Greetings, fellow lovers of The Mole! Are you ready for some AWESOME MOLE ACTION?! MOLE!!! AHH!
Let me explain. I LOVE The Mole. I'm not sure there is a bigger fan on the planet of this show than me. It is my favorite reality game show of all time. I've seen every season, developed an unhealthy obsession with Anderson Cooper, and even tried to run my own Mole game with my friends (which had to end early due to some unforeseen circumstances, but was still fun while it lasted) (And yeah, I'm a nerd, what of it?). I cannot convey through words or interpretive dancing or even shadow puppetry how much I adore this show. Even the celebrity versions, which, while not quite as intriguing as the others, were still awesome. Why? Because the GAME is awesome. The game is solid. The game is sound. When it went off the air I cried for days, and when I heard it was coming back I cried for weeks. I suppose I should seek medical attention.
So why, you may ask, if I want to have sex with this show, is this recap so late? Well, it's not because I was too busy sobbing, if that's what you're thinking. Let me explain. When the premiere aired last week, I was on vacation in Ireland. This may sound delightful, and it was. It was truly magical and lovely and, as the tour guide screamed ad nauseum, "ABsolutely GOOORgeous!" What was not magical was the flying portion of this little journey. My first flight was delayed five hours, causing me to miss the connection to Dublin and require an emergency couch-crashing session in Newark, New Jersey. So I had to fly out the next day, and THAT flight was delayed for another four hours, finally leaving at around 1:30am. Then I drank some Guinness and pranced around with some leprechauns and stole a sheep and whatnot. Fine. Fun. Coming home. I planned to get in last night early enough to watch the show, write the recap, and then crash for the next 24 hours. But then, in a not-even-shocking-anymore turn of events, the plane was delayed for two hours on the runway and when I got home all I could do is crawl into bed. And I could barely do that. I think I woke up half on the floor.
So after a grand total of ELEVEN HOURS of delays, here's the plan. For this week and this week only, I will be doing an abbreviated, liveblogging version of a recap. I apologize and wish I could have done a full one, but the travel gods or St. Christopher or possibly Satan himself had other plans for me. So enjoy this one, and tonight's episode and every one after that will be chock full of Moley goodness.
Okay, let's do this. I'm creaming my pants in anticipation.
8.51am: Limited commercial interruption makes me want to purchase some Listerine. It IS 8.51am, after all. (Fuck you, jet lag.)
9:00am: Okay, so the ABC Full Episode Player likes to crash my computer. Thanks, ABC!
9:01am: Oh my God, the green satellite images zeroing in on a location in South America. The CTU noises. The eerie Mole music. It's really happening! I'm so damn excited I just spilled juice all over myself.
9:03am: Some dude in sensible khakis is walking toward the edge of a waterfall. Judging by the smugness of his voiceover, I think I prefer that he keep on walking to his doom.
9:06am: After an intro of the players that leads me to conclude that the casting directors of this show really love gigantic necks and the ability to snidely nod at the camera, they get out of their vans and meet the host, Jon Kelley, who is a sports journalist, apparently. Apologies for my ignorance. I don't do sport.
"Hi, I'm smug."
"Is that Barack Obama?"
"Is that Barack Obama?"
9:15am: Okay, the internet REALLY hates my computer. Restarting.
9:24am: We got it now. The players have all voted by secret ballot and the majority think that Marcie is the Mole. Marcie, a stay-at-home mom, is fine with this, as she now gets to make decisions for the rest of the group for the next 24 hours. Her first decree? Oversized novelty hats.
9:26am: Jon explains the history of the waterfall and says that it gave him a great idea for the first mission. Like this dude has any say whatsoever in the production process. Just say the lines and be smug, JON.
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Comments (12)
Great recap, Scream! Sorry bout your jet-laggyness.
I am so stoked that The Mole is back! I called my son & daughter-in-law to scream over the phone - "The Mole is back! The Mole is back!", which caused my grandson to start screaming "The Hole is wack, The Hole is wack!"
I love it ALMOST as much as I love Big Brother.
1 of 12 | Posted by lexxi1129 | Posted on June 9, 2008 9:54 AM
Too early for suspicions? Go back and watch the raft challenge... Victoria (I think) was the only competitor with a green thumbprint on her helmet.
