Recap: The Duel: Might As Well Jump

The Challenge

By B-Side | Thursday, November 9, 2006 | 8:05 pm | 37 Comments

jump110906Last week on The Real World/Road Rules Challenge, we saw the first semblance of strategery as Beth assembled an alliance in an effort to dismantle the cool (read: idiot) girls: Kina, Robyn, Diem, and Jodi. Even though we’d seen informal alliances on this show before, this seemed like the first time there had been an active effort by anyone to shake things up. Of course, last week, everyone was brimming with optimism that the tables would turn, but if there’s anything we know about these former Real World/Road Rulers, it’s that they’re not the brightest kids in the world. Would the Outsiders be able to keep their heads out of their asses long enough to make an impact? Or would this scheming simply fall flatter Casey’s old chest? You’ll just have to read to find out…This week’s episode began on a friendly note as all the girls sported wigs as a show of support for Diem, the recovering cancer patient who has wisely decided to spend her post-chemo time wrestling on gangplanks and falling off rope ladders. Even though she looked just fine without a wig, Diem apparently still felt insecure about her appearance, but if there was anyone to lift her from the Samantha Morton doldrums, it was CT. The Boston bonehead happily donned a long, blond wig, which was an improvement over his usual finger-in-socket coif. This slapdash version of Wigstock then came to a rousing climax as everyone gathered together for a picture — the perfect opportunity for Kina to try out her new Supermodel face. Needless to say, she’d be lucky to get her mug in Teaneck Weekly.

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“Oh my gawwwd. I’m a mawdel!”

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Kina’s still honing the art of the gag photo.

Later, CT suggested that he was getting a wicked hard-on for Diem, especially as he described his intent to raise her spirits. “I try to make her feel like the sexy woman she is,” he said, adding, “Maybe someday, we can go to a wicked awesome Red Sawx game and then drive around in my cahh.” Luckily for CT, it seemed like the attraction was mutual. A giggling Diem told us that CT resembled a Calvin Klein model, which would make sense if Calvin Klein models had awful, awful hair. But I digress…

Elsewhere in the house, Beth tried to lure Svetlana into the misfit alliance (which already consisted of Beth, Aneesa, Wes, and Nehemiah). The Queen Bee promised Svetty protection in the next pick ‘em, saying, “If I won, I vote for Wes, Wes would vote for Aneesa, Aneesa would vote for Nehemiah, since I’m already done, Nehemiah would vote for you!” Oh, so is that how that would work? I thought Nehemiah would pick Beth again! Thank goodness she cleared that up! Nevertheless, it seemed like Svetlana was down with the plan, causing Beth to tell us, “I’ve got the whole plan down to a science.” Yes, but one can never overlook human error and idiocy. I wouldn’t put it past Wes to accidentally pick Kina. D’oh!

Speaking of Kina, she was not happy with Beth’s latest alliance. “Robin, Jodi, myself, and Diem all basically have flags on our heads,” she said, happily misusing the word “myself,” let alone “flags.” What exactly did she mean by that? Flags? Were they all representing different countries at the United Nations? Of course, I’m sure when she said “flags,” she meant “targets” or “bullseyes” or “SERIOUSLY, I AM A HUGE IDIOT.”

Anyway, the next day, the gang all headed out to the ocean where a large contraption hung over the water. What could this be? The clue had eluded to heights and jumping, but before we could learn any details, Casey expressed extreme concern that this might be just too much for her, and on that random note, we went to commercial. HEAVENS NO! WHAT EVER WILL CASEY DO???

When we returned, TJ happily told us that there were two platforms suspended over the ocean. Each person would have to jump back and forth between them, grabbing as many flags (which were stuck on nearby posts) as possible in three minutes. However, if a person fell off the platform and wound up in the drink, as it were, he or she would be disqualified. I liked it: simple, direct, and brimming with potential to embarrass many people.

First up were Eric and Brad, and here’s the biggest shocker of all: Eric actually managed to jump across the gap. Even more impressively, when he landed, the contraption didn’t break off and plummet down into the water below. It was truly a feat of epic proportions — in all senses of the phrase.

