CT and Darrell Have No Problem Catching Crabs

The Challenge

By admin | Monday, June 6, 2005 | 11:55 pm | 22 Comments

ct_crabIt saddens me to say that the final episodes of Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Inferno II are nearly upon us. This week marks the final of the eliminations for the guys, which leaves us only two or three episodes left. We call these challenges “competitions,” and in some respect, they are. Both teams have accumulated almost the same amount of money into their prize banks, but it is the Bad Asses who have dominated the Infernos, winning all of them except for one. Now that we are winding down, teams are starting to think less about what their teams do as a group, and more about how they can preserve their particular place in the final competition, the only one that will determine who walks home with yet another Bunim/Murray check.Landon and Dan were nominated to be in the Inferno last week, but they still have a chance to save themselves with an Inferno win. Knowing that, it was interesting to see how they and the people around them handled the situation. I think Landon is an idiot, but he isn’t trying to screw over any of his teammates. He tells Darrell straight-up that if he wins, Darrell is probably going. It was sort of a “no hard feelings, this is not personal” type of gesture, but Darrell took it as though Landon was trying to get him to throw the competition so he would be safe. I am not sure why Darrell thought that, but after saying himself at the last men’s Inferno that he was the weakest competitor and should be the one to go, you would think that he wouldn’t act so surprised when Landon told him the truth. Then again, it is Darrell, and he’s probably been hit in the head a few too many times during his boxing days, which must have skewed his logic. How else can you explain the reason he hooked up with Leah on the last Inferno?

At Bad Ass camp, it was a different story. CT, fresh from shaving out the center section of his uni-brow, began to wonder if Dan was going to send him into the Inferno if he won the life shield. When Dan responded with “Your Mother,” you knew that it was going to be a pretty good 12-16 hours in store ahead of us. Although I didn’t agree with Dan when he decided it was time to pick on Jodi, I will say that he is great at pushing buttons, and he knew the one thing that would piss CT off more than anything else is uncertainty, especially about the Inferno. It seemed to have worked, because CT became progressively more upset, first accusing Dan of not liking him, and then accusing him of lying when Dan said that he didn’t have a problem with him. When Dan still wouldn’t answer, CT decided that it didn’t matter anyway, because he knew what Dan was going to do. I guess maybe he thought he could outsmart Dan into confessing his true intentions and then use it on him later. So, it was of no surprise when we learned that Dan wasn’t outsmarted at all.

The name of this week’s game was “Crab Grab” and it was pretty straightforward. Each team had to take ten crabs, one by one, from a box near the shore to a smaller box farther inland. The team that had all of their crabs back first would be the winner. No problem, right? Well, I did leave out the part where each team member would be buried in a pit of sand while sitting on their hands. Therefore, it was going to take some people a lot more time to get out of the sand than others. To speed things up a bit, once team members were out of their sand pits, they could help other team members who are having trouble extracting themselves.

Immediately, that little fact put a lot of strategy into the game. The lifeshield winners would be those people from each team who completed their ten crabs the quickest, instantly making it an issue of “save yourself” or “help your team.” Landon knew this, but it appears that the Good Guys decided it was easier to just have everybody help each other, because you wouldn’t know what happens.

Amazingly, the Bad Asses also had a good grasp on the purpose of this competition. It was an individual challenge, but your team was ultimately judged on the performance of one individual. It was imperative that everybody got out as soon as possible, especially since they had more members to dig out and twice as many girls to free up. Immediately, CT wanted to know if Dan was down with the plan. It wasn’t because CT cared about how the rest of his team did; he just wanted to know what Dan’s strategy was for fear the gay man would nominate him.

Once again, Dan played coy, and deliberately held back from answering if he would help others or not. This had the desired effect of making CT fly off the handle. Dan calmly said that CT was simply trying to pick a fight and that the only reason he made such an issue was because CT was scared of the Inferno. When CT once again failed to get the reaction out of Dan he was hoping for, he once again pouted and said that he had the competition “locked down since day one” so nobody better tell him that he doesn’t know what’s going on. If only CT put as much effort into formulating arguments as he does perfecting his pristine stubble look, he might have a chance in a game of words.

