And the drama has officially begun! Tonight marked the second episode of The Bachelorette season 17 with Katie Thurston, and things got seriously heated in the final moments of the show. Unfortunately, the episode didn’t end with a rose ceremony, and instead contestant Karl Smith decided to hijack the cocktail party. After hinting to Katie that not everyone was there for the right reasons, Katie couldn’t just let the comments go, which is understandable.
Though Karl didn’t have any examples to back up his claims, Katie had already begun to distrust some of the men during tonight’s episode after having a conversation with Aaron Clancy. After noticing Aaron and Cody Menk seemingly had beef during the second group date where they had to wrestle in mud (yes, seriously), Aaron explained that they were both from the same city and accused Cody of coming onto the show for fame.
Needless to say, it was a lot for Katie to deal with, and she ended up sending Cody home. On a brighter note, she did have a wonderful one-on-one date with Greg Grippo who is totally swoon-worthy, and gave out group date roses to Andrew Spencer and Thomas Jacobs.
So now that you’re all caught up, let’s get into the funniest and most relatable memes from The Bachelorette season 17, episode 2.
The Bachelorette memes
1. Keeping up with the memes is essential every week.
2. Yosef must have been shaking at the sexy date!
How could they air this knowing Yosef has kids at home? #TheBachelorette pic.twitter.com/W7nRYnnHea
— Chicks in the Office (@ChicksInTheOff) June 15, 2021
3. Karl was trouble from the start tonight.
4. Anyone else catch that commercial?
…you’re telling me you haven’t cast Michelle’s season yet…? #TheBachelorette pic.twitter.com/vxpdkmkXIu
— Bachelor Chirps (@BachelorChirps) June 15, 2021
5. Justice for the first impression rose receiver!
I'm glad to see Katie learning from Matt James' mistakes and actually getting to know her first impression rose right away. Abigail, we will never get over you #TheBachelorette pic.twitter.com/PQpMmeAUsd
— Emily Hollowell (@hollowelle) June 15, 2021
6. All the guys are totally jealous of Greg.
The other guys as Greg gets the first impression rose AND the first 1-on-1:#TheBachelorette pic.twitter.com/9dujonNkFh
— Bachelor Fantake (@BachelorFantake) June 15, 2021
7. And honestly, they should be.
Greg **exists**
— Accept This Rose (@IWatchBachelor) June 15, 2021
Me: #TheBachelorette #Bachelorette pic.twitter.com/ffSKb1RaSf
8. Karl doesn’t stop waving those red flags!
9. We knew that feud was going to escalate.
Aaron and Cody trying to kill each other during the mud wrestling date: #TheBachelorette pic.twitter.com/9ZNbGQQ4kL
— the bachelor & bitchelor 🌹 (@acceptedrose) June 15, 2021
10. Protect Andrew S. at all costs!
Andrew S on my screen: #TheBachelorette pic.twitter.com/hECG1lTx7K
— Bachelor Tea Spill (@bachteaspill) June 15, 2021
11. As you can tell, no one was happy with Karl tonight.
Each time Karl opens his mouth#TheBachelorette #Bachelorette pic.twitter.com/W7E5t2jjnR
— Accept This Rose (@IWatchBachelor) June 15, 2021
12. It’s very early to make comparisons, but this is hilarious.
Karl is the Victoria of this season. #bachelorette #TheBachelorette #BacheloretteABC pic.twitter.com/ozSZqyb6Oj
— ✨✨✨ (@tame1308) June 15, 2021
13. Ending an episode without a rose ceremony should be illegal.
Me knowing in my soul we probably won’t get a full rose ceremony with 9 min left, but watching nonetheless
— Emma (@rose_rejects) June 15, 2021
#TheBachelorette pic.twitter.com/mvZlo3VceE
14. This season is going to get messy, let’s be real.
Me watching the men in the preview for next week’s episode #TheBachelorette pic.twitter.com/6dSAHyMKiY
— Kim (@kimrosa_) June 15, 2021
15. And at the end of the day, Greg is #1!
all of bachelor nation rn #TheBachelorette pic.twitter.com/6L9zNdNsRR
— m a d s (@MadalyneStanden) June 8, 2021
Keep watching The Bachelorette season 17 every Monday night on ABC and keep up with us at Accept This Rose for all the latest coverage!