Archive through January 10, 2001
The ClubHouse: The Mole: Your take on the players:
Archive through January 10, 2001
Fruitbat | Wednesday, January 10, 2001 - 07:14 am  We all formed impressions the HG's and some changed, some did not. So who on this show do you find compelling and off putting. I care for Charlie, Stevan and Jennifer. Jennifers comment "Get off me", repeated like a broken record, with Henry cinched it if I had any doubts. Jim seemed sleezy but I bet this will change. I am taking editing into account on this one. I liked Wendi and one of the things that determined this was her tandem sky diver called her sweetheart (or some endearing term) when they landed. He saw an appealing woman in the time they spent in ground school before the jump. I like Katherine. She is bright, seems kind and generally I got good vibes. Jury is out on Kate for me. She may irritate me. Seemed a little wide eyed and ga ga. I liked Henry and Afi. Afi looked like she could be a little flaky but it is too soon to say. And of course Manuel was a sweet man. |
Fruitbat | Wednesday, January 10, 2001 - 07:19 am  That should have read I DON'T care for Charlie, Stevan and Jennifer. |
Resortgirl | Wednesday, January 10, 2001 - 07:35 am  I don't care for Charlie and Jennifer either... Jennifer got kind of grouchy in the van and Charlie just thinks he is so slick. I still have a gut instinct that Kathryn is the mole, but I like her. Wendi seems pretty feisty, Kate seems nice, Jim is a little goofy but smart, No real opinions on the others yet. |
Norwican | Wednesday, January 10, 2001 - 07:44 am  I agree with Resortgirl... my gut instinct is that Kathryn is the mole. I still don't have them all sorted out though... so haven't formed any opinions. |
Cinnamongirl | Wednesday, January 10, 2001 - 07:46 am  I don't care for Steven or Jennifer either. She seemed like quite the bag, and Stevens comments on his wife just pissed me off before the show even started. I think that Afi could drive me nuts after awhile. I liked Kathryn, Wendi and Jim. |
Fruitbat | Wednesday, January 10, 2001 - 08:32 am  I like the host. Very nice style. |
Wink | Wednesday, January 10, 2001 - 08:40 am  I think Steven is a dufuus. His reactions throughout the show just didn't ring true to the way an undercover guy would act. These guys usually have macho up the kazoo and he displayed none. Why would he act so out of character? |
Resortgirl | Wednesday, January 10, 2001 - 08:43 am  I like the host too... a son of some famous designer, can't remember her name. I agree wink, his( stevens) reactions are odd.But maybe that is his strategy. There could be so much reverse physcology going on here. |
Fruitbat | Wednesday, January 10, 2001 - 08:49 am  There is a lot to consider. Each has his or her own personal strategy to either shift or draw attention to themselves for any number of reasons. This topic is actually on another thread. |
Guruchaz | Wednesday, January 10, 2001 - 09:19 am  You can't tell too much about them in one show. That's just a fact. |
Fruitbat | Wednesday, January 10, 2001 - 10:09 am  No, of course not. First impressions are fun to record though. Sometimes your first gut reactions are accurate. In BB my first impressions were right on with only one exception, I warmed to Britt. |
Marysafan | Wednesday, January 10, 2001 - 10:24 am  I am not nuts about Steven or Jennifer( she's so crabby!) either. I was all set to despise Jim, but he is so so dang smart, I have to admire the guy. I was also ready to write off Kathryn as another Stacy from Survivor, but she showed me a lot more humanity than I expected. (Unless of course she really is the Mole and is doing that to throw me off). I liked her...a lot and I didn't think I would. I like Kate...she's got a lot of spunk for a gal her age. The jury is still out on Wendi and Charlie. Neither of them lived up to my expectations. I think Afi is totally Type A and is hell bent on discovering the mole....so I don't think she is. ...and I just don't know what to make of Henry. reminds me of Gervase somewhat, but he is a player that's for sure. I will miss Manuel! He was so likable...and funny! It's too bad that he is gone...he was good comic relief. |
Willi | Wednesday, January 10, 2001 - 11:15 am  I liked Manuel Baaaw Haaaw Haaaw |
Willi | Wednesday, January 10, 2001 - 11:24 am  Ok, that "Jennifer person" drove me nuts. Get OFF of me???! As if. |
