This goes on for 76% of the episode (see, I can make up numbers too) but it can't be put to rest until Brad gets the sage advice of the T-Birds again. Landon says they both need space and maybe that space is a long flight home. Amen. At this point, I'll pay for both tickets. First class. Eventually, Brad and Tori kiss and make up because Brad is so good with his words and is able to manipulate convince Tori that staying in the challenge is best for both of them.
Super-enthusiastic TJ Lavin then introduces the challenge. Oh, that's right. This is a competition, not Dr. Phil. The challenge is called Spelling Air (the creatives at MTV must be working overtime) and it's a mid-air spelling bee. Each person is suspended on a platform 100 feet above the river. Spell your word right and you stay. Spell it wrong and you're in the drink.
Last week's winners, Landon and Rachel, get to pick the order. Diem freaks out because she's scared of heights. And of Rachel, and she's going to get screwed because Rachel is picking the order. Except that order doesn't matter for a spelling bee since the winner will have to spell one more word correctly than the loser did. But I really don't expect any of them to understand.
Mark is confident and thinks he's a fantastic speller. F. A. N. Tastic. MJ tries to spell gnarly and spits out KNARLEY and KNARELY. Brad manages to spell GOLDEN correctly. Now I know why we spent 48 minutes on Brad and Tori - this challenge is going to be over in less than three.
Brad is going to give this challenge 110 percent (I guess Tori was right) and he thinks that Tori is on the same page. Cut to Tori sobbing on the platform and dry heaving over the side. Hmmm, maybe not.
Brit is enjoying all of this a bit too much. She points out that Diem is huddled in a corner, crying and praying, and Tori is gearing up to hurl. Tori says it's not a joke and she's not being dramatic but she thinks she's going to have a panic attack. I'm no doctor but I think you're already having it.
They start with fourth grade words and Diem goes first. ARITHMETIC. She misses an "I" and hits the water. Aneesa is next and gets EXERCISE. She switches the "I" and the "S" and she's down. Brit can hardly contain her laughter at how easy their words are. Oh Brit, I eagerly anticipate your demise.
Tori gets POISON and silences the heaving long enough to spell it right. Of course this is followed by the requisite "yeah baby" and "I did it baby" and "I'm proud of you baby" and I'm the one heaving. Brit is up and gets FREIGHT. I'll let the screen grab speak for itself.
Rachel gets CUCUMBER and spells it (unsurprisingly) without issue. From the safety of the ground, Evan says they need to go back to grade school. If he was the professor he would make them walk the plank pirate-style. Um, what other style of plank-walking is there?
The second round is seventh grade words and Tori gets MILLENNIUM. She butchers it with MELLINUM and she's down. If Rachel can spell her word right, she wins. She gets PINNACLE (must be the word of the day) and nails it. She's not only strong! She's smart! Yeah, because spelling two elementary-level words makes you smart.
The boys are up and make only a slightly more impressive showing. MJ gets through with ABNORMAL and Evan manages YESTERDAY. Brad is up and spells THRONE without the "E". Mark gets by with SIMILE and Landon is eliminated by misspelling EXTREMELY. Of course, as Diem points out, this throws everyone for a loop because the golden child has lost and Landon realizes his neck could be on the line.
Moving onto the sixth grade words . . . MJ gets IMMACULATE and because we cut to him saying he hasn't won a challenge yet and has to win this one, we know he won't. And he doesn't. Compounding the embarrassment, he sounds like a gravely wounded hyena as he falls.
Now it's between the young lad and the old dad, as Evan puts it. Check your sweater buddy. There's only one of you who's dressing the part.
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Comments (10)
I'm only done with the first page but I have to tell you that you're friggin' hilarious.
So there it is. I'll be back later with more sentiments like that one.
1 of 10 | Posted by kelsey | Posted on June 13, 2009 1:02 AM
Okay! So, Tori is a loon and her talks with Brad only annoyed me, so I'm glad she went home (spoiler! from a week ago).
And that spelling bee...wow, that was impressive. I know they tried to pass it off like they were so nervous (because they haven't been up hundreds of feet in the air only to fall into the water for the past five challenges or anything), but I think we all know that they're just kind of stupid.
And I love Brittini, but that might just be because I'm comparing her with the other girls (basically Diem and Tori, who are awful), so she looks good. And of course because she is Landon's partner and I LOVE him.
But yes, hilarious recap, I can't wait to read the one for the finale.
2 of 10 | Posted by kelsey | Posted on June 13, 2009 1:19 AM
You are hilarious! Please cover the next challenge.
"and I'm going to figure out how to post these things in a timely fashion so you might actually get the last recap before The Challenge XXVI begins."
Any word on when that challenge is?
3 of 10 | Posted by tv freak | Posted on June 13, 2009 4:47 AM
wow youre awesome tiny elvis ! i loved your recap =)
please stick around !
also, i fast forwarded past any scene containing tori and brad and the episode was better that way lol
4 of 10 | Posted by angelbayyb | Posted on June 13, 2009 8:15 AM
TinyElvis, you're hilarious. And any recapper who hates Brit,is OK with me. Can't stand her.
Also, English isn't my first language, but come on, did these kids read a book, like ever?
5 of 10 | Posted by spacevenus | Posted on June 13, 2009 8:30 AM
These over-the-hill, drunken, horny assholes are still on?
How pathetic. Their 15 minutes was used up 8 years ago.
Just graduate to porn already.
6 of 10 | Posted by stillborn | Posted on June 14, 2009 8:21 AM
Hey now, seventh grade is middle school - Rachel spelled an elementary school word AND a middle school word correctly. Surely that deserves a plaque of some sort?
7 of 10 | Posted by vegasdarling | Posted on June 14, 2009 6:45 PM
Enjoyed the recaps before, but very well done, definitely enjoyed :)
8 of 10 | Posted by chelle | Posted on June 15, 2009 1:52 PM
spacevenus-I can't figure out the Brit hate. I didn't watch her season, but the only reasons i can come up with are that she is boring and a rookie that is treated like a veteran. Can you or Elvis elaborate on what I'm missing?
9 of 10 | Posted by tv freak | Posted on June 15, 2009 4:17 PM
I can't stand Tori or Diem! =/
k...that's all i needed to say.
10 of 10 | Posted by jozeyg | Posted on June 16, 2009 11:18 AM