Goodbye, Las Vegas

A wedding, a death, and a so-so guitar. Who would think this would be the perfect recipe for the Real World Las Vegas finale? After months of despising certain roommates for being self-destructive, manipulative, or downright scumbags, the finale (involving no arguing whatsoever) made us actually like the cast in their last hour of fame.

Leroy experienced loss of a close friend and his “BFF” Mike walked him around and consoled him before he flew back home, only to return to Vegas for a day, to handle his business. We actually got to see the human side of the biggest player in the house, something we never would have seen out of weaselly Adam.

Meanwhile, Heather and Dustin markered on a guitar to be raffled off for charity and Dustin called it their baby. Yeah. What a winner. But wait! Mouse-faced Dustin is also very easily confused. He sauntered into their bathroom and Cooke and Naomi were painting each other. Cooke and Naomi are blue, Dustin says like a robot. Yes, Dustin, they’re blue. Cooke and Naomi are blue. Cooke and Naomi are blue. He was told that if he said things three times, a sexy wizard would give him some fabulous red slippers.

The whole time, Naomi was trying to convince Mike to marry her while they were still in Vegas. Yes, of all people, Mike would be the least likely to go along with something like this, including all the other girls. He fought her on it, and told her he liked Nany’s nice, straight hair, both of which made her whine. Finally, finally, *finally* after many days of pleading, Mike proposed to Naomi with a Ring Pop. And they did get [fake] married.

Mike proposes to Naomi with a ring pop.

Mike also progressed in other ways during his stay in Vegas. Besides befriending the intimidating guy in the house, and no longer reading his prayer to his dates, by the end, he was ready to get a tattoo, go to a strip club with his nemesis, Dustin, and get fake married. What more could you ask for!

Then the roommates were deeply depressed to be leaving and the moustistic guy decided to drag all their mattresses on top of the bowling lanes for a slumber party. Cookie whimpered that she didn’t want to go because she was just becoming friends with everyone. And everyone ignored her sadness. Well how bad had it really been between them?

Cooke's drawing of how she felt the first week in the 'Real World' suite. 

Nany announced as they were leaving, and Moustin was admiring his and Heather’s “child”, that they would all return to Vegas a week later. All the roommates went bankrupt 1 week and 1 day later.

Mimi