It's fascinating that the two characters who seem the most emotionally exhausted when it comes to romance are the ones who ended up having some of the softest and most romantic moments in the entire story...
mind you just last season the winner lost her first lipsync at top 5, but they FAIRLY decided to save her because she had dominated the season and it would have been deeply unsatisfying to see her go before the finale… sometimes them not rigging it is worse than rigging it