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Is season 10 of Bachelor in Paradise drawing inspiration from its predecessor, Bachelor Pad?
The ABC spinoff, which premiered on Monday, July 7, introduced the concept of games at the newly established Paradise resort in Costa Rica.
“There's a significant amount of compatibility testing and challenges that make it quite enjoyable,” host Jesse Palmer shared with Us Weekly during an exclusive discussion. “At times, I even got to sport a game show host hat, which was really cool and one-of-a-kind. It keeps our cast alert since they never know what might happen next.”
Jesse indicated that it “elevates the stakes in a manner that we’ve never experienced” in BiP.
“Getting everyone together more frequently was fascinating. It allowed individuals to gain deeper insights about one another from a relational perspective, and the group also learned more about each other,” he remarked. “More twists and surprises are on the horizon too.”
In the premiere, the group engages in an exercise aimed at identifying each other's red flags, while the trailer hints at physical challenges reminiscent of those seen on Survivor or The Challenge.
“If you believe you understand how Paradise operates, brace yourself because everything is set to shift,” Jesse declares in the clip.
Another game seems to take inspiration from a Love Island-style challenge, where participants kiss people outside their established connections “to discover if sparks fly with someone new.” In the supertease, Kat Izzo refers to the station as “Hunger Games: Paradise Edition.”
The season's trailer concludes with a bag containing $500,000 in cash, as Jesse hints, “Your destiny will be decided tonight. You must make your most crucial choice: a half-million dollars, or love?” (He had previously informed the cast during the premiere that the show “aims to provide our best and strongest couples a life-altering opportunity.”)
When asked for more information during his conversation with Us, Jesse was evasive. “That was Wells’ cash stash — you never know who may not accept credit cards in Paradise,” he joked. “Viewers will have to tune in to discover what happens. Wells needs to be more cautious about leaving that money lying around.”
Although some viewers have regarded Paradise (and all iterations of The Bachelor) as a competition show since its debut in 2002, the franchise generally emphasizes that contestants are primarily in pursuit of love. Bachelor Pad, which aired for three seasons from 2010 to 2012, was the only previous spinoff that featured a monetary prize.
The format involved former contestants from The Bachelor and The Bachelorette competing in various challenges, both solo and in pairs, for immunity, with the group voting to eliminate participants each week. The final couple was awarded $250,000, and Nick Peterson, a star from season 3, was the sole contestant to choose to “keep” the money rather than “share” it with his partner, Rachel Truehart.
Bachelor in Paradise is broadcast on ABC on Mondays at 8 p.m. ET.
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