Love, Lust, & Lies

Review By Kyle AKA Kylic

Broadcast date: 07/24/00

Posted: 07/27/00

Episode: #907

Location: Somewhere in Georgia

Mission: Adventures in babysitting

Quote: "There's two types of people in this world: people who tell the truth, and people who lie. . . . There's two types of people in this world: people who 'sack up' and lie about it, and people who just 'sack up.'" "Ya, but what about those who realize that people can make their own decisions, and thus, mind their own business . . . And what about those who have no life of their own and decide to become involved in the affairs of others?" - Theo and me.




Summary

Kathy gets a surprise Valentine's Day gift, courtesy of BMP Fed Ex.


Analysis

You know in the past I've seen some lame B-M manufactured confrontational gimmicks, but this week's installment takes the cake! I guess milking all they could muster out of the Laterrian/Kathy "relationship" last week wasn't enough, now they have to pasteurize it before it spoils.

First of all, none's buying Reed's spontaneous surprise visit for a nanosecond! Even if you were persuaded to purchase it on the fact that Kathy (now A.K.A "Playgirl") has been keeping in contact with Reed at every stop, there's still no way she could've known where they would be a day or two in advance! Not to mention (for Reed) booking a flight, packing, buying a last minute gift (all of which can be pretty time consuming), meanwhile your intended target could be long gone out of the area (in this case, Atlanta) before your flight even arrives. And if this was an untampered "surprise" visit, then how in the hell did Reed know they'd be brunching at Denny's (product placement # 3) of all places? The Talented Mr. Reed's not that lucky--if so, then he needs to go to Atlantic City!

So Reed arrives unannounced to shower Playgirl with gifts and cheesy romantic one-liners. Meanwhile, the gossip circuit goes to town on this latest chapter in the Kathy/LT saga, which undoubtedly began the night before at a local restaurant when Playgirl and Laterrian were spotted entering the men's restroom--shortly after one of their flirting sessions.

And being the nosey little gossip hound that he is, Bumpkin subsequently followed them to the restroom, then ran back to spill his guts to the rest of the troop on the alleged goings on. And frankly, what right does Bumpkin have to stick his big nose in other people's affairs anyway? Ya, ya... I know, I know! But before you dig up my review of "Sticks and Stones" and call me a self-contradicting review boy, let me say that Bumpkin has every right to state his opinion, but dang, he doesn't have to open a freakin' investigation!

Throughout the episode Bumpkin was on this one man crusade to find the truth while the others were like, "Mums the word". To make matters worse, he compromises his integrity by pulling a 180 half way through the episode: First he indirectly criticizes Laterrian for going after an already taken woman, then he does an about face and slams Playgirl for being dishonest to Reed. Now albeit, Bumpkin's critique of Laterrian and Playgirl may've been on the mark, but frankly (and here I come full circle on my original rant) who gives a hoot if Playgirl and LT shack up or not? Is it a crime? Sure, there may be some repercussions for Playgirl involving Reed, but what matter is it to Bumpkin? Is he her old man for crying out loud!

Now don't get the impression that this review has morphed into a Bumpkin Bash--not by any means. I'm also pointing an angry finger at Playgirl this week for her blatant manipulative tricks on Laterrian and Reed, then attempting to play the teary-eyed innocent victim when called on by Bumpkin (look out Holly, I can cry too!). If Reed picked up on Playgirls' love/lust affair from the gossip floating around him he didn't seem all that cut up about it. I guess for Reed confronting Playgirl for being promiscuous is sort of like playing basketball with a retarded kid and calling him for double-dribble, you gotta let some crap slide!

But if there's anyone I feel sorry for in this whole charade it's Laterrian. Here's a guy who offers to help pick a Valentine's gift for his rival no less--only to later have his heart ripped out by his love interest who shoves her boyfriend up in his face just to see how he'd react (The "Cruel Intentions" sound coordinators sure cranked up the moody music this week).

So with their objective completed, the producers slap each other on the back, but then what? We get a ridicules cutaway token "job" where the troopers baby-sit a bunch of Olsen Club rugrats- and get overly paid at that! Sure, $1,100 bucks will last them a good several weeks, provided they ration their money by staying at low cost Ho(jo's)tels and taking advantage of Denny's $2.99 Grand Slam Breakfast. Gotta love those slick marketing ploys!


NEXT WEEK: Will Kathy bid her travelmates "Adios"? Tune in for another captivating episode of the Young and the Clueless.


Jump straight to "Goodbye". Or go back to "Fugitives of Love".


Viewer RatingResults


Q: How do you rate Love, Lust, & Lies?
(of 96 respondents)
23%   5 - Excellent.
33%   4 - Above Average.
15%   3 - Average.
19%   2 - Below Average.
4%   1 - Far Below Average.
6%   0 - I'd Rather Watch Informercials.




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