The Bachelor season 27 finale left some fans shocked, but not because of Zach Shallcross's final choice; instead, viewers were reeling about a technical issue that left the broadcast without sound for a stretch of time in the show's first hour. With Zach taking his final two women on their last dates, as well as to meet his family, Bachelor Nation waited with bated breath to see just who the undecided star would choose. During Gabi Elnicki's final date with Zach, the broadcast experienced some issues that left viewers without sound, and confused as to what exactly was happening.

For roughly five minutes of Zach and Gabi's date, viewers were without sound or closed captioning entirely, trying to read lips to the best of their abilities to figure out what was going on. By the time the broadcast finally got the sound situation under control, fans had already taken to social media.