Pretty late but still nice.

I think the reason why they gave points for each tire was to avoid creating a tie breaker challenge. If one person from each team fell, the team that had the person fall with the most tires still up would lose because they are losing out on that many tires. For example, if Ibis hadn't had fallen, the Rookies would have won because Alton had less tires than anyone else to crawl through, earning him less points. Beth sacrificed more points than him. Hope this makes sense.

Nice Recap. Jeremy leaving was a little unexcpected, I was hoping MJ would instead. Next week looks good, in the cemercials Aneesa looks like a deranged monkey ready to rip Beth to shreds.

Yeah but Aneesa always looks like a deranged monkey.

The editing on this show really needs work.

From what I got from watching, because the tires were worth individual points, there was no way the rookies could win after Ibis. Even if everyone else had made it, they would've had two points less than the Veterans. That just made all the "drama" of watching Alton hang there that much more rediculous.

What a Stipid challenge. I could make a better challenge than that . . . Hell a monkey could.

This just goes back to the writers making poor, untested challenges.

Thanks for the recap, B-Side. I don't mind that it was late because it was good. Besides I'm sure you have a real life unlike some of us who read this site.
I think the reason Katie has been so quiet this season is because the people who normally pick on her (you know who: the Skank Patrol) aren't there.
I find it interesting that when Ibis fell she got hugs but when Beth fell she got dirty looks. I know Beth is awful but how much of that is because of the way she's treated rather than her natural personality. What am I saying? It's Beth! But none of these people are going to win prizes as great human beings so they need to cut each other some slack. But then there wouldn't be any drama and we wouldn't watch. I find it especially amusing that Brad and David are down on Beth considering they are both such upright citizens of A-holetania.

Yeah, this whole episode was really boring. You already knew Alton would fall. With Jeremy whining when everyone came home from the bars, you knew it would be him in the gauntlet. He was also the smallest guy left. Alton picks the smallest guys to go against every time. (Adam, Danny...he just tries to pass it off for some other reason.) And good point about sitting Randy out. He must get a free pass 'cause he's Kina's bitch. I hope next week is better..

When I saw MJ I thought Layne Staley was back from the dead and found his way to Trinidad and Tobago..

Everyone probably noticed this long ago but as I was watching this week I noticed that the have them do some of the confessionals in front of a very poorly done blue screen with a picture of the room where they decide who goes to the gauntlet. Why do a poor special effect of such a dumb background? Why not just have them go sit in the room- they never spend any time indoors besides the kitchen anyway. Not a big deal, but one more element of cheese for us to laugh at.

What I don't understand is why they made such a spread between the tires that Alton got caught between. Was there a certain pattern that they had to follow? It looks like there were a couple of tires missing. If there was no pattern to follow, would you take out 2 tires in a row?

i really don't understand why alton pulled the tire that he pulled. it was the one right in front of him, leaving a space three tires wide for him to cross. why not pull a different one to leave a smaller space somewhere later on? maybe he just wanted to show off his crazy spiderman net-climbing skills.

I was confused about the tires too, the whole time I was thinking "why not just pull the last one?" I guess they had to do it in a certain order or something.

Great recap B Side!

Did anyone notice that Alton, in an early episode interview, made comments about how "No one person wins it for the team, it takes everyone pulling their own weight..." blah blah something like that. Then, after choosing Jeremy for the gauntlet, he was all "Jeremy has performed consistently, but never really stood out" I guess consistency is not a staple in the Alton persona. (ie, Irylan vs Jodi)

BTW, I LOVE it when you say "the katie".

Nice recap! I was really hoping you would make mention of Landon's bandana... in the same hue as Derrick's periwinkle cap...tied to the front all gangsta gangsta like. You're not fooling anyone Landon. Your street cred was shot right around the time you started fondling MJs knee.

Will this show ever end? Its getting really boring.

I think a nice way to end would be to have a MJ/Landon committment ceremony, since they have matching tattoos already, it would be just lovely.

KH

My favorite part was Alton crawling through the tires. DIDN'T ANYBODY NOTICE THAT THE MTV PRODUCERS DECIDED TO PLAY JUNGLE MUSIC FOR HIS ATTEMPT! i don't know how they get away with that wackiness. i swear it was the same soundtrack used during the capture of Kunta Kinte in the movie "ROOTS". to me that was one of the highlights of the show! number two was Kina consoling her bitch sidekick Ibis for failing the challenge and falling in the water. you would have thought that IBIS had just found out her gauntlet house had just run out of bavarian creams!

still pulling for beth. i will have to admidt she is a load.

Good recap, but you left out a great part of the episode (which I was sure you would comment on!).... After Alton chose Jeremy and TJ entered the room, TJ said, "Well, you kind of had a feeling this was coming anyway," and Jeremy said, "No, not at all." Nice one, TJ.

I like the challenge, but it pales in comparison to the other seasons, especially Inferno 1 and Inferno 2. Beth is basically the only troublemaker there, since Volcano Katie has been pretty quiet, Team TVR(Tina, Veronica, and Rachel) and Coral are out of sight. Next week looks like there will be some drama, but this season does focus a little more on the competition itself.

Speaking of which, am I the only one who thought Jeremy took himself a little too seriously?

" 'Do you guys think I should do some more crunches?' "

b-side-- jealous much? :)

LMAO The pictures were hilarious.

Kina sucks ass. she has an attitude problem and she thinks she is SO "bad ass" when she def isnt. wtf is up with her mouth too...it looks all fucked up.

This is so mean, but I can't help but think it every time I watch an episode: Does Alton ever tire of being a stereotype?

heehaw- i did not notice that, but that is HILARIOUS. oh mtv.....

We need more recaps of 'there and back-Ashley Parker Moron'! That is *the* show to watch. I cannot believe he reproduced, and is a parent. His girlfriend is sooo whiney, and her mother always looks drunk or high on meth. Not sure?

Loved it when he got into a bitch slap fight with some guy, for calling him a girl. With that hair and clothes, he does look a little like Anne Heche.

KH

^YES! More recaps of There & Back please!! KatiesHole, the Anne Heche comparison was on point, given the brown feminine cardigan he was wearing.

AGREED! more "there and back" this guy ashley can't be real. one episode he could not even use a ruler. i can't figure out if he is pathetic or just plain dumb.

"Do you guys think I should do more crunches?" Hilarious!!

Um, I seriously didn't even know that the Katie was on this show. When I saw her I thought there must have been some twist that I missed involving bringing back old cast members.

These people are booooring! As much as I hate the "Skank Patrol," they make for fun tv.

jeremy- seriously: WHO ARE YOU? you have to wonder who he had to blow to get on that show...maybe he just got tag-teamed by the matching tatoos of landon and MJ

I was glad to see Jeremy and his duck lips and lisp go home. Ibis is the next girl to go for the rookies she is useless