One of the Bachelor franchise’s favorite things, after monogamous love and promotional teasers, is declaring that something on one of its shows is “historic.” Some of these moments are more earned than others. But on Thursday night, the usage of the word was not an exaggeration. In the place of a young, conventionally attractive male lead was an old, conventionally attractive male lead: a 72-year-old widower named Gerry Turner. And there to court him was a class of female contestants no younger than 60. Together, they launched the long-awaited Golden Bachelor, a show for boomers looking for another chance at love.
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