The Bachelor episode 7 preview: Cassie seriously freaks out

THE BACHELOR - "Episode 2301" - What does a pageant star who calls herself the "hot-mess express," a confident Nigerian beauty with a loud-and-proud personality,; a deceptively bubbly spitfire who is hiding a dark family secret, a California beach blonde who has a secret that ironically may make her the BachelorÕs perfect match, and a lovable phlebotomist all have in common? TheyÕre all on the hunt for love with Colton Underwood when the 23rd edition of ABCÕs hit romance reality series "The Bachelor" premieres with a live, three-hour special on MONDAY, JAN. 7 (8:00-11:00 p.m. EST), on The ABC Television Network. (ABC/Rick Rowell)CASSIE
THE BACHELOR - "Episode 2301" - What does a pageant star who calls herself the "hot-mess express," a confident Nigerian beauty with a loud-and-proud personality,; a deceptively bubbly spitfire who is hiding a dark family secret, a California beach blonde who has a secret that ironically may make her the BachelorÕs perfect match, and a lovable phlebotomist all have in common? TheyÕre all on the hunt for love with Colton Underwood when the 23rd edition of ABCÕs hit romance reality series "The Bachelor" premieres with a live, three-hour special on MONDAY, JAN. 7 (8:00-11:00 p.m. EST), on The ABC Television Network. (ABC/Rick Rowell)CASSIE

The Bachelor returns for episode 7 on Monday night. Here’s a handy breakdown of everything we’ve learned from the episode trailer.

This past week’s episode of The Bachelor was a LOT. We saw Colton send home a whopping five women! If you survived the emotional turmoil, read on to check out our week 7 + end of season preview for The Bachelor. You can watch the ABC video here.

Colton in crisis

We jump right in to this preview with Colton smacking the camera and running off. He’s crying, saying he’s more confused than ever. Could this still just be simple fallout from all those cryptic warnings he got from fallen contestants last episode?

Cassie loses it

Cassie is confronting someone over hurting Colton “so bad.” The Bachelor sets it up to look like she’s yelling at Caelynn, but it’s widely known from Twitter and other social media that these two are as close of friends as you can get. Is this a purposeful misdirect? Is she yelling at someone else? Or is their friendship being pushed to the limits?

Fence-jumping

Yes, this preview, like others before it, shows Colton jumping that fence. Is The Bachelor finally going to deliver on its promise? We’re DYING over here!

Cassie goes for a car ride

It’s no bold prediction for many of us to guess that Cassie will make it onto Colton’s Final Four. That’s why it was baffling to see her crying on a car ride, which is usually the trademark move for when the Bachelor sends someone home. We don’t think she’ll be eliminated this week, so we’re more so curious as to whether it was some alone time with Colton or a face off with another contestant that brought on the waterworks.

Hannah B. meets the parents

Ok, so we know by now that Hannah B. will be getting some coveted alone time. Still, we’re surprised to see it’s her that is meeting Colton’s family first. She may make it to The Bachelor Final Four, but we can’t picture her taking home the ring.

Proposal sneak peek

The internet was set ablaze this week when someone first pointed out that Colton’s ring box didn’t have an actual ring in it. Don’t worry: this isn’t a sign that he’s not going to propose! His commentary confirms that there could still be a happy ending on the horizon.