Minicap: The Challenge

The Challenge

By CathodeTube | Wednesday, February 15, 2012 | 11:06 pm | 30 Comments
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Animal party!! Did our cast really think of and then draw those awesome big cat faces on each other, or did they have some stagehands and professional makeup artists come in and do it? What does everyone think?

So this is the point in the season that your junior high literature teacher (or “reading,” depending on your school experience) calls “rising action.” We’re supposed to believe something about to happen. So things have to look like they’re heating up. And you know I grade on a curve, so A for effort, show. I’m thinking that for the parts starring Cancer Barbie and Violence Ken in the big recap, (thank you to whoever came up with Cancer Barbie. Show yourself!) I’m going to just skip them or maybe talk about something completely different.

So! Our cast frolics on the beach. The sun is out (and they only have challenges in the rain). Some girl has trust issues. Then they have an animal party. Jasmine writhes entertainingly on a table while everyone else drinks, and Robin shows up as a vampire because that’s who she is, bitches. Tyrie and Jasmine get bickery, and she asks him to say whatever he has to say to her face, so he totally bark/snarls at her to eff off, and she praises him for his progress. CT appears to have a special drunk voice that kind of makes him less hateworthy, and it looks like Di agrees with me on this. They say things to each other.

The challenge is about sitting and spinning a big pipe that our couples have to wrap their legs and arms around and hold onto. It goes toward the finish line and toward the water, spinning faster as it goes. The challengers have to hold on as long as they can and then swim to the finish line from wherever they fall, however dizzy they are. I kind of miss Veronica for this challenge. That makes me pretty disgusted with myself. Of course this pipe is suspended over the lagoon, and the most awesome part is the part where people fall. Tyrie falls right on Jasmine. Good thing she was wearing that helmet. This challenge fosters teamwork, kissing, and butt-touching afterward within several sets of partners.

Salient spoiling points begin after the photos.

This week’s Torso of the Week goes to Ty

Or if you prefer some lady torso…

Gotta say, that’s some bra. So Tyrie falls onto Jasmine’s head, which ultimately earns them a place in The Dome. Mark and Robin miss Loserville by one second. A re-invigorated Ty and Emily face off with Johnny and Camila for the win, and Johnny and Camila take it again. They live up to Johnny’s having compared them to a tasty snack earlier in the ep. Johnny has baad bloood with Rachel from a previous challenge, so his mind is close to made up pretty early on as to who he’s gonna send to The Dome. Rachel apparently tries to backdoor Mark, or as he says, throw him in front of the bus, because he’s old and his partner might be a Twi-hard. That’s about as successful as it sounds, and heated words are exchanged during another trip to Bar Boobies. Nobody gets slapped though.

Rachel and Aneesa get Domed and the spinning X Knocks You on Your Ass makes a second appearance. And Tyrie is just not very graceful, is he? Aneesa and Tyrie go down first, and Jasmine makes a valiant effort but is eventually done in by exhaustion and short legs. Rachel remains a snank (snake + skank) though. Tyrie and Jasmine have a pretty funny exit-talking-head sequence in which he says what he thinks he’s supposed to say, and she just spews vitriol.

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CathodeTube has wanted to be a recapper ever since she read the MightyBigTV interview with Sars and James Van Der Beek. She lives in Chicago with her husband and baby son, and adores hip-hop, cop shows, competitive reality TV, and all foods involving melted cheese. She used to copyedit made-up blogs for the "reputation management" of people who got themselves on The Dirty or Mugshots.com. Turns out google-bombing doesn't work anymore, so now she writes product copy, is much happier, and still wears stretchy pants at all times.

30 Comments

  1. 1
    jerzgrrrl72
    Posted February 16, 2012 at 6:11 am

    “Snank”–HAHAHA–Love it!

    Am I the only one who thinks Cancer Barbie’s makeup actually makes her more annoying? Eons ago, when she first came into our “Challenge”-watching lives, I actually liked her–she seemed to have a good fighting spirit, but not to the degree of being an instigator or a “snank.” And then cancer…blah blah blah… we GET it, Diem–you ROCKED it, & you earned mad respect (imo) for competing during any part of the diagnosis/chemo/remission process, AND for taking off the wig on national television. And then Diem, you totally jumped the shark by trying to get us to watch you be “MADE” into a ballroom dancer (am I the only person who saw her on there?!) and NOW, god you are just so annoying, I almost have to mute you, but then I still have to look at what you’re trying to pass off as makeup, so… I guess the best approach would be some sort of technological enhancement for my tv which automatically mutes/darkens the screen whenever you appear. No wonder CT is no longer enchanted by you—your voice is like giant shards of metal being slowly grinded together at an ear-splitting level, and please for the love of god, back away from the black kohl liner and frosted brow-bones–blech.