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Next were Wes and Nehemiah, who jumped around without incident, and then after them came CT and Evan. It should be noted that most people lunged themselves from one platform to the other, usually landing on their bellies. CT, on the other hand, managed to leap across without a problem, landing on his feet each time. It was pretty impressive, even if his stupid hairdo continued to vex me at all times.

Last and probably least was Derrick, who I prayed would fall off a platform. Up until this point, no male had dropped, and he was not only our final hope, but honestly, I just wanted to see the look of dejection that would come with such a humiliating failure. Sure enough, the Duel gods were listening to me, and next thing we knew, he was dropping down to the ocean below. Ha. IDIOT. Afterwards, he explained to us, “If my body was just a little bit longer, maybe I would have had a chance.” Yes. Or maybe if you jumped more than one foot, that would help too.

Next up were the women, and for them, this activity really mattered. After all, this was a She-Duel day. Jodi and Kina stepped up first, and almost immediately, the Jod-ster had flopped down into the water below. Svetlana and Diem went next, and like Jodi, Diem too fell off the platform. Svetty, on the other hand, seemed on top of her game, hopping methodically from platform to platform. Beth and Casey were next, and let’s just say, they weren’t paragons of athletic ability. Beth at least tried, which is a shocking change from usual, but she couldn’t even cross the gap with her one feeble jump, causing her to fall down to the water below. Casey, on the other hand, just stood and stared at the other platform, tearing up in the process. Finally, time expired, and the petrified girl was allowed to come back to solid ground. I still don’t know why people sign up for this stuff if they’re afraid of heights. I guess the allure of fame and making an ass of yourself on national TV is just too great.

Finally, we finished up this challenge with Robin and Aneesa, the latter of whom quickly fell off the platform. We then listened to everyone as they speculated as to who did well and who sucked. Kina commented, “Myself, Robin, and Svetlana all did really well today.” Newsflash for Kina: “myself” is not a subject. The word is “I”. As in, “Robin, Svetlana, and I all did really well today.” I know a lot of reality stars love to overuse the word “myself,” but none can compete with Kina on this front. I bet she’s never even heard of the phrase, “Me, Myself, and I.” To her, it’s just ‘Myself, myself, and myself.”

Anyway, it was time for TJ to announce the results. From the men, CT easily won thanks to his leaping proficiency. As for the women, it looked like it would be a three way tie between Svetlana, Robin, and Kina, but thanks to a sneaky, little flag that had snuck into Svetlana’s bathing suit, she managed to eke out a surprise victory by one point.

With Svetlana the winner, she was now immune from the Duel, which meant she now had to kick off the pick ‘em round. She chose Wes first, causing Kina to tell us, “Svetlana’s vote for Wes basically sparks of the alliance that the four of them have, and it just makes me SICK!” You see, as we learned on The Gauntlet II, it’s okay for Kina to have an alliance, but not for anyone else, you know what myself is saying?

Anyway, Wes picked Aneesa, who picked Nehemiah, who picked Beth, who picked CT, who then picked Kina. I’m sure we all expected him to choose Diem, but he reminded us that he had yet to tap that ass, and as such, he would not be doing her any favors until she gave him a “wink wink, tap, nibble nibble, slide.” I don’t know, but that kind of sounds like the next big stadium dance fad.

Ultimately, the big decision as to which girl would have to go into the Duel came down to Evan. It was either Diem or Casey. Well, no one wanted to send a cancer survivor into the Duel. Might as well send in Casey and her new boobs. But who would Casey pick? I think we all sat in pulse-pounding suspense as we endured an interminable commercial break to learn the outcome of this intense situation.

Well, at long last, we returned from the break, and Casey chose… Robin! New fake breasts against old! A battle for the ages! Casey then had to blindly pick a Duel challenge, and unfortunately, she snagged the same one from the last She-Duel: Pole Wrestle. Damn those Real World/Road Rules girls. Always pole wrestling…

Brad then told us, “I’m not worried about Robin going home at all,” which meant that she was probably going home. We then headed into the Duel where Beth’s face was looking more weathered than ever before. The two girls met in the middle of the “arena” (if you can call it that) and engaged in that time-old pole-wrestling tradition: the alternating of the grips! Once this hallowed ritual was complete, it was time to wrestle. Well, this was no retread of Aneesa and Paula’s epic match. Casey proved to be no competition from Robin, who quickly yanked the pole right out of her hands. Yes, no sooner than it had began, the competition was pretty much over.

