The Real World — Season 21
The Real World: Brooklyn is the 21st season of MTV's reality television series The Real World, which focuses on a group of diverse strangers living together for several months in a different city each
About this season
The Real World: Brooklyn is the 21st season of MTV's reality television series The Real World, which focuses on a group of diverse strangers living together for several months in a different city each season, as cameras document their lives and interpersonal relationships. It is the third season of the show to be set in New York City, though the first to be set in the borough of Brooklyn, as previous seasons, 1992's The Real World: New York and 2001's The Real World: Back to New York, were filmed in Manhattan.
Episodes (14)
1. Brooklyn Bridging
Aired 7 January 2009 • 42 min
Season 21 opens with eight strangers this season (not seven), moving into a home in Brooklyn.
2. The Outs & Ins of Brooklyn
Aired 14 January 2009 • 42 min
Katelynn comes out to some of the roommates, but she's not sure Chet and Ryan are open-minded enough to accept her. Meanwhile, Baya auditions for the Hip-Hop Dance Conservatory.
3. The BFF-O-Meter
Aired 21 January 2009 • 42 min
4. Daddy Dearest and the Dueling Divas
Aired 28 January 2009 • 42 min
5. Friends and Enemies
Aired 4 February 2009 • 42 min
Ryan is upset over a late-night prank which was pulled by JD.
6. Battle of the Sexes
Aired 11 February 2009 • 42 min
Ryan wants to know the secret which Katelyn has been keeping from him.
7. Of Mice and Devyn's Men
Aired 18 February 2009 • 42 min
The Brooklyn house receives a visit from Devyn's "semi-fiance" while still stringing along another guy. Meanwhile, Devyn receives payback for her cheating ways when guys pull a prank on her.
8. Angry Boys and Dirty Girls
Aired 25 February 2009 • 42 min
9. Dilators, Dresses and Bow Ties
Aired 4 March 2009 • 42 min
10. Pole Dancing and Pedro
Aired 11 March 2009 • 42 min
Katelynn thinks seriously about quitting the show and heading home.
11. Saving a Private Ryan
Aired 18 March 2009 • 42 min
As election day 2008 approaches, Ryan discovers he has been called back into duty in Iraq.
12. Atlantic City, Baby!
Aired 25 March 2009 • 42 min
Ryan must put his dreams on hold as he copes with the news of his redeployment to Iraq. Also: the roommates head to Atlantic City; Devyn gets a puppy.
13. Saying Goodbye
Aired 1 April 2009 • 42 min
The housemates prepare to move out as their stay in the house nears its end. Scott, Baya and Devyn plan to stay in New York, and move in together as roommates. Ryan prepares to report for active duty as part of Operation: Iraqi Freedom, but not before getting into an altercation at a bar. The women engage in one last war of pranks, with J.D. caught in the middle, and Ryan reacting with outrage. Despite the conflict, the group bonds one last time over Ryan's guitar music on their last night together, and enjoys some emotional exchanges as they each leave the loft the next day.
14. Real World XXI Reunion
Aired 1 April 2009 • 42 min
The program, hosted by Maria Menounos, featured all eight housemates. Ryan, whose appearance was a surprise to the other seven, is set to leave for Fort Bragg, North Carolina before leaving for Iraq. Sarah and J.D. returned to San Francisco and Miami, respectively, while Kat has gotten and job as an I.T. specialist at the University of Montana, and Baya has been producing music and deejaying. Among the topics discussed are how life has changed for the cast, the argument in the season finale, Sarah and Kat's unresolved issues with J.D., the gender conflict in the house, with Ryan and Chet taking issue with what they saw as Sarah's lack of sincerity and prejudice, and the cast's feelings about Ryan's recall. It is revealed that Ryan and Belle broke up, and that he and Baya are in a relationship