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The eighth episode of The Bachelor Season 26 ended with a heartbreaking rose ceremony. Clayton Echard sent Serene Russell home after he gave roses to Gabby Windey, Rachel Recchia, and Susie Evans.
Episode 8 was the hometown segment where Echard visited the suitresses’ hometowns and met their families.
Echard went on to meet Russell in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and enjoyed an 80-feet fall sport with her. She later confessed that she was falling in love with him and was eagerly waiting for him to meet her family.
Russell’s mother, brother, and best friend met Echard. However, the suitress' father didn’t show up as her parents were divorced. While her mom and friend were impressed by Echard, her brother was concerned about his sister’s heart being broken.
After bidding goodbye to Russell with a kiss, Echard met all his ladies during the rose ceremony. Surprisingly, he gave Recchia the last rose, leaving Russell heartbroken.
Fans felt Serene Russell dodged a bullet
After the rose ceremony, Echard went to see Russell off. The suitress asked him what went wrong, but he had no meaningful response.
While in the car, Russell confessed to being confused and heartbroken. She said:
“I literally told the man I was falling in love with him.”
Viewers were upset with Echard’s decision and expressed their support for Russell as they felt that she deserved better.
Fans think that she dodged a bullet by not being with Echard. Here’s what they had to say on Twitter:
What happened in The Bachelor Episode 8?
In the hometown episode, Echard first visited Evans’ hometown of Poquoson, Virginia. He tried jujutsu with her before going to her house and meeting her parents, sister, and best friend. The family loved Echard and were pretty welcoming.
Echard’s next stop was Windey’s house at Denver, Colorado, where he met the suitress' uncle, aunt, cousin, and grandfather. Windey's father couldn't meet Echard as he was ill, but the latter arranged a social-distance father-daughter meeting.
The Bachelor lead’s third destination was Russell’s hometown.
Echard’s last destination was Recchia’s hometown at Clermont, Florida. While her mother and best friends liked him, her father showed him some tough love.
The episode ended with the rose ceremony at The Bachelor mansion in Los Angeles, with Russell leaving the show. The upcoming episode will be a two-day event, airing on Monday and Tuesday next week on ABC at 8.00 pm Eastern Time (ET).
