Average Joe Gutshot

So looks trumped personality last night on Average Joe. Local boy Brian Worth was kicked to the curb, discarded for a pretty boy with all the warmth and charm of the ball peen hammer currently serving as Keanu Reeves' acting coach.

Was anybody surprised by this turn of events? I don't even have to try to be cynical; all I have to do is wake up.

Those of us watching this down at the local didn't need sound to figure out what was in store for Mr. Worth. It was quite obvious that Ms. Meek was wearing her pity face. You know the pity face - the mask some women put on in an attempt to convince you they really do feel bad about what they're about to do.*

"Even though she told Brian he was "the most interesting person [she'd] ever met," even though they spent a magical day in Fenway Park meeting pitcher Tim Wakefield, even though she had clicked with his four best buddies, Larissa opted for a dull, pent-up dude with the magnetism of a piece of wood. Like Melana from the first "Average Joe," our girl led with her eyes, and not her heart."

That part about Fenway is a tough break. Which is why Fenway Park should be reserved for truly special signifcant others. It is, after all, sacred ground.

*No, I'm not attacking women. Men do the stone (or Steve McQueen) face - if they're trying to act all cool and aloof - or the weepy face - if they're the sensitive artsy bad-poetry-writing type.