Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno 2, Episode 2 – Gettin' Your Stilt On

Previously, the teams arrived and got to view The Inferno. Jodi worried that she would be targeted early since she was a newbie, while Derrick & Abram walked away as winners of the first challenge, racking up $10,000 for the Bad Asses. Mike and Dan were chosen for The Inferno by the opposing team, and while Mike embraced the decision, Dan became pretty ticked. Who's going home? Find out right now!

We begin this week watching everyone getting drunk and making a fool of themselves. Surprised? Julie and Jon hang out in the background, and Julie says that she has matured a lot from last time, and has even gotten married! Jon reiterates that there are people present that stand for God and aren't there to label themselves as a mess. Not exactly in those words, but he's apparently all about Jesus. Meanwhile, a drunken Landon and Derrick are wrestling on the outside patio, which is about two floors up, and they can easily go over the edge. Nothing shocks me anymore. Mike breaks it up because he's a great guy.

Jon picks up the T-Mobile Sidekick 2 (Oh, why not give them a plug!) and tells the others that their next challenge will be in the morning. By the clue, it sounds like it's going to be pretty physical. Everyone is riled up, and Dan says that he has to win that Aztec Lifesaver to show the team that he is capable of being there. I don't think Dan understands that his team didn't vote him into The Inferno -- it was the other team! He has nothing to prove yet to his team.

The next day, the teams arrive at the challenge. Dave informs them that they will have to gather grapefruits that are dangling from a tree, then bring them back to their glasses and fill them up to the line. The fastest cumulative time will win. Oh, there is a twist -- of course. Each competitor will be on stilts for the challenge, not to mention that if they knock their cup over, they have to restart. Both teams are pretty psyched about the challenge, except for Darrell, who wins for best quote of the week with, "What the hell is a stilt?"

Julie is the first to go for the Good Guy team, and she says that she has to beat Abram since he's the strongest guy on the other team. Dave blows the horn and sure enough, Julie does beat Abram! Not by a whole lot, but a win is a win! However, Abram says something that is so true -- it doesn't matter who wins or loses, since one person can screw up everything!

Teams continue to go, and to basically make a long story short, the Good Guys are winning, with only a few teams left to go. Dan steps up next and he is against Landon. He knows he has to beat Karamo's time at this point if he wants the Aztec Lifesaver (AL). From the looks of things, it does look like he beats Karamo's time, but the Good Guys are still in the lead.

The second to last pair to go is Tina vs. Jodi. Both have a pretty good start, until Tina becomes a mess and starts falling all over the place. Jodi gets to her glass first and starts to fill it up, while Tina is still making her way back. All of a sudden, Jodi knocks her cup over. Yup, that means she has to start over. She starts squeezing again as Tina is now at her cup as well. Jodi runs out of grapefruits as Tina finishes. Jodi runs back for more, but by the time she finishes, the Good Guys have lost their lead and it looks like the Bad Asses now have about a 45 second lead. Mike and CT are the only two left.

Off they go, and this looks like a close one. After they get their fruit, both are running to the glasses, but Mike falls. Not once, but twice. CT is now at his glass, but Mike is wasting no time once he gets to the glass, and basically rips the grapefruits in half with his teeth. This worries me some! Mike does manage to pull out the win, but the Bad Asses still have about a 23 second lead, making them the winner. They also won an mp3 player from Dell. I want an mp3 player from Dell! My ipod broke! The Bad Asses get their check, and the AL is given to Mike for Good Guys and CT for the Bad Asses. Dan looks a little bummed, and says that Mike was scared to face him, and he's running scared.

So the good guys have a team meeting, and Jon tells Mike that he wants to sacrifice himself to go into The Inferno, just like Christ sacrificed himself for his people. Did he really need the comparison? Couldn't he just say "Hey, I'll do it since I'm noble and brave." Anyway, Julie is upset that Jon is going to do The Inferno because he's the only other person besides her that has morals there. Huh?

We reconvene at The Inferno. Teams are up at the top and basically get to watch the whole thing go down Gladiator style. Dan and Mike enter The Inferno, and Dave asks CT if he will save Dan. He declines. Mike must save himself, and he announces that Jon will be competing in The Inferno. Julie is worried, but Mike is confident and says that Jon has God on his side.

Jon and Dan are told that for this Inferno challenge, each competitor must climb a ladder, then make their way to the middle of the monkey bars, then basically duke it out until one of them falls. Jon is worried since he is much heavier than Dan, while Dan is trying to just worry about himself and not Jon. The ladders fall and they ascend to the monkey bars. When they meet in the middle, it's Jon that makes the first move, but Dan manages to wrap his legs around Jon's waist. Jon is pretty much helpless at this point, and gets knocked off. Cheers from the Bad Asses, but the Good Guys look pretty much demoralized. They haven't won anything yet!

Dan returns to his team, who greets him with hugs. Tina says that there is no bitterness after The Inferno since their own team didn't vote them in. On the other side, Jon is sad, while Julie is breaking down. Even Beth has something nice to say about Jon, stating that he's a wonderful person and she wished people could get to know how great a guy he is. Wow, Beth isn't so bad this season -- at least yet. Julie is still in tears, and goes on this rant about how Jon sacrificed himself on a challenge that any of the other guys could have won. She's mad that he's gone and continues to wail about it. Geeze, Julie -- he's not being led to the slaughterhouse -- you'll see him again!

Jon is not allowed to really hug the rest of his team, and can only do so through the gate. They all give him high-fives and kisses, and that's the end of Jon. However, he was happy just to be there, and was glad that he could show his team what he was made of. Apparently, not that much if he's going home, but that's between you and I.

Next week, looks like Robin calls Tonya a whore. From what I know, is that the pot calling the kettle black? I don't know much about Robin, but she's not the most innocent Real Worlder ever. Also, Tonya confronts Beth on something she said, and then it looks like she takes Beth's clothes and throws them in the pool! Let the drama begin!

Phil Kural is a recent graduate from Temple University, with a degree in journalism. You can reach him at pkural@gmail.com with any feedback that you may have.

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