The
show ‘BUCKWILD’ is about a group of teens (and/or people in their early 20s, I
actually don’t know) that live in the good old hills of West Virginia. Although I do not live in West Virginia, I
actually only live an hour away from where this show is filmed. Therefore, while a lot of the stunts they do
are for the camera, I can assure you that this is not the first time that these
stunts are being pulled. People really
do these things, and may I add, quite religiously. I was never one for the country, or as some
might say, hick, lifestyle, but it works for some people, especially Shain. |
| "It's awesome that the girls are in the country now. I don't even have to drive into the city to get my flirt on!" |
Which
brings me to my first point: Shain is the “gold character” (this may or may not
be a word/saying I just invented on the spot) for this show! I’m an episode late in recapping, but this
guy is THE PICTURE of what people in this area of the country are like. He is that neighbor that is always doing
something worth talking about. And
although I don’t know if he is given these hilarious lines to say, they work
either way. You cannot deny that he is
*the* one to watch on this show. (Side note: I mean, did you see his appearance
on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon? He
brought Jimmy a mason jar full of deer meat and deer juices! He was having a blast during the interview
and could not sit still! I’m telling you
folks, Shain is the real deal!)
Now,
to the point at hand: tonight’s episode.
Since this is the second episode, but only my first recap, I must point
out the fact that the first episode was hilarious! If you have not seen it, I really encourage
you to watch it for it provides some good laughs (or at least it did for
me!) One notable part to mention would
be when the girls found out they were being evicted from the house they were
renting because there had been too many complaints filed about them. Shain and Joey were around and acting like a
bunch of fools while the girls freaked out about the latest discovery. Shain and Joey had what looked like PVC pipe
and were shouting to each other through it. “We’re homeless!” “Sucks for YOU!!!” Oh wow, maybe one day I will recap the first
episode because I could say so much about that one. But for now, I’ll just stop here.
Being
my first recap, I must point out the intros on this show and how much that I
love and adore them. “I’m Shain Gandee,
and you know why they call me Gandee Candy? ‘Cause it’s trick-or-treat all year
‘round!!” (AMAZING) As for the others,
meh, sorry I don’t really care as much for the others. #TeamShain all the way!
Cara and Anna are still fighting. Cara is
talking to a friend and thinking about possibility of having to move out if the
drama continues. Shae has a boyfriend but
the friends do not like this guy. They
claim Shae is "different" around him, and even Shain doesn't like
this guy apparently and "Shain likes everyone."
Next we have Shain and the guys putting a
tarp down the side of the hill! This
should be fun! People actually do this
all the time during the summer! One time
I went to my friend's house for her sister's graduation party and there was one
very similar to the one on this episode.
The country people absolutely love their homemade slip and slides. Shain and the guys of course have their own
twist on the slip and slide though. They
have introduced small inflatable pools to slide down in. Wow! I could actually go for this! Fun!
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| A smaller version of a homemade slip and slide |
There is now a small party and Shain ends
the party by firing a shot?? Can you get any more West Virginian? I think not.
After the party, it has been said that Shae's boyfriend tried to hook up
with her friend, Salwa, but Salwa didn't go along with it. Ashley was informed and will be the one to
beak this news to Shae later and a huge blowup is to be expected!
We are introduced to Shain's dad who is ALREADY a
character in his own right. "I TOLD Y'ALL. IF YOU WANNA RIDE THE BIKE,
WEAR THE HELMET!!!" (In this case, the bike is a dirtbike.) I have to give
props to Shain's dad for being so caring and cautious though. You don’t see much safety being forced in the
country, but I guess he has to be cautious with Shain as his son. Now I can only hope that we will get shown
more of Shain's mom because I LOVE THIS FAMILY.
Cut to the girls having dinner together at
Salwa's house. The girls break it to
Shae about her boyfriend. Shae doesn't
seem to care too much or something. At
one point, she seems not surprised and says she had earlier found texts on his
phone from a girl. She says she has
nowhere to live if she leaves him and the girls say that she can live with them. But then we get a Shae confessional where she
is claiming that she doesn't know who to believe. She doesn't think that her boyfriend would
cheat on her, but she also doesn't know why her friends would make up the story
they told her.
