The Bachelorette Season That SHOULD'VE Been On The Bachelor GOAT Special: Rachel Lindsay's 

To clarify Nick Viall said there's a "licensing" issue and so they couldn't air Rachel or Emily Maynard's seasons. No more info other than that. My best guess is some streaming service bought the rights to the season but who knows.

I am still impressed with how quickly and decisively she weeded out the melodrama. She must be an excellent attorney.

Rachel really was the best bachelorette. She's the only one who was incredibly no nonsense in eliminating drama, and she never did anything during the season that pissed me off. My focus was more on her happiness in the end and she's one of the only ones to get it.

Rachel’s season was how i got into the franchise in the first place. REPRESENTATION!!!

Rachel was literally the best lead ever

“STOP IT! Get some help” 😂 😂

I knew Bryan was the front runner when they went on a date and Rachel bought them matching watches in Switzerland. That was a huge gesture, it was clear then for me... I love Rachel and Bryan together, glad they are still happily married.

Rachel's season was perfect! The only thing I wish was that the editors didn't give Brian such a horrible edit they really set him up for failure in the end which made everyone root for Peter when in retrospect he was the frontrunner.

Peter is a smoke show. I am obsessed with him. Her top four is magical.

I was really into Peter at the time, but in retrospect I see that her connection with Bryan was just much more mature and grounded. But the way they kiss yikes I can't look!

Rachel’s season is my favorite Bachelorette season. It was the second season (after Nick) that I actually watched while it was airing and it got me hooked on the franchise. I was genuinely excited for the lead, loved every single one if her top 4 men, and was always entertained.

I love Rachel! I know people get annoyed with her sometimes but one thing you can NEVER say about her is that she’s fake lol, whether you like what she’s saying or not she will say it because she truly feels it. She doesn’t fake her emotions, responses or anything for that matter, she’s real. I watched her season with my mom and we loved it! I love her!

On both of my kittens sleeping in my house right now 😭😭 Demario’s “girlfriend” was nuts

You pulled whaboom guy from the forgotten memories section of my brain and i don’t know whether to laugh or be angry 😂

lmfao ooooh mannn i CANNOT believe i forgot about Adam Jr! He was the best part of the season, anytime he showed up i lost it. i loved that you included the "i disgust her" part, i cracked up sooo much! the producers were having way too much fun with him, reminds me of the snl totinos commercial with kristen stewart!

I always preferred Bryan honestly. Men knowing what they want and being real and honest is honestly so refreshing and I always loved that watching her and Bryan together. It’s sad that we as a society have been conditioned to believe when a man is nice and kind and attentive, there’s an ulterior motive, which is why people said they won’t last. And yet they made it and are still together proving them all wrong. As long as she’s happy that’s all that matters.

Rachel is hands down the best bachelorette ever. Beautiful, fun, spunky, real, no bs vibe. Here season isn't anything less than entertaining yet the ratings were so low, shows how much the viewers were actually accepting of a black lead. She is such a role model and deserves to be praised, the flack she has been getting for standing up as a person of color is so unnecessary

the Peter x Rachel breakup 'scene' still makes me bawl

Rachel is the best Bachelorette so far. Can’t change my mind.

Rachel had the most common sense and the best no nonsense mentality and I love it

I love that Rachel kept her standards high 💛

Rachel Lindsay is honestly the best lead the show has ever had and her season was my favourite. Also I agree with all the reasons listed in the video that make her season the greatest of all time.

Rachel's season was the first I watched and I have yet to see another even come close

No doubt about it, Rachel is a queen. And I hardly ever use that word.

Brian also said he felt more latina than he ever did watching this as the always put generic Latin music in the background whenever he was on the show. After I heard that I always notice it now.

Am I the only one who never liked Peter but LOOVEEED Bryan? Their interactions always seemed real and genuine (no shade). Bryan was always the front runner since night one for me. And Peter basically gave her an ultimatum even if he knew that she wanted to get married.

