Last night's episode started off with soon-to-be humpbirds Alton and Jodi talking wistfully about the team and Kina and friendship and blah. I personally hoped they'd discuss what the deal was with Alton's gaping knee wound -- could someone dress that? I can already smell the gangrene. Anyway, as the two babbled away, Jodi told us in an interview, "I just enjoy Alton's company." C'mon. You want to jump his bones. Just 'fess up already.

"Doesn't hurt that he's hot too," Jodi then added. There we go. That's the horny Jodi we know and love.

Elsewhere in the Bunim/Murray compound, Beth and Syrus commiserated about their situation. No, they weren't comparing their Medicare packages. They were kvetching about the Veteran team's inability to get it together. "Anyone who knows me knows that I'm not giving up on anything," Syrus then told us. Hmm... Sounds awfully optimistic -- in stark contrast to his woe-is-me remarks a few weeks ago. This sort of change in attitude can only mean one thing: Syrus is totally a goner.

Anyway, over in the Kitchen of Trinidad and Tobago, most of the cast was assembled around a table, perhaps having just dined on a fine meal of penne alla vodka, hold the "penne alla." Robin was the lucky lass to receive this week's clue on her T-Mobile Sidekick, and after having read it aloud, she urged, "Let's get buckwild!!" This caused MJ to shake and writhe his moptop like an epileptic Sideshow Bob, and hey, Derrick's dumb periwinkle hat made a surprise second appearance! Yay for sartorial stupidity!

The next day at the challenge, the teams encountered a large contraption that was in effect a mechanical bull simulator. Basically, one team would sit on the thing while the other team would yank and pull on some bungee chords in an effort to create the bucking motion. Riders would be unable to hold on with their hands, and after thirty minutes, teams would switch places. Whoever knocked off the most people would win.

The rookies hopped on first, and at the sound of TJ's horn, the Veterans began pulling aggressively, almost as if they were operating some sort of human elevator system. Well, despite all tugging and whatnot, the Rookies were barely moving at all. Sometimes there would be a surge of motion, but nothing particularly jarring. As Suzie put it, the whole experience was really a "quite mild ride." And to prove it, Suzie even flapped her arms like a bird. Oh, you know that rankled Derrick. If only he could have smothered her with an effeminate, knitted cap!

Well, the Veterans pulled and pulled... and pulled some more, but nothing was working. "It's just a bunch of drunk ferrets. No one's working together. We can't budge these people at all," Timmy scoffed. You know, I'm not sure if sober ferrets would be much better. Just saying -- they're not known for their group tugging skills.