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That's the twist? I had high hopes for the surprise at the end of Joe Millionaire, in fact, my guess was that Sarah was a man - or used to be one. But giving Evan a million bucks at the end of the show sure ain't much of a twist. I tend not to shout at the TV, but I was all, "Buy a house, dumbass!"

That said, the finale put a smile on my face. Evan seems like a genuinely good guy, and I'm glad he went for the sweet girl that kisses horses than that superficial creep Sarah, who reminds me a lot of someone I used to date. OK, I should get back to reading school stuff.

Update(2/18):We spent a substantial amount of time in one of my classes today talking about "Joe Millionaire." I talked for a little while how the show explicitly refers to fairy tales as a way for readers to contextualize the information presented in the show, as well as tacitly referring to shows like, "Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire" and "The Bachelor" for humor. I thought that the show set up a discourse on gender and heterosexuality, since Evan is shown in homoerotic poses modeling briefs and compares underwear modeling to an addiction. Moreover, Zora was more comfortable kissing a horse on the mouth than Evan. I wondered if the million dollar reward at the end of the show was rewarding the couple for "proper" heterosexual behavior.

Regardless, this NYTimes story suggests a million dollars was a bargain, for whatever Fox was paying them for. The show is Fox' most watched show of all time, and second only to this year's Super Bowl in overall ratings. Apparently 40 million people tuned in to see the hunky "heavy equipment operator" pick his match.