For the Love of Ray-J...

Who knew that Brandy's Brother had so much personality? Just when I thought that I was finished with reality TV and there's was pretty much nothing that I hadn't already seen, Ray-J comes in with his red cape to save me from the evil sitcom monsters. Hmmm...Captain Save-'Em? You decide.

Willie Norwood Jr. has definitely grown into a man that the ladies just cannot get enough of. With his charming stature and captivating sense of humor, it's understandable why these ladies would want to be with him. He is indeed a ladies man with his dating resume boasting a few of Hollywood's Hood-Elite: Lil' Kim, Whitney Houston, and Kim Kardashian and the chicks from Season 1 (yes, I definitely think there will be a Season 2) are eager to join this list.

On Episode 4 there were 9 girls left vying to be the object of Ray-J's affection. Some are funny. Some are trashy. Some are cutesy. Some are...Dangerous? Nonetheless they make up an interesting entourage for their man Ray. There are a couple of things that have kept my attention glued to the TV screen (and really, this is just a few...i love this show):

• Lack of the *beep*. I have a valuable amount of experience in my reality show watching career and one thing that always irks me is the usage of the *beep*. The *beep* is caused by the girls with the major potty-mouths that makes the conversations barely audible due to the beeping that prevents the profanity from going across the airwaves. FTLORJ - two thumbs up! There has been minimal beepage. Sure these girls are a little petty and bicker a little, but they don't curse much. And if there's one thing I can appreciate, it's a lady who can get her point across without sounding...ignant!


• Ray-J the Comedian. How come no one told me that this dude was so funny? His confessional scenes have my folded over. Although these comments may be a little rehearsed, they appear to be spontaneous. and most importantly...they make me laugh.


• The cast/characters. These girls are lookers. I'm used to seeing a large group of females that look like they just fell of the turnip truck. These are normal, attractive females. There's no abundance of bad weaves. There's no abnormally large breast implants. Just ordinary people. It seems like a normal thing but in the reality world, this is quite far fetched.
• The "Believability Factor". I'm a stickler for truth tellers. And not so much that you aren't lying, but more so that you believe the words that are coming out of your mouth. For instance, did I ever believe that McCain had my best interest in mind? No. But that mofo definitely believed he did. Did I ever for one minute believe that Hoopz liked Flavor Flav even just a little bit? Hell no. Do I believe that these girls like Ray-J? Hell yea. And even if they don't...I believe they do. On previous VH1 "Love" related shows, there's always the feeling that women are looking for exposure, trying to start an entertainment career, or attempting to parlay their 15 minutes into a spin-off. Not this go round...these girls; they really like this man.


• The tasks. The tasks on this show are realistic. There's no jumping out of planes or cleaning homeless shelters barefoot or running obstacle courses. Just normal tasks in which these girls are to show their affection for Ray. It's real...

My favorite...

I always have to pick a favorite and so far my lead girl is...Cocktail. Cocktail the social working, go-go dancing snitch is full of charisma and she appears to really be there for Ray-J. Sure she told on all of the girls that had ulterior motives. But that's what you do when you want to get rid of these girls and in order to be the last one standing, these girls ain't gotta go home but they gotta get the hell up outta the house.