The Real World: Austin - Episode 22: Episode Summary

Last week's episode ended with Wes getting a collect call from Nehemiah, who was locked up. Remember, this was the last night (yeah, I know) for him to re-edit the video.

Wes couldn't actually get him on the phone (too complicated), but Danny went ahead and went down there. Apparently, Nehemiah got into a fight and injured somebody. Bail is set at $3,000. Otherwise, he'll be sent to prison, where he'll undoubtedly be effed in the a. Danny is going to try to either call one of Nehemiah's people (not likely) or have the TIs front him $3,000 from his check.

So MTV agrees to front him the money, which I guess means we'll be seeing him on the next several Challenges. Meanwhile, Rachel and Lacey sit around in front of the computer and stew about how they would finish the project, but they don't know how. Danny goes down to the jail to bail him out, but for some reason, they won't let him go until 5:00. Are they afraid he's going to drink too early in the day?

Finally it's 5pm or whatever and the cops let Nehemiah walk. He gets back to the crib, hugs Melinda and Johanna and makes a b-line for the shower. Hmm. Next thing you know this jig is out looking for the guy to apologize. Hmm, again. Come to find out, Nehemiah swung on some random ass dude for no reason. Now his hope is that since he apologized, dude will drop the charges.

Nehemiah finally sits and works on the documentary while the rest of the gang goes out and drinks. Of course he complains about this fact in a confessional, as if he didn't just spend the last couple of days in jail. Wes in particular gets fucking tanked and gets into some sort of weird thing with Rachel where he play slaps her and then she pretends as if he slapped her for real.

Sidenote: This new Gauntlet looks fucking sweet, nhjic.

Also, apparently, Wes managed to bust up half the house. They got him on tape knocking a door down and throw a bottle of coffee beans at the wall, but I'm still not buying this phony slap bullshit. Not when dudes have been sent home for much less. So he sorta kinda apologizes and Rachel sorta kinda accepts. You wonder if she made the shit up in the first place just so someone would have to apologize to her.

It's finally time for the premier. Again. Wes and Nehemiah go out and get funny tuxedos, not unlike the two fellows in Dumb & Dumber. Since it's been a good 10 years since the TIs at MTV actually allowed a group to fail at a job (remember the bakery from the Miami season?), the premier itself was rather anticlimactic.

NEXT WEEK: Holy shit! Maybe Nehemiah won't be on any Challenges.