The reality show Jerseylicious has some interesting characters. It probably shows a fairly accurate picture of people in their early 20s in their relationships with each other. You have all the different personalities all in the milieu trying to get along with each other and still coexist at some level of civility. Olivia seems to have the most going for her. She seems to have direction and a degree of diplomacy with others. Anthony seems to have the most moral outlook in that he has a sense of right and wrong and tries to live by his code as much as he can. One of my least favorite characters is Gigi. She is definitely still in the late adolescent stage of finding herself even if she is in her 20s. Her boyfriend is not much better or different.
You wouldn't think much profundity would come from such a show, but it is such a good slice of life that a person can see something of great value in each episode. The episode in which Olivia faced up to kicking Tracy in the head was one such episode because it took great character to admit to a not-so-good friend that she was responsible for something that the friend knew nothing about. Or the episode with Anthony trying his hardest not take employees from his friend and sometimes partner, Gail, was one because he tried so hard to take a stand for what he thought was right. Then there was one in which Gigi, who had been away from Frankie for quite a little while realized she could not live without him. When she did get together again with Frankie, she told Frankie a person knows when someone is right (Absolutely true!) and she was glad to be together again.
I've learned a few other lessons from watching this reality show. As complicated as life gets sometimes, there's nothing that replaces the hope one has of things in life that could really turn out well. I am happy for the characters on the show when their hopes become realized, and I struggle with them when their hopes go unrealized. It's a reflection on the lake that I peer into.
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