The Bachelorette spoilers: Penguin Matt, Blake Elarbee meet Rachel Lindsay
Penguin Matt may not be the man’s real name, but it may as well be based on one of the two sneak peeks that you see below. He arrives for whatever reason in a penguin costume, given that Rachel apparently loves penguins and this would be a way to stand out. Also, someone probably begged him to do it since these things always look great in those night one photos that are put out there by ABC.
Could a penguin actually win the season? Probably not, but one of the pieces of advice that Rachel got going into the season was to not eliminate anyone because of a silly costume. Granted, this advice was given to her by Alexis Waters, a woman best known for showing up in a “dolphin” (really a shark) costume on the first night in celebration of her love of dolphins.
Ultimately, penguins are awesome. The problem for Rachel may just be that it’s going to be difficult over the rest of the season to see Matt as anything other than a penguin. Once you’ve got a first impression this specific, how do you turn that around so that you’re suddenly some suave dude ready to sweep her off her feet?
Meanwhile, the second preview below reintroduces you to Blake Elarbee, a guy Rachel initially met during the After the Final Rose event earlier this year. Here, he enters surrounded by a drumline, showing that this guy is band geek official and we’re all about it. In a world where so many guys try to just be hyper-macho, it’s a little different to get to meet someone who shows off a musical pursuit like this that is not just a shameless attempt to promote their own musical career. It’s fun, and this isn’t something like a penguin costume that could be a distraction the remainder of the season.
Plus, it does probably give Blake and advantage that he’s already met Rachel before, so this is not the only perception that she has of him at the moment.
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