from now on, i'm just reading your recaps b-side. the episodes are utterly pointless to watch.

p.s. maybe your excuse could have been that you were busy planning an april fool's joke....

I'm sure the everyone got salmonella from the chicken dish.

I wish those morons were run over by the cars waiting. That was the most stupid thing I have ever seen....

B-side, someone posted this link to a similar chicken recipe on TWOP. I also wanted to eat the chicken, it looked good. http://www.jewish-food.org/recipes/chicapp3.htm
I feel bad for Svet. I think she's a sweet girl and Tyler can suck it!

I never thought the day would come when I'd lose interest in this show, but, alas, I believe it has. Keep the recaps coming - they are far more entertaining than the actual program.

I seriously need that apple chicken honey recipe. Svety?? Honey, please post your recipe :)

How much more random can 2 businesses be? A pharmacy and 3-D imaging center...I really hope they're not attached to each other...

What I found funny was Svetlana said she couldn't even add to Martin... yet she wanted to show she could help with financial things in the beginning of the episode.

The last seconds were Tyler talking with Jose about Svetlana on the dock, I think, and then Jose went to bed.

OK - I have been reading this site for a long time and have never posted. However, when someone references Doing Time on Maple Drive, I have to applaud them! What a random and hilarious reference. I swear, B-side, you rock my world.

g3,
thanks for the recipe link...that chicken did look good.
;-)

...in fact, it was probably the only worthwhile thing to come out of this epi.

My favorite part was when Svetty was venting to her boyfriend and says, "they want me to do finances. I don't know ANYTHING about finances!". So clearly, she should have been manager.

A biathlon is actually the event of cross country skiing and stopping to shoot things. That is one event I never want to see Tyler doing, esp in a speedo.

If Tyler's titles are "countless," maybe he just can't count very high.

What does the "Vice President" of a storefront tanning salon DO? Spend her time networking by going to Texas and shooting a 78 year old man in the face with birdshot?

Actually biathlon is greek for two contests. So any competition that requires a contestant to participate in two unrelated activities is a biathlon. Though skiing and shooting were combined as an organized sport in the late 1700's the word biathlon was not applied to these two activities until 1955.

But enough of the semantics and history lessons. B-Side, I agree with everyone else that your recaps are much better than the show. I do understand completely why the roommates chose Zach over Zvetty. Especially when she said managing was just organizing things. I think her parents called her the manager of their business as a joke and she took it seriously. It would make more sense if Jose was manager but I believe the others wanted Zach because they think he will be easier on them. Oh, and Ricky is a tool.

Wasn't Paula eating in this episode? I guess she's cured from her anorexia now that Real World producers don't care.

And I never thought Svetty would be the reject of the season when it first started. AND she can't do simple additions!! Come on people, please shed a tear or two for her.

Can someone explain to me why they call Svetlana "FITZ"?

#16 i was thinking the same thing, its such a random nickname to come up with. and did you guys hear that zach and janelle(sp?) are dating? i thought she doesnt dated white guys, hmm but i cant blame her he is hott in a weird way.

I may be alone, but I actually like Tyler, and I actually felt for him when I saw the scene where he talks about how the other roommates (except Jose) have been sort of ignoring him.

I don't know what Svetlana's thinking. The amount of experience she supposedly has seems doubtful (especially considering that it was her parents' business), and with that attitude, no one would be able to accomplish anything. And at the end of the episode, when she was standing near the door with tissue in hand, I honestly didn't know if she was eavesdropping or waiting for someone to come up and check on her.

the pinata tanning idea IS genius

I can't stand Tyler. I don't think there is anything more annoying than an idot that thinks he's a MENSA candidate. I'm sorry, but being gay doesn't automatically make you witty or intellectual... It's like he saw a few episodes of Will and Grace and decided that he too could be clever and sarcastic without coming off as a complete asshole. Guess again! And yes, Svetlana is a little annoying, she's immature, ditzy and frankly, harmless. But seriously, Tyler is always ranting about how Fitz (what the hell is up with that nickname, by the way?) how annoying she is and how she's constantly spouting bullshit... HELLO, you have a pretty high reading on the bullshit-o-meter yourself, my friend. And thank goodness he took a few minutes to pat himself on that back for his numerous swimming accomplishments, lest anyone forget how fabulous he is. This season is getting be a little bit too much to stomach.

This episode was stoo-pid.

Zach and Svetlana both come from family-owned business backgrounds, which means they probably both hear about how special, brilliant, amazing, etc., they are - every day. Meanwhile the people who actually staff the business, and deal with the day-to-day, probably think they're a couple of over-indulged, mediocre kids. In other words, I doubt either one of them is mature or experienced enough to be a good manager - it's a lot harder when you have to command the respect of people who don't rely on your father for a paycheck.

They should have set it up like this:

Jose, Janelle - Co-Managers & Finance

Paula, John - Advertising & Marketing

Tyler, Zach - Operations

Svetlana - Ordering & Inventory

I don't know why I care, but it would be nice to see one of these casts take a business opportunity, and actually do something effective with it.

I think Tyler was actually in the running for the US Olympic Swim Team, but had a really bad accident. Anyone who can compete on that level has to have drive and discipline - so I have to give him a pass on his frustration with Svetlana. When you work that hard, someone with a false sense of entitlement can be incredibly annoying to be around.

Plus - I think Tyler's pretty funny. Mean. But funny.

I know that Tyler basically says the same funny things that you say, but his comments annoy me. I mean, we, as non-reality show human beings, have a certain authority that lets us laugh at these people and pick apart their every action. That is why reality stars exist. Tyler isn't allowed to make fun of his own people. He's denying his inner(and outer) reality tv loser and I'm fed up with it.

I'm guessing Svetlana's last name has Fitz in it somewhere and that's her nickname? Svetlana Fitzlana?