Fresh Meat 2 - The Turkey vs. The Hot Dog

(Picture from MTV. Wes on left, Kenny on right)

MTV's Challenges, Duels, and Fresh Meat shows are probably some of my most favorite Reality TV shows out there. I wish I could say it was because they are thought provoking or creative, but no, I enjoy the the fighting, hooking up, back stabbing, and the desperateness of the cast in general.

This season it's Fresh Meat 2. I guess MTV thought it was time to add some new faces into the mix since past casts are getting older, and you would hope moving on with their lives (some don't seem to have that anywhere in their plans though). And although each season has it's drama with alliances, exes, and betrayals... this season the house is pretty clearly divided from the start. You have Wes (the turkey) and Kenny (the hot dog).

Let's start with Wes. Wes talks a big game and acts tough, he wears a necklace with mini brass knuckles to prove it damn it! I am convinced though that Wes was a dork growing up...probably got picked on alot and has low self esteem. To hide his insecurities he works out alot to look like a muscle head and talks a bunch of crap, but when backed into a corner or antagonized, he usually backs down (after alot of chest beating and yelling). So what's his beef (haha) with Kenny you might ask? Well Wes used to be engaged to Johanna but that didn't end up working out too well (shocker). After their break up, Johanna went on MTV's The Island and ended up hooking up with Kenny, who at the time was somewhat friends with Wes. So I can kinda see why Wes is mad...but for some reason the anger is directed at Kenny and not Johanna (who by the way I think he would take back in a second if she showed any interest). Since then Wes has been out for blood.

Kenny, who refers to himself as "Mr. Beautiful", is totally full of himself (in case his self anointed nick name didn't give that away) and seems to find amusement in getting under other people's skin, which Wes totally lets him do. I don't think that Kenny saw Johanna as anything other then another conquest and if I was her, I would be a little embarrassed (she totally threw herself at him) but girls can't seem to help themselves. This season Theresa pretty much offered herself up to Kenny too but he turned her down and sent her running to Wes. This only fueled Wes' hatred when he found out that once again, Kenny had his girl, or could have, and Kenny didn't hesitate to rub his sloppy seconds in Wes' face the first chance he got.

So the house is pretty divided. And for once Kenny doesn't seem to be fairing too well. He is used to having his friends Evan and Johnny Bananas around to help him bully people and strategize. Kenny is pretty much on his own this time, especially since he lost Paula on Wednesday night. I'm curious to see if he has enough smarts, to go along with his looks, to keep him in the game.

This weeks episode wasn't as good as I was hoping for. The preview set expectations that Jenn was going to punch Mandi, but it was just a tease, and she really just hit the cup Mandi was holding in front of her face (damn). Every season seems to have at least one good brawl though, so I am still holding out hope.

One thing I did find highly amusing this week was when Wes, who thinks he is like an evil genius, thought that it was a good idea to put Mandi on his back for a challenge where you had to swing on branches suspended above water and get to the other side. He held on for all of two seconds on the first branch before falling (which is worse then any other team).

Also funny, during the exile challenge, Paula who weighs all of 75lbs dripping wet was kicking her partner's butt. Her partner tried out to be a freaking Navy Seal!!! (I guess we can see why he didn't make it). With Paula gone... I don't see things going well for Kenny unless him and Lauren (his partner) can keep winning the team challenges.

What do you think of the season so far? Are you team Wes or team Kenny?

I now return you to your regularly scheduled life.