Welcome back to the Real World Hollywood. This is a hard recap to write. First of all, cause this was far and away, the dumbest episode of the Real World ever. And I mean ever. Also, I'm still getting over American Idol. I have three problems. One, sweet, angelic Archuletta lost. Two, that smug, poser Cook won. And three...well, it's over. I'm taking it hard, as I do every season. And I'm sorry to start a Real World recap with Idol, but give me an obsession and an audience, and I must opine. And now, back to our regularly scheduled recap.

And now for the real showdown. The battle of the hideous baseball caps.
So, good morning from the Real World house, and guess who's coming to visit? It's Goody Sarah's mopey boyfriend, Ryan! Brianna The Stripper asks for an ETA, and we're told he's "on the subway". Where? Do we have a subway in LA? And is Mopey whipped enough to actually take that subway from LAX to Hollywood instead of making princess get off her ass and into one of their cars to pick him up? Something tells me...yes.
But Goody acts all happy to see him when he gets there. She runs to the front of the house, flings open the temporary fencing door and hugs him. She says she's happy he's there, but she's worried because of "the way Will's been acting", she tells us with that lofty look up to the sky that she's so fond of. Oh, Goody, it must be so hard for you, weathering the storm of everyone being in love with you, when you do nothing ever at all to lead them on. Someone fetch me my violin.
When Goody introduces Mopey to Rick James Will, Rick actually points at his buddy who happens to be hanging at the Real World house that day and says, "That's Will." What a joker. "He probably has a guilty conscience," Mopey notes, "Cause I'm ever so intimidating." Oh, I see Mopey's game. Keep pointing out what a wuss you are so no one makes fun of you for it. Nice try, but you gotta wake up pretty early in the morning to fool CB with that self-deprecating routine.
Amateur.
And that night, the group heads to a sushi restaurant in a strip mall. Fabulous. Goody and Rick James get into a burping contest at the dinner table. Even more fabulous. And Blondie Kim finds it a bit odd that they burping banter is happening right in front of Mopey.
Back at the house, Rick James is over-compensating and showing off by having the best time ever with the other girls! He flips Stripper over his shoulder, he humps Blondie on the couch - see Mopey? He doesn't care about your girlfriend at all. Got that?
Prety Greg comes home from whatever D-list modeling show he's been stalking that night, and breaks up Goody and Mopey's cuddle session cause he just had to meet this "special guy". At first it seems nice, but then he starts making all these exaggerated comments about how happy he is that they're in love, and how it's so sweet. Dripping sarcasm - noted.
Back in the rest of the house, Dave Dolt is running around the house naked. Except for some combat boots. This moron is so impressed with himself, and the rest of the group just eggs it on. Then some guests arrive, more girls of course. Dolt greets them with a fake fire hydrant covering his privates, and a speech about how their house is so eco-friendly, they don't wear clothes. More like idiot-friendly.
No one cares what's on your thumb drive.
And of course Blondie the hater has to pipe in to tell us that the visitors are "trashy whores, and I'm not used to trashy whores running around the house." Why is this her go-to insult? Not saying it's not true, but it's the Supercut calling Fantastic Sams cheap, you know?
And she proves it, by inviting Dolt into the shower with her. That's an alpha ho for ya. But as Dolt struts his five-foot tall self off to the showers, Prety stops him to offer him one of the visiting hos. "That's all you, bro - I'm taking her friend. Go handle that!" he instructs Dolt.
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Comments (27)
Thank god you managed to get through this episode - after the whipped boyfriend showed up I turned it off. Ugh, can we please get Sara out of that house? Even though the blond one annoys me, at least her slutty then desperate antics are good entertainment - "Way to spin it, doll." Goody's just a self-righteous moron.
It's hard to prove to the world you're the biggest slut to appear on MTV, but Reva managed to do it in ten minutes. Congratulations, I'm sure you family is proud.
1 of 27 | Posted by VegasDarling | Posted on May 23, 2008 2:08 PM
Thank god you managed to get through this episode - after the whipped boyfriend showed up I turned it off. Ugh, can we please get Sara out of that house? Even though the blond one annoys me, at least her slutty then desperate antics are good entertainment - "Way to spin it, doll." Goody's just a self-righteous moron.
