Bachelor Nation Divided Over Aven Entering Tino, Rachel Drama

An epic second of revenge — or crossing the road? Bachelor Nation has blended emotions about how Rachel Recchia’s closing moments with Tino Franco went down in the course of the dwell Tuesday, September 20, finale.

Shortly after viewers watched Tino, 28, suggest to Rachel, 26, the flight teacher revealed that they went via “rising pains” and issues escalated “across the time of the premiere” in July. After seemingly getting again to a “good spot,” the overall contractor admitted he cheated on her.

“I tousled and kissed one other lady, however the second I did I knew I belonged with you,” he stated. “This was the tiniest factor ever. … I attempted to only get previous it. … The stuff you stated harm a lot. You stated ‘I don’t know the way that is going to work … I can’t do completely satisfied {couples} this weekend like we deliberate.’”

Tino went on to accuse Rachel of claiming she wished to provide her engagement ring again. She denied his claims.

“I used to be exhausted,” she stated. “We have been in a foul place, however … By no means as soon as did we are saying we’re damaged up.”

After declaring she was “completed,” the twosome reunited with Jesse Palmer — and issues acquired awkward as Rachel alluded to the truth that there was extra to the explanation behind their post-show points.

“We each don’t wish to air out why these issues have been occurring,” she stated. “There have been issues that they reduce out that we each know possibly led to us being on this dangerous place.”

The duo continued to argue over her Neil Lane engagement ring. Tino, who stated Rachel “acquired distant” after the proposal, argued that she stated she was going to cease sporting it, signaling issues have been over. Rachel, in the meantime, insisted they have been “by no means on a break” and she or he simply famous she would cease sporting the ring in the event that they went again to only courting.

“I by no means stated that my engagement was over. We have been by no means on a break. … You broke my coronary heart!” Rachel declared. “We’re up right here and nothing is making sense to me nonetheless … What you probably did is totally inexcusable.”

Rachel’s runner-up, Aven Jones, who she despatched house as a result of he wasn’t able to suggest throughout half one of many finale, then appeared on stage.

“You don’t actually deserve any of this, something that occurred between any of us. I used to be simply questioning if you happen to wished to possibly get out of right here and simply catch up?” he requested.

With Tino nonetheless on the stage, Rachel smiled and responded: “I’d love nothing extra.”

After strolling off collectively, followers briefly noticed the twosome chatting backstage and Aven telling Rachel: “We are able to discover that.”

Regardless of the host noting throughout segments with Gabby Windey that the Florida native was set to return to the stage, Rachel by no means got here again — and Bachelor Nation couldn’t consider what that they had witnessed.

Even ABC govt Robert Mills weighed in, writing: “Tino tried taking part in the Ross Geller card. #thebachelorette.”

Scroll via for a breakdown of the place Bachelor and Bachelorette alums stand on the drama: