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If you want some clues as to who is going to be on the show for a least a little while longer, watch the credits closely. There is definitely footage in there, for some contestants, that we haven't seen yet.
Previously on Tough Enough: Jason talked about his girlfriend, and revealed that they haven't been together very long. Bobbie Jo tells the judges that her biggest goal is to be inPlayboy. The entire audience groans. Okay, there were probably a few people who were like, "Woohoo!" Nidia and Chris-tian (so named to differentiate him from both Harvard Chris and the WWF superstar Christian) are close because they went through the whole audition process together. They are? I don't think we've seen that footage before. Greg wasn't even supposed to be in the cast initially, and "that really pisses [him] off." It does? I thought he was glad to get the chance to do the show. Man, the editors are rewriting history a little bit.
There's a working-out montage that seems to focus largely on Maven and Jason, and a commercial at the top of the screen, reminding us to buy the Tough Enough soundtrack. I guess we're supposed to be so impressed with the music accompanying the montage that we will want to own it? I don't think so. It sounds like a poor man's Steve Vai. Darryl tells someone on the phone that being on the show is "a complete ass-kicking." Victoria says that she has cuts and bruises and can barely walk up the stairs. Bobbie Jo tells someone on the phone that "everybody's breaking. Nobody wants to do this." Chris-tian says, "You can see some people starting to crack."
Shadrick voice-overs that Jason is really into it, and Shadrick would like to be more like Jason. We see Jason lifting weights and then drinking something straight from the blender. So, Shadrick wants to have no manners? Tazz says that Jason is all business in the weight room. I think Tazz loves Jason. In an interview, Maven says that you have to respect and be in awe of Jason's physique. Do I have to? ["Apparently you do. So get on that." -- Wing Chun]
The SUVs arrive to take the contestants to the Trax Training Facility. I'm going to start a contest in the forums for names of the various locations, because I am terrible at coming up with those. The contestants file in and sit down in the two rows of folding chairs facing the ring. In an interview, Josh says that he was really nervous. Nidia reveals that they were instructed to stare forward once they took their seats. In an interview, Jason says that he thought it was a mental test, to see who would turn around first. I would guess that either Darryl or Josh would lose that contest.
The morning, Jason gets up while everyone else is still asleep. I don't understand why some people have to sleep on the couch. Are there not enough beds? Does someone snore? I don't know. Jason cooks some eggs for breakfast as he voice-overs that he wants to go through with the show, but he also wants to see his kids grow up, because his family is very important to him. Jason talks to his girlfriend on the phone and tells her that he misses her. In an interview, Jason says that he could get married in six months and be happy for the rest of his life, and he can't imagine going two hundred or two hundred and fifty days a year without seeing his girlfriend.
Nidia sits on the couch with Harvard Chris lying on her stomach, and says that she wants to get into a bubble bath with some wine when she gets home. Chris-tian is on the computer, and he shoots them a look. In an interview, Chris-tian says that he doesn't know why, but that there is tension between him and Nidia now. Maybe because she liked you and you tried to drown her? In an interview, Nidia says that Chris-tian isn't an asshole, but that he swings between two extremes, and that he needs to learn to balance that.
Big enters the house. In an interview, Jason says that he wants Big to be honest and hear him out. Jason asks Big if they can talk privately. They go into one of the bedrooms. Jason says that what Triple H said really affected him. Big admits that the life of a professional wrestler is difficult, and that you don't get to see your friends and family much. In an interview, Jason says that Triple H told them not to waste the WWF's time and money if they don't want to live that life, and Jason has decided that he doesn't want to live that life. Big and Jason shake hands.
Jason packs up his things. In an interview, Jason says he doesn't see it as giving up, because it's not that he can't hack it physically. He just knows right now that he wouldn't take the contract if it were offered. I really respect that, although maybe he should have thought about that beforehand, so that someone else could have had his slot. In an interview, Harvard Chris says that he respects Jason's feelings about his family, but Harvard Chris thinks it's "a shame for his career opportunities." Harvard Chris and Jason shake hands. In an interview, Darryl says that he should be happy because it increases his chances of winning. Darryl, you have no chance of winning, so shut up. As Jason says goodbye to the others, he voice-overs that he feels like he's letting the others down because they've all become close. In an interview, Maven says that Jason is "a super guy." As Jason walks out the front door, he voice-overs that someone said something that went, "I chased my dream, and when I got there, I realized all it was was really a dream." Jason is so philosophical.