Welcome back to the Real World Brooklyn. This week, Ryan's going to war. There's nothing funny about it, but on the bright side, he wears his big blue cowboy hat a lot. The sexy blue flannel, too. Oh my. I just realized. The best things about this episode were a jumbo blue cowboy hat and a flannel shirt.
The End.
Well, we're right back with Ryan and his bad Iraq news. He's really upset and it's breaking my heart a little. Yes, I have one. He's crying and Scotty is being a little perfect, just listening, staying calm and playing pool with him. Then Chet comes home. You can tell it's later in the season cause he's added an ill fitting motorcycle jacket for some Brooklyn style emo street cred. I think when he finds out his husband is going back to the Army, he's going to really lose it.
But I got a bike. A bicycle. I thought we could travel around the world on it and make up songs.
Chet knows something's up, but Ryan's not ready to tell him. That's the hardest part for him, he says, how to tell people. And he's more worried about his parents back home worrying about him than he is about going to war, it seems like. Bless his heart. Crap, it's going to be one of those recaps. I'm sorry to everyone, including myself.
In the house, the girls are giggling and having a grand old time, while Ryan's on the phone with his brother back home. It's confirmed that he's going back to Iraq, and also that the letter came on the same day that he was marching in the Veteran's Day parade. The Army are total assholes. By the way, Ryan looks totally hot in a black t-shirt. What? Just trying to look on the bright side.
He talks to his Mom, and tells her that he thought about it and thinks he's got another fight in him. He puts up the front so that no one will be scared for him if he isn't scared. Then he goes to his room and breaks the news to his wife, Chet. Scotty wanders in for a little moral support, telling him not to give up on his dreams and whatever. Chet tells him the Army is lucky to have him.
And cinema is lucky to not have you.
He's not looking forward to sleeping on a cot and living out of a bag again. Chet tells him he loves him, and gives him a big speech about how he owes his freedom to him. But Ryan can hear that it's tough on him. And Scotty won't stop yammering away about how Ryan needs to write down his goals.
Over in the kitchen, the girls are playing cards. Ryan breaks the news and they all immediately run over from the table and attack him with a big hug. The girls are upset. Baya promises him that he won't go. Sarah makes dumb jokes about how he should break his legs. Dev doesn't bother acting stupid, she looks deadly serious. They ask him what he's going to do about Belle, cause they're chicks, and Baya never gave up the torch, and he says he doesn't know because he doesn't want to have a girlfriend while he's in over there. Katelynn says she can tell he's scared. Wow, how intuitive. Going to war and scared.
Chet's on the phone with Mama Mormon giving her the news. And JD's telling Ryan to cry gay. "I'll say I'm your boyfriend," he offers sweetly. But that would be the easy way out, says Ryan. Also, he's still kind of Pennsylvania mining homophobic, and would never be able to pretend he was gay, even to get out of the war.
Just show up in that hat and you'll be home free.
"He's an infantryman," Chet informs Mama Mormon. "What do they do? Are they right out there?" Mama asks cluelessly. Ignorance is bliss in Utah. He brags about Ryan's medals. Chet's such a proud wife, it's just adorable.
Ryan's on the computer looking at the letter that his brother emailed him. It's a year. It's a Striker Brigade? You ride around in a Striker, whatever that is. Oh, it's a tank. "It looks safe," offers Chet. Baya doesn't want him to leave and come back and be different or injured...or not come back at all.
And Ryan hits the phones. He calls one of his old Army pals. He wants to warn the guy, but there's no need - he's got PTSD, depression and he's on pills for it. He's not going anywhere. Isn't war worth it.
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Comments (13)
CB, thanks for a few laughs in an episode that was damn near impossible to make funny.
Tomorrow is the finale and reunion, right? Anyone know if Ryan actually did go to Iraq?
BTW, Dev's avoidance of nearly all the casino except the shopping and spa wasn't on religious grounds, but legal ones. No one under 21 is allowed in any area of the casino where alcohol is served.
1 of 13 | Posted by JasonR | Posted on March 31, 2009 6:10 AM
>>>>"What do they do? Are they right out there?" Mama asks cluelessly. Ignorance is bliss in Utah.
Sweet Christmas. I still don't know why there isn't a required IQ test before you can breed. If you fail, you can get a coupon for 20% of a gerbil at Petco, but you are forbidden, by law, have a child.
2 of 13 | Posted by NotWithoutMyTV | Posted on March 31, 2009 8:35 AM
When I was watching this & everyone was hating on KateLynn, I felt bad for her. I was thinking that Scott gave her the money to do with whatever she wanted. Fast forward to me 8 hours later and I began to think how f*cking awful KateLynn was for doing that. If I was Scott, I would have drop-kicked her right out of the Borgata.
3 of 13 | Posted by ReeseWitherspoon | Posted on March 31, 2009 9:32 AM
Katelynn is one of those types of people (which MTV casting specializes in finding and putting on TV for our enjoyment/aggravation) who has A Big Personal Deal--in this case, being transgendered--and uses it to garner attention and as an excuse for behavior. On this show your Big Personal Deal will always keep you apart from people, and will always become a problem, because the character wants it that way, and the storyline demands it. If the loaned money becomes an issue, Katelynn's issues are going to be trotted out as a cause. And some people will buy it, and there will be sensitive guitar music when all is "resolved". (This show makes me feel wicked smaht. And much better about myself. Compared to these kids, who among us isn't a flat out heroic success of genetics?)
4 of 13 | Posted by NotWithoutMyTV | Posted on March 31, 2009 10:12 AM
That's why I always end up hating the cast members with the Big Personal Deals--whether it's that they're flamboyant gays, urban ethnic stereotypes with chips on their shoulders, or spoiled pretty boys or girls. The show is happy to portray them as stereotypical of their Big Personal Deal, until the storyline demands that they show some depth and suddenly stop being cartoon characters and be shown as real people.
