Melinda Feels Whorrible

Real World

By B-Side | Thursday, July 14, 2005 | 9:31 am | 59 Comments

melinda_cries2Good news! The Real World: Austin finally graduated from Danny’s skull drama to more pressing issues: mainly, does Melinda really like Danny, or is she just a flirt? Sure, there was some fleeting discussion about the war in Iraq, but whatever. Why worry about that when a blonde girl in hot pants is horny for everything in sight? So let’s hop on the train to Austin and see what’s been going down with our seven strangers…This week’s debacle began with stirring images of a peace rally in Austin. Oooh! A politically charged episode? We can only hope! After all, the past few weeks have saddled us with nothing but bony melodrama and endless dry humping from Melinda and Danny. Finally, something more substantial!

My enthusiasm was quickly rewarded as we met up with Rachel showing off her army photo album to the roomies. “I fought for this country,” she said. “It actually gives you a sense of pride.” Yes, much like how appearing on The Real World can give you a sense of shame.

With everyone leafing through Rachel’s photos, we finally had our first open dialogue about the Iraq conflict. “What happens if you get caught having sex with one of the soldiers?” asked Danny. Ah yes, the question on every American’s mind. Thank you MTV for finally providing the forum for these pressing issues. I’m only sad that Sway couldn’t pop in with his expert commentary.

This political discourse soon gave way to a random B-roll footage of Austin’s various bronze soldier statues. Ah, get it? Soldier statues on an episode about soldiers! It was almost — almost — as good as the trusty red light/green light footage we get to see during rocky relationship stories. Man, Bunim/Murray never saw a traffic light it couldn’t splice into an emotional conflict.

Nevertheless, the episode was proving to be dangerously legitimate in the substance department as Rachel and Nehemiah debated whether or not life is worse for a prisoner or a soldier. It’s sort of an interesting question. Luckily, these two wunderkind weren’t up for the intellectual challenge, mostly because, well, they’re reality stars. Instead, the discussion devolved into snippy little remarks, ultimately ending with some passive aggressive straw sucking. Now, I like Nehemiah, but until he’s been to jail, he should probably zip it. And Rachel, she should probably zip it too, but that’s only because she’s fairly annoying in general.

Seeing that this episode might be stranding us on an island of sobriety and thoughtful dialogue, we quickly shifted focus to who else? Melinda and Danny! Yes, The Beauty & The Beauty cuddled warmly in their corner, basking in the glow of their genetic fortune. Unfortunately, Danny’s broken face was still ruining his social life, which meant Melinda had to go out all by her lonesome self in an effort to mingle with the other roomies. “I still need to get to know the rest of the roommates,” Melinda noted. She then summoned everyone into the room and asked, “Okay, in an effort to get to know you better, I would like to formally invite you to my vagina. Who wants to have sex?”

Actually, she didn’t say that, but Melinda did go off with her other roommates to enjoy a night of non-broken-faced revelry. Left at home, Danny explained to us, “I’m used to dating more conservative types of girls.” Well, thank god you came on the Real World. No sluts here! Just your typical Amy Grant fans who like to nestle in for a long night of hot cocoa and HGTV.

Speaking of sluts, Johanna showed up on screen to announce that the group would be heading off to a theme party that night. “I like theme parties,” she noted. Favorite theme: alcoholism. Now, I watched this episode without a Tivo (yes, shocking, right?) so I must have missed what this theme actually was. As far as I could tell, it was “Use Your Curling Iron Night!” because aside from a few crimps and curls in Johanna’s locks, everyone pretty much looked the same as always. Everyone, that is, except Lacey who whored it up at the bar with her sensible top and provocative hand-over-mouth dancing/bopping. Oh, bitch just flaunts it.

Later, a drunken Wes — still trying to prove his manhood/not-gayhood — approached a few girls and said he wanted to make out. It didn’t go over too well with one girl, but guess who was more than open to the idea? That’s right! Our very own slutterella, Melinda! The two swapped spit for a whole three seconds before blondie pulled back in laughter. To be fair, it was all fun and games, and nothing happened that was any more risqué than Mindi’s makeout session with Richard on tonight’s Beauty and the Geek reunion show (seriously, did anyone see that?). But this is The Real World. It would only be a matter of time before the entire non-incident would turn into a full-scale hellfire and brimstone drama.

Well, after going to the dark side that is Wes World, Melinda returned to her loyal Danny and announced, “I miss you so much, it’s not funny.” Actually, it’s very funny. But I digress. What else do you have to say for yourself, Melinda? “I want to f*ck you so bad.” Excellent. One STD, coming right up.

Meanwhile, Wes described the Melinda-smooch to his gossip-starved roomates in the living room. Lacey and Johanna relished the opportunity to hear of Melinda’s skank-alicious ways (even though the entire kiss was far from skanky), and of course Wes was more than happy to make it seem like they had done the nasty right there on the sidewalk. When asked how long they kissed, Wes smiled with faux-modesty and answered, “There was a good quality of time.” So apparently four seconds counts as a good quality of time now. This reminded me of the season premiere when Johanna gave Danny a little peck on the lips and then reported to her friend at home that she’d actually made out with him. What a bunch of delusional drunkards. Thank you, Bunim/Murray. Thank you.

Well, armed with info that could possibly a) cause drama in the house; and b) break up Danny and Melinda; and c) cause even more drama, Lacey began her quietly passive aggressive campaign against Mel. “Why was that happening?” she asked Wes in regards to their kiss. Honestly, she didn’t really want to know the answer. She just wanted someone else to say “Melinda’s a flirt. She’s not good for Danny.” That way she could then repeat that to Danny and, well, like I said, drama ensues. But in the meantime, let’s consider for a moment just how scary it is that when Lacey wears no makeup, she looks EXACTLY LIKE WES. I can’t stare any longer. It’s freakin’ me out.


