Love Island USA Is Winning Reality TV (with Justine Kay) | This Week in Bachelor Nation

About this episode

The episode discusses the current state of Bachelor Nation and the evolving reality-TV landscape with guest Justine Kay.

BachelorClues and PaceCase return with another edition of This Week in Bachelor Nation featuring a special State of the Game conversation with Justine Kay of 2 Black Girls, 1 Rose. Together they examine the current state of the franchise, the evolving reality-TV landscape, and the strategic forces shaping Bachelor Nation's future. Plus, all the week's biggest Bachelor Nation news, the Top 5 Parasocial Plays, Parasocial Creature of the Week, and Screams From the Pit. Subscribe to Game of Roses on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/gameofroses Patreon: https://patreon.com/gameofroses Merch: https://gameofroses.org Listen on Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/gameofroses Listen on Spotify: http://bit.ly/spotifygameofroses Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: BachelorClues, PaceCase

Guest: Justine Kay

Topics covered

• reality TV
• Bachelor Nation
• strategic forces
• current state of the franchise
• Parasocial Plays

Keywords

• Bachelor Nation
• reality TV
• Justine Kay
• Parasocial Plays
• Game of Roses

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: 2 Black Girls, 1 Rose, Game of Roses, YouTube, Patreon, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Acast

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