The Bachelor: Arie's Weird Reaction to Lauren B. Was the Most Exciting Moment of the Season

On Monday's episode of The Bachelor, semi-boring Arie Luyendyk Jr. did something really interesting. He was on a boring one-on-one date with the frustratingly taciturn Lauren B., who seems to have the emotional range of a Crest whitestrip. She was barely talking to him until out of nowhere she told him she was falling in love with him. In response, he made this face...

...and then he got up and walked away! Where did he go? Everyone on Twitter had very similar ideas.

Obviously Arie walked away because he had to fart #thebachelor

— Tara McBride (@ta_mcbride) February 13, 2018

Lauren, Arie just had to poop real bad #TheBachelor

— Emily's TV (@tv_emily) February 13, 2018

"I seriously think he just got up and walked away because he had to pee in the forest." #TheBachelor

— Haley Kinsey (@haleykinsey) February 13, 2018

He really did go into the forest! He went all Man of the Woods to be alone with his thoughts. Or was he doing something else?

Think he walked away to eat a big mac behind the scenes. The cruel production team keep making him sit in front of this food and not eat it #cruelasf #TheBachelor

— Kay Taylor (@ck430) February 13, 2018

Arie left because he forgot his script #TheBachelor

— E. (@eluant8000) February 13, 2018

Here's a very interesting theory from Taylor Nolan, who was on The Bachelor and Bachelor in Paradise and therefore might know about how these things work.

So he walked away to get permission to tell her that he was falling in love? That's my best guess haha #rulebreaker #thebachelor

— Taylor Nolan (@taymocha) February 13, 2018

When he came back, he dropped a big ol' twisty bomb: he's falling in love with Lauren, too! Buddy, you still have three other girls left! If you had watched Ben Higgins' season, you'd know this is not going to end well. So now we know for certain one of the two women Arie fell in love with.

People were truly baffled by this turn of events.

Lauren: "......."
Arie: "......."
Lauren: "........"
Both: "I'm deeply in love with you."
Everyone watching: "WHATTTTTTTTTTTTT?!" #thebachelor

— Julie Johnson (@AuthorJulie) February 13, 2018

What in the world with Arie and Lauren?!?!?! #TheBachelor pic.twitter.com/zh1SCHtSyL

— Kristen Groenenboom (@k_ray9210) February 13, 2018

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IM SO FREAKING CONFUSED BY ARIE AND LAUREN. TBH. #TheBachelor

— Raven Gates (@ravengates09) February 13, 2018

It was totally bizarre. But maybe that means Arie and Lauren reall are perfect for each other.

Arie marrying Lauren B will be as exciting as Ambien marrying Lunesta #thebachelor 😴😴😴

— Here 4 the FunTimes (@AdrianFunTimes) February 13, 2018

The Bachelor airs Mondays at 8/7c on ABC.