On paper this was a fantastic idea: get the Real World cast that brought reality TV skankdom to new and frightening heights during their tenure on MTV. Toss their horny asses back into that swank pad at the Palms. Add copious amounts of booze. Sit back and wait for the inevitable three-way in the hot tub.In reality, forcing people back into the position they were in five years ago is not an easy feat. Alton and Irulan aren't a couple of flirty strangers meeting for the first time; they're a former couple whose three year romance is over. Arissa is estranged from her former roommates and has a huge chip on her shoulder. Former wild child Brynn is now a mom of two. Trishelle has blonde hair. Yawn. Only Frank and Steven seem the same, which is a shame since they seem forgettable and functionally retarded, respectively.
If the first episode is any indicator, the drama of strangers getting wildly drunk and making asses of themselves is a lot more fun that that of old friends getting drunk and screaming about the past, which is actually just kind of sad.
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Oh, how this show makes me smile.
RW:LV was always my fave, though I can't really say why. Perhaps it is my unquantifiable love for Vegas; perhaps it was how inhuman in every respect these people seemed to be.
But what I love about "Reunited" is that they appear to be on their way to saying everything they wanted to say to each other the first time around, and that's awesome.
Of course it probably won't happen and it'll just be boring, but so far Frank's gleeked on people and somehow defended it as socially acceptable, and that's rad.
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