T.J. Lavin Sucks

Posted at 12:45 PM Oct 02, 2008

By Kenny Herzog

Granted, this could apply to the entire cast of MTV's The Island, who may actually represent the first significant phase in human de-evolution.

But if that's the case, then host T.J. Lavin is nearly Cro-Magnon in his suckitude. Uncharismatic to the point of being unintelligible, emblematic of douchey skate-frat subculture and downright strange-looking, Lavin was always a distracting hurdle between viewers and the hypnotically deplorable cast.

But now (no doubt at the behest of producers, in fairness), he's taking on a more disciplinary role, sternly lecturing cast members like poor Ashley for trying to quit because of physical injury or lack of mental toughness.

He's like a maniacal confluence of your high school principal and the bully you'd tattle to the principal about. And has now gone from being a mumbling moderator to demonstratively inarticulate.

Oh, and if you don't think he sucks, then just listen to the clip above, in which Lavin (aka LAVS), raps to his peeps (i.e. himself) about what it's like to have "been around the world." I'd say Notorious B.I.G. is spinning in his grave, but I think we all know that would have to be one pretty damn big coffin.