The Showdown
Episode 19 · 2003-01-28

- Reality
Episode overview
Just as Arissa is making improvements in her life, her mom gives her a call and stirs things up. After yelling at Arissa and informing her that a woman who Arissa filed a restraining order against has filed one back, Arissa tries to reasonably explain to her mother that she has done nothing wrong. Arissa and her mom fight and so she gets off the phone and starts crying. Steven thinks that Arissa's family is ""toxic"" and that she should cut them off but Alton tells Arissa that she'll need them in the long run. While one roommate is upset, another is ecstatic. Frank complains to Brynn that he can't find anyone he's attracted to in Vegas and realizes he misses his ex-girlfriend Emily who is coming to visit. Instead of treating her like a friend like he planned, he is immediately romantic and the two seem to want to rekindle their relationship. The next day Emily leaves and Frank thinks about whether he should follow his heart or not and pursue something with Emily again.
42 minutes
Season 12 episodes
1. Welcome to Las Vegas!2002-09-17
2. Love Connection2002-09-17
3. Word From Home2002-09-24
4. Professional Partiers2002-10-01
5. Touchy Situations2002-10-08
6. Hey, Jealousy2002-10-15
7. Good to Be Bad2002-10-22
8. In The Spotlight2002-10-29
9. Stepping In2002-11-05
10. Secret's Out2002-11-12
11. Out in the Open2002-11-19
12. Public Displays2002-11-26
13. Opening Up2002-12-03
14. Pregnancy Scare2002-12-10
15. The Next Step2002-12-17
16. Happy Birthday2003-01-08
17. Back and Forth2003-01-14
18. Down Under2003-01-21
19. The Showdown2003-01-28
20. New Beginnings2003-02-04
21. Late Night Attraction2003-02-11
22. Singles Club2003-02-18
23. Change of Plans2003-02-25
24. Broken Boundaries2003-03-04
25. Baggage Problems2003-03-11
26. All or Nothing2003-03-18
27. Over It2003-03-25
28. Leaving Las Vegas2003-04-01
29. 7 The Hard Way: The Real World Las Vegas Reunion2003-04-08
30. Welcome to Sin City: The Real World Guide to Vegas2002-09-10