Throwing Down the Gauntlet: Finale

Well MTV you’ve sullied the good name of reality TV once again. Last night I tuned in with great excitement to see the jerk faced Veterans (they have the faces of jerks) destroy the miserable Rookies in the final challenge. On the surface I got what I wanted. The Veteran team survived a gigantic time drain as Eric (Fresh Meat) literally dragged his team to a complete stop. Despite the Vets pushing Eric onto a stretcher they did actually show some decency as Eric was taken away by an ambulance and showed some honor by deciding to finish the race anyway. Much to their surprise when they got to the finish line the Rookies were still working on the final stage of the race. Good lord Rookies, you can’t even beat a team that you had a 30 minute head start on! Frank’s (Las Vegas) “woe is me” tune rose to unbelievable new heights as he whined about how unfair it was. The Vets made short work and showed great perseverance in winning…except they didn’t. Super douche host and all around waste of space TJ Lavin strolled up to inform the Vets that since they didn’t finish as a team (Eric in hospital not on beach) they were disqualified. The Rookies then took probably another 8 hours to dig out their flag and win by default. Good god was that lame! It’s not like I really want to see the Vets stroll off with the monetary winnings since it will all go to booze and breast implants but come on MTV they were penalized a good 30 minutes waiting for Eric to be treated. I’ve never seen such a quiet end to the Challenge as the Rookie sheepishly took their undeserved victory (except for Tori who really needs to be removed from any future shows) while the Vets literally cried and stewed over what was a legitimate injustice. This does raise an interesting question though as to whether this slight will actually be enough to dissuade the Veterans from participating in future Challenges. On one hand you’ve got integrity on the other you’ve got whoring yourself out on MTV for a free vacation filled with booze, sex, and exposure…hmm I wonder what they’ll choose?