BACHELOR fans have been left furious with ABC after the audio cut out, leading to minutes of radio silence during the explosive finale.
Viewers tuning in were eager to see star Zach Shallcross introduce Gabi Elnicki and Kaity Biggar to his family.
During Monday's explosive season finale of The Bachelor, Zach enjoyed his final dates with the last two ladies vying for his heart.
He introduced them to his mother, father, and two sisters before taking Kaity and Gabi each on a solo date.
Zach and Kaity headed off on a hike in Thailand before he and Gabi stepped out for a horseback riding adventure.
Almost as soon as their date began, the show's audio cut out and left fans able to see what was happening but missing out on much of the conversation.
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Viewers flocked to Twitter to slam ABC over the snafu.
One viewer wrote: "It’s always nice when I’m watching tv and the audio just straight up stops working. Nice job @ABCNetwork @BachelorABC, you only COMPLETELY dropped the ball."
A second Bachelor Nation fan wrote: "Umm did anyone else lose sound and CC?"
A third fan tweeted: "Me trying my best to lip read rn."
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Someone else chimed in: "
Just goes to show you how gone to shit this entire franchise has gotten…no sound. I can hear all the cries of failed relationships of the past cry out in agony"
Bachelor host Jesse Palmer, who stepped in after Chris Harrison was ousted amid controversy, addressed the issue during the live portion of Monday's show.
“Apologies for the technical difficulties earlier but we are back on track now and don’t worry because you didn’t miss anything except another shot of Zach in the shower and there are plenty more to come," he said with a laugh.
ALL ALONE?
Ahead of Monday's all-new episode of The Bachelor, fans had been speculating about who Zach would end up with.
The guessing intensified after eagle-eyed fans noticed all three of Zach's finalists – Gabi, Kaity, and the since-eliminated Ariel Frenkle –posted the same photo of the three of them standing with their hands folded across their stomachs.
All three included the same simple, but potentially telling caption: a heart-hands emoji.
Several fans seemed to think the posts suggest that the women chose one another, rather than Zach, in the end.
A popular Bachelor fan account, The Betchelor, pointed out the coincidence on Twitter, questioning: "Wait. Why did the final three girls ALL post the same picture, with the same caption at the same time? What does it mean?"
One hypothesized: "I think Zach will not be engaged by the end of this. Kaity may say yes BUT I think ATFR they'll reveal they're no longer together."
Another agreed, writing: "It's an act of solidarity. Wonder if it's an act of solidarity against production, against fan criticism, or if they've all broken up, against Zach."
"I think none of them are still with him and they probably all agree that he effed up on something," wrote another.
Another added: "My fantasy end to the season is the 3 of them leaving right here and going on a girls’ trip. Besties 4’evah."
Kaity has been widely considered the frontrunner for Zach's heart but fans aren't so convinced after the most recent episode.
READY TO WED
Some fans, however, seem to think Zach ended up engaged to one of his finalists and has been hiding the news for a while.
While it seemed like the end of the road for Zach and Kaity during the fantasy suites episode, many fans have been left convinced that the California native and his rumored frontrunner are engaged though the show has yet to come to an end.
Kaity posted a photo of herself enjoying ribs at a Texas-based restaurant, Terry Black's Barbecue.
While Kaity's Story post appeared to be nothing out of the ordinary, it made some Bachelor fans suspicious, especially since it coincided with Zach's latest TikTok.
In the 26-year-old's short clip on TikTok he appeared to have on a hat that read: "Terry's Black's Barbecue Austin, Texas..."
Zach happened to be wearing a hat from the same restaurant that Kaity later snapped a pic in for Instagram in his social media flick.
Though Zach hasn't officially chosen his fiancé on the show, it appears as though he has online.
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Weeks prior to the post, online sleuths noticed that she liked his previous Instagram posts going back as far as July 2021 – long before he appeared on Rachel Recchia and Gabby Windey's season of The Bachelorette.
The clue left fans convinced that the duo might have had a relationship of some kind prior to the start of Season 27.
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