While clearly a distraction from the serious matter at hand, viewers certainly enjoyed the diversion.
The Bravo honcho not only publicly thirsted after the handsome stranger, but even appeared to shoot his shot for all to see on Twitter.
While the Twitterverse thirsted others frantically sought to uncover his secret identity.
TMZ got to the bottom of the mystery, learning that while he's not a superhero per se, he is one in training.
Sources tell the outlet he's a 23-year-old med school student from Ohio named Alex Wollet.