It's hard to prove to the world you're the biggest slut to appear on MTV, but Reva managed to do it in ten minutes. Congratulations, I'm sure you family is proud.
2 of 27 | Posted by VegasDarling | Posted on May 23, 2008 2:09 PM
I love how Sarah's boyfriend (and he was so lame that I don't even remember his name) turned out to be kind of a wimp. Especially after that video-tape where he goes, "If anyone hits on Sarah, I'll kick their ass".
CB, I think you let Greg off too easy in this recap. He clearly loves antagonizes and pissing off the others. Actually, I have this theory that he could be a sociopath. Most of the signs are there : arrogant, entitled attitude; lying and stealing; feeling no remorse about anything he does wrong; unable to make/keep friends. He needs psychological help.
And don't get me started on Reva, Ms. "I'll Hook Up With Anyone to Get Camera Time". I think she lied to Greg so she can possibly come back and get more air time. Pathetic.
All in all, you're right cause this episode was pretty horrible. But it was so wrong that it was so right.
3 of 27 | Posted by hollabackboy | Posted on May 23, 2008 2:34 PM
Sorry ChickBomb if your upset because David Archeluta didn't win, but seriously I was bored to death anytime Archeluta was on stage.
Anyway getting back to this show, I'm fully convinced Prety is an actor or something. With the way Prety talks and acts, it just seems like he's just putting on a facade for everyone.
Prety may not be as bad as Goodie or Blondie, but something is up with him and I don't blame Rick James for doing whatever he did with Reva because Reva don't even know what the hell she doing.
4 of 27 | Posted by bigjr6633 | Posted on May 23, 2008 2:41 PM
that butterface boy is a complete and utter moron. (or would that be "butthimface?" --i give props to the arms. nothing else. there's nothing model about him.) i'm WAY on the other side of the fence on this one cb, though your "supercuts calling fantastic sam's cheap" comment made me add another candle to the cb shrine. 4 stars.
prety is a grade-a headcase. i've known people like him who put up a freaky 'holier than thou' wall and no one can hurt them and no one can touch them (while they're talking down to you in their creepy cool kid lingo of course) but they're actually just mushy pieces of psychotic shit inside.
if i have to hear that boy say "william" or "associate" one more time i'm growing my hair out into a dread-bowl and buying loverboy headbands. what a douche.
i don't understand why reva (aka big fan of the dark meat) can't talk to his roommates yet he can canoodle with naked chicks in a hot tub every night of the week. he's a womanizer all the damn way. (reva ain't exactly helping our gender either for that matter. a more vacant stare there never was).
when prety walked into goody's bedroom and wanted to get a look at mr. wonderful and was SO damn smug and SO frigging condescending...i almost put my foot through the tv.
that being said...they're all idiots....and i need to figure out a way to make blondie's rant from last week my ringtone: "I JUST WANT TO GO HAOOM." simple pleasures.
5 of 27 | Posted by k37744 | Posted on May 23, 2008 4:39 PM
THANK THE LORD, you have the ability to spin crap into gold...cause I had to turn the episode off cause I was so freakin fed up!
As for The boyfriend maybe Reva could evoke some reaction from him, and Yes I agree with whomever said it .....if I have to hear "associate"one more F#@king time I will lose my mind........
Dolt & Blondie should just go sign the wedding, restraing,& divorce papers right now it will save them time later
Goody & Rick james should just go do & get it over with!
cant wait for next week, when more mayhem ensues.....
6 of 27 | Posted by nubby17 | Posted on May 24, 2008 7:58 AM
By favorite part of the recap: "I can tell you one thing. David Archuletta would never behave this way. Never."
Ha! Agreed.
7 of 27 | Posted by bonash | Posted on May 24, 2008 9:28 AM
Wow I had to register just to get in on this ep. Where to start?
First off, how can Goody get mad Prety stole her stuff when she stole (and hid) the strippers stuff JUST LAST EPISODE!?
Secondly, the irony of the stripper callin anyone else a whore is too much. Pot, meet kettle.
Thirdly, why the hell does it matter if the girls are whores or not? They arent there to sleep with the goodie girls anyway! Greg was pretty much in the right on that argument. The girls were outside...
