Yes! The Bitches Are Dead (In the Water) - 
by J-Unit
Going into the final episode of Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Inferno 2, I didn't know if I was actually ready to deal with the results. What would I do if the Bad Asses managed to win? I have always been annoyed by Veronica, could never stand Rachel, and Tina's voice grated my eardrums the first moment that I heard her. The only reason I have bothered defending Tonya is that she is clearly the lesser evil among the bitches that surround her. The guys on the team are not much better, with CT being the prime example why the "Punch a Stupid Masshole in the Face" campaign is gaining such traction, but at least Derrick seems for the most part sincere and likes the competition. The Bad Asses dominated the game early and have dominated the Inferno competitions, meaning they would have a numbers advantage over the Good Guys. The key would be who would work together in the race to finish "Montezuma's Revenge."
Yeah, I'm also not too sure why they gave the final challenge that name. The producers have been giving us some groan-worthy punny titles that sort of pertain to the actual competition. Montezuma's Revenge was actually a triathlon with a 2 km paddle in the ocean, a 10 km cycle course, finishing with a 5 km run. I thought the final challenge would be something like "Three's Company" or "If At First You Don't Succeed, Try Triathlon Again" or perhaps "Triathlons and Tribulations" ( I got a million of them, folks). On the other hand, maybe it was a play on words. Montezuma's Revenge is the name of an amoebic dysentery (my 9th grade biology may be a bit off) people are said to catch in Mexico or Central America. Considering all of the remaining players have been living heavily on the beer/liquor/nightclub diet, you could be sure a lot of them would be puking after this level of physical exertion.
Before the competition, CT and Derrick were already deciding what they were going to do with the money they were going to win. You know, it's good to be confident, but CT quickly crosses over into arrogance. His thoughts weren't on what he could do so his opponents don't win, he barely acknowledged that the Good Guys also had a chance at winning. I guess they don't make you read Sun Tzu in auto-body class, but I am sure he has had of heard something about underestimating your enemies and all that shit. Didn't he watch The Godfather? Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer. This is basic stuff. If CT did realize that there might be a problem in his plan for domination, it had to do with his fear of the puzzle, which was a huge theme throughout the competition.
The first part of the competition had everybody swim to their rafts from a boat that was off the shore. The water was pretty choppy and it is quite difficult to swim in those life vests, so it made things pretty even early on. As both teams piled into their boats, I couldn't imagine how the Good Guys would be able to overcome the numbers advantage of the Bad Asses. Four people rowing versus seven people rowing is a huge difference, and the Good Guys would have to work twice as hard to keep up with the extra strength of the other team.
Well, my first instincts were wrong. Sure the Bad Asses had more people and more power, but it also meant that they had to coordinate their efforts more efficiently to take advantage. Basically, they would have to try extra hard to work together, and teamwork is the last thing any of the Bad Asses wanted to depend on. With only four people in their boat, the Good Guys started to pull ahead. They weren't going much faster than the Bad Asses, it was just that the Bad Asses couldn't steer and were going back and forth.
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