Tonight, on the opening night of the Democratic Convention, while countless networks devoted airtime to the political arena, MTV opted to offer its own ode to the democratic process: Road Rules: X-Treme. Yes, after failing another mission, the tight clan of travelers had to vote one of their own off, but who would get the boot this time? Would it be Derrick, whose strengths in homophobia don't always equate to challenge victory? Would it be Patrick, whose Ben Affleck appearance spells impending doom? Would it be Ibis, whose rapidly expanding waistline threatens to take down the team? Would it be Kina, whose illegal tree drawing compromised the dignity of the RV? Or would it be Jodi, whose goofy faces and public displays of affection bring an unwanted touch of Andy Dick to the proceedings? The only one safe was Nick, the new kid on the block that everyone seems to avoid like the plague. The drama was killing me, and because Tivo chopped off the final two minutes - AGAIN - I really don't know what happened. And guess what? I sort of don't care.
Okay, I care a little bit. I am writing this column, after all. It feels like it's just been two weeks since the kids had to vote someone off. Oh wait. It was just two weeks ago. Well, it looks like when the mechanics repaired the RV, they added a revolving door because no sooner had Danny gone and Nick arrived, it was already time to say adios to another goofy cast member.
I suppose we knew there'd be trouble in paradise when the producers prefaced tonight's show with a succinctly anti-Jodi package of clips from previous episodes. Topping this off was a notable flashback of the group swearing that if they fail another mission and have to vote off another member, they'd pull names from a hat. Hmmm... wonder what's going to happen this episode?
Bunim/Murray officially ushered in tonight's episode with a quaint birthday party for Kina. Her roommates found her a supposed piece of cake for the big 20th birthday celebration, but as far as I could tell, it looked like a massive turd from the puppy. After this little fête, the roomies opted not to take out the garbage but to hit the Chilean night life. Jodi and Kina got drunk, found a British guy who they both thought was hot, and in a matter of moments, Jodi was all over him. Later she shrugged it off - a kiss is just a kiss, no big deal, right? Well, considering that's the second time it's happened this season, I'm sure her boyfriend waiting at home will have something to say about that.
Nevertheless, Kina channeled her jealousy into misdirected anger at Jodi. Somehow she managed to chalk up the entire incident to "bad communication" and then refused to talk to the Jodester (like that?) the rest of the night. During her interviews, Kina complained that Jodi becomes a slut when drunk and is just an overall cancer to the team. Listen Kina. I'm sorry that you didn't get some Englishman nookie, but seriously, give it a rest. Just be happy for your friend.
All dramatics aside, the team had another challenge at hand. Our favorite passive aggressive mission mayors resurfaced to detail the latest convoluted rules of the game. This time around, the Road Rulers had to jump from a helicopter and land in one of three diamonds. Each diamond had a point value, and of course the smaller the diamond, the higher the value. Great. Okay, let's start this thing. Oh wait. More rules. I won't get into it, but there were all sorts of stipulations involving blindfolds and no blindfolds and teamwork and OH MY GOD. Don't these producers realize blindfolds don't make missions extreme? They just make them... dumb.
Jodi and Patrick were the first to make their set of four jumps from the helicopter. Jodi missed the diamonds with both her dives, and Patrick managed to hit the smallest diamond on his blindfolded jump. Kina, still sharpening her claws, noted that even though Jodi had successfully prompted Patrick, it was still an accident and basically Jodi still has terrible communication skills and she generally sucks at everything. Kina and company then went on to roll their eyes at Jodi's unsuccessful attempt to hit the diamonds with her own, non-blindfolded jump. Granted, Patrick and Kina also missed the diamonds, but let's not confuse the issue here. Jodi's the scapegoat this episode, not Kina!
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Comments (2)
It was a cliffhanger, and what the hell is up with TiVo cutting it off early two weeks in a row?
I don't even care who's voted off. These people suck.
1 of 2 | Posted by freakgirl | Posted on July 27, 2004 6:45 AM
They cliffhanged (cliffhung?) that shit after reading 2 names. Bastards. Whatever. That voting system makes no sense anyway. I bet BMP made them use this convoluted system just to ensure the cliffhanger...
2 of 2 | Posted by Rebecca | Posted on July 27, 2004 10:39 AM