Do you think they'll take Frankie out of the opening credits? That would mean that they shot all new group shots and everything. I guess if they were going to, it would have been done this week, right?
The roommates look through photos from their trip to Greece. Randy thinks they should send some of the pictures to Frankie. Because she was such a delight while they were on vacation? Cameran asks Randy if he thinks they will get a new roommate. Randy doesn't know. In a confessional, Cameran says that she would rather not have a new roommate. Brad says that adding another person will change things a lot, and offers up the example of Frankie's job, which was apparently to take out the garbage. In a confessional, Brad says that they couldn't find anyone like Frankie to take her place. But why would you want to? Since when is Brad such a big Frankie fan? Randy says that a new person could be really amazing, and make their final six weeks great. Cameran doubts it, and says that she will automatically hate a new person. Nice. Randy interviews that he will welcome a new person with open arms. Brad comes up with the greatest idea of all time when he suggests that their new roommate could be an ape that would just run around and break shit. The ratings would go through the roof! Please let one of the roommates in Philly be a monkey.
Brad calls Andrea. Brad interviews that he misses Andrea, and that he knows they had a good relationship back home. Andrea answers the phone sleepily, and Brad asks if he woke her. Cameran calls to Brad from the hot tub and tells him to join her. Brad smiles, realizing that he's totally busted. Andrea asks about it, and Brad says he's probably not going in. Andrea thinks he's hiding things from her. Brad interviews that he's been trying to convince Andrea that nothing's going on between him and Cameran, and that the hot tub situation didn't help. Andrea starts arguing that Brad is going in the hot tub with Cameran, and Brad denies it. Brad interviews that it's a problem that Andrea doesn't trust him. Yeah, Brad has really given her many reasons to trust him. Andrea says that she doesn't like Cameran, because she's so fake on the phone and calls her "Annie." Andrea refers to Cameran as "the whore," and Brad totally cracks up and looks at the camera. Cameran sits alone in the hot tub.
A guy identified only as "Courier" walks into the house with a package. Like we wouldn't figure out who he was when he delivered the package? Robin opens the envelope and yells that they're getting a new roommate. The girls scream. Jacquese grabs the paper and reads that three potential roommates will visit the house today, and that they get to choose which one they want. He adds, "Keep in mind that this is an important decision and should not be based just on a single conversation." So are the producers trying to get them to have multiple rounds of interviews? I didn't get that. Jacquese says something about how people will be fake in interviews, and that they need to see through that. Jacquese interviews that he does want another roommate to "bring a new energy to the house." In other words, it's one more person that he can spy on while he or she is having sex. Jacquese concludes that they have to call all three candidates tomorrow morning and relay their decision. They discuss whether the candidates will be male or female, and Jamie says that sex shouldn't play into their decision. Robin points out that the new person will be her new roommate. Brad thinks that the voting will split down sex lines, and end up a tie.
Brad talks to Andrea on the phone again. Every time they show that phone room, I am totally disgusted by the blue carpet in there, which clearly hasn't been vacuumed in weeks. It's so dirty. Anyway, Andrea says that she had a dream that the producers asked her to be the new roommate, and that she couldn't tell Brad, so she just showed up as a surprise. Of course, the producers didn't do that, because that would have actually been interesting. Andrea baits Brad by saying that he probably wants another female roommate. Brad responds to her bullshit by saying he doesn't. In a confessional, Brad says that he has no idea what kinds of people will walk through the door.
Cut to some Lenny Kravitz-looking dude walking up to the house. The girls totally spy on him, and Brad hangs up with Andrea to get in on the action. Cameran calls everyone together, and the guy knocks on the door.
