Frustrated because nobody will fight back, and maybe because he's just a pathetic loser, Marilyn starts crying. This causes most of the 'contendahs' to walk off in disgust and they all go back in the house with Marilyn still weeping. Hilariously, Hugger John, tries to comfort him. I've got to ask, WTF is a sweet wackadoodle like hugger John doing in this environment?
A hug would make you feel better.
Before lights go out for the night, Krazy imparts some advice that mothers have been trying to give their daughters about men for generations. "Just because you have these [shows fists] and this [points to genitals] doesn't mean you have this [points to brain] and this [still pointing to brain] is the most important part."
The next morning the house is a little quiet and sober Marilyn tells us, "I thought I had a real good chance of winning this whole thing. I think I was getting a little too comfortable. I was destined for failure. That's the way my whole life has been everytime I get a chance at anything I screw it up." And, there we have it, the plot synopsis of Marilyn's new movie, A Legend in My Own Mind, starring Marilyn.
When Big Daddy shows up to deliver justice on the previous evenings antics, Marilyn is playing B-ball by himself. Big Daddy's insightful analysis of the situation is that Marilyn is fucked up and possibly a drunk and a punk. Personally, at this point I'd say that Big Daddy could lose the "possibly" and just go with the statement that Marilyn is a drunk. Torn between ridding the training house of a truly nasty personality and bowing down to the rating gods, Big Daddy tells us that he has no idea what he's going to do. After all, throwing glasses at people, destroying property, threatening to bash skulls in with a bottle and actively trying to drown somebody are all acts that could be interpreted in a myriad of ways depending on the context in which they occurred. It's totally understandable that Big Daddy wouldn't want to jump to conclusions, but you can bet he checked in with his lawyers before showing up at the house.
Great minds think alike.
All of the fighters gather in the living room and Big Daddy, whose voice is amazingly hoarse this morning--somebody's throat has been getting a workout, asks Marilyn flatout, "WTF is wrong with you?" Displaying impressive character traits, Marilyn squares his shoulders, looks Big Daddy straight in the eye and takes full responsibility for his behavior, offers to make restitution for the destruction of property, and apologizes to his housemates. NOT!!! Nope, Marilyn starts crying like a baby.
Why are you picking on me?
Big Daddy asks him if he wants to stay in the house and if he wants to fight? With his head down, apparently unable to look anyone in the eye, Marilyn says, "Yeh." Big Daddy follows up with a blunt, "Do you have a drinking problem?" And, Marilyn still with his head down, admits a little sheepishly, "Yeh." For some reason this answer seems to take Big Daddy by surprise. After all, if Marilyn does succeed in killing someone while he's in a drunken rage, Big Daddy would have a much better legal defense if he could deny knowing that he has a drinking problem. But, Big Daddy quickly regroups and tells the boys that they give them alcohol because they're grown men and, if they want a drink, they should be able to have one. In addition, he further explains, it lets "us" see who's fucked up. And, ratings, don't forget about the ratings Big Daddy, but for some reason he doesn't mention that.
Then, in a masterful style, Big Daddy proceeds to rake Marilyn down with the memorable, "I don't know if you're a jackass when you're sober, but you're definitely a fucking jackass when you're drunk." Personally, I'm guessing that Marilyn's a jackass when he's sober as well. Remembering about Marilyn's BFF, Big Daddy locates Shane N., who's looks like he's been trying his best to stay invisible.
If I shut my eyes, maybe he won't see me.
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Comments (8)
This has got to be the funniest recap ever!!
Marilyn is totally and completely disgusting. I don't understand how he can still be on the show. His poor parents must be so embarrassed.
The other fighters seem nice, so I hope they get rid of Marilyn just so we can see more of them.
Thanks for the laughs.
1 of 8 | Posted by rosesarered | Posted on October 11, 2008 4:33 PM
Great recap!
I will have to say that after seeing the show I as unsure how anything funny was going to come from that disaster.
Thanks-
2 of 8 | Posted by bmcl | Posted on October 11, 2008 5:35 PM
Great recap Yenta. Junie is really disappointing me. You're absolutely right, he is perpetuation the negative stereotype, but I can't see him staying past next week. And now his coach is really pissed at him, and Dana was easy on him once, that won't happen twice. Don't let this fool you, yents, Dana White has a history of kicking guys off this show. He kicked a guy out of the finals last season when he caused an uproar after the show ended. Junie can't last.
