One perk of "Heroes" being on hiatus --- I get to catch up on "I Love New York." The "Flavor of Love" spinoff hasn't been nearly as entertaining as its progenitor, but it's had some moments. (12-Pack's elimination last week gave us one of the all-time great reality TV exit lines: "My ex-girlfriend was looking pretty good tonight, so I'm going to go home and bang the shit out of her." Classy!) Last night we were down to four: eventual winner Tango, brothers Real and Chance, and hanger-on Whiteboy. Whiteboy finally got canned after revealing that he'd been in a five-year relationship up until two months ago, which is a problem for New York --- she's nobody's rebound girl. But the fact that New York kept him around for this long and hadn't yet ferreted out that crucial bit of information is an even bigger issue. Whiteboy's one of those guys that just flew under the radar, and never really did anything good or bad to warrant any attention. In other words, a seat filler. I'm glad he's gone.

The episode consisted of New York taking her beaus on two-man dates, one featuring Real and Tango, the other Whiteboy and Chance. Real has been coasting thus far, barely making any impact whatsoever. He's remarkably bland given his brother's flaming assholery. But this episode he turned it up, devolving into a straight-up 10-year-old. Embarrassing. He kept calling Tango stupid names, spouted off cheesy BS line after cheesy BS line, and literally fell to the ground fake gagging when Tango kissed New York. This is attractive? To anyone? It was so pathetic, and he'll be the next to go. Meanwhile Chance continued his "bad boy" streak, this time pouting during the shared dinner, physically grabbing New York while she danced with Whiteboy, and then telling her to "shut the f**k up " among other insults. Nice. Yet New York is totally into his shtick, so he's definitely Final 2. No way her mom lets her pick him, though. It's Tango all the way.

I'm actually looking forward to "I Love New York" wrapping up. The show has been good for New York herself --- she typically comes off as charming and funny --- but the only guy I'll actually miss is 12-Pack. Plus, the second "FoL" spinoff, "Charm School," is right around the corner. It features "Flavor" rejects learning how to become refined ladies. Previews last night revealed that Pumkin, Bootz, Buckwild, and Toastee are all involved, and we can only hope that Sumthin and Goldie made the cut too. That sounds like some fantastic television.