The Bachelorette Episode 1: The Start of Something New

Marissa Driscoll
8 min readJun 8, 2021

Bachelor Nation,

It’s been a year of change unlike anything we’ve seen before. And yet, the more things change, the more things stay the same. After a much needed break from a frankly exhausting season (in which its lead deserved so much more from production), I’ve decided to give this franchise another go. It might become something I regret, but hey — the world shut…

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Marissa Driscoll

Chicago comedian and pop-culture lover, especially The Bachelor. Pro-corgi. Anti-horse. On Twitter @marissasayswhat. To quote Jeb Bush, "Please clap."