The first day of summer started yesterday and it’s always fun to kick off with ABC’s The Bachelorette. Last week we left in the midst of some self started drama creates by Karl, which put the cocktail ceremony in an awkward place. Katie Thurston was told that there were some guys that were still not genuine among the group, but that he didn’t want to say who. She’s left to figure out the men as well as to question Karl! She lets the guys know that she has been told this information and they find out from Karl that he is stirring things up. Everyone was left wondering what this would mean, the impacton the cocktail portion of the evening and ultimately, the Rose Ceremony! Karl has just been problematic from the beginning so we can’t wait to see when he will finally get the boot.

So we pick up right where we left off with the guys begging him to stop being someone who continues to stir the pot. Katie takes a moment by herself and lets the guys know that she will not have the cocktail party and will go straight to the rose ceremony without talking to anyone. Greg checks in on her and as appreciative as she is, she lets him know that she can’t be confident of the people in the room. Meanwhile, Karl continues to act like a victim as the entire house continues to be agitated with him due to the cancellation of the cocktail party.

Katie gives roses out but when Mike P. gets his rose, he lets her know that all the guys are in solidarity together and that they don’t believe that what Karl says is the truth. She asks all the men if they agree (minus Karl of course) and they do! She takes another moment to think about this information by chatting with Tayshia Adams (The Bachelorette Season 16) and Kaitlyn Bristowe (The Bachelorette Season 11). They let her know that she should do what she wants to do as it’s not up to the men in the house on what she does.

Prior to the rose ceremony: Andrew S., Greg and Thomas already had roses coming into the night. At the rose ceremony begins, roses are given to: David, Hunter, Conor C., Mike P., Michael, Connor B, Quartney, Tre, Justin, Andrew M., Christian, Josh, Brendan, James and Aaron.

She sends Karl (thankfully), John, Garrett and Kyle home.

The date card arrives with Aaron, Quartney, James, Conor B, David, Justin, Thomas, Hunter and Brendan on it. They notice that she ends it with 3 dots and doesn’t even had her name and heart to it. It’s a large group date which will focus on her getting clarity. Nick Viall (formerly on The Bachelorette and The Bachelor) has joined the date which has a circle of chairs for everyone to sit down. He lets them know that he has been in the process as well as being in her shoes. He explains that she deserves to know what is going on with them so that she can be aware of what’s going on with them. He wants to hold them accountable. The date is an open forum for them to be transparent. Hunter admits that he failed at his marriage by shifting priorities and working too hard which also affected his 2 children. Each guy shares their stories that don’t necessarily show themselves in their best light. Thomas says that he leaned into the potential of what this platform could be and that worst-case scenario he could have that, meet her and he shares stories about women he has screwed over - with a smile.

The second portion of the date allows the guys to get some time with her to share what they’re about. Could this be a drama free date? Justin (who’s always down for a good face reaction) catches up with her for a bit of 1-on-1 time. Connor B. recognizes that she didn’t have to share her story, but was appreciative that she did. Katie wants to know more about Thomas’ big list of red flags that he has. He tells her that when he arrived, she was not his first choice, but now he is so happy to be there. He continues to dodge the question by asking her to ask him specifically. He also realized after the conversation, that he got rattled and needs to fix it regardless of how it makes his housemates feel - so of course, he swoops in for a second conversation and cutting Aaron’s time. Even the other guys on the group date see this as problematic for Katie. The group date rose goes to Connor B.

Another date card is on its way. The guys hear that Michael A. has the 1-on-1 date. Hopefully, Michael A. is able to talk with Katie as she knows that he has a child, but he wants to go into more of the details about his story. As they settle into the back half of the date, he finally shares that he met his wife, they dated, married, had their son and was later diagnosed with breast cancer. She passed away and he lets her know that he knows what it’s like to love and give of yourself. He now feels at this place where he can open up his heart and the gift that it is to fall in love for a 2nd time. Katie acknowledges his forever love and that she is not intimidated by it and gives him a rose.

Meanwhile, the guys talk about Thomas and how he’s disrespecting the house in general. It seems like they are coming together as a house to attempt to kick him out.

The guys assemble and Hunter asks if he’s doing what he is doing so that he can be in a campaign to be The Bachelor. He then agrees that when he came to the house, that was his intention, but now he doesn’t feel that way. Another cliffhanger on tonight’s episode as there is one more group date prior to the next rose ceremony. We also learn that someone else from Tayshia’s season is on his way as well!

We end tonight’s episode with Connor B. and Michael A. receiving a rose.

Each night, when the season airs, we’ll tweet about The Bachelor and you can chat along with us (@AthleisureMag + with our Co-Founder/Creative + Style Director, Kimmie Smith @ShesKimmie) to see what’s taking place!

Each week we will let you know who our faves were last episode and if we’ve changed up since then as it pertains to who we think should go to Hometowns.

We also suggest a podcast that we’ve become obsessed with over the past few seasons, Wondery’s Bachelor Happy Hour to get their feedback!