Fruitbat | Wednesday, January 10, 2001 - 11:56 am  Trendy slang to avoid having to articulate what was,in this case, bothering her about Henrys request is immature. It came accross as bratty. All she needed to say was...."why is this so important to you?" It would have been good communication and she would have learned something about Henry. Certainly there is no advantage to shutting anyone up with such a rude conversation stopper. |
Willi | Wednesday, January 10, 2001 - 12:09 pm  exactly. |
Azriel | Wednesday, January 10, 2001 - 02:24 pm  I liked Jennifer. It seemed to me that she was the only one who cared how they treated the other people's possessions. I would have been just as ticked off as her in the van. Wendi laughed because she didn't give a person anything that matched to wear and one of the guys only put in one of a pair of shoes for a person. Then in the van they say, 'Let's not say who packed who's suitcase' I would have been saying, 'Bull, if you are going to screw someone around then YOU are going to take responsibility for it, NOT ME!' Fruitbat, I don't understand your reasoning about the jumper calling Wendi a sweetheart. He was a man! Wendi is a good looking woman. I wouldn't necessarily think he found out all about her just because he called her a sweetheart.  |
Enbwife | Wednesday, January 10, 2001 - 04:12 pm  Jennifer bugged me too, especially when her and Henri were arguing in the van about telling the others about the luggage. I liked Katherine, Afi, Wendi, and Jim. The others I didn't pay too much attention to last night. Soon I'll have a better opinion. |
Fruitbat | Wednesday, January 10, 2001 - 04:35 pm  Good point about Wendi Azriel. I lost my head there for a minute. Call me sweetheart and I'll follow you to the end of the earth. I like to be called endearments by store clerks, plumbers, waiters, mechanics, pretty much anyone. As for Jennifer being the only one to care....dont't forget this was edited. My guess would be that all the women were horrified and the men less effected at the notion. You KNOW they all bought new clothes, shoes and underware with specially choosen old favorites. I would have been bummed. Katherine chose to pack Kates bag stating that she knew Kate would prefer a woman rooting through her things. She seemed very careful in her choosing. I wish I had taped it. I will from now on. |
Azriel | Wednesday, January 10, 2001 - 05:49 pm  nod nod Fruit. You are right. I forgot about Kathryn. I think you are wrong about all the women though. Wendi looked like she enjoyed screwing around with people's stuff. |
Lancecrossfire | Wednesday, January 10, 2001 - 05:53 pm  I'm going to wait a week or two to see how they act in action. I think this first show wasn't meant to show us too much. It was used as an intro to the game, and a bit of an intro into people. I'm curious to see what they show us of really getting into the tasks, and how they react when something goes wrong. I wonder if this game is not for "nice people". |
Fruitbat | Wednesday, January 10, 2001 - 06:53 pm  Lance...don't hold back. Jump on in and make snap judgements, character assinations and critique their appearence. You getting all rational on us here? |
Lancecrossfire | Wednesday, January 10, 2001 - 06:58 pm  Bat, don't we need just one voice of reason on this thread? I thought I'd provide that service. It usually comes with a large target (who likes rational when one is making snap character assassinations), which others try to hit. I'm a worthy adversary! |
Enbwife | Wednesday, January 10, 2001 - 07:27 pm  Lance - you can change your mind later... I know I will as we get to know the players better. I really liked the Mole last night. Great potential I think! |
Egbok77 | Wednesday, January 10, 2001 - 07:46 pm  Just wanted to share that I heard Manuel on L.A. radio station KOST early this morning. He was so warmhearted and funny during this 5 minute exchange with the KOST hosts. He sounded very happy about participating in The Mole; has no idea who The Mole is and he said that if he couldn't come out the winner, then he'll go down as the best first "loser" The Mole will ever have!! He also said that the actual shooting of The Mole began last September. His only disappointment was in not winning any money b/c he really needs to replace his old car with 196,000 miles on it. He was asked about jumping out of the plane at 10,000 ft and he said that when the 'chute popped open, the force/impact was so strong that he was sure that he had died!! The guy who was 'chuting him down kept asking him if he was okay. On a personal note, I was glad to hear Manuel on the radio this morning b/c he was so real and entertaining on the show and I was sorry to see him get "executed". |
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