This week on The Shitty: Whit, Rox, and Sam head out to The Hamptons to party it up white-people-only-style; Olivia once again half-asses her job -- wait, that's not even accurate, she quarter-asses it -- and Erin once again has to pick up the slack. But this time, Zee is involved. And Erin pretty much sums up my feelings with this look:
Whit and Roxy sit out in Central Park to sunbathe, and Whit drops the news that Freddie Fackelmayer has invited them to go to the Hamptons for the weekend. Turns out, Sam (Whit's other friend) is going too, and Roxy's like, I feel like she's competing for you (Whit). Uh, no, Roxy, that's you. Did you forget about your personality? Also, Harry WASPelmayer will be coming down to the Hamptons as well. Wheeeeeee kill me now. Credits.
And now we're at a tennis club. Hmmmm. Who on this show could possibly be preppy enough to spend his trust fund money on a membership here? Yup. Freddie. Also, what the hell is this, a Bret Easton Ellis novel turned movie? Is Jamie Gertz going to show up in the bathroom with a nosebleed? Is Robert Downey, Jr. going to have to become a prostitute in order to get his fix of good ole '80s-style blow?
Whitney tells Freddie that she's taking Roxy and Sam with her to the Hamptons and gosh, she sure does hope they'll get along. Yes. Let's hope for that. There's so much interesting drama that happens when people get along. Freddie says Harry only has a week before he goes to Nantucket (not surprising, and also -- barf) so he'll be down at the WASPpound tomorrow. Wheeeeee shoot me in the head.
Back in the NYC, at Milk Studios, which is of course in the meat packing district because nothing washes down a nice ground chuck like a glass of 2%, Elle magazine is having a photo shoot. Zee says that both Erin and Olivia have on really high shoes today, can they cope? He tells them they can change into sneakers. They all have a good laugh about it.
Zee explains that this issue is about bloggers and their style and accessories. So, a decade old hoodie, a 2 liter of Diet Pepsi, a can of Pringles, and a pack of menthols? Because I don't know about you, but when I blog, I tend to look like shit. Isn't that the point? Olivia is in charge of giving Q & A to the bloggers and asking them about their style, and Zee says he doesn't want to be all, Oh shoot "we should have asked these questions, at the end of the day." Then fire Olivia, maybe? Just a thought.
Sam is driving the gals down the highway to the Hamptons and I think Roxy is already drunk, which, I have to say, good for her, because that's totally what I would be doing. I'd be drunk all weekend if I had to spend it with the freakin' Fackelmayers. Roxy tells a story about how she once got so wasted that she got a tattoo of "the weirdest shit" on her "crotch" and doesn't even remember it. Oh, bullshit. I have gotten completely and totally wasted many times and I have never, ever done anything that I don't remember. And as such, I don't believe that actually happens. And by that logic, I don't believe heterosexual sex actually happens either. The gals car-dance to Mariah Carey or something and Roxy stands up out of the moon roof.
The house in the Hamptons is, of course, white. Freddie welcomes them. Harry's swimming, and after introductions, Roxy's like, "Have you guys been tanning?" And Freddie's like, "We went surfing," and then Roxy says, "No, you guys have been in the booth." Ha! Ahahahaha! Roxy's beginning to grow on me. Just a little. And, she's totally started drinking because she bitchily says she's gonna hang with the "Frankenmiles's." Ha! Ahahaha! Roxy's also really ready to party and really flirty with the Fackelmeyers, but you know who's not impressed?
Holy crap, why does MTV Online have like 5 minutes of commercials now? I might as well be watching cable, geez. Back at Milk, Olivia interviews Jane who blogs at Sea of Shoes. I think she asks okay questions, but Erin overhears and thinks she didn't ask enough (she did only ask 3 questions and no follow-ups, so yeah, she sucks). Also,
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Comments (10)
Not to beat a dead horse, but why is Olivia interviewing people? Don't they have writers for that? Shouldn't Olivia be pulling accessories for the shoot?
Roxy is Ken Olin and Patricia Wettig's daughter. How proud they must be.
1 of 10 | Posted by crt123 | Posted on November 5, 2009 5:31 PM
I must say, Roxy really took it up 10 notches for me this week. She kept saying everything I was thinking (and/or screaming at my TV). I'm glad to see someone not 100% passive on these shows. Well, idk, maybe I'm just really aggressive?
And about Olivia's job... I don't really think her title is all that important. It's just a fake MTV job so she does whatever.
2 of 10 | Posted by User Name | Posted on November 6, 2009 7:09 AM
What I don't get is how Erin's title is Public Relations. I'm in that field and it is about promoting the magazine, not doing the article writing...Kinda confused on that.
3 of 10 | Posted by Reality | Posted on November 6, 2009 9:29 AM
If Freddie has a girlfriend, why did he introduce Whitney to "Frito-Lay"?
4 of 10 | Posted by sardini | Posted on November 6, 2009 1:07 PM
Roxy is the most entertaining person on this show, well in the episodes that Kelly Cutrone isn't in. I loved the American Psycho reference, sardini. I actually see the resemblance between Freddie and Christian Bale too but Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman I would have sex with, Freddie as Patrick Bateman...not so much/
5 of 10 | Posted by preppyboy | Posted on November 6, 2009 1:27 PM
I did not know that Roxy was Ken Olin/Patricia Wettig's daughter, but wow . . . yeah, I'll be they're proud. Patricia Wettig was great on Alias. I really don't like Roxy that much, but she was kind of awesome this week.
Sardini - if you mean why did he introduce Whit to his eurotrash dad, 2 reasons come to mind. A.) He's just a needy psycho freak who, although he may not partake of the blow, certainly acts like it. Or B.) He wanted more screen time and/or the producers made him. Or a combination thereof.
I think it's weird that they're splitting up the Olivia/Erin plot and the Whit plot. By which I mean "plots." It's like MTV wants to have 2 shows, but can't justify it because 30 minutes alone with each of these "plots" would make people claw their eyes out with KFC sporks.
6 of 10 | Posted by Hypnotoad | Posted on November 6, 2009 8:50 PM
Also, User Name, I agree. I'm sure Olivia's position and title was just instantly created for legal/payroll purposes on Elle's end, and really doesn't reflect what she actually does. She's just Elle's bitch, really. And The City's bitch too, I may add. It really blows that these people get paid for being on the show, AND for their jobs. It's pathetic. Especially for those of us who have been unemployed for months.
7 of 10 | Posted by Hypnotoad | Posted on November 6, 2009 8:54 PM
Y'know, it seems to me that these "reality" show producers have lost their ability to predict/know what the viewers want to see. For instance, "auf'ing" Gordana on PR. They probably thought we wanted to see the young, female designers win. Wrong--they're on Lifetime now and everybody loves Gordana.
On this show, WE WANT TO SEE OLIVIA'S ASS GET FIRED! Humiliatingly, if possible! Then have to crawl over to People's Revolution and BEG Cutrone and Whit-Whit for a job! We don't want to see that spoiled bitch have a better job than Whitney.
Sheesh.
8 of 10 | Posted by pixielated | Posted on November 8, 2009 5:18 PM
What happened to Olivia's gay best friend from last season?
9 of 10 | Posted by kaykrenee | Posted on November 9, 2009 9:35 AM
I didn't know Roxie was Ken Olin and Patricia Wettig's daughter either. I guess that explains why she is on Brothers and Sisters.
10 of 10 | Posted by aocbk | Posted on November 10, 2009 6:33 AM