I love The Mole. Another fantastic episode. The first challenge was so typical Mole, and thus awesome.
Those barrels they focused on right before the execution had to be a clue... but I have no idea what they mean. N20 = I think Craig's birthday is November 20?
The recap show was pretty useless. Three points that I'll mention, though:
1. When they were talking about the episode where Liz was eliminated, I swear the announcer (well, Jon Kelley) said, "If Paul didn't have an exemption, he would have been going home that night." Obviously, that blatantly says Paul isn't the Mole. I wish I had DVR/TiVo/whatever so I could rewatch that to confirm, but I swear it said that.
2. They showed Clay and Mark forming their coalition, and Clay told Mark, "I won't lie to you, I'm not the Mole." Then, Mark replied, "I won't lie to you either." Notice he didn't say anything about not being the Mole. Hmmmm...
3. Watching Bobby confuse gaydar with, uh, I dunno, ESP or something was pretty effing funny.
It's taken this long to decide my season favorite, and I've finally found it: I LOVE MARK LAMBRECHT. That man is in. It. To. Win. It. Or, possibly, Mole it. I want him to either win or be the Mole, so he can get some money. MARK! What a BEAST.
So uh, is Nicole the last woman left in the game? Cuz I didn't get that the first 538 times she said that in the episode.
Besides who is the Mole/winner, I think everyone needs to guess in what new way Craig is going to almost die every week (aaargh, splitting an infinitive. But "almost to die" or "to die almost" just sounds way lamer.).
Mole suspicions: 1. Clay 2. Mark 3. Craig 4. Nicole 5. Paul
Clay and Mark are both quite Mole-y in that they sabotage/don't go through with tasks in one episode, and then they're the big heroes in the next. Mark's a hero much more than Clay is, though, and Clay was the least visible in the first few episodes (the editors, I assume from S1 and S2, try to keep the Mole hidden). Craig's cost the group an enormous amount of money, but he really tries his heart out in every task, even if he simply can't perform it, and using his weight as an excuse every episode is just... lame. Bill in S2 didn't use the fact that he was old/not really in shape every episode (in fact, Bill's best sabotages were out of the games, like when he bought the ice cream with Darwin. Oh, Darwin!). Nicole and Paul are too obvious, and have been since Day 1, to be the Mole. Plus, I don't think they'd want to make the Mole as vile as either of those people (though I gotta say, I love Nicole. She's so clever and snarky. I love the snark, which is why I like Karen on The Office.). That said, if either of them is the Mole, it could be an act, but I don't think so. Like, I went to middle school in Yonkers, and, oh, how do I say this...a lot of guys from Yonkers, even at that age, are a lot like Paul.
Goodbye, Alex (and, as I said, it's been nice, hope you find your paradise)... though it was kind of funny that Mark and Clay were trying to get you drunk! I shall miss you being really cute, your hair that was oddly tall and somehow reminded me of soft-serve ice cream, your terrible songs (it was Craig that came up with "Paul Free"), your random outbursts over nothing in particular, and, of course, your enthusiasm and sanity. Alex love!
Oh, and you gotta read the Behind the Scenes blog of The Mole. Next week is "a REAL shocker" (for whatever reason, my gut tells me that means Craig or Mark is out. NOOOO I LOVE THEM BOTH!), but, more importantly... ALEX/NICOLE SHOWMANCE WHAAAT?!?! That we find out more about on the reunion show?! Oh God. He's gonna propose to her Boston Rob-style, isn't he? We're gonna get a promolesal... sorry about that one, guys. It was pretty cute when they kept going "Mole!" to each other. :)
Those barrels they focused on right before the execution had to be a clue... but I have no idea what they mean. N20 = I think Craig's birthday is November 20?
The recap show was pretty useless. Three points that I'll mention, though:
1. When they were talking about the episode where Liz was eliminated, I swear the announcer (well, Jon Kelley) said, "If Paul didn't have an exemption, he would have been going home that night." Obviously, that blatantly says Paul isn't the Mole. I wish I had DVR/TiVo/whatever so I could rewatch that to confirm, but I swear it said that.
2. They showed Clay and Mark forming their coalition, and Clay told Mark, "I won't lie to you, I'm not the Mole." Then, Mark replied, "I won't lie to you either." Notice he didn't say anything about not being the Mole. Hmmmm...
3. Watching Bobby confuse gaydar with, uh, I dunno, ESP or something was pretty effing funny.
It's taken this long to decide my season favorite, and I've finally found it: I LOVE MARK LAMBRECHT. That man is in. It. To. Win. It. Or, possibly, Mole it. I want him to either win or be the Mole, so he can get some money. MARK! What a BEAST.
So uh, is Nicole the last woman left in the game? Cuz I didn't get that the first 538 times she said that in the episode.
Besides who is the Mole/winner, I think everyone needs to guess in what new way Craig is going to almost die every week (aaargh, splitting an infinitive. But "almost to die" or "to die almost" just sounds way lamer.).
Mole suspicions: 1. Clay 2. Mark 3. Craig 4. Nicole 5. Paul
Clay and Mark are both quite Mole-y in that they sabotage/don't go through with tasks in one episode, and then they're the big heroes in the next. Mark's a hero much more than Clay is, though, and Clay was the least visible in the first few episodes (the editors, I assume from S1 and S2, try to keep the Mole hidden). Craig's cost the group an enormous amount of money, but he really tries his heart out in every task, even if he simply can't perform it, and using his weight as an excuse every episode is just... lame. Bill in S2 didn't use the fact that he was old/not really in shape every episode (in fact, Bill's best sabotages were out of the games, like when he bought the ice cream with Darwin. Oh, Darwin!). Nicole and Paul are too obvious, and have been since Day 1, to be the Mole. Plus, I don't think they'd want to make the Mole as vile as either of those people (though I gotta say, I love Nicole. She's so clever and snarky. I love the snark, which is why I like Karen on The Office.). That said, if either of them is the Mole, it could be an act, but I don't think so. Like, I went to middle school in Yonkers, and, oh, how do I say this...a lot of guys from Yonkers, even at that age, are a lot like Paul.
Goodbye, Alex (and, as I said, it's been nice, hope you find your paradise)... though it was kind of funny that Mark and Clay were trying to get you drunk! I shall miss you being really cute, your hair that was oddly tall and somehow reminded me of soft-serve ice cream, your terrible songs (it was Craig that came up with "Paul Free"), your random outbursts over nothing in particular, and, of course, your enthusiasm and sanity. Alex love!
Oh, and you gotta read the Behind the Scenes blog of The Mole. Next week is "a REAL shocker" (for whatever reason, my gut tells me that means Craig or Mark is out. NOOOO I LOVE THEM BOTH!), but, more importantly... ALEX/NICOLE SHOWMANCE WHAAAT?!?! That we find out more about on the reunion show?! Oh God. He's gonna propose to her Boston Rob-style, isn't he? We're gonna get a promolesal... sorry about that one, guys. It was pretty cute when they kept going "Mole!" to each other. :)
