Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno, Episode 15 – Penultimate Panic

Previously on The Inferno: Mike and Kendal's romanced continued to flourish. Real World's scheme to dump Leah into the Inferno succeeded, as she was disqualified in Saturn Valet Ballet. Road Rules had a similar plan involving Katie, but Kendal didn't get the memo. She ended up with the Aztec Lifesaver, as well as a pissed-off Mike, threatening to throw a tantrum should she go into the Inferno for Timmy. Which she did, and according to Voiceover Lady, she was "enraging a drunken Mike." I know he wasn't drinking apple juice. Mike ranted and raved and acted like a total jerk. And if you thought you felt dirty last week, this episode is going to hurt a lot worse.

We're back to the Inferno, as Kendal and Leah continue to walk the plank and carry bricks. Mike: "When a girl lies to me, they will know about it, and everyone else in the whole [bleeping] world will know about it." He is so right. Right now, there's a group of Bangladeshi goat herders watching this show, and they are PISSED at Kendal's treachery. A graphic reveals that both players have carried 166 bricks. Mike blathers about how Kendal revealed her drunken side. Whatever, you drunkard. Kendal interviews that she channels her energy and hatred into carrying the bricks. She thanks Mike for giving her the drive to go on. "As long as that helps you," Mike snarls, "that makes me know what a worse person you are." Leah: "Miz is just torturing her, so it's definitely helping."

Time remaining: Two hours, seven minutes. Leah and Kendal have carried 224 bricks. Mike declares that the team will be going out when Leah wins. Sure, you and your buddies threw the mission to dump her into this mess, and now she's your friend. Shut up. He then ridicules Kendal's backside. She snaps at him for getting personal, as David holds him back. Kendal openly wonders why she ever kissed him. Mike: "Why would I kiss a liar?" Kendal: "'Cause I'm a good kisser!" I'm surprised she's cooing at him, rather than chucking a brick at his head. "Mike is drunk," Darrell interviews. "That boy is drunk, and Leah's pushin' my team's buttons."

Now Mike rips into Veronica for wearing so much makeup. The pitiful attempt to win me over by opposing the epitome of evil fails miserably. Katie interviews that Mike and Veronica trade insults, and then Veronica insults her. Surely Veronica isn't such a bitch that she would drag Katie into this? "Yeah," Veronica snipes at Mike, "because your girl Katie wearing waaaaaaay more than any of us!" Katie rightfully curses out Veronica and uses a four-letter word that I don't hear that often. Kendal interviews that Mike is screaming at the team, and Katie and Veronica are going fast, so she goes faster. Cut to an obviously edited sequence, where Kendal zips back and forth on the plank, while Leah goes at normal speed.

Time remaining: 1:15. The score: Leah 563, Kendal 608. Coral interviews that Leah is still in it, and anything can happen. And now it's time for CT to act like an ass. "Let's be honest," he jeers at Leah, "you need to step up. Enough with the free ride!" Leah calls him an a-hole. The former roommates bicker about stepping up versus shutting up. Leah interviews that Darrell is ignoring CT. Sure enough, there's Darrell sipping something. CT: "Don't get mad at me, sweetie!" Elsewhere, Christena asks Katie what's up between her and Veronica. Syrus: "It's going down! Ding ding!"

CT blathers to Leah about how he's been honest with her. Leah calls him an a-hole once again. Coral yells. Katie: "I'd rather [bleep] than [bleeping] touch that bitch Veronica!" Mike slurs for Coral to root for Leah. Katie: "She's a [bleep] and I called her out on it many times." Christena laughs Katie off in a condescending manner. Leah declares her need to hit CT when they get home. CT: "Whatever." Leah: "It's always 'whatever,' because you can't [bleeping] handle anything!" CT: "Whatever." Katie: "Scrawny lil [bleeping] J-Lo wannabe. I will knock your [bleeping] ass out before you can even blink!" I don't know if she means Veronica or Christena, but either one is fine by me. "It's outta control," CT interviews. "It's a good time."

Two seasons ago, we saw Aneesa go topless for no real reason. Last season, we got to see Matt dance like a total spaz. It's always fun to see familiar aspects of cast members. And now, for no real reason other than total insanity, David jumps between the planks, naked. You heard me: David. Naked. Revealing what he once called "the eighth roommate." That has to do something for the viewers. "I don't know what the hell is going on," Syrus interviews, as we see Abram rolling around. "These people just lost it. The Inferno does it to you."

Two minutes remaining. Score: Leah 816, Kendal 944. Leah interviews that she's down, but she'll going to go the whole three and a half hours. Coral tells Mike that it's over between him and Kendal. Mike can live with that. Coral: "That's all I need to know." Mike: "As long as I got you." Coral: “You'll always have me." Mike: “There we go." For God's sake, just kiss already! Jeez!

Dave bangs the gong, signaling the end of the Inferno, and another RW player taking the short boat home. Christena interviews that Kendal killed Leah, but that Kendal is not happy. "Someone she really cares about here," Christena continues, "just insulted her in front of everyone." Dave congratulates Kendal for her win. He adds, "The best thing about it is that you saved a man from the Inferno." Dave, why don't you just neuter Timmy while you’re at it? He tells Leah to pack her bags. "Leah got cut," CT interviews, "It has to be this way because we want $150K in the end, and we don't want her to be a part of the team because we don't think she'll win."

Villa. Leah voiceovers that she's not sure what will happen between her and Darrell. She goes off on him for not defending her. Darrell goes into a rant about his short temper, and how he'd end up swinging. If CT is the punching bag, I got no problem with that. Leah walks away, obviously unfulfilled. "I ain't gonna fight for you if nobody ain't hit you, simple as that," Darrell calls out. "You're a grown-ass woman." The moral of the story? Challenge romances never, ever work. Mizhelle, Mizdal, Leahrel... it all goes in the toilet in the end.

Pier of Shame. Leah is escorted by Coral and Katie. "I'm the only bitch left here," Coral interviews. "It's not a good situation for me, because the next Inferno is girls. It's not good." Leah sails away, waving and blowing kisses.