and pushed to the background with zero narrative.

[@whocares12345]

Annnnd then the racist backstory of a contestant reveal 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@Viteaification]

kelsey, after starting drama about champagne: i dont even like champagne

[@alexxd6859]

my and my grandma stayed up for possibly every night for a week straight watching the season of the bachelorette that Peter was in and we LOVED HIM, he was our favourite option for the girl but he wasn't chosen and we were devastated, seeing this video on my feed was such a rush of memories so thank you for making this lol

[@kapowjam3462]

49:56 the reaction that they are going to Cleveland definitely says that all of these women have seen the hastily made Cleveland tourism videos.

[@willadont]

Pilot Pete was absolutely hilarious in s02 of The Traitors the way he made everyone's lives in that castle in Scotland so unbearable lmaoooooo

[@Tavlindab]

Your video on Hannah’s season (which i watched at 1am on a random weekday) is the reason i now watch two hour long essay videos on youtube and consume any piece of gossipy bachelor content i see and i love you for it

[@kristenr6173]

Your reenactments are TOO good. I laughed so hard at the three different pilot hats in the family scene. Also, congratulations on your engagement!! Fingers crossed that you don’t have to ever look satan in the eyes!!