‘The Bachelor’ Recap: Matt James Hosts Hometowns

Rachel Lindsay is calling out for its latest episode. Following Monday night's Fantasy Suite episode, the former Bachelorette came out against the show for airing a conversation between Matt James and his dad, Manny.During Matt and Manny's conversation, the Bachelor emotionally confronted his dad on being absent throughout his childhood.

Matt James is opening up some more about the difficult conversation he had with his estranged father on the latest episode of The Bachelor.

There’s always more to it. Matt James spoke out after a candid conversation with his estranged father, Manny James, aired on the Monday, March 8 episode of The Bachelor, urging fans to understand the repercussions of how the conversation was framed.

Rachel Lindsay opened up about why she believes Matt James’ conversation with his father, Manny James, shouldn’t have aired on the Monday, March 8, episode of The Bachelor.

Matt James has chosen his final two women. During Monday night's episode of , Matt had Fantasy Suite dates with Michelle, Bri and Rachael, all of whom professed their love to him.Though Matt said the decision about who to send home was «the hardest» one he's had to make yet, he was confident in his choice.«Everyone who’s here, I could see being my wife.

Emotions always run high during fantasy suite week on The Bachelor, but Matt James’ overnight dates were extra dramatic after the season 25 lead sat down to talk to his estranged father.

DeMario Jackson is hoping for the best for Matt James, but he isn’t confident that the season 25 Bachelor is going to get support from fans regardless of who he picks in the end.

Matt James' journey to find love will have a dramatic conclusion. At the end of Monday's «Women Tell All» special, fans got a peek at the remainder of the season.In the intense preview, the three remaining women — Rachael, Bri and Michelle — all express their love for Matt as they go on their Fantasy Suite dates, while Matt grapples with who to choose.«These women are incredible. I'm about to make one of the most important decisions of my life,» he says.

Matt James' journey to find love will have a dramatic conclusion. At the end of Monday's «Women Tell All» special, fans got a peek at the remainder of the season.In the intense preview, the three remaining women — Rachael, Bri and Michelle — all express their love for Matt as they go on their Fantasy Suite dates, while Matt grapples with who to choose.«These women are incredible. I'm about to make one of the most important decisions of my life,» he says.

Matt James was taken aback by the amount of drama during his season of . The current franchise lead admitted as much during Monday's «Women Tell All» special, saying he was «a little surprised» by the amount of conflict among the women.«I would expect a certain amount of that to be taking place just because there's multiple people trying to date one person,» he said. «I just try to be empathetic to the women and what they were going through because I hadn't gone through it.

Emotions are running high for the remainder of Matt James’ season of The Bachelor. In the promo for the upcoming final episodes of season 25, the lead is reunited with his estranged father, Manny James, as he prepares to pick between his final three contestants: Rachael Kirkconnell, Bri Springs and Michelle Young.

Coming together. Bachelor Nation is showing their support for Bachelor Matt James after he addressed Chris Harrison‘s controversial interview with Rachel Lindsay and season 25 contestant Rachael Kirkconnell‘s racially charged posts.

Spoiler Alert: The following article contains spoilers from the Feb. 22 episode of “The Bachelor”.

by the statement he put out Monday night, she may have to.) At night, Matt met the controversial contestant’s parents and sister. Like Michelle, Rachael would say yes to Matt’s proposal.

Sorting out their feelings. Matt James reconsidered how serious he was about the remaining four women during hometown dates on the Monday, February 22, episode of The Bachelor.

Showing solidarity. Matt James addressed the controversy surrounding Chris Harrison’s Bachelor stepdown following his comments about season 25 contestant Rachael Kirkconnell and allegations of racism.

Matt James has more to say about the recent controversies involving host Chris Harrison and contestant Rachael Kirkconnell. The Bachelor issued a lengthy statement on Instagram on Monday, addressing the «troubling» information that has surfaced in recent weeks, and promising fans that they'll «hear more» from him on the topic. In his second apology for defending contestant Rachael Kirkconnell's racist actions, Harrison announced on Feb.

Matt James has dwindled his group to just four women, and on Monday night's episode of, he'll meet their families. Controversy surrounding one contestant, Rachael, and host Chris Harrison continues to play out off-screen, but there will be plenty of «tough» conversations onscreen as well, ABC promises. Rachael, Bri, Michelle and Serena P.

Major cuts! Matt James made difficult decisions about Heather Martin and six of his contestants during the Monday, February 15, episode of The Bachelor.