More On:
The Bachelorette
-
‘The View’s Whoopi Goldberg Relates To ‘The Bachelorette’ Star Jenn Tran When It Comes To Having Many Men Fawn Over Her: “25 Is Nothing!”
-
‘The Bachelorette’s Marcus Shoberg Should Have Self-Eliminated During Hometown Week
-
‘The Bachelorette’ Season 21, Episode 7 Recap: Who Went Home After Hometown Dates?
-
Former ‘Bachelorette’ Rachel Lindsay Claims Teresa Giudice “Mistook” Her For Rihanna: “Like Actually Screamed When She Saw Me”
Social media was abuzz after Monday night’s (July 15) bombshell episode of The Bachelorette.
Fans went wild after contestant Aaron Erb gave Devin Strader an emotional intelligence self-help book mid-beef. This cinematic show of drama was reminiscent of a situation encountered by Aaron’s twin brother Noah Erb on Season 16 of the show.
It’s no secret that Aaron and Devin have been at odds this season. In Monday’s episode, the two finally sidebar for a chat, in which Aaron continuously calls Devin “Dylan.” While both desperately compete to gain Bachelorette Jenn Tran‘s attention for the remainder of the episode, neither are awarded the group date rose.
While the guys selected are on their group date with Jenn, Aaron confronts Devin about his lack of self-awareness. Their conversation becomes heated, and eventually results in Aaron labeling Devin a “bully” and giving him a self-help book. He tells him, “Honestly, I’m supportive of you and I just wanted to encourage you. I have a little something to give you,” before returning with a copy of Principles for Self Growth by Dr. Brandon O’Conner.
“I brought this with me. It’s my own book. It’s something I’ve read a few times,” Aaron says. “It’s helped me grow as a person. I want to give it to you because I want to see you win, and if it’s with Jenn, I’m supporting you, if it’s with someone else, I just want to see you do your best.”
His words are … interesting, considering what happened to his twin brother in Season 16.
Devin smirks at the book and says, “Thanks man, I really appreciate it.”
Needless to say, the internet had some opinions.
“At this point, the bachelorette franchise has seen more self-help books than most men in America #thebachelorette,” one user wrote.
“If I had a nickel for every time one man gives another man a book on emotional intelligence, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice #thebachelorette #bachelorette,” another user tweeted.
“I wonder how many ppl realize the self help book that Aaron gave Devin is the same book Bennett gave Aaron’s brother Noah in a previous season of #TheBachelorette 💀💀💀,” a third user commented.
![The Bachelorette](https://decider.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Book-bach.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=300 300w, https://decider.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Book-bach.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=640 640w, https://decider.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Book-bach.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1280 1280w, https://decider.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Book-bach.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=885 885w, https://decider.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Book-bach.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1284 1284w)
Aaron’s dramatic response to Devin stealing Jenn away for some gelato caused some fans to change their opinion of the originally highly-anticipated contestant.
“Seriously, Erb 2 (Aaron?) let it go. He stole her, you all stole the time back. It’s over, read the room, don’t sabotage yourself #TheBachelorette #BachelorNation,” wrote one user.
“Did Noah Erb not tell his brother Aaron Erb how the show works?!? why’s he starting this lame beef 😭😭😭 #TheBachelorette,” tweeted another.
So far this season, eleven contestants have faced elimination, including Brendan, Brett, Ricky, Matt, Kevin, Dakota and Moze. The most recent eliminations were Brian, Marvin and Jahaan.
Fans currently speculate that the season’s winner will be Devin, based on a report from Reality Steve, aka Steve Carbone, who is infamous for his spoilers for The Bachelor and its spinoffs. Only time will tell if his sources are correct this time!
The Bachelorette releases new episodes every Monday at 8/7c on ABC .