"Dudes' Night Out!" - July
19 It's a
lethal life, being an Average Joe in a house full of
both Joes and Jocks. It's about to get even more lethal,
because our next challenge... Roller derby! So while we
hope that GSN isn't watching, we have our WSL-sanctioned
ref go over the rules for the millions who DIDN'T catch
"WSL Rollerjam" while it aired: no elbows, no hitting
below the belt, no hitting above the shoulders, no
kicking, no pushing. Each team will have two jammers.
It's up to the jammers to pass each other, while they
are protected by the other three. Every time they pass,
they get a point. Most points at the end of the jam
wins.
Arthur quote of the
night #1: "Roller derby is a vicious sport which taps
into the testosterone levels of both intellectuals and
primates... and Cro-Magnons!"
Carson, once again
continuing his role as head jackass, wants nothing more
than to laugh at the Joes "again". "The Average Jokes...
excuse me, Joes, have absolutely no chance of winning."
Let's see. Joes, ready to work? Jocks, ready to work?
Let's get to work! Jam is on. We see some spills on both
sides, and Clay figures out that a small body does have
its advantages, as he weaves and dodges a fistful of
jock.
And Anna, because she's
a glutton for punishment, joins in on the jam... just
because she's Anna.. and she can.
Arthur quote of the
night #2: "Anna is an intellectual woman who's going to
see though the facade of these bullying womanizing
pigs!"
Hair-pulling, launching,
more falling, Josh N. kicking some ass, some MORE
falling... and some hanging off the gate ensue. Gino
took a dive and injured himself. Arthur took a dive...
and another... and another... and looked at Anna each
time. You have to admire the fight in this dog. And
there's Anna to administer some first aid. Yay, Anna.
Yay bag of ice. You can do a lot with those. Josh A.
(hunky Josh) calls Arthur nice, but says that he
shouldn't be doing half the stuff he was doing.
But back to the hanging
for a second. Nathan comes up on Carson for a big
blow... only to find himself on the wrong end of it.
He's hung over the rail, and the refs have to break it
up and punish the Jocks for it. Three penalty points.
Final score, 21-20... Joes. "The referee... had a tear
in his eye for the Average Jokes. He must've been an
Average Joke himself when he was younger." The two have
it out, Carson and the ref... and Anna is not pleased.
Back at Joe House,
Arthur is pining for more mental challenges, while Anna
declares how proud she is of her AJs. But now comes the
hard part: dating. "From the losing team, for better or
for worse, I chose Carson. I guess I want to see who he
really is." The other date goes to Josh N.
First date: Carson and
the vineyards. If you remember, he questioned her
motives for being here. She questioned his motives. This
date oughta go over like a bash. We start off by making
wine the old fashioned way. Better him than Dante, I
suppose. Then the two go barrel tasting. Carson sees
this as an experience of sorts, having made his own wine
before. As for Anna, "If it's there, it's there. If it's
not, it's not." We learn that Carson's hobbies are
sports, and Anna just sees the whole Tough man image.
Carson notes that both he and Anna were pretty
stand-offish, as they both have preconceived notions of
each other.
Both play "Sideways" in
the vineyards, as Carson asks straight-up what Anna was
here for. "This is the first time I've been single. I
thought for sure there was going to be some great guys
here." Carson... buys it. Turns out he was burned early
(at 15). This is the most open that we've EVER seen
Carson, as he lets loose his emotion. Basically put, he
was dumped for his best friend. And his best friend was
dumped for Carson's OTHER best friend. Carson didn't
expect to divulge that.
And Anna opened up in
return. Carson admires that and says that Anna is a very
genuine person, apologizing to Anna, and formulating
plans to apologize to Arthur. Riiiiight after they play
some tonsil hockey. "Now I'm wanting to pursue her."
Back at Joe House,
Carson makes good on his promise, apologizing to Arthur.
Carson is truly a changed man. "Now the stakes are real
to me. Today on my date with Anna, I am man enough to
admit I was wrong." That took, pun intended...
grapes.
That night, Josh and
Anna take a look at the sunset via a private boat. And
Josh decides to take over the boat, in an attempt to
feign passion and confidence. It works. Boy does it
work. A real Skipper, this one. Time to probe into
Josh's soul: "Working in a cancer facility with cancer
patients who are terminally ill, there's a lot of loss
of hope. I go home and appreciate everything. Being on
that boat looking at that sun setting over the
mountains... it was a silence of appreciation."
Back on the yacht, Anna
shows Josh her room. Not exactly the perfect princess'
boudoir... Oh, come on. It's a sty. It's a gym locker,
for Christ's sake. While Josh pretends not to notice, he
hands over a rolled-up piece of paper from Nathan.