    Okay, rant complete. Great minicap, CathodeTube! Can’t wait for the main event… :)

  2. 2
    Gypsy Gypsy
    Posted February 16, 2012 at 6:43 am

    CB is RUINING my CT buzz. Looks like we’re coming to a MP consensus. He just bows down to her and it’s in such an unattractive way. Man he must really want that money cause she is a majah, majah drag. He’s virtually invisible.

    Despite Robin’s oddball Twi-hardiness (Cathode FTW) she actually looks relatively pretty this season. I feel a bad moon rising with her though…meltdown status imminent.

    I am SO Team Snank! Anyone who wants to try to take out that DUMB BITCH Bananas (herto referred to by me as simply The Dumb Bitch.) is my hero.

    @jerzgrrrl72 PREACH! You and I are like MTV dopplegangers. I know exactly what you are talking about. CB is a lot like Brit Brit when she interviewed (post meltdown) that she’s “Lost her cool.” She certainly has. Can we just see the hot guys with their shirts off for an hour please MTV?

  3. 3
    Liz
    Posted February 16, 2012 at 7:15 am

    I think part of Diem’s problem is that no matter what she is saying, she is smirking, so even if she is saying something serious or worth talking about, it comes off like she has this huge attitude about it. It’s annoying.

    @Gypsy – agreed about Robin, on both accounts.

    I thought it was weird how (potential spoiler alert, maybe?) Mark so easily believed Camila. I mean, he kept talking about how they’re great friends and she betrayed him, but you’d think as great friends he would have asked her about what Camila said and considered what Rachel had to say for herself before just immediately believing Camila and being pissed at Rachel. I mean, especially as a grown up. I realize this group always acts like they’re still teenagers, but seriously, Mark, you’re 40. Be a grownup.

  4. 4
    Gypsy Gypsy
    Posted February 16, 2012 at 8:08 am

    Liz, you wouldn’ve thought that they wouldn’ve shown a flashback to the actual convo. I smell production intervention and call BS on the whole sitch. And if that is as mad as Long gets, I want it!

  5. 5
    Liz
    Posted February 16, 2012 at 10:16 am

    @Gypsy – I definitely thought that! But I know sometimes they don’t catch things on camera. And good point about Mark!

  6. 6
    JudgyWudgy
    Posted February 16, 2012 at 10:30 am

    So I’ll continue to beat this dead horse as long as other people keep bringing it up – it’s CT’s “bowing down” behavior that makes him a turnoff, not his insane murderous behavior? And for the record, what exactly is wrong with the way he’s been acting this season? I find him tolerable for once because he’s acting like a normal human being. What exactly SHOULD he be doing?

    For the record, I have disliked Diem since the Duel II recaps of yore when I comented that every time she’s on screen I want to call out, “Aaaaaand, scene!” But I don’t hate her with the fire of a thousand suns that everyone else does. What a weird universe this is.

  7. 7
    Gypsy Gypsy
    Posted February 16, 2012 at 11:37 am

    Ok Judgy Wudgy Bluth I’ll entertain you on my personal thesis on CT’s attractivness. JMO mind you, I am not speaking for the MP or the masses.

    CT is clearly placating her just to get her to STFU. Now, to me, I like a man who can roll with it and be partners in crime. But, in the even he has a better idea on any given topic I want to hear it. I wouldn’t stifle my man b/c I was on some power trip. Plus, and again, I am a SUCKER for blue eyes on ANY man and, I don’t mind a rough neck. I ride public transit to my corporate job every day and there can be a million suits on the train but the one with a suit and a pair of Timb’s on is the one my eye goes directly to. Right after that I look for a ring. As I said, it’s JMO but I am a strong willed woman so I like a man with swagger and muscle who can deal with what I can dish out and not just “yes” me to death the way that I think other woman want. Plus, that type of behavior breeds dishonesty IMHO. As I’ve seen a lot of men placate the “good girlfriend” or “good wife” and then turn around and lie, cheat, and steal when she’s not looking. Why should he have to change who he is for who she is? Diem is SUCH a one way street.

