Tuesday, September 16, 2008

When the Driving Gets Tough

I must have been hallucinating last week, because I could swear the promo said they would be lumberjacking this week. The map showingtheir route did show Seattle, but then they went on down to Salinas, CA. I was happy to get away from the cold weather, but I was surprised to see their job for the week. Monster trucking?

I'd always thought of such things as more hobbies the careers, but I suppose all that equipment does get very expensive. I've also never been a fan of daredevils, which is what the men and women who usually drive monster trucks must be. Our contestants last night, though, showed a lot of courage.

Though Ben was chosen as the best of the week, all three remaining women did well. It was all men who made the bottom 4. I was sure Eric would be going home this time, but he did pretty well in the final contest that decided who would be eliminated. Bryce is another who is frequently in the bottom group, but he really stepped it up this time, showing real guts. Or craziness. Chris barely squeaked past, but his one point better score resulted in Rick being sent home.

The show is really growing on me, and it's going to start being difficult to see contestants leave now that I feel I'm getting to know then. I'm still sure Eric's not making it to the end, but when he does leave, I'll probably feel sad about it.

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