Not only will she hand out her final rose, but if her season follows the usual formula, she will give an update on her relationship status during a three-hour finale. Thurston’s season will wrap up on August 9, 2021, most likely with a supersized episode. As with Matt James’ season of “The Bachelor,” Thurston’s season was filmed in a COVID-19 bubble, so it will be her suitors’ family members who travel to New Mexico to meet her instead of her jetting across the country.ĪBCKatie Thurston with her final 4 suitors on The Bachelorette. According to a previous post by Reality Steve, the hometown dates won’t actually include anyone leaving the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico, where filming for Thurston’s season took place.

2, but don’t expect to see her flying off to the East Coast to meet Grippo or Glaze’s family or going to Canada to meet Moynes’ clan.

Thurston’s hometown dates will air on Monday, Aug. He also noted that based on some upcoming drama with one of Thurston’s suitors, he wouldn’t be surprised if there’s a ‘cliffhanger’ teaser between the penultimate episode and the finale. Next week, the 9th will be “overnights” (Aug. “The 8th is always hometowns, the 9th is overnights, 10th is the Tell All, and 11th is final rose ceremony followed by an ATFR….There’s only 10 episodes this season. “In a normal season, there are 11 episodes,” he wrote. Then, it's a Men Tell All like you've never seen before! From 'The Bachelorette'… Īccording to spoiler king Reality Steve, Thurston’s season has fewer episodes than most seasons in the ABC dating franchise.

Week 8 Sneak Peek: Hometown Dates and the Men Tell All – The Bachelorette Bachelorette Katie Thurston has narrowed the field of men down to four potential husbands, and next week their relationships will be put to the test as Hometown Dates offer a chance for Katie to meet friends and family of the guys.

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