Part 2, The Winner Is... 5/23
The ClubHouse: Boot Camp: Part 2, The Winner Is... 5/23
Skipper | Wednesday, May 23, 2001 - 06:54 pm  I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!! I'm very glad the votes went the way they did and for the reason that they did... Well then there was that Pupo vote!!!!! |
Wilsonatmd | Wednesday, May 23, 2001 - 07:08 pm  Even though I knew it would come down to the last vote (I put the spoiler up), I'm shocked at how it went down. What a week. Jackie Jr gets whacked, Buffy bites it, and now Wolf does all that work, and loses because he can't get a single vote. (especially that Pupo vote, shades of Greg there.) Well, next reality show up is Fear Factor. From the promos, it'll be interesting, to say the least. |
Kady | Wednesday, May 23, 2001 - 07:23 pm  I never liked Wolfe all that much. He sounded really bitter at the end. Whitlow looked very pretty and of course very happy. Good series, hope they do another. |
Egbok77 | Wednesday, May 23, 2001 - 09:51 pm  Whitlow . . . YESSSssssss!!! |
Seamonkey | Wednesday, May 23, 2001 - 09:53 pm  Great stuff!! Pupo didn't learn a thing, IMO.. glad the coin flipped for Whitlow. I loved how the DIs felt about the two of them. |
Misslibra | Thursday, May 24, 2001 - 02:26 am  I thought for sure Wolf would get at least one vote. To me Whitlow and Wolf was not that different. Whitlow was a behind your back and Wolf was a more in your face. And if it had not been for Moretty losing her equipment, and Yaney taking the heat. And when she handed her stuff to Wolf I would of told her no! she would have to be responsible for her own stuff. Wolf must of been a real SOB not to get one vote. The moral of this story don't be a schmuck(sp?) to people you meet, especially when later on down the line you'll need them to give you a helping hand. But just don't be a schmuck anyway people don't forget schmuck! |
Lancecrossfire | Thursday, May 24, 2001 - 06:13 am  Pupo was correct about the team thing in one respect--that in a game like this were eventually there is only 1 person who comes in first, there isn't really true team work. It's the limiting factor of the game. In real boot camp, you continue on; working with the same people or others that are in the same situation. In this, it's just a 30 day game, getting rid of people as they go along. I agree though, that over all, she didn't learn much or "get it" in any way. I have to wonder of getting 6 out of 6 votes (ok, 5 out of 6 with a coin flip) says a whole lot more than the outcome of the gauntlet events. |
Seamonkey | Thursday, May 24, 2001 - 11:14 am  I think the DIs would say that the working with people part is actually more important than being the best in a competition or exercise. I know that the military stresses that it is getting the whole group through something that counts. So, I guess the people votes had great weight. Whitlow couldn't have won without at least one competition win. That said, it was pretty strange. I don't agree with Wolf that it was Brown who influenced the others. Hardly seems likely. What I mean about Pupo not getting it is that, from what we were shown and what she said, she's full of attitude, which is her style, but she seems to use that attitude just for the sake of attitude. There was a quick news blip after the show with one of the guys (big, bald, I'm at a loss for his name) and Brown and Moretty who were looking totally GREAT!! They said the DIs were much harsher than portrayed. They also said there were many more injuries, that virtually all of them played hurt much of the time. |
Penpoint | Thursday, May 24, 2001 - 03:47 pm  I felt sort of cheated as a viewer with Whitlow's win. Wolf should have won. That whole thing with the lost equipment was very unfortunate, since it was so unclear that Wolf was at fault. I didn't particularly like Wolf, but Whitlow wasn't very likeable either. I'm not saying they were, but the votes seemed staged for dramatic effect. Getting Whitlow over the wall was dramatic enough. |
Puttergirl | Thursday, May 24, 2001 - 07:23 pm  It did seem very one sided in the editing; it was obvious who they wanted to win. In a large sense, I think it was unfair since Wolf obviously won it. Although I was rooting for Whitlow, I think winning the challenges should hold more weight than the votes. Anyway, Whitlow has been on the news alot here in Atlanta and she has died her hair blonde!! She looks very different!!!!!
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Karuuna | Friday, May 25, 2001 - 09:49 am  It seems to me that folks voted less *for* Whitlow, and more *against* Wolf - not a very satisfying way to win, IMO. However, it also means that it's not enough to be physically stronger or more determined. I found it encouraging that the lesson I was able to teach my son from watching this, is that relationships count too, and if you aren't concerned with how you treat other people, you're not likely to achieve much of anything. |
Backhome | Friday, May 25, 2001 - 09:10 pm  I just watched the Bootcamp finale (had to tape it for hubby and wanted to watch with him) and I have to say I was thoroughly disappointed in the dismissmed recruits all voting for Whitlow. Whatever happened to the concept of innocent until proven guilty!?!?!?!?! If Bootcamp was handled in the same way as Survivor in that everyone was home before the show aired, you've got to wonder what the dismissed recruits were thinking as they watched the episode where the fateful equipment error occurred. It seemed that most of them voted for Whitlow based on the fact that they felt Wolf was at fault for the equipment getting left behind and yet when the episode was aired (complete with replays thank you very much) it became clear that the error was someone else's, not Wolf's. Wonder if there were any regrets or self-recriminations in denying someone their just rewards based on false assumptions?? |
Mishi | Sunday, May 27, 2001 - 07:37 am  I got the impression that they used the lost equipment as the excuse to not vote for Wolf. Even his good friends Thompson and Yaney didn't vote for him. I think that proves that Wolf needs to grow up a bit and learn how to deal with people. His athleticism was wonderful...he just needed a few more people skills. They had commented on his immense ego from Day 1. |
Backhome | Sunday, May 27, 2001 - 10:52 am  That could be, Mishi. He definitely needs to work on those "people skills". Although my husband brought up a good point -- If it had not been for Wolf's leadership, several of the squad leaders would not have been eligible for amnesty because they would have failed the missions. Perhaps they voted against Wolf so they wouldn't be failures themselves since they weren't in the final two. |
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