After this episode Swifty is at the top of my list but although I thought there was something special with this cast, they have no appeal at all, they even manage to make the sneak peak look lackluster.
[QUOTE=FishHooks;310333]I am already at the point where I am hitting mute whenever Brandon is speaking and [B]they have the ********* confessional set up of any RW I have seen.[/B][/QUOTE]
It's literally a bench with a sheet over it. Doesn't even look comfortable...
I'm still confused as to what wasn't shown with the Brandon thing since it somehow went from "girl seems interested in him" to "everyone wants him away from her since they think she doesn't want him."
[QUOTE=fabulous788;310339]It's literally a bench with a sheet over it. Doesn't even look comfortable...[/QUOTE]
I think "bench" is a generous description. It looks about the size of one of those plastic storage boxes. I don't think it's 4 cheeks wide.
[QUOTE=Nightwolf;310341]I'm still confused as to what wasn't shown with the Brandon thing since it somehow went from "girl seems interested in him" to "everyone wants him away from her since they think she doesn't want him."[/QUOTE]
On twitter Brandon said there was a fight that wasnt shown...
great editing, yes?
Seems to me like there will be lots of adoption talk next episode.
If next week becomes a drinking game, prepare to get drunk.
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[QUOTE=tjhallow;310334]You have got to watch some of the older seasons. I'm talking about anything from season 1 to at least the season 15. You missed out on the good years.
I liked last weeks episode but something is missing. I don't think its the show I just think I have outgrown it. After all, I have been watching it since the beginning of time.
Brandon wouldn't annoy me so much if it wasn't trying so hard. I don't care that he think he's "different" but the whole "I'm gonna take this girl home and I hope everyone notices and sees how cool I am" makes him look like a tool. If anything, it made him look even more dumb. But live and learn, right?
[B]Toya is still my favorite, want to see more of her.[/B]
The redheaded chick seems like the clingy type, and Trey seems to notice that. She's all worried about this girl back him, what is she worried about? He's not in a relationship, they've already kissed, so she's worried aobut someone so far away? Clingy for sure.[/QUOTE]
She reminds me of you ahhahahahahahah.
This might be a stupid question, but I watched that interview, why wasn't she allowed to talk about allowances? I've always wondered if they got one or not?
[QUOTE=tjhallow;310343]I'm still waiting for someone like Coral to be cast again... *sigh*.[/QUOTE]
They made an attempt with Jasmine from Cancun I think lol
I don't this season is that bad, but it could be way better. They remind me of a more fun, outgoing version of the DC cast; no major conflict, just stupid little ones and a lot of "buddy- buddy" type stuff.
[QUOTE=ThatsSoJordy;310382][B]They made an attempt with Jasmine from Cancun I think lol[/B]
I don't this season is that bad, but it could be way better. They remind me of a more fun, outgoing version of the DC cast; no major conflict, just stupid little ones and a lot of "buddy- buddy" type stuff.[/QUOTE]
If that was the plan, they executed it poorly. There is a difference between someone who is super confident and therefore vocal and someone who is vocal but not really that confident. I think Jasmine does it as a game, while I think Coral does it because that is her very nature.
Robb strikes me as someone who pretty much speaks whatever is on his mind, but in a fun diplomatic way. That interests me. Marie seems a little too confident and obvious in her game though which should make for an interesting combo.
I like this season so far but I'm not like obsessed with it like I was Vegas. I feel like the cast is so split up in two's that it doesn't show anyone else hanging out together. I mean Vegas each person had a hook up except Mike but they all still hung out with one another not just the person they were hooking up with. I don't know, I just like seeing everyone together and the drama but then again it is only episode 2.
I was really into this episode! Brandon was painfully awkward, but Laura's Morning Blend interview gives me hope that he'll smooth things out in the future. Rob is way more charming than I expected and I'm really rooting for him and Marie. They both surprised me when they told Brandon they accepted him as he is and want him to accept himself--because from the trailer I saw Marie easily turning into a mean girl and Rob into a d-bag--but so far they seem like pretty nice (minus ditching their dates), easy going, open-minded people. The whole group seems this way, which is so refreshing from Zashley's attitude about the Pride parade etc. where they seemed to accept others as long as they stayed a great distance away.
There is nothing that really stands out about any of the cast members--but they all seem to have soft hearts and easy going attitudes, which I would way rather have than tons of 'I'm going home I hate you all! I'm staying! I'm leaving!' drama ala Ryan L.... DC Erica... You-know-who from You-know-which-season.
