Game of Roses

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 Showrunner

EPISODE FAQ
Who 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.
ABOUT GAME OF ROSES
Game of Roses is the reality TV podcast that breaks down The Bachelor franchise, Love Island USA, The Traitors, and more as a game. Hosted by BachelorClues (Chad Kultgen) and PaceCase (Lizzy Pace), co-authors of How to Win the Bachelor.

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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 Slams

EPISODE FAQ
Who 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.
ABOUT GAME OF ROSES
Game of Roses is the reality TV podcast that breaks down The Bachelor franchise, Love Island USA, The Traitors, and more as a game. Hosted by BachelorClues (Chad Kultgen) and PaceCase (Lizzy Pace), co-authors of How to Win the Bachelor.

JOIN US IN THE BOTTOM OF THE PIT
Get every episode ad-free, plus watch-alongs in Casa GoR, members-only live streams, and our Discord: https://www.patreon.com/gameofroses

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/GameofRoses?sub_confirmation=1
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gameofrosespod/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gameofroses
Merch: https://gameofroses.org/
Game of Rosé wine: https://www.gameofroses.wine/
How to Win the Bachelor: https://www.simonandschuster.biz/books/How-to-Win-the-Bachelor/Chad-Kultgen/9781797138787
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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 FAQ
Did 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.
ABOUT GAME OF ROSES
Game of Roses is the reality TV podcast that breaks down The Bachelor franchise, Love Island USA, The Traitors, and more as a game. Hosted by BachelorClues (Chad Kultgen) and PaceCase (Lizzy Pace), co-authors of How to Win the Bachelor.

JOIN US IN THE BOTTOM OF THE PIT
Get every episode ad-free, plus watch-alongs in Casa GoR, members-only live streams, and our Discord: https://www.patreon.com/gameofroses

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/GameofRoses?sub_confirmation=1
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gameofrosespod/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gameofroses
Merch: https://gameofroses.org/
Game of Rosé wine: https://www.gameofroses.wine/
How to Win the Bachelor: https://www.simonandschuster.biz/books/How-to-Win-the-Bachelor/Chad-Kultgen/9781797138787
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The Traitors: New Blood Season 1 Episode 6 recap: Victor cracks Fruit Gate and points straight at Joe and Tomica, but the castle banishes a faithful instead.

BachelorClues and PaceCase break down Episode 6 of The Traitors: New Blood, starting at the wake, where Joe confesses to Niyyah in her coffin right before she's revealed as the murdered faithful. From there, Joe doubles down on being "the apple guy" while Victor pieces together the apples, the fruit offers, and the murder in plain sight. Victor eavesdrops on suspected traitors, Abby L tips Joe off about the Fruit Gate theory, and Katie floats Michael's name to a crowd. At the round table, Tomica earns PaceCase's Error of the Game for calling out Joe for eating an apple, tying the two traitors together in front of everyone. Faithful lawyer Michael Foote is banished despite a strong defense, and the traitors end the episode targeting Victor. The hosts also dig into why the all-civilian cast can't match the gameplay, villains, and entertainment of celebrity Traitors.

CHAPTERS
(00:00) Cold Open: Alan Cumming Impression
(00:57) Celebrity vs. Civilian Traitors
(05:51) The Wake: Joe Confesses to Niyyah
(08:58) The Morning After Niyyah's Murder
(09:40) Victor Cracks Fruit Gate
(12:41) Victor Accuses Tomica and Joe
(13:48) Severed Heads Scream Challenge
(15:53) Victor's Peeping Tom Play
(18:19) Abby L Tips Off Joe
(20:34) Round Table: Victor vs. Tomica
(22:23) Error of the Game: Tomica Calls Out Joe's Apple
(25:37) Michael's Defense Speech
(27:09) The Vote: Michael Banished
(29:45) Why Celebrity Traitors Casting Wins
(33:40) Faithfuls Cry, Katie Feels Guilty
(34:59) Abby L's Traitor Strategy Question
(37:06) The Boy Who Cried Fruit
(37:39) The Turret: Traitors Target Victor
(38:44) Victor's Self-Elimination Play
(40:08) Bonus: Secret Lives Bits

EPISODE FAQ
Who was Game of Roses' Error of the Game in The Traitors: New Blood Season 1 Episode 6?
PaceCase gave it to Tomica, who called out Joe for eating an apple at the round table and tied herself to her fellow traitor.

Who was banished in The Traitors: New Blood Season 1 Episode 6?
Michael Foote, a faithful, was banished after the round table, despite his defense speech.

What is Fruit Gate on The Traitors: New Blood?
Fruit Gate is Victor's theory that Joe and Tomica used apples and fruit offers to carry out a murder in plain sight, and on Episode 6 he's right but can't convince the castle.
ABOUT GAME OF ROSES
Game of Roses is the reality TV podcast that breaks down The Bachelor franchise, Love Island USA, The Traitors, and more as a game. Hosted by BachelorClues (Chad Kultgen) and PaceCase (Lizzy Pace), co-authors of How to Win the Bachelor.

