'The Bachelor' recap: Carolina wants Grant to take accountability, Dina drops bombshells, Grant's put on the spot

The Bachelor: The Women Tell All featured Carolina Quixano wanting Grant Ellis to "take accountability" and revealing the real reason why she spiraled, Dina dropping a couple of bombshells, and Grant apologizing during the Season 29 episode that aired Monday night on ABC.


The Women Tell All gathered most of Grant's The Bachelor exes for a night of drama, revelations and closure.

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The Bachelor ladies who participated in The Women Tell All were J'nae Squires-Horton, Beverly Ortega, Allyshia Gupta, Vicky Nyamuswa, Ella Del Rosario, Chloie Costello, Alli Jo Hinkes, Rose Sombke, Parisa Shifteh, Bailey Brown, Natalie Phillips, Carolina Quixano, Alexe Godin, Sarafiena Watkins and Dina Lupancu.

Juliana Pasquarosa, Litia Garr, and Zoe McGrady did not participate in the reunion of bachelorettes because they are Grant's Final 3 bachelorettes still competing for his heart on the show.


The Bachelor host Jesse Palmer announced of what's to come on Grant's season: "There has never been a Bachelor who had such a difficult time making his final decision."

Jesse also teased how The Bachelor's Season 29 finale in two weeks will be completely shocking.

Below is what happened on The Bachelor: The Women Tell All for Grant's season.

CAROLINA FACES THE PACK

Carolina was rocking a baby blue skirt suit with her famous words from the season such as "What's your question?" And "Crazy and evil."

Beverly said Zoe had pulled Grant away for an hour during the first basketball group date which rubbed the other bachelorettes the wrong way.


"She was setting the tone for the season and was like, 'I didn't come here to make friends,' so if you feel that way, then don't later cry about it," Beverly said.

Sarafiena admitted her comment about the length of Zoe's dress was "wrong" and she took full accountability for it.

"It was quite frankly the worst thing I've ever said. I was in a situation where it was high pressure, and I've apologized to her. We're actually really good right now," Sarafiena explained, adding how Zoe was just misunderstood.

Carolina defended her makeout session with Grant onstage because it "felt jokey in the moment" and she didn't think it was going to piss anybody off. Carolina also alleged she was one of the only women whom Grant hadn't kissed yet.

ROSE REFLECTS ON CAROLINA'S BETRAYAL

Rose announced how Carolina was her roommate and Carolina had asked her to share everything that Grant had said and they were comparing notes when Rose mentioned Grant's comment about thinking of her when other women were dancing during a group date.


Rose said Carolina "blindsided" her by telling Grant what they talked about because she had thought their off-camera conversation was in confidence.

"I would love for him to be here, because I think a lot of the responsibility is on him," Carolina told Jesse of Grant when asked about that situation.

Carolina and several women yelled over each other and words could not be made out.

Carolina recalled asking Grant not to make Rose's comment "a thing" yet he addressed it with the other women against her wishes. Grant had allegedly promised to protect Carolina and not look into it, only to confront Rose minutes later and bring it up.

DINA CLAIMS SHE BOUGHT ANOTHER WEEK FOR CAROLINA

Dina said Grant had asked for her opinion of Carolina in Madrid because several women were venting about their problems with Carolina and Grant thought Dina had her finger on the pulse and would be honest with him.


Dina explained how she had defended Carolina and only said positive things when speaking to Grant in Madrid and then she got "played" in Scotland before hometowns. Dina said her defense of Carolina had "blown up" in her face.

Allyshia said Carolina didn't do one horrible or malicious thing but it was a bunch of little things -- or things taken out of context -- that added up for the other women and caused a divide in the cast.

Jesse said Dina and Carolina hugged it out in Scotland but their feud appeared to reignite after filming on social media.

Dina wrote, "When you defend the one person nobody else would... just to get played the next week."

Carolina appeared to respond, "As if I don't have a screenshot of our conversation as evidence."


Dina then replied, "She replies with a threat? Interesting... but on brand I guess."

Dina said she and Carolina had exchanged some texts and DMs and things were okay, but then she started to see the same pattern where Carolina would allegedly deflect accountability and blame Grant or someone else.

Dina claimed she was just trying to tease the next episode and she didn't expect it to receive the attention that it did. Dina also said she never anticipated Carolina would threaten to release their private text messages as a result of her playful video.