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After the commercial break, we returned to our buddies all waking up early (1 PM probably) to meet videographers Jenn and PJ. (In case you forgot, the Real Worlders are supposed to shoot a crappy little documentary this season). Anyway, it should come as no surprise to anyone that absolutely none of the roommates were capable of being ready on time, something that supremely bothered army vet Rachel. Yeah, what’s the deal with “punctuality” anyway? Is that like a virtue or something? Psssh. Whatever. Well, everyone finally arrived at the lair of PJ and Jenn — a.k.a. Gender Bender Manor. She looks like a guy, he talks like a girl, and I’m pretty sure there was a hermaphrodite hanging out somewhere in the back.

Just when you thought things couldn’t be more fascinating than Jenn’s odd resemblance to Zach Braff, we then got to watch the various roommates do such complicated things as holding a camera and… holding a microphone and… pressing the little red button on said camera. Yes, this will be the most challenging job yet.

While taking a break from this all-too-stressful activity, Johanna and Lacey told Rachel that her whole “punctuality” thing was a real buzz kill. This of course led to a cursory “Well, in the army, we had to be punctual…” type explanation from Rachel who then noted, “I had no idea that the army affected my life this much.” We then immediately cut away to yet another military statue. You see! That just proves how much the army has affected her life! She actually turned into a statue!

Back at the mansion, we stumbled upon the McLaughlin Group, except instead of John McLaughlin, we had Nehemiah, and instead of Eleanor Clift, we had Rachel. And instead of a general knowledge of current events, we had idiocy. Yes, the Real Worlders were talkin’ politics again, and amazingly, the subject did not immediately veer into whether or not the Iraq war makes you horny. Instead, Nehemiah babbled about hating the war, Rachel babbled about loving the war, Danny babbled about terrorism, and OH MY GOD. These people are IDIOTS. Eventually, Nehemiah made the ballsiest/stupidest move. He told Rachel, “You weren’t there. You were a nurse.” Uh oh. This is gonna be good!

Sure enough, Rachel got the ole index finger out and began pointing up a storm full of “I WAS THERE!” and “DON’T TELL ME” and “WHAT’S FOR LUNCH?” Okay, maybe not the last one, but still, she was pissed off, and I couldn’t blame her. Nehemiah was pretty dumb for saying what he did, but then again, it wasn’t nearly as dumb as Kelly from Amazing Race 7, who accused her POW boyfriend Ron of wanting to be captured so that he could get out of his military service early. Man, moronic military accusations are pretty awesome. I really want someone to go up to Bob Dole and say, “The only reason you served in the military was so you could hold a pen the rest of your life, asshole.”

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“YOU WERE NOT THERE at the buffet. Really good beef stroganoff.”

Anyway, with Rachel having brought up several undeniable points, Nehemiah simply stared at her and asked, “You done?” Ah yes, a classic Real World defense. When you can’t think of anything to say but still want to make the other person feel lame, simply ask, “You done?” or “Is that all?” Nothing is more searing than the accusation of garrulousness! Advantage: Nehemiah.

Later, Nehemiah went out to dinner with Melinda who expressed shock at his accusations towards Rachel. “I was like, ‘Oh my gad!’” she said in full midwestern glory. She then added, “Oh geez” and “I’m ganna go look at this jab appartunity and then maybe watch the Ascars. Anyone want some corn on the cab?”

Well, after having a nice talk with Mel about “the comment”, Nehemiah went home and wrote an apology letter. Awww… And then Rachel read it and hugged and kissed him. Awwww… And then they talked about how they were both wrong. Wait, wait, wait. What the hell was this?? These two handled the situation maturely. WTF?? I expected at least another five minutes of finger wagging and nonsensical shouting. Maybe some knife play. I’m so disgusted, I can’t even blog about it.

Luckily, the producers were equally as dismayed by this undramatic resolution; so we then moved back to the real issues: Melinda and Danny’s ever romantic love story (as symbolized by them licking each other’s tongues). Yes, the lovebirds were at it again, but their relationship would soon be tested in ways that mankind cannot fathom. They would have to endure… gossip! As we knew would happen, Lacey cornered Danny and told him about Melinda and Wes’s kiss, you know, for his own good! “I don’t think she’s planning on calming down for your sake,” she said in a “I think you guys should break up but I’m not saying it” tone. As Danny reeled in shock (Lacey did make it sound like Melinda had performed fellatio on half of Austin — which wouldn’t be out of the question), the disingenuous remarks continued. “I just don’t want you to get your emotions into it,” Lacey said. Yes, I’m sure that’s exactly it. She was only looking out for you, Danny. Not trying to stir up trouble. No siree. That’s okay though. It’ll only be a matter of time before she dons her Darth Vader suit of Outcast-ness.

Well, with Lacey’s seeds of paranoia firmly implanted in his heart, Danny walked sullenly throughout the house with NO MUSIC! Huh? Surely his emotional state warranted some well-timed Linkin Park or Jack Johnson! How else will I know what to feel without my musical cues?? Was this a funny scene? Was it sad? I found myself spinning on an emotional carousel, desperately attempting to find an appropriate response. Laughing on second, crying another — it was horrible. Never again, Bunim/Murray. Never again.

