The Bachelor

Episode Info

Prev: 16x12 -- After the Final Rose (Mar/12/2012)

Ben and the woman he chose review their very public courtship and discuss their plans for the future. Also: an update on 2011 Bachelorette Ashley Hebert and her fiancé, J.P. Rosenbaum.

Cast

Chris Harrison (1) As Himself (Host & Narrator - S01 - present)	Ben Flajnik As Himself (S16 - Bachelor)
Brad Womack As Himself (S15 - Bachelor & S11 - Bachelor)	Emily Maynard As Herself (S15 - Bachelorette - Winner)
Chantal O'brien As Herself (S15 - Bachelorette - 2nd Place)	Ashley Hebert As Herself (S15 - Bachelorette - 3rd Place)
Shawntel Newton As Herself (S15 - Bachelorette - 4th Place)	Michelle Money As Herself (S15 - Bachelorette - 5th Place)
Jake Pavelka As Himself (S14 - Bachelor)	Vienna Girardi As Herself (S14 - Bachelorette - Winner)
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16x11: Season 16 Finale recap: The moment has come and it is down to the Final Two: Lindzi and Courtney. The Season Finale kicks off in Zermatt, Switzerland and they are in the Swiss Alps. Ben says that he is in love with two women and he says that he needs more time with Lindzi to be able to have more of a connection. With Courtney, he has doubts along the way and the decision is going to be even more difficult then he thought. He says that it feels great to be in love. Ben’s mother, Barbara, and sister, Julia, are there with him and Ben gets teary-eyed. He is relieved. They sit down and talk about the journey and Ben says that them being there for him is perfect. He says that their opinions of the girls and says that he needs honesty. Julia asks if there was a girl that the other girls didn’t like. Ben says that Courtney is that girl. Julia says that she is a red flag. Ben says that he wants his family to see what he sees... read more.

16x12: After the Final Rose recap: The special kicks off with Chris Harrison coming out and greeting the crowd. He welcomes out Ben to the studio and he sits down. Chris congrats Ben and says that the woman he saw on the episodes is not the woman he was talking to in person and says that it was hard to see the negative publicity that he got for proposing to Courtney. He says that it was hard for him and that it shouldn’t have happened. He says that he cracked under the pressure of it all and that is why they broke off the engagement. He says that there were some trust issues between them. Chris brings up the Tabloid pictures of Ben with another woman after the engagement to Courtney. Ben defends himself and says that was a friend and some of the pictures were taken years ago. He says that was not what he signed up for and it is hard to see that and not being able to talk to Courtney in person... read more.

16x10: The Women Tell All recap: The Bachelor’s Special kicks off with Chris Harrison coming out and he says that all the women are there and Courtney is going to be there to defend herself. They show a clip of the clip of the Reunion and all about Bachelor Pad. Ed from Season 5, Jillian’s Season, of the Bachelorette is there and he is single even after getting together with Jillian. He is there looking for love. Ryan P. from Ashley’s Season of the Bachelorette is single and he says that he is open to find love. There are many people in the promo of former bachelors and bachelorettes who are looking for love. Ali is there and after things with Roberto and she didn’t last. Frank goes into the party and sees Ali there, the woman who got her heart broken. However, they see that they have a lot in common now and start talking again. The promo ends and Chris says that they are going to talk to the women and have one of Courtney some to the show as well... read more.

16x9: Week 9 (S16) recap: With Kacie B. out of the quest for love, it is down to the Final Three: Lindzi C. (27), Nicki (26) and Courtney (28). Ben is getting packed to go and he says that the more he gets to know about the women, the more he is worried if he is making the right choice. Tonight they are in Switzerland and Ben says that Nicki is a warm and lovely woman. He says that Lindzi is a little bit country and a little bit city, which he loves. He says that he loves the time with Lindzi and her family. He says that with Courtney, there is a magical pull. He says that she is exciting and rebellious. However, there are concerns. Tonight is “overnights” and Ben says that he will be able to dig deeper and asks other things that he hasn’t asks the girls before. They are in Interlaken, Switzerland... read more.

16x8: Week 8 (S16) recap: With Emily and Rachel sent home last week, the Final Four girls, Lindzi C. (27), Kacie B. (24), Nicki (26) and Courtney (28) are going to have Ben at their home town. First stop is Ocala, FL, Lindzi’s hometown. Lindzi says that there was only one man she brought a man home and that man broke her heart. That was a year ago. She gets on a horse and rides up to Ben. He helps her off the horse and kisses her. They walk up to her house and she says that she has planned a date for them and it is going to be fun. They hook up the carriage and they have fun steering the horse. Ben says that Lindzi makes him feel good. She says that this is a time where she can get more intimate with Ben and wants to talk about more serious things. She says that she feels vulnerable and Ben says that he can see that her walls are coming down. They continue to talk and Lindzi opens up with the fact that she had thought that she was going to marry her last boyfriend and that there were many red flags. Ben says that he is glad that Lindzi opened up with him and says that he has seen a soft and sweet side of her. Lindzi says that she hopes that she gets to never bring another man home... read more.

Crew

Executive Producer: Mike Fleiss, Lisa Levenson
Co-Executive Producer: David Bohnert
Producer: Alycia Rossiter

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