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This episode was amazing. Jemmey reminded me of Paula in her season...
Discussion thread about Real World: New Orleans - Episode 8 with 26 replies from the Vevmo community.
Wilderwolf;200981 wrote:YES! In my Top 3 seasons now...I never had cried over a real world season (well a little for Paula when she said her roomies saved her life).
This was a fantastic episode! This season is seriously so amazing.
producer88;200996 wrote:That's exactly what I was thinking. I still cried again when Jemmye called her mom to tell her about the abuse.
Wow watched it twice and still have the same effect.
ThePNW;201078 wrote:Really? I can't wait to see it.
Oh. My. God. This might be one of my favorite Real World episodes EVER. This is exactly how the Real World should be! Some party, some drama, some underlying issues... It definitely changed my mind about Jemmye!
kdub90;201297 wrote:Correct me if I'm wrong, but she and Grant are currently dating long distance.
McKenzie was spending alot of time with Grant. You guys think anything is gonna happen? She was critizing Jemmye and Knight about their relations. Then again, this Grant guy is a charmer and he's a good-looking fella.
ThePNW;201078 wrote:I've got to be honest - after the first 2 episodes, I thought I was going to hate this season of TRW, but NO2 has shaped up to be quite a season! And I def agree - the episodes have been a good mix between party/drama/real issues so they've all been very interesting... The episode was really sad and hard to watch - poor Jemmye. What a terrible situation...I'm glad she finally got the help she needed and I hope it has all worked out for her. Also - surprised MTV didn't do a PSA about domestic violence. It totally would've been appropriate.
Oh. My. God. This might be one of my favorite Real World episodes EVER. This is exactly how the Real World should be! Some party, some drama, some underlying issues... It definitely changed my mind about Jemmye!
SeanDaniel;201818 wrote:I couldn't disagree with you more. I don't give a **** if they go to bars and get into stupid, childish fights over hook-ups, dirty looks, or anything concerning that idiot Ryan. Jemmye's issue is a deeply-seeded real life problem that ended up resurfacing because of her new environment. It's exactly the type of thing that works best on The Real World (and in the past, Road Rules). You didn't see Pedro get aids, but it served his story well and worked to educate young people in America at the time. We didn't see Anne's friend commit suicide, but we watched her deal and grieve through it (RR: Northern Trail). There's so many other examples of this same type of scenario and most of the stories go down as some of the best episodes in RW/RR history. I mean...if you want to see some drunk fights that mean nothing, I guess you should probably watch Jersey Shore or I Love Money. Even though The Real World isn't exactly what it used to be, I still like to believe that there's occasional meaning to it. And in Jemmye's situation, I feel for her. I really do.
I cannot stand to watch whiney drunks on TV spilling their issues out. I guess I am fed up with that sort of stuff in my own life. I would far rather watch drunks fight it out over stuff we can see happening as opposed to stuff from their past.
molds13;201833 wrote:Hmmmm, how ironic? Beacuse running away from a a ******** screams straight ;)
I can't believe I didn't notice this until Joel McHale brought it to my attention...but I found it hilarious that after Ryan complained about what Jemmye's ******** looked like and how "gross" it was, he then proceeded to get inside a closet.
RockSteadyVybes;201846 wrote:I didn't see the Pedro season, but from I can glean, he never rolled around on the floor drunk crying he wanted to go home because he had AIDS. There is a difference IMO between telling one's story in a level-headed constructive way and telling one's story in a destructive way. I wouldn't care if they never got drunk and never got into a fight, but when they do, I would rather it be about something the viewers can judge on their own. A recent example I can think of is in Brooklyn. While alcohol was not involved, for what reason did Ryan come to hate Sarah so much? Wasn't shown or explained in such a way that the viewers could really judge whether or not Ryan was justified in the passion with which he spoke out negatively about Sarah---that would have been far more interesting than the stupid and not entertaining rat prank episode. In Cancun, on the other hand, viewers at least got to see why Joey and Ayiia hated each other.
.......You didn't see Pedro get aids, but it served his story well and worked to educate young people in America at the time. We didn't see Anne's friend commit suicide, but we watched her deal and grieve through it (RR: Northern Trail). There's so many other examples of this same type of scenario and most of the stories go down as some of the best episodes in RW/RR history.
I think this episode, from what I saw and paid attention to, was my a really great episode. I liked it better than the Preston/Ryan drama...
— fabulous788