After the commercials, the guy walks in the door. Cameran greets him, and the guy is introduced as Bobby, age twenty-four, from Austin, Texas. Cameran apologizes for the dirtiness of the house. So they couldn't clean it because...? Brad and Bobby do some sort of awkward, complicated handshake. Bobby immediately notes that it smells like fish in there. Way to win over your potential roommates. "Wow, your house stinks. Can I live here?" Bobby says that he's nervous, and proceeds to answer every question that they ask with "joke" answers, and I put that word in quotes because his answers aren't remotely funny. He's trying way too hard. Brad interviews that Bobby is "a cool cat" with "a real unique style" and "a positive vibe." Jacquese stares at Bobby with the biggest look of disgust on his face. Jacquese interviews that there's something about Bobby that he doesn't like. Maybe because, like Jacquese, Bobby tries way too hard to be the funny one? Bobby says that he wants to be a roommate so that he can be part of something cool and something big. Jamie interviews that it made her feel like Bobby isn't there to get to know six strangers. I've said it before and I'll say it again: if you're really on the show to get to know new people, why not just move into a house with six strangers, and no cameras? That's such bullshit. It's not like Jamie went and joined the Peace Corps in order to experience new things.
Anyway, the interview continues, and then Bobby joins the other men outside to play some basketball. Jamie says that she wants to see the other candidates, and Robin says that she likes Bobby. Meanwhile, Bobby asks the other guys how they get along with the ladies. Jacquese and Randy mutter something about a collar that I totally don't understand. The roommates tell Bobby that he should return that evening for a party. Jamie interviews that she wants to see how each candidate reacts in a more casual atmosphere.
The second candidate shows up. He's Brad, age twenty-three, from Minneapolis. Everyone laughs when they find out his name, and he says that they can call him something else if they want. Cameran asks what his initials are, and he says that they are B.J. Oh, that's unfortunate. I'm just going to call him Brad2 for the purposes of this recap. Brad2 says that he has had a girlfriend at home for a year and a half, and that she's not returning his phone calls since he auditioned for the show. Sound like any other Brad we know? Brad says that the situation puts "a damper on relationships." Jamie interviews that Brad2 seems a lot more calm than Bobby. Robin shows Brad2 her room, which is "very girly." Jamie shows Brad2 to the door and invites him to return for the party that night.
After Brad2 has left, Brad is all pouty because he doesn't want someone else in the house with his name. What? Why does that even matter? It's not like he's Jacquese. I have to imagine that Brad has dealt with having someone else with the same name in his life before. Cameran can't believe Brad feels that way. The editors show a lamp with a scary surfer figure on it, and then do a split screen and show the same figure again. Get it? Two Brads? I don't know. That was dumb.
The third candidate walks up and knocks on the door. This is Charlie, age eighteen, from Sun Valley, Idaho. He sits down to Randy, and it immediately becomes obvious that he looks just like Randy Junior, if Randy had a giant zit on his face. Oh, Charlie. Maybe it was the stress. Or the lack of washing. I'm just saying, he's pretty greasy-looking. Charlie says that he was born in Yugoslavia and went to boarding school. Randy also went to boarding school! Given that this kid is Randy's clone, and Brad2 was Brad's clone, do you think they were trying to make Bobby into Jacquese's clone? Even though the only things they really have in common is that they're both black, and they both try too hard to be funny? What a weird methodology. But if they did it on purpose, I kind of applaud them, because at least it was sort of interesting. Charlie explains that he plays a bunch of musical instruments and is in a band, and that he likes country music. Robin interviews that she doesn't get any vibe from Charlie, and that he seems nervous. Charlie shakes everyone's hands and walks out.
Cameran wants to go around and have each roommate voice his or her snap judgment. Randy is worried that his opinion will affect others. Robin wants their choice to be okay with everyone. Randy wonders if anyone has a really strong feeling about anyone in particular. Cameran says she's not attracted to any of them. Who asked her? Brad and Randy both liked Bobby. Really? I guess because he's not their clone. They discuss how much Charlie looked like Randy, and that it freaked them out. Cameran and Jamie both like Brad2, but Brad isn't having it.