*On a side note* I really Hope Greg goes on some challenges though hahaha.
Rick James let me down this episode, he was in the lead as the most intelligent person in the house, but he just joined the pack against Prety...make your own decisions bro.
The behind the back gossip and trash talk reminds me of high school. Gross.
Dear Dolt, you are about 5'3...Prety would eat you. Hell Blondie would destroy you. You are not tough. I wish Chad from a shot at love would come give Dave what he gave Bo. Seriously. Sit down.
Overall, I think Prety is the best thing about this show, and probably the smartest person in the house. He's got problems, but if you watch him he really does avoid stupid arguments. He there to do modeling not that other crap, and hes stuck to it. Dont get me wrong he's and asshole, but at least he's real...everyone else in the house is nuts.
8 of 27 | Posted by Silk City | Posted on May 24, 2008 1:36 PM
Wow I had to register just to get in on this ep. Where to start?
First off, how can Goody get mad Prety stole her stuff when she stole (and hid) the strippers stuff JUST LAST EPISODE!?
Secondly, the irony of the stripper callin anyone else a whore is too much. Pot, meet kettle.
Thirdly, why the hell does it matter if the girls are whores or not? They arent there to sleep with the goodie girls anyway! Greg was pretty much in the right on that argument. The girls were outside...
*On a side note* I really Hope Greg goes on some challenges though hahaha.
Rick James let me down this episode, he was in the lead as the most intelligent person in the house, but he just joined the pack against Prety...make your own decisions bro.
The behind the back gossip and trash talk reminds me of high school. Gross.
Dear Dolt, you are about 5'3...Prety would eat you. Hell Blondie would destroy you. You are not tough. I wish Chad from a shot at love would come give Dave what he gave Bo. Seriously. Sit down.
Overall, I think Prety is the best thing about this show, and probably the smartest person in the house. He's got problems, but if you watch him he really does avoid stupid arguments. He there to do modeling not that other crap, and hes stuck to it. Dont get me wrong he's and asshole, but at least he's real...everyone else in the house is nuts.
9 of 27 | Posted by Silk City | Posted on May 24, 2008 1:47 PM
Hahaha I was pissed David Archuleta didn't win either. Love the David reference.
Great recap as usual!
Goody and Blondie make me want to drink.
10 of 27 | Posted by em92992 | Posted on May 24, 2008 4:20 PM
could i have started this season with a predisposed hatred of prety because of his attitude and now i'm just reaching for reasons to loathe him? like silk city pointed out, goody just played the third grade hide your shit game with the stripper. don't get me wrong, goody's a friggin immature idiot bitch to be sure, but i literally cringe every time prety's onscreen. I vow to enter next week's episode with an open mind and a case of beer.
(but hooooo-doggie i'd pay to watch prety ball brawl against ct in a millisecond).
11 of 27 | Posted by k37744 | Posted on May 24, 2008 5:07 PM
I don't know, I kinda like Prety when he's not being immature. I think he's the most normal one and he's pretty rational even if he calls women associates and peasants and whatnot. Still, I think he looked so bad when he believed Reva, what a whore, and Will lost some points with me because that was just mean and assholish lol Anyways, great recap as usual :)
12 of 27 | Posted by MichyPR | Posted on May 25, 2008 12:40 AM
A CT vs. Prety brawl? I LOVE IT! Let's just schedule that for the next challenge right now.
We may finally learn what CT's "pepper sauce" move entails.
13 of 27 | Posted by 38Noles | Posted on May 25, 2008 1:08 AM
I'm still watching the episode, but what's up with the girls in this house? They are really territorial about the guys. They sleep with someone in the house, that's okay. But if the guys bring someone home, then it's a big deal. All of the house girls have displayed questionable drunken behavior at some point (it's only the 6th episode, damn!), so why are they judging the Real World groupies? Geezus.
I wouldn't give a damn that Prety or Dave was sleeping with someone. As long as they dispose of the condoms discreetly and clean up afterwards....
Now Will bringing someone over is a different story. Any woman he brings home from here on out will be known as "that trashy stank ho". :P
14 of 27 | Posted by blahblah | Posted on May 25, 2008 9:50 AM
Ok, I'm still watching...
