Episode Report Card Miss Alli: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Enjoying the glory of Darwin
By Miss Alli | Season 9 | Episode 10 | Aired on 05.02.2006
And now, Eric and Jeremy are at the airport. When they get to the line, Monica confronts them. "You told everybody that Joseph was the one who canceled…" Eric hops in with his most mischievous smile, insisting that he didn't say anything of the kind. Now, if BJ and Tyler were here and paying attention, they'd immediately see from this exchange that it was Eric and Jeremy, not MoJo, behind the cab-stealing. Eric's non-denial denial makes that perfectly obvious. BJ isn't done stirring shit, so he says to Eric, "You know, there's a rumor going around that you and Monica are getting kind of close." Right. Because to weaken men, you know what you do? You get them to fight over girls. This is where you learn that the progressive granola-eating is all completely faux, because this bullshit about "He's trying to steal your girl" is retro, sexist claptrap. It's Girl As Property, and it's not attractive. It's also something that is a pretty sensitive topic for a lot of people; the idea that they're not being respectful to the person they're with. I'm not sure I would actually try to cause problems in somebody's real-life relationship using things I knew were bullshit, just on the off-chance that it might distract them enough to gain me a competitive advantage. It just seems...low.
The agents issue everyone tickets on a flight leaving at 12:15 from here and getting in at 7:10 this evening. So the teams are all tied again, all on the same plane to Darwin.
Next thing you know, it's 7:30, and all the teams are landing in Darwin. (Twenty minutes late, and you'll never be the fittest with those kinds of statistics, Darwin-bound flights!) The first thing the teams say when they hop off the plane is how hot it is. MoJo makes it to their car first, and as Monica salutes the vehicle as "pimp daddy," Eric and Jeremy are behind them, followed by BJ and Tyler (who've decided to follow) and Ray and Yolanda.
In the MoJo car, Monica reminds us that they're on their way to Crocodylus Park. They are not surprised at all to get there and find a friendly sign announcing that the place will not be open until 9:00 in the morning. Other teams follow. As the teams sit around, Monica complains that the bugs are bothering her, and Eric says they're attracted to her. "Just like you are," Tyler says with groundbreaking witlessness. "You and Monica are getting kind of close, huh?" Monica rolls up the window. Tyler puts his arm around Eric and says, in the most unsubtle manner you can imagine that does not involve hitting people with frying pans, "What's going on with…" Eric, not interested in rising to the bait, says, "I'm going to put some meat around Joseph, so that he gets attacked by crocodiles. Then my plan will be in full effect." Ha! Yeah, your mind games are very successful, Tyler. I never thought I'd live to see Eric outwit anyone, but that's basically what just happened. He's like, "Yeah, dude, it's a plot. I'm all over her. Hilarious."