Trash TV Prisoner's Dilemma: Why We Can’t Look Away from the Taylor Frankie Paul Train Wreck

In this episode of Good Girls, we talk about the Bachelor franchise’s latest disaster: ABC casting (and then abruptly canceling) Taylor Frankie Paul as the new Bachelorette just three days before premiere after a disturbing 2023 domestic violence video resurfaced.We discuss the full mess...Taylor’s chair-throwing incident, the allegations of reactive abuse on both sides, ABC’s questionable due diligence, and the massive waste of time, money, and crew energy on a fully filmed season that will never air.On a lighter note, we confess our own guilty pleasures: bonding with our dads over The Bachelor, hot-mic fantasy suite sounds, 90 Day Fiancé unhinged energy, and which reality show we would have wanted to be cast on in our single days (one of us votes Amazing Race, the other would have gone full chaotic lesbian on the Bachelor). We debate whether we’re all complicit in platforming chaos for entertainment, the blurred lines of “good TV” versus real harm, soft swinging Mormon wives, and why the franchise’s fairy-tale branding feels more parody than ever.This ep is equal parts popcorn-worthy gossip, nuanced discussions, and self-aware roasting of our own problematic viewing habits. Grab your wine (or pasta sauce bowl) and settle in with us...things get messy.