Luckily, Danny eventually told us what was on his mind. He was angry that Melinda hadn’t told him about the kiss, and now he was avoiding her to show that he was hurt. “I’m mad. If she wants to talk to me about something, she can come and talk to me about it. She’s a big girl,” he said. And yes, you’re a big boy… by not talking to her about what you want to talk to her about. Excellent logic!

Sensing that something was amiss, Melinda hopped into her best-est pair of hot pants and hopped onto Danny who was, you guessed it, lying on his bed in the corner. For Danny, why don’t we just rename this season, The Real World: Bed. Okay, okay, he has a broken face. I recant. Anyway, with Melinda’s butt cheeks popping out all over, the pretty couple had a Very Serious discussion about The Kiss and The Relationship. Danny droned on about how Wes was his roommate and his friend and his boy, and Melinda should have told him, man. By the way, why wasn’t Danny mad at Wes in all this? And why didn’t he ask Wes what the real deal was? Oh that’s right. Danny’s an IDIOT.

While Danny and Melinda reached an impasse more critical and thought provoking than any discussion on Iraq could be, we then cut to a giant, talking bar of Dove soap. Oh wait, it was just Lacey without her makeup. That was scary. Let’s just get back to Danny and Melinda.

“I wish you wouldn’t be so standoffish,” Danny said to Melinda. Yes, I hate it when she’s standoffish. Kind of reminds me of that time when Danny moped through the house and said “If she wants to talk to me about something, she can come and talk to me about it.” Oh wait, that was two minutes ago. But seriously, Melinda should really stop being so standoffish.

Somehow, in the midst of this idiotic drama, Danny decided to paint himself as the hero as he told Melinda that he could have gone out and made out with a bunch of different girls because he was so angry. But he didn’t! Well, bravo for having some sort of basic moral fiber! That’s like saying “I could have killed that guy, but I didn’t because I’m just such a good person.” Nevertheless, Melinda reaffirmed her devotion, saying that she cares more about Danny than any guy she’s ever met. Yeah, it’s been a pretty solid two weeks for her.

Eventually though, this Ingmar Bergman-esque human drama came to a close as Mel said, “I don’t want to screw you. I mean, I want to screw you…” Ah, so eloquent. True love may conquer all, but so does a horny slut in hot pants.

What do you think? Do we like when reality stars talk politics? And are Melinda and Danny the most ridiculous Real World couple ever?

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59 Comments

  1. 1
    Sheas
    Posted July 14, 2005 at 9:59 am

    Thank you lord, someone has finally noticed Melinda’s horrific Midwestern accent. Yes, she may be “hot” but she has the talking pattern of a 40 year old Midwestern housewife!

  2. 2
    Courtney
    Posted July 14, 2005 at 10:05 am

    B-Side, my fav scene was when Lacey and Jo are in the laundry room and Jo is like “how do you think Danny found out about Mel and Wes?” and Lacey goes on this 15 min (own-ass-covering)shpeel about how “whoever it was” must have just let it slip since no one thought it was a big deal.

  3. 3
    leah3t
    Posted July 14, 2005 at 10:10 am

    I love that Nehimiah’s heartfelt apology letter was written on the back of the envelope.

    I liked Danny till I realized he thought Sadaam and Osama were the same person.

    What do people think of Lacey’s crap of “who told Danny about the kiss?” “Maybe someone thought it was okay because we had all decided it wasn’t a big deal.” Lacey, don’t try to lie on a TAPED SHOW.

  4. 4
    jestur04
    Posted July 14, 2005 at 10:20 am

    Danny and Melinda are so stupid. The whole show’s like a train-wreck but I can’t stop watching (as usual!). I’m still trying to figure out if Lacey honestly didn’t realize Danny didn’t know about the Mel/Wes kiss when she mentioned it. Or if she told him on purpose to stir up trouble. I loved when she was talking with Johanna in the laundry room and she was “guessing” at how Danny found out about the kiss! I think Lacey’s a little more sneaky and mischevious than her ghostly appearance lets on….

  5. 5
    Shawn
    Posted July 14, 2005 at 10:46 am

    Rachel = G.I. Jane wannabe

    Danny is a pussy and a idiot.

  6. 6
    Tom
    Posted July 14, 2005 at 11:06 am

    1. Lacey caught on tape lying in the laundry room was a great moment in reality TV. It reminded me of Omarosa getting busted in the last episode of the Apprentice. And when she told Danny about the kiss in the first place, my wife and I both shouted at the same time: “Evil!”
    2. If Rachel ever served on the front lines, it must have been in “Operation Enjoying Fritos.”

  7. 7
    smithie
    Posted July 14, 2005 at 12:16 pm

    I think Rachel was totally right for going off on I-don’t-like-war-Nehemia. Seriously, who likes war? But what a dick for saying she wasn’t there, and I didn’t even get his whole thing with Mel about how he mispoke? I think he sucks. This show is quickly going down hill, they shouldn’t have made the first episode so good, I got my hopes up for the first good season since New Orleans…

  8. 8
    boh
    Posted July 14, 2005 at 12:49 pm

    Wasn’t it Rachel and Melinda who touched tongues, not danny and melinda?

  9. 9
    museglet
    Posted July 14, 2005 at 1:09 pm

    Yes to Leah!…key phrase from B-Side: “Danny’s an IDIOT”…when he yelled the war in Iraq was right because “they” killed “4000″ Americans (do you think Danny EVER read a newspaper? do you think he even knows where Afghanistan and/or Iraq are?), I wanted to yell back why don’t you enlist instead of wondering what it’s like having sex with a soldier.

