48 Hours

A 30 minute confessional in which the Roadies each spend acouple of days bonding with nature, spilling their guts, and getting spooked.

Analysis

I guess after a while it becomes difficult to think of new ideals; so we go and grab old ones, botch them together, and pray that they all hold up. "48 Hours" is a prime example.

I'm not going to dwell too much on this episode, but let's see here... we've got the Blair Witch project --Bigtime--a bunch of twentysomethings make a video diary of their ill-fated trek (at least for Folly) through the spooky forest, yep, I think I've seen that one before; The Real World confessional, with the cast up-close and violating your tv screen's personal space, um hm; then there's the whole Sixth Sense deal with Folly freaking out over the prospect of her deceased dad paying her a late night visit to poke fun at her; and let's not overlook the fact that this mission is a complete reversal of the padded cell stay in "Stir Crazy".

I guess the only plus for this episode is the fact that it was able (under the circumstances) to pry revealing info out of the cast- info that we otherwise might not have known. For instance, James can't sing worth a lick to save his life; Laterrian not only figures out why he was selected (gee, it took him this long?), but also regrets hooking up with Kathy--who sez you two "hooked up"? A rest room rendezvous?

Still, I was expecting more post Laterrian/Kathy reflections, especially given how much the teaser dwelt on the issue. Sheesh! Bumpkin celebrates his 20th birthday with his greatest fear--being alone--man, that's real cold B-M, even for Bumpkin; and then, there's everyone's favorite dramaqueen Folly, who obviously has been taking notes from Da Brat.

NEWS FLASH!!! -- Despite admitting to a lengthy sexual track record and attending a Voodoo ceremony a few weeks ago, Holly Brentson is in fact, a bona fide Christian who employs the famous MasterCard slogan for the Good Book, "Never leave home with out it!" Saaay what? At least Da Brat had enough integrity to introduce her Judaism before using it as a doctor's excuse.

As it turns out, this Purple Heart wearing athletic "warrior" can't even sleep out under the stars with out causing a fuss! So our brave little girl takes an HOUR to gather enough "courage" to whistle for the over-grown boy scouts to rescue her from her own wild imagination? What a cry baby! Oh well Folly, so much for that, "I'll try anything twice," crap you proclaimed during the Casting Special.


NEXT WEEK: The troopers take on the latest boy band clones in the ultimate face-off on the high seas.


Jump straight to "There's no 'O' in 'Team'". Or go back to "Flying Aces".

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