Remember when it seemed like Chelsea was going to be the villain of this season of The Bachelor? She had a bad first night, but then Krystal stepped up and gave us a contestant truly worthy of mean tweets. Krystal, with her time thievery, phony toasts and excruciating vocal style, has become the least-liked Bachelor contestant since maybe Kelsey Poe in 2015. And she outdid herself in Monday's episode.
It started during the bowling group date, when Krystal started talking about how it was weird to be in a "group date setting" and how she was gonna lay back and let Arie give her "validation" and prove himself to her. When her team won, she was a "sore winner" and gave another "stupid f---ing toast," as Bekah put it. Kendall said Krystal getting more time bummed her out. But then Arie invited the losing team to the cocktail party, which pissed Krystal off, because she forgot that she's not the most important person there.
Did Krystal not understand the rules of the show before she went on? #TheBachelor
— Ali Stagnitta (@alistagnitta) January 30, 2018Arie: I think it's a bit unfair, so I want everyone to come to the after party too.
Krystal:#TheBachelor pic.twitter.com/SbeQ1fAxE1
Then, off camera on the bus from the bowling alley back to the hotel, Krystal apparently had a meltdown where she was saying mean stuff about Arie generally throwing a tantrum. She decided she wasn't going to the cocktail party. When the other girls asked what they should tell Arie about why she wasn't there, she said to tell him that his decision to include the losing team was very disrespectful.
"I want a partner who will include me in decisions," she said, having lost all perspective about what she was doing with her life.
At the party, the girls pointed out that Krystal wasn't there (Arie didn't notice at first, because he's Arie) and told him why. "Man, that's awkward," he said Arie-ly. He decided he should go talk to her. Maquel can't even. The other girls got so mad, because Krystal got what she wanted: one-on-one attention from Arie.
She told him that it was very disrespectful of him to change his mind. "It's just bowling," he said. They had a pretty intense conversation that I forgot what they said as they were saying it, then Arie went back down, alone. Krystal didn't get cut, and the other girls got to have a Krystal-free evening. Win-win.
"You said one thing and then changed your mind" ...um sorry didn't know that was illegal, Krystal #TheBachelor
— Katie (@light_porcelain) January 30, 2018"I'll see you in a few days." Brrrrrrrrrr. #TheBachelor pic.twitter.com/c92SWiKoVc
— Kristen Baldwin (@KristenGBaldwin) January 30, 2018Krystal then said she had self-respect, and that she still wasn't okay with what Arie did. Relax, Krystal. She got all glammed up and went down to the party, interrupting Bekah's very mean impression of her.
Krystal's voice makes my wine taste bad. #TheBachelor #BachelorNation
— KARYLIN! (@KARYLiiN6) January 30, 2018She asked if she could take a second to say something, and Becca rolled her eyes into the next episode. She said she felt hurt. She said she didn't want to talk about her real feelings, because she very justifiably knew she was going to be attacked no matter what she said. Lauren B. can't even. Bekah called her out for saying she wasn't going to come to the party and then coming to the party, therefore changing her mind just like Arie did. Arie was taking some one-on-one time with Lauren B. while this was going on, so Krystal didn't even see him before she bailed and went back upstairs.
All of us right now #thebachelor pic.twitter.com/Qy2mrIQGRm
— Leigh B. Z. (@leighblickley) January 30, 2018As much as I love watching everyone pick Krystal apart intellectually I low key want someone to say fuck it and toss a drink in her face #TheBachelor
— Zil (@tweedleson) January 30, 2018During the pre-rose ceremony cocktail party, Krystal said that the other night she wasn't "hiding in my room, I was investing in myself." She gave another one of her speeches, this one about how hard this week has been, and everyone ice grilled her. It ruled.
I didn't spend my entire weekend on the couch binge watching Netflix, I was investing in myself! #ThanksCrystal #TheBachelor
— sammy 🌙 (@Sammy_Ginger) January 30, 2018"I wasn't hiding in my room, I was investing in myself." Will definitely be using this line the next time I avoid going out. #TheBachelor
— Emily Schario (@emilyschario) January 30, 2018"I didn't lock myself in my room and reuse to come out. I was investing in myself." #TheBachelor pic.twitter.com/33QPfM8cf4
— Emily O'Donnell (@emily_odonnell) January 30, 2018Kendall and Tia tried to talk to her and get her to apologize for being rude to everyone, and she wouldn't bite. Then Bekah came out and asked her point-blank "Why are you still here?" Bekah wasn't satisfied with her answer. So she was done. Krystal was done, too. "I'm done," she said. "Glitter."
Best case scenario is Kendall eats Krystal #TheBachelor
— Harmony Barker (@HarmonyNBee) January 30, 2018She pulled Arie aside and cranked up her sexy baby voice. She said she didn't want to lose him, and Arie said she needs to think about how she's reacting to other people and maybe it wasn't going to work out between them, he wasn't sure. And so she went on a bizarre tangent about how her mother wasn't there for her because she worked in a bowling alley.
Krystal bringing it all back to growing up in a bowling alley. #TheBachelor #thattookaturn ðŸ¤ðŸ¼™ï¸
— Heidi Marston (@HeidiAnnMarston) January 30, 2018Krystal said that this was their first fight. And then Arie said the snappiest thing he's said all season.
"It could be our last fight" #TheBachelor pic.twitter.com/N8tDEo9Vim
— Amy (@aMyLyNn1984) January 30, 2018Krystal got the last rose of the night, over Maquel, who came back after her grandfather's funeral only to be cut like two days later. Harsh. But we already knew Krystal was getting a rose. During a teaser for next week's episode that aired during a commercial break in the middle of the episode, The Bachelor spoiled that Krystal would not be eliminated during this episode.
You know all of America said "UGHHHHHHH" when we saw Krystal in the preview for next week's #TheBachelor
— Samantha (@samantha_s_7) January 30, 2018But whatever. There's something more important at hand. We wanna see the bus footage!
We, the people of Bachelor Nation, NEED to know what happened on that bus #TheBachelor
— Meghan Schermerhorn (@mescherm) January 30, 2018I hope someone lost their job for not filming on the group date bus.#TheBAchelor
— Dana Weiss (@Possessionista) January 30, 2018What were these "not very nice things" Krystal said on the bus???!!! TELL US #TheBachelor
— Bachelor Live ET 🌹 (@BachelorLiveET) January 30, 2018The Bachelor airs Mondays at 8/7c on ABC.
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