    Also, his brother was brutally murdered, by a cop. We all have our opinions on what we think of CT’s past behavior but, as I remember clearly last season, he did state to Laurel that he felt really bad about what happened and tha the incident came right after the death of his brother AND when he himself was shot in the back so I’ll cut him a little PTSD slack (and it’s not b/c he’s from the home team). Trust me there are plenty of cuckoo’s from Meth-town, as we call it up, here that I will not associate with due to their own brand of lunacy.

    So that’s why I dig him. But, I also dig me some Mark Loooooong. YUM!

  8. 8
    Gypsy Gypsy
    Posted February 16, 2012 at 11:38 am

    *But in the event…

  9. 9
    Z
    Posted February 16, 2012 at 11:45 am

    IT’S THAT DAMN SCRUNCHIE.

  10. 10
    Classy Drunk classy drunk
    Posted February 16, 2012 at 11:59 am

    Just a question Judgy, do you not think CT is attractive because of his actions or physically he isn’t your type.

    Just like men there are women who let “hot” ride above all things.

  11. 11
    Derek Hazelton
    Posted February 16, 2012 at 12:06 pm

    I’d just like to add that I loved the Jasmine/CT conversation, where CT tells Jasmine something along the lines that they both have fucked up partners, but if they want the money, they’ll have to be the mature ones in their pairings.

    And, as far as Bananas holding a grudge against Rachel about “The Island,” I don’t get it. I don’t remember watching that season, and I wiki’ed it and HE WON! Why are you holding a grudge against someone who went home third in a season where you won the money? What a fucking moron.

    As far as Mark goes, I think he’s slyer than actually believing Camila. I actually think he played along with it as a way to stay out of The Dome. If he actually believed them, I think he would’ve been a lot angrier.

    I also like to say that maternity has added to Robin’s attractiveness.

  12. 12
    Gypsy Gypsy
    Posted February 16, 2012 at 12:22 pm

    Because, Derek, the Dumb Bitch has no one left to fight with since most of his enemies left and he and CT are mysteriously “cool”. So, like a 3rd grader he’s stooping to picking on the girls.

  13. 13
    Classy Drunk classy drunk
    Posted February 16, 2012 at 12:25 pm

    Well Derek it seems Bananas is trying to “run” the house and bring up old shit to use against people because none of the people in the current house are his enemies.

  14. 14
    Derek Hazelton
    Posted February 16, 2012 at 1:08 pm

    Here’s hoping Emily/Ty and Rachel/Aneesa form their own alliance and begin to find ways to take out the teams higher on the “political” totem pole. Although I won’t hold my breath, I do hope that there’s some sort of shake-up in how these Challenges play out because Bananas winning with another partner is getting old.

    My idea for next Challenge would be a Tournament of Losers (bring a bunch of cast members/newbies) who’ve never won a Challenge and do a combination of Ruins/Island/Gauntlet/Duel mashup, in terms of team/individual challenges.

  15. 15
    Gypsy Gypsy
    Posted February 16, 2012 at 1:22 pm

    Like the biggest losers of MTV, OH the IRONY! I would wonder who won’t let their Z list over inflated egos get in the way but, I flove it!

    Can I nominate HAIR just on the fact that he is in face a loser, IMO?

  16. 16
    Classy Drunk classy drunk
    Posted February 16, 2012 at 2:14 pm

    @Derek YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!! That’s a perfect idea. Then there will a challenge without Paula!!!

  17. 17
    Derek Hazelton
    Posted February 16, 2012 at 2:20 pm

    @Classy Drunk, or bring back old buzzards like Jenn and Tyrie who can’t find their way to the winner’s circle and never would be able to, as long as MTV continues to pay any combination of the Bananas/Paula/Kenny/Ev/Evan/Wes clusterfuck to continue to show up. With them out of the way for one challenge, we could actually see new alliances form for future Challenges and hopefully someone with some balls could oust Bananas from his high horse and knock him down a peg or two.

  18. 18
    Lisa
    Posted February 16, 2012 at 2:30 pm

    where o where is the madness that is C.T.?!?! PLEASE get Cancer Barbie away from him while he has a little dignity left!!!

  19. 19
    considerthis
    Posted February 16, 2012 at 5:37 pm

    If Walnuts and Dummi Bear got to choose the order WHY in the hell didn’t they make Ty and Emily go first as they are most def gunning for them and allow Bananas to go last?

    If Rachel shaved her head it would tons more attractive than her present hairstyle. When she changes it up withthe wide ear covering headband it is still just as henious.

  20. 20
    Liz
    Posted February 16, 2012 at 5:51 pm

    @Derek – That is an AMAZING idea. I am already picturing Casey and Katie in this….

