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TV ClubHouse: Archive: Any thoughts on WHY they offered the 50K?: Archive through June 26, 2002

Lauram

Tuesday, June 25, 2002 - 07:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
The whole quiz and execution is so much a part of the show that I have to wonder if there was some reason why they chose to offer someone 50K to leave instead of doing a traditional execution.

I like the drama of the ececution poll and wonder if they were targeting Elavia to leave. They knew from last week that she was least liked, but maybe she did know who the mole was and actually scored high on the quizzes so they needed to find another way to remove her. But why? What did ABC have to gain from from removing the least liked person?????

Knightpatti

Tuesday, June 25, 2002 - 07:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
good question. WIll we ever know?

Marysafan

Tuesday, June 25, 2002 - 07:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I wondered the same thing...especially since she seemed to have so many people fooled. Why target Elavia?

Llkoolaid

Tuesday, June 25, 2002 - 07:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Just to shake things up for us the viewers and probably the players too. She was on the top of practically everyone's list.
Too bad that she took it, she probably had a bigger shot of winning the game than most of them.
They all looked shocked. The mole was faking but the rest were stunned, except for Dorothy.

Wilsonatmd

Tuesday, June 25, 2002 - 07:59 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
it's not uncommon...This has been done on other Mole series, and one time, a guy got offered money to leave, didn't and got executed that episode....

Kellee

Tuesday, June 25, 2002 - 08:26 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I think it was because most people suspected her...it sends them right back to the begining...where they have to reevaluate what they have thought about the people they trust. I for one am glad she took it,,,but it was really great of her to ask if that money was coming out of the winners pot...which it isnt...that was a great kindness to the winner..cause I would have said "screw it...I am taking the sure thing" even if it had come out of the pot....

Webkitty

Tuesday, June 25, 2002 - 08:28 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Wilsonatmd,
What other mole series? As far as I know, there has only been one other Mole? Someone got offered money to leave last time? I don't remember that, now I am confused! (don't do that to me, lol!)

I would also like to know why they did this. I can't see a good reason for it.
To point out that someone is least liked and then offer them money to leave just doesn't seem right somehow.

Marysafan

Tuesday, June 25, 2002 - 08:34 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
...and to use the same criteria as last week...the "least liked". Why not use something different...the "least liked" got an exemption last week. Why not target a different player? I believe the specifically targeted Elavia.

Roamjotiba

Tuesday, June 25, 2002 - 08:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
If they would have asked me that 2 times in a row I would have no way put Elavia down again if I wasn't the Mole because I would have figured she would have got an exemption right there at the execution vote.

Roamjotiba

Tuesday, June 25, 2002 - 08:50 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Probably farfetched but what if she was the one who tied with Myra last week and the producers (figuring Elavia would be the least liked again would be going tonight if she voted like Myra again,) decided to do this and she didn't take the money and boom she's executed...make any sense??

Twinkle

Tuesday, June 25, 2002 - 08:55 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Webkitty, the show began in Belgium (I think) and has been shown in other countries like Germany, Australia and Sweden as well.

I was surprised by the bribe and loved the looks on the players faces when she accepted the money. If the Mole had been the most disliked what would have happened? No bribe? Most popular instead?

Tntitanfan

Tuesday, June 25, 2002 - 09:23 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
What a super twist!

Mygetaway

Tuesday, June 25, 2002 - 10:10 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Don't forget that Elavia only "won" least favorite by one vote this time. She was tied with Bill. If Bill had gotten the bribe instead, I don't think he would have taken it. I should like him because he is from my home state, and actually not to far from where I live, but I just don't like him. Maybe he really is The Mole. (yuck!!)

Seamonkey

Tuesday, June 25, 2002 - 10:16 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Right. what Mygetaway said.

I just think the bribe is another twist and if they did it before then not such a surprise.

On ebay you can bid for mole repellant and other items.. maybe that was what they needed..

Ciara

Wednesday, June 26, 2002 - 02:16 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Roam....you could be right...mabe she was the one who tied with Myra, therefore she had a low mark and probably would again this week.

I believe they targeted Elavia to shake things up.
Most of the gang thought Elavia was the mole so if she was executed...it would shake people up a bit....BUT... by doing it the way they did-with the 50K offer and her taking it...IT STUNNED MOST OF THEM and it's like they have to re-analyse everything to find out "now, who do I think is the mole?"

Wink

Wednesday, June 26, 2002 - 03:13 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
If they thought she was likely to go because of a low score why bother wasting $50,000 dollars on her?

Lobster

Wednesday, June 26, 2002 - 03:51 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I was just thinking that, Wink.

Tntitanfan

Wednesday, June 26, 2002 - 06:19 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I am with Lauram! I think that because the others - except The Mole - thought that Elavia was the mole, their scores would be lower than hers because she knows she isn't The Mole and is answering the questions with someone else in mind! This would make her at least a good possibility for the winner, and I would think the producers want a popular, well-liked person to win! Therefore they figured out how to get rid of Elavia -

Tntitanfan

Wednesday, June 26, 2002 - 06:55 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Kellee - I think you are giving Elavia waaaaaaaaay too much credit for asking whether the money came out of the group pot as if she wouldn't take it if it did! I think she was hoping it did! After all if a group of people had just told me they didn't like me, I might be hoping to stick it to them!

Knightpatti

Wednesday, June 26, 2002 - 07:00 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
TNT my thoughts exactly! I think that Elavia was getting the highest marks on the quizzes and could have won. The producers did not want her for the winner(and I so agree) and figured out a way to get rid of her.

Seamonkey

Wednesday, June 26, 2002 - 08:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
But, it could also be that it was simply scripted for this episode and not directed at Elavia.

Webkitty

Wednesday, June 26, 2002 - 08:13 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
But, the producers having a say in who "they" want to win?
If Elavia was getting the highest marks she had the right to keep playing the game, right?
She COULD have said no to the offer, but she was rather put on the spot. It must have been terribly embarrasing for her.

I am hoping when Katheryn's Mole column comes out it will clear up some of this.
Elavia was not my favorite player but it just doesn't seem right, there is something wrong here......
I don't accept ~shaking things up~ as a reason, I didn't think the game needed to be shaken up, did it?

Roamjotiba

Wednesday, June 26, 2002 - 08:19 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Maybe they thought Elavia couldn't be bought

Webkitty

Wednesday, June 26, 2002 - 08:40 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Yea but Roam, it was almost like they told her, your the least liked, here is some money, now get out.
I mean, they made a whole thing about her being least liked LAST week, and she got an exemption because of it, then they persued it into THIS week, the whole thing just seems strange to me.

Don't mind me, I'm just sort of wondering out loud, it WOULD be nice to get some kind of an explaination though.........

Roamjotiba

Wednesday, June 26, 2002 - 08:43 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I know 2 weeks in a row did seem strange and redundant I thought they would go with most liked or the group would ot vote her again knowing she would get something