From the first moment of The Bachelorette‘s season 21 final episode, host Jesse Palmer assured viewers that the next three hours would include something that has never happened before on the show. As the finale unfolded, one thing became clear: The show’s host was not exaggerating.

Going into the finale, this season’s leading lady, Jenn Tran, was deciding between two men, Marcus Shoberg and Devin Strader. However, a little over an hour and a half into the finale, Tran delivered a surprise in the form of a last-chance date breakup between her and Shoberg. Much of the episode’s first half focused on whether or not Shoberg was ready to commit to Tran after he was unable to say he loved her. The finalist is finally able to tell Tran he loves her, right before he’s been broken up with.

The second, which led into the biggest surprise of the night,...