"That was like, 'Damn, I've got to be careful about what I say to that girl, I guess.' I wasn't trying to shade you in that text," Dina said. "I was trying to make light of it."

"I did take it personal," Carolina admitted, before adding, "Why would I be cool with you after seeing that?!"

Dina then announced, "I went to Grant and I vouched for you. I'm sorry -- I don't care how anyone takes this -- but I bought you another week. In Madrid, you were supposed to go home. So people who think I made you go home in Scotland, no babe, I bought you another week. I did!"


Carolina then left the stage crying.

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ALEXE FINDS TRUE LOVE

Jesse told Alexe that she had one of the greatest arrivals in The Bachelor history by entering Night 1 with a "no drama llama."

Alexe sat in the hot seat next to Jesse and admitted she was "upset" and "shocked" when Grant eliminated her.

"It was a really tough time," Alexe confessed. "I thought I had it in the bag. I was like, 'I'm going to hometowns!'"

But Alexe admitted that after having the first one-on-one date of the season with Grant, it was hard to catch up to Grant's other relationships.


Jesse then reunited Alexe with her true love from The Bachelor season, her llama named Linda. Alexe cried tears of joy and loved on her llama.

SARAFIENA FELT "BLINDSIDED" TO BE SENT HOME

Sarafiena said she had received a lot of validation from Grant in which he allegedly said he couldn't wait to meet her family.

Sarafiena was therefore shocked about her ouster on The Bachelor.

Sarafiena said she wants her mother to see her get married and be happy.

"I have a really big heart, and I feel a lot of people don't see that. I don't know if it's because I'm not expressing myself in the right ways, but I love really hard and I want someone to see that in me," Sarafiena explained.

Jesse told Sarafiena that she's a very strong person.


Sarafiena also joked about how her mom loved watching her kiss Grant on The Bachelor and it's her favorite show. In video footage, Velma told Sarafiena that she loves her and is so proud of her -- and that she'll "always be watching."

THE "ICE QUEEN" MELTS

Dina had a seat next to Jesse and recalled how she didn't process her breakup with Grant.

Dina said she tended to hide her emotions and "wall up," only to reflect on a situation later on.

Dina said she really wanted her family to meet Grant and when they decided not to participate in her hometown date, she dodged Grant's questions about how she was feeling and what it would mean for the future of their relationship.

Dina watched Grant say on the show that he was disappointed and not meeting Dina's family could end up being a make or break for him.

"We never talked about that," Dina admitted. "It never came up."


Dina claimed Grant had said that her elimination had nothing to do with her family's absence during the hometown date, but Gina said it should've been a reason because it was important and kind of a big deal that they weren't there.

When asked if she thinks things may have played out differently had her family met Grant, Dina dropped a bombshell.

"It was ultimately my decision to not have my family be a part of it," Dina confessed.

Dina explained that her family was split in half, with some loved ones being open to the idea of meeting Grant and others being against it. Dina said she didn't want her family to fight.

"I [didn't want to] convince them of the process and convince them I'm ready to get engaged when I don't know that I was necessarily convinced of that myself," Dina admitted.

"Do you regret it?" Jesse asked.


"Yeah, I regret it a little bit. Maybe it could've been a little bit different for sure," Dina replied.

Jesse thought Dina, a successful and confident attorney, showed a lot of courage in opening up and being vulnerable for Grant, and Dina said that's a new feeling for her. Dina said she is not stone cold and it was special to open up for Grant in such a short period of time.

"I think it taught me that I'm able to put my walls down for the right person and I'm able to allow myself to feel things that I don't necessarily allow myself to feel all the time," Dina noted.

CAROLINA EXPLAINS WHY SHE SPIRALED

Jesse applauded Carolina for always being upfront with her feelings and emotions, which is why he believed Grant really liked her.

Carolina got upset when watching the footage of Grant breaking up with her.

Carolina explained how she went into The Bachelor wondering if Grant's personality was going to match his character, and she said they clicked right away and had "bestie vibes."


Carolina shared how she comes across very confident in life and is an open book, except when it comes to her battle with epilepsy, which she often hides from people.

Carolina explained how she spiraled after telling Grant about her epilepsy because that was a really significant revelation.

Sarafiena flashed a face of skepticism across the room, but Carolina said she was taking a risk by telling Grant that and she never would've shared that information with him unless she was truly feeling a connection.

"It really set me back mentally to not have him open up and then feel like, 'Was this all for nothing?'" Carolina explained.

