01The take
Meredith Phillips.
The franchise's quieter second swing. A makeup artist and model from Oregon takes the mansion, the producers stretch the runway to eight episodes, and the energy reads more measured than the splashy debut. The cocktail parties play softer, the casting skews understated, and Chris Harrison continues finding the cadence the inverted show needs. A respectable hold that confirms the format can scale past its first season without the lift of a returnee narrative, even when the wattage dims.
03Where it sits in the canon
The #09 slot.
Slot #09 of 10 in the The Bachelorette Editor's Canon. The neighbors below frame what we ranked above and below it.
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06Also appears in
Cross-references.
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