What’s this newsletter about?
Hello! If you’re new here, (which is technically all of you) welcome! My name is Brittany, but friends and Bachelor Nation can call me BK. I grew up watching the Bachelor here and there with my mom and stopped abruptly after Juan Pablo’s season (the show was a bit too misogynistic and white for my taste). Then, in 2017 when ABC named its first-ever Black Bachelorette, Rachel Lindsay, I started watching again and haven’t stopped. I’ve live-tweeted most seasons, but didn’t start formally recapping until Katie’s season. You can read those blogs here.
When I’m not watching Bachelor Nation shows, I’m likely watching other reality television shows (lately, Real Housewives of Potomac and Salt Lake City). And when I’m not doing that, I’m likely writing words elsewhere or eating good food.
Here’s what you can expect from this newsletter:
A true recap. I’m not going to go off on tangents and forget the point I was trying to make, nor will I use an entire newsletter to focus on one scene. Will I get every second of every episode? Probably not, but I won’t miss the big stuff! I’ll do my best to get the recap up the day after the episode airs.
My unfiltered opinion. I’m a Black woman, based in the midwest and I watch these shows through that lens. I hated that we saw that conversation between Matt James and his father with very little context of their relationship. What Brendan and producers did to Natasha during Bachelor in Paradise was rooted in misogynoir. Basically, if something doesn’t sit right with me, I’m going to call it out and break it down in this space.
Spoiler-free baby! I do my absolute best to remain spoiler-free. It’s part of the reason why I don’t do deep dives on the contestants beforehand. Spend too long googling or on Bachelor Reddit and the entire season is ruined. I ask that you respect this by keeping your comments/replies to these newsletters spoiler-free as well.
I took the summer off from blogging to enjoy the hot mess that is Bachelor In Paradise, but I am back and so excited to be bringing you my recaps via Substack and my blog, heyitsbkay.com. Why have a Substack newsletter and a standalone blog? I’m glad you asked!
It just makes sense
I’ve asked friends and loved ones who read my recaps previously what would make it more accessible, almost all of them said an email reminder when the blog is published would help. So, that’s what this is.
Varying content
Heyitsbkay.com is many things: Bachelor Nation recaps, commentary on my other favorite reality shows, and a dash of life stuff. This newsletter will be only Bachelor Nation content, mainly, recaps. If that’s all you’re here for, you’re in the right place, just make sure to subscribe so you get my hot takes straight to your inbox.
Okay, now that we’ve gotten those housekeeping notes out of the way, on to Michelle’s season!