Monday, November 4, 2013

BMN Superfan - episode 5, season 2

Before the challenge airs, Bobbington recalls his stories playing college football and a shootout with robbers that he barely survives, and Deb receives a tennis racquet as a gag gift from producers, due to her facial resemblance to Billie Jean King.

This week's challenge takes place at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh, and it's a relay sack race.  Teams of four (the same as last week, except for Pam, who is sitting out) split up and hop down a 200-meter course.  They compete two at a time, with each pair going 100 meters each.  The first team across is immune for the week and wins a catered lunch back at the hotel, prepared by Brenda.  The losing team has everyone up for elimination.

Last week's winning team falls behind as ButtaFly forgets to secure her sack before beginning her segment, forcing that team to go back to the start.  Deb (pictured) and Casey's clear lead at the turn, however, is squandered by Adam and Meredith because Meredith stretches her left leg too close, causing their feet to come together too tightly.  However, Tim and Wayne do even worse, heading way off course; by the time they return, Adam and Meredith cross the line first and win safety and the meal for the quartet.

At the dinner, Brenda comes sit with them, and Adam, Meredith, Tim and Wayne share a memorable night of barbeque, homemade ice cream, and stories.  Adam also starts plotting to have Pam eliminated.

The next day, the cast comes together to hear the judgment in which, as threatened, Adam tries to sabotage by giving a laundry list of grievances against Pam, some real, others apparently contrived.  In the end, he admits the goal is to get rid of her from the competition as the most serious threat.  Brian Warner isn't convinced: "Now you wait to do this?  Especially since Pam can't be blamed for the loss, because she sat out the challenge."  Brandon McLamb concurs: "Maybe we should add Adam to those up for elimination, even though we're not supposed to do it."  Brandon then puts up Wayne as the compromise pick; the reason is that Wayne bumbled his way through his part of the relay race, not only by going off course but also by seeming to give up on the challenge once it occurred.  Wayne, of course, denies the tanking charge, but Brenda, the guest judge, says "I can read you and it's not good."  In a dramatic elimination, Wayne is sent home, to the shock of the rest of the cast.

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