Real World San Diego: Season in Review

For as funny as it was at times, this season of the Real World was very poorly casted and produced. You could tell the producers wished this cast had more depth but then again I believe they dug their own hole here.

The idea was obvious, let's put this Goth chick with a Frat Boy, a Player, an intelligent black guy, a Southern Belle, a Coyote Ugly chick, and a quiet Asian.

The intelligent black guy would hang out with the Asian as they are the two youngest, obviously the Frat Boy and the Player will hit on the Southern Belle and the CU chick and the Goth chick will be left alone to brood all season long. Not a bad premise but here's where it goes wrong. The Goth chick gets so isolated she leaves the show, plus her relationship causes her to leave, which has NEVER happened in Real World history (usually they cheat on the boy/girlfriend, a la Brad).

Then it goes really wrong, they JTS and take on a NEW cast member for THREE episodes, this guy goes to work one day, pisses everyone off for one show and does nothing remarkable, in fact I forget his name already.

Other than Frankie there appeared to be almost no drama, except if you watched or listened to the news you knew before the season started that alledgedly someone was raped at the house by a friend of one of the cast members. Apparently legal issues prevented that and any discussion of that from reaching air. That probably would have been the trademark of this season, that otherwise had none other than being a booze fest. There were however some highlights.

-Brad's girlfriend Andrea and the remarkable events that led to Brad picking her up from the airport.

-The Cameran and Andrea sunbathing scene

-Brad's one night stand with Jacqueline "What do you want to do?"..."You" (we should all be so lucky)

-Frankie in Greece yelling to Brad and Randy "You're ALWAYS drunk" and Randy's offense to that saying that would make him cry.

-The episode where Amaya #2 punches the Marine and the fact that guy actually called the cops over it

Other than that, a disappointing season, and next season takes place in Philadelphia, Horstman will be doing weekly reviews.