To watch the new TLCreality showMILF Manor,one must enter a meditative state.
Not thinking is imperative: Exit your body.
Let your brain escape your head like carbonation from the loosened cap on a bottle of seltzer.
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Their dating pool is revealed to be their own sons.
The moms desire younger men.
The sons crave older women.
Im going to have to see my son date one of these moms!
exclaims Shannan, 50.
This is all strange and upsetting to watch.
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Are you having a good date with mymom?
Your kid may be fully grown but you have no right to that part of your identity.
Dont you rememberbreastfeeding, for God’s sake???
I gave a lot of my youth to raising my sons, says 43-year-old April W., wistfully.
Now I want to have fun.
Their desire is perverse.
In this way, televisions most racy show is also its most puritanical.
And somehow, still, the cast ofMILF Manortranscends.
The pairs seem genuinely happy for the opportunity to hang out.
They refuse to see spending time together as creepy.
They cannot seem to stop high-fiving.
There is a deeply endearing hilarity in watching these 20-something men watch their moms date on a reality show.
Im cock-blocking my mom, says Joey, 20, a look of shock crossing his face.
In the three episodes released to date, the sons avoid shaming their moms.
They act like teammates, rooting for their moms, and coaching them in turn.
The sons are protective but not paternalistic.
Just dont be as naive as you usually are, Jose, 28, tells Pola, 48.
Despite the shows attempts to provoke sexy behavior, theres a lot of goofing around.
When one of the pairs gets back from a date, the whole crew is waiting to receive them.
A stray son shouts across the room, Any intimacy?
The biggest treat is seeing middle-aged women who are not influencers or uber-wealthy interacting onscreen.
The difference in social skills between the moms and the cast ofThe BachelororLove Islandis extraordinary.
Upon meeting for the first time, April J. and Pola shake hands.
A fight results in one woman calling another not very nice.
As the audience, we begin to pray for these women to have a nice vacation, however weird.
Kelle has six kids.
Pola is a single mom who runs her own business.
Charlene is grieving the recent loss of her daughter.
On the beach Shannan wears a turtleneck, a jacket, and a broad-brim hat.
April W.s sunhat covers not just her face and neck but also her shoulders.
MILF Manorcaters to the freaks.
MILF Manor, as many have noted, was preordained, predicted many moons ago by Tina Fey.
(Are other fake30 Rockshows likeGod Cop, Dealbreakers,andSports Shoutingforthcoming?)
A year after that30 Rockjoke, Andy Samberg and Justin Timberlake performed a digital short onSaturday Night Livecalled Motherlover.
(Im a mother lover / Youre a mother lover / We should fuck each others mothers!)
Now fake reality has become our real reality.
Perhaps well live to see shows calledBottom Bungalow, Pansexual Palace,orCuckold Condo.
(Tagline: The HOA meetings are wild!)
The future is unknowable, but more televised horror always lies ahead.