  21. 21
    jerseyj
    Posted February 17, 2012 at 6:13 am

    Speaking of Casey, I still wish she had been Bananas’ partner for this. It would have been hilarious watching him deal with an incompetent partner. Camilla is just too good at these challenges, it makes it too easy for him to win and continue his bitch-ass ways!

    Also, I thought the exit interview made Jasmine look incredibly childish. Unless stuff happened that they didn’t show I don’t think Tyrie ever did anything bad to her. I just think she went way overboard on her “hatred” for him to placate her boyfriend back home (who for some reason took her back after she cheated on him with Tyrie).

  22. 22
    jerseyj
    Posted February 17, 2012 at 6:19 am

    P.S. I LOVE the concept of doing a cast of losers! I may or may not have just gone to the challenge wikipedia page to see who had never won. And, let me tell you, it could be an awesome cast! Depending on what happens with this season, we could have CT!, Adam, RoyLee and MikeMike!, Aneesa, Beth!, Robin, Jenn, Danny, Big Easy, Sarah, Ryan, Tina!, Casey, Shauvon, Emily, Ty and Tyrie. Cancer Barbie has never won, but since I’m in charge of this challenge I’m not letting her on :p

    We could fill out the cast with a bunch of people who have never been on Challenges before or were on this season but sucked (Dustin, Heather, Nate, Priscilla, etc.)

    Bunim Murray needs to read this blog and pick up on this idea right now! :)

  23. 23
    Gypsy Gypsy
    Posted February 17, 2012 at 7:09 am

    @Plockness are you here today? Did you get my tweetpic???? What do you think, I’m dying to know.

    @ Jerseyj- I love the “Since I am in charge”…no CB (can’t bring myself to use the C word, it’s a Karma thing.)

    I have to agree I think Derek is really onto something here. How ahmazing would it be to see a house full of the kings and queens of disasters trying to figure out how to win? To me at least, so far this season is a big MEH. I’d love for Bunim Murray to shake things up and so something like this. Ace never won, I don’t think Cohutta has ever won. Melinda, Trishelle…Shivon. OMG, OMG OMG! So much fun to think about!

    Captain Save-uh-Ho do you have any pull in this?

  24. 24
    plockeness monster
    Posted February 17, 2012 at 8:53 am

    Yes. Here I am. I haven’t watched The Challenge yet, so I couldn’t contribute to the convos. I got the tweetpic and was confused.

    Derek H. – AMAZING idea!!!!!! I second it. I want to see Katie and Big Easy and Casey and Jemmah (sp??) and MikeMike (I feel like that’s a given).

    So Hoodrat Houston and Tyrie are gone? Did anyone expect to not act like a psycho asshole???

    Lastly, Bananas is a dumb bitch.

  25. 25
    Gypsy Gypsy
    Posted February 17, 2012 at 9:15 am

    When you watch you’ll get it. Pic was taken on Feb 12th.

  26. 26
    plockeness monster
    Posted February 17, 2012 at 9:46 am

    Sa-weet!

  27. 27
    Joe
    Posted February 17, 2012 at 9:39 pm

    I don’t know why you seem to think EVERYTHING is production related and not organic.

  28. 28
    MommyQCT
    Posted February 20, 2012 at 11:25 am

    I also hate CB – but felt bad hating her b/c she had cancer and all that…now I don’t feel so bad.
    I think people who normally drool over CT (myself included) are not liking his behavior this season b/c CB is a BITOCH! If she and CT had broken up for another reason (distance, cheating, etc…) maybe it would be different, but they fact that SHE left HIM for her CAREER? I mean WTF? What is her Career? Being on these shows? No Mp meember would leave CT for something like that – therfore we are hating on her for it and him for not telling her to STFU!
    Also I wanted to note – I think CT’s beahvior has changed greatly snce his brother was murdered and this is when I started to become a fan…though i wish I hated him and his brother was still alive…

  29. 29
    plockeness monster
    Posted February 20, 2012 at 2:28 pm

    Gyp – FINALLY watched the episode last night. me thinks CT’s girlfriend wants to lay the smack down on Diem. I can’t even feel bad for Diem b/c all she talks about is her past history w/ CT. Shut the fuck up already and do something about it.

  30. 30
    Angela
    Posted February 20, 2012 at 8:12 pm

    Maybe a little off topic but I was watching the Lindsay Lohan True Hollywood Story tonight (yes, I know, I should be ashamed) and lo and behold, who was yapping her gums on there billed as an “entertainment reporter?” Yep, that would be Diem. WTF?

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