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‘The Bachelor,' week seven: Colton is afraid, but trains are nice

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February 18, 2019 at 11:27 p.m. EST
Colton is really pensive. Also afraid. (Josh Vertucci/ABC)

After last week’s “Bachelor” episode, when nearly half the cast went home — some voluntarily — Colton is racked with indecision. Except, his whole job is to be decisive. That’s all you do on “The Bachelor.” You choose.

But when some of the departing women recite the dreaded incantation, “not here for the right reason,” Colton must figure out whom to trust. We also saw another contestant voluntarily leave — the third this season, perhaps setting a record for the number of women who have dumped the Bachelor of their own accord. First Elyse, then Sydney — and now Heather. We’re down to the final four.