I'm old enough to remember the very first Real World season (I was 12, you do the math). Oh the good times...when the sluttiest thing that happened was a cast member having a (real!) relationship with a member of the camera crew.
Here's the big difference between earlier seasons and recent seasons: two marriages came from past seasons (well, if you include the Real World/Road Rules Challenges) but a relationship longer than a week can't survive on these post-Vegas seasons where EVERY cast member is a slut and/or a famewhore.
Back in the day, the fights weren't happening every day so it was more exciting when they did happen. Now, it just gives me a migraine. Maybe I'm getting too old for this show...
15 of 27 | Posted by blahblah | Posted on May 25, 2008 10:04 AM
P.S.
Dave's jump offs are only "hotter" in a Playboy kinda way, which is...sad because Playboy's standards have gone way down in recent years (Most of Hef's "girlfriends" are not cute. It's a lot of bleached blonde, implanted ditziness)- just like this show's casting!
Tangent: I'm really sad about what's passing for hot these days. Take Pamela Anderson - Playboy icon, for example. When she first came out in the early 90's, she was hot, but she has since slowly become a caricature of herself. And all of the Playboy chicks after her have that fake, plastic, overly-processed and collagened look down now. And that look is so damn rampant in Hollywood it's scary. These house groupies look like broken down versions of the new-age Playboy chicks.
I'm sure Justine is happy that she's been promoted beyond being "Dave's friend". Now we know her name. That's one step closer to Z-list fame, honey!
16 of 27 | Posted by blahblah | Posted on May 25, 2008 10:20 AM
When are Real World guys gonna learn not to sh*t where they eat? If you don't learn one thing from this show, it's that.
Greg is the smartest guy in this house. He made sure to steer clear of his female roommates sexually/romantically. We'll see how long that lasts, because I know Sarah likes her some of that. She strikes me as the type that would date/marry the pushover guy (e.g., Ryan) but have affairs/flirt with the macho guy because that's what turns her on sexually.
17 of 27 | Posted by blahblah | Posted on May 25, 2008 10:24 AM
Oops, I meant to write "if you only learn one thing from watching this show, it's that."
18 of 27 | Posted by blahblah | Posted on May 25, 2008 10:26 AM
And...I'm done!
"First off, how can Goody get mad Prety stole her stuff when she stole (and hid) the strippers stuff JUST LAST EPISODE!?"
SilkCity, you are awesome!
Prety came on this show to mess with people's heads and look better than everyone else (figuratively and literally). Neither one is hard to do. He thinks this is his stepping stone to some modeling and acting jobs. We'll see...It pays to be a douche in Hollywood - but only after you become a star.
Will disappointed me by hooking up with Ugly, I mean Reva. I get that it was revenge, but how come none of these people know how to squash their beef with each other maturely? They go back and forth between knowing the right way to act and giving into their immature impulses. I guess it makes for good TV drama, but it's getting annoying fast.
Can you give us at least ONE person to root for on this damn show? Please?
Prety on the challenges would be AWESOME. Let the mindf*cks begin! I can see Kim being passed around like the group party favor. Brianna would probably get attached to one guy and end up crying over him. I predict a fly-under-the-radar win for Will. He would be liked by everyone and NEVER get picked to go into the Inferno, Duel, or whatever the hell it's gonna be named next season. Also, he's the one that would hook up with someone for a long cuddle-buddy rship.
My dream challenge matchups:
Kim vs. Katie
Goody vs. Kina
Prety vs. CT (Prety would get knocked out)
Dave vs. Abram or CT
Brianna and Coral would be best friends, with Bri as Coral's trusty sidekick/amen corner.
19 of 27 | Posted by blahblah | Posted on May 25, 2008 11:22 AM
I know this house is supppose to be eco-friendly, and I get it..but is it not the ugliest real world house ever.. even the bathroom looks one step above a greyhound bus station wash room... I've always liked watching the real world for design ideas..but this one is more not what to do.. still hope you get a free chaise though..
