Ric's mouth was agape. "Holy shit," he said, blinking several times as he took the remote, watching the images play out. "It's like... the Truman Show or something." He did watch movies at home, and he had always thought that movie was so messed up.
"And... people think it's fake? That our lives aren't real?" he asked, completely dumbfounded. They sure missed some things - apparently Ric wasn't a main character on this show - it seemed to center around Elena and the Salvatores. Much like life in Mystic Falls had.