Brace Yourselves, ‘The Golden Bachelor’ Is Taking The Ladies To The Fantasy Suites: “You Will Hear The Term ‘Knockin’ Boots’ More Than Once,” EP Teases

Those who tuned into The Golden Bachelor last night witnessed Gerry Turner take on the highly-anticipated hometown dates, a staple of The Bachelor franchise. However, instead of meeting his lovely ladies’ parents, Turner was introduced to their children and grandchildren.

This generational twist on the ABC reality dating series may come with a change of pace — or rather, phrase — in its upcoming final episodes.

Series EPs Jason Ehrlich, Claire Freeland and Bennett Graebner spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about something different viewers may pick up on in the forthcoming Fantasy Suites.

“I will tell you that one big difference is that you will hear the term ‘Knockin’ boots’ more than once, which is so odd and weird!” Ehrlich told the outlet. “But other than that, they really used the Fantasy Suites and were open to them, and saw them as an opportunity to really get to know these women.”

He commended Turner for his approach to the show, noting that he “was always open, until he knew that he wasn’t.”

“And so when he’s with someone, that relationship is all that matters,” he continued. “And so as we get down towards the end, it gets really intense and difficult and emotional, and things play out in ways we’ve never seen before. And it’s because he stayed open and really wanted to get to the end of this with a person that he was sure he explored everything with, and he was sure his decision as right. In order to do that, he didn’t close off.”

Graebner pointed out that in comparison to the other shows of the Bachelor franchise, where contestants “are looking to start a life together,” The Golden Bachelor really consists of “two people looking to join lives together.”

Freeland followed up on this idea, explaining that “the criteria and conditions are different,” as well.

“Things that they have to think about when they are at that life stage versus when they are starting have a little more strings attached,” she added. “Like, ‘Where are we going to live because I need to be with my grandchildren?’ is a little different than, ‘I’m going to leave my parents,’ which we’re all conditioned to do. ‘Are we retired?’ and ‘Financially, are we secure? Do we have a plan for these things?'”

All three EPs spoke highly of Turner, with Ehrlich claiming that “everyone was rooting for him.” Freeland described him as “articulate and thoughtful.”

“Every word has so much meaning behind it,” she said. “He just is all of the things. So it’s very easy to say yes to Gerry. He’s so deserving, too. He’s like America’s dad.”

The Golden Bachelor airs Thursdays at 8/7c on ABC. Next-day streaming is available on Hulu.