When MTV and Bunim/Murray asked the viewers to pick the teams for Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Inferno II, do you think they ever thought that they would be so successful. Usually, I wouldn't say that the average person knows more about making television than your average television executive, but maybe in some cases they do. You can't discount the positive effect that the changes in how the show itself is structured, and while the competitions and the infernos are not off the charts in terms of creativity, the people responsible for coming up with them should be awarded for finding some that work. How much did the producers take into account the wishes of the viewers for making their teams? I am not sure, but I thank all of you people who voted for one of the best reunion seasons I have ever seen.
We open the scene with some crazy antics from The Miz. All of these people like to show off for the camera, and Mike knows what he is doing, he does want to be a pro wrestler after all. He opens the show with what looks like a pre-planned dare where somebody asks him to eat a jalepeno or habanero or something. He eats it, it burns his mouth, and he throws everything he can find in there to try and stop the pain. Nothing like a good icebreaker to prepare us for 30 minutes of back-stabbing action. Thank you, dear Miz, we salute you.
This week's competition is called Neverending Climb, which brings up a great tangent. Didn't you just love The Neverending Story when you were younger? That movie had everything. It came out when I was like what, 5 years old? I remember seeing it and being so scared of that wolf thing when Atreyu tries to kill him. Also what was the deal with those sphinx things with the huge boobs? It might be just me, but wasn't Falcor more scary than some of the "evil" creatures? Come on, a giant, flying cocker spaniel/dachsund mix? And when the horse died, that was more difficult for me to watch than when KITT got totaled in Knight Rider and they had to put him back together. But enough of the 80s nostalgia, back to the game.
In the Neverending Climb, the teams had to scale a structure and make their way towards the top, donkey-kong style, by climbing a ladder and then crossing a beam or pole. Along the way, they had to collect five tribal tokens, which looked like petrified garlic knots on a string, but were really small ceramic pieces tied together. Once you had your five tokens, you would jump off the structure, and you would be let down in your safety harness. You would then place your tokens in a bowl. The total time needed for each team would then be added up and the team with the lowest time would win. If a person fell off of the structure, they would have to wait on the ground for one minute before they could start again.
The Bad Asses were first, and they started right where they left off. Yeah, they have enthusiasm for their teammates, but only some of them. Dan, who has been sick of hearing Tina for the entire time in Mexico, much like most of the viewers here in the states, said that he didn't want to spend another day listening to all of the bitch yell, and he was really set off when Tina tried to tell him that he shouldn't go as high on the scaffolding. Right now, the Bad Asses might have more of the best players, but you really have to question how long they can believe this "team" concept is going to hold.
Veronica is the first one up, and she does pretty well, that is at least until she gets down to the bottom. You would think the easiest part of this challenge would be the part where they take the tokens and throw them into the big metal bowl. This proved quite the challenge for Veronica, as her tokens got entangled on her harness and she wasted nearly thirty seconds on the ground untangling them. Not quite the way you wanted to start off the competition. It not only means you have a bad time, but for the other team to see you struggle is a little confidence boost for them.
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Comments (14)
good to see julie try and vote people out based on the seven sins (narcissism is close enough to pride)
and really, whats with the three bitches and the SMALLEST SHORTS EVER.
CT proved once again he is the master of eloquence when he tried to explain why he wanted the MIZ to be voted in to the gauntlet...was he high? jesus.
as for tonya, it *is* cosmic justice...why doesnt she just take her ass back to Walla Walla Washington!
1 of 14 | Posted by jash | Posted on May 9, 2005 7:03 AM
That pepper bit seemed to be mostly copied from Dumb and Dumber.
2 of 14 | Posted by J | Posted on May 9, 2005 7:08 AM
Those last few minutes of the girls giggling as Tonya followed behind them (pathetically) trying to confront them was too much.
I kinda wish they'd bring Ayanna back so she could stick it to Veronica, but actually she just mostly lost her cool and flipped out. Maybe they could bring Heather B. back to just intimidate the hell out of her.
Why do I even watch this (occassionally)? I was in college when Season 1 aired. Too old for this nonsense...
3 of 14 | Posted by Lady J | Posted on May 9, 2005 7:13 AM
It's pretty sad how Rachel, Veronica, Tina, and Tonya are still mentally in junior high and are willing to go on tv and demonstrate that for everyone.
4 of 14 | Posted by Ashes | Posted on May 9, 2005 7:48 AM
NO, who they should bring back is BELOU, chadwick/holly.
now that would be awesome if they had a show with just those three on. BELOU yelling all the time, every other word starting with 'f' and chadwick/holly yelling at belou for leaving her baby outside during a hurricane!
5 of 14 | Posted by jash | Posted on May 9, 2005 7:56 AM
JULIE IS LAME!
She used to be one of my favorites but now I can't stand her! She's become one of those lame Christian cliches like Jon and that skinny dork from the RW New Orleans, who think EVERYTHING is about God and Religion.
She needs to pull her head out of her Bible thumping ass and stop talking to God while doing her challenges.
Hey Julie! GOD DOES NOT CARE IF YOU WIN A PLASMA TV OR NOT! God has more important things to worry about!!!
6 of 14 | Posted by Stevo | Posted on May 9, 2005 9:06 AM
Week after week it becomes glaringly apparent to me why Veronica and Rachel continue to return to these challenges.
They have the maturity of clique-ish high school girls, happily tormenting the less popular girls. Obvioiusly they'd fail miserably out in the real world, where they would actually have to be civil to their coworkers.
I've really enjoyed watching these challenges the last few years, but if those catty bitches are back on the next challenge, I'm done. They make me want to throw a shoe through my TV everytime they open their rude, obnoxious mouths.
7 of 14 | Posted by Amanda | Posted on May 9, 2005 9:50 AM
Yeah, why are the Road Rules Europe and Australia seasons never represented on these? Chadwick or Belou would be great to have on. I guess Chadwick probably has a job or something at this point. Still, he was good, he did a backflip for Piggy.
8 of 14 | Posted by TW | Posted on May 9, 2005 2:11 PM
who the hell is Julie married to?
if you are married should you be on RWRR?
9 of 14 | Posted by roo | Posted on May 9, 2005 6:12 PM
i GUARANTEE whoever Julie's husband is i bet he can't pack that annoying bitch's luggage fast enough to send her off on her holy way to do these challenges... JESH!... I wish Coral would've called her bluff on the last inferno season and kicked her God fearing ass back to mormon country.
10 of 14 | Posted by bacardi | Posted on May 9, 2005 8:04 PM
Anyone notice Tina wearing the "Future MILF" shirt. Hold on girl! You're not even a present day drunken bang! Don't think after you pop out some kids that you get any hotter.
Better to put that shirt on Jaime. Best yet, don't put any shirt on Jaime. She really has to get naked. Me likey.
11 of 14 | Posted by too many shows, too little time | Posted on May 9, 2005 8:05 PM
Yeah, I caught the "MILF" shirt. She has no idea of how she's playin' herself out with that. When women proudly advertise their "bang-availability" on television, then we really are in the last days. "Good is bad, bad is good".
12 of 14 | Posted by Gmoney | Posted on May 11, 2005 9:07 AM
WONDERED IF ANYONE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED ON MONDAYS
INFERNO CHALLENGE
13 of 14 | Posted by Crise | Posted on May 11, 2005 6:02 PM
Tonya wins!BOOOOOOO
14 of 14 | Posted by Billie | Posted on May 17, 2005 9:17 AM