It seems not even a fictionalized exploration ofThe Bachelorcan avoid politics right now.
Or maybe thats the point.
The show breaks down what that means, exactly.
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In the poker game, Serena is cocky, sarcastic, and perhaps most damningly, a superior player.
The men wander off one by one as she trash talks and gobbles hauls of chips.
(Its an inadvertent jab at Quinn, whos justly offended.)
What guy wants that?
he says about her personality.
The woman you are at work is not the girl that a man wants to date.
With Madison backing Chet up, Serena agrees to try things his way and then objectively evaluate it.
Rachel and Quinn, initially, seem horrified by the change.
I am a manthropologist, Chet gloats from the control room.
As for the show-within-the-show, Quinn is gushing over the fact thatEverlastings appeal is shifting rightward politically speaking.
Trump country is going to love this, she says before muttering, I hate this show.
Her flirting is exceedingly obvious, but Quinn seems happy enough with whats coming of it.
Rachel not so much, however.
tells her to back off when Owen proves reluctant.
Rachels feminist experiment is blowing up before her very eyes.
She seems to be headed for the meltdown that comes every season, only a little earlier than usual.
But the same goes for Quinn, whos usually able to keep it together.
Crystals presence and the pressure of keeping the show a hit is clearly weighing on her.
Shes drinking way too much, for starters, and risks making a fool of herself when Gary appears.
Last we saw Gary he was with Madison as she trashed Quinns job performance.
Theres only one thing that could make this all-American presentation more appealing entertainment a villain of country-sized proportions.
Fortunately, theres one on theEverlastingcast this season.
Smoking off to the side, shes greeted by Russian hunk contestant Alexi.
Start the revolution, she encourages.
Blow the circus up…Be a man.
She tells him to do exactly as she says so that shake upEverlasting, and he agrees.
And what does she suggest?
Have Alexi crash the stage where Billy is singing and fight it out for Serena.
That is: until Serena gets caught in the mess and knocked down.
Quinn, still a little wasted, flashes a knowing smile.
She knows the magic is coming.
She tells Gary, whos threatening to call the cops, to wait.
Jasper and Owen begin scrummaging, trying to get to Serena to save her first.
And all because of Rachels manipulative orchestrating.
Face it: This is when you do your best work, Quinn retorts.
I am your muse.
Fortunately, Quinn makes a series of deals to keep the legal nightmare at bay.
But she needs the cooperation of both Billy and Serena, the latter of whom has proven mighty unpredictable.
And shes not the only one with the potential to create problems.
She gets this close to kissing him before darting off, as the episodes ending ceremony gets underway.
Her deal with Quinn was to pick Billy, and after creating some TV-friendly suspense, she does.
(In exchange, a charity donation is made on her behalf.)
What does that leave us with?
The feminist experiment appears to have veered back on course, if almost by luck.
He then walks away, only for her to perfectly say to herself, God, men are stupid.
Shes not so gullible.
One things for sure, though: Itll be hard to predict her behavior from week to week.
(Good news forEverlastingviewers, and us too.)
And then theres the building rivalry between Rachel and Quinn a place weve been again and again throughUnREALs run.
Rachel is working harder at real change this time, while Quinns more vulnerable than weve ever seen her.
Rachel stops herself again, however proof shes taking this Essential Honesty stuff seriously.
She leaves August to be alone.
But theres Quinn, materializing out of nowhere.
He asks if hes in trouble.
She says he is.