Rachel IS the bachelor GOAT. Not only was she an amazing lead, but her men were (mostly) great and the season had the perfect balance of drama, humor, and romance. My one complaint is that Lee should never have been cast. Rachel and Kenny shouldn’t have had to deal with his racist bullshit.

I DROPPED EVERYTHING. I LOVE THIS SEASON

this is truly the best season. peter’s angry shirt take off at the end was really the greatest moment i’ve seen on the bachelor

Rachel had the best cast IMO. A lot of genuinely nice and successful guys. I was obsessed with her top 4 and actually cried many times to see some of these guys leave haha

I'd love to see Bachelor Fantake do a ranking/tier list for all the bachelor & bachelorette seasons

Rachels dress from the first night was AMAZING😭😭🙌🏾

this was the first full season of any bachelor show I ever watched and it’s what got me hooked on the franchise! 🥰 (i remember crying SO HARD when rachel and peter broke up and i don’t usually cry at this show lol) it’s also the first season that came to my mind when I heard about the “greatest seasons ever”

Rachel was also just named a correspondent for 'Extra'

Your recaps are so much better than abc lol, and somehow you manage to get it done in under 3 hours 😂

I actually get a migraine watching the Waboom shake his head omg.

Oooooh I almost forgot about the Whaboom guy!! That's the first time I heard of the Keto diet.

So happy whaboom didn’t go to Paradise or anything. It’s even more yikes than I remembered. Also dang, hadn’t ever heard Peter’s reasons not to be Bachelor. I respect that good for him but still sad he wasn’t the Bachelor

Even my boyfriend who never likes any of them, hes always said she was the best person to go on that show. Shes smart and already had her life together.

I knew immediately when she kissed Bryan he was the one. He had the whole package, and he was really there for a relationship. Plus I think his parents liking her was the gold seal. I'm happy she found her person.

I’m so upset, THIS is the Peter we needed as the Bachelor😭😭

LITERALLY i guess chris harrison wasn’t ready for that conversation 🙄

Rachel and Bryan are one of my absolute favorite Bachelor couples, and Rachel as Bachelorette was amazing!! strong, mature, real, funny ! i wish them nothing but the best for the future, so happy they made it!

Rachel’s top 4 was amazing. Peter & Eric are forever my faves out of the 4.

Thank you for always talking about the racial aspects of Bach nation. I feel like people tend to avoid it even when talking about Rachel and her season

That break the ice joke hurt in a good way, like when a bone clicks by stretching.

I feel sad for those who didn't get to watch this season live. Definitely one of the best

This season occurred when I wasn't watching any Bachelor/Bachelorette shows, so grateful that you did this video! What a great season! Now, I must get cable for the upcoming Bachelorette season. Thanks, I think,... 😉

You missed the bit where production set Rachel up and made her sit in front of a live studio audience, whom were manipulated by the final edit of Peter and Bryan for over 4hrs, cutting back to Peter backstage whom played to the camera, whilst Rachel's engagement was shown! I thought Bryan's mom was memorable and should of been included in your final edit, but overall you did a great recap of a fun and nice love story played out in the craziest circumstances!

Thanks for re-capping this season - Loved it!!

This season was the Bryan and Rachel realizing that Bryan is the perfect guy! This is still my favorite season of all time!

I've never seen this season, but I have seen Rachel's appearances here and there and she seems super cool

I enjoy your summation. Thank you for giving Rachel's season the respect it deserves. ❤

Oh gosh, the proposal nearly got me teary. I'm sorry I missed this season!

Why wouldn’t they have the rights to it anymore?

All of Peters reasons for not being the bachelor is exactly why he would be the perfect bachelor 🙃

This was the first season I followed fully and was emotionally invested

Rachel was the moment. Hands down.

Another great recap.. thank you!!