20 of 27 | Posted by User Name | Posted on May 25, 2008 11:56 AM
Goody vs Kina might be a good matchup but I can't stand Kina so I'd rather not see her do any more challenges. I have to agree with your Tangent blahblah, I was watching the Pam Anderson roast the other day and she looks scary. I think she used to be cute back when she still looked a little bit human. It sucks that girls nowadays think that that is what they have to look like to be hot and that guys actually think that it is hot. Oh well...
21 of 27 | Posted by MichyPR | Posted on May 25, 2008 10:07 PM
it's sad times when someone laments the designs of the real world house because it's designed for the purpose of being eco-friendly. i mean how dare they rate the environment over our own materialistic wants in house design? come on. seriously.
if that's what most concerns someone, i'd say it's time to get a reality check.
22 of 27 | Posted by hollagirl2 | Posted on May 26, 2008 2:27 PM
Loved the Archuleta references, CB! I am right with you with the Idol love, especially for him. He was my favorite contestant of all the seasons. Tonight is the first Idol-less Tuesday in months, what am I going to do?
I can’t say anything positive about this season of Real World, it is pretty much unwatchable to me at this point. I only read the recaps because I love your style, CB! Have you heard the rumors about a show with Sharon Osbourne and the ROL hos? I hope you will be recapping that!
23 of 27 | Posted by BRaps | Posted on May 27, 2008 10:45 AM
I find it interesting that despite this being billed as an attempt by people seriously trying to make it in the entertainment industry, the only people we have even see try to get somewhere with their careers are Pretty and Will. Does it surprise me that they also seem like the two sanest and most rational people in the house? Not really.
I could be wrong on this, but it seems obvious to me that Pretty is intentionally messing with the other house guests. He is on the show to get famous and get recognized in order to further his career. You do not do that by fading into the background.
I question Will's ethics. He supposedly has serious problems with the disrespect shown to the other roommates by Pretty, particularly the female roommates, yet he sees no problem openly going after a girl in a serious relationship and hooking with a girl who is "associating with" one of his roommates as a form of revenge. I don't see how that is very respectful. He openly used a woman sexually to gain revenge on another male. There are so many things wrong with that sentence. He's a hypocrite on a moral high horse.
Brianna complaining Pretty not respecting women because of the way he treats the female roommates and his "associates" is a joke. People, whether male or female, have to earn respect. No one in the house has done anything to warrant it. And I feel to see how Pretty calling his girlfriend his "associate" is any different from Blondie saying she likes sex, but doesn't do the whole "boyfriend" thing.
24 of 27 | Posted by Alafoss | Posted on May 27, 2008 3:50 PM
I normally just read the recaps and don't comment on them but this week I just HAD to! Did no one notice the hideous shirt/sleeveless button up that Dave Dolt was wearing totally said "Dead Men Tell No Tales"? Leading me to believe that he purchased that from Disneylnad! Seeing as that is a saying from Pirates of the Carribean and the gift shops at Disneyland sell TONS of clothes with that saying on it. I'm sorry but I just thought it was so ridiculous I had to comment on it. Thanks for the great recaps CB, keep it up!!
25 of 27 | Posted by Coco2 | Posted on May 28, 2008 6:33 PM
Okay - I have to make one quick comment...regarding the whole dolt/kim/justine situation - while I realize they are all hypocritical idiots, I agree with what blahblah was saying about "dont shit where you eat." If Dolt is going to hook up with a roomate, like over and over again, in my opinion he needs to accept that some shit is going to go down when he brings other chicks over and get naked with them - regardless of whether Kim said they are just friends with benefits. Sorry Dolt, that is the risk you take when you'll screw anything that walks - including one of your roomates - you can't expect to be treated with respect when you treat everyone else like garbage...okay my rant is over! All that being said, I cannot stand Blondie - and it kills me to be on her side with this one!!
Chickbomb - awesome recap of an almost unwatchable (yet totally addicting show) excellent use of "hoodwinked" haha!
26 of 27 | Posted by carmelicious | Posted on May 30, 2008 8:48 AM
I thought Will was one of the sanest in the house until last week's episode...also, what was up with Dave shouting over and over that at least they stand up for themselves...shorties usually feel that way lol
27 of 27 | Posted by MichyPR | Posted on June 3, 2008 8:51 AM