UnReal‘s tagline could be: “Money. Dick. Power.” It’s the phrase that Rachel (Shiri Appleby) and Quinn (Constance Zimmer), the producers of Everlasting, a Bachelor-style reality show, get tattooed on their wrists in the second season’s opening scene. To them, it’s the holy trinity—”in that order,” Quinn quips. It’s the motivation for every move they make in their professional and personal lives, which carry over to the contestants, who are just hoping to find love.
This season UnReal does something that The Bachelor franchise has yet to undertake: cast someone of color as the main contestant. Unfortunately, Rachel employs this as a means of convincing herself that she’s using her power for good. Who cares if she forced a girl to drop out of college, or made one of her employees cry until she vomited? She’s making history!
