Falling tears, catty exchanges and references to 50 Shades of Grey marked Monday night's premiere of "The Bachelor" season 17.

If anyone doubted this season would be drama-filled with the all-American Sean Lowe as the Bachelor, they question no further after the antics of Monday night.

America fell in love with Sean Lowe on the last season of the Bachelorette with Emily Maynard stealing his heart, only to crush and stomp on it when she sent him packing in the final three. Too harsh? Lucky for Sean, we all know how well her choice of Jef turned out…

So what do we know about this new all-American bachelor? Sean Lowe is the handsome 29-year-old former Kansas State linebacker that hails from Dallas, where he attributes his idea of southern values.

His bio on ABC.com describes him as a real romantic that will bend over backwards to make a woman feel special; and who wouldn't love that?

On the premiere we heard Sean say that he only wants to propose once, get married once, and live a life that speaks true to his faith and values. Thank goodness he didn't get the chance to get on one knee before the likes of Emily Maynard!

“What I want is just have a house full of love and laughter,” Sean said.  “I want to spend my time hanging out with those I love, which is my wife and one day kids. That's what I want. I know love is out there for me. I'm hoping I can find it with one of the 25 women.”

Before Sean met his new ladies, he got a visitor from an old rival. None other than Arie, his competitor on the last season of the Bachelorette, showed up to hand Sean some useful advice about becoming the new Bachelor.

As if it wasn't weird enough to see Arie and Sean having a casual beer, the very awkward exchange when Arie tried to teach Sean how to kiss a woman could have thrown a few viewers for a loop. Uncomfortable may not be a strong enough word.

“Arie and I both fell in love with the same girl and had our hearts broken by the same girl,” Sean said. “Arie may be the only one who knows what I went through.”

The two friends seem to have bonded over their mutual broken hearts thanks to Emily. At least one relationship lasted after the end of Emily's season.

After Arie's visit, we had the opportunity to meet 25 hopeful (is that the word we should use?) women during the premiere that fantasize about being Sean's one and only in the end.

“I'm excited, anxious, a little apprehensive… but I really hope she (his new wife) steps out of the limo tonight,” Sean said. With that being said, let's meet the 25 lucky ladies:

First out of the limo we meet AshLee F., 32, a personal organizer from Houston, Texas. She makes a statement in a red dress and told him not to be nervous. If all the ladies are this calm, it could make for an excruciatingly dull season.

Luckily the next to step out of the limo is Jackie, 25, a cosmetics consultant from Ormond Beach, Florida. When meeting Sean she pulls out her ruby red lipstick and puts her mark on Sean by kissing his cheek. “I want to put my mark on you before any other girls,” she said.

Selma, 29, a real estate developer from San Diego, California immediately pulls a tissue out of her dress and wipes away his cheek, saying, “we don't want to make the other girls jealous.” My question is, does she always keep a tissue box tucked inside her dress? That can't be comfortable.

Leslie, 29, a poker dealer from Ruskin, Florida comes up to Sean giggling and calls him a hunk. When she walks away she mumbles, “McSteamy.” This is the Bachelor, not Grays Anatomy, Leslie!

Daniella, 24, in commercial casting from Belmont, California meets Sean and decides on being memorable by engaging him in an awkward handshake. I don't know if Sean, or anyone, will be able to forget that (as hard as we may try).

Kelly, 28, a cruise ship entertainer wrote and sang Sean a personalized song. “Sean and Kelly has a really nice ring to it,” she sang. Nothing screams normal quite like a personalized song about someone you've never met.

Up next is Katie, 27, a yoga instructor from Woodstock, Illinois. When she tells Sean she is a yoga instructor, he asks if she could show him some moves sometime. She does him one better and shows him on the spot.

One of the weirdest introductions in Bachelor history is when Ashley P., a hair stylist from Macomb, Michigan, asks Sean if he's done any reading recently. She tells him that she recently read 50 Shades of Grey as she pulls a blue tie from her dress and asks him if he could teach her how to use it later. The look on Sean's face is priceless when it clicks that she wasn't joking. He was uncomfortable to say the least, as were we all.

Thankfully after the intro of Ashley P, we have tame Taryn, 30, a health club manager who tells Sean that she didn't watch his season so they can have a completely fresh start. She seems nice, how long until she starts crying?