“The Bachelor” 2023 spoiler for episode 7

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Zach Shallcross.

In the last week before Hometown Dates, Zach Shallcross has to make tough decisions on The Bachelor.

WARNING: STOP READING IF YOU DON’T WANT SPOILERS FOR THE BACHELOR SEASON 27.

Shallcross and its final nine contestants made their way to Estonia in last week’s episode. The 26-year-old made up for lost time after recovering from COVID-19. He’s had a group date and one-on-one dates with Charity Lawson and Ariel Frenkel. He ended up saying goodbye to Jess Girod and Aly Jacobs.

The remaining women vying for Shallcross’s heart are:

• Ariel Frenkel, 28, a marketing director from New York City, New York
• Brooklyn Willie, 25, a rodeo racer from Stillwater, Oklahoma
• Charity Lawson, 26, a child and family therapist from Columbus, Georgia
• Gabriella “Gabi” Elnicki, 25, an account executive from Pittsford, Vermont
• Greer Blitzer, 24, a medical salesman from Houston, Texas
• Kaitlyn “Kaity” Biggar, 27, ER nurse from Austin, Texas.
• Katherine Izzo, 26, a registered nurse from Tampa, Florida

Where is the cast headed? Who takes part in the last individual dates of the season? Will Greer Blitzer ever come back? Who Makes Hometown Dates?

Here’s what you need to know:

Zach Shallcross’ Journey for Love continues in Budapest

ABC/Craig SjodinZach Shallcross talks The Bachelor in Budapest with host Jesse Palmer.

Shallcross’s international love journey continues.

“Zach and the seven remaining women travel to the enchanting city of Budapest, Hungary, where the stakes are higher than ever.” ABC teased a press release.

While in town, the lead man will be heading to his final group and individual dates of the season. As he said in the promo“I have strong feelings for all of these women.”

But not all will survive the week.

“After a week of scenic lookouts, mystical mentalists, and hot air balloon rides, not everyone is going to end up with a rose, as Zach gets a week closer to finding the one,” ABC revealed in the episode’s logline.

Kaity Biggar joins Zach Shallcross on a poetic date

YouTube/Bachelor NationZach Shallcross and Kaity Biggar kiss in Budapest.

To kick off the week in Budapest, Kaity Biggar goes on a one-on-one date with Zach Shallcross. According to a press release, the duo will “write romantic poetry and explore the city, learning more from each other along the way.”

Reality Steve tweeted that the duo will go to Fisherman’s Bastion during their date.

The couple had their first single date before saying goodbye to the Bachelor Mansion. The duo enjoyed an overnight stay at Los Angeles’ Natural History Museum and donned matching pajamas for a sleepover in a tent.

With Screenshot on Reddit seemingly confirmed that Biggar wins the season, it is safe to assume that she will receive the date rose.

Mentalist Labib Malik joins Zach Shallcross on an ’emotional’ group date

Emotions run high at Shallcross’ final group date of the season. According to an ABC press release, “a group date with mentalist Labib Malik gets emotional, leading some to question her connection with Zach.”

In an Instagram promo for the episode“I’ll read your mind,” Malik says to the women.

The women on the group date, as seen in a promo, are:

• Ariel Frenkel, 28, a marketing director from New York City, New York
• Charity Lawson, 26, a child and family therapist from Columbus, Georgia
• Gabriella “Gabi” Elnicki, 25, an account executive from Pittsford, Vermont
• Katherine Izzo, 26, a registered nurse from Tampa, Florida

During the date’s cocktail party, Gabi Elnicki tells how she’s doing. “I have strange emotional outbursts. I think the hardest thing for me is that there’s only so much I can do. And how, I don’t know,” she says to her competitors through tears in an Instagram promo.

She admits in a confessional that she feels insecure and wonders if her flaws and perfectionism will prove to be too much for Shallcross.

“If this is too much for Zach and he doesn’t want to move forward in this relationship, I’m devastated,” she adds in the clip.

In the promo, during the one-on-one with Shallcross, Elnicki admits she’s having trouble processing the experience.

She tells him in a preview, “I really like you and I really want you to meet my family.”

Elnicki isn’t the only one struggling with the upcoming rose ceremony.

