MixedEntertainment WeeklyBachelor Nation is unauthorized (the writer proudly notes that she’s been 'banned' from Bachelor press events by ABC due to negative coverage), but it still manages to dig up entertaining tidbits about how the rose-scented sausage is made ... While some details are fun (producers were known to keep track of contestants’ menstrual cycles so the women could be interviewed, presumably, at their most vulnerable), many of the revelations won’t be too surprising for anyone who’s seen an episode of UnREAL. Along the way, Kaufman also takes detours to explore the psychology of Why We Watch, and examines the cottage industry of former contestants who land semilucrative Instagram endorsement deals.