After Jamie and Shavonda do a little skit depicting the problems of the Bad Asses team (hey, it made Landon laugh), everybody got into the pits and the sand started coming down all around them. Most people took it as a little joke, although Derrick was really claustrophobic and looked like he hated to be there. Then, the little twist came. Once they were up to their necks in sand, crabs were placed a couple of inches from their face. This had a lot of the people screaming, even though most of these crabs weren’t moving at all. Tonya was particularly upset about the whole thing and cried, while the Miz took this time to work on his game face with his crab.

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As the competition started, it was easy to see who was scared of the Inferno, namely Darrell and CT. Each of them were the first to get out of sand pits of their respective teams, and although CT did help one more person get out, both he and Darell didn’t care much about their team’s winnings as much as saving their scared asses, arguably hurting their teams in the process. In particular, Dan had much trouble getting Rachel out her her little grave. The strategy worked for both of them, as they both won lifeshields, but would it cost their team the victory? Only time would tell.

In the end, the whole thing came down to a race between the two slowest players, just as expected, each of them possessing their own unique flaws. For the Good Guys, Shavonda really wasn’t quite up to running along the beach ten times (oh the horror, running on the beach may make you tired). The latter half of her back and forth was mostly a jog, and it took lots of encouragement from her team to get her motivated. For the Bad Asses, Veronica was deathly afraid of getting pinched in the hands, and therefore took her sweet time picking out the most un-deadly of crabs that were least likely to hurt her. Maybe it’s me, but I think that the live snakes they had to deal with in Battle of the Sexes 2 was a much bigger pain in the ass.

Shavonda ended up winning (barely), and so the Good Guys won as well. The total money earned was now $70,000 for each team. Once again, a meaningless number if your team didn’t win the final challenge. It’s too bad it took Darrell so long to learn how to perform, and even then it took the possibility of elimination to get him to care about the outcome of what happened. But he did perform, and although I was hoping he would take the opportunity to make good on his promise to make the Bad Asses his bitch, we now see that was all talk, and he is more than happy to coast until the buck stops at him. As for CT, I barely know what to say. Why he acts like beating out Dan is some sort of huge accomplishment feeding his male masculinity is beyond me.

The Inferno was called “Pegged,” and in it each person climbed a series of pegs, and then pulled a flag off the top. Landon took it *very* seriously when he was preparing for the challenge. He was trying to psych himself up for the task at hand, but his mannerisms were scaring Dan. I am not sure what Dan would have wanted him to do, but I didn’t think Landon’s preparation was strange at all. The challenge wasn’t long, and although they were neck and neck early, Landon got to his flag first and sent Dan home packing.

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Everybody cried or had good things to say about Dan. Hold that. Everybody except for CT had good things to say. CT simply stood off to the side, and for a person who was complaining earlier that Dan wouldn’t look at him in the eye, CT sure looked silly with his head bowed in the background, too scared, idiotic, or stubborn to come up with anything original to say. Too bad “Extreme Douchebag” isn’t a way to make money, because CT would be set for life.

With Dan gone, that removed the last person of any redeeming quality remaining in his old team. Even more than ever, the Bad Asses have got to go.

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22 Comments

  1. 1
    graceintherace
    Posted June 7, 2005 at 10:36 am

    CT has now cemented his place as the biggest asshole in the history of this show. Which, by the way, has had an abundance of assholes to choose from. You are right, the only person on the Bad-Ass team with a shred of humanity is now gone. Bad-Asses go down in flames!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  2. 2
    stevo
    Posted June 7, 2005 at 11:53 am

    CT looks, talks and acts like he is retarded.

