A Woman Named Megan Albertus

Jan 2, 2009 by mandeewidrick

I have found myself oddly intrigued by NBC’s newest reality TV show called Momma’s Boys. I watched it out of boredom one day, mostly because the name of the show in itself had me curious. The first episode had me laughing hysterically, completely entertained by the fact that anyone would make a show about 3 single men and their mothers. But that wasn’t all! It was about 3 single men and how they had to choose wives from 30 women (give or take) with their moms’ help. 

Sounds great, right? The guys thought so too, until one wanted the bombshell blonde and Momma didn’t agree. Each of them had their own ideas and didn’t want their Momma’s input! 

At the end of each episode, there is an elimination. The guys can’t have ALL of the women, which means some have to go. The elimination process consists of the girls receiving text messages with their answer. The men send out 3 different answers amongst the girls. (1) “YES” (2) “Sorry, the answer is no.” (3) “Meet me at the pool.” The girls with a “No” leave right away. The girls with a “Yes” get to stay. And “meet me at the pool”? This means their fate is yet to be determined at a face to face meeting with the men.

At the finish of episode two, three women went to the pool where the men awaited to give their answers. These woman were Lauren, Megan, and Corina. They lined up. Lauren was called forward first, and one of the men asked her to stay. Megan was next to step forth, leaving Corina to wait in dreaded anticipation. The first guy said no. The second said no as well. The third asked her to stay. Megan was the house “mom” of the many women, the quiet bookworm type that hid while the others got the attention. She was literally in shock that she was chosen over Corina, and in the end, gave her place up so that Corina could stay. 

It’s already been questioned if the heart-pulling scene was staged. It had many in tears, including myself, all amazed at the selflessness of one young woman. I did a little research, and Megan is, in fact, an aspiring actress. Yet, whether or not she was acting in this display of kindness and love is not the point. To me, even if it was all a façade, I can’t help but admire such an act. I can’t say that I agree with the way these men are choosing to select a wife (come on, reality TV?), but Megan cared so much for her friend Corina that she took the rejection in Corina’s place. I’m sure most woman would agree that giving up a chance at nabbing a husband is a lot to give up (especially just so another girl could have the opportunity!) All I could think was Wow. Real or not, that was incredible. (If she was acting, by the way, her incredible and seemingly heartfelt emotion can only be interpreted to me as great skill!)