Ruthie Risks Her Life
Episode 9 · 1999-08-03

- Reality
Episode overview
Overhearing Justin encourage Ruthie to drink before they go out, Colin vents his anger to Matt. Out on the town, Ruthie's had too much drink and Matt offers to pay for her cab ride home. She turns him down and takes her friends on a drunken joy ride instead. Back at the house, Colin questions Justin's approach to Ruthie's drinking. The next day, the supervising producer and director step out from behind the camera to call Ruthie in for a private meeting. Her drunk driving cannot be tolerated so they require that she start seeing an addiction specialist. When she hesitantly tells the roommates that she has to meet with a counselor in order to stay, Ruthie gets nothing but support. Ruthie is wary in her first counseling session with Dr. Alathea: ""I don't really take to telling deep s*** to a perfect stranger. No matter how professional they are."" Kaia tells Justin she wants to be there for Ruthie as a friend, but she distances herself when Ruthie is drunk.
42 minutes
Season 8 episodes
1. Nudity and 9111999-06-15
2. The Trouble With Ruthie1999-06-15
3. Teck and New Talent1999-06-22
4. The Kiss Off Begins1999-06-29
5. Pairing Off in Paradise1999-07-06
6. Sex, Cries, and Videotape1999-07-13
7. Relationship Rumblings1999-07-20
8. Gender Benders1999-07-27
9. Ruthie Risks Her Life1999-08-03
10. Hawaiian Havoc1999-08-10
11. Kaia Comes Clean1999-08-17
12. Glass Houses1999-08-24
13. Hasta Pasta, Hawaii1999-08-31
14. Twin Trouble1999-09-07
15. Passing Through India1999-09-14
16. Justin Fouls Out1999-09-28
17. Teck's Love Triangle1999-10-05
18. Ruthie Returns1999-10-12
19. My Oh Amaya1999-10-19
20. Love Sickness1999-10-26
21. Strange Bedfellows1999-11-02
22. The Final Clash1999-11-09
23. Mahalo1999-11-09
100. The Real World Hawaii Casting Special1999-06-08