  3. 3
    Veronica's evil
    Posted June 7, 2005 at 12:42 pm

    Love how Veronica, Rachel and Tina were all teary eyed during Dan’s departure, but had no problem scheming against him the prior week. Two-faced bitches.
    And I loved Veronica losing the challenge for her team (those crabs were tiny, what a freaking coward she is!). For once Rachel, CT and Tina decided not to rub it in someone’s face about losing an event for them.
    I guess that’s what happens when you’ve had sex with everyone on your team.

  4. 4
    bacardi
    Posted June 7, 2005 at 1:25 pm

    I see no problem with Darrell going for self after dumb-ass Landon blatantly told him he would send him into the inferno… screw him…i’d have done the same. CT is a pussy… He picks fights with the physically weak (Adam in Paris, Karomo, and Dan). I have know idea why these castmates are so intimidated by him. I remember in the Paris season he punched a guy in the face twice and the guy didnt flinch, so he obviously isn’t as tough as he’d like you to think. Karomo would’ve kicked his ass.

  5. 5
    Tim
    Posted June 7, 2005 at 2:36 pm

    I agree CT is an idiot, but that doesn’t mean Dan is not a pussy. It’s not a gay thing, because Shane is a kick ass competitor. Dan is a crybaby and a jerk. And, how long ago was his RW season? Isn’t he like 35? Get a job dude!

  6. 6
    Apple Martin
    Posted June 7, 2005 at 2:39 pm

    Veronica and Rachel were on the mtv online aftershow with Blair. I can’t access it anymore (they changed the format), but on the preview, he asks them point blank if they are dating. Did anyone hear their responses?

  7. 7
    Aftershow
    Posted June 7, 2005 at 3:37 pm

    Apple,

    They said no and everybody assumes that they are an item because they spend so much time together. Actually, Rachel said she was bisexual which suprised me because I thought she was only into girls. Something must have changed her mind along the way.

  8. 8
    bacardi
    Posted June 7, 2005 at 3:41 pm

    Yea… Rachel must’ve finally got some good sausage.

  9. 9
    moo
    Posted June 7, 2005 at 5:20 pm

    I am in love with Dan. The arguement about Dan needing ajob, i believe he isn’t a regular like those stupid bitches Coral and Veronica (Yes I know Coral isn’t on this version but she is on every other one).

    I had a feeling he was going to lose the inferno as soon as they picked him, Dan in my opinion is one of the nicest guys on that show.

  10. 10
    clairefisher
    Posted June 7, 2005 at 11:41 pm

    Dan is the man. The only one on the show who seems to be somewhat normal. The whole cast needs to get a job and stop acting like 14 year olds just to be invited back. And Tonya needs to be fumigated.

  11. 11
    l0lit4
    Posted June 8, 2005 at 3:22 am

    actually veronica and rachel were just listening to CT and never said anything. Then veronica said on her interview that shed rather CT go home because dan really cares about the team. SHe said this on the same episode. So really their not two faced bitches, jsut bitches

  12. 12
    Terri
    Posted June 8, 2005 at 7:30 am

    I like CT, Veronica, Rachel, Coral, and Tina! They performing good for their team and they take no bullshit. Who ever called Veronica a punk for not picking those crabs fast enough you never know what you’ll do in that type of situation. Some of you guys need to think outside that tiny little box ya’ll living in. CT may act like an ass sometimes but thats CT and we want a lil drama now and then. If there wasnt any drama ya’ll be complaining.

  13. 13
    Veronica's evil
    Posted June 8, 2005 at 10:37 am

    You’re totally right l0lit4. I stand corrected.

    I do remember Veronica saying she’d rather see CT go than Dan. And you’re also right that they’re still just bitches.

    As for the crabs. I worked in a seafood restaurant one summer Terri, and trust me, those little fuckers are totally harmless. I picked up many back in the day and being afraid of them, especially ones that small when you have $10k on the line is just laughable.

    And for the record, I like Coral too. She’s hilarious and is only mean to the chicks who earn it (psycho Julie?). Veronica & Rachel gang up on people every challenge. They’re so high school and I’m sick of seeing them.

