While Joey Graziadei's Bachelor journey is coming to an end, fans will have to wait a little longer to find out who gets his final rose. That's because The Bachelor: Women Tell All comes first. A time-honored franchise tradition allows eliminated contestants to revisit the drama of the season and hopefully get some much-needed closure from their respective exits.
This stop of the season hasn't always been a favorite among fans, many of whom would rather find out the truth behind Joey's "unprecedented" ending than pause the season's momentum to have any clear dialogue. But Joy’s Women Tell All has become a must-see. "Fantasy Suite" ends on a huge cliffhanger, with the March 18 special promising to follow up on Kelsey Anderson's mysterious notes. ("'We need to talk' can mean a lot of things," Jesse Palmer told Entertainment Weekly. "Usually, it's not good.")
As the penultimate episode of the season, Women Tell All seemed like the perfect place to reveal whether Kelsey, Rachel Nance, or Daisy Kent went home after a sleepover.
But the suspense and filming timeline can make things a little confusing - so when exactly does Joey's Women Tell All take place?
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According to "Reality Steve", Joey's "Women Tell All " special was filmed on March 6. This means the women of Season 28 are back together about four months after filming wrapped.
While this may seem like a simple Women Tell All launch, the cliffhanger of "Fantasy Suite" has led to an unexpected spoiler ahead. Reports of Joey's Fantasy Suite contain spoilers.
An E! An interview conducted on Women Tell All (which appears to have been deleted) reportedly mentioned Joey choosing either Mariah George or Rachel as a potential lead on the next season of The Bachelorette. However, by the time the interview was released, Rachel's fate was already up in the air. So if Joy says she's a contender, that could mean she's going home after a sleepover.
If you've been following The Bachelor spoilers all season long, you've probably known about Joey's last few women for a while.
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Speaking of The Bachelorette , Charity Lawson was announced for Season 20 at the end of Zach Shallcross' Women Tell All special ’s protagonist — so if the series wanted to announce its next protagonist in a similar fashion, there would certainly be a precedent.
According to Reality Steve, filming on The Bachelorette will reportedly begin weeks after Women Tell All. If the new protagonist isn't announced in the special, she will likely be announced on or around the March 25 finale.
