Truth is Stranger Than Fiction

So here we are at the end. Believe me viewers, there is no pun intended. As I watched the scenes of the final episode I realized that while I was sitting at the table enjoying my salad, there seemed to be a whole other show going on. Apparently a lot of things were happening. I often wonder to myself, why is it that I do not pick up on these things as they are happening? Or is it that I just choose to block out ugly situations and try to believe that there is a logical explanation for everything? Unfortunately watching this it is obvious that the events of that evening were definitely orchestrated, and not a coincidence. 

Human nature has proven that you can take any group of people and allow them to view the same scenario and each person will take away something different based on their emotions, personal identification with the players, or just plain willingness to side with one party or another.

So as I sit to write this blog, I think it would be best to remove my emotions from the mix and just present you all with the facts we’ve all seen involving the events of that evening. It occurred to me that the old saying that truth is stranger than fiction was in play here for sure. You can’t make this stuff up folks. The Set-Up: To paint a negative picture of Melissa at a public event by exposing her alleged past employment as a stripper.

The Players: Teresa; Kim D; The Bald Guy aka Angelo, former strip club manager conveniently  turned PR agent for a day; Melissa; Jacqueline; Caroline; Lauren; and me.  

The Motive: To destroy Melissa’s reputation, embarrass her, and ultimately try to destroy a happy family of five.

The Clues: Body Language, Facial Expressions, Accusations

The Evidence:

1. There isn’t any evidence to support the statements or claims made by the creepy “Bald Guy” that Melissa was a dancer for him, so everyone will just have to take his word for the truth.

2. The texts Jacqueline was receiving all evening from a mutual friend of both she and Teresa. The texts were being sent to inform Jacqueline there was going to be some serious drama that evening. Drama that Teresa, Kim D, and “The Bald Guy” had carefully planned out at the expense of one of the lady’s reputation.     3. The Candid Taped Confession: Ah, finally some real visual evidence. The conversation the creepy “Bald Guy” was having with some woman in the distance while forgetting he was still wearing a mic. (This is reality TV, if you think because the camera is not directly in your vision you’re not being filmed, you’re wrong. Let’s not forget, in reality TV the walls have ears! Or in other words when you are mic’d or near a mic, you’re being recorded and someone is always listening.) During this conversation “The Bald Guy” gives us a confession and admission to the big drama for the evening and the players involved in the setup.     

The Plot: The events get weirder by the minute as we reach crescendo and the key players start to play the blame game, while handing out accusations and lies.

The Finale: Cast members are angry, hurt, disillusioned, tired, and wondering how on earth we will be able to make some sense of this and get up at 5:00am to be ready to film a reunion with some civility. And then, the unintended finale… It is obvious from facial expression and body language that Jacqueline is in a complete state of shock and is having a meltdown. A sense of sadness and futility pervades the conclusion of this melodrama.

The next morning we find ourselves at the Count Bassie Theater in Red Bank, New Jersey sitting beside one another without Jacqueline. 

Where do we go from here? Well it’s been a year since we’ve all been together in one room. Tune in next week to see how that goes.

Lots of Love,
xoxo
Kathy