  10. 10
    Jason Stewart
    Posted July 14, 2005 at 1:22 pm

    I’m pulling for Lacey to manipulate everyone in the house, except Rachel, into killing each other and then tricking Rachel into eating their remains by baking them into a Frito Pie.

  11. 11
    dsc
    Posted July 14, 2005 at 1:23 pm

    B-Side, I’m going to have to disagree with you on one point. Colin and Amaya from RR Hawaii are the most ridiculous RR couple of all time. God they were annoying.

  12. 12
    SlamminSam
    Posted July 14, 2005 at 1:55 pm

    I thought it was pretty funny how Danny was trying to act all badass saying he wasn’t gonna put up with Mel’s crap, but he ran back to her when she started acting standoffish. Mel is playing Danny like a fiddle.

    Danny is turning into a bigger and bigger weeny every week. First, he starts drama in the streets in Austin which led to him getting busted in the face while in the fetal position. Then, he tattles on the guy and cries all day every day about his poor lil face. Now, all this Mel crap is going on. I thought Boston guys were tough.

  13. 13
    Bob
    Posted July 14, 2005 at 2:31 pm

    I’m sticking to your recaps from now on. Honestly, watching this last episode made me puke. A bunch of idiots making it like gerbils and talking politics out their asses (Danny: “They killed 4000 people”. Uh Danny, get your facts straight, not one of those bombers was from Iraq you moron). Not one of them is even remotely funny, or in the process of discovering anything about themselves. Seriously, I went to school in Austin for 7 years, and these have to be the seven stupidest people ever let past the city limits. If they tried to get on the U.T. campus, the campus cops would show up and bust them for trespassing.

  14. 14
    sprinkler
    Posted July 14, 2005 at 2:49 pm

    C’mon Sam…I know these guys are tools for the most part, but did you really think that he started all that crap in the street? That was just a bunch of A-holes looking to start crap with a bunch of “reality stars”, and it went a bit too far with the sucker punch to drunk guy who was already down.

  15. 15
    Amanda
    Posted July 14, 2005 at 2:57 pm

    I can’t believe Lacey tried to make like she didn’t know how Danny found out. Yeah, keep playing the saintly, holier-than-thou role ya big liar.

    And B-Side, while it wasn’t a very long kiss, I think it was a big deal. If I’d kissed one of my husband’s roommates when we first started dating, I wouldn’t be married right now. And unlike Melinda, I at least would have had the moral fortitute to understand why that warranted dumping. I mean, being with a woman you can trust is a good thing, right? But I love your description of Mel as “whorrible.” Ha!

    As for Nehemiah, his comment was horribly wrong, but who hasn’t said something they’ve felt stupid about and ended up regretting in the heat of an argument? I have to give him credit for being a big enough man to admit he was wrong and apologize. He’s still my favorite cast member and pretty much the only one who doesn’t make me feel like I need a 4-hour shower.

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    Christy
    Posted July 14, 2005 at 3:35 pm

    OMG – you are too, too funny…great catch. Check this:
    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v243/playtone22/lacey_nomakeup2.jpg

    hehehehehe

  17. 17
    bacardi
    Posted July 14, 2005 at 3:39 pm

    Basically, everyone already said what I have to say, but I’ll say it anyway.

    Danny is an idiot. But there are many idiots just like him who justify the war in Iraq due to the events of 9/11 by assuming all arabs are one in the same.

    Nehemiah was wrong for his statement toward Rachel, but Rachel is so annoying anyway when she throws her military service in everyone’s face every second that I couldn’t even really blame Nehemiah for cutting her down.

    And Lacey… caught in the lie on camera, she is obviously looking to stir up drama in the house. Really there was no need for her to tell Danny about the kiss other than to start house tension. And then for her to just act like she didn’t know how Danny found out about the kiss. I guess the fat ugly chick of the house needs to do something interesting to contribute to the show. And that’s just what she did so she gets an A for effort.

  18. 18
    Osama is not Saddam
    Posted July 14, 2005 at 5:11 pm

    Geeze, Lacey has no life whatsoever. I hope that on one episode she just gets drunk and puts on a good show.

    Of course Melinda is going to cheat on Danny, it is just in her nature. Didn’t she have sex with Danny like on the 2nd night, before she broke up with her boyfriend.

    I feel sorry for Nehemiah. His comment was cruel, come on you know you were thinking it too. Geeze Rachel was a nurse. And she talks like she won 3 purple hearts, 2 bronze medals and a silver star.

    Danny may be the dumbest Real World member ever. But why didn’t any other cast members respond to his Iraq, 9/11 comment? Were they just as stupid as him?

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    leah3t
    Posted July 14, 2005 at 5:28 pm

    Osama- yeah i know, not even nehimiah seemed to respond to his comment! or maybe MTV edited it out, only to show us a cheezy ‘know your rights’ or ‘choose or lose’ ad ten minutes later. btw what is up with those weird attempts at being Zen commercias they have? I really hope they are tounge in cheek because they are so dumb.

    I was actually kind of surprised to see they had washer/dryer in the house. (a pretty high power looking one, in fact). i have never seen RW people doing laundry before, and they always look kind of like they’re on their fourteen wearing of a pair of dungarees, so I was shocked to see that laundering facilities were actually provided.

  20. 20
    Holly
    Posted July 14, 2005 at 7:23 pm

    Hmm, where to begin. Well I guess I’ll just go by cast member.

    Rachel: This girl is annoying, with a capital EVERYTHING. I’ve thought so since night one. She’s constantly throwing the “I’m a combat vet” card into every situation, even when it has nothing to do with anything. And I’m not one of those nitwits who hates everyone involved either. They have no choice; and they’re just following orders.