Rachel’s season is probably my favorite out of all of them. I totally thought that she’d end up with Peter, even after they broke up, but all’s well that ends well. I didn’t know Peter was offered the Bach! I would have definitely watched his season, but good for him for turning it down and living his life 👍

6:30 YOU DID NOT AAAAHA

finally someone agrees!! brian was the front runner from day one! she was so clearly in love with him the whole time. yes peter was great but he wasn’t the one

MR. FANTAKE WHY WOULD YOU SHOW THE ANNABELLE DOLL

Rachel's season is truly the best one ever. Thanks for recapping!

I always knew that Bryan abd Rachel would end up bbn together.

Yesss thank u for this! I was really looking forward to Emily and her season 😭😭😭

Thank you so much for this.. Rachel’s season was my favorite too and I wanted her to pick Dr. Abs aka Brian sooo bad

This is the only season I’ve ever watched, Peter still owns my heart

Thank you Chris for making this. Big Rach’s season definitely should’ve been one of the GOAT’s. She was a fantastic lead and her season was amazing!!!

Completely agree! I love Rachel and her season.

Spat my water when Anabelle showed up

Wow, thank you for taking our comments into consideration! 🤗

That Peter break up was heartbreaking 😭😭 I remember bachelor nation being so mad including myself. I’m happy he didn’t want to be the bachelor when he was in a relationship. I’m sure a lot of leads leave relationship to be the lead but he wasn’t having that. And the fact that he was making more money being a business owner than the show was willing to pay him. The fact that Peter didn’t want to do it because he didn’t know if he would be engaged is quite hilarious though since a few leads left and didn’t get engaged 😂 I love that he wasn’t gonna accept the offer because they weren’t offering therapy for him and his final girls. He’s such an amazing person for that 😩 He wanted it to work for whoever he ended up with and because the franchise is trash they didn’t want to negotiate.

You are just the best Bachelor Fantake ❤️

Hahaha I totally forgot about the AJ doll!

Is that real or was that joke? Lmfaoooo Whaboom definitely had a dream about Blake eating a banana 😭😭

Yes! A+ for the JonTron reference at the beginning 😂

How are they not going to feature Rachel?! She was 100% the best ever!!

Nicely done!

It’s true that she was fairly good at removing the problematic guys and keeping them out, I feel like she kept Lee around for way too long and at that point he did lasting damage to Kenny. He was by far the most infuriating man ever

Thank you so much for honoring this great season. It was my favorite Bachelorette season of all time!

Thank you for bringing back my repressed whaboom memories

Tickle Monster was crazy. I would have punched him in the face the moment he touched me 😂

Peter is the bachelor we all deserve and will never get.

Any "Love Island "recap videos?

I was a musician in the band for that entrance! Very fun gig.

"Stop it...get some help" 🤣🤣🤣 i died

With bachelorettes it's so evident who they like - I usually am able to guess 90% of the time who stole their heart - I remember seeing Rachel with Brian first time they sat together - I was confident we don't need this season, she chose ;) With bachelors - even if it looks that way, they are so immature and not in touch with their emotions, that even when they have a clear favourite, they go and screw everything up and choose a different one. Acutally the only one who was sure and not afraid to stick with it was Colton

Bravo!

Thank you for this!!! So disappointed they didn’t air her season! ❤️

So like can we talk about how the wind just DESTROYED that proposal 😂

Queen

I'll never let the franchise down for not giving me a Peter as The Bachelor season. Hands down one of my favorite contestants of all time.

plot twist: annabelle snuck out to elope with adam jr.

Rachel was the best

Thanks for this interpretation you are so right about she should have definitely been included

That SAVAGE Ellen moment hahahaha

The whaboom edit hahahah

I thought Kenny left bc of his daughter or am I confusing him with someone else in the series?

I literally weeped for an hour and played Rachel and Peter's breakup on repeat. I haven't cried that much about my own breakups. But Rachel and Brian are a great couple