I was extremely disappointed by Melena's choice of who she picked on the finale of "Average Joe." I was not surprised that she chose pretty boy Jason over Average Joe Adam. Driving home the stereotype that the show has been exploiting; that the Average Joe can't get the pretty girl. The finale was of course painfully expanded to a full two hours, of which one hour was spent on recapping what happened over the course of the show.
A little recap of the two individuals:
Jason: A 26-year-old waiter/model, who is finishing up college and lives with his parents in Irvine, California. Melena asked him if he only liked girls on their first date (he's kind of girly). His personality was very vanilla. He never really expressed how he felt, except for saying that he cared about her without any explanation as to why.
Adam: A 27-year-old day trader, who owns his own firm, bar owner, millionaire, who lives with a roommate in New York City. His personality was very outgoing and gregarious. He made her laugh; he purchased gifts for her, and expressed how he really felt.
I almost burst out laughing when Melena said that she and Jason connected on so many levels. When and how this happened did not happen, was not shown on screen. They just stared at each other a lot, and made out. She admired him so much for going after his goals (I guess that would be his wanting to graduate college), and the way that they complimented each other.
Basically, Melena picked the wrong guy. The finale of the show, when she chose Jason over Adam, was a huge downer. She dumps the guy who you've been rooting for all along. The cheerleader picks the model. There was no way for you too feel happy for her, because you know she made the wrong decision. It also looked as if Adam had to sit on the bus until Melena and Jason's plane left. I'm not sure if that's how it was just filmed or what, but that was just plain cruel. Adam was a class act through the whole thing.
Article comments
1 - Tom Johnson
Yep, I too was massively disappointed. I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought there was absolutely nothing of substance going on between Melana and Jason. I really thought maybe she was going to be decent and do something good, of course not. But I can definitely say that I won't be back for the second installment - besides this one being a tremendous letdown, the next one just looks to be a whole lotta nastiness. At least this one started out fun . . . even if it degraded into typical reality show shmaltz and BS. Oh well.
2 - TDavid
After reading this overview of the series, I'm glad that I didn't catch this one.
3 - HW Saxton Jr.
This seems like a no win situation for
the young lady involved.If she would've
chosen the "Average Joe",I"m of the mind
that she would have been fending off the
accusations of being a gold digger and
going for the money despite the outside
physical appearance.
4 - The Average Hec
I got an idea...how about an Average Jill show, where some vapid headed stud muffin gets to pick from a bevy of geeky, average looking women, and right before he gets to the last 3 or 4, bring in the professional football team cheerleader babes, and see how much of a class act a woman can be when she gets ignored over a bimbo...think about the hue and cry from the feminist groups.
5 - Robert
Why did Gil get so mad that Larissa dated Fabio on Average joe Hawaii? I don't get it?
6 - Corey
Neither do I. I think he was looking for an exit, and this was the opportunity so he took it.