Friday, February 3, 2012

The Challenge Running Diary: Week 2


Last week’s premiere left a lot to be desired from a competitive and crazy standpoint.  That being said, the first sentence of tonight’s synopsis starts with “After a night of drunken debauchery…” so we could be in good hands with this one.  Let’s get to the diary.

0:01- I have to say, the new intro is awesome.  It has cool graphics and nice interactions between the couples.

0:03- Big Fat Vinny reveals that his move after he got kicked out by his ex-girlfriend was to go home with a different girl every night.  If his genitals don’t glow in the dark, I would be stunned.

0:07- Annnnnnnnnd we have our first big blow up between Jasmine and Tyrie.  Jasmine is so enraged that she chest bumps and gets into the face of a guy that has 8 inches and 100 pounds on her minimum.  Clearly, Jasmine has never been hit by another man.  Let’s hope tonight’s the night.  The Czarina is actively rooting for it.

0:08- Apparently, we are going to let Jasmine punch Tyrie and get away with it.  Under normal circumstances, she would be kicked off the show.  It’s obvious that MTV is rationalizing that her special brand of crazy is too good to get rid of.  In fairness to Jasmine, Tyrie did give her (and everyone else) the moon while announcing “Kiss my mother (expletive) black (expletive).”  In related news, I love this show.

0:10- Today’s challenge is called Hook Up.  They are using giant metal hooks to put in rings to swing from beam to beam.  I’m not thrilled with these challenges thus far.  I would prefer physical violence over cooperative teamwork challenges.  The high point of this challenge is that everyone is terrible at it.  There are lots of humorous crashes into the water below.  If you don’t mind, I would like to recap the female performances.

Every female except for Camila and Sarah: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!  PANIC!!!  PANIC!!! 

BF Vinny and Sarah beat Johnny and Camila in the finals to become the power couple.  Leroy and Naomi came in last and are headed into the dome.

0:30- The gang takes the night off to go to a nightclub and engage in some drunken revelry.  We get treated to a classic dance routine from Leroy and Aneesa that was basically sex with clothes on.  The ceiling is starting to loosen on this evening…

0:31- BF Vinny is having a shirtless good time when he decides it would be a good idea to rip Mandi’s top off.  It’s not adequately explained why BF Vinny decides to rip off Mandi’s top, but I would like to make a conjecture: BF Vinny appeared to be having such a great time while shirtless, that he clearly thought Mandi would also have a great time if she were shirtless.  Sounds like logical thinking at its finest.  Frankly, I’m not sure why Mandi got so bent out of shape about it.

0:36- TJ arrives to interject some sanity into the proceedings.  Unfortunately, he isn’t successful.  They decide to send in Wes and Mandi.  Talk about rubbing some salt in the wound, BF Vinny. 

0:38- TJ returns after a short period and dismisses BF Vinny.  After BF Vinny walks out, TJ also informs Sarah that she has to go.  Sarah reacts like her mom just died.  You can be angry or upset about not getting to compete for the money, but don’t react like it is the saddest thing to ever happen to you.  If it really is the saddest thing, then I will retract my statement and tip my cap.

0:48- The elimination round is a classic “Rip the thing out of the other guys hands” battle.  Not to stereotype, but I’m taking the large black man in this one.  Leroy destroys Wes as expected.

0:52- In a bit of a surprise, Mandi whips Naomi.  It’s all about the coin toss.  Wes can’t beat Leroy and Naomi can’t beat Mandi.  Fortunately for Leroy, the coin lands in his favor.

0:55- Leroy fights off a blood choke from Wes to win the challenge.  More importantly for Leroy and Naomi, nobody wants to face them in an elimination round.  Leroy has made his mark as an absolute beast.

0:57- After watching Leroy engage in physical combat, Naomi decides she wants to sleep with him.  Cue all female stereotype jokes.  In addition, the Czarina completely understands where Naomi is coming from.  I’ll add in a couple of snippets from the confessional camera:

Naomi: He does not want me sleeping in his bed.  Well, I think that’s stupid, because, if anything, it would increase our communication or makes things better.

Leroy: I’m hands down the most stressed out guy in the house right now.

(Czar’s note: That sequence played out so much funnier if you watched it on TV.  The look on Leroy’s face is priceless.  He looks like someone from a hostage video.)

After two weeks, I am still a little lukewarm on this season.  This episode definitely jumped things up a notch, but our old favorites have yet to get going.  I’m worried CT may be too entangled in his own mind to unleash the carnage that he left in his wake during last season.  Also, now with Wes gone, who is left to get under Bananas skin?  I’m not as worried about that one; he’ll find someone. 

That’s all for this week from the gang at tvczar.com.  Remember, when you are having trouble with irrational women, just suspend them over water and they will change their tune quickly… except for Camila.

The TV Czar

1 comments:

  1. Camila is a beast. I hope she wins. I also laughed out loud when I read the Naomi and Leroy exchange...you've got to get a clip of that to share with those who don't watch the show.

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