2 of 12 | Posted by EZ Rider | Posted on June 9, 2008 12:23 PM
I taped the show. When they were doing the quiz the question was "who is the mole?" The cursor was on Bobby and then it went to Kirsten!
3 of 12 | Posted by weasel dearest | Posted on June 9, 2008 12:52 PM
Too early for suspicions?!?! Im suspicious of them all! except victoria, the mole thumbprint was just too obvious.
This weeks guess is the history teacher.
This was a great recap, if this is what a mini recap is like im very excited to be reading you this season. super funny.
4 of 12 | Posted by goosegg1001 | Posted on June 9, 2008 1:53 PM
I believe Paul (the utility worker I think) is the mole. The host held up journal number 11 and Paul is 29; he is the only cast member whose age adds up to 11. My next guess is the small blonde chick b/c during the interviews for the quiz there was a green light flashing in the background but that clue could have been too obvious. Also, the host said for someone it was the "The Last Supper" and I believe Paul was sitting in the same position as Judas in the painting of the last supper. Last but not least, I need to get a life. Great recap :0)
5 of 12 | Posted by Fayellis1 | Posted on June 9, 2008 1:59 PM
To the person above me, loved your comment. "Last but not least, I need to get a life", hahaha. :-)
I was so excited when I came to the site today and saw this recap was up. I had totally forgotten the show started last week. I will definitely be watching tonight tho, and coming back to read your recaps! Great job!
6 of 12 | Posted by JustJesse | Posted on June 9, 2008 6:03 PM
Oh - while I can't wait to read your full recaps, I like the liveblogging bit every once in a while.
I actually like Smug-Jon. And can't stand Dr. Whiner.
As for the jeans - if you listen closely, the three who were to choose the items got all three that they had given to them right (2 weren't found by the searchers). And they say at one point that the jeans may just represent "pants" - which is why they put it on the table.
I am SO GLAD this show is back! On with the Moley, Moley, Moley!
7 of 12 | Posted by LoneButterfly | Posted on June 9, 2008 6:55 PM
Hate Nicole. Like Ali, the model. And I think Paul is the mole. He definetly exhibited some seriously mole-y behavior. Did anyone watch Celebrity Mole? Or is that like sacrilage to the die-hard non-celebrity version fans?
8 of 12 | Posted by MargotTenenbaum | Posted on June 10, 2008 7:42 AM
My birthday was Sunday and this show returning felt like a special present from ABC to me. I miss Anderson Cooper but I'm so glad this show is back that I don't care.
I wonder if it's Craig.
9 of 12 | Posted by Deigh | Posted on June 11, 2008 7:10 AM
I totally agree that the goat is The Mole ^_~.
And yay for not being the only goofball psyched for this show to be back.
~Blackie~
10 of 12 | Posted by BlackieChuu | Posted on June 14, 2008 6:14 PM
Hey!
Is this thing on???
Where's this weeks blog?
Luvin the comments. Let's keep it going shall we :)
11 of 12 | Posted by Deena | Posted on June 23, 2008 8:37 PM
I just recently started watching the mole last week after finding out it was back. I've always been into the mole ever since I saw the first season when I was 7 or somewhere around that age. After watching this weeks episode, I have come to a conclusion that Alex is the mole. Watching previous seasons of the mole taught me that sometimes clues are embedded in the title screens, scenery, etc. This week I noticed that on the mole screen that shows before the commercials, the "critical" word in the background turned into the word ALTO. Any musician knows that alto is a musical term for the range of an instrument or singer. example: an alto saxaphone. The next clue I noticed showed when they were playing the game where they had to go to that statue by means of transportation that the one dude had to choose. When the one dude and Smug John were standing in front of the half-way point, there was graffiti on the wall behind them. I noticed in the bottom right corner that the graffiti spelled the word "RAP". Now I may be paranoid but these past two clues both relate to Music and I don't think it's a coincidence that one of the players (cough cough Alex) is actually a musician. Maybe I'm over analyzing the show but hey we'll see what happens.
12 of 12 | Posted by Seanyboy1025 | Posted on June 30, 2008 11:19 PM