‘The Real World: Go Big or Go Home’ episode 6 review: Chris’ confessions; also, the climb
Were there some entertaining moments on Thursday night’s new episode of “The Real World: Go Big or Go Home“? Sure, mostly through watching a chaotic trip to the Grand Canyon, or just watching the inane antics of some of these people. This may end up being the most unlikable cast in some ways out of many we’ve seen in some time; or, you could call them “conflicted.”
We still like Chris. We know that he did a snakey thing in leaking some of Jenna’s offensive comments to the world, but at the same time, she really should not have said them, and largely put herself in that situation. Also, it’s hard not to root for Chris after he took a stand against a history of abuse and pain in his church in front of not only a crowd, but also television cameras. There’ll be plenty who are not happy with what he did, but there will certainly be many who did and view him as a hero because of it.
At the end of this, Chris got a chance to celebrate by going out, and of course Jenna didn’t really feel like it was an occasion worthy of that at all. Still, everyone was at least supportive on the outside for him as he enjoyed his moment, and the episode ended with something that we really do not often see on this show: No cliffhanger ending or fight at the end.
Really, much of the Grand Canyon trip and the other early-show shenanigans fade into the background thanks to the powerful moment at the end, which probably says a little bit about it when it comes to it being emotional, and also the lifeless nature of some of the show’s pre-planned activities. Episode Grade: B (mostly for the end).
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April 30, 2016 @ 2:24 pm
Jenna did not deserve to be crucified the way Matt did it. He leaked stuff from the house (on purpose, not like his half-assed apology stated) and should have been removed from the house because of it. Jenna could have really pushed for that, but she didn’t.
What she did deserve was to have the viewers meet her just like they met everyone else, and form their own opinions. Chris took that away from her by painting her as a villain long before the first show even aired.
As for her views, Chris even stated in his MTV editorial that he had been away from the Mormon church for over a year, living in New York City, expanding his horizons. Chris gave Jenna three weeks to come around to his way of thinking, and when she didn’t “evolve” fast enough for his taste, he turned on her.
It’s a real shame when tolerance only goes one way. Of all the people in that house, Chris was by far the most bigoted.