It’s time to part ways with the “Bachelor” series. Or at least it’s time to start watching other shows.
This week’s finale to “The Bachelor” — the season 19 spinoff of “The Bachelor, which itself is set to air on season 27 — is true even for a show that’s always over-promised and under-delivered in canned drama. .
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