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'The Bachelorette' 2022: Rachel's men put to cringeworthy tasks for group date, fans say 'the bar is low'

'Y'all, I watch #TheBachelorette FOR the cringe-factor, but Rachel's group date? Just too much. I had to turn away. I couldn't do it,' said a fan

In the fourth episode of 'The Bachelorette,' things got bizarre. Rachel Recchia got furious while witnessing co-Bachelorette Gabby Windey's group date – a boxing fight — in Paris, France, since the guys she handed roses to were too preoccupied watching the boxing events to even look her way. Later that night, she expressed her unhappiness to the contestants.

Rachel planned to hire two specialists to teach the guys “the art of romance and pursuing your partner ... French-style” for her group date. It quickly became cringe-worthy. To begin, when the guys and Rachel entered, the experts were strongly involved in French kissing to demonstrate what good romancing looked like. The men are well aware that they have a lot to make up for. And they'll have to do it in front of these people.

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Say hello to Flora and Forrest, "experts in all things romance." Today, they'll take the men through a series of challenges aimed at enticing Rachel. First and foremost, flirting! Zach's notion of flirting is to put his partner in a headlock and shut off her air supply. "What is that?" Flora wonders. Viewers, on the other hand, had a lot of fun with Zach's gaffe. Some of the other men attempt to dance with Rachel. Jordan requests a kiss but is denied, and Hayden puts a kiss on her cheek despite the fact that she plainly does not want to be all PDA in front of everyone. From then, things only grow more unpleasant.

After nonverbal flirting, they must demonstrate their French kissing abilities with their hands, have the Bachelorette smell their armpits, then create and recite a poem to her. As is customary, the winner would receive a private date with Rachel. While the flirting was only a little perplexing (one of them attempted to "sexily" crawl to Rachel), watching mature guys fully making out with their hands became unsettling. Things went worse when a blindfolded Rachel began smelling her nude dates' armpits to scent their pheromones and determine if she was attracted to them. She also didn't appear to like one man's natural scent. Finally, we arrive at something less revolting: love notes. Tyler even becomes upset when reciting his poetry, which he claims he penned the night before. "I finally felt like I had a purpose in this world/And I'd do whatever I could for this girl." for example. Rachel certainly recognizes the effort. Tyler "wins" the one-on-one dinner with Rachel that night, as expected.

Bachelor Nation, on the other hand, collectively cringed on Twitter. Reacting to the group date, a fan tweeted: "watching Rachel’s group date #TheBachelorette #bachelorette." Another fan tweeted: "#TheBachelorette this Rachel group date is so awkward." A fan wrote on Twitter how uncomfortable the group date made them: "I am so uncomfortable with this group date for Rachel #TheBachelorette."

One fan quipped looking at the different stages of the group date: "Rachel’s group date: a flirting lesson since she thinks no one likes her Also Rachel’s group date: smelling armpits #bachelorette #TheBachelorette." Criticizing Rachel after her group date, a fan wrote: "“I feel seen, I feel wanted”—Rachel. YA because you are on YOUR group date. That’s how this goes, girlie. #bachelorette #TheBachelorette." Calling out the producer for Rachel's group date, a fan wrote: "The producer's must not like Rachel with the group date they just had her on.. #TheBachelorette."

One viewer tweeted: "Rachel’s group date was disturbing and desperate for all involved. Producers are def screwing with her. #totalturnoff #TheBachelorette #bachelorette." Another fan wrote: "Need to know the name of the ABC producer that made us watch Rachel’s group date instead of them walking around Paris #TheBachelorette." Slamming the cringe-factor on Rachel's date, a fan wrote: "Y'all, I watch #TheBachelorette FOR the cringe-factor, but Rachel's group date? Just too much. I had to turn away. I couldn't do it."

Trying hard to forget the group date, a viewer quipped: "Rachel’s entire group date gave me secondhand embarrassment-I wish I could pour bleach in my brain to forget it #TheBachelorette." Calling the bar low for Rachel, a fan wrote: "Rachel is now overjoyed that all men completed the tasks assigned to them. Note, nobody went above and beyond they just simply did what was asked of them. The bar is low. #TheBachelorette."

Are you in it for the cringe-factor or do you want to see the bachelorettes have a fun group date? Tune into ABC next Monday at 8 pm ET for another fun-yet-cringe worthy episode of 'The Bachelorette.'

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