The Real World / Road Rules Challenge:
Battle of the Sexes: Episode 15 Recap
Emotions vs Ability
January 25, 2005
When I heard they were doing another Battle of the Sexes I was all excited. The last one was so great I was sure we were in for some great reality television. Boy was I wrong! This season has been a huge disappointment. The women were awful. It was a joke each watching the men trounce them into the ground. This season was a joke.
Last night began with a review of the past few weeks. Who wasn't delighted to watch the women get beat yet again each and every week? Each remaining team member is shown talking about how happy they that they are there with the other and how strong their team is. As I was sitting there watching I really began to wonder if the girls really thought they had a prayer.
Each team is relaxing in their lodge. Theo is happy that Arissa is still around (I think he is the only one). They think she will cost the girls the mission unless of course a spider bites Coral. Have I mentioned before that I love Theo? The girls meanwhile are sitting around talking about how they think they can win. That's right, try to psyche yourself out. Each team gets a text message telling them to come to dinner at 8 pm and to wear formal clothes. The teams are not really sure what is up.
When the teams arrive at the dinner everyone looks nice except Eric. I know that they probably didn't bring really nice clothes with him but could not have put on something other than a tank top and jeans? Not only that, he wore that stupid jump rope as a type. Eric needs some serious counseling to help him give up the rope.
Dinner looks great. They have tons of wine and steaks. Eric takes a moment to make a toast and try to make piece with Coral. Coral in turn tells us she doesn't have many friends and she would like to consider Arissa a friend. Oh how sweet! It is it any wonder why Coral has so few friends? As they sit down to begin eating, Johnny and a group of army guys with guns run in yelling. They start tearing up the table and demand that everyone gets down.
How stupid does Johnny look? He looks like some kid playing army with his buddies. His buddies yell at the stunned looking competitors. Johnny tells them that the mission starts now. They are all ordered to get up and march outside. Once outside they have to get on their knees. Some tough looking guy yells at them some more and then the group is led down into a basement with no lights.
In the basement there are mats and blankets on the floor. There are outfits for each of them to change into and crackers and water to eat. Coral is not happy about the situation. They have no lights and are forced to use glow lights to see. She is upset that they ruined the dinner and now she has to eat crackers and sleep on the floor. They were all under the impression that since they made it to the end they would be treated well. I guess the producers surprised them.
Everyone tries to get some sleep but the mats on the floor are not very comfortable. At 6 am the next morning the army guys are back yelling at them to get up and get outside. The men are put in one vehicle while the women are put in another. Inside there is a computer that gives them their instructions for the mission.
The teams will be taken to an airport. There they will board a plane and at 10,000 feet they will have to skydive to the desert below. Each group will be dropped in a different location. Once on the ground, teams must find the GPS tracking system and when both teams have landed the race will begin.
Teams will race to three different stations. At each station teams must retrieve the key. Once they have the three keys they will locate Johnny and he will give them the final mission. I thought it was so funny how they had Johnny telling them the directions while dressed in all black carrying a gun. He is doing some sort of run during the whole thing that makes it look so fake. I know they probably thought it was going to look cool but all I could do was laugh.
Arissa is freaking out. As you know she is very afraid of heights. I was quite surprised when she actually completed the mission. I thought she would try to give up and then Coral would have to throw her out of the plane. Once all everyone is on the ground with GPS guides in hand the race begins. The race is a total of three miles thru the desert. Dan and Sophia are given the guides and must lead their teams in the right direction.
The teams arrive at the first obstacle and are surprised to find real barbwire that they must crawl under. While underneath they must dig threw cow manure to find their first key. As usual the men have no trouble and quickly recover their key. The women keep getting caught on the barbwire but are still in this.
The next obstacle is to unknot a rope and slide the key off the end. The men immediately have some problems. Theo has to use his teeth to untie the knots. The ladies meanwhile find their key and head to the knots. For the first time since she has been there, Arissa has finally become useful. She seems to know about knots and helps her team take over the lead. Don't count the men out though; they are hot on their tracks.
The teams head towards the final obstacle. The girls seem to be having some trouble with their GPS guide. They end up a little a lost and let the boys take back the lead. The men arrive at a huge haystack. They must dig thru the haystack and find their last key. They can then unlock the box. The boys have little trouble finding the key. They unlock the box and head for Johnny.
The girls finally arrive at the haystack but they can't find their key. As they continue to search the men arrive at this ghost town and are greeted by Johnny. He tells them their last task will be a game of memory. On the board behind him there are two pictures of every player they have voted off. They must find both pictures in order to make a match. Once they have matched everyone they must put the pictures in order according to season.
The boys begin and apparently they are very good at memory. They find all their matches and begin the task of putting them in order. They seem to be doing pretty good. The only problem seems to be remembering if Boston or Miami came on first. They finish just as the girls arrive in town. The men are declared the winners of Battle of the Sexes.
For winning, the boys win $180,000 that they can split any way they want and a trip around the world valued at $45,000. I bet I can tell you who is going to get a cut of that money. So the men win and Coral goes home yet again empty handed. I did feel bad for Sophia but I was glad Coral lost.
Battle of the sexes is suppose to show that one sex is stronger than the other. I don't really think that men are better than women but in a game like this the men will win every time. You cannot put a group of vastly different women together and not expect emotional conflict. The men voted based on talent and ability ninety-nine percent of the time. The women voted based on emotions and that is what gets us every time.
Next week is the infamous reunion special. It will probably be hosted by some lame VJ again who will ask all the questions no one really wants to know. Here's hoping for something better this time. I will be recapping the reunion special next week and then join me in March for the next challenge: Naughty vs. Nice.
Cari C is a part time Outreach Coordinator and full time mom. She is a reality television junkie and proud of it. She can be reached at: CariC9800@aol.com
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