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Now, what about that cast? These casting specials are always difficult because the people who have already been on the show are trying to sound like they are too cool to be on the show, while the people who have never been on the show are apparently worried that they may never be on television again, so they try and say things that they think will get them on television. For both groups, this makes them sound retarded, and although our host Susie really tried, it was clear that she was really just trying to go through a list of questions. However, the lack of any interesting information will not prevent us from making completely uninformed and overly judgmental decisions on all of them.

When Kina first appeared on Road Rules, X-treme, I thought she was going to be one of the nice girls that go on to do nothing. The most exciting thing about her tenure was she was replaced by Angela, finally giving us the perfect mascot should Road Rules ever make a Muppet edition. Since leaving X-Treme, Kina has proven me wrong, and then some. She seems to find herself in the middle of numerous fights, and while I think she has avoided being placed in the Tonya/Veronica/Tina über-bitch category, I believe she is only a few more appearances away from reaching that plateau. This show should give her that chance.

Abram came onto the scene in Road Rules: South Pacific. Initially, I really hated him, but in retrospect, I probably should have awarded him a medal for punching Donell in the face. Since then, he has become a staple on the challenges, and has brought us many of our favorite moments, including a steamy shower scene during The Gauntlet. There have been some crazy pairings among various combinations of Road Rules and Real World veterans, but Abram's relationship with Coral really had us doing a double-take. I still kind of grate when he tries to get serious and play philosopher and it seems like Wes is playing Abram better than Abram ever did these days.

Do we really need to say anything more about Veronica (Road Rules: Semester at Sea? I think you know my true feelings, so why go into further detail? However, nobody can deny that Veronica is one of the great reality show villains of all time. It will be interesting to see how she manages without Rachel or Tina backing her up, but Veronica always manages to find herself hanging around at the end.

Shane, from Road Rules: Campus Crawl is another great competitor and although he has proven himself in a number of challenges, people continue to believe that he will be easy to defeat simply because he is gay. I like him because he seems to be pretty smart and he really adds a balance that these shows need. He'll get drunk and hook up with the best of them, but has a strange ability to combine that with a sense of logic that escapes almost everybody else that appears on these shows.

I'm not sure why they picked Susie from Road Rules: Down Under other than her previous history with Kina. I'm not sure how long she will last because viewers tend to like big personalities, and I think her tenure in the RV is going to be dictated by how well she gets along with Veronica.

And then there is Adam. I guess he is an OK guy. He has proven himself a good competitor, but is usually a dick to everybody else. He makes his way through these things by playing the bully and if the people in the RV ever vote him for elimination, I think people will want to see him compete with the Pit Crew every time.

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