The Bachelorette airs on ABC this evening with an all-new Monday, August 14, 2023, episode, and we have your weekly The Bachelorette recap below. In tonight’s season, 20 episode 8 called, “The Men Tell All,” as per the ABC synopsis, “It’s a night full of confrontations, apologies and emotions as Charity reunites with 13 memorable men to address this season’s most unforgettable moments, followed by a sneak peek at the finale and an exciting appearance from the Golden Bachelor.”
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Tonight’s The Bachelorette episode begins with Jesse and he is in the studio with all the men from Charity’s season; Spencer, Adrian, Peter, John, James, Caleb B., John Henry, Michael, Aaron S., Brayden, Xavier, Tanner and Sean. And, we will get an introduction to Gary, the first ever Golden Bachelor.
John says on night one when he saw Charity it was exhilarating. We take a look back at Charity’s season, mostly all the drama surrounding Brayden. Jesse asks Sean what he has to say. He says Brayden was manipulative, he told her he liked her but in the back ground he was fake, he knew he was never going to get there with her.
Brayden says not true, he left when he knew there was nothing there. Michael says if that was the case, why return now and say there are things that were left unsaid. Brayden says he left in a heightened emotional state, he has more to say. Adrian says after the group date he had reservations about Brayden.
Jesse says he is real and the other guys are fake. Adrian says Brayden was giving Charity one side, and the guys another side. Adrian says Brayden called Charity classless, he says no, but the audience says yes it did happen.
Tanner says that Brayden got validation week after week and he became more negative every week, he questioned everything. Brayden says he was being real, he never knew any of the guys had problems with him, it was all behind his back. Sean says it was like the “Brayden Show.”
James says he was frustrated with Sean, he got one-on-one time with Charity, then stole time away with her when the other guys could have had a chance.
Peter left on the first night, after the season wrapped he was made fun of online and didn’t like it. Xavier says it was an inside joke, a tiny initial in their posts and if Brayden didn’t share it, nobody would have known. Apparently, Peter was the first one when he got home to ask about endorsement deals and he was on the show for five seconds. He ever said, “thanks for putting me on the show,” I’ll make a t-shirt out of it and monetize it.
Brayden sits in the hot seat with Jesse who says never a boring for him on the show. Brayden says watching back is tough. Brayden says when the men pretty much chased him out when he returned to the house after leaving, he was about to throw down. Brayden brought Jesse present, clip on earing. Jesse is such a good sport, he puts them on. Jesee announces that Jesse is packing his earing and scarves, he is heading to paradise. We get a sneak peek of his time in paradise with Kat Izzo.
Xavier is next in the hot seat. He told Charity that he was falling in love with her, she saw him as her husband, but, he revealed that he was unfaithful to his ex and that was the end of their romance. Xavier says bringing up his past, he just wanted to be honest with her but instead he put his foot in his mouth. Since then, he has been having a hard time getting past it, so he got himself a therapist.
Charity’s turn in the hot seat, she says she was so nervous coming into this journey and loved that her brother was there on night one. They talk about her first impression rose and she says she just clicked with Brayden, his energy.
She thanks Brayden for coming on the journey, she didn’t like how he talked about their relationship to a lot of the guys. She says she was 100% her authentic self and gave him more grace than he deserved. Brayden says he doesn’t know if the environment was the best for him. He apologies for telling the guys, and if he hurt her.
Some of the men speak out to Charity. Sean asks if he can go sit beside Charity, once there, he tells Charity that he thanks her for being the Bachelorette, she showed nothing but grace and class, and made them all better men for it.
Tanner says he doesn’t have any questions, he tried to create an organic relationship, it was probably one of the best experiences of his life. John says he felt like he had a stronger connection than the other guys and doesn’t understand why he went home. She says it was just what she was looking for as the weeks progressed, it had nothing to do with him.
Xavier is in the hot seat with Charity, they haven’t spoken since that faithful night. He says he denounces cheating, and in Fiji there was no doubt in his heart that he wanted to be with her, he just had a doubt in his head. She says had he told her earlier, she would not have brought him that far. He says that her not saying she loved him messed with his mind. She says she would have been crazy to keep him after that night. He tells her that he is grateful for the experience and he hopes that she found her person. He gives her a gift, a knitted rose.
Jesse shows some bloopers from the season, one of them is when Jesse dressed in a gorilla costume scared Charity making out with one of the guys. Captain Tom is in the audience, he is the swamp boat captain who took Sean and Tanner out on their two-on-one date. Tom calls Charity “Chastity” everyone laughs, then he says any man who gets her will be lucky. Jesse asks which guy should have got the rose on that two-on-one date, he says Sean.
Jesse tells Charity that she did really good on the season and he has some friends there to see her, former Bachelorettes Trista Sutter, DeAnna Pappas and Desiree Siegfried. Trista reveals that she will be celebrating her 20th wedding anniversary this year. Desiree says life is so normal, she is very happy. DeAnna is in a transitional phase, finding herself again – she is single. Trista gives advice, she says they are not perfect, but forgiveness is important. Desiree says she has to choose to prioritize the relationship.
The Golden Bachelor is almost here, his name is Gerry and Jesse promises that we are going to love him. He married his high-school sweetheart, they were married 42 years, he has two daughters and two granddaughters, they had a beautiful life. They had a plan, bought their dream house, then his wife became ill. She had a bacterial infection that infected her kidneys and liver, she passed away shortly thereafter. It is six years since his wife passed away and nobody will replace her. His family has pulled himself out of a dark place. He says best case scenario, Helen Mirren is on the market and is willing to be on the show. He really wants to find his person, he wants love and he knows that person is out there.
Gerry joins Jesse on stage in the hot seat, he says it is a whirlwind the last couple of weeks. He was amazed when radio announces and camera men showed up at his driveway. Jesse says he was trending on social media, Gerry says if he knew what that was he would love it. Jesse asks if there are going to be fantasy suits, Gerry says yes, but they might look different. Gerry aspires to be like Charity’s men. Gerry gives advice to the men, look at your spouse every day and say you love them because that day comes too soon. He is not looking for a love that he had with his wife, he is looking to find his person, the one who will make him whole again, but it won’t be the same as before.
Jesse gives us a sneak peek of Charity’s final days in Fiji where she is in love with three incredible guys. We see Charity ask her mom for her opinion on who to choose and she won’t do that.
THE END!