re: RIP Ryan Knight MTV Real World: New Orleans alum

I forgot Joey. It was Pedro (AIDS), Michelle Parma (car accident), Frankie (Cystic Fibrosis), and Joey Kovar (overdose).

Then Diem and Knight.

Three of them were pure medical reasons, and MTV probably knew Pedro was going to die within a year or two when they cast him. A cynic could say that's why they cast him. Frankie's wasn't as inevitable, but let's be serious, someone with cystic fibrosis who smokes cigarettes isn't long for the world.

And the two guys with notable substance abuse issues before they were cast (Knight and Joey) unsurprisingly did not keep up with their sobriety when fame came around.

It is interesting to note that guys like Wes and Bananas were saying that there was much less partying and steroid use going on in recent seasons than in the Fresh Meat I-Ruins era, but Knight was definitely the exception to the rule when it came to partying. Guy sounded like he was on xanax in every interview he gave.

And yeah, he was on Battle of the Exes II with Jemmye. It's going to be really weird to show him. With Diem, she was on the show for just a few days, and her battle with cancer was actually inspiring. This is just awkward. Not Ryan Jenkins winning I Love Money awkward, but still. I bet he was eliminated fairly early on though, as there were lots of good teams.