Posted by REALITY REHASH on August 11, 2008 under ABC, The Mole
This may be the last season of the Mole but at least it was entertaining and brought a few shocks along the way. After a few short clips from past player, well mostly useless Bobby, the winner of the $420,000 was crowned. Mark become the fifth winner of the Mole and he deserves every bit of it. He played the best game, in my eyes, as he took countless notes and didn’t get caught up in too much drama.
When Mark was revealed as the winner it was then time to reveal who was the Mole. With it being between Craig and Nicole I was still somewhat stumped but hoped it was my pick who I mentioned last week: Craig. In fact the Mole WAS Craig and I was glad to finally have been right! Several players knew it was Craig towards the end, Paul and Nicole actually tied in the second to last execution. Since both knew Craig was the Mole, Paul’s slower time of taking the quiz sent him packing and put Nicole into the finals.
Some other interesting things from the finale were how many times Mark almost went home. He didn’t start using Craig as the Mole until the final quiz where he got 17/20 questions right over Nicole’s 13/20. Mark actually would have gone home if Victoria didn’t miss click so it shows just how important the quizzes and timing are in the game of the Mole. Some other interesting things were about Craig and how he pulled off some sabotages. In most of the challenge he threw some type of wrench into the mix. For instance he purposely talked after the lugeing mission and purposely dropped the bag in the first. Although he did have to sabotage a lot, Craig’s trip to the hospital for hypothermia was real. That probably scared the producers a bit, wonder what would have happened had their Mole had to drop out of the game?
Overall the Mole, which may never air a new season, was a great summer show that brought back the original format. It didn’t go over in the ratings as well as the first two did but I loved it and I think the die hard fans did as well. It was nice to see a return, if he comes back again I’ll surely watch and hope its as good as this season was!
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Posted by REALITY REHASH on July 30, 2008 under ABC, The Mole
After the latest episode of the Mole, some were left scratching their heads as the preview didn’t say the finale would be next week. I must admit I was somewhat stumped as well but TV Guide has come to the rescue! There is not one but two more episodes remaining to this season of the Mole. Below are the last two airing dates along with a short preview of what the episodes will be about.
August 4th: Two missions will test the skills of the three remaining contestants. Then, one final quiz sets the stage for the big reveal.
August 11th (Finale): The winner, the Mole’s last victim and the Mole are revealed in the fifth-season finale after all 12 players reunite.
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Posted by REALITY REHASH on July 28, 2008 under ABC, The Mole
With the Mole down to its final four and the identity of the Mole still pretty much a secret things were sure to get interesting. Last week everyone was shocked to learn that Clay was executed but all four were still glad to be in the game. Each had a different strategy for who the Mole was but the missions are what really brought things out in the open. Jumping right into the first mission it was time to bring out the technology that the Mole is known for. Before starting the four were asked to select two “kids at heart” with Paul and Craig being chosen. Paul thought he would be able to work with Craig for once but John switched things up a bit. Each kid at heart would have to work with another person, creating two pairs of one kid at heart and one not kid at heart. They kept the usual pairs which were Paul/Mark and Craig/Nicole.
For the mission each pair would have to complete a set of tasks that were meant for kids. The only catch was the kid at heart would be wearing goggles that were hooked up to a video camera that their partner would be operating. Essentially they could only see what their partner showed them and everything would be backwards. The first task was fairly simple: putting blocks into the hole that they were shaped for. Paul had a fairly easy time getting all the blocks together while Craig stumbled a bit. On this task Paul showed some Mole behaviour by blaming “noise” in the camera while Nicole kept an odd angle on the block and also spoke when she wasn’t allowed to.
