Debs is like one of my family reunions — lighthearted, familiar, and looked forward to by all. Then after a while everyone's quirks rise to the surface and the pleasantries become an annoying whine. The day drags on, and by dinner I'm sure someone is going to be bludgeoned to death with a turkey drumstick. The end is signalled when my grand­father falls asleep in front of the TV. And despite it all, we keep coming back for more.

Kind of the way I view Debs. Nothing ever changes. The videography is still kind of mediocre, the babes are still kind of pretty, and the sex is still kind of interesting, but not as interesting as Ed finds himself. The first thing out of his mouth while interviewing Roxy, a pretty Chinese/Columbian gal, is "So what do you think about me?" This question hardly puts her at ease. Ed presses for a three-way with Bonita; Roxy's reluctance is patently obvious. Eventually the ladies intertwine but Roxy never gets off. I'll give Ed extra points for sticking this episode on the reel. It's brutally honest, almost like performance art, but excluding Laurie Anderson and her glow-in-the-dark deep throat device, performance art rarely inspires a hard-on. On the opposite end of the spectrum is a ardent sequence with Randy West and a very appealing blonde centerfold named Marylin. Real chemistry is at work here as he fingers her creamy cooze, slams into her like a Amtrac derailment and sprays all over her mouth and tits. This one rates as high as any "best" Debs encounter.

Stretching her interview out for half an hour before letting Ed drop trou, Mystiqa (a long­haired brunette with body piercings and tattoos) has apparently caught the same bug as Roxy. Her b.j. is decent, and Ed even gets a few POV shots mounting her missionary style, but Mystiqa is far more comfortable getting down with Chelsea Lynx, where a blindfold and strap-on come into play. An inert whitebread couple somehow made me think of my grandparents, and I promptly fell asleep in front of the TV (must be in the genes.) Despite the average sex, I still look forward to the next installment, just like the family reunions.