I have a million things to post and I promised myself I would go to the gym for a bit, but before I forget, I want to do a quick post about last night’s Catfish, because for once, there was a very unexpected ending. So the girl getting catfished was named Antoinette. Antoinette was your run of the mill hootchie bartender from Texas whose primary hobby was posting pictures of herself on Instagram. She was reasonably attractive if you enjoy the kind of young lady who likes to film herself clapping her ass checks together and posting them on the Internet, because, according to her, there is nothing else to do in Texas. She has Instagram followers out the ass (see what I did there?) but her heart belongs to a young rapper in Florida named T-Lights. Tee, is a scrawny little white boy who probably has pictures of Justin Bieber on his bedroom walls.
Okay fine. But already I am having a hard time suspending my disbelief. The girl can barely muster up a modicum of interest in the boy. She just wants some Instagram followers. When they ask if she is in love with him her response is essentially,”Have you seen me on Instagram? I have a great ass, don’t I?”
Meanwhile the boy child is also very popular on Instagram and yet neither of them have video chatted. We are led to believe these two have been talking about how hot Antoinette thinks she is for years. Why hasn’t he wanted to see her hotness in real time?
Well, after three minutes of cracker jack detective work, Max and Nev have determined that the boy child’s married brother is probably the one doing the catfishing. For reasons unknown, Max and Nev feel the need to hesitate on confronting the brother because that would be complicated. So if you are a married dude doing the catfishing, you don’t have to worry about Nev and Max showing up? Nevertheless a decision is made to go down to Florida to catch a concert by the boy child and his rap band. I had no idea rappers were part of a boy band, but apparently when they are white boys from Boca Raton, that is how it is done. So off they all go.
After the concert, Antoinette, Max and Nev chase the boy band into the parking lot. A kind bouncer sent them in the right direction. Said bouncer was conveniently wearing a microphone as were all the members of the boy band in the parking lot. As it turns out, it was not the brother who was doing the catfishing. It really was the boy child. Oh happy day. Now the two love birds who barely acknowledge each other can live happily ever after. Despite, Nev and Max promising Antoinette’s father they would keep her safe, they give the couple the night alone to have sex.
But Antoinette, it seems prefers to be promiscuous online and they only cuddled and watched a couple of movies. She makes it clear they did not kiss. I doubt they even hung out after taping stopped in the parking lot. Meanwhile, word clearly got out that Catfish would be filming at the rapper boy band’s event (Max, Nev and Antoinette had reserved seating for the trio and the cameramen.) and there were tons of people there for the show. We are lead to believe that this is because rapper boy bands are very popular in Boca Raton, not because Catfish was filming.
In the follow-up, the two star-crossed lovers opted to “break up” because of the long distance nature of the relationship. Oddly, this never seemed to be a problem before.
So we are left with many questions. Mostly, what does that boy child’s relative do exactly as his job working on Catfish? Who did Antoinette blow to get the pretend girlfriend gig? Why do I continue to watch this show?
Thanks to the commenter that sent this link to even more information about the farce that is Catfish. There you will find that all of the people on the show sign releases BEFORE Nev and Max ever show up on their door.
Now if you will excuse me, I am going to look into rehab facilities for those addicted to reality TV. I think I need in patient treatment. Perhaps 28 days without a TV or social media reading books and weaving baskets and talking about the scarring childhood issues that made me this way.
P.S. Do you think that kid knows that tea lights and tiny little candles that you put in paper bags to line the way to an event? The flame only lasts for about, oh I dunno, fifteen minutes?
I happen to have that on dvr. Now I don’t have to watch it. Thanks…you just gave me back 40 mins of my life. YOU…are the gift that just keeps on giving. xoxo
I would watch through the scene where they check out the ass-clapping videos and the chick promises her daddy she cleaned up her social media. She was a joke and THANKS! Boy child: Perfect name for him!
These kids didn’t even act like they had been talking at all, much less for two years. My guess is the manager cooked this story up. Publicity for his “rapper”, the “rapper” suggested it to the girl, and production jumped on it. It didn’t hurt that she worked at a bar featured in an MTv (?) reality show.
I thought her dad was cute, though.
Yeah they made a big deal about making sure the bar was prominently displayed for their promotional considerations.
I would like this show a lot if I were dumb.
On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 1:11 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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TT, thanks for sharing the link about how they actually produce the show. I’d wondered about some of those points. I’m glad they recognize we don’t want to see so many similar stories, obese or homely person vs someone. At least they leave Nev and Max in the dark, somewhat. Yeah, I will not be watching unless desperately bored.
