Nevertheless, this segment quickly turned nasty as the two guys opted to meditate with their shirts off. Mmmm... sweaty, pale geeks. Excuse me now while I gouge out my eyes. Honestly, all I want to do is go over to the corner, curl up into a little ball, and suck my thumb.
Your epidermis is showing! Seriously, cover it up.With the shirtless male bonding over, Chuck and Richard seemed to be on better terms, causing Mindi to comment, "I don't know what came over either of them." Me neither, but I hope it goes away (or at least encourages them to keep their shirts on now).
The next morning, the two remaining teams made their way down to the living room where Brian McFayden greeted them from behind his little podium. I'm still trying to figure out its purpose. It's not like Brian's holding an auction. Maybe it's there as more of a guardrail, you know, in case the flaxen-haired host collapses under the weight of his own blandness. Nevertheless, McFayden announced that the teams would have a day off before the final challenge, but that in the meantime, each person should show his or her partner an activity that he or she excels at. Well, that's not much of a day off now, IS IT? Thanks for lying to us, BRIAN. Why don't you go find Suchin Pak and make little MTV News babies with her. Or is Gideon Yago more your speed? Shut up, Brian McFayden. I hope Sway beats you up and then gags you with his tam.
Ha, that'll teach him.
Anyway, Chuck took Caitilin to a martial arts dojo where he taught her some of the basic moves of karate. Or maybe it was tai chi. I don't know. I wasn't paying that close attention. All I know is that Caitilin kept saying "Kia" with all the bloodlust of a librarian smiling at her desk. Chuck meanwhile exorcized years of sexual frustration through quick, loud bursts of rage. Later, he had Caitilin punch him in the stomach over and over again while he simply said "Good" or "That's good" or "God, I wish you were Scarlet." Okay, he didn't say that last one, but there was something creepy and sadomasochistic about the entire experience. It kind of made me pine for the simple days of watching Chuck and Richard meditate shirtless.
Elsewhere in Los Angeles, Mindi and Richard shared a bonding moment as she taught him all about kayaking. Things were a little rough at first as Richard found himself careening into various boats and flotsam in the water, but eventually he got the hang of it, ultimately heaping praise upon the sport: "This is better than sunbathing because you could theoretically do this in the nude." A) You can sunbathe in the nude; B) Richard, please don't kayak in the nude; and C) seriously, do NOT kayak in the nude. We already saw you shirtless today. Let's just keep it at that.
After Richard and Mindi had their adventures on the lake, the two settled down on a hillside and had a picnic. Awww. Only this show could make me smile sweetly at such a simple activity. Maybe that's because unlike other beauty/geek shows (ahem, Average Joe: Hawaii), the scene wasn't ruined by an errant bomb or roving submarine. Nevertheless, at this sunshiney picnic, Mindi announced, "If we won, I would make out with you." Whaaa? Okay, NOW I have a vested interest in seeing the results of this competition. Please let Mindi and Richard win. I know the image of them making out might be so awkward and terrible that it will be forever seared into my brain, but I'm willing to take that risk. PLEASE.
Back at the house, it was time for Caitilin to showcase her expertise. In this case, it was cooking. We then spent five minutes watching her prepare a lovely salmon meal while Chuck battled with low-level OCD. The poor guy scrubbed down so rigorously, I thought he was going to do an autopsy on the asparagus.
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Comments (19)
Good call on Richard's wallet/briefcase. I was watching and wondering if he was actually stuffing money into one of Mindi's black stillettos.
1 of 19 | Posted by HicksPub | Posted on July 7, 2005 5:48 AM
I love this show... by the way, did anyone catch the new Punk'd this week? Richard was on it-- he walked in VIP style to Allen Iverson's party as Jermaine O'Neal was forced to wait on the sidelines... classic
2 of 19 | Posted by AliCake | Posted on July 7, 2005 8:41 AM
I KELLIED this show! Great social experiment. Glad Chuck/Cait won only because Richard did not really change that much. For such a geek he has very little insight into himself. At least Chuck showed some insight and growth. Besides, I loved his scrungy look when they previewed next week's reunion! He's becoming more beauty and less geek.
Can't wait to see next season.
3 of 19 | Posted by graceintherace | Posted on July 7, 2005 9:14 AM
I was very pleased with this show. It didn't even matter who won...it was just entertaining.
But B-side, I thought for sure you'd have some choice screen shots of Richard when he was talking about beating Chuck. He had the facial expressions, the hand gestures....come on! My sister even turned to me last night and said, "Oh TV Gasm will have great screen shots of this!"
4 of 19 | Posted by Nicole | Posted on July 7, 2005 9:43 AM
Did you notice that Richard referred to Brian as "The host" Clearly he doesn't watch MTV. No wonder he didn't know who the Miz was.
5 of 19 | Posted by mellymel | Posted on July 7, 2005 9:47 AM
I wish there would have been some way for Mindi to win...she was always my favorite.
