The Mind Is a Dark Forest, Updated

[nonelvis]

I realized as I was falling asleep last night that I may be able to trace my shameful love of The Real World/Road Rules Challenge to my early childhood, when as a family activity, we would sit and watch such top-quality programming as The Gong Show, Battle of the Network Stars (aka "Battle of the T's and A's," which is what my parents called it), and yes, on occasion, The $1.98 Beauty Pageant.

Parents: they fuck you up in ways you can't even imagine.