Who would’ve guessed that a “Love and Hip Hop” season 2 reunion that really wasn’t a “reunion” would somehow end up being better than a typical reunion?
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“Love and Hip Hop” is officially over and done with, but before VH1 dimmed the lights on the explosive second season, cast members like Jim Jones, Chrissy, Olivia, Somaya and more had an opportunity to sit down and vent about everything from their lives and relationships to how much screen time they did (or didn’t) get during the show’s second season.
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And based on what some of the ladies had to say Monday night, “Love and Hip Hop” producer Mona Scott Young is the one who most deserves the blame over what we witnessed (and what never saw) during the show's volatile second season.
First off, if you missed some or all of the reunion show—which was called “Love and Hip Hop: Reality Check,” you missed a pretty damn unique behind-the-scenes look into not only how a reality show is put together, but how and why certain storylines are chosen.
It was really a bold move by VH1—I actually think they were a little too liberal in what they chose to show us. Everything from the producers essentially calling Olivia and Somaya boring to Scott Young seen interrupting a heated exchange between Erica and Kimbella (and seeming to ask the girls for a re-do of the conversation so that they could properly introduce one of the newest “characters”)—it was all on display for viewers to watch, dissect, and judge for themselves.
Like with any reality show, the subjects in front of the camera often feel that the producers’ decisions in post-production chop up the facts and present a manipulated (yet entertaining) story for broadcast television. And they do.
The problem, according to some of cast members on “Love and Hip Hop,” is what extent a network will go to create drama for the small screen.
‘REALITY CHECK’ QUOTES
Here are some memorable quotes from the “reunion”…
From Jim Jones:
“I respect the drama ... Production has no value of personal life. It's a little bit different when you're a part of it.”
“This wasn't the type of show I wanted to be a part of.”
From Chrissy:
“When the cameras rolled, it was great. When they stopped, it was still my life.”
“And that's why I may not be doing a season 3." -Chrissy, who refused to sit in the same room with Mona, explains that she may not do a season 3 of “Love and Hip Hop” because the show’s producers allegedly manufactured drama by placing Yandy and Chrissy in the same room together, unbeknownst to Chrissy.
From Olivia:
“It's not as bad as you guys made it seem.” –Olivia, explaining how her relationship with her mother isn’t as bad as the show portrayed it to be.
From Somaya:
“The reality of this show is that a lot of it isn't real … You're acting like I'm mad, b***h! I don’t give a f**k!” –Somaya to Mona, who is reacting to a discussion regarding her screen time getting cut in season 2.
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