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         MTV's The Real World: “The Scott & Ryan Show, starring Chet”

It's the fifth week [1] and finally we get a Scott episode in “The Scott &
Ryan Show, Starring Chet,” this week on The Real World [2].

So Scott [3], who last week thwarted Devyn's [4] attentions by mentioning a
girl friend, got dumped, and then proceeded to bring home several different
girls, thwarting Devyn's attentions this week. It's clear that Devyn wants
Scott, but it's still not clear if Scott wants Devyn, although—straight male
model (he hasn't pegged my gaydar [5], unlike Chet [6], but more on him
later), straight beauty queen—seems quite natural to me. But perhaps MTV [7]
is trying to avoid that particular cliché (this week doesn't appear as
scripted as last week [8] but that thought is still in the back of my mind).
Or perhaps he's not into Devyn all that much.

We also get some Scott cheesecake as he models in his Calvin Kleins [9].

Ryan [10] didn't quite blow up as last week's preview lead us to believe, but
it appears that while he loves pulling pranks, he doesn't quite love having
them pulled on him. Or perhaps pulled on him as he sleeps (the whole
“flashbacks to [DELETED-Vietman-DELETED] Iraq” thing). He can play the guitar
though, I'll give him that (and thankfully, he wasn't singing this time).
He's also melancholy over a friend committing suicide and the upcoming
anniversary of 9/11.

Chet is trying to break into television. He wanted to be a host of Total
Request Live [11], but showed up at the studio just after it was cancelled.

Bummer.

He does, however, get a chance to interview Pete Wentz [12] for FNMTV [13]
while stylishly dressed as Orville Redenbacher [14].

JD [15], Sarah [16] and Baya [17] have minor roles this week. Blink, and you
missed Katelynn's [18] cameo.

Next week: Looks like “Kiss Me, Kate.”

[1] http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/real_world_brooklyn/episode/episode.jhtml?episodeId=148944
[2] http://realworld.mtv.com/
[3] http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/real_world_brooklyn/cast_member/cast_member.jhtml?personalityId=10602
[4] http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/real_world_brooklyn/cast_member/cast_member.jhtml?personalityId=10598
[5] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaydar
[6] http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/real_world_brooklyn/cast_member/cast_member.jhtml?personalityId=10597
[7] http://www.mtv.com/
[8] gopher://gopher.conman.org/0Phlog:2009/01/28.2
[9] http://www.calvinklein.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=3249683
[10] http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/real_world_brooklyn/cast_member/cast_member.jhtml?personalityId=10601
[11] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_Request_Live
[12] http://www.petewentzonline.org/
[13] http://www.mtv.com/ontv/fn-mtv/
[14] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orville_Redenbacher
[15] http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/real_world_brooklyn/cast_member/cast_member.jhtml?personalityId=10599
[16] http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/real_world_brooklyn/cast_member/cast_member.jhtml?personalityId=10600
[17] http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/real_world_brooklyn/cast_member/cast_member.jhtml?personalityId=10596
[18] http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/real_world_brooklyn/cast_member/cast_member.jhtml?personalityId=10603

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