It was interesting to see the Duel reunion in its final product and then to see it as it was filmed over at MTV.com. The surprise that they pointed to when Susie signed off the air last week, was in fact, Tina (South Pacific).

After Tina said that she wouldn't show up to the show, she did. In fact, this part of the reunion was left out of the online version, as the show switched to an offline feed saying that they were undergoing technical difficulties. Susie announced that Beth (Los Angeles) had to leave the stage because Beth refused to be in the same room with Tina. Tina was actually rather diplomatic about the incident, not really being as boisterous as she usually is. She did not apologize or offer remorse though. It was a bit awkward having Tina there, as all she came to talk about was how she hit Beth.

Some other major details that were important: Wes (Austin) and Johanna (Austin) did not get engaged. The two bought a house in Arizona, a bar in Los Angeles, and Wes is actually going back to school at ASU. They decided that they wanted to have Wes finish school before they commit to marriage, and they're still happily together. Jodi (Extreme) bought a condo in Virginia and donated some of the money to a charity close to her.

Svetlana (Key West) gave herself a pat on the back for coming so far after being such a huge underdog. Brad (San Diego) also gave himself a pat on the back, although he really would've loved to win the money for his company Rockstar Racing.

Then the fights: Svetlana and Beth got into it because Beth accused Svetlana of being hypocritical for calling out Kina (Extreme) when she cried when she lost the Duel, as Svetlana did the same thing with her. Svetlana jumped at the chance to ridicule Beth and you could tell the two are no longer friends.

Then talk turned to Beth and Nehemiah (Austin) and that relationship. CT (Paris) poked fun at Beth and then Beth tried to turn it around on him and Diem (Fresh Meat), which sent Diem into a spin. The two accused each other of being fake, with it ending pretty quickly.

Aside from that, there was minor talk of other things. Aneesa (Chicago) mentioned how she grew up and got along with Beth. She also talked about her dislike of Robin (San Diego) for a bit, especially for what she said in Buzios. Jodi talked about her shortlived fling with Evan (Fresh Meat), which Evan also spent a small amount of time on. CT talked about his loss and how disappointing it was.

Keep on watching for the next Challenge: The Inferno III in Cape Town, South Africa.

The Duel began with the cast preparing themselves mentally for the day. The cast is told to meet at 6:30am for their mission.

They are greeted by a helicopter ride to Rio de Janiero, where they fly around the infamous Christ Redeemer statue that opens up the credits. They then land to find their mission.

For the first part of the mission, they have to do a penalty kicks game to decide who wins the two-minute head start. Jodi (Extreme) beats Svetlana (Key West) 2-1, narrowly making her second goal on her last shot. Wes (Austin) beats Brad (San Diego) 2-1, clearly superior over Brad in his soccer skills.

They then start their mission. The first step is to run up a mountain trail to the puzzle awaiting them at the top. There are four huge puzzle blocks which they must transport to the puzzle-solving area. After they solve the puzzle or wait 30-minutes, whichever comes first, they run to another station in which they have to balance a teeter-totter with rocks and their own weight. Once they do that, they run down another trail to grab a flag to win 150,000ドル.

They all meet up at the puzzle. Wes solves it first, only to have Brad solve it seconds later. Jodi solves the puzzle four minutes ahead of Svetlana. Brad narrowly trails Wes for the rest of the race, only to be beaten by a minute and a half, less than the lead Wes had. Jodi also comes victorious, able to finish the teeter-totter mission before Svetlana even gets to it.

There's a beautiful montage of the season, with Brad and Svetlana reflecting postively on their experiences. Wes and Jodi hang-glide to pick up their checks on the beach from TJ. And the Challenge is over.

The Duel reunion was broadcast live on MTV.com for the first time ever. Although it was not advertised at all, probably to avoid a substantial increase of web traffic on their broadband channel, we were able to catch the last couple of minutes.

Susie Castillo, MTV VJ, hosted once again, and nine Duelers showed up. Wes (Austin), Jodi (Extreme), Brad (San Diego), Svetlana (Key West), CT (Paris), Aneesa (Chicago), Evan (Fresh Meat), Diem (Fresh Meat) and Beth S. (Los Angeles) all showed up to the reunion. These were the last eight competitors, add Beth. Originally, Tina (South Pacific) was scheduled to be on, but she canceled her appearance last minute.

Here's some of the last minute things we caught, nothing too spoilerish for next week:

Evan talked about how CT had played the puzzle game for a while since Diem brought it to Brazil, by chance.

Beth is asked how many more Challenges she's going to be on. She says that she doesn't know, but the caller encourages Beth to keep doing the Challenges.

CT is asked if he felt like he overreacted in his Duel. He says that he didn't, he felt like he was the best competitor there and was robbed by a technicality.

Susie asks who's the best kisser in the house. CT declares himself to be. But only Diem and Evan can vouch for his kissing abilities. CT was the messiest. Jodi was the cleanest. Kenny (Fresh Meat) is the cleanest guy in the house.

Brad hooked up with no one on the show, because he had a girlfriend on the show.

