Average Joe

Average Joe

What fascinates me most about this show is its intense Darwinian quality. A beautiful woman holds the fate of 16 “regular guys” in her manicured hands. She has all the power, and they are her willing lapdogs. They jump through her hoops until they are eventually cast aside. The show’s producers even added to Melana’s power this week by letting her spy on the guys as they talked behind her back about her fat cousin – who was (and get ready for a shocker if you’ve never seen a television show before) actually Melana in a fat suit!

The best thing about this week’s show was the elimination of the evil bully Zach, who was headed for the winner’s circle had he not dissed Melana-in-fat-suit as the DUFF: “Designated Ugly Fat Friend.” Nice. Plus, his kiss-off on the show was a profanity-laced diatribe about how “Guys talking to guys is always different.”

Memo to Zach: blow me.

Now that Melana’s gotten rid of Zach, she’ll probably pick the last “average joe,” Adam. She even got a little weepy talking about him this week. And let’s face it – do you really think they’ll let her pick a model on a show called “Average Joe”?

Here’s what I really want to see: the anti-Darwin dating show. Let someone like the late lamented Dennis from earlier in this show be the star, and have 16 beauties compete for his attentions. No money, no other incentive for the women than the average joe’s basic attributes. Give the schlub the power, for once. Would any of the women feel anything for him? Would they just want to compete to win against the other women, or compete to stay on TV? Now there’s a show to get excited about.