David says he has never been away from home so he is excited to get on the RV. We also have Adam tell us that David has literally never left home before, never gone on a trip. That's actually pretty sad if you think about it. He tells us that he hopes everyone on the RV is eager to see him because they are going to see more of him than they would ever want to.
The next scene is David standing by the side of the road waiting for the RV completely butt naked. He is holding a backpack in front of his junk, thank the Lord, but he has nothing covering his hairy ass back, which was quite unsightly. Everyone was generally happy to see David and Susie instead of Shane.
Inside the RV Dan and Tori are checking the blogs and reading that everyone wants to see them get together and or kiss. Dan tells us that all they do is flirt but he wants to look past it, he doesn't really feel as though his feelings are reciprocated.
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The RV'ers get the new mission and it reads "test your abilities among the few and the proud". Dan is obviously pumped because he is a Marine and he probably wants to show off in front of the other RV'ers. Although I feel like the Marines there would probably make fun of him for choosing to be on a MTV reality show instead of staying in the corps. Kina tells us that as they pull up to the training site, she reads the sign that says "Marine Mountain Training Center" and she is terrified. Terrified of the sign? Kina, it's just a sign, it can't hurt you.
We are told that we are going to spend two days with Staff Sergeant Steve Morris and taught.....how to survive! Dun dun duhhhhhhhh! Cut to commercial.
Coming back from the commercial, David tells us he feels pressure and he wants to step up to the plate, to show he belongs. Ok, MTV, we get that. We know EVERY new contestant feels pressure. We don't have to be told that 19 billions times an episode. I'd be willing to bet if Derek made the RV, he'd feel some pressure and feel the need to tell us about it.
The mission has 2 parts. First part is avalanche rescue, second part is survival. Staff Sergeant Steve tells us that there is a victim buried in the snow behind him and the crew has 8 minutes to put the snowshoes and climb up the mountain to the victim. Not a REAL victim people, it was a dummy, no need to get all worked up. Only problem is SS Steve talks in 3 word bursts, it makes it very hard to concentrate. Think of a poor mans William Shatner. Road Rules requires my full and undivided attention, but my mind keeps going off in tangents trying to think of what he is going to say next.
There is no chance they could make it up the hill in 8 minutes, in fact for the first time, I think MTV might've used some clever editing to fool us into thinking the RV'ers could pull it off. They are 4 minutes away according to the clock on the screen and still at the bottom of the hill. Susie tells us she's already out of breath, yet she still has enough energy to yell at Adam for telling her to hustle. Way to pull your weight Susie. The crew gets there with just 30 seconds to spare! Phew! I was getting nervous. Next part of the mission is to locate the victim buried in the snow. They are given 15 minutes to find the dummy. They find it with 4 minutes to go, but I have to mention that they are driving the shovels into the snow with reckless abandon trying to get snow out of the way. That's all well and good, but if that had been a real person and the shovel had hit him at mach 20, byebye arm, leg, spleen, or maybe even all of the above.
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Comments (9)
I think this was a v. good recap :) Your screencaps were wicked funny!!
I think one awesome moment you missed was David sobbing a little in the RV after Dan volunteered himself.
1 of 9 | Posted by Emmy420
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Posted on March 22, 2007 1:28 PM
Great recap! As much as I loved J-Unit and his recaps he just didn't seem very into this show, so I'm glad you've taken over.
2 of 9 | Posted by insertnamehere
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Posted on March 22, 2007 3:53 PM
Great recap! LOVED the screen caps!!! :)
Sooo glad Angel is gone. I have never seen a rw/rr contestant with so much attitude and so little to back it up! And that's saying something considering we've seen people like Tonya, Katie, and Osama Beth Laden.
Shane is one of the most likeable rw/rr people ever. Sad to see him out. And I still can't believe that nobody has voted Veronica back in yet!
3 of 9 | Posted by shia0bundan
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Posted on March 22, 2007 7:57 PM
I've never been a super fan of Road Rules, even when it was really good five or so years ago. And after all the crossover challenges and duels, MTV is running out of ideas for the actual tasks te kids had to perform. That ice thing was stupid - one of those kids should have been swept away by the current. I miss the days of people battling on tight ropes/bungee cords.
And I hate Kina soooo much.
However, love the recaps, and I have to agree with "insertnamehere," J-Unit didn't seem to have the passion for this show you do, Hit 'em Up. Hope you keep up the great work!!
4 of 9 | Posted by DA.Darling | Posted on March 23, 2007 12:05 AM
Oh, and that "Du Hast" screen cap of Dan is going to haunt my dreams...
5 of 9 | Posted by DA.Darling | Posted on March 23, 2007 12:08 AM
great recap! your screencaps are hilarious!
6 of 9 | Posted by Vbc20 | Posted on March 23, 2007 7:51 AM
I hate Angel! She's a completely useless human being. She makes me want to beat the crap out of her!! And she made me like Kina, which was NOT easy.
The Pit challenge was completely unfair. David weighs more than Shane and his useless partner put together.
7 of 9 | Posted by Veronica DeBellegarde | Posted on March 23, 2007 10:27 AM
Why do some of the pictures here and on The Real World have time stamps on them? Is that some crappy DVR tecnology (non TiVo)?
8 of 9 | Posted by LongHairedMan
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Posted on March 23, 2007 3:45 PM
LHM-
Im working with new software to pull video, still figuring out the kinks.
Translation - not sure how to turn it off!
MYL
9 of 9 | Posted by Madeyoulaugh
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Posted on March 23, 2007 9:50 PM