I think like many, so called reality tv has fizzled out, at least as for being creative and real. Lets just watch real actors pretending, they can mess up their private lives, or not, on their own time. The reality “actors” lie or act badly in front of a camera crew and producers then expect the audience to not judge them badly.
Fuck, this show is stupid. The hosts can’t act their way out of a paper bag.
i didn’t see the show, but I know now you can buy fancy tea lights that are battery operated…I bought some at the dollar store last week for a funky centerpiece, 2 in a pack! goo Dollar Tree
The linked article just proves that after the first or second season, “reality” tv lacks reality to an extent. I really liked this show season 1 and 2. Not digging the current season so far. Might stop watching. Thanks for the recap!
Showed the article to hubs. He said he likes that production does all the work and keeps Nev/Max in the dark and we get to see them do the work.
I knew this episode was BS when the boy banders made a big deal about not knowing Neve and Co were there at the club. How did they not notice the camera crew??!
I laughed when T Lights told her she does not need to act ratchet online. She is basically just a groupie to him.
Oops…duh. I thought this show was about a bunch of redneck guys in the wilderness fishing with their bare hands. Guess I didn’t miss anything.
This post led me to read your Catfish archives which led me to the Little BowWow episode which reminded me of a Jerry Springer episode from a few weeks ago. This Dee person was there to confess to a woman heshe had been dating that she was not a man. She completely believed that this poor gal would accept the gender switch if she “really loved” himmer. She did not. She was angry, felt betrayed, and rightfully so. But I recognized her from that Catfish episode immediately. I believe she even spoke of the lambskin dildo. Blew my mind that she was still, months after that Catfish episode, pulling the same game on women. What a loser. Hopefully karma bites her in the ass! And soon!
The article didn’t ruin the show for me. It seems like what ought to be genuine is.
Another thought… It could have been the brother and Nev didn’t want to break up a marriage? Or the brother had some way clued him in on it before hand? I really thought they were talking a long time in the parking lot before Antonitte and Max came over. I dunno. but really didn’t seem like they knew a lot about one another.
I agree. I reckon it was the brother all along and that when nev went over to chat to them for long time that they were doing a cover up otherwise why wouldn’t they show us what Nev and t-lights were talking about. Also explains why t-lights didn’t seem that interested and why he never video chatted
The one part of this episode that really bothered me was when she was speaking with Nev and Max about t-lights true identity could of been his brother who was married. Antoinette says, what if it is his brother? That’s gross. This made me laugh and I turned it off. Does she really think that posting those type of pictures and videos on her social media pages will attract only attractive guys? Does she have any idea of the creepy older men, as well as younger non attractive to her guys are looking at them? That is beyond stupid. .she is disgustingly drowning herself in her image..kinda sad actually you have to get guys attention using your body. And another very annoying part is when she is talking and said, “you two, yall” . I guess she forgot she was from Texas (says she) and had to put on that fake accent and caught herself..makes me think everything about this show is fake!
Oh my goodness!! Boy child! I laughed the whole time I read this.
This poor girl is clueless as hell and MY GOD, put some clothes on and gain some class. She’s a pretty girl, Its just frustrating as hell! And I don’t even know where to begin with “Tee lights” – seriously????? when I heard him in the ‘studio’ I thought it was a joke… SMH, they think they’re gonna go worldwide (opening line when he performed). This show is so set up, but addicting to watch and I have mad love for Nev and Max!
LOL,I agree aron. i don’t even know where the hell to begin with these two. This girl has got to be “like” so stupid! every word is “like” and when they met he seemed completely nonchalant. T time or T whatever thinks he’s such a bad ass – all he talks about are his ‘studio sessions’. I love how MTV set them up in that studio, (with security). Antoinette is gonna be so sorry 5 years from now making a complete ass out of herself twerking or whatever she was doing on social media. It looks like she has a good father. beware people this bad ass boyband is about to go ‘worldwide’ lmao.
Has he like, gone through like puberty? cause like, his voice like cracks and he’s just like too busy like in the studio.
saw the episode last night …
LOL, I noticed that too how often they both used the word ‘like’.
This episode was hilarious! He looks like he’s twelve, she looks about her age. Pretty girl but has a lot to learn.
I know it’s like like like, I dunno. Like, he’s gotta hit the studio and like rap or like work on his like acoustic album and like not sure.
She’s like like gotta shop at the mall and like buy cheap clothes at like forever 21. And like pose like a Gucci bag on instagram. Like, I’m not like a hater I’m just like calling it like I like see it!
I like wish them like both well!
I think what she like needs to do is like READ A BOOK! We all know you’re a pretty girl, I don’t know who’s more self centered her or that other chick “Paris roaxann”. Who can like take the most like selfies!