    My other half is going (to Iraq) in August. I also have a female cousin and plenty of male friends who are involved, but they at least ACKNOWLEDGE that it’s a crappy situation. They don’t try to act like everything’s peachy-keen with it. They know better. Rachel acts like it’s a fuckin righteous holy-war. (Then again, that may be debatable, but I digress.) She makes military people look like uninformed propaganda-eating drones. I suppose some of them are, but I don’t like the stereotype.

    Nehemiah: You all can badmouth Nehemiah all you want for his “you were a nurse” comment, but get real. Comon, you know you’ve ALLLL been thinkin it. Everytime Rachel starts goin on and on about how horrible her life in Iraq was, and how everyone who wasn’t there is just “sittin around on their ass,” I wanna smack her. She has a seriously ill-advised superiority complex. And did you all forget her comments about how she just “couldn’t date” a guy who’s not in the military? meh, whatever Rachel…

    But oh yes, back to Nehemiah… he shouldn’t have worded what he was tryin to say the way he did, but at least he apologized. Honestly, I could see myself snappin and sayin some shit like that if I was confronted with someone as ignorant and obnoxious as Rachel. So he lost his cool for like, 5 seconds people. Get over it.

    Besides I’m sure as soon as his discussion-starting question, “So what’s going on in Iraq?” was met with defensive shouting from current events gurus like Danny and Rachel–Nehemiah (rightly) assumed there was no point in attempting an intelligent discussion with them. Nehemiah is BY FAAAR still my favorite cast member. I liked him immediately from his audition tape. He’s a bright guy, and much more self-aware than the others.

    Wes: Um, Wes is just an immature frat boy. I tried to let him redeem himself, but he repeatedly prooves it every week. Cast in point: the kiss with Mel. First of all, it hardly even qualifies as a kiss. Second of all, get over it. I wanted to hit him when he was hamming it up to his roommates like it actually meant something. Typical dumbass fratboy. I totally take Mel’s side on this one. Grow up, people.

    Melinda: Well she “kissed” Wes for like 2.5 seconds, in a completely goofing around platonic way. Ok maybe it wasn’t the BEST thing to do, but it wasn’t THAT bad. Poor Mel. She’s not my favorite person in the house, but I do think she gets a bad rap that’s not really warranted. She came on the show w/a dickhead boyfriend she’d been with for 3 years, who cheated on her 3 times. So she left him. You all should be cheering for her if ya ask me.

    Oh that’s right, I forgot… she’s a female who’s not ashamed to say vagina. So, she MUST be evil. :p But let’s keep it straight. So far she’s only hooked up w/one guy: Danny. I just hate the double-standard that since she’s open about sexuality she’s a ho. It’s bullshit.

    Danny: His comments on Iraq, “they killed 4000 innocent people,” made me cringe. (Who is “they,” you ask? Oh, those are just details…) But on to more important issues, like Wes and Mel’s “makeout session.”

    Danny, if you were truly upset about this, you suck for not being upset at Wes too. If it really HAD been a big deal, would you somehow think it was okay for Wes to hurt you like that? Why, cause he has a penis? Anyway…

    So of course he “took Mel back.” Good thing, since she didn’t really do anything wrong in the first place. But I also didn’t like his “She’s a big girl, she can talk to me” shit. You’re a big boy too, and if something’s bothering YOU–why don’t YOU bring it up? Oh I forgot, that would make too much sense. Melinda probably didn’t bring it up cause she (like the rest of us) didn’t think it was a big deal.

    Lacey: She sucks for bringing up the Wes/Mel thing like she did, but other than that she hasn’t done anything to annoy me so far. Generally I like her. We all make mistakes.

    Johanna: Was it just me, or was she barely even there this week? Hmmm….

  21. 21
    bacardi
    Posted July 14, 2005 at 9:00 pm

    very well said Holly ;)

  22. 22
    davis
    Posted July 15, 2005 at 8:01 am

    It was hilarious when Nehemiah made his comment about the Iraq was met by general indifference from most of the house guests. You know that he expected everyone to jump on his bandwagon. Nehemiah is really impressed with himself and you know that he thinks that he is quite the intellectual. He didn’t say one thing intelligent about the war, unles you count “You Done?”

  23. 23
    ha!
    Posted July 15, 2005 at 8:33 am

    “Speaking of sluts, Johanna showed up on screen to announce that the group would be heading off to a theme party that night. “I like theme parties,” she noted. Favorite theme: alcoholism. Now, I watched this episode without a Tivo (yes, shocking, right?) so I must have missed what this theme actually was. As far as I could tell, it was “Use Your Curling Iron Night!” because aside from a few crimps and curls in Johanna’s locks, everyone pretty much looked the same as always. Everyone, that is, except Lacey who whored it up at the bar with her sensible top and provocative hand-over-mouth dancing/bopping. Oh, bitch just flaunts it.”

    hahaha – very funny stuff.

    BTW – I think it was a Mardi Gras party, what with the masks and all…

    THIS JUST IN -

    It has been confirmed – it was a Mardi Gras party: Karl Rove just told me so.

    ha!

  24. 24
    hip-hound
    Posted July 15, 2005 at 9:49 am

    “Oh that’s right, I forgot… she’s a female who’s not ashamed to say vagina. So, she MUST be evil. :p But let’s keep it straight. So far she’s only hooked up w/one guy: Danny. I just hate the double-standard that since she’s open about sexuality she’s a ho. It’s bullshit.”