The next task was a bit harder and neither Craig nor Paul finished it. They had to kick two soccer balls into a goal. Mark seemed to think Paul was acting Moleish at this point while Nicole though Craig was too since they felt the soccer kick should be rather easy. For the third task both Paul and Craig had to pour tea into four small teacups without dumping any tea. Paul ended up getting two out of the three he filled while Craig only got one. He bumped the table which seemed Moleish for sure but then again Nicole kept wiggling the camera. For the fourth and final task the producers once again put the players into the air. Paul and Craig had to first walk across half a plank that was supsended between two buildings. After they picked up a piece of chalk they had only one minute to cross the rest of the plank and right down the phrase at the end. Paul finished with only a few seconds to spare while Craig got to the end of the plank just as time ran out. In the end Paul/Mark added $18,000 to the pot while Craig/Nicole added $4,500.
During the break between missions it seemed as if two new coalitions were formed between odd pairings. Mark and Craig took the “nice guys” side while Nicole and Paul, somehow bonded, to form the “evil team”. At the next mission these two teams were shown to be helpful as they were playing a first individual challenge that morphed into a group challenge. Oh they were also playing for a very coveted final exemption. The objective of the mission was to be the first to finish a word puzzle. The first to do so would get to become the sniper. The remaining three would then had to maneuver through an obstacle course while avoiding being shot at by the paint balls from the sniper. For each person who got through the course without being hit would add $15,000. If the sniper hit the person holding the exemption card they would get the exemption and be safe from execution.
During the word puzzle everyone seemed to stumble but Mark quickly got it together and became the sniper and only person eligible for the exemption. Although Nicole and Craig finished the word puzzle early as well, they waited for Paul since he was the only one who ever played paintball before. This seemed to work to their advantage as he helped them move through the course. Paul and Nicole moved well together as they moved in-sync while Craig pulled his weight by moving when he had a chance. Towards the end Mark finally got the hang of the gun and ended up hitting Nicole. While Mark was celebrating Paul dashed to the finish and got through safely. Knowing he had a shot Craig also tried to run but was hit by Mark, giving them only $15,000 for the pot and Mark two chances for the exemption.
When it was revealed that Craig did hold the exemption card, Paul didn’t take it too well. He let everyone know that he wasn’t happy with someone, besides him of course, having safety in the final four and guaranteeing Mark a spot in the finals. When it came time for the quiz to be taken both Nicole and Paul finally buried the hatchet as they agreed that they played similar games. At that point I think they both realized they weren’t the Mole and that pointed them at two others players. We know that Nicole and Paul were targetting Craig for the quiz but Craig’s target was somewhat unknown. In the end Paul was executed and he said he knew he was going. Next week we have the final missions so it should be interesting. I’m still not sure if its the finale or not but if I find out I’ll let you know. Oh and if you want to know my prediction for the Mole: I think its Craig. What do you guys think? Leave a comment and discuss who you think is the Mole!
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Posted by REALITY REHASH on July 22, 2008 under ABC, The Mole
In the last Mole Alex was executed from the game which set a few people wondering who the Mole could be. Both Mark and Nicole thought Alex was the Mole and both were glad that he was gone. It means they now can move on to someone else and stop answering wrong. I don’t see it as good for them because now they know that they were obviously wrong, especially Mark. Guess all of his note taking didn’t help out too much after all!
Going into the next mission the final five were looking for a twist and they got one. Before they found out what the mission was they were asked to, once again, split into two teams. The “dumb” team would have two people and both Nicole and Craig quickly scooped up those spots. That left Paul, Mark and Clay in the “smart” team. What they had to do was run around Mendoza looking for clues to a number trivia question. Since they stupidly chose the dumb team, Nicole and Craig were given two more questions then the smart team and there was the slight twist. To win the $30,000 for the pot they had to get all of the questions correct which to me seemed kind of hard.
Nicole and Craig seemed to do well throughout the entire mission. They easily found all of their clues and seemed to remember them throughout the mission. Nicole however was less Moleish for once as Craig tried to mess her up several times. Their only problem was their last question where both seemed to get different numbers several times. Was that Craig messing things up once again or Nicole throwing her moleish behaviour in? The smart team had some problems as well. In their first question Clay tried to make Mark think that his number was wrong. Mark quickly proved him wrong with simple math and makes me wonder if Clay is the Mole now. On the other hand we has Paul who pulled a more visible sabotage. He misdirected the three guys 8 blocks from their final location which made the two others think Paul was the Mole. To be short all five players pulled some Moleish behaviour and I honestly have NO clue who it is right now.
