| Pardon My French: A Guide to The Real World Paris | A preview of the reality show's 13th season, which finds the seven-person cast living large in Paris.
| 1 (1 hour) (season premiere) | As if U.S.-French relations weren't strained enough, MTV sets the 13th season of its flagship reality show in Paris. The cast features many of the archetypes the series is known for: a likable hunk (Ace); a flirt (Leah); a cocky guy (Chris); a virgin (Mallory); a gay guy (Simon); an independent gal (Christina); and a loudmouth (Adam) who doesn't think before he speaks. In the opener, the crew enjoys a night on the town, and Leah becomes smitten with Ace. Later, she literally comes back to bite him on the butt while they frolic in the hot tub. And Adam pines for Mallory...until he senses the feeling isn't mutual, prompting him to lash out at her.
| 2 | The housemates learn that their jobs consist of putting together a student travel guide of Europe. Also: Christina flirts with CT; and Ace has difficulty adjusting to France.
| 3 | Mallory and Ace try to escape from the cameraman shadowing them and share a kiss. Mallory also loses her purse, which contains Leah's passport; and Adam apologizes to Leah for his behavior.
| 4 | CT has a run-in with Christina, who he believes is eating his food and drinking his alcohol. Meanwhile, Ace frets about kissing Mallory, who worries about how to tell Leah, who also likes him.
| 5 | For their Frommer's job, the housemates must review different shopping districts and stores in Paris. Meanwhile, Adam meets a woman at a club, but the morning after isn't as much fun as the night before.
| 6 | CT has a run-in with Leah and Christina, who think he's difficult to live with. Also: the housemates celebrate Valentine's Day, and the gals are surprised when bouquets of tulips arrive for them.
| 7 | Adam meets a Canadian gal to whom he's attracted. Also: Christina turns in an assignment ahead of the others, causing dissension within the group; a group project is assigned.
| 8 | In preparation for her brother Pascual's visit, Leah spurs everyone to clean the house; she and Mallory also have some issues about Mallory's sloppiness. Also: Mallory is attracted to Pascual.
| 9 | Christina is left in a foul mood after someone eats her eggs; and she has difficulty sleeping due to Ace and CT, who are involved in a high-stakes game of pool.
| 10 | CT angers Christina and Leah when they learn he turned in an incomplete assignment. Also: Christina contemplates changing rooms; and Ace frets about Christina moving out.
| 11 | Tired of being the odd-man out with Leah and the others, CT attempts to mend fences. Meanwhile, Adam goes to a gay bar with Simon and Mallory; and Simon's boyfriend visits.
| 12 | Ace's girlfriend from back home arrives for a visit. Ace is immediately put-off when she refers to him as her "kind-of boyfriend"; and he later gets in a drunken argument with a cab driver.
| 13 | Adam is smitten with a girl whom he spends all of his money on; Ace and CT worry that the girl is using Adam. Leah and Christina insist that Mallory change to a more fashionable shoe.
| 14 | The housemates begin an eight-day vacation that includes stops in the French Riviera, Rome, Florence and Switzerland. First, however, they must finish an assignment about Paris nightlife. Also: Mallory's cousin and aunt visit; and Ace celebrates his 24th birthday.
| 15 | The housemates arrive in Florence, where Leah and Simon go shopping and the others go sightseeing. Also: Leah has a date with a waiter she meets at a restaurant; and CT alienates some of the others when he arrives for dinner drunk.
| 16 | The housemates conclude their vacation with stops in Rome and Zermatt, Switzerland, where they go snowboarding. Also: Leah's upfront personality grates on Mallory, Christina and Simon, and the four have it out in a restaurant---and are asked to leave.
| 17 | Filmed in March 2003, the roommates react to the impending war in Iraq, including President Bush's speech urging Saddam Hussein and his sons to leave Iraq. Also: Ace, fed up with the back-and-forth bickering of his roommates, contemplates leaving.
| 18 | CT almost gets in a fight with another patron at a bar; he then turns his wrath on Adam, accusing him of being two-faced. Also: CT is excited when his friend Jamie and her girlfriend Wendy arrive for a visit.
| 19 | CT's girlfriend Jamie's friend Wendy confides to her Christina's concerns about CT, which Jamie repeats to CT, who then goes to Christina about it. Also: CT's cousin visits and urges him to dump Jamie.
| 20 | Adam's friend visits and hits it off with Leah, who's just returned from a weekend with Giuseppe. Meanwhile, CT takes Christina to lunch in an attempt to mend their relationship.
| 21 | Adam learns his father has left his mom. Also: Leah's friend Stephanie arrives for a visit carrying letters from Leah's mom and doctor concering a check-up she had before she left home; and Leah and Mallory mend their friendship.
| 22 | Adam has problems with Lamyae, his German sort-of-girlfriend, because of their lack of a physical relationship; and has a fun night on the town with Ashley, an American vacationing in Paris. The roommates also review hotels and invite Brice and David over for dinner.
| 23 | Ace receives an e-mail from Kate that ends their relationship; and resumes his flirtation with Mallory. He convinces her and several others to visit his favorite strip club, but Mallory becomes upset by the attention he gives the dancers. Also: Chris and Leah are paired together for a work assignment.
| 24 (season finale) | The "seven strangers" bid au revoir to their posh Paris digs in the series' 13th-season finale. The season had its share of memorable episodes, most notably the sterling installment dealing with the then-impending war in Iraq, and it ends on an equally fine---if far less dramatic---note. As usual, obstinate Leah and resident pariah CT find ways to irk each other. However, they end up parting ways on relatively good terms, with each claiming lessons learned. "Life isn't about getting what you want," observes CT, "it's [about] wanting what you have."
| Real World XIII Reunion: French Kissing and Telling | Ace, Adam, Christina, CT, Leah, Mallory and Simon look back at their five-month stay in Paris and offer insights into their "Real World" experiences. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
