Next up was a girl named Colie, as in E. Colie. She immediately had a strike against her in that she was a Jersey girl, like that pain in the ass Kina; however, she seemed oddly likable in a way that Kina could never be. Colie was apparently the president of her Tulane sorority, and in a bit of bad timing, she had redesigned and refurbished the entire sorority house the day before Katrina hit. Oops! Next time, check the weather forecast! We never learned if her sorority house was destroyed or not (we'll assume it was), but we did see Colie and her Colie Crew cleaning up a house amidst the Katrina devastation. There was a slightly tender moment as the girls all stumbled upon an old wedding dress. Should they keep it? Should they throw it away? What to do? Oh, I have an idea! Let's talk about partying instead!
"I'm a little bit sluttier when I'm drunk... champagne goes right to my vagina," Colie told us, giving us much more of a visual metaphor than we were probably expecting. She then clarified that she wasn't just some ordinary trollop. "I don't, like, sleep around slut, but I'm definitely a kissing slut," she said, once again setting off the "ATTENTION WHORE!" alarm in my head. It was clear that MTV was looking for a Katrina survivor, but was this the best they could do? A Jersey girl student? C'mon...
We then watched a quick montage of people hooking up, and while it was too fast for me to process, it looked pretty much like all the girls hooked up with Alex in various sundry combinations.
After we were sufficiently scandalized by three-way kisses and saliva, we then met Davis, who looked to be a real piece of work. "I like to be a the center of attention. I'm not going to lie," he told us, immediately incurring my hate. I know it's a given that everyone who winds up on The Real World wants to be the center of attention, but when they're so knowingly self-aware, it's all the more ominous.
Okay, for whatever reason, my notes have disappeared, so the rest of this recap is based on memory alone. Basically, the deal with Davis was that he was born strictly Christian, which was cool and all, until he realized he was gay. Needless to say, this didn't go over well with Momma. She went so far as to give him an impromptu exorcism, but, well, it didn't quite work. Despite the fact that he likes men, Davis not only has one but two girlfriends. Yes, that's right. Girlfriends. And I'm not employing "she-bonics" when I say girlfriend. Davis was seeing two women, whose mission was to turn him straight. Needless to say, based on the arguments he looks to be having this season, I'm not sure Davis will be drifting from the gay camp too soon.
I don't remember who was next, but I think it was Stephen, a young black man from Howard University who just happened to be... a conservative Republican. A black Republican on MTV? Does Gideon Yago know? Well, the big thing with Stephen was that he was a member of virtually every single club available in high school and college, which pretty much made me hate him. Of course, what he'll probably be remembered for most (aside from the odd way his lips move when he talks) will be his strongly anti-gay marriage stance. According to the previews, we're in for some loud histrionics between Stephen and Davis, neither of whom will probably offer up anything insightful about anything.
Afterwards, I do remember that Paula made some inane comment like "Two viewpoints and one religion." That was her way of saying, "Yes, this season has Very Special Depth too! It's socially conscious!"
Next up was Brooke, a girl who seemed like a low-cal version of Frankie from San Diego. She was raised by two clinical psychologists, which meant already we'd be in for some nutcase action. She then said that she wasn't a slut, but she was sexually active at a young age. But seriously, she's not a slut. She also talked about how her parents caused her to have extreme anxiety when she was eight, culminating in panic attacks in her teens. All I knew was that this girl was raised in an environment of psycho-analysis, which meant that she'd probably spend the whole season justifying all her neuroses via the table scraps of psycho-babble she'd picked up throughout her youth.
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Comments (14)
As a Tulane '05 alumni (and from Biloxi MS), Colie is ANYTHING but a representative of a Katrina survivor..ALL sorority/fraternity houses were more a less fine (give or take a foot of water)..but I will give it that she's pretty much going to hold up the reputation of prob 75% of Tulane's population (myself included hahaha)..
1 of 14 | Posted by TchernaviaJ
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Posted on November 21, 2006 6:00 AM
This cast looks lame. Nothing but drama, drama, drama. I guess that's what keeps everyone watching. I'll be watching tonight but I have a feeling this cast will not hold my attention for long.
2 of 14 | Posted by McCreamy
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Posted on November 21, 2006 6:39 AM
Stephen, "anti-gay marriage", what, really?!? If the brother is going to have pictures of him with his lips pursed like that, he sure isn't giving off the image of ANYTHING anti-gay!
3 of 14 | Posted by CaliGirlinGA
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Posted on November 21, 2006 7:05 AM
I never thought I'd say this . . . but I may actually skip this season. It's become painfully clear to me the last few seasons that I've way outgrown this crap. Bring back the old-school format of putting MATURE people in a town and letting them find their own way through life!
4 of 14 | Posted by mandymax
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Posted on November 21, 2006 11:51 AM
"A black Republican on MTV? Does Gideon Yago know?" I just almost spit out my diet coke. B-Side, you are too funny.
Do we know what sorority Colie was in? I'm pretty sure she said she was the President of hers, and I was the President of mine, so I'm just curious.
I think this season looks pretty good. I'll tune in Wednesday.
5 of 14 | Posted by sarah
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Posted on November 21, 2006 12:55 PM
Tulane '03 here, and I agree with TchernaviaJ - Colie's sorority house is juust fine.
Sarah: Colie was an AEPHI.
6 of 14 | Posted by D-Hoffs
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Posted on November 21, 2006 2:38 PM
Davis is one lovely young man, attended Baptist church and high school with him. He's a very nice guy... and gay as the day is long. Can't wait to see the crazy shit he gets into!
7 of 14 | Posted by ebullient_mess
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Posted on November 21, 2006 4:44 PM
I'm old enough to have watched the first seasons of Real World and think that like other "reality" shows, it has turned into a forum for self-obsessed attractive 20-somethings who are looking for their 15 minutes of fame. I miss the days when people weren't playing for the cameras and really did "start getting real."
8 of 14 | Posted by murphena
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Posted on November 21, 2006 5:36 PM
This season looks trashier than usual. What's with all three of the girls hooking up with the same guy? Blech, I hope it's better than the preview suggests.
9 of 14 | Posted by insertnamehere
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Posted on November 21, 2006 5:42 PM
I'm in for this season, I already set up my DVR!
I've been watching since the 1st season in NY, and I'm ashamed to admit - I will never be too old to watch this crap!
I'll be traveling tomorrow night, so I'll miss the first eps in real-time :-(!
10 of 14 | Posted by Chee-Z-TeeVee Addict
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Posted on November 21, 2006 9:41 PM
B-side i love you but you really hate us Jersey girls? :(
11 of 14 | Posted by nico-co
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Posted on November 22, 2006 1:08 PM
B-side i love you but you really hate us Jersey girls? :(
12 of 14 | Posted by nico-co
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Posted on November 22, 2006 1:09 PM
Aww, Nico-co. I don't really hate Jersey girls. In fact, I'm going to Jersey for Thanksgiving tomorrow.
Kina, however, is still massively annoying.
13 of 14 | Posted by B-Side
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Posted on November 22, 2006 6:32 PM
14 of 14 | Posted by Ubiquitous
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Posted on November 23, 2006 4:32 PM