Can't wait for next week. I'm hoping Laura will finally contact her birth parents and they'll reveal she's actually related to another cast member. !!
I thought this episode was kind of boring. Although, TBH, the real reason I had a hard time paying attention was mostly because I was tired from all the Fourth of July festivities, lol.
If/when they reshow I might change my mind.
Next episode looks like it'll be good though.
[QUOTE=arilicious;310423]I thought this episode was kind of boring. Although, TBH, the real reason I had a hard time paying attention was mostly because I was tired from all the Fourth of July festivities, lol.
If/when they reshow I might change my mind.
Next episode looks like it'll be good though.[/QUOTE]
I kind of feel the same way about this episode. Definitely the next one looks to have some drama!! I know it's what production is showing, but Laura does seem a bit smothering, I still love how sweet she is though. I keep feeling really bad for Brandon!! Big Shirley vs. Captain Red(I think?) was entertaining.
[QUOTE=arilicious;310423]I thought this episode was kind of boring. Although, TBH, the real reason I had a hard time paying attention was mostly because I was tired from all the Fourth of July festivities, lol.
If/when they reshow I might change my mind.
Next episode looks like it'll be good though.[/QUOTE]
This episode wasn't at all like what was advertised IMO which aggravated its weakness.
I lisrtened to the Afterbuzz show of the first episode. They ripped the show apart. The hosts said it was boring and and then they went on to call the girls ugly. I was pretty surprised at the negativity. Only Leroy seemed to think the girls were okay and gave an optimistic outlook. These girls are not the best we have seen but I wouldn't think of them as ugly. I think Laura is quite attractive although much of that isn't solely based on her beauty.
I myself am enjoying this show. I like the cast and the only character I wasn't feeling, Maire, has come around on me here too. I feel bad for and at the same time find Brandon hilarious. He is so bad with these girls. Swift told him not to get too wrapped up and that's what he did. If he just chilled out he would do so much better with these women.
Robb and Marie going to lunch together...it was like Beavis and ******** falling in love with each other. Not looks-wise of course, but their laughs...wow.
[QUOTE=Calinks;310451]I lisrtened to the Afterbuzz show of the first episode. They ripped the show apart. The hosts said it was boring and and then they went on to call the girls ugly. I was pretty surprised at the negativity. Only Leroy seemed to think the girls were okay and gave an optimistic outlook. These girls are not the best we have seen but I wouldn't think of them as ugly. I think Laura is quite attractive although much of that isn't solely based on her beauty. [/QUOTE]
Grantland tore "Boonim" Murray apart as well as RW: St Thomas. They think Jon Murray is more on the development and business aspects of the company and that RW is something that, in his opinion, doesn't need to have a day-to-day effect anymore. He said they need to do a much better job casting and that this year, they settled.
As for the cast:
- we've seen every plot and that we've been down all of these roads (minus "the mystery ****", which was "the most interesting castmember")
- they are trying to make Boston look bad with the kind of people they cast, Brandon being the worst yet ("putting a guy who was just in rehab in an environment that encourages binge drinking was a terrible idea") ("...who has a journal?")
- it was like Laura did the same stand-up routine twice in one night with her adoption papers ("the prettiest girl in the house, but by Real World standards, a C-")
- they had no words to describe Marie ("she's a little uh...umm...whatever").
- least attractive cast ever, depending on how you feel about the Boston, LA and Brooklyn casts ("Boston has it hands down")
- 3 good-looking guys, and, by comparison to the females, the men are the more attractive portion of the cast ("they don't have the bombshell...they don't even have the 'she's not totally bombshell but I'm talking myself into her shell")
[quote][B]Brandon ([I]Real World[/I], Kang), 17 points:[/B] If you aren't familiar with Brandon's performance thus far, allow me to get you up to speed. Brandon is a pierced-up, tattoo-having dude who in the first day at the house managed to fall in love with his roommate, get super slammered, reveal his past as a drug addict who has been clean for only six months, and write "KILL ME KILL ME KILL ME KILL ME I WANT TO DIE" in a journal that he left out for all to see. Yeah, it was easy to tell this guy was headed for GRTFL greatness -- and this week he showed no signs of slowing down. To start the show, Trey confronted Brandon about the suicidal scribbles in his journal to see how concerned he should be. One can question whether or not Trey should have read the journal in the first place, but when you see "KILL ME KILL ME KILL ME KILL ME I WANT TO DIE" in someone's journal in a handwritten font that can only be described as a cross between Helvetica and PsychoKillerCrazyPants it's totally normal to have a chat with them about it.
