This is a summary of the episode that I wrote for another section on the site.

Mission 9: Inferno
It seems like the Real World is doomed to lose this whole season. It’s tough to watch your team do poorly. As I watch each show, I feel like I am there, that somehow me yelling towards the TV could help us win.

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  • In the opening shot, you see Mike fly-fishing while Trischelle hangs out.
  • A couple days before this, I was riding my bike through the woods and came out into the open and saw Mike fly-fishing with a few kids. It was such a serene spot. It was our day off, so there were no cameras or microphones. It was so cool to just relax and talk to a new friend by the river.
  • Notice in this whole first shot by the water, you don’t see either of them move their mouth. All you see is long-distance shots, with voices dubbed over the top. It doesn’t really matter, but it really shows the power of editing.

Inferno:

  • This mission is what I wanted because it tests all of your abilities: upper and lower body strength, balance, and endurance.
  • RR Theo is such a funny guy. Listen to this line, “This is not Durrel’s mission. He’s afraid of heights, was raised in a one-story home, and is from a long line of low-level people.” That’s just funny.
  • As the game goes on, you see the average times flashing at the bottom of the screen. But the truth is, you don’t know what order people went in, or even what the averages were. It really doesn’t matter, but if they tweak the show, it’ll make for a more tense show.
  • ;Real World wins!

Rock the Vote:

  • As I watch this…it seems so long ago. I’ve done so much since we filmed.
  • So it looks like Sarah is getting a bad rap on the show. But, every time she goes to the Gauntlet, she’s the star of the show. It’s a lose/win situation, as long as you win the Gauntlet.
  • In the Real World room, the shot opens with Trischelle irritated. She’s a pretty even-tempered person, so that means there was clawing and yelling before. It takes a lot to get her irritated.
  • Coral said that, “Mike and Trischelle have been standing in front of the microwave too long.” That was funny.

Sarah takes the Gauntlet, part 3..or 4:

  • I watch this and remember how jealous I was of Johnny, the host. He didn’t have any of the stress we had to deal with. You can see him be compassionate towards us here and there. He didn’t like sending us home either.
  • Well, Sarah wins again and slaps her team around.
  • You can see “Gauntlet” reflected in the pool. They had to invert the footage here, because it should be backwards. That reflection isn’t possible.
  • I like Trischelle’s final words: “Don’t let the game get too personal. Because everyone’s friends here. And we all have to go home after this.” True.