The reunion airs next Thursday at 10PM.

Tonight is the season finale of the Duel. Watch as Brad (San Diego), Jodi (Extreme), Svetlana (Key West) and Wes (Austin) compete for the grand prize of 150,000ドル. To find out who wins tonight, highlight this small passage: Wes and Jodi win the final mission.

Here's a clip for tonight with some behind the scenes footage:

The Duel reunion will air on MTV next week. That means this Thursday, the final four, Brad (San Diego), Jodi (Extreme), Svetlana (Key West) and Wes (Austin) will fight for 300,000,ドル and this will be the last episode of the Challenge until the Inferno III airs later this year.

MTV is doing something special with the reunion this year. They are going to be airing the reunion live on MTV.com. Although there is no official date or time on it yet, expect an announcement soon. This will be the first time they air a reunion live, and this one seems to be shaping up as a good one.

Beth (Los Angeles) is already taking questions at her MySpace, asking you to point out any questions you want her to ask other castmembers. She also mentions that she and Tina (South Pacific) were invited back, although no one else who was voted off early will be there.

Tonight is another episode of the Duel. Unlike previous weeks in which we have told you the winner and loser of the Duel, we decided to give a break. It should be a surprise, as the preview for next week shows CT (Paris) in potential danger from being sent home.

Like we told you when the season first started, there will be several weeks in which we won't spoil the outcomes. So, be sure to check out the Duel tonight, as another male will be going home.

For those of you who are disappointed, we'll re-hash the outcome of the season, which we announced back in July. To find out the outcome of this season, highlight the following blurb: The final four are Brad (San Diego), Jodi (Extreme), Svetlana (Key West) and Wes (Austin). Wes and Jodi win.

Diem (Fresh Meat), who shared her cancer struggles with Derrick (Extreme) on the Challenge, has begun to share her story online. You can check out her interview she gave about her cancer and the foundation she started: here. Yhis link is her foundation's website.

So the next Challenge is apparently being called The Duel. It's filmed in Brazil and the following is the list of castmembers that will be appearing on it. It has been confirmed by multiple sources on the internet. It's guys versus girls this time, as I believe that the guys and girls are competing for a seperate grand prize.

If you want to know who ends up in the final four, highlight to read: Brad v. Wes & Jodi v. Svetlana

Aneesa (Chicago)
Brad (San Diego)
Beth S. (Los Angeles)
CT (Paris)
John (Key West)
Nehemiah (Austin)
Paula (Key West)
Robin (San Diego)
Svetlana (Key West)
Tyler (Key West)
Wes (Austin)

Casey (Fresh Meat)
Diem (Fresh Meat)
Derrick (Extreme)
Eric (Fresh Meat)
Evan (Fresh Meat)
Kenny (Fresh Meat)
Kina (Extreme)
Jodi (Extreme)
Tina (South Pacific)

Alton (Las Vegas) current leader of the Male Rookies and avid climber is mentioned in this upcoming week's edition of TVGuide. While TVGuide didn't seem to know whether or not Alton makes it to the end, they mention his performance against Jeremy (South Pacific) as proof that Alton should be crowned King of the Gauntlet (if there were such a thing).

Speaking of the Gauntlet, Monday marks yet another new episode of the Gauntlet II. Again, the following are spoilers for the episode. If you want to figure out what happens in this and future episodes, highlight the following text:

As we see in the previews for the episode, Jodi (Extreme) and Alton's relationship is thoroughly examined as the end nears. While there are many criticizing the relationship because of its ephemeral nature, Alton and Jodi contemplate their fate after they leave Trindad and Tobago. Now since it is a Male Gauntlet Day, Derrick (Extreme) and Alton are both up on the chopping block. While we're not 100% sure, it seems like this will be a victory for the Rookies. In that case, expect Derrick to face off against Brad (San Diego). Although Derrick has shown a lot of heart, expect Brad to send Derrick home.

Overdrive Episode Summary
Jodi (Extreme) | Tuesday February 7, 2006

Danny, Adam and Mark

So in this week's interview, everyone expected that Blair would get right into the juicy questions, but Jodi managed to avoid them altogether. She spoke briefly about her argument with Danny (Extreme) and how she was just sticking up for herself because he was yelling at her. Then they moved into her hookup with Adam (The Quest). In a previous show, Adam had already told Blair that they hooked up the first day. But when she said it never went past flirting, Blair just let it go. She then explained that the relationship between her and Mark (USA Tour 1) actually happened only a little before this show started taping. Mark actually wrote an email to her mom claiming that he was falling in love with Jodi. (She still has the email!) He lead her to believe that he was serious about her and then soon afterwards told her over the phone that he needed space. She never heard from him until the show, where it was thrown in her face that he was still interested in Robin (San Diego). -(submitted by Heather)

The Beat Blair Challenge

Blair competed against Jodi in a competition to see who could cry first. Overdrive put together video clips of Jodi crying over her reality television experiences which was very entertaining, and she was victorious over Blair.

