When Chris Harrison announces that a finale of The Bachelor is going to be “the most dramatic episode of television your eyeballs have ever seen,” it’s widely known that he’s exaggerating for effect. But not Monday night, an episode that picked up after Colton’s notorious wall jump and included multiple breakups, a new haircut, and the most savage moments of Harrison’s hosting career. After watching the episode, the Ringer staff let off their takes. 1. What was the most savage moment from Part 1 of The Bachelor’s finale? Alyssa Bereznak: Every time Chris Harrison reminded us that Colton is “still a virgin” right before cutting to commercial. Juliet Litman: Playing the audio of Tayshia and Colton’s breakup as the camera stayed fixed on the door was a cutthroat moment of TV production. Chris Harrison dropping the “maybe she’s just not that into you” line on Colton will live in infamy. Chris was already having an MVP night, so it doesn’t matter if he was thinking about Justin Long and Ginnifer Goodwin or if it was just a line that came to him in the moment. It’s what viewers have been asking all season long about many of Colton’s ladies. Chris performed a public service. Jackson Safon: “What if she’s just not that into you?” This is the first season I’ve watched of The Bachelor, but I feel supremely confident in saying that was the most savage thing Chris Harrison has ever done in his entire life. Ben Lindbergh: The correct answer is Chris’s deadpan delivery of the “just not that into you” bombshell, but the correct question is, “What was the most savage moment from the first 23 seasons of The Bachelor?” Amelia Wedemeyer: I really enjoyed when Chris Harrison dropped the “maybe she’s just not that into you” line. It wasn’t necessarily savage, because he was just trying to be honest with Colton, but he definitely didn’t do anything to soften the blow. Andrew Gruttadaro: Imagine your friend telling you he’s desperately in love and that he’s going to fight for this girl, and your response is, “But have you considered the possibility that she hates you and finds you repulsive?” 2. What was your favorite Chris Harrison moment? Gruttadaro: There were several, but anytime Chris transitioned from the heaviness of genuine heartbreak to the pure, gleeful curiosity about whether Colton has done sex yet. Wedemeyer: I loved when Chris finally caught up to Colton post-fence-jump. He was exhausted and panting, while Colton was unfazed, even after jumping that fence and wandering around rural Portugal for several miles. The cherry on top was Chris exclaiming, “WE’RE NOT WALKING BACK,” with his last breath. Safon: How far was that jog? 30 feet? 50? No matter—Chris’s commitment to the content was so strong that he was willing to exert himself more than he had in years. Bereznak: When he and Colton were discussing Cassie and he just straight-up asked, “What if she’s just not that into you?” I snortled. I have always felt that Chris Harrison secretly hates Colton, and this moment confirmed it for me! Lindbergh: It’s a tie between every time he pivoted from someone having their heart broken to reminding us of the real stakes: the status of Colton’s virginity. Sign up for the The Ringer Newsletter Thanks for signing up! Check your inbox for a welcome email. Email (required) By signing up, you agree to our Privacy Notice and European users agree to the data transfer policy. Subscribe Litman: Not only did Harrison drop the “he’s just not that into you line,” but he also: jogged to catch up with Colton and ended up winded; maneuvered two iPhones at one time; helpfully announced the time when Colton was on the run so viewers had chronological context; seemingly ad-libbed on live TV as Hannah G. cross-examined Colton; and, crucially, asked Colton whether it was indeed true that he thought about Cassie when he was with other women. Yet none of the moments were as hilarious and cold-hearted as when he tried to sell Colton on Tayshia and Hannah G., moments after Colton had been found in the Portuguese night. Chris, ever the host and facilitator, reminded the recently dumped heartbroken man-child that he had two other women. Always a company man. 3. What percent raise would you give Chris Harrison? Gruttadaro: One dollar for every calorie he burned running through the Portugal night in a sweater. Safon: The maximum percent that allows The Bachelor to still exist. He’s a reality television hero. Wedemeyer: Zero percent! He already makes a ton of money! This was the seasonal episode when he actually does something and earns his keep. Lindbergh: I’ll always love Chris and the weird way he pronounces “finale” (it rhymes with tamale), but I think it says something about his typical Bachelor workload that the first time he has to exert himself physically or appear on screen for more than a minute, we’re talking about raising his salary. Litman: At least double. This riveting two hours of television was built on the severity of Colton’s tears and the strength of Chris’s performance. Bereznak: [Pauses exit survey to Google how much Chris Harrison makes per episode. Takes a deep breath. Reconsiders all life choices.] He makes plenty. 