Real World Recap: Blood Romance

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By VirginiaApple | Friday, July 13, 2012 | 8:46 am | 16 Comments
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And now, we learn that Ginger ALSO has a dreaded GBH.  TWIST!  Also, et tu, Ginger?  Anyway, her name is Emily and she declares herself “broken” because she has no interest in guys hitting on her since she met Ginger. 

Meanwhile, Latoya and Marie have attempted to kayak, and it is truly a comedy of errors.  It is quite the sight to behold.  Their BFF, Lee the Boat Driver, saves them.  Also, this is my favorite friendship in the house so far (with honorable mention to Lee, of course).  As they tell us about their adventures in the confessional, Laura busts in to tell them that she kayaked “all the way down and all the way back.”

Show off.

The girls sit around discussing the guys.  Marie declares that she has an “adult crush” on Ginger, which means that she would never hook up with him because he’s “so much younger” than her.  Hey, remember when McAdams-lite said she’d never hook up with a roommate?  Let’s revisit that in a minute.  Latoya recounts Captain Needy’s listing of the couples, prompting McAdams-lite to declare that she’s surprised Marie and Ginger aren’t “together.”  Not surprised that they haven’t hooked up, but surprised that they’re not “together” within, what?  A week?  of knowing each other.

Ginger laments to Marie the fact that his friends are shitty about returning his emails, then brings up Emily for maximum awkwardness.  Marie tells us she doesn’t know what to do because this could be getting complicated. 

Marie and Trey discuss the fact that he thought he would be bringing women home every night, and his “boys back home” expect him to be doing just that, but he has a girl in the house that “babies” him.  Marie tells Trey that she thinks he’s hurting McAdams-lite’s feelings by not treating her the same way.  Trey just wants to make it clear that he COULD bring home girls if he wanted to, and Marie assures him that everyone knows that, but they also know he’s not going to and he might as well hook up with Laura.

But rest assured, Trey, everyone knows that you COULD be a douchebag if you WANTED to.

Ginger and Trey toss around the pigskin and discuss the status of each of their various relationships.  Trey wants to be free, and Ginger tells him to live in the moment, but Trey doesn’t want to screw up his GBH situation.  Ginger says that Emily is coming to visit, plane ticket and all.  She also said she doesn’t care if Ginger goes on dates, but she would rather he didn’t hook up with a roommate.  This should be interesting…ish.

Marie responds to the news of Emily’s impending visit by getting white girl wasted, complete with awkward dance moves attempting to be sexy.  Ginger tries to talk to her, but it’s a lost cause at this point, so Captain Needy is happy to help take care of her.  They head home, and on her dismount from the boat back onto their home island, Marie manages to give herself a bloody face to match Ginger’s from the beginning of the episode.

Seriously, these two are a match made in heaven.  The universe is practically screaming at them to get together.

Marie wanders drunkenly around the house for a bit, until Ginger finally manages to give her some ice for her lip.  She says she hates him and blames her injury on him.  McAdams-lite baby-talks that they look so cute, but Marie is being drunkenly rude to Ginger and he’s had enough.  There are some vaguely dramatic confessionals.  I guess they finally go to bed?  The whole thing was just incoherent.

Trey and McAdams-lite sit down for a Talk.  I can barely hear her mumbling and she’s not subtitled, but basically she says she knows he wants to take things slow but she wants to live in the moment and not miss out on anything by taking things too slow.  Trey says that “living in the moment” can be used as an excuse to “screw over someone you care about” and he doesn’t want to mess things up with the GBH.   Big talk for someone who came here planning to bring home a different girl every night.

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16 Comments

  1. 1
    SuburBint
    Posted July 13, 2012 at 9:10 am

    So I started reading this recap on my phone when it arrived in my email, and for some reason my cursory glance at the title led me to think that it was a True Blood recap (I just got up,) and about three paragraphs in I was more confused than any human being has ever, ever been. But then I realized that it was for Real World, and everything made sense again. I shall now finish reading it, comforted that I have not, in fact, completely lost my mind. After all, I never applied to be on an MTV reality show.

  2. 2
    Classy Drunk classy drunk
    Posted July 13, 2012 at 9:51 am

    I did like the scene with Marie and Latoya. That was fun.

    why go out in a rain storm like that? I would have sat in the house to play beer pong or something.

    Ginger is SCARY!!! Why break your face AND the phone? Just choose one, preferably your face b/c everyone has to use the phone.

  3. 3
    captain save-uh-ho
    Posted July 13, 2012 at 9:54 am

    VA- You took the words right out of my mouth about the Laura/Trey dancing in the middle of the street scene. I was like, does she think she’s in the Notebook right now?! She is too much for me. There’s no way she’s not mortified by watching these episodes, right?
    I like the cast overall so far but I think the location is a HUGE flaw for the show. There’s no way for them to interact with anyone unless they take a boat ride off their island?! That just seems ridiculous and I think even as fun/entertaining as they are for the most part, the location is killing this season. I hope they set them up with a job or something to do!
    My husband had the same comment about Swift when he finally got his 5 seconds this episode!
    And I’m really wondering if we’ll ever really see much of Brandon again now that the initial drama is out. He really is the outcast in the worst way possible, unfortunately for him.
    Thanks for the speedy recap!

