A few of you have mentioned Chris Harrison revealing in an interview that what bonded Hannah and Luke in the first place was their faith. (Thank you! I love it when you guys tell me what’s up in the Bachelor world.) This is a very interesting puzzle piece. Indeed, Hannah does seem to hold out for, protect, and yes, defend Luke more than the other guys, and in a way that transcends the amount of time they’ve had together. To me, although the above is clearly meant coldly, it shows an insane level of familiarity. With the other guys, everything still feels relatively new and getting-to-know-you. It’s hard to even imagine her catching the eye of another guy like this and silently communicating something to him, much less something critical. Above all, it’s yet another example of her protecting Luke; she’s once again teaching him how to behave, when frankly, if another guy committed half the crimes Luke has, he’d likely already have been sent home.

Hannah hears the drama ensuing amongst the men and then enters—twice—to lay down the law. I discussed this in my Flare recap so I’ll resist repeating myself too much here. But in general, while I sometimes soften my stance in the time between Flare and my Pretty Pandas recap, my thoughts have not changed here. I enjoyed Hannah here from a rah-rah, “You Go Girl” perspective, in that she was taking control of rumors and assertively setting a record straight that she didn’t have to. Also, for the record, I am clearly a GINORMOUS Hannah fan and think she’s a terrific lead.

Nonetheless, I maintain what I said over at Flare: I don’t think berating the men for fighting is her battle to pick. It cannot be overemphasized that, no matter how well Hannah knows Luke (faith or no faith), it does not compare to how well the guys do, simply from having lived with him for weeks. (And we’re not talking roommates—more like prison mates. They have been trapped together with no escape.) It really is the difference between someone’s best behavior (being “on” with Hannah) and their very worst behavior. I say “worst” intentionally—the show does bring out the worst in you, just as I suspect it’s bringing out the worst in Luke.

Hannah’s argument here is about the guys “warning” her about Luke, and how she doesn’t need their warnings and can figure things out for herself. I have a few issues with this. First, every lead, including Hannah, welcomes dirt on contestants; they recognize they don’t know the contestant as well as fellow housemates do. Hell, Colton did this with Hannah on his season, when she first talked about Caelynn. Have you ever heard a lead say, “No, I don’t want to know”? (I didn’t think so.) Therefore, Hannah’s sudden anger about the very thing she normally (and recently) welcomed feels both hypocritical and like an defensive overreaction.

Second, while I get that “warning” the lead about a contestant is the proper template one should use when complaining about someone, let’s be honest: The guys’ beef is not with Luke in relation to Hannah. The extent it relates to Hannah is that she’s the one with the power to make him go away. I don’t think any of them truly believe she’ll pick him. (In fact, given how many references there have been to the guys respecting her and her intelligence, it seems impossible they truly think she’ll choose Luke.) The guys’ annoyance is with Luke’s endless web of lies, having to live day in and day out with someone they can’t stand, and having to talk about him several times a day.

Therefore, I find the following statement to be moot…