JOIN US IN THE BOTTOM OF THE PIT
Get every episode ad-free, plus watch-alongs in Casa GoR, members-only live streams, and our Discord: https://www.patreon.com/gameofroses

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/GameofRoses?sub_confirmation=1
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gameofrosespod/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gameofroses
Merch: https://gameofroses.org/
Game of Rosé wine: https://www.gameofroses.wine/
How to Win the Bachelor: https://www.simonandschuster.biz/books/How-to-Win-the-Bachelor/Chad-Kultgen/9781797138787
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Love Is Blind Season 11 Episodes 1-3 are here, and the Boston pods open with Trump impressions, an anti-vax pod date, and a bouncer who wants to fight every man he meets.

BachelorClues and PaceCase recap the first three episodes of Love Is Blind Season 11, which they call the show's most manosphere season yet. Morrey Eglin dominates the first episode and a half, getting told by Benita Paloja that he needs to be humbled and put in a cage, then getting dumped by Sarah Williams after a hot chocolate meltdown. Then he's gone. John Shannon recovers from calling Sarah one of his "bottom two" with the door open, survives a vaccine and abortion debate, and lands the season's first engagement with a stuffed lemur. Blake Carver commits error after error, from an Albanian "I love you" to Benita to telling Erika Ellis he's comically broke. Stew and Jax plan a helicopter-and-Aston-Martin wedding, Rob Feeley tells every woman she's his number one, and Wilnie Louis brings her mom's ring to Wilson Monteiro. Aneha Singh's all eggs play on Cam Halloran is the Play of the Game, and Malaine Thorpe's self-elimination is PaceCase's Error of the Game.

CHAPTERS
(00:00) Love Is Blind's Manosphere Turn
(03:10) Episode 1: The Pods Open
(04:56) Cam Meets Aneha & Malaine
(06:44) Stew & Jax, the 1% Couple
(08:35) Enter Morrey, Southie's Bouncer
(16:11) John's "Bottom Two" Hallway Blunder
(17:38) Morrey & Benita's "Love Bomb"
(22:53) Episode 2: Benita Breaks Up With Morrey
(24:35) Rob Questions Michaella's Career
(27:35) Wilson, Malaine & the Dunkin' Donuts Plug
(30:23) Rob's Trump Impression
(30:56) Morrey's Hot Chocolate Meltdown
(34:03) John & Sarah: Vaccines & Abortion
(39:01) John's Stuffed Lemur Proposal
(41:09) Benita's Refugee Story & Blake
(42:19) Episode 3: John & Sarah's Reveal
(45:13) Stew's Gaston Wedding Dreams
(47:17) Aneha's All Eggs Play of the Game
(48:49) Malaine Self-Eliminates (Error of the Game)
(50:22) Wilnie Brings Her Mom's Ring
(53:47) Blake's Albanian "I Love You" & Broke Boat Life
(58:07) Stew & Jax: Family Guy & Eyes Wide Shut
(01:01:52) Wilson's Love Journey Proposal
(01:03:42) Rob, Diana & the Travis Kelce Claim
(01:07:12) Final Thoughts: Where's the A Couple?
(01:11:21) Outro

EPISODE FAQ
What was Game of Roses' Play of the Game in Love Is Blind Season 11 Episodes 1-3?
Aneha Singh's all eggs play, telling Cam Halloran he's her person even though her close friend Malaine Thorpe was also dating him. BachelorClues and PaceCase both picked it.

Who was the Error of the Game in Love Is Blind Season 11 Episodes 1-3?
PaceCase gave it to Malaine Thorpe for self-eliminating after Cam Halloran broke up with her, walking out without even telling Wilson Monteiro, who still had a date with her.

Who got engaged first on Love Is Blind Season 11?
John Shannon and Sarah Williams were the first engagement of Episodes 1-3, after John's love declaration doubled as a proposal.
ABOUT GAME OF ROSES
Game of Roses is the reality TV podcast that breaks down The Bachelor franchise, Love Island USA, The Traitors, and more as a game. Hosted by BachelorClues (Chad Kultgen) and PaceCase (Lizzy Pace), co-authors of How to Win the Bachelor.

JOIN US IN THE BOTTOM OF THE PIT
Get every episode ad-free, plus watch-alongs in Casa GoR, members-only live streams, and our Discord: https://www.patreon.com/gameofroses

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/GameofRoses?sub_confirmation=1
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gameofrosespod/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gameofroses
Merch: https://gameofroses.org/
Game of Rosé wine: https://www.gameofroses.wine/
How to Win the Bachelor: https://www.simonandschuster.biz/books/How-to-Win-the-Bachelor/Chad-Kultgen/9781797138787
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.