  4. 4
    lindsayyyy
    Posted July 13, 2012 at 10:26 am

    According to wikipedia, the most trustworthy resource I know of, Marie is 23 and the Ginge is 21. Yep, you’re totally robbing the cradle there, sweetheart.

  5. 5
    Ed
    Posted July 13, 2012 at 12:57 pm

    This season is already wearing on me. Trey and Laura are annoying me way too much. If the rest of the season is like this I doubt I’ll make it half way. At least with Vegas there was the gay porn bomb in the air. This season? It’s Robb punching himself. Not very exciting.

  6. 6
    Gypsy Gypsy
    Posted July 13, 2012 at 1:23 pm

    I guess I’m a little older than you guys, that or it’s b/c I’ve never seen the Notebook but I though McA-Lite was dressed like Julia Roberts when she has the hooker outfit on in Pretty Woman.

    And what was with the 80′s style music interlude/video of Marie & Toya. I think even the editors are bored.

    The location blows totally. I started over thinking things again and was like, maybe they are trying to make them get all Darwin-esque and see who is the most ‘fit’. With 4 guys competing for Alpha male on an isolated island, then I remembered they just made a bad decision.

  7. 7
    Moli Moli
    Posted July 13, 2012 at 3:24 pm

    STill on the first page…but I had to watch this online because I have DirectTv. Just don’t know who to hate right now, Viacom or DirectTv.

  8. 8
    plockeness monster plockeness monster
    Posted July 13, 2012 at 3:25 pm

    Okay. I’m admitting it. I’m a chick and I’ve never seen The Notebook.

    I also love the LaToya/Marie relationship. LaToya continues to be my fav. Love her “commercial” for the chicken fingers and ranch.

    I really hope Mc Light freaks out. She’s so nice it’s kind of gross. I want her to get blackout drunk and break some shit.

    Gyp – was that the self punching you were referring to or does it happen again? Perhaps with a brick wall?

  9. 9
    Gypsy Gypsy
    Posted July 13, 2012 at 3:54 pm

    Yep, that’s what I was talking about from the season opener. Ginge has mad issues, literally.

    And I can’t lie I am glad I am not alone in not seeing Le Cheesebook.

  10. 10
    Moli Moli
    Posted July 13, 2012 at 4:54 pm

    Nope I’ve never seen The Notebook either(can’t get into chick flicks). I really like the Marie/Toya friendship I hope it lasts. To me it appears that the best relationship that could happen in the house is Ginger and Marie, and the worse would be Trey and RomCom. RomCom is wayyyyyy too clingy and she should know that that will push anyone away(unless they are into that). This episode I felt a twinge of sadness for Captain Needy everyone has a snuggle buddy except him :( . Is it me or is Swifty getting shorter each episode?

  11. 11
    considerthis
    Posted July 14, 2012 at 10:31 am

    Never seen the Notebook either although my sister claims I am too emotionally unstable to watch it.

    Question: How could you slam yourself so hard in the face with a phone reciever that pieces are sent flying but upon roomies returning home (in what I assume to be) a short while later not a mark on your creamy alabaster skin?? I claim prop phone just like the whiskey bottles they break over people’s heads in Westerns.

    Remember Trey could be bangin da Ho’s if HE wanted too ya dumb bitches!

  12. 12
    Gypsy Gypsy
    Posted July 16, 2012 at 10:20 am

    Phone prop? *Snorts laughing*

    Trey is official a chief in my book.

  13. 13
    JudgyWudgy
    Posted July 16, 2012 at 4:48 pm

    Initially I WAS on Ginger’s side when he found out that token GBH had sex with someone else because she “thought” he was. Can you imagine what we could all get away with if that were a legitimate justification for our actions? “I’m sorry I was driving drunk, officer, but I thought maybe you were too!” Please. Homegirl dramatically claims she’s “broken” and can’t imagine touching anyone else but him only to immediately turn around and…..touch someone else. There are phrases for those kinds of girls, and they are “batshit crazy” and “not to be trusted”. And then Ginger had to turn around and perform an action that terrified me to my very core and I thought, “Well……guess they deserve eachother.”

  14. 14
    jerseyj
    Posted July 17, 2012 at 8:13 am

    I hate to say this, but I actuall *gasp* liked Captain Needy this episode. He’s kind of funny when he only has a few self-deprecating lines. I feel kinda bad for him too. On a normal real world it wouldn’t be so bad being the only one not hooking up with a roommate, but they are on their own freaking island. He must be so bored all day while the couples are all hanging out.

    Laura is quite possibly the most annoying person ever. How pathetic must she feel watching this on TV now and hearing Trey admit she liked him wayyyyy more than he liked her. She just acts so desperate its painful to watch.

    Toya is still awesome. I agree, I want to see more of her and Swift. Of c ourse from the previews it looks like we’ll see lots of them next week when Swifty somehow seriously hurts himself during a prank war.

  15. 15
    jerseyj
    Posted July 17, 2012 at 8:26 am

    Laura picking Trey’s whiteheads and grooming his back might be the most disgusting thing I have ever seen. Get a grip woman, get some self respect. She might be the most annoying person ever.

  16. 16
    jaysun
    Posted July 25, 2012 at 12:27 am

    Im just here to see if any of the real world faithful know the song playing while Trey and Laura are having the awkward morning after bed situation in episode 3. It’s just a beat but I cant get it out of my head and it isn’t on any of the songfinders for the episode online. Any help would be very much appreciated…

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