Before the date, Nathan, Josh and Clay made a pact to
give this to her. She'll read it later. Right now,
though, dinner, and Josh opens up... "In my career... it
makes you appreciate life. Every single moment. The
little things. The beautiful things in life. I have good
instinct, and I don't usually act on those. This is one
of those beautiful things." Anna likes to think that
Josh is probably the most intelligent of the guys. Josh
thought he was shy. Apparently liplock speaks for
itself. Go on with your badass self, boy. :)
Back in her room, Anna
reads Nathan's note...
"Dear Anna,
Not knowing how much
longer I have left in this house, I thought I would
write to you. Sometimes we see things in people, or feel
things without need for conversation. And in your eyes,
about which I could write the world's greatest love poem
I'm sure, I see something beautiful. I see a familiar
passion and intensity for life and love and those
moments that go unnoticed. Your eyes alone smile, which
is an amazing thing. So in the end, no matter what the
outcome of this crazy ride, who I believe you to be is
beautiful and unique and I've enjoyed getting to know
you thus far. With hope that I will get to know you
better. Sincerely, a friend... because that's where it
all starts."
"Thanks, Nathan," Anna
says, with a tear in her eye.
The next night... an
elimination, and a strange-looking woman whom I've never
seen before. "I was your cocktail waitress at the bar. I
watched and I listened. I saw everything that was going
on." Oh, I get it. This is "Memento," isn't it? Let's
rewind, then. 31 hours ago, when Anna was fitted for a
latex mask that made her look like Janeane Garofalo, a
wig that made her look like Janeane Garofalo, and
glasses & wardrobe... also making her look like Janeane
Garofalo. That's right. In order to figure out who was
here for whom and why, Anna went undercover as...
"Waitress Girl."
Oh yeah, and contacts to
change her eyes from an alluring hazel to a plain-Jane
brown. Whether or not that's Janeane Garofalo's eye
color is still up for debate.
Meanwhile, the guys get
ready for a night out on the Sunset Strip. What they
don't know is that this bar is bugged with hidden
cameras. "This is every girl's dream," she says as she
weaves in and out unnoticed.
Later that night, part
two of the sting... two actresses posing as flirtatious
hotties. Not a hard job. Target: Rocky. Not interested.
Targets: Arthur and Josh. So not interested.
Arthur quote of the
night #3: "Even though there are some hot women over
here who are testing my masculine testosterone
instincts... my heart belongs to one woman. I don't even
need to be here right now. I'd rather be in bed at the
mansion. All my affection belongs to Anna." He slowly
goes from sober to... "ehh, not so much." Anna watches
and is pleased.
Anna continues to
watch... Carson... pull his trousers down and take his
shirt off. "He made a fool of himself! I was embarrassed
for him!" And then... oh, I'll just let Anna break down
this new math joint: "A couple of drinks... Some pretty
girls... A few hours is all it took... and they betrayed
me." They being Carson, Craig, and Brad. All three that
Anna liked to some extent.
Sure enough, they get
theirs as soon as Anna pulled off her mask... one little
piece at a time. "I left the hotel room crying last
night. This is what I hate. Guys telling me how
wonderful they are, and then you're put out in guys'
night out... and get caught!" Craig says that he has
nothing to lose and leaves it at that. Anna called
Carson "a waste of time". And Brad was pretty much "the
smooth" guy. Carson is cheering for Arthur to win. "He's
one of the last hopeless romantics left. Arthur, you're
my man." But enough of youse. Thanks for playing. We
have some nice parting gifts for you. Please.. get out
of here.
"But I'm also very
happy, too. Some of you are so wonderful." Alas, three
AJs aren't THAT wonderful, and they won't get to stick
around for Anna's surprise... four tickets to Tahiti.
Two Jocks, and two Joes. Anna cuts the bait on Clay,
Gino, and Nathan...
Whoa, not so fast on
Nathan, though, because it's time for the final
makeover. Target: Nathan Griffin. Age: 25. Objective:
Return to the game. He gets a style makeover, a shave, a
haircut, some veneers, a streak job, and a few earrings
later, Nathan joins Mike, Joshua, and Dante... ready to
return. How soon? Oh, how's next episode? That's right.
Next time, two Jocks, two Joes, and one Super Joe, all
wooing Anna in beautiful Tahiti... For now, though, we
leave you with this...
Arthur quote of the
night #4: "My heart rate shot up instantly. I'm breaking
out in hives! And then with all the excitement, I
decided that in addition to taking an antihistamine, I'd
probably need a topical analgesic as well." |