At this point, when ABC reveals a new "Bachelor" or "Bachelorette," its pick is not all that surprising. Usually, the producers just go with the previous season's runner-up or an obvious fan favorite.
But when the network announced that the 2018 "Bachelor" would be — of all the choices — Arie Luyendyk Jr., the runner-up on "The Bachelorette" five years ago, the Internet was shocked. And not in a good way.
"New Bachelor Arie Luyendyk Jr. enrages, confuses Twitter," USA Today trumpeted. "Was Arie Luyendyk Jr. the Wrong Choice for 'The Bachelor'?" E! Online asked. "The new 'Bachelor' was just revealed and people are seriously confused," BuzzFeed explained.