Peter Weber is a historically awful Bachelor, yet this season has been enthralling

The Ringer

Weber lacks charisma and his No. 1 personality trait is apparently "being a pilot," and the women are so unlikable that none was selected to become The Bachelorette. "And yet, this season is captivating as hell," says Rodger Sherman. "Watching Peter squirm, screw up, and incite mutinies among the angry women dealing with his foibles is easily more enjoyable than if Peter made wise decisions and efficiently chose a suitable partner. For example: If Peter were to actually choose a producer as winner of The Bachelor, it would be the grandest failure in the history of the show—he dragged 30 women across the globe, forced them to undergo humiliating tasks, and then picked a person who was not even a contestant?!?!?—and probably the most memorable thing to happen in the show’s history. People often ask me whether I think The Bachelor is scripted, and I honestly don’t believe it is. I do, however, believe that if the Bachelor wants to get rid of somebody the producers want to keep for the purposes of drama, the producers can say, 'Hey, can you keep the awful one in?' On these annual quests for love, the drama always supersedes the show’s actual plot—and that’s exactly how we want it."

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