Numero Uno, bitches! I'm gonna read this at work tomorrow though. Yeah I'm bad!

john and paula's talk made me laugh out loud... paula is nowhere near a clear slate at this point... just wait until keith sees how paula keeps blurting out that he put her in the hospital to get attention. and she's bringing everyone else down. alex was a jerk for talking about her on the camera, and john came across as pretty immature/dumb becuase he looked so happy that htis random stranger was talking about her. he should know at this point that the girl has problems and that their fight made her even worse. i keep wishing for her own benefit that paula would finally say enough and either just shut up and stop drinking or leave the show- she just makes it worse for herself. janelle was right when she piped in saying that tyler shouldnt be lecturing john about paula.

stacyrocks, congratulations. You have just displayed how empty your life really is.

"paying the cockblock forward". That's fuckin brilliant.

Ok is it just me, but notice how much John says "Dude", he says it all the time, especailly in this episode I think they should put a "Dude" count on the recaps, similar to the "Hey" count on the O.C lol

What did I think, B-Side? I think it's unbelievably irresponsible that the producers haven't rushed Crazy Paula into counseling yet. How fast did they send Hawaii's Ruthie to rehab for her drinking? What about the guy who slapped lyme disease girl that one season and they sent him to anger management? (Okay, so I only remember their names if they are regulars on the Challenges- what is that, a crime?) These people must sign a release saying they won't sue no matter how much being on the show screws up their already screwed up lives.
I was pleasantly surprised at Tyler's maturity. Especially after some of the things he's said & done concerning Svetlana (who deserved it, though).
By the way, is there a reason Janelle is on this show? 'Cause I'm perplexed.

"JewFro and Señor Silent." -enough said. effin hilarious recap as always. im beginning to like the show a lil' better than usual. i pray paula gets help and poor tyler got cockblocked. finally jose with a female, but this could mean nothing. lets see how long paula's new sense of sanity last. outtie. bye

Zevonia:

I totally agree about Janelle! At first, I thought she would be great, because she talked about all of the strong personalities, but then you barely hear from her.

I wonder who actually gets more screen time silent Jose or Janelle??

Svan: You sound like a very nice guy.

Call me crazy but Paula is definitely not second best. Janelle is very attractive which makes Paula and her nose third best.

I notice Paula managed to give Keith the number at their emergency shelter, despite their hasty departure. She wants to change, REALLY.

So far she's said that all girls really want her and to be like her, and that she can steal any woman from John; and also that no couselor would be able to tell her anything about herself she didn't already know.

You sound pretty healthy and wise, Paula. Wish I could be like you.

so why didn't Jose's hoochie get a tagline under her face, they find it necessary to identify everyone else on camera with one. We see Jannelle so little I'm suprised she didn't have one under hre.

Brilliant recap!

Paula- I feel guilty saying anything bad about her, b/c of her need of psychotropic medication, but damn, bitch is NUTS

Paula's therapist is gonna need a therapist when he gets done with her! Loved the "ex-boyfriend/perfect gentleman comment. That girl has issues. Only thing is we haven't even discovered half of them yet! Each week it's something new! Week 1-Anorexia, Week 2-Abuse, Week 3-Lesbian/Straight?

The Terror thinks The Svan should lay off stacyrocks. We're all not only watching reality t.v. way too closely, but also reading recaps of what we've seen.

Gabba gabba we accept you, we accept you, one of US!!!

"Of course, we didn't get to see this. Instead, we saw the camera zooming into John's face in slow-motion, which I guess was supposed to represent the shock and awe of a flying libation."

haaaaaahahaha, that was hilarious!

but seriously, what was up with that wierdo alex telling paula that fitz was prettier than her? gotta get some better lines than that.

even if he didn't mean it that way, i think it was still a freudian slip.

the line about the forty lashings for paula if svetlana told kieth off was soo true. i thought the same thing when fitz answered the phone.

zevonia - they got ruthie into alcohol counseling ONLY after she was driving her convertible around the island completely balls-to-the-wind wasted. they let her break shit, pass out, get in random fights and get her stomach pumped for alcohol poisoning at least once before that whole drunk driving incident happened. the producers only step in when someone is in danger of killing someone else. maybe paula will pull a knife on a waitress? maybe keith will come for a visit? until then, don't expect anything from MTV.

lol about pulling a knife on a waitress - more likely to pull a knife on john. that poor girl really needs to take a break from the show... janelle would get more air time if paula didnt act out so much.