However, it is not normal do while you are both in the bathroom and you are naked in the shower.
Only on the [I]Real World[/I] can you go from "Which loofah is mine, the blue or the black one?" to "Hey man, are you really going to kill yourself?" Brandon's explanation for his suicidal scribbles was, "Oh no no no, what it was, it was that I was trying to get myself in a dark place and try to write dark things from the past." That makes total sense, because every week before I write this column I open up a journal and scribble, "KARDASHIAN, DYSMORPHIA, PUN JOKES, INTERNS, SEACREST, PUZZLE PERSON, PROBST, REALITY, *****, KILLED IT, KILLED IT, KILLED IT, KILLED IT. I WANT TO KILL IT." Totally relate.
Anyway, this week the cast got all gussied up to hit the town. When Brandon gets dressed up for a night out in St. Thomas, his artfully patterned, formal vest and button-up shirt look a lot less "stylish young man on St. Thomas ready to party" and a lot more "upscale strip club busboy in 2007." Despite his best fashion efforts, he managed to catch the eye of an attractive young lady named Alyssa:
[INDENT][B]Alyssa:[/B] "I need to make friends while I am here."
[B]Brandon:[/B] "That's what I am looking for, too. I mean fun people that I can go kick it with and show people what Boston boys are all about."
[/INDENT] The two then awkwardly dance together for a while, and everything is going fine until a gentleman walks up to Brandon and sternly warns, "If that's not your girlfriend, then fall back, man. Trust me on that. Trust me." This mystery adviser then seems to invite Brandon outside for a fight. After pretending to be held back a couple times, Brandon ends his night by punching a No Parking sign [B](10 points)[/B]. Now, I have about a gazillion questions about this Alyssa, the Mystery Adviser, Brandon, and his outfit -- but for now, let's move on.
The next night the cast decides to go out again, Brandon decides to put on another "upscale strip club busboy in 2007" outfit, and guess who's at the bar? Alyssa. Brandon and Alyssa do their neither-of-us-are-great-dancers-so-let's-just-two-step thing for a while, and it's clear Brandon is excited about the attention he is getting from this attractive young lady. "We're dancing, we're bumpin' and we're grindin', and I am going to bring her back to the house and you guys are just going to know that I am the best," he says. But Brandon's roommate Swifty is skeptical, warning, "Listen, be cautious, be aware, I don't want to see you get hurt." As the evening winds down, a sweaty, slammered [B](7 points)[/B] Brandon invites Alyssa to "come back with me for two seconds." An offer she does not accept. This sends sweaty, slammered Brandon into a rage as the cast takes a boat home, and ends The Ballad of Brandon and Alyssa.
Now that you are all caught up, I want to share with you some of my curiosities about Alyssa, Brandon, and Mystery Adviser:
[INDENT]1. Why would Brandon wear three layers of clothing to a nightclub in the Caribbean?
2. Why did Mystery Adviser sign a release form to be on the show only to fight the cast?
3. Is the Mystery Adviser a local?
4. Is the Mystery Adviser Brandon's friend or foe?
5. Is the Mystery Adviser Alyssa's friend or foe?
6. Why did they blur out the Yankees logo on his cap but not the Le Tigre logo on his polo?
7. Mystery Adviser said, "If that's not your girlfriend, then fall back, man. Trust me on that. Trust me." So ...
[INDENT]a. Is he her ****? (Don't think so; she wasn't very prostitute-y.)
b. Is he her boyfriend? (Then why did he question if Brandon was her boyfriend?)
c. Is he a concerned friend of Alyssa's? (Maybe, but she said she was looking for friends "while she was here," so I assume she is just vacationing, and it didn't seem like they were traveling together.)
d. Why does he want to fight Brandon? (No idea, really.)[/INDENT] 8. Where did Alyssa go after Mystery Adviser confronted Brandon? She isn't heard from again until the next night.
9. What is the long-term plan with those "make my earlobes huge" earring things? Will he ever put his arms through them like a holster? That should be the long-term plan.
10. Why doesn't Brandon make a better effort to break free of Swifty "holding him back"? You have to sell it a little, dude.