B-Side...I did get a chuckle when she reference Alanis cause Mr. Ex-VJ didn't seem to get it
6 of 19 | Posted by Jen | Posted on July 7, 2005 10:01 AM
I enjoyed the show for what it was, but I'm pretty much over it...
Mellymel...I thought it was hysterical when Richard called Brian "the host" true classic geek moment...
7 of 19 | Posted by smithie | Posted on July 7, 2005 11:49 AM
I liked the show, it was kinda fun.
But really, could it be possible that the winners could get together? They really seem to compliment each other.
8 of 19 | Posted by debbie | Posted on July 7, 2005 12:35 PM
If Richard and Chuch had a baby, it would look like Jared Fogle.
9 of 19 | Posted by christa | Posted on July 7, 2005 12:47 PM
first of all, I really hope that J-Unit and B-side are writers for a living....because you both crack me up so much. I always look forward to coming on here to see what you guys have to say. So very, very clever.
Second, I'm glad Richard didn't win. Sorry, but he's too annoying for words. Good show, though. I'm looking forward to next week as well.
10 of 19 | Posted by Christy | Posted on July 7, 2005 2:37 PM
Mindy really deserved to win...she single-handedly brought her and Richard out of all three elimination rooms. (or elimination chambers, as Rich says)
Caitilin is so unnecessarily sappy. Honestly, there was no reason to cry that much every week.
Good call on Scarlett turning psycho-bitch last week. She had no use for Chuck anymore since he wouldn't be able to save her from the elimination room this time.
I don't know if anyone else agrees wih me here but by the finale of this show I downright HATED Chuck and was very much rooting against him. That pompous prick washing his hands as if going into surgery when cooking with Cait...we get it Chuck, you want to be a doctor! Enough with the condescending "diagnosis" of Richard's psyche and your SAT-word pretentious commentary on every challenge already!! Honestly I think Richard became a much more social and nice person than Chuck did by the end of the show. But it comforts me to know that, judging by his experience with "Scar", he so easily is going to be sucked dry of all money by his future manipulative trophy wife.
11 of 19 | Posted by Molly | Posted on July 7, 2005 5:35 PM
Chuck sucked, but Richard sucked more. Out of all the people on the show, Richard was the one that looked like he was on an audition. It was a reality show, but he really didn't take it seriously. Not everybody was in it for the experience, and some looked like they were just in it for the money, but Richard just did his schtick week in and week out. Surprise, surprise, he shows up in Los Angeles, and ends up on Punk'd.
My winning dream team would have been Mindi and Joe Hanson.
12 of 19 | Posted by J-Unit | Posted on July 7, 2005 6:37 PM
I watched StripSearch tonight. It was definitely Lauren at the bachelorette party and there was another big-toothed blonde with her. I wonder if she has a sister.
I don't think there was much footage that wasn't already in the previews last week, unfortunately. She didn't speak, but at one point I think she talked on her cell phone. It was very sneaky of her. I'm now going to keep an eye out for her in the background of every television program that I watch.
13 of 19 | Posted by burka | Posted on July 7, 2005 8:27 PM
Mindi and Joe Hanson... Priceless!
14 of 19 | Posted by Lyndsay | Posted on July 8, 2005 6:11 AM
Was it me, or was there a big ol' spot of blood on Chuck's shirt during the final elimination quiz? Did he get an unpublicized bloody nose and get some ON HIS SHIRT? Ewwwwwww......
I don't think either guy made a huge breakthrough, no. Both women, though, seemed to allow themselves to break out of the bimbo mold...though I suspect they're both pretty smart chicks to begin with. And Mindi's a saint for having chosen Richard to begin with. She totally should have won.
Yay, to the reunion show next week!!
15 of 19 | Posted by Jess | Posted on July 8, 2005 8:40 AM
Mindi should have ripped off caitilin's top and made out with her. Really.
16 of 19 | Posted by JohnnyRingo | Posted on July 9, 2005 2:41 AM
After the episode it had text on the screen detailing how the first tie-breaker question was edited out? dunno if i'm allowed to ask this here, but does anyone know why? dosen't have to be specific, but just a general idea? ie it was not exciting? or inapproprate?
17 of 19 | Posted by Joe | Posted on July 9, 2005 11:15 PM
Hey Jess, not only did Chuck's shirt have blood on it, but the stains moved back and forth from the right side of his shirt to the left as the show went on...FREAKY !!!
I love Mindi and agree with you that she is a saint ( or maybe she's the one on Ritalin ! )
18 of 19 | Posted by chris | Posted on July 11, 2005 7:32 AM
I WAS HOPING RICH AND MINDI WOULD WIN SO WE COULD SEE WHAT RICHARD WOULD DO WHEN MINDI MAD OUT WITH HIM
19 of 19 | Posted by EMILY | Posted on July 13, 2005 6:52 AM