    Hey Holly-

    I don’t know if you’ve already forgotten this or not, but you’re talking about the girl that bent over and flashed her a**hole to Danny on the first episode. Not exactly a good standard to set if you don’t want to be known as a “ho”. If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck…

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    Holly
    Posted July 15, 2005 at 4:20 pm

    No one has to agree with me, but I stand by what I said. If I were in Nehemiah’s position, I wouldn’t have bothered trying to defend or make a point either. *Why should he?* As soon as he mentioned Iraq, all he got was yelling or indifference, depending on the person. Like most people do, I’m basing my opinion on my own personal experience, which is this:

    Just cause someone doesn’t go on and on tryin to make their point doesn’t always mean they don’t have one. Sometimes it just means they realize there’s no point debating with a brick wall. After someone who believes in a cause has a few of these “brick wall” debates, one learns to spot them before it goes too far. And no, it’s not cause I think anyone who doesn’t agree with me doesn’t have a point. I love *intelligent* (read: informed) discussion. It’s impossible to have this with some people, so why try? Anyway, that’s what I meant.

    About Melinda, are you talkin about when she was bent over doin dishes in her boxer-briefs? Yeah that’s a lil unorthodox; but I still don’t think it’s sufficient to label someone a ho. If you’re talkin about another incident, I must’ve missed it. Again, no one has to agree with me. I’d just like to know what actions she’s REALLY taken to deserve that label.

    I guess it’s all a matter of perspective. Some people are more easily offended than other. To me, someone wearing boxer-briefs around their own house and sharing a 2-second sloppy kiss with a roommate are hardly enough reason to put them in the “ho” category. But to each his own. Again, maybe I’m missing/forgetting something. (It is possible, heheh.) If that’s the case, feel free to inform me. Later.

    P.S. I, like everyone, am basing my opinions only on what I’ve seen so far. (What else is there to do?) But who knows what sinnanigans Austin has in store for us NEXT week?! hehehe.

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    reality'slut
    Posted July 16, 2005 at 1:46 pm

    Yes, yes, YES!!! Thank you Bside and TVgasm for allowing me the joy of the RR World without actually having to watch it. I have been over the RR since London and haven’t really watched since NYC2. Each series has basically been the same pretty people in the same vacuous situations. *yawn*

    And the Comments section here cracks me up! Especially since none of these cast members are worth even 5 minutes of fame, much less the full 15. OMG! Holly! You take your RR opinions SO seriously. But, girl, you are arguing with the brick wall of the TVgasm readership. Doncha get it? There is no room for “intelligent” discussion of RR issues HERE! “Intelligent discussion” is the ultimate oxymoron when used in connection to reality TV.

    Damn, I wonder what would happen if Bside wrote about the Iraq War? I wonder what would happen if we cared about the pretty, vacuous people in the Dubbya Regime as much as we do about whether or not Melinda is a Ho? I wonder…

    Damn! Gotta go ~ Big Brother live cast is on…

    (Y’all, I am being tongue-in-cheek here. So keep the vitriol to a minimum.)

  27. 27
    joslyn
    Posted July 16, 2005 at 4:27 pm

    OK, I’ve been out of the loop for a hot minute, so if someone has already mentioned this idea, feel free to snap on me-
    Anyway, I think someone should hook up “RR Austin” Rachel and “POW Ron” from Amazing Race. Is there someone out there with the connects to make that happen? They are perfect for each other!

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    Holly
    Posted July 16, 2005 at 5:54 pm

    hmm, you know what realityslut? You’re probably right. I went outta my head. Last week is the first time I read anything on TVgasm, so I didn’t really know exactly what kinda forum it was… what kinda discussions people have and whatnot.

    But look, yesterday I went to a visitation service; and today I went to a FUNERAL. So I guess for me, the whole implication that Rachel was even close to in the right with her self-righteous patriotic nonsense hit TOO CLOSE TO HOME for me. Plus MY guy is going to Iraq in August.

    So, excuse me. I now know that I took it too seriously (for a forum like this). Actually before this season I’ve never REALLY gotten into RW like that before. For me it was the politics stuff that got me into it this time–and pissed me off. But I’m actually kinda glad someone pointed out to me that I shouldn’t be lettin it ruin my day. Lately, all that stuff just really gets to me… something I’m still working on.

    I guess the stuff I said, those *are* my real opinions of these people (so far anyway). But here I should probably apply my own “brick wall” theory–most the time anyway. Thanks realityslut, for showing me the reality of TVgasm. I’m like Dorothy on Oz here, just getting my footing. :p

  29. 29
    SlamminSam
    Posted July 16, 2005 at 8:09 pm

    Danny = pessimistic sensitive naive idiot
    Mel = optimistic fun-loving idiot
    Rachel = narcissistic self righteous idiot
    Johanna = inferiority complex idiot
    Wes = frat boy (nuff said)
    Lacie = gossipy jealous outcast
    Nehemiah = stuck in the mess

    I won’t give Nehemiah a free pass. He did make some stupid remarks about the war, but I think he got frustrated with Rachel’s blabbering and spoke without thinking things through. I can sympathize with him. My brother is in Iraq and whenever I talk to him and gripe about lil things in my life like most people do, he tells me he doesn’t wanna hear it because “he’s been through so much”.

    I always thought he’d be better than that and not throw that fact in my face. Nehemiah and the others are just gonna have to listen to Rachel’s crap and leave the issue alone. I’ll say one thing about Rachel though. SHE WAS A FREAKING NURSE!! Woopdee doo!!!

