Alex, my prime suspect for the mole, was executed. Oops. Photo from ABC.
There’s not to much to mention about the sixth episode. No big clues about the mole’s identity were revealed, and none of the games were exciting. The problem this season has been that all of the players are just too good at sabotaging themselves. I’ll give a player-to-player breakdown of the episode, but you can get the general facts here.
Mark: He was chosen to be a runner for the vineyard challenge, and not only did he run on a treadmill for 53 minutes, he answered most of the puzzles. Mark was a machine, and he performed beyond what was expected of him. In the bungee challenge, he went first and missed, but it looked difficult. I have no doubt that Mark is not the mole. He tries so hard in the challenges, and it looks like he honestly really, really, really wants to win.
Paul: He did a god job on relaying the coordinates as the communicator, except for one time in which he misread the coordinates and then proceeded to blame it on the puzzle people. A little suspicious, no? And he said that he was the best communicator, practically demanding that position. It was a very powerful role in that game, one which the mole would have aptly used for sabotage. On the bungee game, he messed up. No big shock. It looked like he tried though. Paul could quite possibly be the mole. We shall see.
Craig: It would be perfect if Craig is the mole. He is absolutely lovable, and as other players contest, people will cheer him on even when he fails. His falling ill in the mountains could have been him hamming it up with help from the producers, but I doubt it. Craig did okay on the puzzles in the vineyard game, and he miraculously jumped in the bungee game despite his vertigo. Was his jump graceful? No, but people were still amazed just because he built up the courage. If Craig were the mole, I bet people would be upset at him for his betrayal.
Craig: This guy has been lurking in the shadows the whole game. He probably is not the mole because he has not made much of an impact. He has not made any big big mistakes, or done anything amazing. I tend to forget about him, and forgetability is not a typical characteristic of a mole.
Nicole: Nicole, Nicole, Nicole, cannot be the mole, unless the producers believe that the audience is a bunch of idiots. It would just be too obvious. I think she’s genuinely sabotaging some of the games so people think she’s the mole. She’s goes about doing it in such an obvious manner that it’s hard to believe that she actually is the mole. This week, she did a terrible job at the puzzles even though she’s an ob/gyn, as the shows often reminds us repetitively. I hope she goes next week because she is absolutely annoying.
