This week saw the first ever episode of The Golden Bachelorette air, with Joan Vassos being The Bachelor franchise's first leading lady of the spin-off series. In typical Bachelor Nation fashion, the teaser trailer at the end of the inaugural episode gave fans a sneak peek of what's to come, followed by glimpse at a worrisome finale. After the first couple to couple from The Golden Bachelor called it quits, fans feared that the golden version of the beloved show isn't a good idea.
Additionally, fans saw most recent Bachelorette Jenn Tran get dumped on national television by season 21 winner Devin Strader just weeks ago. Now, fans are speculating in an all new theory that Joan was 'destined for failure' right from the start after just one episode went live. One person shared their thoughts on Reddit , speculating that none of the golden couples have a fair shot at working out for the same reason as Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist ended up divorcing: their lives have already been established in two different locations.
They wrote: "It seems like if they really wanted a couple to succeed, they'd recruit from within the same geographical area so that neither one has to move away from family. They do that on Love is Blind , which involves making them live together, during which both people can go to their (local) jobs." "Is Joan destined to fail right from the start, because none of the guys live near her and nobody is likely to move, including her? And why don't the producers recru.