No matter how many times you've tuned in for a "Real World" season premiere, watching a new group of intentionally mismatched housemates size each other up for the first time never gets tiresome. There's all that nervous energy a-flowin' combined with immediate sexual tension between some, immediate irritation between others, which gets the ol' synapses firing right off the bat over which cast members are going to really bring the drama. Thing is, we didn't have to play too much of a guessing game tonight.
After soaking in a few alcoholic bevvies, a just-friends vibe from his crush, Alexandra, and a gay slur from some jackhole at the bar, Frank threw himself a pity party, fought the wall and passed out on the floor, but not before rubbing his face-grabby (and borderline homophobic) roommate Nate the wrong way. If "Real World" history is any indication, then you know this kind of initial wonky behavior usually foreshadows a complete breakdown.
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