Thursday, April 22, 2010

Fresh Meat II - "Tori Spelling Reject"

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The ads for this weeks episode of "The Challenge: Fresh Meat II" focused on one event: Jenn taking it to Mandi. In the past, physical confrontations have been billed as must-see-TV. Not this one. Mandi confronted Jenn about Jenn & Noor continually voting for Wes & Mandi to go into Exile. Mandi got mad at her and the result was Jenn getting angry at Mandi, whom she doesn't like for no other reason than her smug-looking face and how she carries herself (which I buy because that's how I feel about some people). Jenn calls her a whore, slut, horse-face (Sarah Jessica Parker now has company), and a "Tori Spelling reject." Mandi responds by calling Jenn a bitch and Jenn reacts by throwing her drink in Mandi's face, knocking her off a ledge and onto the ground.

Both girls are restrained and Mandi cries and professes to Wes her hatred of Jenn. Jenn, being a tough girl, continues to drink and moves on. As Wes talks to Mandi, we discover that Wes had employed Jenn to align with Kenny on the outset of the game only to switch after the first two votes went through. During that time Jenn would vote against Wes & Mandi (which made Mandi mad in the first place). Wes hopes to have gained an ally but nothing in this game is certain because alliances on this show are about as strong as a 8-year-olds grip. Has his plan worked? We'll have to wait and see.

This weeks challenge, entitled "Water Logged", saw the partnered teams try to make their way across a series of suspended vertical logs to another platform. If either one of the team members fell into the water, they would be disqualified. Kenny & Laurel were the first team to go, as per Landon & Carley's (last week's challenge winners) choosing, so that they would be at a disadvantage because everyone after them would know how to navigate the course better. Needless to say that plan backfired. Kenny & Laurel won (they were one of three teams to complete the course in front on Jenn & Noor and Evelyn & Luke) and were exempt from Exile, throwing a wrench into Wes' alliance's plan (to vote Kenny & Laurel in to Exile).

Kenny & Laurel knew that Paula & Jeff, from their alliance, would be sent to Exile so they selected a team who they thought they could beat, Evelyn & Luke. Paula & Jeff put up a good effort in the exile challenge, but ultimately fell short and were eliminated. With Kenny's alliance dwindling in numbers he is forced to look at who's left. He trusts Pete & Jillian, sees Ryan & Theresa as useless, and is unsure about Jenn & Noor. His only option is to keep winning challenges so he doesn't get sent it to Exile, or that someone will flip to his side. Either way, Kenny's hope is bleeding out as he treads water in a pool of sharks.

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