After Grant Ellis' Snooze Of A Season, I Can't Trust Bachelor Producers' Judgment Anymore (He’s A Boring Lead)

The Bachelor season 29 has been a struggle from start to finish, and after Grant Ellis’ snooze of a season, I don’t think I can safely trust the show’s producers to choose entertaining leads anymore. Throughout The Bachelor season 29, I’ve been hopeful that Grant would wind up finding his way. After seeing him open up to Jenn Tran during The Bachelorette season 21, I felt like Grant would be a solid lead. With a decent amount of emotional availability, Grant seemed to be a responsible, upstanding guy, despite the stories he’d shared about his family struggles in the past.

While Grant’s behavior throughout Jenn’s season didn’t always make me believe he’d be able to engage in a relationship born from the show’s process, I also didn’t feel like he was going to bolt at the first sign of feelings. Grant, for me, sat somewhere in the middle in terms of Bachelor leads. No one could compare to a Joey Graziadei or a Sean Lowe, but Grant seemed like he’d sit in an upper tier of a Bachelor ranking – nowhere near a Juan Pablo Galavis or a Brad Womack. Unfortunately, Grant’s boring, which is sometimes worse than being a villain.

Bachelor Producers Chose Grant As A Safe Lead To Follow The Jenn Fiasco

He Wasn’t Going To Rock The Boat

Although I was certain none of the guys on Jenn’s season would make a fantastic Bachelor, I was at least confident that Grant was the best choice out of the group. Unfortunately for The Bachelor franchise, Jenn’s difficult season set a tone that was going to be difficult to outrun no matter who took the lead. After The Bachelorette season 21, the show needed a lead that was going to be safe, smart, and somewhat reserved to ensure things didn’t go off the rails. While it would’ve been great to see a season of chaos, Bachelor producers played it safe.

Grant’s Season Has Been Boring & Predictable

He’s Not Building Surprising Connections

As predicted, Grant’s been a boring Bachelor. This isn’t necessarily a knock to Grant, though, because I’ve enjoyed him as a person, but it’s clear that this season is meant to be far more stable than some other seasons have been in the past. Grant’s meant to be undeniably predictable, which has made it hard for anyone to really root for him. As Grant’s moved through the process, he’s been emotionally vulnerable, he’s opened up about his past, and he’s been reserved with his feelings. This, unfortunately, makes him a predictable lead who I’m not having a great time following.

I Can’t Trust Bachelor Producers To Choose Entertaining Leads

They Pick The Boring Guy Almost Every Time

Although I understand why The Bachelor producers chose to take this route, I’m so tired of the way they choose to tackle their issues. Bachelor producers face the same problems season after season, but they also try to use the same solutions to fix those problems without fail. It’s baffling that they, then, don’t understand why their seasons are predictable, why their drama is stale, and why their viewers aren’t sticking around for more. Unfortunately for Grant, he’s experiencing a difficult showing as a byproduct of poor decision making, not from his own actions.

In all honesty, I don’t think I can continue to watch shows in The Bachelor franchise if the show keeps choosing people to lead seasons who don’t have a good reason to be there. More often than not, the producers choose a lead who’s had an emotionally resonant arc in the previous season of The Bachelorette, but that doesn’t always make a good Bachelor. If The Bachelor producers can’t figure out how to choose dynamic leads and shake things up, I can’t keep watching and waiting for them to change.