The Soup Says Ryan Conklin Good-Bye On Real World Brooklyn Is 14th Best Clip of '09

On a episode of E! television's The Soup Presents, host Joel McHale presented the 20 TV clips that represented the "Best of '09 So Far." Amid scenes from major shows like American Idol, The Bachelorette, and Jon and Kate Plus 8, Joel introduced the scene from the final episode of The Real World Brooklyn where Ryan Conklin and Chet Cannon exchanged their good-byes as the 14th best clip of the year.

In keeping with the nature of The Soup, the scene was presented as a subject for ridicule. Joel introduced it as "The final good-bye between 'not gay' Chet and Iraq War vet Ryan, on 'Real World Road Rules Brooklyn Blah-Blah-Blah MTV Huge Long Title'. It puts tears in our eyes."

The shots that The Soup put together of the good-bye scene started with one at the ferry boat dock where Chet clutches Ryan around the neck and passionately tells him in his ear that he loves him. As Ryan walks toward the boat, Chet calls out loudly, "I love you!" Ryan laughs it off and plays along by giggling "love you too." Once Ryan is on the boat, Chet with nothing to lose lets Ryan know how exceedingly attractive he thinks Ryan is, by shouting, "You're beautiful!" Not knowing what a suitable comeback to such an awkward statement would be, Ryan just immediately repeated the line back: "You look beautiful." Chet finally and pleadingly asked (with much hope), "Are we in a relationship?" Ryan laughed at Chet and responded, "Shut the hell up!"

Realizing how silly the conversation was sounding, Ryan joked, "Are you sure we're not gay?"

In an added shot, Ryan, presumably talking about putting together his entourage, says to the camera, "I wish Chet would move to wherever I live. We could kick it all the time."

Joel McHale then added his commentary, saying, "Ryan, you would know if you were in a relationship. Because first of all, you would be 'kicking it' in a military prison, and Chet would be 'kicking it' in a prayer camp that is trying to cure him [of presumed homosexuality]. Don't worry, dudes. You guys are just buds."