The Real World

I don't know how I feel about these live shows on MTV during the weekend. For starters, who is around at 2pm on a Saturday to watch The Real World reunion? Secondly, do you really want to put eight loose cannons live on national television? If you were expecting something explosive or dramatic, you didn't get it on today's live reunion. In fact, the best part of the show came when Janelle surprised Will to confront him about his sexual adventures and fake tears. The worst part, by far, was host Lindsay Rodriguez, who not only couldn't keep the cast members' names straight but I'm not even sure she watched the show this season.

Here's an update about everyone in the house.  Joey is now 10 months sober.  He stopped watching the show after the first few episodes, not wanting to see himself hitting rock bottom.  He says that he talks to his roomies often and has a great support group back at home to make sure he stays on the right path. 

Sarah is currently engaged.  She, like Joey, also stopped watching the show early on, saying that she felt uncomfortable watching herself say things that she could never take back.  Brianna is still stripping and using the money to pay for studio time. 

Nick, Will, and Dave have formed some kind of trio and are performing on the road together.  Nick said that he and Brittini were welcomed with open arms when they came into the house and that he feels just as much a part of this season as anyone else.  Will tried hard to promote his album and the fact that he DJs - at least, that's what his shirt told us.  Dave is also hosting an MTV program that raises environmental awareness. 

Brittini is still with her boyfriend, despite cheating on him with Will.  She said that she blames alcohol and had no interest in Will whatsoever.  Nick defended her, saying that she played around with all the guys in the house, but editing only showed that she flirted with Will. 

Speaking of Will, he acted like a complete jerk when Janelle came out to confront him.  Anybody would be upset by what Janelle had to watch this season on The Real World.  She said that had reservations about going back on camera but Will convinced her that she could trust him.  While she tried to talk to him about it, he put on glasses and made silly faces at her.  Real mature...

Greg chose not to show up at the event.  He gave no reason but he probably didn't want to associate with such peasants.  Kim has grown from this experience (and hopefully won't be using the word "Blackville" anymore).



- Gina Scarpa, BuddyTV Staff Writer
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