Whoa, I didn't think I would ever be mentionned in one of The Svan's posts! Your life seems way worse than mine may be since all I ever read from you are mean-spirited comments. Do you have a 'Keith' in your life, beating on you so you feel you've gotta serve it on others too? Rhetorical question; I don't really wanna know what's up in your life. Hope it looks up for you though. You're funny sometimes when you're not being an ass.

Thanks AvaMarie & holyterror for taking the time for telling The Svan off. :)

Now on to the show! The cameramen need to learn their craft more. If it's the same folks from last season who missed the big ol' fight in the season finale, now they missed the bar 'fight' too? Lame. About Paula, I'm afraid she's a bottomless pit of issues. Bad skin, major insecurities, tied to an abusive ex-boyfriend, anorexic, bulimic, jealous of everyone... and that's as far as we've gone with knowing her in the, what, 8 or 9 episodes of the season at this point? Crazy. It's entertaining though, as horrible this sounds.

B-Side, excellent recap. Duh.

I was acutally surprised at how composed Tyler was after the drink throwing incident. I was for sure he'd start more drama back at the hotel with John.

I also agree that if Paula (and even Svetlana) weren't getting so much air time that we'd get to know the other rommates a little better. I think Janelle has personality, but we'll see it in the future. Jose just seems like he is low key, and he seems well-represented.

And, I am personally sick of Paula's issues. I mean, didn't she admit she was a lesbian after her fight with John, and then she says that John thinks she is a lesbian. I was very confused by that? Isn't she?

Great recap

It's so painful to watch Paula, I really hope she goes into counceling like she said she would before they left before the hurricane.

One other issue she's gotta tackle is that baby voice she uses all the time!!! My God!! I have to put her on mute all the time because I just can't stand all that whining that she somehow seems to think is cute and innocent

Please help me understand why Paula's ENTIRE body is covered in sores and scabs. It is almost like she has bed bugs or scabies.

stacyrocks -- sort of agree with your take on Svan. Besides that hasn't he said that he doesn't even watch this show? Yet he reads recaps of it? That's not "empty"? HOWEVER, I have to agree that the "FIRST POST" announcements are mildly annoying. But whatever.

tvismylife(#20) -- probably because her body is getting almost zero nutrients. Remember the brief glimpse we got of her casting tape last ep? She looked normal weight (and very pretty). The difference in how she looks now is really stark. Don't remember anybody commenting on that.

Alienlips:

I really like your name...i just noticed it .. and it made me laugh.

and yeh, Paula's just crazy

bridgeguy (#21);

I appreciate that. I try to keep my #1 posts to a minimum, that may have been my second one ever. I'm not here to purposely annoy people. :)

Wierd thing is Paula's appearance & erratic personality also make her seem like she could be a drug addict, like meth. Although It would be hard to get away with it on camera. Unless she quit right before the show, which would mean she's in withdrawel. Nothin' better for losing weight (and hair, and teeth, etc.) than meth.

Tvaholic/Brideguy:
I was thinking the same thoughts about Paula's complexion. I also wonder if she makes things worse by compulsively picking at her face? Sounds gross, but with her string of psychological issues from anorexia to hyperventilating, it makes sense that she would do stuff like pull out her own hair (I know there is a term for this, but too lazy to look it up) or obsessively pick at her skin. I just feel bad, because she has years of damage to fix.

AvaMarie: It's both bad nutrition and a general regressing to a child who needs to be nourished by others and join the adult segment of the human race. Bet she has full-body diaper rash, and needs an adult to hip her to sunscreen.

She seems to encourage and be amused by being carried and treated like an infant. She falls asleep in her own vomit and counts on her helplessness for affection/attention.

She's concentrated so much on her body, and doesn't understand why she's not attractive. Any animated, secure female with a love for life and a sense of humor would wipe her off the map. Who wants a tragedy when you can have a song?

