We are down to our final two and things are getting very serious on the show and with you, the fans. This seems to happen about this time every season — I start hearing some of the craziest rumors.  Honestly, I have no idea where this stuff comes from. I guess like high school, it’s usually those people who want everybody to think they are in the know or who like to stir things up. Whatever the reason, I don’t have the time or energy to chase them all down and explain them away. Actually, there is one rumor that seems to be stirring up more trouble than the rest, and I will address it. I can without a doubt tell you that Jason did not meet any of the women, including Melissa, on this show before they got out of the limo on night one. I don’t care what you hear or who you hear it from — it’s all bogus information. Just know this: Most if not all of the rumors you hear are completely ridiculous. Every week when I do the voice-overs for the upcoming episode, we often get a good laugh about our favorite wild theories and stories out there. One thing I do love about all this is the passion that’s out there. This show obviously hits a chord with people. Some of you are just along for the entertainment, some for the romantic journey, and then there’s some that want to search for clues and try to break the show down for everybody. I say to all of you, whatever your reason for watching, thanks, and I’m glad this show can be so much for so many.

With all the crazy stories floating around let me say this about what’s to come: I’ve been hosting this show for over seven years now and I’ve never seen anything like this season. From start to finish it has been unlike anything we have ever put on the air. There are many reasons for this (like good casting and good producing), but honestly some things on our show — as much as we’d love to take credit — had less to do with great producing and more to do with good old-fashioned human emotion. The theory that this is all produced or scripted cracks me up. Don’t you think if we scripted all these endings, we would come up with a perfect love story or crazy twist every time?  The truth is, and I think this is the greatest thing about our show, in the end it’s not a game, it’s real people trying to make a real life decision, and when that is fake you can tell. When it’s not, it makes for unbelievably compelling TV. All right, I’m off my soapbox — time to hit Queenstown New Zealand for the exotic dates.

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