“You made me feel special and that’s why I have no doubts about you,” Charity Lawson says in the Shallcross preview. But she adds in a confessional, “Sometimes it’s hard for me to trust that I’m making the right decisions. That doesn’t mean I don’t want it.”

Of the four women, Katherine Izzo is the furthest from her single date. She expresses concern about her lack of time with Shallcross.

In the preview, she admits in a confessional, “I don’t want to feel like I’m constantly trying to fight for myself.”

She talks to Shallcross one-on-one about her feelings.

“I know how good I feel about you and me. I want that forever,” she tells him in the preview. In tears, she adds in the clip: “We haven’t seen each other for so long.”

In response, Shallcross says, “This feeling of insecurity, it makes me nervous.”

Greer Blitzer returns after quarantine

YouTube/Bachelor NationGreer Blitzer returns with The Bachelor.

Greer Blitzer makes her big return in The Bachelor, with ABC teasing, “a woman comes back into the picture.”

As Reality Steve revealed on TwitterBlitzer fell ill with COVID-19 and missed the week in Estonia.

Bachelor Nation watched host Jesse Palmer break the news in episode 6, explaining, “Unfortunately, Greer’s feeling a little under the weather, too.”

After Shallcross asked how she was doing, the host added, “She’s feeling fine, asymptomatic and she’s just in quarantine in the room.”

This week’s preview shows Blitzer excitedly reuniting with Shallcross. She explains in the clip, “I’m back baby.”

The 24-year-old hugs Shallcross in the promo before telling him, “I see something between us.”

While it remains to be seen if she ever hooks up with the other women again, Blitzer doesn’t appear to be dating all week based on previews. Reality Steve reported She will be eliminated this week but has not come forward if it is before the rose ceremony.

Zach Shallcross & Brooklyn Willie Take Their “Love To New Heights”

Brooklyn Willie is invited on her second singles date of the season. As ABC teased in a press release, their “date takes love to new heights.”

This week’s preview sees the duo ride in a hot air balloon and soak in a thermal pool. As Shallcross, 25, says in the clip, “Falling in love with you was just amazing.”

However, Reality Steve reported that Willie gets involved in drama in the later episodes of this season. Viewers saw her collide with Katherine Izzo in episode 6 after Izzo pulled Shallcross aside for a kiss before going on a singles date with Charity Lawson.

“I just heard she was a pot stirrer and was in the middle of a lot of drama,” Reality Steve wrote. The blogger added, “But from what I’ve been told, I just wanted to suggest things that would seem to keep her on TV.”

In an Instagram promo of her datethe duo discusses who Shallcross might meet on a potential hometown date.

“I think you marry the family, you know? So while you’re not meeting my birth father, you’re meeting the man who raised me. Sorry I get so emotional talking about my family,” Willie tearfully told Shallcross in the clip. She added, “I told myself I didn’t want to bring anyone back into her life until I knew it was someone I really saw a future with.”

Shallcross asked for some time to “just breathe” in the clip. While getting emotional, he asked himself in a confessional, “Who am I in this house?”

Willie had her first singles date in the Bahamas. As viewers watched, she joined Shallcross for an ATV ride before arriving at a secluded beach where they took a steamy dip in the ocean. Their date took a serious turn during the night part when Willie opened up about experiencing domestic violence.

According to Reality Steve, he decides against meeting her family and eliminates Willie during their single date. In a promo for the episode, Shallcross is believed to be telling Willie, “You deserve love I can’t give you.”

Zach Shallcross decides who goes on hometown dates

With the hometown dates next week, Shallcross will have to narrow its final seven women down to just four.

According to Reality Steve, the eliminated women are:

• Brooklyn Willie, 25, a rodeo racer from Stillwater, Oklahoma
• Greer Blitzer, 24, a medical salesman from Houston, Texas
• Katherine Izzo, 26, a registered nurse from Tampa, Florida

The blogger reported that Brooklyn Willie gets sent home during their single date.

That means the Bachelor returns to the United States and meets the families of his top four contestants.

According to Reality Steve, Shallcross will visit:

• Gabi Elnicki in Vermont
• Ariel Frenkel in New York City
• Lawson Charity in Columbus, Georgia
• Kaity Biggar in Austin, Texas

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