The Bachelor Producers May Be Setting Grant Ellis Up To Fail (It'll Be Hard For Him To Live Up To The Expectations)

Grant was devastated, but he was happy to take on the role of the star of The Bachelor season 29. The producers announced him earlier than usual so that women would have the chance to apply to be on the season to date him specifically. Everything seems to be going well for Grant, but the latest preview for the show is setting a bar for perfection that he might not be able to meet. The Bachelor producers are setting him up for failure.

Grant Ellis Is Being Called A Wish Come True

It's Unfair To Grant To Make Him Strive For Perfection

While all of these comments are meant to drum up interest in Grant and his season, they're actually problematic because they're setting up unrealistic expectations for him. It's wrong to focus on Grant's looks instead of his personality, and to question if he's real because he seems so perfect. The answer is yes: he's a very real person, which means that he has flaws and will inevitably make mistakes during his journey because nobody's perfect.

Grant Ellis Might Crumble Under The Pressure

Grant Needs To Be Able To Make Mistakes

As the lead of The Bachelor season 29, Grant needs to be able to make mistakes without judgment. It's very challenging to date over 30 women at the same time, so it's inevitable that there will be missteps. However, if the producers weren't already pushing an image of Grant as being a perfect Prince Charming, then people wouldn't be as upset if he did make a mistake.

Grant Ellis’ Reputation Could Be Ruined

Grant Might Regret Being The Bachelor

Grant is coming into The Bachelor season 29 with everyone rooting for him. However, this has happened in the past, and then ended in disaster. The Bachelor season 26 star Clayton Echard and The Bachelor season 27 lead Zach Shallcross were both perceived as heroes and then villains after they divulged the intimate details of their Fantasy Suite dates to the world. Although Zach is now happily engaged to Kaity Biggar, Clayton's relationship with Susie Evans crumbled after the show.

The Bachelor’s Grant Ellis seems eager to find love in his upcoming season. On a show with dubious contenders, Grant may want to select carefully.

Now it seems as though the Bachelor season 29 producers are doing the same thing to Grant. One of the previews for his season (shared via the Bachelor Nation YouTube channel) ends with what appears to be a confused Grant unable to make a decision between his final two women. Grant first states, "I want to be happy. I want to have love. It's something that's important to me. But I'm scared of making the wrong decision."

Despite all of this, The Bachelor season 29 does have the potential to be one of the best seasons ever because Grant is a wonderful person. The concern is that the producers are setting him up to fail by making him seem perfect and putting too much pressure on him to live up to that expectation. Hopefully, Grant will be able to overcome whatever the producers put him through, and he'll find his true love and live happily ever after.