Bachelor mailbag: How will the final 6 shake out?

Answering your Bachelor questions after five long hours of extremely dramatic television was still easier than what Hannah Ann went through at her dinner interview.

Five hours of The Bachelor was a lot to take in for one week. Considering they worked through (or sent home) every beef in the mansion made it all that more exhausting. Now that the fighting is over, what’s next?

Peter has his future narrowed down to six potential women. Madison and Hannah Ann seem like the front-runners, Kelsey and Kelley are close behind, Natasha is the people’s champion and Victoria F. has some sort of spell on Peter that he can’t seem to shake.

In this week’s mailbag, we talk the rise and fall (and rise) of Tammy, who has the best chance at winning Peter’s heart and how long into a relationship should you be before dropping L-bombs. Let’s start with that.

Hannah Ann said she was in a three-year relationship but also that she has never been in love. Are you buying it? – Shelly

Yes, because she was 12 years old. Do you count your elementary school relationships as exes? Probably not. If Hannah Ann was 30 and coming out of a three-and-a-half-year relationship saying this, then I’s have a harder time believing her, but she was a teenager when this happened.

Some people are having an issue with Hannah Ann’s love statement because almost immediately after saying she’s never been in love, she told Peter she was falling in love with him. Here’s something we all need to be on the same page about: “Falling in love” is nowhere near “in love”  and “falling in love” on The Bachelor is a way to say you’re picking up what the bachelor is putting down.

Saying “I’m falling in love with you” on The Bachelor is basically a handshake agreement that you’re good to stick around for a bit.

What happened to Tammy this week? – Steph 

Our girl Tammy had herself a hell of a five-hour run. Unfortunately for her, the drama was amplified because it all aired on the same week. She got caught up in the moment and wasn’t vibing with the other contestants anymore.

Early in the season, Tammy was a personal favorite. Then she went at Mykenna. Now, I’m not saying Mykenna is perfect, but when you bring Canada into the mix, it becomes harder to stan for you. All we want to do is go sledding, drink beer and apologize for stuff. If Mykenna upset Tammy in some way, it was surely unintentional.

https://twitter.com/whoistammykay/status/1225787315320238080

We’re all good! Hopefully Tammy will return on Bachelor in Paradise this summer where she will get back to her hilarious self and we will all be cheering for her and… who? Who is good enough for our queen? NO ONE! #TammyForBachelorette

Did Peter leave out any questions while having dinner with Hannah Ann? – Jody

Did he get her social insurance number and blood type? Pete was grilling Hannah Ann at that job interview date. It’s easy to see where he’s coming from because she’s one of the contestants he truly sees himself with.

Next time, Pete, maybe space out those questions a little bit, though. Ask her some general conversational stuff in between the intense quizzing. We don’t even know what Hannah Ann’s favorite color is. Keep it simple. Do you have any pets? What’s your dream job? What are your thoughts on climate change, the imminent danger of global sea temperatures rising and the effect the higher levels may have on both coastal populations and/or the severity and increase of extreme weather events?

You know what the two worst job interview questions are? “What’s your biggest weakness?” and “What do you feel your salary should be?”

No one’s biggest weakness is “caring too much” or “being too invested in my work” and I’m definitely not going to tell you that my biggest weakness is probably spending way too much time on Twitter. And as for my salary, I’ll take whatever was in the job posting – which is why I’m here.

Better exit, Mykenna or Victoria P? – Farrah

Tough question for me. Mykenna is my Canadian girl so normally, I’d stick with her. She also dropped about 37 amazing Instagram captions on her way out. Victoria P. takes this one, though, for this line alone:

What are your predictions for the final six? – Brittany

As of right now, things seem most natural when Pete is with Madison and Hannah Ann (job interview aside). Victoria F. is probably in third place, despite her best efforts to break up with Peter on their last date. Kelsey and her ability to dodge any fallout from drama she’s been a part of has her in fourth place, which means Natasha and Kelley round out our top six.

I don’t think Natasha and Kelley are sold on Peter yet. Kelley all but said so during her one-on-one, and Natasha hasn’t even had the opportunity to be with Peter yet. What she has done, though, is walk him through every bad situation he finds himself in. Notice how Natasha is always the first person he pulls aside after drama happens? She gives it to him straight, without partaking in the drama itself. It’s refreshing, but unfortunately, I think that makes her somewhat of a “friendzoned” contestant.

(Not a hot take – she’s awesome)

My official prediction is that Madison will win, but not without some massive conflict we don’t know about. Madison’s time with Peter’s parents was just too much for anyone else to overcome (and explains his mother’s “bring her home to us” in the trailer). He’s definitely going to be just as in love with Hannah Ann, though.

Kelsey will end up fourth, being passed over for Victoria F. despite her having more red flags than a Manchester United soccer match.

Kelley and Natasha are both going to self-evict. It won’t be personal and they will want the best for Peter, it’s just becoming clear that they may not want this relationship as much as some of the others (and good for them – this process isn’t for everyone). Either one would make a fantastic Bachelorette!

As always, keep sending your questions to Bach@FanSided.com. Check out FanSided’s official Bachelor podcast, Can I Steal You For A Second? featuring Dustin Kendrick, Ashley Young and Shea Corrigan.

The Bachelor airs Mondays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.