The Real World DC: Looks Can Be D.C.-ving

So the first episode of a new seasons starts with us meeting the cast. We first meet Ashley who wants to band Obama and Mike who lives with mommy and daddy. They are both riding in the van together and Ashley has never been to DC before so of course she starts acting like an annoying little sister. They both think (CASUALLY) that one another is cute.

We then meet Andrew who is extremely desperate to get laid and Emily who is very emotional because of her past experiences with religion. Andrew is absolutely stunned when he saw her and acted like a complete nerd upon meeting her.

Callie is the next new roommate who cannot wait to live the city life coming from a small town and Ty is an intelligent man who wants to experience everything he can in life.

Erika is the rocker girl who has a rocker boyfriend to match and she says she wants to get down on her music career. Josh is another musician with a girlfriend and discusses his troubled past and how he's changed. They meet and although they don't say it, it was love at first sight!

So in the car, Andrew starts lying to Emily saying he's a professional cage fighter. He really wants some! Mike and Emily discuss each others religion and they find out they both go to church each Sunday and plan on going during their stay. They are the first to enter the house and go find rooms which are all "president themed" (one room is decorated Lincoln, another Kennedy, etc.).

Callie shows up and Ashley and Mike let her in with open arms (before tricking her into thinking she showed up at the wrong place). Callie ends up choosing the Reagan bedroom, much to Ashley's dismay. Andrew and Emily show up thinking they're the first ones in the house until they see the others. Andrew makes Emily his roommate in hopes that they'll...have sex (ewww). So they go out into the music room with the rest of the cast and Andrew starts bullshitting again saying he took 7 years of piano lessons and he's a photography major (dude, for trying to get laid by chicks, you're making yourself sound awfully gay lol). He gets away with most of it except when they catch him while asking if he's a virgin.

Ty comes in and is warmly greeted by everyone as the "Big, Black Guy". Josh and Erika come in and Andrew is a little nervous about Josh because he thinks he is cooler than him.

So at dinner, the topic comes up about how many people each roommate has slept with. Ty says 45, Josh says around 30, and then Mike drops the bomb when he says 15 girls and 5 guys. And then they ask him if he's bisexual and he says yes but doesn't want it to be a big deal. Mike says that his church is somewhat accepting and then Ty interjects saying to him, "God doesn't exist man." Ashley is offended by the discussion of religion and tries to calm Ty and Mike down.

So Callie and Erika are nervous about their roommates and want to room together and switch rooms. So they do it without Ty's permission. Mike goes to Ty's room and tells him he doesn't want to have tension the whole time and they both decide they will be more open-minded about each other. Ashley comes in and Ty and her find out they are clashing way too much and they can't get along. She leaves the room and says that's one person she WON'T get along with.

The Ruins- Wes Side Story: Episode 1

So here we are with another Real World/Road Rules Challenge. It started off just like all of them, with the cast introducing themselves and TJ introducing the cast and the game. TJ says that over the 9 challenges, there is $180,000 up for grabs. But teams won't bank money in a "team back account" but an individual account. And if you don't make it to the end, you get no money. And if you want more money in your bank account, put yourself in The Ruins against someone with a lot of money. If you beat them, you send them home and take all of their money.

The Rules: Each challenge, 3 girls and 3 guys from each team will nominate themselves to go in the Ruins. Once a team wins, they win $20,000 and the six nominees from each team decide who goes in The Ruins.

So they cast goes into the house and does what ever cast does, get crazy and party. And then Wes sits with Johanna to talk until Evan comes in and says he's pissed at Wes for lying to him about being on the challenge. Then Wes confronts Kenny and Kenny straight up disses Wes by saying "You are wearing your mother's shirt." So Wes walks away to play by the pool with his skanky girlfriend KellyAnne who says they are both hated by everyone.

So the next day the teams decided separately how to nominate the 6 people. The champions already have turmoil on there team while the challengers, such as Sarah (RW: 21), is calm and nominates herself. And then we cut back to Wes who tells KellyAnne he is going to throw challenges if his team tries to put him in the Ruins everytime.

The Challenge: So the six nominees are as follows:
Champions team-

• Wes
• Kenny
• Darrell
• Johanna
• Tonya
  
• Susie

Challengers team-

• Chet
• Nick
• Cohutta
• Shauvon
• Diem
• Sarah

The challenge has both teams hanging from a rope. The player at the bottom of the rope has to climb it, passing the other teammates, and then get to the top to ring a gong. So the challengers start off well, with Diem saying people think she's the leader. Shauvon has some trouble and I did get a good laugh seeing her arms jiggling. She ends up falling in the water with Chet saying "You need all six of our dudes to lift Shauvon".

The champions start off with Wes at the very bottom pulling a "Buckwild" and shaking the rope to knock his teammates off. Let me tell you, I hated Buckwild antics back on I Love Money 2, and I still hate them. But Wes and Ibis are DQ'd and the champions end up getting a better time and they win the challenge. So the 6 nominees from the Champions get to decide who amonst them is going into the Ruins and who on the challengers of their 6 will go against them.

The Meeting: Johanna, Wes, Kenny, Tonya, Susie, Darrell and Kenny sit and discuss who is going in the Ruins. Tonya volunteers herself to go against Diem. Wes volunteers himself but Susie quickly says he was going in anyways (I LOVE HER). Wes says he wants Chet and Susie for the second time says to go with Chet regardless of what Wes says (SHE'S 2 FOR 2).




So they start the Ruins which is Shoots and Ladders. Chet and Wes duke it out and it's about even throughout the whole thing until Wes ends it by hitting the gong first and sending Chet home. I'll let you guess how the Champions felt about that. Diem and Tonya start with Diem acting frantic and Tonya being cool as ice. Tonya ends up winning that one and Diem is sent home.