Yeah, I know, lame pun’s been used before. Shut up.
We’ve already seen from the previews that Carson takes John to task for keeping the curvy mirrors (although I thought he got dispensation from Thom to keep them along with the blue “stained glass” window things). Who else is going to get raked over the coals, and who’s kept up their transformation? My take on these four:
Adam is most likely to have kept up, just because I don’t think his wife would let him relapse. I don’t think she could quite figure out before the Fab 5 how to get her house in order, but now that it’s picked up and put away you’d have to break her arm to keep her from keeping it a showplace and keeping her husband up to match the house.
George I think is likely to have grown his hair out and still be over-tanned. Other than that I think he’s probably kept it up.
John is almost as likely as Adam to have maintained, just because his place was so spartan to begin with. The aforementioned mirrors may be an issue, and in the previews he looked to be wearing a shirt with the sleeves cut off (had I arms like his I’d wear sleeveless too…had I a body like his you’d be amazed at what I might wear).
Butch has probably let his hair grow a little too, and he’s probably back in his overalls that he wears for work just because of the convenience of it. That struck me as why he dressed that way to begin with.
Of the guys who aren’t being visited, who do you think is most/least likely to have relapsed? Who do you most want to see on the next reunion show? The answer to both questions for me is Tom K, he of the garbage under the coffee table and the girlfriend who steals boots from Trenton-area hookers.
And don’t forget to stay tuned after the show for the half-hour “making the video” special!
) Followed by a flashback / compilation of all the season’s episodes, including a montage of men shaving against the grain.