Scott Herman, Ryan Conklin's friend and roommate on the Real World Brooklyn, does a lot of weight lifting to keep his body in shape. During the time that the show was taped, Scott tried to make sure that he kept up his weight routine but still he wanted to make sure it didn't interfere with his being a full participant in the roommate experience. So he would often go to the gym downstairs late at night, or when nothing else was going on. One night, Chet Cannon and Ryan were in the house and Chet noticed on the monitor that the security camera system was currently capturing Scott doing his thing downstairs. Chet had made comments about appreciating Scott's physique before and this time was no different. He was speaking to Ryan at the time and told him that what he was seeing on the screen was "erotic". Chet called Ryan over to watch.
Instead of "erotic", Ryan found it to be funny. This was mainly because the first thing he noticed was what appeared to be an erection in Scott's workout shorts. Ryan exclaimed, "Is that a boner? He has a boner! He has a boner!!" pointing at Scott's crotch. Scott is very excited about exercising and really gets his blood pumping, so a visible manifestation of that would be plausible.
Perhaps misinterpreting Ryan's amusement as Ryan showing interest in someone other him, Chet then started badmouthing Scott. Chet criticized Scott's attire, saying, "He wears the smallest freaking pants." Chet went on to ridicule the repetitive nature of the exercise and Scott's checking in the mirror to make sure he maintained proper form. Chet: "That's the most arrogant pose that anyone can have." Chet then called Scott a d0uchebag and Ryan, weary of the discussion, walked away.
With Ryan out of the way, Chet went back to gazing at Scott. Chet was a little uncertain of his own attraction to what he saw, as he asked, "Why is that so fascinating?"
Eventually Chet couldn't take anymore of how he felt and he moved away from the screen. The pounding motion of Scott's muscles might have been just too much for him as Chet remarked. "I can't watch this channel anymore; it's too repetitive."