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    Holly
    Posted July 16, 2005 at 11:51 pm

    Sam, that’s really all I was sayin the whole time. I’m just a wordy, descriptive person (for better or worse); so people seem to think that means I take things more serious than everyone else. But it’s really not that at all; it’s just how I am. Anyway, what you said is pretty much what I meant–boiled down. And yeah, I decided I’m not taking back anything I said. If anyone can’t handle it or doesn’t like it or thinks I’m too “serious,” here’s an idea: Ignore it!

    I’m sure every entry I make on “TVgasm” won’t be so in-depth and heartfelt anyway. But that stupid thing with those morons defending the war really hit too close and set me off. Anyone in a similar position would know EXACTLY what I mean. So, later days all. I guess I’m going out, or so I’m being told right now. :p See ya on the other side (next week), in a happier mood.

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    bacardi
    Posted July 17, 2005 at 8:28 am

    this broad is looney tunes…

  32. 32
    Holly
    Posted July 18, 2005 at 12:14 am

    Yeah I’m crazy cause I get a little sensitive when ignorant ppl toute (sp?) and defend a (pointless, endless) war that I’ve seen the personal cost of within my own family and circle of friends. I’m crazy cause there was (ANOTHER) funeral this weekend for me to go to. For God’s sake, have a heart–or at least some semblance of one. Maybe this isn’t the right forum to be so “serious,” but ‘crazy’ is one thing I’m certainly not. I acknowledge the “brick wall” nature of tvgasm; what else do you want from me? Damn. :p

    This is especially funny since you originally agreed with me. And since I haven’t changed anything I said, you must just be jumpin on the “Let’s hate the girl who actually tried to say something worthwhile” bandwagon. I should’ve expected it anyway in a place like this; but didn’t know any better since I just stumbled on here last week. Oh well…

  33. 33
    bacardi
    Posted July 18, 2005 at 8:30 am

    Yes. I do agree with certain things you’ve stated especially about Rachel, but you must admit your posts do come off a bit crazy when you kind of took back what you said and then later stated that you’re not taking anything back and whoever doesn’t like it can just ignore it, and then talking about you’re going out or whatever. Hell you shouldn’t of taken back what you said to begin with. I feel looney tunes just recapping all of that. But it is rather entertaining. Hey… there’s a new episode tonight for you to lose your head over. lol… Just kidding, love your commentary.

  34. 34
    dancing nancy
    Posted July 18, 2005 at 12:38 pm

    Rachel and Eric (from BB6) should be together on a show.

    Yes, Rachel was a nurse, but what type was she? Did she fill out the paper work or actually put the IVs in? Does she think she is better than nurses that work in county hospitals saving lives of non-military people?

  35. 35
    Sarah
    Posted July 18, 2005 at 7:26 pm

    Rachel- I was in the military and was in longer than she ever was and I would never go on television bragging about it. She needs to stop calling herself a “combat veteran” and more like a combat embarrassment.She’s on tv kissing girls(nothing wrong with it but be more discreet) and talking about how she got caught having sex in Iraq and how being deployed she can kick anyone’s ass. Come on we’ve all been deployed and if she were that hardcore,she shouldve stayed in the military and continued to be the badass she’s made herself out to be.She couldnt even handle it when someone told Wes to get a prettier girl..TRUTH HURTS..enough said !!!

    Wes- no sex appeal, my dog wouldnt find him attractive

    Danny- Hottie but is Melinda really the hottest girl he’s ever met or seen? he may wanna rethink that one

    Johanna- Whats up with the language skills? She speaks slow and acts even dumber. Quick whats 2+2?

    Nehemiah- dont wanna comment on this one just yet but with tensions brewing…is anyone up for a game of cards?

    Lacy-anyone else catching the “she likes Danny too” thing?

    Melinda- More of a “DO-ER” than a thinker.

  36. 36
    Holly
    Posted July 18, 2005 at 11:14 pm

    I guess no one caught the tongue-in-cheek nasty sarcasm implicit in “taking back” my opinions. Maybe I should be more obvious? Or maybe it’s too hard to tell online. If you could hear my tone of voice (as it was meant to sound), there’s no way it would be mistaken. Oh well, whatever… I forgot the new one was even on, so no comment there. (Aside: Not sure what’s so weird about saying “I’m going out now,” but ok.) *sigh*… LOL This whole discussion has digressed so far; there’s really nothing left to do but laugh at it… heheh. :p ;)

  37. 37
    Meaghan
    Posted July 19, 2005 at 8:12 am

    Random comment but in one of the Austin montages, there was a shot of the Prudential buildings in Boston. MTV expects these idiots to put together a documentary and they can’t edit city scenes properly.

  38. 38
    Tommy
    Posted July 19, 2005 at 12:04 pm

    Yeah, I was thinking the same thing about Lacey liking Danny. It reminds me of RW San Diego, when Frankie was willing to do anything for Brad on the first night. Lacy likes Danny, but faces the reality that Danny is out of her league with his looks, especially if you compare Melinda to Lacey. A 8.5/10 to a 2/10, in my opinion.

    So it looks like Lacy will continue to do her best to sabotage Melinda and Danny, because if she can’t have him, nobody else will!!!!

  39. 39
    couchpotato
    Posted July 19, 2005 at 2:20 pm

    How many gallons of haterade will Lacy drink tonight…

  40. 40
    geovanni
    Posted July 19, 2005 at 2:56 pm

    Rachael is beyond annoying with her “I’m a war vet” commentary. It’s funny because on the RR casting special the panel mentioned how they did not understand how she was cast? They stated that she was cast because she was in the military and that’s about it. I thought they were kind of cruel at first, but after watching this episode they were right on the money.