4. How has your opinion of Colton changed after Part 1 of the finale? Lindbergh: After watching Cassie’s packing-up-and-moving-on montage, I’m starting to suspect—and I know this is hard to believe, but bear with me—that he may not be as good a judge of character as he claims. I don’t like him less, but I pity him more. Wedemeyer: With each episode I feel increasingly bad for him. Litman: Colton is even more clueless and fragile than I realized. Much like he insisted on asking all four women’s fathers for their blessing, he insisted on telling Tayshia and Hannah G., “I am in love with Cassie.” Sometimes tact and finesse should prevail over brutal honesty and formal protocol. Colton did not learn this before the show, though maybe he has now. Gruttadaro: It really hasn’t. Each of the breakups played out exactly as the respective relationships did: Tayshia played the mom and comforted Colton despite being the one who was getting dumped, and Hannah and Colton barely had anything to talk about. Colton’s a genuine dude, and I feel for him—and I’ll always respect him for bailing on the show—but I’m not sure we’ve seen a lot of growth. Bereznak: Colton is the same person I’ve always known him to be: a dumb, frequently confused football player who is really good at jumping over fences. The only thing that changed is he has dumb hair now. 5. Who gained the most sympathy? Lindbergh: Chris. Cardio is clearly not in his contract. Wedemeyer: Colton, obviously. The poor guy has been dumped more than JUAN “I love fucking you” PABLO. Colton seems like a good guy, and I think he fell for someone who clearly doesn’t feel the same way about him. Gruttadaro: Hannah seemed to have more eggs in this basket than Tayshia did (or maybe Tayshia is just old enough to have a little perspective), and the show forgot about her for close to two weeks. Then again, she is getting good content out of this: Bereznak: I think Hannah G. drew the shortest stick amid Colton’s meltdown, and she was clearly still very torn up about their breakup. But because I never saw a very deep connection between them, I felt way worse for Tayshia. She has been so poised throughout all of this and never got a fair shot in the Fantasy Suite. The fact she was the one comforting Colton as he broke up with her was tragic for a few reasons. Safon: Tayshia. She came across very mature as she consoled the childlike Colton, who clearly couldn’t handle breaking up with her. While Tayshia didn’t handle the whole thing perfectly—I mean, how do you keep your mic on after asking to talk off camera?—I thought she did a good job of taking the high road and came out of this well.<doc-sep>The Bucks Aren’t Just Beating the Heat, They’re Humiliating Them Milwaukee could have ducked Miami after being bullied by the Heat in the bubble. Instead, the Bucks faced their nemesis head-on, and have exacted sweet, unrelenting revenge against the team that eliminated them last postseason.<doc-sep>Colton Underwood's exit from The Bachelorput production in a tough spot. The 27-year-old former football player may have retired from the NFL, but she showed off his athleticism on Monday night's episode of the ABC dating show when a breakup with one of his frontrunners, Cassie, ended in him jumping over a fence and leaving The Bachelor behind. Fans watched as host Chris Harrison and the production team scrambled to try to track Underwood down. Harrison even broke into a jog trying to catch the Bachelor's trail. "Why is that such such a big deal? I can run. I'm a human being, I can run," Harrison joked while speaking with ET's Lauren Zima at the show's "Women Tell All" taping. "I usually don't have to chase after anybody... but that's kind of the severity of where we were that night," he explained. "We were in the middle of nowhere -- farm houses, country roads. We didn't know where Colton was, and I thought I heard some dogs down the street, and so I just took off. I didn't even really think about it." Harrison said that what continued was "kind of the raw, real emotions -- and it's not pretty." "It's not pretty on my part, it's not pretty on the producers' part or Colton's, and I think you're gonna see it, warts and all," he said. "It's really emotional on all of our parts. A lot of tears were shed and a lot of things were said that may not be suitable