11. How many songs can you dance poorly together to before saying, "Hey, do you want a drink?" or "I need some air" or "We are both embarrassing ourselves here, let's just stop dancing"? Two songs? Three songs? A half a song?
12. Why doesn't Alyssa say anything the whole episode? I swear she has like 10 total words in the show, mostly involving not going home with Brandon.
13. Is Alyssa by herself?
14. Where is Alyssa from?
15. Why does everyone talk about Alyssa like she is a supermodel?
16. Is Brandon planning to fill in his tattoos with color at some point?
17. Why didn't the producer turn to Marie and say, "Marie, you are on a 9 a.m. flight to JFK; this weird, hot Alyssa chick is taking your place in the house"?
[/INDENT] I think all of these questions have legitimate answers except the last one. When I am in charge of the [I]Real World[/I] franchise (only a matter of time, really), I'm going to keep one extra spot in the house open and tell my producer, "The most interesting person you find while you are out there gets this spot. I don't care if it's a 74-year-old homeless dude."
All opposed, speak now.
[B]Trey and Laura ([I]Real World[/I], Simmons and Lisanti), 15 points:[/B] On the first season of [I]Real World[/I] (I see you, Julie), they all had very separate existences. Andre would leave the house for a week, Heather had a beeper, and Eric Nies would go on dates with models. It was nice to see them with, ya know, [I]lives[/I]. Then in San Francisco they took the TV away. Then they started confiscating cell phones. Finally, there was only one computer and one phone in the house. Well, this season they took it a step further. They're on their own [I]private ******* island[/I]. Want to go to the store? Get on a boat. Want to hit the bar? Get on a boat. Want to see another human that you don't live with? Get on a boat. You know how when a friend asks you if you would hook up with someone and you say, "Only if we were stuck on an island"? THESE PEOPLE DON'T EVEN HAVE THAT EXCUSE. So it was that Trey and Laura spent this entire week making out [B](3 x 5 = 15 points)[/B] even though Trey says, "Laura isn't typically the kind of girl I would go for back home. The tomboy thing is new to me."
They are basically semi-consensually breeding these people the way horse farmers do.
[B]Marie ([I]Real World[/I], Simmons), 5 points:[/B] Marie scored five points for making out with a handsome fella named Max. But none of this matters because I am still obsessed with the fact that she packed a six-pack of Heineken in her baggage. Some more questions about it:
[INDENT]1. Did she think she could drink them on the plane?
2. Was she worried about them breaking?
3. After the flight, were they cold from the upper-atmosphere air?
4. What did she sacrifice in order to make room for the beer?
5. Why not aluminum cans?
6. Did she buy the beer specifically for bringing on the trip or was it just in the fridge?
7. Is she Heineken brand-loyal?
8. Did she pack a bottle opener?
9. Do I like her more or less because of it?
[/INDENT] I keep flip-flopping on that last one. Right now I am on, "Of course I like her more -- would you rather hang with the girl who packs a bag of shoes or the girl who packs a bag of brews?"
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I read this recap of the episode, hardly understood what he was talking about, as I couldn't tell when he was joking and when he was being serious due to his insane writing skillz. He did call the season "the best in years" which I think is kind of weird because that doesn't seem to be a common opinion.
[QUOTE=TwoStrikes;310317]This is actually a better episode than I thought it would be. The summary of it didn't do it any justice.[/QUOTE]
Agreed brother
Uggg... This season has been such a disappointment for me so far. I just can't believe how BASIC it is. And I don't mean how the cast members look.
But I'm so sick of seeing the pretty white people end up together, the two black ones together, and the outsider. Like, I could have guessed what was gonna happen when I heard Laura was from the south she was gonna be the sweet girl who falls for Trey. And I guessed from the jump it was gonna be Robb and Marie and Trey and LaToya all day.
Just boring. But then again, it is the Real World, and in the Real World, this is usually what happens. It's just kinda boring, in my opinion.
The Real World: Philadelphia was THE BEST season ever in my opinion. Haven't seen a season like it yet.
I really did not come into this season with high expecations after San Diego but it's been ok so far. I don't know names yet but I like the red head and the blonde's dynamic and when the red head dressed up with the cape and the other guy as a girl that was pretty damn funny. I think a bunch of them would translate really well to the challenge based off what has been shown. I'm sure ratings will pick up as the season goes on as well. They won't stay this low.
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