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Guinevere

Tuesday, April 29, 2003 - 10:30 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I was so glad for the girls that they won the cars last night. It was a good time to break their losing streak.

Even though it's been hard to root for the girls team at times, with all of the drama they've had (though that drama has been what's made the show interesting), I still do favor them, out of sisterhood, if nothing else.

And actually, in terms of the final threes, I like Lori, Ruthie and Ellen vastly more than Mark, Colin and Jamie (Jamie is the only of those three I can stand, and that just barely). If Emily had stuck around, I might've had to root for the guys!

Puttergirl

Tuesday, April 29, 2003 - 06:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I, for one, am so glad to finally see Melissa gone! I was so sick of her whining and not wanting to do the stunts every week!! Why would you do a program like this if you're afraid of your own shadow!!! I loved how Johnny kept counting her down even though she was crying and asking hime to stop. They were sick of her antics too!!

Seamonkey

Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 04:22 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I agree.. Melissa's sole raison d'etre was to get rid of Julie and whine her way through the rest.

Ruthie has been awesome. Ellen as well.

Very cool for them to get the cars.

Willwillbee

Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 10:03 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I, too agree. Ruthie is amazing, Ellen & Lori are great too. Screw the silly toys, they got CARS! AND EMILY DIDN'T!! (I was happiest about that, she'll be kicking herself for leaving!)

Puttergirl

Friday, May 02, 2003 - 08:27 am EditMoveDeleteIP
You're right, Willwillbee. I didn't think about that. If Emily isn't killing herself, then James must be wanting to kill her! Just goes to show... what goes around, comes around in the end! Ruthie and Ellen really deserved it; they've been great competitors!

I still don't understand how Melissa got to the final 4 though??? She was afraid of her own shadow and I only remember 2 events she did well in- the first one and the ice sitting one??

Kimmo

Friday, May 02, 2003 - 09:23 am EditMoveDeleteIP
If you go to Melissa or Lori's websites, they both say that they stayed in as long as they did because they stayed under the radar-- Stayed out of confrontations for the most part, were not competitive enough to be threats to Emily (obviously true in Melissa's case), and thus ended up not being targeted during the Inner Circle. The girls, for the most part, *didn't* vote people off based on performance like the guys did, so Melissa performing badly wouldn't affect whether or not she stayed on the island-- Except that she wasn't a threat and so stayed on.

Wilsonatmd

Monday, May 05, 2003 - 07:28 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
The MTV promo people should be fired...I mean, showing a commercial that gives away the outcome of the episode that's not even halfway thru yet????

Laura11103

Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 07:06 am EditMoveDeleteIP
What a weak ending. The girls almost had a chance, I was pretty annoyed that the boys were allowed to copy their puzzle, how were the girls supposed to know they're allowed to destroy it when they're finished, I found that so unfair. In general I enjoyed this season very much, I guess cuz I feel like I know all of these people, even with these annoying people, it was a fun season. I gotta give kudos to Colin, how the hell does a guy win with a broken ankle the whole season?

Seamonkey

Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 11:43 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I find it hard to like the guys at all and yeah, what a screw-up.. there should have been a divider between the two cube areas.. after a season of DQing people who moved a toe of of ice, or touched the ground or whatever, then to let one team flat out COPY the work of the other.. (the section that was there to help even out the physical difference) what a lame ending. And then to give the guys cars, sort of cancels out the great win for the women.. (other than Melissa).

And of course you have to think that if Emily hadn't just walked away, she'd have been tougher than Lori in the balancing part of the challenge.

Not that I want Emily to win money or a car :)

Just such a weak ending.

Beachcomber88

Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 12:54 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Laura and Sea, I totally agree. It was wrong of them to allow the guys to copy the puzzle. Johnny should have disallowed it. I think it was a major screwup on MTVs part, but then after it was already done, what could they do? I didn't understand the rationale either for giving the guys cars. Yet another Saturn promotion.

Laura, I thought the same thing about Colin and his ankle. Every week, he was still hobbling on those crutches. But I guess it seems like a long time to us since we had to wait an entire week just to see the next day. How many days were they there in total, after all? 2 or 3 weeks would be my guess. I missed the beginning episodes, so I wasn't sure what the timeline was for each competition.

Laura11103

Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 01:45 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
On Colin's website he says he's had surgery and still has major ankle problems. I did notice that during the run he was behind... but he's pretty amazing.

You gotta admit... the guys did deserve to win, much as I wanted the girls to win, the guys kicked butt in just about every competition.

Laura11103

Monday, May 12, 2003 - 01:10 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Reunion show tonight...

Seamonkey

Monday, May 12, 2003 - 06:27 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I'll be watching. And no, I don't have to admit it. :)

Squaredsc

Monday, May 12, 2003 - 07:55 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
oh my heck i missed the reunion. darn.

Beachcomber88

Tuesday, May 13, 2003 - 10:47 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Square, don't worry... I'm sure it's not the last time MTV is going to show it! I missed it too!

Monkeyboy

Tuesday, May 13, 2003 - 11:56 am EditMoveDeleteIP
i still cant stand melissa...

Seamonkey

Friday, May 16, 2003 - 09:14 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I started watching the reunion and it seemed to just be rehashing the fights.. Puck and Steven, Puck and Ellen, Melissa ranting at Julie and I didn't even watch the rest.

I did notice the one time they showed Jamie that he had a totally new and REALLY dorky haircut. Oh and Melissa had totally straight ironed hair.
<shrug>

Monkeyboy, I'm with you on Melissa.

Seamonkey

Friday, May 16, 2003 - 09:22 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Speaking of Melissa, her site seems to be vanished..

Kimmo

Friday, May 16, 2003 - 11:35 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I just visited Melissa's site today! Today, the "news" featured Melissa recounting the havoc she wrought at her local Sprint dealer. Eh...

Seamonkey

Saturday, May 17, 2003 - 10:01 am EditMoveDeleteIP
How strange.. I still hit a dead end, no matter how I try to approach the site.. from links that have always worked, or typing it in. It isn't like I'm dying to read what is there, but was checking to see what she said about the final episode.

Squaredsc

Sunday, May 18, 2003 - 11:54 am EditMoveDeleteIP
sea i just tried it too and it worked for me. i just typed in www.princessmelissa.com.

Seamonkey

Sunday, May 18, 2003 - 03:28 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
It must be a cache problem.. something anyway.

Kimmo

Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 09:19 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Sea, Melissa didn't say much about the final episode since she wasn't in it. Lori goes into detail about that episode on her website:

Lori's Final Mission

Myjohnhenry

Monday, May 26, 2003 - 10:08 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Did you all know that Melissa is co-hosting some show on the Oxygen network called "Girls Behaving Badly"? It is one of those hidden camera, practical joke kind of things. I don't get the channel (and wouldn't watch the show unless I was desparate), but the "Girls" are on Montel this morning.

Grooch

Monday, May 26, 2003 - 01:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
So that was her! I caught the beginning of the show (it came on after a Debbie Travis show) and the description said it was about practical jokes. I saw her at the beginning, but I just wasn't sure. Then they had the first prank (women giving away free dog condoms and showing the owners how to put them on the dog.) It was soooo stupid and tasteless, it was time to change the channel.