Higher education begun. I mean, let's just watch reality TV.

Hello and welcome to Here to Make Friends, a HuffPost podcast about the Bachelor franchise,

where we lovingly snark on Bachelor in Paradise and Bachelor adjacent shows.

Whether you love Bachelor in Paradise or love to hate it,

we'll decode what this reality show reveals about the world of dating,

hooking up in the ocean and semi-open relationships.

I'm Emma Grey, senior women's editor, and I'm Claire Fallon, culture writer.

Thanks for tuning in to our fifth Paradise recap. This week we'll discuss Samantha and Joe's

final face-off. Who we think the engaged couple will be at the end of all this,

and whether Ashley I will actually give away her v-card to Jared. We think not. Yeah, probably not.

We'll also talk about whether the show has reached peak cultural and sensitivity toward Mexicans,

and frankly, I think they could push it a little further. Plus, we'll check in with everyone's

favorite Bachelor in Paradise hero, JJ Lane. But before that, we're joined by some of our favorite

guests, people now as the Bachelor dudes. Sam Usher. What's up everybody? Sammy Smith. Hello.

And Darren Blackner. Hi everyone. I thought we were going to be the heroes.

So, full disclosure, I moved yesterday. So, forgive me if I don't remember anything that happened

this week, because a lot happened, I'm pretty sure. And we start off with Joe and Sam, of course,

because that's how every episode seems to start or end these days. Yeah, I think it was Joe in

the rain reflecting his mood about Sam. That's kind of what started myself. Yeah. And looking

constipated, which is just sort of how he looks whenever he's in love. So, and then I think Samantha

decides that instead of going on a date with Justin, she's going to stick with Joe. She's like,

I've pissed Joe off. I'm going to go back to Joe. I am confused by Samantha, generally. I don't

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