When asked about the Rose scandal, Carolina said she felt really bad about what that meant for Rose but she either needed to tell Grant what she had heard or leave.

"I know Rose wasn't pulling that out of thin air. I had heard some things," Carolina claimed.


"And Grant said a lot to me, too, on that date that was concerning, and I had to clear up some things with him. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to stay on this journey."

Carolina thought the women had "a lot" of impact on Grant's decision to send her home and no one was taking accountability except for her.

"You don't even know what [accountability] means," Dina snapped. "Being accountable isn't saying, 'I'm sorry that Rose is upset.'"

Dina explained how taking accountability would be Carolina apologizing to Rose for betraying her trust and running to Grant with information that she didn't clear with her friend first.

Carolina claimed she had already apologized to Rose multiple times, but Rose said Carolina only said sorry once Litia got involved and called Carolina out for having "messed up" actions.

Carolina went on to claim that Rose was initially angry at Grant for confronting her and not at Carolina for sharing what they had talked about.


As the bickering continued, Carolina accused Dina of chasing her around the castle in Scotland to scold her and fight with her.

"I know you love the idea of people chasing you, but people are not that obsessed with you. I'm sorry," Dina snapped.

"Oh my god, that's so clever Dina," Carolina said, mocking Dina and enthusiastically clapping her hands.

Carolina told Jesse that while she was upset and blindsided by her elimination, it hurt her to hear Grant tell Dina on the show that he "clocked it" because it meant he was listening to her opinion rather than arriving at a conclusion on his own based on what he had personally learned about and seen from Carolina.

"I want a man that knows me and who's confident in me. If he's going to be impacted by other people's opinions, then that's not the guy for me. I'm hoping he'll take some accountability... I think my frustrations with Grant were valid," Carolina said.

Carolina added how she had been nothing but honest and transparent with Grant about her feelings.


"And I had reason to doubt him," she added.

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GRANT REUNITES WITH HIS THE BACHELOR EXES

Grant told the women that they looked stunning and he was so happy to see them all again. Grant complimented the women on being creative, funny and naturally beautiful.

Grant told Alexe that she was witty and had kept him on his toes, and Alexe thanked him for all the laughs and good times.

Natalie told Grant that she's thankful for the highs they had and she really appreciated her time with him.

Dina said she was shocked Grant called not meeting her family a make or break, and she cried.


"If I made you feel like you couldn't express that, I'm sorry for that," Dina lamented.

Grant insisted he eliminated her based on things he was looking for and what was best for him. Dina said meeting her family was important and it should've been, but Grant said if they ended up together, there would have been more time to meet her parents.

When asked where things went wrong with Carolina, Grant said things stopped when his relationships with other women progressed. Grant apologized if he had made Carolina feel a certain way.

Carolina asked Grant when exactly he "clocked" Dina's warning because he had allegedly just given her a lot of validation before that.

Grant explained that when Carolina was on a group date, he could tell that she wasn't happy to be there and was acting negative. Carolina admitted it was hard for her to live in an environment where she felt so hated.

The bachelorettes insisted they never hated Carolina and Carolina made the decision not to get to know anybody else. Alli Jo added how everyone had a problem with Carolina from Night 1 because of her demeanor and how she acted.


Carolina said she was confused about Grant's goodbye but she probably wasn't going to get the answer she needed.

On the topic of taking accountability, Grant shared how he could've chosen his words more carefully and been more precise but he tried to lead with love and compassion during the process.

GRANT IS FORCED TO WATCH BACK WHAT HE ACTUALLY TOLD ROSE

Grant said everyone danced during the singing group date and he had a connection with Rose during that time and was thinking about her. But Grant said he wasn't thinking about Rose when he was dancing with Carolina in particular.

Grant apologized for the misunderstanding, and so did Rose.

"That was bad communication on my part," Grant said. "But I was thinking about you."

"It was the interpretation on my part and I take ownership of that completely," Rose acknowledged.


Rose added, "When you confronted me, I was like, 'I'm sorry. I misunderstood.'"

The Bachelor episode ended with a preview of Grant telling Litia, "I love you," and Grant telling Juliana that he was falling in love with her.

As prior trailers have shown, Grant also looked completely conflicted and torn between his Final 2 bachelorettes.

When Jesse wrapped up the show following the preview, Grant appeared sullen, uncomfortable and upset. Fans therefore took to X and talked about how that didn't look like the face of a man who's currently happily engaged.

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