Why Did Joey Walk Out of the Women Tell All Episode Before It Ended

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On The Bachelor: Women Tell All episode, Joey  Graziadei whittled his final three to the top two—amid his eliminated ladies’ emotional dish session.

Last week’s Fantasy Suites episode ended in a cliffhanger, with Joey receiving a disturbing note from Kelsey Anderson that said, “We need to talk.”

Faced with the decision of choosing Kelsey, Daisy Kent or Rachel Nance, Joey feared that the note might mean Kelsey had decided to self-eliminate rather than face the possibility of rejection.

On Monday night, viewers finally learned which two women will be part of Joey’s hotly anticipated March 25 finale.

Host Jesse Palmer also revealed that Susan Noles and Kathy Swarts, two fan-favorite Golden Bachelor contestants, would not be zipping it after all. Instead, they would be hosting a spinoff of the current Bachelor Happy Hour podcast called Bachelor Happy Hour: Golden Hour.

Read on for more details from the Women Tell All episode.

What did Kelsey's note mean on The Bachelor?

After the dramatic end to the Fantasy Suites episode, fans were left to wonder what Kelsey wanted to talk about when she left the ominous note for Joey.

In confessional, Joey cried that he hoped Kelsey didn’t want to leave after letting him know in her note that they needed to talk.

It turns out Bachelor producers were amping up the drama for a fairly anti-climactic encounter.

When cameras returned to Tulum, Mexico, Kelsey merely told him, “It’s hard not seeing you. The days in between are so hard…because I really care about you.”

Seeing his relief that she wasn't dropping a major bombshell, she told him she was sorry.

He sobbed that he had thought he was going to be heartbroken again.

Kelsey told cameras, “I feel bad for stressing him out,” and said she wished she had written the note differently. Producers probably don't agree with her!

How did The Bachelor ladies resolve the Maria/Sydney fight?

The Maria/Sydney feud was discussed more than it was resolved on the Women Tell All episode with each woman remembering the situation differently.

As fans recall, Maria and Sydney got into a feud after Madina (at the ancient age of 31) said she felt insecure about being the oldest woman in the house.

Maria scoffed at the age issue and Sydney accused her of being a bully. The women took sides.

At WTA, Maria insisted, “I was never s--- talking!”

Edwina charged that Sydney simply didn’t like Maria from the beginning.

“I speak the truth and you make up lies,” Maria told Sydney.

Jess complained that Maria had told her to shut up.

Maria denied that, claiming she’d only told Jess to “zip it” and she just couldn’t win with the other women!

Who went home tonight on The Bachelor?

Rachel Nance

At the end of night, Kelsey, Daisy and Rachel lined up to learn which of the three would be going home.

Joey told them he would continue to be honest, and awarded roses to Daisy and Kelsey, meaning Rachel was eliminated.

As viewers saw last week, Rachel had experienced a medical scare after a diving accident on the Fantasy Suites episode. She turned out to be fine after a possible jaw injury.

But now she would be leaving.

Joey explained his decision to a crying Rachel saying, “I wasn’t able to fully get there.”

He told cameras, “I want her to be in my life,” but she wasn't the one he couldn't live without.

“Thank you for everything,” she told him while leaving.

“I’m sad. I had my heart broken again,” Rachel said as she left. “I’ll always have love for Joey. It hurts more than I thought it was going to.”

What happened when Joey and Rachel were in the hot seat?

Joey and his third-place finisher reunited in front of the live audience and he complimented her on how she “made everything so easy.”

Rachel concluded that “we both got what we needed out of this” and anyone she dates in the future “has some big shoes to fill.”

The travel nurse, a proud Filipino woman, then got emotional and said, “Since hometowns, I don’t know why this is happening but I’ve been getting a lot of hateful messages since the episode aired. A lot of racist comments towards me. Calling me the N word [and other slurs]... It’s just been very frustrating.

“All my social media was hacked because people were like privately messaging me hateful stuff about me,” she cried.

The other women yelled from the stage, “We love you, Rachel!”

Visibly shaken Joey told Rachel, “You never deserve that,” and said it takes courage “to be who you are…it should never be met with hate.”

Rachel wanted viewers to know “we’re not just faces on a screen” and encouraged "keyboard warriors" to “be kind.”

Why did Joey walk out of the Women Tell All episode?

In an unprecedented move, Joey left the Women Tell All early because Jesse didn’t want him to sit through a preview clip of the star’s “heart-wrenching” finale, set to air next week.

As fans know from the clip played round the world, Joey will be left in tears by his decision.

In a well-orchestrated hint about the outcome, Daisy was shown saying she felt “off” with Joey toward the end.

Tune in to The Bachelor season finale and After The Final Rose special on Monday, March 25 on ABC.