5 of 13 | Posted by NotWithoutMyTV | Posted on March 31, 2009 10:19 AM
At which point I'm supposed to applaud.
6 of 13 | Posted by NotWithoutMyTV | Posted on March 31, 2009 10:21 AM
I can't wait to see the brawl they showed in the previews. Whoo Hoo, the Real World Brooklyn cast finally meets the NYPD!
For what it's worth, and I'm sure it isn't worth much, Katelynn says that Scott gave her the 1500 bucks earlier in the season and she did use that money to pay her bills. She claims that she only gambled in AC with the weekly money that MTV gives out to the cast. Also, she claims that JD is a bald faced liar and that she never ever tried to borrow any money from him. They both seem pretty dishonest to me, so I don't know who's being more truthful about this stuff, if anyone.
Brooklyn the puppy is so cute that I seriously considered driving over to Puppies of Westport to get me one. Then I remembered how irresponsible I am and decided not to inflict myself on any poor innocent animals this week.
His obsession with Ryan's future journal was a little odd, but I totally heart Scotty...even though I still don't think he's goodlooking enough to be a model. Not in his face at least.
And how about our oft-shrieking Devyn staying so calm and unperturbed when Ryan's ginger wife exposed Devyn's naked flesh to the whole world? You are no Tammy, Devyn, and for that I'm very proud and grateful.
7 of 13 | Posted by LastCall | Posted on March 31, 2009 2:14 PM
JasonR, I think he did go. For some reason I read that on Real World's imdb or something.
Katelynn was the worst on this episode!! She could have used whatever amount she won to pay Scott back, and there is no way she should have kept going after losing even a little money.
I felt a little awkward when Scott was going on and on about Ryan's dreams and goals at the end. I actually muted the television so I wouldn't have to hear the speech he was making.
Oh! And I could not stop laughing at Ryan and Chet after they pulled Devyn's covers off.
8 of 13 | Posted by kelsey | Posted on March 31, 2009 6:48 PM
I don't know about the whole $1,500 thing....
I personally feel that when you lend someone money, you lend that money with no intention of getting it back and that was the spirit in which Scott lent the money. In her defense, Katelynn said that it was too much money to be lent amongst roommates and Scott practically forced her to take it with the whole "this is a check for you and all you have to do is write your legal name on it!" JD and Chet were trying to make him feel so guilty for not confronting Katelynn, when he apparently didn't give a shit and rightly shouldn't have.
By the way, how did JD win his three grand? The editing on that was horrible!
9 of 13 | Posted by slutty_whore | Posted on March 31, 2009 7:45 PM
"Brooklyn the puppy is so cute that I seriously considered driving over to Puppies of Westport to get me one."
Please don't.
I'm only saying this b/c no one else has, and b/c I'm afraid that stupid pet store will get all kinds of business b/c of this episode.
That place is a pet store. ALL of their puppies come from puppy mills. Yeah they are cute, but they are more expensive then well bred sogs, usually sickly, and not well taken care off.
DO NOT SUPPORT THIS STORE. DEVYN: SHAME ON YOU FOR SUPPORTING A PUPPYMILL PET STORE
10 of 13 | Posted by purplex15 | Posted on April 1, 2009 2:23 PM
@purplex
I'm normally not a big time, hardcore PETA-type gal but I TOTALLY agree. NO PUPPYMILLS!
I found out about them AFTER I bought my little Princess Buttercup at a pet store. She was supposed to be a pure bred toy fox terrier but she turned out to be a mixed breed. By the time she was old enough for me to notice...I was too attached to my little babygirl and I noticed she had a little "dead" toe and stuff. She's still perfect to me though. But when I do get a bigger home I will def adopt.
Those bastards even cut her tail to MAKE my little Buttercup seem authentic.
**sorry 'bout the rant**
11 of 13 | Posted by uglycutie | Posted on April 1, 2009 7:35 PM
"That place is a pet store. ALL of their puppies come from puppy mills."
In reality I can't see myself ever buying a dog from a pet store, But I'd probably never buy a dog from a breeder either. There are just too many dogs wasting away in shelters already, and I'm not all that into purebreds anyway.
It's absolutely true that buying puppies from pet stores almost always contributes to keeping those awful puppy mills going. That said, I've done some research on this particular store in the past, and it simply isn't accurate or fair to say they buy ALL their puppies from puppy mills...not unless you consider every small hobby breeder in this country to be a puppy mill. In fact, as pet stores go, this one appears to be much more responsible than most. I've seen and heard the various claims made by the local animal rights peeps regarding this store, but unlike most pet store owners, these people are at least TRYING to ensure that they're dealing with reputable breeders. They honestly do seem to care about this stuff. (And I swear I have no financial interest in PoW whatsoever!)
Anyway, other than that one thing, we're in total agreement.
Now I must apologize to the moderator and/or webmaster (do people still use that word?) because I know all of this is completely off topic...I'll shut up now. Back to Brooklyn, all of youz!
12 of 13 | Posted by LastCall | Posted on April 2, 2009 12:41 AM
Lastcall, it isnt possible for this store tn get pups from reputable breeders. No responsible breeder would EVER sell their lines to pet stores. They love their dogs too much. They also put so much time into their breeding, that they would never let their pups live anywhere without knowing the home. It doesnt matter how upscale the place seems, all the pups come from the same place. Also, teacup is a backyard breeder/puppy mill term. Teacups are not registered with any organization, because they are purposely bred runts i dont consider this offtopic. Considering the only reason the pet store allowed cameras in the place anyway was for publicity, everyone needs to know what kind of place it really is.
13 of 13 | Posted by Anonymous | Posted on April 2, 2009 1:40 PM