Shae then meets with her boyfriend to talk
and see where they stand as a couple after what happened. He cannot look her in the eyes throughout the
whole conversation, which should be a dead giveaway that he is lying, but of course
Shae seems to believe that he did nothing, as this clip ends with some joking
around.. so I guess they are fine.
In this episode, Shain and Joey are on the
quest to turn Tyler, the pretty boy, into a man. As mentioned before, it started with having
Tyler ride the dirtbike around the hills.
I feel it should be mentioned that the brakes were broken on said
dirtbike. Now, Shain has mentioned that
Tyler has a fear of heights. Shain and
Joey have found a bridge for Tyler to jump off of because "if you wanna be
a man, you can't be scared of anything!"
Tyler seems cautious about this and drags out the process for as long as
he can, despite Shain and Joey shouting mean things to him. Tyler jumps and overcomes his fear of
heights! What a man, what a man!
Now the girls are eating out together and
Shae's boyfriend has joined them, which presents all sorts of awkwardness. Shae and her boyfriend have worked things out
and seem to be fine. Shae tells Salwa
she doesn't believe the story she told her.
This ends badly and we are shown Shae and her boyfriend kissing while
the others have left them. Some people
never learn..
Cara returns for the first time
post-fight. Things seem to be calm
between Cara and Anna again. Shain,
Joey, and Shae are hanging out at Shain's house. Shain and Joey are shooting the gun from
Shain's front porch. (Note: If you far enough out in the country, this stuff
does actually happen.) Joey touches the
bug zapper that's hanging from the porch and gets zapped by it. (Note: If you’re
a fan of Survivor, this show might just be the thing for you seeing as how Joey
is the Skupin of BuckWild.) Cara comes
to the three and says they all should go to this party at a nearby club and
Shain doesn't seem keen to this idea, but agrees to go with all of the others. However, Shae will not be attending said
party.
"I can't believe Shain's leaving the holler to go to the club. He's only been in an elevator like one time and he got seasick!" -Ashley
Now it’s back to Shae and her boyfriend,
who are not going to the club. I swear
Shae's boyfriend seems hyped up on drugs at all times. So attractive. I can see why Shae refuses to leave this guy.
A bodypainter has come to paint the girls'
whole bodies. All the while, the guys
are loving this. I really have to wonder
though why these girls are getting their bodies painted to go to a club where
it is going to be dark. Cut to the club
for the hyperglow party. Shain is a deer
in the headlights at the party because it was "the loudest thing he had
ever heard!" Of course, the girls
take off their shirts because they just had to show off their bodypaint. Well that's a little awkward. Tyler and Cara are still supposed to be an
item, but he is flirting with other girls at the party. Shain is HAVING A PARTY.
"Somehow I ended up shirtless, down in the middle, dancing." -Shain
"Dem girls are gonna get you in trouble.. that's what my daddy always said!" -Shain (I actually don't know if this quote is word for word. MTV did not translate for me like it usually does.)
In a short clip during commercial, it
shows the guys and Ashley in the woods with four wheelers. It must be pointed that Ashley went along
with the guys' plan and rode on the front of the four wheeler while one of the
guys drove pretty fast. Because that is
going to end well. It actually doesn't
result in death, but Ashley does go flying off when the four wheeler is driven
into the mud/water hole.
For Shae and her boyfriend's romantic
date, they are going bowling! SO romantic!!
Jesse's friend was invited to the date apparently. Shae is not pleased with all these "randos"
being invited along and wishes she was at the party with all of the others.
Now we're back at the party, where
everyone seems to be having a great time.
Two of the girls that Tyler has been talking to and dancing with have
boyfriends and they confront Tyler. This
ends with one of the girls leaving her boyfriend to hang out with the guys and
girls. I can't decide if the boyfriend
is being ridiculous by standing in front of the car blocking them from leaving,
or if he's being the sane one because his girlfriend IS kind of crazy acting...
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| The cast of 'Buckwild' |
The episode ends with everyone talking the morning
after about the party. Cara and Tyler
seem to be done with whatever the two of them had going on. Well, that lasted long. Preview for next week show Shae and her
boyfriend fighting some more and Shae and Joey making out??? Okay, well there
were probably more previews after this, but my DVR cut off so I guess I'll just
have to let everything else come as a surprise to me next Thursday!
Buckwild airs at 9pm on Thursdays on MTV.
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