Missions:
4: Classwork
My comments:
I am being to not like this season, most of the group is split up, they need to spend more time with each other.
I am really wondering if most of the group is on this trip to just meet people or to have the time of their lives.
What Bunim-Murray had to say about the episode:
School is finally becoming a reality for the six. Westward ho! The Road Rulers discover one of the major set backs of maritime (on a ship) travel. Due to the crossing of time zones the magnificent six find themselves in the perpetual hell of daylight savings, where springing forward and losing an hour of sleep becomes a daily ritual.
Sucks to be Ayanna and Pua when they both forget to reset their clocks the night before the first CORE exam, thus making them an hour late. (CORE is a mandatory cultural studies class that teaches students about the countries they'll be visiting.) Talk about surprises! Certainly not one that the two clueless rulers were ready to face. Oh well, life goes on and so do the exams. Yes, who has been to the class less times than the U.S. has landed on the moon, got the best score out of all six. Needless to say, this didn't make the rest of the group happy.
Ayanna makes a call home to say hi and receives the unfortunate news that her mother has had a recurrence of cancer. She has to make a decision: go home or stay, "I don't how I can go home, but I don't know how I can stay either." Ayanna knows one thing for sure, she's doesn't want to tell anyone about this.
It isn't until Pua opens her heart and reveals her darkest secret that Ayanna feels compelled to let down her walls. Pua drops the bomb and tells Ayanna that she was raped. She was inspired by Ayanna to come to grips with this and now realizes the rape was not her fault. Pua's words resonate in Ayanna's ears. She starts to cry on Pua's shoulder. She tells Pua about her mother's cancer and her feelings of helplessness while on board the ship. A camaraderie is instantly formed between the two girls.
What MTV had to say about the episode:
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