That night, Brad reads an email from Andrea. In it, she writes about how she went to see Elf, and that it put her in the holiday spirit, and that she still loves Brad and always will, and then there's a part at the end where she reminds him that he said he was going to buy something when he got home, and asks what it was. She's totally fishing for an engagement ring. Brad interviews that Andrea went out with some other guy, and kissed him. Brad calls Andrea and jokes about her boyfriend, but he's laughing about it. He keeps calling the guy "a dreamboat," and she tells him to shut it. Brad interviews that he and Andrea were dependent on each other, which wasn't good, and if things don't work out between them, he'll know that it wasn't meant to be. Brad tells Andrea that they both need to explore other options. Andrea thinks they've already done that, and Brad says that it's always been short term. Brad interviews that if this experience breaks them up, then they probably weren't meant to be. Brad tells Andrea that maybe they should see what else is out there for real. Haven't they already had this conversation at least twice this season?
And now it's time for the Most Awesome Thing I Saw on TV Last Week. I have to point you back to a Most Awesome Thing, which was another Bunim-Murray show called Starting Over. Last week, the daily soap opera went into repeats, so they are showing the original crazy six roommates all over again. And while I'm not all that interested in rewatching the insanity, if you missed it, this is your chance to see it for the first time. Or maybe back then you didn't have a convenient way to record the show every day (DVR) and now you do. Or maybe back then you had a job, and now you don't. Whatever. Having seen the entire season, I can promise you that it stays awesome the entire time. Sure, there are lulls at times, but then someone even more crazy moves in, and it gets awesome again. So why not add a little craziness to your summer? It will be awesome.
It's time for the roommate selection party. Charlie shows up, and Brad2 and Bobby are already there. Bobby talks about his hair in a stereotypically gay voice. Shut up, Bobby. I already hate you. Brad2 plays pool and flirts with Cameran. Everyone drinks. Charlie pretends that he's just drinking orange juice, but I'm sure that's not true. Robin interviews that the true test is to see how the candidates interact in a social setting. Jacquese and Brad2 walk out to the basketball court and discuss how they both have to pay their own way in life. Jacquese interviews that he really likes Brad2.
Later that night, Charlie grabs a guitar and starts playing. Bobby sings along, and everyone else drunkenly joins in. We don't get to hear what Charlie is actually playing, probably because they couldn't get the rights. Jamie interviews that Charlie won her over with his music. Everyone laughs and sings along.
Much, much later, Brad yells at the candidates to do something to indicate how much they want to be in the house, because they all seem like good guys. Brad2 rambles on and on about how they can only be themselves. Cameran interviews that Brad2 and Bobby are both trying too hard to impress everyone, and Charlie is just being himself. Hugs are exchanged all around, and the candidates leave. Robin says she's going to have to sleep on the decision. Cameran wants either Brad2 or "Little Rand." Hee! Jacquese liked Brad2. Robin liked Brad2 and Charlie. No one liked Bobby, I guess.
The morning, the three candidates wait in their hotel rooms. Bobby gets the call first. It's Cameran and she informs him that he's not going to be the new roommate. Thank God. Brad2 gets the call . Cameran informs him that he is not going to be the new roommate either. Cameran interviews that she feels horrible to be the one to break the bad news.
Charlie gets the call third, and Cameran acts like it's bad news, and then tells him that he's going to be their new roommate. Charlie thinks it will be awesome.
Later, Charlie shows up at the house and gets a giant hug from Jamie. He walks in with his suitcase and tosses it near Frankie's old bed. Cameran asks if Charlie was surprised to be chosen. Charlie says he thought it went well. Cameran interviews that Charlie seems real and genuine. Brad interviews that Charlie will add a lot of positive things to the house. Jamie comes to give Charlie yet another hug, like, does she want him or something?
Brad talks to Andrea again on the phone. Andrea wants to be sure that Brad has told Cameran that things are over, and that he wants to be with Andrea. Brad says he's never talked with Cameran about their relationship at all, so it would be weird to tell her it's over. Brad interviews that he and Andrea are "growing in separate directions" and that they might need to move on. Brad tells Andrea that he'll call her tomorrow, and hangs up.