Workout #4: The Lesbian Whisperer

Cesar Milan, The Dog Whisperer, is quite adept at understanding what makes a dog tick. He’s not merely a dog trainer—he’s a dog psychologist, so to speak. In the recent episode of Workout, Jesse gave himself a new title. He is now the Lesbian Whisperer. I’m not sure exactly what that means; I assume he considers himself an authority on all things Lesbian.



Last week, Jesse was visibly upset at that sight of Jackie and Rebecca swapping fluids. The group was gathered at some restaurant and he kind of made a scene; he ended up leaving early. Andre and Brian were also taken aback by Jackie’s behavior.




Things got interesting when Jackie’s other woman, Tiffany, showed up. Rebecca seemed uncomfortable about the whole situation, and one has to wonder what was going through Jackie’s mind. I love Jackie, but I think she could have been more considerate. She didn’t seem at all concerned.



Jesse, Brian, Andre and Gregg continued talking about Jackie the next day at work. I’d like to point out that Brian, Andre, and Gregg are straight. Who said straight men don’t like to gossip? These guys are worse than most women.



Jesse finally decided to confront Jackie about her behavior at the restaurant. “You can’t go around making out with girls in the bathroom; you’re not a drunk 16-year-old girl,” he told her. Jackie explained that she just wanted to have a little fun, which makes sense. She had been in a (bad) relationship for five years. Jesse then told her that lesbians cannot just casually date. He is the lesbian whisperer, so I guess he knows what he’s talking about. Jackie, of course, disagreed.

Jesse also mentioned that it’s not professional to date a coworker. Brian actually used the word unethical to describe the whole situation. Jackie argued that dating among coworkers is common place in their industry. She assured Jesse that she and Rebecca were going to be professional about the whole thing. I assume she meant that she was going to keep her personal life and professional life separate. Hm, something tells me that’s easier said than done. Honestly, I don’t think she should mess around with Rebecca. Jackie is Rebecca’s boss, and it’s just never a good idea to date a subordinate.

Andre was particularly upset at the fact that Jackie was courting two women at the same time. I think Rebecca is straight; she just seems to crave attention, and boy does she know how to get that attention. Tiffany appears to be bisexual, although she had never been with a woman before Jackie. It’s not clear what her intentions are. Andre’s response is really puzzling. Is it jealousy, as Jackie seemed to think? Yeah, it could be. I just find it really strange that he would react that way. Aren’t there other women in L.A.?



There’s tension between Rebecca and Jesse. It’s always been there, but things are going to get worse next week. After the whole Rebecca/Jackie thing died down, the gang meets to celebrate Erika’s (and Doug’s) birthday.





Before the birthday party, Doug shares more about his life with Cheo (and the viewers). We learn that both his parents died young; they didn’t make it to 43 years of age. Doug made a comment that was very disturbing, “this is the last time I’m having a birthday party.”





Moments later, Jackie received a phone call from Cheo informing her that Doug was very ill. He was in a drug-induced comma and, as we all know, he didn’t make it. Doug seemed like a really nice guy and a great representative of the LGBT community. Allison at Reality on Bravo believes that the producers treated the whole situation with total disrespect. I can understand her point. The whole time I kept imaging some heartless producer trying to put together various clips of Doug without really caring about Doug as a human being. There’s really no evidence to suggest that, but it is television and their goal is to entertain (and make money). I guess that’s just the way it is. Also, for more information about the Doug Blasdell Outreach Program, please click here. The link takes you to a new blog called Bravissimo, which covers Shear Genius and other reality TV shows. Anyway, it’s a sad day in reality TV land. Doug will be missed.