Bachelor In Paradise⁘ Finale Was A Wild Ride And Honestly Made Me Believe In Love

After 10 long and emotionally chaotic weeks, this season of Bachelor in Paradise came to an end this week and it was a wild, but worthwhile, ride.

For longtime Bachelor Nation fans, the tenth and most recent season of BIP was unpredictable not just because of the cast members' dramatic ups and downs within their friendships and relationships but also because of the twists and turns implemented by production.

The show, hosted by Jesse Palmer , typically encourages contestants to find romantic connections, and in classic Bachelor fashion, if they don't receive a rose each week, then they face being eliminated. But this summer BIP added a few new elements: Instead of filming on the beach in Mexico, Season 10 was shot in Costa Rica; in addition to casting familiar faces from The Bachelor and The Bachelorette , fan favorites from The Golden Bachelor and The Golden Bachelorette also appeared on the beach; and about halfway through the season the show introduced a potential $500,000 prize for the winning couple, which meant for the first time they would have to compete in challenges and go up against their fellow cast members.

At the very beginning of the season, exes Susie Evans and Justin Glaze stirred up a bit of chaos when they both showed up to Paradise and tried to build connections with other people while still respecting one another as friends. This didn't go well and resulted in Justin choosing Susie over his actual connection with Lexi Young at a rose ceremony because he wanted Susie to have the opportunity to stay on the show. Susie rejected the rose and all three of them went home.

There was also all of the commotion regarding Jeremy Simon and Bailey Taylor Brown's relationship.

Not to mention, Sean McLaughlin's failed voting strategy (which some referred to as an attempted coup) ended up backfiring completely and getting the rest of the cast to vote against him.

The next morning, Jesse explained the rules of a daunting physical challenge for the final three couples — Dale Moss and Kat Izzo, Andrew Spencer and Alexe Godin, and Spencer Conley and Jess Edwards. Standing on platforms above a pool of water, each couple was strapped into harnesses and held onto handles that were tethered to heavy weights. After lasting for more than 40 minutes, Andrew and Alexe beat out their competitors, locking in their safety to advance to the final round of the journey.

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