“The Real World” Catch-Up Part 8: New Beginnings for Joey, Bad Endings for Greg

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Joey’s triumphant return from rehab! He is welcomed with wide open arms by the housemates, all happy to have him back, all eager with new and sober plans to help Joey keep off the booze! Plan A was apparently go out and get wasted, leaving Joey alone in the house. Only Sarah had the common decency to return to the house after attending the improv show and keep Joey company, as well as off the bottle.

Granted, that was just one night. What happened in following nights? I guess the housemates felt Plan A went so swimmingly on the first night that they not only continued to go out and get wasted, but they would then come home between 3 and 4 AM and be loud and wasted. I can’t say I don’t condone these activities, I’m a firm believer in wild and crazy nights…but being loud and drunk with a recovered alcoholic in the house trying to sleep? Sort of inconsiderate. More than that, why don’t they just pour him a few shots and say, “Get’er done, Joey!” This continued, and Joey continued to be mad, but sober mad, and not drunk mad, so I guess there’s something positive about this whole situation.

In other news, the whole crew took the stage in an improv “cage match” as Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (notice the initials spell WTF). Did I say the whole crew? I stand corrected because Greg did not show. He had a fashion show to attend and was then at the after party networking with the right people, because being a model takes a lot of talent and connections. Riiiiiight. Being a model requires hiring an agent, and having a little money to get started. Ass. So Greg skipped the big night and faced some serious consequences at the following practice. I believe Charna, the cast’s boss, used the word “fired.”

For those of you who don’t know what that means for Greg, it means he no longer lives in “The Real World” house. Part of being on the show is having the job, and Greg no longer has the job, and therefore the producers are no longer footing the bill for him to live in a sweet ass house and film him. While Greg attempted to argue against being fired, he failed to admit what a %&$*ing loser he is for finding a way to get fired from this job. They took improv classes. It wasn’t even a traditional job. He had to show up to classes and improv shows. I’d be willing to estimate that 40% of this “job” simply entailed showing up, and Greg screwed that up. Although, what does anybody really expect from a guy who’s greatest prank involved stealing a housemates underwear and his only really goal in life is to be model?

Greg, it’s been real, it’s been fun…scratch that last part. At best I can say it’s been real. That’s all I got in me.

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