The Bachelorette: The Highs and (Many) Lows of Gabby and Rachel’s Hometown Dates

Rachel’s first date was with Zach in his hometown of Anaheim, Calif. After using bikes by a residential neighborhood, Zach introduced her to a rooftop the place that they had an ideal view of airplanes as they took off—a callback to a shared reminiscence from earlier within the season.

As soon as at his household’s home, Zach launched Rachel to his mother, dad, sister, aunt and…uncle Patrick Warburton! Zach’s uncle is David Puddy from Seinfeld?!

Regardless of an ungainly dialog the place Zach’s dad informed Rachel of The Bachelorette expertise, “You will go to essentially the most romantic locations on Earth and you may fall in love with a monkey,” the evening ended with Zach telling Rachel he was in love together with her.

Subsequent up, Gabby met with Johnny in Palm Seaside, Fla. the place she was launched to Johnny’s mother, dad, finest good friend, brother and brother’s girlfriend. As soon as Johnny bought some alone time along with his mother, he expressed engagement considerations of his personal.

“My complete factor shouldn’t be being absolutely there but,” Johnny confessed. “To simply drop and get married, that is an enormous step for me. I do not know if I am prepared for that.”

Gabby and Johnny ended the date with a ship journey at nightfall—however they seem like in very uneven waters.

After her very profitable hometown go to with Zach, Rachel took a visit to Wildwood, N.J. to see Tyler. The duo ate corn canine, performed video games and rode bumper vehicles—and Rachel even met a few of Tyler’s mates and prolonged relations who work on the boardwalk.

That was about it for the enjoyable and video games, nevertheless.

“I simply really feel so dangerous as a result of he is such an excellent man,” Rachel mentioned behind closed doorways together with her microphone nonetheless on. “I can not even take a look at him. I will break down.”

Ultimately, Rachel sat him down on a park bench and tried breaking apart with him—however Tyler wasn’t getting it. “I am not falling in love with you,” he mentioned whereas smiling. “I am so in love with you.”

Rachel ultimately needed to minimize him off to interrupt the information. “I do not know if I am prepared to satisfy your loved ones once I nonetheless have this little bit of reservation and I do not know the place it is coming from,” she informed him. “There simply is one thing lacking.”

Rachel cried, Tyler cried, all of us cried.