The Golden Bachelor was actually good

Today, Explained

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4.4 • 9.5K Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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72-year-old Gerry Turner has handed out his final rose on ABC’s The Golden Bachelor. In a season full of gendered tropes about love and marriage (like most of the Bachelor franchise), it also brought the audience a new and earnest appreciation for love after 60. This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Matt Collette, engineered by David Herman, and hosted by Noel King. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This morning I had about a million different emotions going through my head.
0:07.0	I'm thinking, how did a guy from nowhere Indianained up in Costa Rica.
0:14.0	The Bachelor, Gary Turner made his pick last night, no spoilers,
0:18.0	using time-honored reality TV tricks.
0:21.0	I came to the realization that you're not the right person for me to live with.
0:28.2	You're the person that I can't live without.
0:33.0	Oh my God!
0:36.0	The Bachelor pivoted to Golden Oldies this season with Gary
0:39.0	and a crop of age-appropriate dates,
0:41.0	and to the shock and delight of many the energetic funny Randy
0:44.7	seniors revived a tired franchise and offered an image of aging that honestly
0:49.7	looked kind of cool coming up on today explained we love you 1,000% and we're never going to stop
0:55.0	believing that every day we choose you.
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