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Everyone hugged Casey goodbye, and then back at the house, we revisited the burgeoning romance between CT and Diem. “You say more when you don’t say anything than when I actually have a conversation with you,” he told her, wooing her with his deep and insightful comments. The two then flirted for a few minutes, but since it was mostly silly and boring, I didn’t really pay that much attention. Afterwards, CT chatted with Beth and Aneesa. He told them that he didn’t quite trust Diem. Was she really interested in him, or was she merely playing him to get farther ahead in the game? Ah, the ever intense intrigue of The Duel!

What did you think about this episode?

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37 Comments

  1. 1
    mikey
    Posted November 9, 2006 at 10:57 pm

    Myself can’t help but giggle everytime myself hears “pole wrestle.”

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    Junzilla
    Posted November 9, 2006 at 11:10 pm

    Great recap as always B-Side. It is nice from that last screencap that Robin is riding the pole like the good ol’ days.

    I like the Beth, Aneesa, Fitz, Nehemiah, and Wes alliance. As much as I hate Wes for being a complete jerkoff, I think this is a very promising group.

    Beth really plays the game it should be played; with strategy and not (much) stupidity. I really hope she actually maks it to the finals. The other girls, save Diem, make me sick and Kina is a complete jackass. I despised her in RR and still do now.

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    Mathematics
    Posted November 9, 2006 at 11:19 pm

    I’m a little confused with the alliance in this challenge. Say, one of the people from beth’s alliance wins. Then it would probably mean that one of the girls from the other team will not be picked and go to the duel. The problem is that that girl will probably pick a girl from beth’s alliance to go against. So it seems, that always one girl from each team will compete. So, where is the advantage of the alliance?

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    LagunaConsultant
    Posted November 10, 2006 at 12:16 am

    Ahh yes mathematics, you blindly stumbled upon the time tested challenge equation of Real World “Allstars” over Road Rules “Allstars” multiplied by idiotic ideas. The real worlders cancel out the road rulers, and you’re just left with idiotic ideas.

    My favorite part of this whole retahded scheme was how into the alliance Casey was. Her group won the challenge as planned, yet they didn’t pick her. So her group basically gave her a collective FU, and then she still goes out backs the alliance after getting tossed off the show. You’d think she would have gotten the hint. Chalking that up to blondeness is an insult to dumb blondes.

    Aneesa’s spill off the platform was AWESOME. The only problem was her detachable penis came loose when she hit the water¦ Yikes

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    B_ran
    Posted November 10, 2006 at 12:16 am

    At the end, Kina made a comment about Casey going makes Beth’s alliance weaker. Which, of course, is idiotic. Casey leaving makes their alliance more convenient.

    Beth was smart enough to include guys and girls at a 1:1 ratio within a difference of one. Meaning that they can always pick each other. Having Casey in the group meant there were 4 girls and 2 guys. That wouldn’t work unless they added a third guy. So Casey leaving makes the plan work better.

    There is still a chance that the Dueler will pick one of the alliance members, but that’s always a risk alliance or no. Kina is just a hypocritical bitch. Casey should have picked Kina to go in.

    Speaking of, I’m sad to see her new breasted hotness leave the show (she gave me a wicked haad on). Now I’m left with deer-in-headlights Svetlana and a bunch of “girls” that look like they should be under a bridge telling riddles with the rest of the trolls.

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    rockstarsar
    Posted November 10, 2006 at 12:48 am

    Haha, love the comment about the wink wink slide comment from CT. What is up with Kina’s eyeshadow? It looks like she smeared on even more blue than last time. Beth did her wicked witch of the west giggle again, and I laughed my ass off when Robin did that reverse hump to Casey and the pole. By the way, I hate Diem’s wigs other than that original long sandy brown one she had on at the start of the season.

