Bunim: Man, that Hope and Michael Steadman sure are whiny. They're almost as bad as the London cast.
Murray: But don't you think Gary is cute? Can you believe they killed him off in the last season?
Bunim: I wonder if we could get away with killing someone off. Lord knows we tried with Ruthie.
Nicole tells Malik that she is hurt beyond belief, and that she doesn't consider him a brother anymore; she adds that she wants the two of them to take a walk in the morning so that they can talk without involving the other roommates. Apparently, Malik has no choice in whether to take this walk. Nicole has dictated it, and it is so! In an interview, Nicole says that she expected a lot from Malik. Nicole asks him again not to repeat anything she says to anyone else in the house, especially someone who's not black. Malik says that is cool, and Nicole walks away.
Malik immediately tells Kevin about it. What is it with these people not being able to keep something to themselves? Kevin thinks that Nicole has a lot of anger. Malik says that Nicole had high expectations for them, and that he understands that they have a common culture, but that he doesn't agree that he shouldn't talk to white people about his problems. In an interview, Malik says that he's color-blind in his friendships. Malik tells Kevin that he doesn't know whether he will be close with Nicole after this, but if that's what happens, "so be it."
The morning, Malik and Nicole go for a walk. Nicole says that it shouldn't be an argument, but that they should express their feelings to each other. Nicole says that she expected a lot from Malik, and thought they would be really close. Malik says that Nicole is very critical of him, while claiming to be non-judgmental, and that she doesn't know who he is. In an interview, Malik says that Nicole needs to find out who he is, but that he hasn't given it any time. Suddenly, Nicole yells at Malik, saying that he is talking behind her back, and that she doesn't consider him family. She says, "Your actions and your words have proven to me that you're not a real brother in my eyes." Whoa! How did they go from a reasoned discussion of their feelings to yelling at each other on the street? Nice editing. Malik thinks that Nicole is a judgmental person. In a confessional, Nicole says that Malik has an Afro and wears "black figure shirts," but that he is "the first one to disrespect a sister behind her back with a boy who supports George Bush." Wow, Nicole is really hung up on that George Bush thing. I mean, I'm not his biggest fan by any means, but it's not like he's George Wallace or something.