Who Goes Home on ‘The Bachelor’ Tonight? Season 29 Hometowns Live Recap and Spoilers

Grant travels across the country to meet the family and friends of his remaining contestants during hometowns week.

Grant and Litia of ‘The Bachelor’ Season 29 / Disney/Anne Marie Fox

We’re only weeks away until we get to see who Grant Ellis gives his final rose out to on The Bachelor Season 29, and he’s taking the next big step tonight by meeting families. During hometowns week on the long-running reality dating series, the franchise lead travels to different states to get to know their contestants’ friends and family, often getting drilled by loved ones on where he stands with each woman.

We can assume the same will go for Grant tonight as he meets the families of Dina Lupancu, Juliana Pasquarosa, Litia Garr and Zoe McGrady, traveling to Illinois, Massachusetts, New York and Wyoming. After tonight, he’ll only have three contestants left, and based on the previews for the season, it looks like he’s going to have a particularly hard time choosing who to propose to in the end. Here’s what happens in the latest episode.

We recapped this episode live as we watched.

Juliana’s hometown date

Grant travels to Newton, Mass. for his first hometown date, meeting Juliana and getting to see where she grew up. Before meeting her family and friends, Juliana takes Grant around town, starting with a pizzeria where they make pies and a florist where they put a bouquet together. They also make cannolis together, leaning into the classic—and delicious—Italian food.

In her confessional, Juliana reveals she hadn’t brought a guy home in at least six years, so she’s nervous about how protective her family might be. She opens up to Grant about this, also dropping the bombshell that he’s going to be meeting her whole family—a.k.a. a lot of people. But for Grant, he’s excited to hear that so many people are willing to show up for her.

Though Grant seems a little overwhelmed when they arrive at Juliana’s parents’ house, he embraces her big family and chats with everyone. Juliana’s dad Carl is particularly intimidating, mentioning that he’s seen her heartbroken in the past and he wants to protect her. Grant gets one-on-one time with both Carl and Juliana’s mom Donna, opening up on his true feelings for their daughter.

Ultimately, Carl tells Juliana that he “loves” Grant and approves of the relationship, which is incredibly relieving for her to hear. The hometown visit ends with Grant telling Juliana that he’s “falling” for her.

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Zoe’s hometown date

Next up is a trip to New York City, N.Y. to get to know Zoe a bit better. As she explains to Grant, she didn’t grow up in the city, but she calls it her home. Their first stop is a bridal shop where Zoe puts her modeling skills to work for a special photo shoot. As they begin, Grant admits that it’s “surreal” to be posing for engagement photos—complete with an engagement ring—before getting engaged, but he’s impressed seeing Zoe in her element.

They also take photos with Zoe in a wedding dress and Grant in a classic tux, giving the pair a potential teaser for what could be next. Afterward, Zoe explains that while her adoptive parents won’t be there to meet Grant because they are currently estranged, her sister, aunt, uncle and best friends will be.

Zoe’s sister Faith gets to talk to Grant alone and asks him why Zoe never got a one-on-one date, to which Grant answers honestly and she seems pleased. Though the Bachelor process is not easy, Faith feels better getting to know Grant and taking a liking to him. As Grant leaves, Zoe admits in her confessional that she feels like she could fall in love with him, but she worries it could be too late, considering his connections with the other women.

Litia’s hometown date

Grant’s third hometown date is to visit Litia in Star Valley, Wyo. Though she didn’t actually grow up in the state, it serves as a sentimental place for her and her family, making it the perfect spot for her to show off. It’s a little bit of culture shock for Grant, who’s not used to the country, but he’s happy to jump on a horse and take a ride with Litia nevertheless.

As Litia revealed during their one-on-one date last week, she grew up in the Mormon faith and she’s never dated anyone outside of the religion. Ahead of Grant meeting her family, she brings it up again, of course, as the topic will no doubt come up. Though Grant is nervous, he’s ready to jump in head first.

Though it’s not Juliana’s big Italian family, a lot of Litia’s family members show up to meet Grant. It doesn’t take long for her parents to address the elephant in the room and assure Grant that he does not have to become Mormon in order to be with Litia. Instead, they are happy to hear that he believes in God. This hometown is the most emotional so far as Litia opens up to her grandfather about her biological dad, who passed away, and she finally admits she loves Grant.

Before Grant leaves for his fourth and final hometown date, he and Litia chat one-on-one and she tells him that she is falling for him, something he’s so happy to hear.

That said, Litia does express concern while talking to her mom, specifically around the overnight dates next week. She doesn’t want to sleep with Grant and will be upset if he decides to sleep with anyone else.

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Dina’s hometown date

Last but certainly not least is Dina’s hometown date, with Grant traveling to Chicago, Ill. to meet her loved ones. Unfortunately, however, Dina drops the unfortunate news that he won’t get to meet her family. As she explains, her father is very religious and strict and doesn’t approve of her being on The Bachelor. Instead, he’ll get to meet her friends.

Though Grant is understanding, the vibes are a bit off after this. Dina doesn’t want Grant to think they’re not as far along as they should be because he won’t get to meet her family, while Grant is disappointed. But things start to pick up when they meet up with her friends at a pumpkin patch and she gets emotional reuniting with them.

In separate conversations with her friends, Dina and Grant both express concern over her family not showing up. Grant calls it a “make or break” part of their relationship, however, additional conversations put him at ease. By the end of the night, Grant tells Dina that while he wished her family would’ve been there, he still had an “amazing” day getting to see another side of her.

Ahead of the rose ceremony, Grant meets former Bachelor star Joey Graziadei for a beer to discuss his journey so far. Joey, who got engaged to now-fiancé Kelsey Anderson during the last season, is quick to provide solid advice for Grant as he prepares to break one woman’s heart tonight. Meanwhile, Grant’s contestants get together to talk about how they’re feeling.

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The rose ceremony

As previously reported by Reality Steve’s episode-by-episode spoiler breakdown, Grant eliminates Dina after visiting her hometown. Though the pair no doubt form a connection during their time together, it’s not as strong as the other bonds Grant has formed with his remaining contestants. And no doubt, not getting Dina’s family’s approval has to be a leading factor in his decision.

After becoming a standout contestant during the season, Dina scored a one-on-one date during the trip to Madrid, Spain. Exploring the city together, she and Grant were all loved up walking the city streets, trying local food and adventuring off on a row boat together. As they ate dinner, Dina opened up about her childhood and how no one ever spoke about their feelings in her family. She received the one-on-one rose that night.

Keep watching The Bachelor Season 29 every Monday night on ABC, with the finale expected to air on March 24.