A Dallas commercial pilot takes the mansion in the season the franchise leaned hardest into a single-image casting pitch. The producers stage the lead's flight bag, his uniform, the aerial-date economy the role unlocks — helicopter pickups read different when the Bachelor flies them himself. The casting tilts toward women with stage-ready energy, and the cocktail parties play noticeably louder than the prior winter. Chris Harrison hosts a season the franchise was willing to push for a particular viewing energy.
Slot #14 of 28 in the The Bachelor Editor's Canon. The seasons on either side show what I ranked it against.