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The Bachelorette Season 16, Episode 9: Best and worst moments

By Julia Wagner

THE BACHELORETTE - Ò1609Ó Ð The drama rages on as Bennett and Noah continue to confront one another on the impromptu two-on-one date. JoJo ups the ante by explaining to the men that a rose this week will be their ticket to a hometown date and an opportunity to introduce Tayshia to their families. One manÕs one-on-one date starts as a fun scavenger hunt but evolves into a more serious discussion when he shares a deeply emotional secret with the Bachelorette that he hasnÕt revealed to anyone else. Honesty is at the top of TayshiaÕs list for a soul mate, and she puts five men through a high-pressure lie detector date. After all the confessions, there is one more shocking surprise at the end of the night that might turn her journey upside down on ÒThe Bachelorette,Ó TUESDAY, DEC. 8 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EST), on ABC. (ABC/Craig Sjodin)TAYSHIA ADAMS, JOJO FLETCHER
THE BACHELORETTE - Ò1609Ó Ð The drama rages on as Bennett and Noah continue to confront one another on the impromptu two-on-one date. JoJo ups the ante by explaining to the men that a rose this week will be their ticket to a hometown date and an opportunity to introduce Tayshia to their families. One manÕs one-on-one date starts as a fun scavenger hunt but evolves into a more serious discussion when he shares a deeply emotional secret with the Bachelorette that he hasnÕt revealed to anyone else. Honesty is at the top of TayshiaÕs list for a soul mate, and she puts five men through a high-pressure lie detector date. After all the confessions, there is one more shocking surprise at the end of the night that might turn her journey upside down on ÒThe Bachelorette,Ó TUESDAY, DEC. 8 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EST), on ABC. (ABC/Craig Sjodin)TAYSHIA ADAMS, JOJO FLETCHER /
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The Bachelorette Season 16, Episode 9: Best Moment: The lie detector test

This group date really was The Bachelorette at its best. The group date activity of giving the men a lie detector test provided so much fodder for the episode. This show works best when it doesn’t always take itself too seriously but still provides interesting dialogue, and this test really was the gift that kept on giving!

The most hilarious moment was Zac’s “cheating” story. I imagine the production team knew about Zac’s lack of actual cheating; it’s got to be one of the questions they ask the men during pre-season interviews! Yet they still posed this question to Zac in particular and let Tayshia freak out about it prior to the evening portion of the date. His bone-dry delivery of the cheating story where he kissed a girl at a Bowlerama was priceless. It’s so rare we get to be surprised by this show!

This activity also elicited some actual backstories from the men—I love that we are getting to know them so well! Tayshia herself said it made her see some of the men in a new light. I loved when Noah said, “I haven’t done a great job to show who I really am.” It seems like the test helped!

Best of all, I liked that none of the men seemed offended that they were being subjected to a polygraph. Do we all remember how Josh Murray famously overreacted to the lie detector test on Andi Dorfman’s season? We’ve come a long way since then!

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What a fantastic episode! Can’t wait for hometowns next week!

What were your favorite (or least favorite) moments of the episode? Share in the comments below!

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