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John Paul Millionaire
19 February 2003

Some observations on "Joe Millionaire"

1. Fox has the power to emotionally manipulate me.
2. Zora and Sarah fit a little too conveniently into the virgin / whore dichotomy.
3. Zora is not actually human, but is in fact one of two things: a) an earthly manifestation of the Virgin Mary, or b) a state-of-the art saintly cyborg known as the "Philanthrobot"
4. Evan and Zora are the new Kennedys.
5. You'll know you've found your soulmate when Fox hands you a check for $1 million.
6. Even though Evan is not particularly bright or interesting, I couldn't help but like him at the end.
7. Ransom, Zeb, Jenn and I were almost in tears during the final scene.
8. Sarah's appearance in Playboy is inevitable.
9. The surprise "twist" at the end was not as good as Zeb's hypothesis, which is that Evan turns out to be gay and black.
10. Because Evan and Zora were united by a gimicky contrivance in front of a television audience of 30 million, theirs is a union that is destined to last forever.



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