for ABC, but we all kind of aired our grievances and let it all out." The longtime Bachelor host teased that fans will have to wait and see if he, himself, actually broke down in tears. "Yeah, I was emotional," he confirmed. "I won't say if I cried or not, you'll have to see. The night was emotional." Harrison couldn't have been more caught off guard by Underwood's fence jump and subsequent exit from the show. It all seemed to happen within minutes of Cassie telling him that she couldn't see herself falling in love with him. "I told him, 'What are you, Liam Neeson? You're gonna go to the Embassy?' He said, 'Well, I grabbed my wallet.' I'm like, 'You don't have a phone, you don't have a passport, where are you going?' But he was just done, and I think that was the whole point," he said. "He finally thought he figured this whole thing out and figured out that he loves Cassie and this is it, and then Cassie realized his greatest fear and crushed him." "He just kind of broke and snapped and he was done," Harrison said. "I don't think I realized the severity of it until I was trying to walk after him." Tuesday night's episode of The Bachelor is the "Women Tell All" special, airing at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC. Underwood's journey will continue with a two-night finale on Monday, March 11 and Tuesday, March 12. See more in the video below, and join ET's Bachelor Nation Facebook group here. 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It's Chris Harrison's job to play ringleader on The Bachelor, but you know even he was like, "This is way more than I signed up for," after last night's episode. He's used to meltdowns and tantrums, but not runaway former football players. And since tonight's Bachelor episode is devoted to the "Women Tell All" segment, it's going to be another week before we find out just what went down. Even when Colton returns, how will Tayshia and Hannah G. react? Will they even want to stick around after finding out that Colton is in love with Cassie? (My advice: Cut your losses and move on to Bachelor in Paradise.) And will Chris forgive Colton for keeping him up past his bedtime? Before tonight's "Women Tell All" special, Chris sat down with Glamour to talk about Cassie's departure, Kirpa's warning, and more. Glamour: Did Cassie really need to call things off and go home? She kept saying she was wanted to be with Colton throughout the season? Chris Harrison: Yeah, I don’t know. Maybe she just got to that crossroads, and when push came to shove, she was just being honest and wasn’t ready for this. I think her family has a lot to do with that, as you saw with her dad. I think she got cold feet and shut it down. And then Colton shut down. But what about the fact that Kirpa and Katie warned Colton that Cassie may not be ready for marriage? CH: I can’t say you’re wrong, because the proof is in the pudding. You have the proof. But I would say give him a little bit more credit than that, from my perspective, because this is an extraordinary situation. Their lives are on the line, truly. Their lives will change exponentially. I felt like Caelynn and Cassie did put it out there. It didn’t end well, but I don’t know if it’s so easy to say [the other women] were right all along. I don’t know if that’s fair, but I can’t argue if you say that. [Laughs.] Let’s say Colton and Cassie somehow end up together and give it another shot. Do you think it can work? CH: Overall, there’s a lot to still unpack. Once we find Colton [after he jumped over the fence jump], we had to figure out as a team, with him included, where do we go from here? You’ll see that conversation, and you’ll see all of that unfold. There are still other women involved. Hannah G. and Tayshia are still here. What do we do? He thought he had it all figured out. Clearly he didn’t. It was a lot, it was very interesting, and we were dealing with what happened the best we could on the fly. Colton said we’ve never seen a finale quite like this. But you've seen it all. Think he's right? CH: Yeah, I don’t think that’s a crazy thing to say because of the nature of this show. You're dealing with everybody’s fears and lives and emotions. Obviously, that comes out in the most stressful of times. You saw it with Arie. You see it happen with Colton. We’re no stranger to that happening. How it unfolds is what’s new. On a scale of 1 to 10, it's about a 1,000. Will we get an answer about whether Colton lost his virginity? CH: I think so. I think you’ll get a yes or a no. Or maybe we won’t. We want to know. It annoys us that we want to know, but we do. That’s the beauty of this. Jessica Radloff is the Glamour West Coast editor. Follow her on Instagram @jessicaradloff14 and on Twitter at @JRadloff.