And for your other question about wrestlers, yes and no. Based on a lot of what I've seen, many of the best fighters have extensive backgrounds in Jujutsu because it incorporates most of the aspects of MMA, i.e. striking, grappling, and submission. Yenta, I encourage you to look at a lot of UFC events and become familiar with some of the techniques and fighters.
3 of 8 | Posted by FreewayShark | Posted on October 11, 2008 5:35 PM
Junie Browning is the best fighter on the show and is going to be one of the best in the UFC. Hes just acting like that cus hes bored and he wants camara time.
I heard he makes it to the finals and beats all the other LH asses.
4 of 8 | Posted by ufcfan | Posted on October 12, 2008 9:13 AM
Another outstanding recap.
I hope Dana puts a stop to this ugly Junie business. After this week, if he doesn't kick the guy out, he - and the UFC - will have very little credibility left with me.
And who is Dana kidding with his excuse for giving them all that alcohol?
Dana has built a wonderful brand with UFC - and did a lot to save a strugling MMA. It pains me to see him allow this much credibility loss over a few rating points.
5 of 8 | Posted by fire@will | Posted on October 12, 2008 8:58 PM
Hey! Thanks for the shout out - I'm pretty sure that's my first one ever. Is that sad?
In answering your question about wrestling - it is a very important part of MMA, and at one time, it was considered perhaps THE most important part, but times change. I'll spare you a long story, but suffice it to say that muay thai, boxing, wrestling and jiu jitsu - in some combination are some of essential martial arts to know.
It's not uncommon for "stand up" fighters to hate on others with great wrestling skills because most fights go to the ground. If the wrestler is able to control the fight on the ground, the stand up fighter is at a huge disadvantage.
Let's play a game. Pick a fighter and choose theme music for them. I'll start with an easy one. Junie Allen Browning - "My Own Worst Enemy" by Lit.
Yenta, great recap. It is always embarrassing when the guys in the house act like jackasses. All the work that has been done by the likes of Anderson Silva, Noguiera, Randy Couture and Rich Franklin to prop up the image of MMA goes to waste when the Junies, Chris Lebens and Lee Murrays of the world act the way they do.
+1 to you Yenta if you can find out who and what Lee Murray is (in)famous for.
6 of 8 | Posted by Hey Buddy | Posted on October 13, 2008 7:15 AM
Yenta, honey, that was bee-YOO-ti-fullll! You're making me see the human part of some of these guys, and that's a wonderful thing... although I still don't understand why none of them can seem to understand how COMPLETELY DISGUSTING it is to put their FEET up on all of their EATING surfaces (yick!).
Of course, then there's Marilyn, and in him I see every asshole bully who ever tried to kick my ass on the way home from school (they used to get SO mad when they couldn't even catch the school fag, much less beat the shit out of me). It wasn't even any good to try and verbally trounce guys like him, because any insult other than "fuck you, asshole" would go way over their heads. With any luck he will make somebody a wonderful organ donor (except for his liver)...
love to you, fantastic job!
love, J-Mo :)
7 of 8 | Posted by J-Mo | Posted on October 13, 2008 8:30 AM
Hi Guys,
Love the comments, thanks so much for taking the time to post.
Rosesarered: As a mom, I look at Junie's behavior and give thanks every day. You're absolutely right, his poor family.
Bmcl: I'm hoping that next week is a little less violent and a little more slapstick : )
FreewayShark: Thanks so much for your input. Much to my hubby's amusement I am finding myself downloading MMA fights and cruising some of the boards. OMG, what if I'm an addict?
Fire@will: Somebody sent me a link to Dana ranting about how somebody recently did something that could lower the MMA reputation after all his years of trying to build it up. Sigh. I can't help wondering if he's actually seen his show? Heart as always...
HeyBuddy: Okay, I did the requisite googling and as far as I can tell there's actually 2 things that Lee Murray could be famous for. 1) beating up Tito Ortiz outside of a nightclub, and/or 2) possibly participating in a bank robbery. OMG, I couldn't stop giggling when I was reading about him. What a sociopathic nightmare.
My song title would be for Junie as well, Manic Depression from Jimi Hendrix.Thanks for your info on the wrestling versus Jujuitsu. I really appreciate it.
J-Mo: I wish I had been in high school with you. Seriously, I was one mean little bitch, I would have had those bastards crying in no time. And, I totally agree about the feet on the table thing. Why is it that when a group of gay men live together the place is inevitably to die for and when a group of straight men live together the place becomes a pigpen? Ick!!
Hugs,
Yenta
8 of 8 | Posted by yentapatrol | Posted on October 13, 2008 5:03 PM