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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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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After a crazy round of Victoria, the biggest Mole suspect leaving, it’s time for another sabotage as the Mole returns. It seems Craig isn’t feeling any better as he’s freezing even after having four layers of clothing on. Nicole filled us in once again about the execution and figures that whoever she thinks is the mole ends up leaving. Um is that because SHE is the mole? Paul on the other hand continued his streak to becoming a reality villain as he wants to make everyone go even more crazy.

The challenge was then started and titled “All For One”. It was rather interesting as it forced them all to trust each other to either grab a key or an exemption. All of the players were chained together and the only way for one person to move was for everyone else to move back, giving them the slack to move. The object of the mission was for everyone to be released from the chains by dawn. The catch was every ten minutes a gate opened with either a key or an exemption to be taken. One at a time they could go up to the game but had to be given the chance to.
 
At first it seemed like nobody would really budge, but Craig was having more problems being out in the cold. Jon told them that once they left the chain they would join him for a warm meal and a warm bed. If someone took the exemption, the rest of the players would stay out in the cold for the rest of the night and no money would be won. If they completed the mission with nobody taking the exemption then $25,000 would be added to the pot. It was a huge reward but it was going to be a struggle to get everyone on board.
 
Back to Craig, who was obviously going to be suffering out in the cold. Everyone knew he was having problems and agreed to let him go. The next person to ask to leave was Kristen, who was also having problems with the cold. Clay didn’t want to give it to her at first, but she reminded him that he owed her for his exemption last round. She, like Craig, walked up to the cage and grabbed the key.

The next few choices were interesting and seemed tough for the remaining players. Nobody really wanted to go next and nobody wanted anyone else to go next. Mark at one point even mentioned he didn’t trust himself which put Clay off a bit. He’s working with Mark and felt their coalition unravel. Ultimately they let Paul go after swearing on his daughter he wouldn’t take the exemption. He was true to his word and walked into the warm cabin with the others. There they discussed who would go next and most of them thought Mark would take the exemption or be the one to screw everyone over.

Back at the gate we had Alex, Clay, Mark and Nicole. It was obvious that Mark wouldn’t budge and either would Alex. Although he wanted to wait it out a bit longer Clay let things in the hands of fate and decided to go for the key. Nicole ended up being next and being somewhat nice didn’t take the exemption and kept the money. This left Alex and Mark standing at the gate. Alex knew Mark wouldn’t budge still and ended up leaving him there alone. Back at the cabin everyone believed Mark would take the exemption as he was still mad about the journals. In the end Mark decided to keep the exemption in the gate, letting everyone breath a sigh of relief and placing a large $25,000 in the pot. Jon also gave them something else, new journals.

The next day the trip moved from the Andes to Mendoza which seemed a huge lift for Craig since he was now in warmer weather. It also caused some drama along the way as a fight ensued between Clay and Paul as they drove along. I’m not exactly sure what sparked the fight but both were calling each other hypocrites and other names I would never mention here. In the end a lemon was thrown and people were swapped around in the vans. As Van 2, driven by Alex, drove along they sang their new song “Paul Free” as Paul still continued to bash Clay in the van in front. I’m not exactly sure yet if Paul is playing a moles game or if he’s seriously that insane.

At the first mission in Mendoza everyone was told they would be breaking into three teams of two. That was odd as there were seven players, but of course there was a twist. Since he was the first person to say “exemption” at breakfast that morning, Craig was given power for the mission. The goal of the mission was for the teams to make it 5 miles to a famous statue in Mendoza, for each team that made it $10,000 would be added to the pot. If none of the teams made it, Craig would get an exemption.

In the beginning the challenge was very fun and humorous. Craig got to decide how to split up the teams and their form of transportation in traveling the 5 miles. For Alex and Mark he chose a conquistador suit, donkey and scuba outfit. Kristen and Clay got a unicycle and stilts while Craig saved the best for Nicole and Paul. A llama suit laid in front of them as Nicole was told she’d be the head of the llama while Paul would be, well, the ass of the llama. It was a very fitting choice and was meant to be funny but none of them took it that way.

As Craig and Jon headed to the finish line, Mark rallied everyone against the mission. He told them that he wouldn’t stoop to that level and everyone followed suit. It seemed like Alex and Clay wanted to do the mission, but Kristen and Nicole quickly chimed in that there was no way they could do their assignments. Paul was just being Paul and decided to go crazy about it, complaining and what not. So they decided as a “group” (even though it was Mark who decided) to drive the vans to the finish. When they got there they obviously failed and handed over an exemption to Craig.

That night at their execution dinner, Craig apologized to everyone since he felt what he did was wrong since they all treated him nicely when he was sick. They didn’t really talk about it much but you could tell Craig was glad to be safe while everyone hated him for it. As the players took the quizzes it seemed each had a different strategy. While some made more general decisions, Kristen decided to choose one person and answer each question for them. Although she though it was an advantage, Kristen ended up being the next victim of the mole as she got the dreaded red thumbprint. Next week it seems Paul and Nicole are once again at odds and we get a recap episode. See you there!

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