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    JohnEDowney
    Posted November 10, 2006 at 5:27 am

    Man, I watched that challenge, and I said, “So nobody did long jump during their high school years?” I mean, seriously, you get some sort of a running start and you DON’T LAND ON YOUR FACE. CT (CT!) was the only person who saw the logic in landing on your feet. I mean, CT!

    Goodbye, Casey’s boobs. I miss you already.

    My brother was watching the show and said, “That Diem girl has really nice hair!” Fortunately, this was near the end of the episode, so it’s not as though I missed anything through my hyena-like laughter.

    Oh, and Derrick has no excuse for not making those jumps. One guy on my old high school varsity track team was 5’4″, and had an 18-foot long jump. This, after participating in several sprints, so Derrick can’t use fatigue as an excuse, either.

    Great recap. That “wink wink” comment was priceless.

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    Ubiquitous
    Posted November 10, 2006 at 6:53 am

    I hate Diem’s wigs other than that original long sandy brown one she had on at the start of the season.

    CancerGirl needs to quit getting her wigs from the Halloween isle of her local Spencer’s gift shop.

    Man, I watched that challenge, and I said, “So nobody did long jump during their high school years?”

    THANK YOU! I was wondering the same thing!

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    anemeraldsylph
    Posted November 10, 2006 at 8:29 am

    What’s with Kina’s bright blue eyeshadow? Someone should tell her it’s not helping the orange tan.

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    shiaobundan
    Posted November 10, 2006 at 8:48 am

    This episode was soo boring. People need to get over the Diem cancer thing. Seriously, its old.

    But I can’t wait until next week…NEHEMIAH DUMPS BETH!!!Haah in the previews Blotchy Beth looks devestated and asks Neh, “So you just want to cut it off… like… cold turket?” So happy the
    unholy union has ended.

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    silentfire
    Posted November 10, 2006 at 8:54 am

    I dont get why casey didnt choose diem for the duel. That was her best shot, robin had to be the worst choice..

    I also thought the alliance didnt really work well considering one of the girls chosen in the duel would end up picking a girl from beth’s alliance.

    When aneesa was hyping up her upcoming performance and then had an amazing fall, I cracked up!

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    jash
    Posted November 10, 2006 at 9:59 am

    hilarious recap, myself enjoyed it a great deal!

    i didnt watch the whole ep, but i did see the competition and thought it was one of the funniest in a long while. seeing these idiots fail to jump and nail themselves on the edge of the platform with some noticeable bounce-offs by aneesa and others was really the icing on the horrible reality cake!

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    Chee-Z-TeeVee Addict
    Posted November 10, 2006 at 10:14 am

    I HATE Kina. She sucks. I don’t hate her in a fun way either, she’s not fun to laugh at; she’s stupid; she mangles the English language; she is hideously, heinously ugly. HATE HER!!!!!!!!

    I am totally sick of Diem’s oh-so-moving battle with CANCER. She is using her CANCER to exploit everyone else’s sympathy. She’s getting a free pass in this competition because no one wants to be the asshole who kicked CANCER off the show. I find it ironic that Diem gravitates to the girl on the show who most reminds me of malignant CANCER – Kina (KIN-CER). If identifying with CANCER is so important why is she doing this show? Why isn’t she visiting college campuses creating a Campus Crusade for Cancer ?

    I hope Beth’s alliance prevails. I felt bad for Casey, but I thought she should have picked Diem. I think she wanted to, but didn’t want to deal with everyone’s shit if she won.

    I think we should do a TVgasm petition requesting that Kina not be asked to participate in future challenges or shows. She is ratings poison, I actually have a hard time watching her and listening to her run her fat, monkey-mouth.

    Did anyone else notice how she described Beth’s strategery as “Master-Mining”. Myself personally thinks herself meant Master-MINDING. She is so fucking irritating.

    Svet’s doing pretty well. I’ll bet it’s driving Tyler up the wall. Good!

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    Chee-Z-TeeVee Addict
    Posted November 10, 2006 at 10:25 am

    …Wait there’s more…

    I forgot to include how much I also hate Jodi on my post. I hate Jodi.

    Jodi is gross. How fucked up do you have to be to be a Holy-Rolling Blow Job Queen?

