Next Gen NYC<\/a><\/p>\nBrooklyn Horror Story<\/p>\n
\n Season 2<\/p>\n
Episode 5\n <\/p>\n
\n Editor\u2019s Rating<\/p>\n
4 stars<\/p>\n
****\n <\/p>\n
\n Charlie continues to burn bridges with the rest of the cast, revealing an even darker side in the process.
\n Photo: Bravo\n <\/p>\n
As if Riley\u2019s meltdown last week wasn\u2019t scary enough, it\u2019s time for Halloween on Next Gen NYC. And while they all seem to be afraid of having to go to Brooklyn for this party, the scariest part for me is having to see how little they know about The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Brooks, for some perplexing reason, thinks it somehow involves a chocolate shop in some way, and calls his mother Meredith for clarity as he gets ready. She, of course, is familiar because she\u2019s the most culturally queer member of that family (with Seth in a close second place). Georgia then hops on the line to beg the question that I\u2019ve been asking since this Rocky Horror confusion began: \u201cDid you watch Glee?\u201d That, naturally, was Rowan\u2019s first exposure to it, but Shai says he can\u2019t stand that show \u2014 losing all of the goodwill he had built up thus far.<\/p>\n
No matter how good this show gets, it\u2019s important to remember that it\u2019s not because this is an interesting cast. In fact, the show\u2019s success is despite the fact that (with the exception of Rowan and Georgia) they\u2019re some of the least interesting people in this city, and the scene at Rocky Horror really hammers that home. Out of everybody we see at the party and on stage, it\u2019s almost shocking that these are the people being followed around by a camera crew. Nearly every other person I lay my eyes on there is more interesting, especially the Mrs. Roper-esque fortune teller, who I\u2019d watch on her own show in a heartbeat. Nevertheless, something about Next Gen NYC is working, so here we are.<\/p>\n
Apart from people watching, the party turns out to be the perfect place for Ariana to confront Shai for funneling information to Hudson about her flirtation with Liam, who I\u2019ve decided looks like straight Frankie Grande. Shai and Charlie at least gave Liam a heads up that they aired him out, but Liam is unbothered and denies their assessment that his goal is to fuck Ariana, saying that his goal is just wanting to get to know her. Ariana is more annoyed, especially since she was closer with Shai than Hudson ever was. Shai seems to think he somehow accidentally facilitated this romance and was just trying to clear his conscience with Hudson, but Ariana assures him he doesn\u2019t have that kind of power and she was going to hang out with Liam with or without his assistance.<\/p>\n
While this is going on, let\u2019s do a quick boyfriend roll call. We meet Rowan\u2019s boyfriend Brian and get to experience this bizarre cast through his innocent, virginal eyes. As for Gia\u2019s boyfriend Christian, he\u2019s still scarred from boys\u2019 night, so he\u2019s safe at home, and Ava teases that she\u2019s suspicious of misdoings from her boyfriend Hook, so more to come on that front. Who would have thought someone named Hook would do you dirty? Georgia, meanwhile, is dressed as a pigeon \u2014 \u201ca very iconic staple of most urban environments,\u201d and warns us not to touch the discolored ones. Thank you, Georgia, but I wasn\u2019t going to touch any of them, actually.<\/p>\n
While Brooks has deliberately tried to keep his distance from Charlie all season (and who could blame him), Ava encourages him to try to at least clear the air, so he goes up to him so they can have a conversation about the state of their fractured relationship. Brooks explains that he pulled back not only after the crypto torture scandal, but also after last season aired and they all saw all of the shit Charlie was talking behind their backs. Specifically, Brooks calls out Charlie\u2019s negative comments about his dad. \u201cFuck your dad,\u201d Charlie doubles down, shocking Brooks since Seth Marks was the only person championing Charlie last season. \u201cYou have the least respectable dad on planet earth; he\u2019s a fucking househusband, he should be embarrassed,\u201d Charlie says, tripling down.<\/p>\n
For a brief, beautiful moment, I really thought I was about to see Brooks Marks swing on a bitch. He froze ever so briefly, glaring at Charlie in such a way that I was convinced he was about to slap the fuck out of him with a closed fist. Unfortunately but unsurprisingly, Brooks kept his cool long enough for a circle to form around them. Now with an audience at his disposal, Charlie announces that for one time only, it\u2019s open season and he welcomes any and all questions to finally put all the rumors to bed.<\/p>\n
Naturally, the first question asks about his involvement in the crypto torture. \u201cRidiculous question, I\u2019m not even gonna humor it. I\u2019m not gonna say anything,\u201d he says, seconds after declaring that he\u2019d answer any question. Incredible. It\u2019s also exactly what someone who was involved in crypto torture might say when asked about it.<\/p>\n
To his credit, he does pivot beautifully by distracting them all with a totally false comparison, saying he doesn\u2019t understand why he\u2019s persona non grata while Ariana is currently on probation for a DUI. I think we all have legal problems, he\u2019s essentially saying. As if summoned by Charlie\u2019s shit talk, Ariana appears out of thin air to clarify that there\u2019s no overlap between her DUI and crypto torture. A slightly better comparison comes from Ava, who tells Brooks that his mom isn\u2019t a criminal by association just because she was on a show with \u201ca lady\u201d who was arrested \u2014 referring to Jen Shah\u2019s crimes (and I don\u2019t mean that time she called Brooks a twink). Eventually, Charlie and Brooks agree to just respect each other\u2019s space and move on.<\/p>\n
But why is Ava making this her mission in the first place? I\u2019m just as confused about it as Georgia is, given that she and Ava were united against him when the season began. Watching this attempt at repairing Charlie\u2019s burnt bridges play out from across the bar, Georgia feels like she\u2019s seeing her friends slowly succumb to a cult leader despite her fervent warnings.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Emira and Georgia are closing the loop on how word spread about Georgia\u2019s alleged flirtation with Emira\u2019s boyfriend Kevin. Luckily, Charlie admitted leaking that accusation to Georgia, which means Emira doesn\u2019t have to fire or muzzle her assistant for blabbing. But there\u2019s one more thing about what Charlie said that Georgia wants to share given how close Emira thinks she is with Charlie. She says that every time they\u2019d have the conversation about whether or not Georgia flirted with Kevin, Charlie would say, \u201cThis can\u2019t even be the case because Kevin\u2019s a gay man.\u201d Upon hearing this, Emira instantly shuts down, leaves the party, and demands her mic be removed. As Charlie passes by, she says, \u201cYou have said some nasty shit and I don\u2019t wanna be your friend anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s a fucking piece of shit, and he\u2019s dead to me,\u201d Emira goes on to say, and the eruption is completely warranted. Charlie has already proven himself to be homophobic, but this comment was unbelievably transphobic against Emira, his one defender left on this cast. He\u2019s meanwhile left confused about what\u2019s going on, so Georgia explains that she told Emira about his comments, which he naturally denies ever saying. Well, he says he doesn\u2019t remember saying it, which on Bravo basically counts as an admission.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m left feeling the way I do after every episode of this show, thinking that there\u2019s no way that the human pus stain that is Charlie can ever come back from this\u2026 and yet time and time again he keeps coming back.<\/p>\n
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