We Have to Talk About Chad's Messy Night on Bachelor in Paradise

Tuesday was the Season 3 premiere of Bachelor in Paradise, and as was the case during JoJo Fletcher's recently-concluded season of The Bachelorette, the most interesting part was protein-addled bad guy Chad Johnson, who hit a new behavioral low that somehow made him both more and less likable at the same time.

Chad's tyrannical behavior dominated The Bachelorette's early episodes.

[...] after he was eliminated, public opinion about Chad shifted a bit.

Without him, the show suffered, because the remaining contestants were mostly dull and/or annoying.

The Men Tell All proved it, when we saw smoking gun footage of Evan shoving Chad first.

[...] going into Bachelor in Paradise, Chad was almost a sympathetic figure.

Going on BIP was an opportunity for him to do some image rehab.

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On Bachelor in Paradise, she quickly abandons this approach and starts doing shots.

Chad and Lace quickly bond, much to the dismay of everyone, since they're both ticking time bombs of toxicity.

[...] the fun ends when Chad called Lace a sexist slur and she immediately shut down.

Chad's understanding of the rules of reality TV and deftness at breaking them makes him an extraordinary and complex villain.

I hate that I find such a toxically masculine Donald Trump surrogate so interesting and complicated, but I do.