‘The Real World’: Outward bind

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Awwwww group hug! The Real World gang finally finished their Outward Bound work assignment Wednesday night without seriously injuring any of their campers or each other. Hooray! No Med-Evac copters! Of course, one girl -- a survivor of Hurricane Katrina -- hyperventilated and had to be taken down the mountain; Colie thought she had a recurrence of mono and had to be taken down the mountain, and Brooke pitched an Amazing Race-style hissy fit over her fear of heights when forced to rappel down the mountain...but that’s pretty much a typical week for the Real Worlders when they encounter nature.

ntI’ve mentioned before how lackluster this work assignment has been -- again, it didn’t reveal anything about the house mates except that they actually are able to get through five days without drinking and that most of the women are prettier without spackled-on makeup. Instead of a one-shot deal working with disadvantaged children, why not make them deal with their kids’ issues week in and week out, perhaps forcing the cast to grow over the course of the season along with their charges?

Brooke says she was changed forever by her Outward Bound experience -- I somehow still think she’ll be just as shrill next week when they’re back in the pad.

<b>(Photo courtesy MTV)</b>