‘The Bachelor’: Jennifer Aniston picks the final four on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ (video)
Over the past few seasons, Jimmy Kimmel’s developed a tradition of picking the final four on “The Bachelor,” and there’s almost always been a pretty consistent problem with it: Somehow, he tends to be almost always right! It’s certainly problematic, since there is a certain part of it that just feels like he’s been given some spoilers beforehand and effectively ruins much of the show for fans year after year.
We’re well aware of the fact that there are other places to get spoilers, but we still think the vast majority of the viewing public watches the show blind and isn’t so invested that they want to know who wins in advance.
It’s possible that Kimmel still does this stunt down the road, but we rather like what Kimmel did on his talk show last night instead. He had Jennifer Aniston, a longtime fan of the show, come on and pick Nick Viall’s final four. Her knowledge of the series was rather impressive, given that she specifically referenced Olivia Caridi at one point while also going through their jobs.
For those wondering specifically who she picked, she went with neonatal nurse Danielle, business-owner Corinne, Elizabeth the doula, and Rachel the attorney — joking that Nick’s probably going to need an attorney. Meanwhile, Kimmel described the board of contestants as “The Brady Bunch without birth control.”
One thing Aniston would not do was pick the winner, saying that she didn’t want to jinx it. Fair enough. The season’s already filmed, so Nick does already know his winner and he’s now waiting to see the show air starting on January 2. On paper, we like this cast a lot (it may be the most diverse edition of the show ever), so we’ll see how that plays out when we get around to it airing. What we are most excited about is Nick as the Bachelor as we have loved him since the moment we saw him on Andy’s season. While he may have come back to the show numerous times, there’s still something genuine about Nick that we like and since he doesn’t hold anything back we think this season is going to be tremendously entertaining.
For those wondering, we are going to be spotlighting all of these ladies individually over the course of the coming month, so be sure to visit the link here and stay tuned for more on that subject! Leave us a comment int he box below and tell us if you are excited to see Nick as the Bachelor. (Photo: ABC.)