Michelle

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> "*Feed me.*"
> ― Michelle, after being told that, uh, chocolate is the symbol of love.
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**Michelle** is a character in The Room. She is Lisa's best friend and Mike's boyfriend.

She is portrayed by Robyn Paris. She was originally intended to be played by Brianna Tate, but Tate was fired along with her boyfriend Don, who was set to play Mark, because Tommy Wiseau wanted Greg Sestero to be Mark instead. Michelle is portrayed by model Dilone in The Room Returns.

## Biography

Michelle is first seen breaking into Lisa and Johnny's apartment with her boyfriend Mike to have sex. Mike claims that they have "a couple hours" at the least before anyone returns home. Mike begins feeding Michelle some chocolate because chocolate the symbol of love. Michelle then takes off Mike's shirt and gives him a blowjob. Lisa and Claudette walk in on this and Claudette, taken aback, asks "What are these characters doing here?". Lisa tells Claudette that the two frequently come into the apartment to "do their… homework." Claudette asks "What homework?", still traumatised by witnessing Mike getting a blowjob, and Lisa introduces Mike and Michelle to her mother as the two leave the apartment, embarrassed from being caught.

Michelle is next seen in the apartment again, this time talking to Lisa. Michelle asks about Johnny and Lisa says that he didn't get is promotion at the bank and claims that he hit her. Michelle is shocked and asks if Lisa is okay, but is even more shocked when Lisa says that she doesn't want to marry Johnny anymore (apparently immediately forgetting about the domestic abuse allegation). Michelle tries to tell Lisa that infidelity is morally wrong, but Lisa does not feel guilty at all. Michelle is able to deduce that the person she is having an affair with is Mark and, again, tries to convince Lisa to end the affair but also promises to keep it a secret, not wanting to emotionally hurt Johnny. Michelle leaves as Johnny walks in, having overheard part of the conversation and about to reveal to Lisa that she is TEARING HIM APART!!

In the alleyway scene, Mike mentions Michelle, saying that he has "gotta go see Michelle in a little bit to make out with her."

Michelle later visits Lisa once again before Johnny's birthday party, interrupting Lisa having sex with Mark. She tells Mark to XYX (e**X**amine **Y**our **Z**ipper) and he leaves. Michelle once again tries to convince Lisa to end the affair, but she continues refusing and the two have a strange pillow vs broom fight.

Once the party has started, Michelle stands next to Johnny as he thanks Lisa for a "beautiful party. You invited all my friends. Good thinking!"

Later during the party, after Johnny has announced that Lisa is expecting a baby, Michelle confronts Michelle yet again, this time allied with Steven. Michelle tells Lisa that she has to be honest with Johnny, and Steven agrees with that. Steven asks "When's the... baby... due?" and Lisa reveals that "There is no baby. [...] I told him that to make it interesting. We’re probably going to have a baby eventually anyway." Michelle asks Lisa if she's feeling okay "Because this is just getting worse and worse." Steven then says "I feel like I’m sitting on an atomic bomb waiting for it to go off." Lisa tells the two to stop worrying about her, but Michelle says that they aren't worried about her and are instead worried about Johnny. Michelle tells Lisa that she will have to "face it" and she won't forgive her if she doesn't.

Michelle is not seen again, but presumably she cuts off contact with Lisa after she leads Johnny to suicide. Or maybe they remain best friends anyway. I don't fucking know.

## Behind the Scenes

* The original script for The Room, when it was going to be a play, takes place entirely in one room, explaining why Michelle and Mark (or Bran in the original script) would have been having sex there.
	+ This does not explain why they have sex at all though, since the scene contributes nothing to the plot.