  14. 14
    bacardi
    Posted June 8, 2005 at 4:38 pm

    I like Coral too, but I have to say she did back down suprisingly when she was called out by Julie in Inferno pt.I

  15. 15
    claire
    Posted June 8, 2005 at 7:37 pm

    I remember that bacardi Coral kept telling people to hold her back from beating Julie up. When anyone knows that if you want to fight someone, you just fight them, there’s no need to ask someone to stop you from hitting someone if that’s what you really want to do. Famous quote: “I don’t wrestle, I beat bitches down!”

  16. 16
    Leah3t
    Posted June 9, 2005 at 10:41 am

    I finally watched this last night and ya’ll are right, Dan is the only person on this show I’d actually be interested in being friends with. (Though I kind of wish I worked with Coral so I could watch her go off on people).

    Those crabs were so funny. Whenever they showed one rearing back on its legs and sticking its claws out I had to laugh.

    Why is Shavonda in such bad shape? I remember when Dan’s team won in the Real Worl/RR challenge years ago at the debriefing Dan and his teammates said they had gotten personal trainers to prepare, which everyone was all surprised by. I think by this point it’s pretty obvious that if you want to compete well in these challenges you should probably get yourself in decent shape before you show up. (Not saying I could have done that pegboard thing, but I could have run for crabs!!!)

  17. 17
    no1
    Posted June 9, 2005 at 11:11 am

    Did anyone notice that C.T. started running the crabs to his crate instead of helping Rachel out of the hole? Dan, Abram, and Derrick were trying to get her out though. Yeah C.T. wasn’t afraid of Dan winning the lifeshield and sending him in….what a pussy.

  18. 18
    krizatch
    Posted June 9, 2005 at 12:52 pm

    Serious to god I’ve never seen a more retarded human being than CT. I HATE HIM! Every time he opens his yap it sounds like some slurred pseudo-gangsta talking and I just wanna slap him!

    “Money makes me feel good about myself” oh ya, nice comment, kid. I almost choked on my own vomit when he said that. Lastly, my opinion is that he is NOT hot, but I guess I base my attractiveness factor on about 30% personality. That’s all. Miz rawks.

  19. 19
    Theresa
    Posted June 18, 2005 at 7:00 pm

    CT looked so freaking gay with that belly ring!! did anyone even notice that? well i know for a frickin’ fact that the fucking good guys are gonna win the the final mission!! Vonda shouldn’t of quit during the inferno!!!

  20. 20
    Hephaestion
    Posted June 19, 2005 at 8:34 am

    CT is a species of his own. I never saw anyone that stupid in my life. I don’t know how any of the participants put up with him.

    Dan is great, and is greatly missed. He kept things lively and always had the best comments about anything that happened.

    By the way, I found that Dan has his own web blog and it is the funniest thing I ever read. If you want some good, positive fun, check it out. (Go to Google and type in “Dan Renzi” and that oughtta find it.) He has a great heart and is actually quite a brilliant comedic writer.

  21. 21
    KIKI
    Posted June 21, 2005 at 6:07 pm

    LONDON IS MAD AT DARELL TALKING BOUT HE DIDNT HELP NO ONE AND HE WHEN STRIGHT FOR A CRAB AND THAT COULD OF MAKE THEM LOST……WHAT HE’S REALLY MAD FOR IS NOT GETTING THE LIFE SHEL………OWELL FOR YOU LANDON SUCK UP AND STOP CRYING LIKE A BABY THERE’S NO ONE THAT COULD SAY THEY WOULDNT HAVE WHEN FOR A CRAB LIKE DARELL.

  22. 22
    dan
    Posted June 21, 2005 at 6:46 pm

    Didn’t anyone find it strange that Rachel had trouble getting out of the sand and Dan had to help her….thus letting CT get the first crab? I suspect that Rachel and CT had that planned. What bitches.

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