This season of 'The Bachelorette' has felt partly like watching a car crash in slow motion. In the midst of a historic season with its first black lead Rachel Lindsay, viewers learned that contestant Lee Garrett had some long-deleted racist tweets that seemed completely opposed to his supposed desire to be wooing Rachel. Meanwhile, we watched race-tinged drama play out onscreen, knowing that Rachel had been forced to interact with Lee without the full backstory.
The bad news: This season made race an issue in the most confrontational, broad way possible. The good news: On tonight's 'Men Tell All' reunion special, the contestants and Rachel finally got their chance to say their piece to Lee.
Twitter was pretty ready for it:
And now ladies and gentlemen #TheBachelorette is going to solve racism in the US in just 15 minutes. Or at least try to. #MenTellAll
— Jess (@MissMerrrr) August 1, 2017