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    jozeyg
    Posted November 10, 2006 at 10:35 am

    That picture of them all wearing wigs……..i was wondering who that guy was on the far right with the black dress. I’m staring for a minute and realize that it’s Jodi! hahaha. that was scary

    yay! Svetty kicked ass. love her. But Casey should have picked Kina. I want to see Kina get kicked off the show. She needs to wipe that eyeshadow off! that’s annoying, what is wrong with her?? And at the Duels, she’s always wearing that 80s lookin purple jacket. She wears too much colors all the time….and they’re not even cute colors. They’re PASTEL!

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    HokieJM
    Posted November 10, 2006 at 10:48 am

    B-Side, thanks for another perfect recap! Myself and all my friends cannot help but enjoy the train wreck that is the Duel.

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    Barfly
    Posted November 10, 2006 at 11:18 am

    Chee-Z-TeeVee Addict please try not to hold back so much! I’m left wondering how you really feel! I’m in agreement that Kina isn’t ha-ha-fun-to-watch annoying. She is just plain hell on earth. She’s making me route for Beth. And Aneesa. And (OMG) possibly WES! She must go. Myself cannot stand it if she sticks around much longer.

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    mom_to_travis
    Posted November 10, 2006 at 12:38 pm

    Am I the only one that heard Diem say (referring to CT) that she wanted to be “appeasing” to the opposite sex??? I thought for sure that would make the recap.

    And someone needs to tell her that one decent wig would be better than a dozen of those ridiculous looking things she brought with her!

    I’m so proud of Svetlana! She has already done so much better than I ever thought she would. You just know that’s burning Tyler’s ass.

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    jozeyg
    Posted November 10, 2006 at 12:59 pm

    I also agree that they’re giving Diem too much sympathy because of her cancer. She dosen’t have cancer anymore!! she’s all better. Everyone is acting like she’s still sick so they don’t want to send her to Duel. If they all keep thinking like that, then she’s never going to duel and she could possible win because everyone dosen’t want to hurt the poor girl. Yeah, she’s annoying….and she likes that she gets sympathy.

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    mountain_girl
    Posted November 10, 2006 at 1:33 pm

    B-Side, I don’t know who told you to shorten your recaps but they were wrong. Be as verbose as you want.

    As for the episode, I haven’t seen it yet due to technical difficulties but have the season pass reset so I’ll pick it up on a rerun.

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    Chee-Z-TeeVee Addict
    Posted November 10, 2006 at 2:11 pm

    Sorry barfly, I thought I WAS holding back. LOL!

    I’m home with the flu today, and watched the episodes on DVR so I was already feeling pretty miserable. BUT, I really can’t stand Kina anyway – petition anyone?

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    goldie88
    Posted November 10, 2006 at 2:26 pm

    Jodie looks like a transvestite in Diem’s wig.

    and Robin looked like she was having sex with the pole. If I were Casey I would’ve let go too, just because I would’ve felt so dirty and violated.

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    LuvzSunshine
    Posted November 10, 2006 at 3:27 pm

    Myself loves you B-side!!!

    It has come to be that myself is rooting for Beth, Annesa and Wes.

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    JayJay25
    Posted November 10, 2006 at 6:03 pm

    Can someone explain to me how the hell Beth has come to the conclusion that she may be able to get Brad into her little alliance? Isn’t he Robin’s buddy and part of the popular crowd she’s oh so jealous of? And why is she so damn concerned with the so-called “Drama Mafia” anyway? How does 3 or so girls’ friendship have any effect on her staying in the game? She needs to be making more male friends.

    If anything, making a formal alliance that most people seem to know about puts a huge target on your backs. Even if you’re not Robin, Kina, or Jodi you’d want to put a quick end to that alliance because at some point they’ll have to go after you. They pretty much have to count on one of the four winning that day’s challenge to keep them all safe. I don’t think that they thought this alliance thing through.