When all the teams returned they quickly put in their numbers and they found out that the last question for the dumb team was wrong. It was the hardest I must say, counting over 200 tiles and lamp posts. Nicole was then given one last chance to check the number but while she was gone Clay figured that there was a pattern to the numbers. Nicole returned and gave them a number that was different then Clay’s so the guys went with their fellow man and took Clay’s word over Nicole’s word. Lucky they did since Clay’s pattern was right and they gained $30,000 with 10 seconds to remain.
Following the mission both Mark and Clay had a sit down. Mark believes that the Mole is either Craig or Nicole. Clay told Mark that he said Nicole was the Mole for the last quiz but also let us know that he took his coalition with Mark with a “grain of salt”. Following that chat Clay went to Nicole and had a little chat with her. He told her that he said that Craig was the Mole in the last quiz and she says that she did the same. They seem to have formed a new coalition and it should be interesting to see which alliance Clay sticks with in the end.
The following day the final five move out of Mendoza and over to Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina. When they finally arrived it was time for their next mission. Each player was first asked to choose someone they trust the most in the game. Mark chose Clay, Paul chose Mark, Craig chose Clay, Clay chose Nicole and Nicole chose Mark. What they didn’t know is that the person they chose would be the deciding factor between seeing a family member and not seeing a family member. When everyone heard they would get to see a loved one they all wanted the prize more then the money but like I said, it all came down to the person they chose to play for them.
First up was Craig who had to give Clay answers to several trivia questions on his friend Brendi. If Clay could get three out of five questions correct then Brendi’s train door would open and he would get to spend time with her. Oh yeah, $10,000 would also be added to the pot. Luckily Clay remembered enough questions to get Paul’s friend to exit the train as he did with Mark’s wife as well. Thanks Nicole Clay’s wife was able to exit the train and thanks to Mark, Nicole’s mother also got to spend time with the group. With four out of the five able to spend time with their family and $40,000 added to the pot so far, Paul was last to go. He wasn’t able to answer several of the questions which made it nerve racking to see if he would get to see his wife and daughter. Luckily Mark was able to get three questions right out of the so few that Paul answered and each of the final five got to spend time with their families and gained $50,000 for the pot. It’s amazing how well they did and I’m very glad the Mole didn’t sabotage this one since it really meant a lot to each member of the team.
The following day the group got to spend time with their loved ones. Nicole spent the time letting her mother know how badly beaten she is from the game. She feels that she is an outsider in the game and lets her mother know that she wants to quit the game and go home. Her mom told her to do so and basically egged her on to quit, does this mean Nicole isn’t the Mole? Before the quiz Nicole let the cameras know she will self execute herself by throwing the quiz. Later that night she was given the chance to do so as it was time for the quiz.
Before the quiz each family member was asked if their loved one was the Mole. Only Paul’s wife and Craig’s friend thought they could be the Mole while Nicole let her mom know about a few rounds ago where she wanted to kill Paul. Her mom took it rather well, once again egging her on a bit to do so. Oddly enough Nicole wasn’t sent home but Clay was instead. Nicole said as Clay exited that she couldn’t do it but I’m somewhat thinking she is the Mole now and this was all done to throw us off. Clay was a big player in the game, although he had little Molish behaviour. It should be interesting to see next weeks episode and if Nicole’s idea to quit continues or now.
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Posted by REALITY REHASH on July 14, 2008 under ABC, The Mole
The Mole finally returns after a week of hiatus with more fighting and more sabotage. After the elimination of Kristen and the reveal that Nicole is the last woman standing everyone had something to say. Nicole for one was happy to be the last lady in the game but didn’t want that to be her only claim to fame. She wants to win but who doesn’t. Paul, as usual, also had a comment as his main goal isn’t to win but rather just to beat Nicole. They hate each other, what can I say.