Finally Blair wanted some dirt on the cast. Jodi participated in a word association game and these were her answers...

-Alcohol : Beer
-Landon (Philadelphia) : Cute
-Adam : Hot
-Alton (Las Vegas) : Hot
-Mark : Idiot
-Robin : Cool
-Danny : &*%$##
-Veronica (Semester At Sea) : Manipulative
-Rachel (Campus Crawl) : Strong
-Blair : Sweet -(submitted by James)

Then it was on to "Me No Likey". Jodi considers not doing what you say will do a deal breaker in a relationship. She also dislikes people reading over her shoulder (kind of a strange pet peeve) and when people complain.

Last but not least, we have the "Sh*t You Didn't See". First we see Landon, Jodi, Katie (The Quest), and Adam (Paris) doing some interesting dance moves. Then we see Jodi and Alton sleeping next to each other in bed all snug and comfy (I wonder what happened!). -(submitted by Ben H.)

Remember, Cara (South Pacific) will be appearing on Overdrive nexr week. This should be a doozy of an Overdrive. I'm also told that Comcast on Demand users can actually access episodes through their TV. Thanks for the visitors who submitted their reviews!

After the growing interest in Overdrive, MTV.com's Gauntlet II aftershow, hosted by Blair (The Quest): we will now be accepting summaries for Overdrive episodes starting this week! We will be taking snippets from different summaries and incorporating them into a weekly summary for the Blog, a treat for those who don't have broadband and those who want just want a review. You can submit a summary using our contact form available on the left side of the page ("contact the blog"). When submitting, be sure to check "Overdrive Summary" and include your name, hometown and state (Make one up if you want to remain anonymous). We will give you credit on the Blog! So be sure to look for the Overdrive Summary (this episode features Jodi (Extreme)) sometime with int the next two days on the Blog.

As for everyone else who is submitting emails: we're receiving great ideas and we're still working through them. Thanks for all your continued support and input!

In of the most dramatic Challenge seasons ever, Beth (Los Angeles) has also been providing recaps of the episodes. You can check them out here at Reality TV Stuff.

In an already dramatic season that saw the hasty departure of Jo (San Francisco), the rise of Derrick (Extreme) as a leader of the Veterans and the fight between Danny (Extreme) and Jodi (Extreme)... Comes yet another piece of drama. Next week's episode is being hyped up as there is tension between Jodi (Extreme), Mark (USA Tour 1) and Robin (San Diego)...

If you are fresh on your gossip, Mark and Robin both met on the Battle of the Sexes 2 and dated pretty seriously for a short time. Then, on the Inferno II, drama erupted between Robin and Beth (Los Angeles) because Beth revealed that Tonya (Chicago) had slept with Mark. Now, although this is still unclear, it looks like that Beth reveals to Robin that Jodi and Mark were pretty hot and heavy. (Got all that?) MTV is hyping up this episode... but in recent memory, the last time MTV hyped up an episode was when CT (Paris) pulled off "The Biggest Lie in Real World history", when he claimed responsibility for Leah's (Paris) flowers. Don't forget to catch the episode next Monday.

Happy New Years!

Just another indication that the drama doesn't stop once the cameras roll, Mike (Back to New York) offers a different explanation from Dan's (Miami) as to what happened last night on the Inferno at his website.

A couple of things... If you happened to watch the drama that was yesterday's Inferno, which involved Jodi (Extreme) versus the bad guys team, you missed a pretty good episode. For those of you cursing Veronica (Semester At Sea), Rachel (Campus Crawl), Tina (South Pacific) and Dan (Miami) to the heavens, you may want to read Dan's rebuttal, which clears up some problems with editing.

I'm hearing Mallory (Paris) is still appearing all over the place. She's a hot model now and she's lately been sighted in the Avon catalog and Cosmopolitan Magazine.

And finally, Angela (Extreme) has opened up a message board at her website. Remember to visit our Message Board and our nifty Store.

According to the RR/RW Talk yesterday over at the Fishbowl, Jodi, Derrick, Veronica, Tina, and Abram are confirmed castmembers on this year's Challenge.

Unfortunately, for all you Danny (Xtreme) fans out there, Danny got the boot yesterday on Road Rules. Look for Nick to join the cast next episode... Speaking of the Xtreme replacements, Carlos (a very dedicated fan) made a discovery at MTV.com.

http://www.mtv.com/onair/roadrules/season13/meet_the_cast/personality.jhtml?personalityId=516
http://www.mtv.com/onair/roadrules/season13/meet_the_cast/personality.jhtml?personalityId=517
http://www.mtv.com/onair/roadrules/season13/meet_the_cast/personality.jhtml?personalityId=518

It looks like Nick, Angela, and Jillian will be joining the cast of Xtreme! (Unfortunately, that means only one of the original Xtreme girls (Jodi, Kina and Ibis) will survive until the end!)

Meet Danny, Patrick, Kina, Ibis, Jodi and Derrick, the new cast of Road Rules 13: Xtreme. Check out the MTV.com webpage here. Road Rules will premiere on June 7.