The 'I Don't Know What I Expected' meme features Jason Bateman as Michael Bluth from the sitcom Arrested Development. In the scene, Michael discovers a brown paper bag in the refrigerator labeled 'DEAD DOVE DO NOT EAT,' opens it, and stares in stunned silence before delivering the iconic line. This template is widely used to express a sense of resigned disappointment or the realization that one should have anticipated a negative or weird outcome. Since its viral spread on Reddit and Imgur in the early 2010s, it has become the go-to reaction for situations where curiosity leads to an entirely predictable, yet still unpleasant, result.