But when the guys started revealing some of the most intimate details of their lives — and Katie followed suit by revealing she was sexually assaulted 10 years ago — it became clear that it was the group date they all needed.
“I think it was really brave of Katie to do that, especially when she’s sharing a story and it’s just her and 10 other guys and she’s talking about a situation where she was the victim by another man,” he says.
“I don’t think any person or any guy wants to admit that they weren’t the best husband or the best father, but it showed a lot of courage,” Viall says.
“I think some guys were just trying to, in the nicest, longest-winded way, suggest that maybe they had been f*ck boys in the past or maybe a little douchey here and there,” he says.
Thomas was hardly the most concerning part of last night’s episode, too: Karl manipulated Katie into believing that several of the guys had bad intentions before she sent him packing.
Given that Karl was promptly sent home after the men unanimously agreed to tell Katie he was manipulating her, it’s clear that the Bachelorette is not playing games.