- One of the most anticipated moments of this season of "The Bachelor" has finally happened: the dreaded fence jump.
- Even though we knew it was coming, it was still genuinely surprising seeing the moments leading up to the great leap.
- Here are all of the most shocking moments from this season — with more sure to come during the finale.
While every season claims to be the "most dramatic season ever," season 23 of "The Bachelor" has certainly not disappointed. From fence jumps to feuding pageant queens, there has been no shortage of conflict, shocking moments, and tears.
To celebrate (or mourn) the end of Colton's season, we've picked the 10 most shocking moments from this season of "The Bachelor."
Keep scrolling to take a trip down memory lane, and reminisce on these last two months of Colton's journey for love.
After a season's worth of anticipation, Colton finally jumped the fence after Cassie, who he described as "the one," left the show amidst begging, pleading, and lots of tears.
Ever since Colton's fence jump was included in the season's trailer, fans have been waiting on bated breath for the fateful leap over the fence, away from the prying eyes of producers and Chris Harrison.
The lead-up to the jump was finally revealed in the March 4 episode of "The Bachelor," which saw Colton get blindsided by frontrunner Cassie. She explained that she was not ready for marriage with him, and was sending herself home — even though Colton begged her to stay.
Their breakup was too much for him to handle, and caused him to flee the house in Portugal they were staying in, jump a fence, and run off into the night.
"The Bachelor" frequently shies away from sensitive subjects, but Caelynn's story about her sexual assault was new frontier for the show.
After a strong connection all season, and frequent hinting that she had something she needed to share with Colton, Caelynn told the story of her sexual assault when she was a sophomore in college. She and two of her friends were drugged and raped at a party, and when she first went to a hospital to get a rape kit, she was turned away. When she was finally able to get a rape kit done results were inconclusive as so much time had passed, and while one of the men responsible for the assault was expelled, the others got away with it.
"The Bachelor," for better or worse, isn't usually the place where contestants discuss such sensitive subjects — or when they do, the show is criticized for how it handles them — but producers earned praise for allowing her to share her experience, and educate viewers on sexual assault.
A contestant stealing a lead once or twice is a given on night one, but Catherine spoke to Colton four separate times throughout the evening.
Night one of "The Bachelor" is notorious for drama. There are 25 to 30 women all vying for the chance to get to talk to the star, and make enough of an impression to stick around.
Catherine, aka the contestant who brought her dog along with her, definitely made an impression on Colton, the other women, and viewers at home when she spoke to Colton not once, not twice, not three times, but (a borderline-aggressive) four times.
It got so bad that Onyeka felt the need to arrive on the scene with a snorkel and proclaim "I heard you're drowning in some b-----s."
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