    I don’t know how some of you have come to the conclusion that Diem is “using” her cancer to get sympathy. I haven’t seen her do anything to suggest such a thing. If people are taking it easy on her that’s on them not her. What do you want her to do? Wear a sign that says “Please vote me into The Duel so I can prove myself to you and a bunch of internet dorks”? If she coasts her way through to the final stages of the challenge she won’t be the first or the last. I don’t see people whining about Darrel’s 4 challenge victories, having only done 1 Exile/Inferno/Gauntlet. If you’re looking for games that are based solely on physical merit, watch the Olympics. This is MTV, bitches!

    If anyone is using Diem’s cancer it’s MTV’s editors who over-dramatize everything.

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    Lc88
    Posted November 10, 2006 at 10:09 pm

    boring episode but it was a great recap. i wont hate on beth for her little alliance but it would be so much better if tonya was there!! lol jk did anyone see tonya on Celebrity Paranormal Project?

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    ClariceStarling
    Posted November 10, 2006 at 11:15 pm

    If it meant never having to see or hear Kina again, not only would I sign a petition, I would donate plasma and some of my eggs. Seriously. I hate Kina so much, I am rooting for Wes. (And I detest him!)

    Diem needs to quit with those wigs. Be sure of yourself and know that you in short looks a million times better than those awful wigs. If it’s good enough for Kylie Minogue and Melissa Etheridge, I think Diem can deal.

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    B_ran
    Posted November 11, 2006 at 2:54 am

    No one in the alliance has to win to ensure their safety. All it takes is for someone to pick one of the alliance members and that will start the chain.

    At any rate, safe is a relative term in this case. If you’re a girl and it’s a girl duel day, the only way to be safe is to win exemption. Other than that, the only distinction is who is definately going in (the one not picked at all) and the those that might go in.

    Beth’s alliance works, because it means that those girls she has on her side aren’t going to gun for her right away. She’s simply trying to decrease the odds against her. That’s the best anyone can do on this challenge, reduce the odds of you getting picked [not a compliment, since this is sort of like praising the smartest kid in the remedial class].

    So now, Beth only has to worry about Robin, Kina, Jodi, and maybe Diem picking her. With those options, probably the only one that would directly call out Beth is Robin because she matches up size to size with Beth [again, if that sounded like a compliment, it wasn't].

    Anyway, if I were a chick, I would have left Casey around. Mainly because she can be beaten easily. Also, she’s really hot and makes for good television when she’s not sounding like an idiot [read: when she speaks]. Who the hell wants someone around that might beat them at the end?

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    reeeeelbigfsh
    Posted November 11, 2006 at 1:04 pm

    WINNERS?
    Who does everyone think is going to be the final 2?

    I think Diem and Brad. Brad is a strong competitor, and you really CAN’T send Diem in the duel.

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    anniedawg25
    Posted November 11, 2006 at 3:19 pm

    thoughts:

    1.YAY for Svetlana!!! Love her!!!

    2. Diem, Pullllllease for the sake of my eye sockets, STOP WITH THE WIGS! The point of wearing wigs is to be subtle, right? What’s the point when you change it to extreme measures everyday?? You look so much better without them!!!!!

    3. Speaking of Diem: There is something about that meat-bawl CT that I don’t trust. It’s almost like he is swooping in for the kill with Diem…I can’t help but feel that he is preying on her vulnerability with the cancer right now. Creeeeeeeepy! Speaking of CT, everytime I see him, this is what I think of: http://movies.monstrous.com/pictures/Ghost_Movie_22.jpg

    4. Evan: “I have the privelage of saving this girl from the Duel today”…GAG! Yeah, Casey deserved to go into the duel for sure….because she didn’t even TRY the challenge, not because she was the only one standing next to Diem. If the contestants are going to just let Diem off the hook with every Girl Duel Day, then they might as well give her the damn money now and quit wasting everyone’s time. No one has YET stepped up to the plate to challenge Diem in any sort of way. I swear, if she makes it to the end I will be mad. Don’t get me wrong, I am sure she could DEF use the money, but she’s gotta work for it.

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    antebellum
    Posted November 11, 2006 at 3:39 pm

    I didn’t think I could hate Kina any more. Beth’s alliance makes her SICK, Cara’s “lies” make her SICK… oops, I guess I should be saying “herself.” What a hypocritical idiot. I wish Casey had picked her and then knocked the bitch out. But I wonder what Kina’s gonna do next, start crimping her hair and wearing bangles? I wonder what her favorite 80s song is. Probably “Sunglasses at Night.” Idiot.

