The Bachelor 2021 Clayton Echard airs on ABC this evening with an all-new Monday, January 31, 2022, season 26 episode 4 and we have your The Bachelor recap below. On tonight’s The Bachelor season 26 episode 4 as per the ABC synopsis, “Following last week’s cliffhanger, Clayton confronts one of the women about a shocking rumor involving her, but will her explanation check out, or will Clayton break tradition and take back a rose?
Later, Kaitlyn Bristowe pays a surprise visit, leading an emotional date where Clayton and the women bravely open up about their insecurities.”
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Tonight’s The Bachelor episode begins with the woman talking about the conflict between Shanae and Elizabeth and they are worried because it is taking a lot of the quality time that they could be spending with Clayton. Elizabeth meanwhile is very worried about what Shanae will do next because she is so unpredictable. Clayton is going into the evening with a somber mood unfortunately, the drama that is unfolding is making an affect him and he knows that he has to address it.
Clayton meets the women and tells them that he can’t move forward with the cocktail party until he addresses the drama. He calls Elizabeth and Shanae to the side. Clayton tells them that he feels connection with both of them but he can’t build anything with them because of the conflict. Shanae brings up the shrimp and the fact that nobody wanted any, she blames Elizabeth. Shanae calls her a liar and says all the girls are not nice to her. Clayton gets up and says he needs a second. Shanae continues to harp on Elizabeth who has had enough and says she is going to respectfully leave. As Elizabeth is leaving, Shanae calls her fat behind her back.
The women are all sitting down, Shanae goes to get hors d’oeuvres and it is all shrimp. Gabby says she is not going to be able to ever eat a shrimp again. Shanae gets called out by the other women, they have all had enough. Jesse walks in the room, Clayton is exhausted and not in a good head space, he made the decision to cancel the cocktail party, which means they will be moving right to the Rose Ceremony. Genevieve knows that Shane is the problem, and she really hopes that Clayton sees that.
Time for the Rose Ceremony, every one has been eaten up by nonsense because Shanae wants to destroy everyone in the room. Elizabeth is beside herself, she hates that she is a part of that. Clayton walks in the room, he says he didn’t feel like he could have went through with the evening, but it was a decision that he felt was the right one. Roses go to Marlena, Teddi, Rachel, Mara, Sierra, Susie, Jill, Serene, Genevieve, Hunter, Lyndsey, Shanae.
Shockingly, Elizabeth is heading home.
The next day the women all sit around and talk, Shanae tells them that a huge weight has been lifted off their shoulders. Jesse walks in and says there won’t be a date in LA, they are going to be saying goodbye to the mansion and heading on a vacation, first to Houston, Texas. And, they better pack their bags their plane is leaving in an hour.
Clayton meets with his friend Clarence, he tells him about the drama and he hopes it is over, that he made the right the decision, and that a new place will spice them all back up. Clayton tells Clarence that he is more than ready to start the week with these women. Clarence tells him that he needs to make sure that the woman he chooses is a strong woman and a foundation for him. The women talk about the date card and they are all hoping they get the one-on-one date. A knock at the door, the date card is for Rachel, “let’s find our love in the heart of Texas.” Rachel feels lucky and hopeful for her date. Some of the women feel so behind with Clayton and hope they get some time with him this week.
It is time for Clayton and Rachel’s date, he finds her beautiful, humble and intelligent. They start their date by going horseback riding. Rachel is really shocked at how easy it is being with Clayton. They arrive at a BBQ, ribs and sausages are on the grill. They crash the family party, help out making the food and eating it. Clayton loves to see Rachel fit in with everyone. They get some alone time and he kisses her and they connect.
Later in the evening, they dress for dinner and Clayton is so happy because he has forgotten about everything else, it has been a special day all around. He tells her that the confidence that she has had all day, just being present, he loved his day. He tells her the more he talks to her the more confused he is and the more questions he has. He wonders how a woman like her with a bad ass job, and so kind, what is she doing there. She toasts to him always keeping her on her toes. She says when she was a kid she wanted to be a pilot and she never doubted that she would be.
But as a woman, she had to work harder, and she didn’t have a very supportive relationship in the past, he put her in a category of what their life was going to look like and there was no support. She wants a family so bad, she wants to be a mom, but she wants it with doing what she loves to do. She is hopeful. He says everything happens for a reason and her being so passionate about what she does is attractive to him, he has no concerns about her job and he would never hold her back from doing what she loves. He has a surprise for her, a concert from Restless Road just for them while they dance.
Another date card arrives, this one is for Sarah, Eliza, Teddi, Marlena, Jill, Susie, Mara, Sierra, Hunter, Lyndsey, Genevieve, Gabby and Shanae, “meet me at the stadium.” All the women are bumbed out that Shanae is going to be on the date with them, the claws are going to come out.
Shanae is lying down when she overhears the other women talking about her, they are upset that she never apologized for the cocktail party being cancelled because of her. Sierra plans on telling Clayton about Shanae’s character and tells the women if they all do it, he will have to let her go. Shanae is pissed, Clayton can send her home, but those women are not sending her home.
Time for the group date, it’s a tail gate, the women and Clayton enjoy food and games until Jonathan Greenard, Houston Texans Defensive Lineman and Kamu Grugier-Hill, Houston Texans Linebacker show up. The women are going to play real-life tackle football. Winners go the after-party, losers go to the hotel and no after-party. As an Olympian, Marlena is really excited about this. Shanae calls her team Shrimp Stampede, Marlena is on the other team called Purple Punishers. Clayton is excited to see the women’s competitive juices flowing. The Purple Punishers are doing well, Marlena has a touch-down. Shanae is getting angry, she is determined to win. Shanae and Sierra started getting violent on the field, Colton sees that the drama wasn’t left behind. Sierra has a touch-down, the score is now 14-0, that’s it, Marlena scores again. Jesse gives a trophy to the Purple Punishers. Shanae walks off.
At after-party Colton toast to a great night, the women are all smiles having won the extra time with him and Shanae is not there so it is a bonus for them. While Colton is spending time with some of the women, the others say how they are relieved that Shanae is not there. One by one the women tell Clayton about Shanae and it is not good. Colton is shocked, he can’t believe this is still going on and he sent Elizabeth home. Shanae shows up at the after-party, she tells Colton that she deserves to be there and interrupts him with one of the other women. The other women are shocked to find out that Shanae showed up. She talks to Colton and again he falls for her side of the story, the next thing you know they are kissing. Shanae goes to where the women are sitting at the After-Party, she grabs the trophy, tells them to shut their mouths and throws the trophy in some shrubs.
THE END!