Real World/Road Rules Challenge - Fresh Meat Episode 2

Monday, June 05, 2006

On last week's episode, we saw Danny from the Real World: Austin go into exile with his partner, and then go home when she was disqualified. The rest of the team wants to see the entire Austin go home because to them they are fresh meat, and they need to earn the right to win money. That won't be happening this time around if the other veterans have anything to say about it.

However, tonight's episode doesn't start with any competition. We get to know one of our fresh members just a bit better, Diem. She tells her partner Derrick that she was diagnosed with Ovarian cancer just the month before. She is currently undergoing treatments, but of the lower variety. This makes Derrick want to work even harder in the competition in order to do well for her.

Today's challenge consists of the team members hanging off a beam over water. They will hold their partner by their arms to see who can last the longest. None of the teams last longer than a minute, and they are all trying to knock Coral and her partner out of the top spot. At first it looks like they were successful. Shanda and Theo and Shane and Lynnette both do impressively, but when it comes down to it, it is a matter of milliseconds that give Coral and Evan the win. That means they are still in charge of things.

When the group starts to deliberate, it becomes an issue of Johanna going in. However, Wes stands up and does the chivalrous thing and offers himself up instead. The group is shocked. Johanna breaks down into tears, but in the end it is Wes/Casey and Melinda/Ryan going into exile together. However, that won't happen until next week's episode.