The Bachelorette

The blatant promise of a career in the spotlight has stripped the Bachelor/Bachelorette of its beautiful, benign lie: that we could watch “regular” people navigate the perils and pitfalls of modern dating, that such a quest was in and of itself enough, and that a happy ending was a real possibility.

The latest incarnation of The Bachelorette debuted last night. Here's why you should watch this trashy TV wonder.