    On the other hand, I think this is the most I’ve ever liked CT. He seems like he does genuinely like Diem but is apprehensive and he should be. I thought him “confiding” in Beth and Aneesa was cute.

    Go Fitz! I’m glad she’s doing so well.

    Diem will never be picked for the Duel. I’m surprised she was in the bottom two. And Evan’s speech about her being such an amazing person, blah blah blah… She might be, but you just know anyone who lets Diem go into the duel or picks her as their opponent is gonna get hell for it. mom_to_travis, I heard her say that about wanting to be “appeasing.” WTF is with these people and mangling these “big words” like that? Appeal isn’t even a big word.

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    JayJay25
    Posted November 11, 2006 at 4:57 pm

    Diem will go into a Duel. It’s in the The Duel’s season trailer (she appears to be doing “I Can”). So people can stop with the whining about people “proving” themselves and “earning” it. I repeat; this is MTV, not the Olympics. Darrell flew completely under the radar to 3 victories and went into exile once for one more win. When have these challenges ever been about who “earns” their way to the finals or victories?

    B_ran, I know that no one from the alliance necessarily has to win to keep them “safe”. I’m just wondering why anyone, seeing as most if not everyone seems to know that they are in an alliance, would pick anyone from Beth’s alliance until they were forced to leaving someone or even the majority of them out? A formal alliance that people know about is likely to draw attention from more than just Jodi, Kina, and Robin. I think this alliance is gonna take big hits quick. That’s all.

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    ckitten
    Posted November 11, 2006 at 6:00 pm

    Yeah…i think diem is riding the cancer wave a bit too much! Boring episode, fab-u-lous review! myself likey a lot!!!

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    CMC
    Posted November 11, 2006 at 8:53 pm

    Much to my surprise, I have found myself rooting for Beth and not quite understanding why since she really isn’t very nice. Then it dawned on me, it’s not that I particularly care for Beth, but I find her female enemies so repulsive that I’d rather see Beth stay so the others (excluding Svetlana) will have to leave.

    I know I’m being redundant since it’s very clear how everyone feels about Kina. But I will have to add myself to the list of folks who find Kina abhorrent. She thinks way too highly of herself for no apparent reason. It’s not like she is in any way superior to any of the other girls. But for argument’s sake, let’s say that she was better than the rest¦come on girl, have some humility!

    Speaking of a lack of humility, all of these posts are dead-on about Wes. He is certainly the cocky one, isn’t he? Always tooting his own horn. Well okay, he did show some modesty when he said that his “muscles will only take him so far.” Who says stuff like that? I’ll tell you who¦someone with a very big inferiority complex. Kind of sad in a way. That boy needs to find a good therapist.

    Derek has always been a jerk and has also been know to talk a big game. But I have to hand it to him, he walks the walk. Sometimes those little guys can be really scrappy and he’s one of them!

    Whoever ends up winning this thing will hopefully be relatively likeable. But the chances of that are pretty slim since the pool is pretty weak.

  34. 34
    Volcat
    Posted November 12, 2006 at 12:04 pm

    Like so many others, I am finding myself rooting for Beth and her alliance simply because the Kina-Jodi-Robin alliance is so lame. They are trying so hard to be the next generation of Rachel and Veronica, but they are falling quite short.

    I noticed during one of CT’s confessionals that he bears a striking resemblence to Top Chef’s Marcel. They both share an out of control hair affliction. Any chance for side by side pictures so that we can have a better look, B-side?

  35. 35
    Ubiquitous
    Posted November 13, 2006 at 7:55 am

    I only have one word for who CT resemebles: Heat Miser.

    OK, that’s two words.

  36. 36
    G
    Posted November 13, 2006 at 5:25 pm

    hey b-side, where does J-unit work out, i think i had a tvgasm sighting this morning

  37. 37
    luvly_grrl
    Posted November 15, 2006 at 2:46 pm

    Has anyone noticed that Kina (whom i absolutely despise) looks a lot like Jo from the Facts of Life? LOL
    Love the recaps by the way

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