‘Real World’ redux reactions: episodes 4-6

By Mark Adams

Friday, April 15, 2011 | 2:15 p.m.

I am going to cut right to the chase: I told you so. Adam packed his bags on this week’s episode of Real World: Las Vegas, and if you didn’t see that coming you are either not from Las Vegas or very naive. Bouncers don’t care if you are on MTV hit when you’re running around actin’ a fool.

The controversial roommate was asked to leave the show for his behavior in episode 5 when he, in a drunken rage, broke and damaged numerous fixtures and furniture, including a local artist’s painting. He even had Nany pinned against a wall. Unacceptable.

Basically, that dude was crazy and got everything he deserved. And to think, maybe it could have been avoided if every waking second wasn’t spent within the confines of the Hard Rock Hotel. Adam was just a little too comfortable at the Paradise Road property, which ultimately led to his expelling from the hotel and television series.

The drama doesn’t end with Adam, though. The cast members get a new roommate that, as previewed in the last moments of Wednesday’s episode, adds to this already drama-filled atmosphere.

Personally, I wish the producers had chosen a gay man to fill Adam’s void, a suggestion Naomi brought up in the episode. From the sound of their extremely ignorant remarks about the gay community (ex: “You’re walking around and you see a gay person and you get nervous”), Leroy and Dustin need to spend time with some LGBT people to realize that the stereotypes they believe are often untrue.

Shifting gears, the penthouse partiers were asked to assist with the Fetish & Fantasy Ball as part of their duties in Wednesday’s airing. I attended the event last October, so it was fun to see how these new Sin City residents took to the wild and racy costume ball. They apparently weren’t used to the holiday crowd, as the roommates all decided to ditch the event fairly quickly to go, where else? Vanity.

This brings me to my next point—Vanity, Vanity, Vanity. I really liked how this season was shaping up, but I am sick and tired of the HRH product placement. Hey HRH execs, America gets it. The seven strangers aren’t at the Palms this season; they’re living in your hotel. Seeing these kids go to the same club—your club—over and over again tells me that the seven strangers either didn’t know how to ask a VIP host for their number or that they’re just that lame and don’t want to branch out and see the city.

Speaking of Vanity: Mike! What are you doing? Only girls are allowed to dance on elevated surfaces in nightclubs, no one wants to see your goofy mug gettin’ down with your mad self. Thanks for the very Vegas humor, though.

Now, let us take some time to focus on some local love now. Ignoring her feelings for Adam, Nany goes on a date with Sean, a busser at Vanity. Sure, the dude looks decent and for a moment there MTV had America convinced that Nany found a good guy amid a city full of sin. Except the guy has a girlfriend. Um, oops? And as for Leroy, I hope the guy is “taking precautions.” The guy is chasing so much tail that Mike decided to set-up shop in the living room with a sweet fort made of sheets. Awesome attention to detail with the makeshift area, Mike, but next time I (and probably all of America) want to see you give Leroy the boot instead!

Then again, let’s be real. That probably won’t happen anytime soon. Anyone who asks “Isn’t that what sex sounds like?” after making animal noises in a fort he made with his bed sheets is not likely to lower their morals, Vegas-ified or not.

But don’t worry Mike-Mike, we’re still rootin’ for you.