    The fact that Nehemiah’s opinion was attacked by all of the housemates proved that the Bush propaganda machine has did a number on the public. Their was no room for intellectual discourse on any level, just yelling and childish rantings.

    Nehemiah was indeed wrong for discrediting Rachael’s service, but she was a “nurse”. She goes on and on about how she fought for this country and blah, blah blah, however she sounds ridiculous. When she actually goes to combat(like one of my best friends) then she can talk, otherwise she needs to continue kissing girls and getting drunk and using her military service to feed her superiority complex.

  41. 41
    JE
    Posted July 19, 2005 at 9:28 pm

    I’d like to f%ck that girl all over that house.

  42. 42
    michelle
    Posted July 21, 2005 at 6:14 am

    but the best part is that if you go to mtv.com and watch the extra deleted scenes you will find one of wes telling danny all about that night (the one when he made out with melinda) and just completely “forgets” to tell him about it.

    yes but i just heard from a friend about all this.. i wasn’t watching extra clips of the real world austin on mtv.com or anything..

  43. 43
    sean
    Posted July 24, 2005 at 12:53 pm

    lotta posts

  44. 44
    sean
    Posted July 24, 2005 at 12:55 pm

    well i think that mel is hot and we used to go out actually in wisconsin in high school cus i dumped her but i shouldnt have cus shes fully developed now anyways she hot and umm thats about it lol

  45. 45
    krsiten
    Posted July 25, 2005 at 10:50 am

    haha. my favorite part of this episode was danny’s politcal commentary involving the war in iraq…justifying it with their involvement in 9/11. what?

  46. 46
    youngone
    Posted July 25, 2005 at 5:04 pm

    It is funny that most of the cast leans right politically. It obviously infuriates many of the posters that not everyone agrees with them politically and so they make the typical liberal response – those who don’t agree with me are stupid. I bet if it came out that Nehemiah was a Republican, the majority of these “political” posters (who I bet are all in their 30s) would suddenly turn against him

  47. 47
    Holly
    Posted July 26, 2005 at 12:58 am

    It has nothing to do with political leanings. It has to do with facing facts instead of making up your own. I voted for Bush in 2000 and was raised Republican. But you know what? I vote and make decisions based on being informed about reality, not just on party lines. By the way, I’m 23. And I think your comment about Nehemiah being Republican is irrelevant and ridiculous, cause that’s not gonna happen. LOL And yes, you’re right that people who choose to remain ignorant for fear of being wrong ARE stupid. I coulda done that (like many Republicans chose to do), but I didn’t. That’s what being *truly* “open-minded” is all about.

  48. 48
    wowsa
    Posted July 26, 2005 at 7:57 pm

    well ii cant wait until next week. i want to find out what happens to danny, and what happens between danny and melinda…i recently discovered that dannny and melinda are now engaged, and melinda is moving in with danny, in boston..or it may be a rumor

  49. 49
    Bianca
    Posted July 27, 2005 at 6:14 pm

    does anyone know what happens to danny in the next episod??????

  50. 50
    Bianca
    Posted July 27, 2005 at 6:15 pm

    please email me if u know what happends to danny….biancadeflaviis@sbcglobal.net

  51. 51
    bacardi
    Posted July 27, 2005 at 6:23 pm

    i’m guessing it’s a death in the family,
    probably his grandpa, seeing how they showed how close he was with his father and grandfather in the opening episode. They really seemed to focus on that. Just my guess though… could be wrong, but i’d bet on this one.

  52. 52
    Drew
    Posted July 29, 2005 at 4:26 pm

    I read that his mom dies of a heart attack. But that honestly could have no validity to it. Who knows…

  53. 53
    bob
    Posted August 1, 2005 at 8:53 am

    melinda is hot

  54. 54
    ???
    Posted August 1, 2005 at 6:27 pm

    It could be a death in the family but on the episode short he says that he will never forgive himself….

  55. 55
    jen
    Posted August 2, 2005 at 3:35 pm

    i heard 2 diff. things. either dannys mom committed suicide. or that dannys mom and sister were flying or driving somewhere and were in an accident and his mom died. He said he could never forgive himself probably because if he leaves to go to his moms funeral he cant come back to the real world. and we wants to stay on the show. so hes thinking if he doesnt go to the funeral he can never forgive himself.

  56. 56
    Lizzy
    Posted August 2, 2005 at 7:46 pm

    Danny’s mom dies…. sad.

    [Lizzy]

  57. 57
    Lizzy
    Posted August 2, 2005 at 7:49 pm

    Danny’s mom died and he wants to go home. He said he didn’t know why he was going home because he was so unsure of himself. He felt it was time for him to go home.

    She died on the morning of Valentines day. And he finds out just before he was going to go on his date with Mel.

    All that greif. I cant imagine how hard it is for him.

  58. 58
    Fuck You
    Posted August 3, 2005 at 6:38 pm

    Everybody on this page is fucking stupid and should never be allowed to express any of their opinions.

  59. 59
    magita
    Posted August 3, 2005 at 8:58 pm

    Although Nehemiah is an idiot for saying that Rachel wasn’t there when she clearly was, as somebody who’s in the Army and has been for several years, most soldiers can recognize Rachel for being a dirtbag. It’s pretty obvs that she was a barracks ho and is one of those great people who give female soldiers a bad name. And the sad shallow truth of it is, she’s definately too fat to be a soldier and probably fell out of any run over three miles. way to make the military look good, MTV.

    catty and rude of me? yes. true? yes.

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