‘The Bachelor’ Season 23, Episode 9, Recap: So That’s Why Colton Jumped the Fence

There's so much that happens this episode of The Bachelor—the much-anticipated fence jump, a surprise cameo from Cassie's dad, Colton's first overnight date, to name a few—so let's just jump right in, shall we? Spoilers ahead, obviously.

Things kick off with Colton and Chris Harrison catching up. For a hot second, it seems like they're going to have "the talk."

"I have an idea of what happens in a fantasy suite," Colton says, not at all convincingly.

"Thank God," Chris answers, maybe a little too quickly.

Colton then assures Chris (and us viewers) that if the situation is right and everyone's in love, he's gonna do it—or, as he puts it, "make love"—this week.

"Enjoy your week," Chris says as they part ways. "Congratulations!"

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With that, they're all off to Portugal. Cheers.

Once everyone lands in Europe, the women reveal their priorities for the week. Tayshia's ready to "explore" being physical with Colton. Cassie wants to use this time to figure out her feelings. And the first thing on Hannah's to-do list is the fantasy suite. As for Colton, he seems really, really excited about maybe-possibly losing his virginity.

That's good news, I guess, for Tayshia, who has the first date of the week. "I hope today has in store a lot of new firsts for us," she insinuates. Before they can get to that, though, they must get through the rest of the date, which starts with a helicopter ride. During it, they talk about the super-sexy topic of Portugal's main exports. Colton jokes that it's extra virgin olive oil, to which Tayshia quips, "That's how I like ’em!"

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