Whenever I hear Paula regress into that child voice I think she has multiple personality disorder. Its so disturbing. Don't forget her apparent addiction to pills she buys on the internet. Who knows what she is strung out on. Add that to "3 beers" and you too could have a nightly emotional breakdown.

avemaria, tvholic, bridgeguy:

anorexics often have dry patches and scabbing on their skin. the dry patches is from the lack of nutrients (your skin, hair, mouth, eyes) lack moisture so you start peeling. so because of her obsession with her body (and her possibly erratic behavior from her pills) she probably also picks at her scabs and skin.

there's also a correlation between anorexics and self-mutilators, so since one type of self-mutilation is picking and tearing at skin, that could be it.

Keyser Soze: The child aspect also shows in her joy in/ need to be picked up and carried by others.

Also, many anorexics want to remain children by not developing a grown woman's body -- i.e., breasts, hips, and thighs.

P.S. That pout she always has on her face is also very childish. So is screaming as a means of communication.

Somehow she reminds me of Tonya Harding. Maybe it's the jealousy and hatred of others.

I just caught this ep last night on a Jet Blue flight - Watching RR while flying rocks!

Tyler is probably the most physically fit, and strongest, cast-member on this season. If he wanted to, he could kick Johnny Bananas a**! That would DEFINITELY put an end to JB's homophobia - nothing educates a straight man about a gay man's masculinity better than an a**-whupping!

I've said it before, I'll say it again: Paula is a Borderline Personality. She is dangerous to herself, and other people who come into her field of vision. People like Paula don't generally benefit from therapy because they are often considered too manipulative and/or psychologically demanding - in fact, many therapists won't even work with BP's.

Her Ex-BF obviously has issues too, but we're only hearing Paula's side of the story. BP's are NOTORIOUS for making false allegations of sexual abuse, rape, and other types of physical/verbal abuse against family members and intimate partners. The reason law enforcement, and other professionals often initially believe them is because they probably are victims of some type of abuse/abandonment - but it usually occurred at a very young age, within a family dynamic.

Most True Crime genre books, and authors like Ann Rule write almost exclusively about people who commit terrible crimes - most of whom are BP disordered people (Ted Bundy, Diane Downs, Ailleen Wournos, OJ Simpson, Scott Peterson, etc.). BP's become exceedingly dangerous when their sexual identity or self-perception is undermined. Paula has total melt-downs when ANY sexual attention is displayed toward people she really barely knows, imagine that intensity times 1,000,000 - THAT's what anyone who is truly close to her is dealing with.

I'm not excusing violence or abuse, but people like Paula are definitely capable of engineering situations to maximize drama and attention. And they've also been known to self-inflict injury (Munchausen's is a common addition to BP).

Yeah, I'm WAAAA-YYYY too serious about this show - I know! BUT - This IS the most blatant and public portrayal of BP I've ever seen - it FASCINATES me!

What the F*&k with the jewqish guys hair, and Paula is a sad sad case. I would like to see her ...or anybody go crazy on Janelles ass , she sux and Tyler turns everything into a Joan crawford movie. I hate John he is totally useless a s ahum,an being and should be sterilized.

There are Psychologists on the staff 9of the Real world and i would not be surprised if they helped to push Paula over the edge. Afterall psychologists do not have to take the Hypocratic oath, therefore they can use their knowledge for EEVILLLL

I really like Tyler.

Watching Paula pains me. I continue to be fascinated by her and her breakdowns/abusive past, but it is so obviously a ploy to gain ratings or that she is seriously messed up that it saddens me. But hey, if people were making as many assumptions about me and my life as the rest of the cast does about Paula, I would be mad too.

Glad you like it D-Hoffs..Someone needs to laugh after watching this chaotic scene!

did anyone else notice that mtv used the EXACT SAME SHOT less than 10 seconds apart when jose and paula were having their heart to heart in the pool room? jose hits this very poor shot toward the far corner pocket. then ten seconds later, they show the same crappy shot. do they have that low of an opinion about us viewers? and didn't they shoot at least 5 seconds of other usable footage? very sad.