Still in Mendoza the team was taken to a vineyard to begin their next mission. Before beginning the group of six was split into two teams of three. One was the “athletic” group while one was the “smart” group. On the athletic team was Mark, Clay and Alex who chose Mark to be their runner for the mission. The smart group consisted of Nicole, Paul and Craig with Paul being the communicator. Although Mark was easily chosen, Paul yelled that he’s the best to communicate because of his loud mouth. I must agree with him there.
The point of the mission was for the thinkers to answer trivia questions which would lead to a coordinate of a hidden wine bottle. Paul would then have to send the coordinates to Alex and Clay using a cell phone and they would be the ones searching for the wine. Mark’s job was to keep time as he was running on a treadmill. Better yet, each time a bottle of wine was found the treadmill would go faster. Basically if he fell off the mission was over and there went the possible $70,000 they could odd to the pot.
For the thinkers the time was rather interesting as it focused mostly on Nicole and Mark. Nicole would “guess” an answer while Mark would correct her even though he was doing the treadmill at the same time. Paul’s mouth got in a way a bit as well as he and Nicole has another spat as he erased one of her incorrect answers. She didn’t take to kindly to that and egged him to continue their feud once again. For Alex and Clay their job was simply to run where Paul told them too in hopes of finding a bottle. They were only given one wrong coordinate so that’s good on the thinkers part but it was also on them to run fast enough to get back before Mark’s legs gave out. In the end they did just that and found all 7 bottles. This put $70,000 into the pot along with a few more suspicions on who could be the mole.
Following the mission everyone relaxed back at the hotel. Paul and Alex chatted a bit and both seem to think that Nicole could be the Mole. Over in Clay and Marks room things were a bit off as Clay was beginning to think that Mark really was the Mole. Mark on the other hand can’t believe that Nicole could be the Mole but rather thinks that it is Alex. He knows that Alex has been drinking a lot of wine at the quizzes yet stays each time. That led Clay to realize Alex as the mole as well so tonight’s quiz will surely be interesting.
Although the last mission gave the team $70,000 another $60,000 and an exemption was at stake at the next mission. Everyone was led to a bridge in Mendoza that crossed the river of Mendoza. Here they would have to “simply” bungee off the bridge and throw a bag into a target laying on the ground. The target ranged from $10,000 to $4,000 and each player was given the chance to guess the total amount the team would win in order to gain an exemption. In the end the person closest to the correct amount would be safe at the next quiz.
Mark was up first and seemed to have no trouble at first but got nervous when he stepped onto the platform. After guessing his exemption amount he quickly jumped off but missed the target by only a few feet. Paul and Clay went next and both missed the target as well. Next up was Craig’s and him jumping over anything is always scary. He didn’t seem to want to do it but jumped for the chance at exemption. Although he almost splatted on the ground he didn’t hit the target so with that Alex was up next. He seemed to be scared but it seemed like an act to me. He luckily hit $4,000 putting at least some money in the pot. Last up was Nicole who had been saying she wouldn’t do it the whole time. In the end she did jump, rather well I must say, and also did not get any money. So after all six jumped only $4,000 was put into the pot and no exemptions were rewarded as everyone guesses way too high.
At dinner Mark and Clay put their plan to work to make sure Alex had a bit too much wine to drink. In the end it seems it may have pulled off as Alex was the one executed with the dreaded red thumb. It was a bit shocking since his name was read first but I guess that doesn’t always mean your safe. Next week should be interesting as family members enter the game but how will that play out? It seems like it will be part of the mission where the players must choose not to see their family in hopes of adding money to the pot.
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Posted by REALITY REHASH on July 13, 2008 under ABC, The Mole
It seems The Mole is on the bubble and producers are taking a stand to save the cult following show. So far ratings haven’t been that great so it seems ABC is thinking of making this season of The Mole the last. You can help save the Mole by watching the reruns which air today on Fox Reality and by posting on the ABC message boards as to why ABC should keep the Mole!
For more information head over to: http://savethemole.com/
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