Thursday, July 31, 2008

I Survived a Japanese Game Show - For Better or Worse

Right after the last elimination, Donnell rejoins the other competitors and throws a hissy fit. It doesn't last too long and they all do the man hug thing and make up. So it's on to the studio and the next challenge which is another spin you around until you puke game. The twist on this one is that the teams have to wear wedding clothes with the guys wearing the gowns. Andrew takes it like only a man can while wearing a wedding dress, while Donnell, although not happy, thinks he looks beautiful-licious. Suede from Project Runway would appreciate that saying.
The teams get spun around in chairs then have to cross a balance beam thing to a middle section where they meet on spinning disks (those Japanese love to spin). They pass each other and one retrieves a set of 3 keys while the other retrieves a lock in the shape of a heart, how sweet. They then have to meet back in the middle and while standing on the spinning disks, try to unlock the heart. After unlocking the heart, yes there's more, they have to run back to their chairs to stop the timer.
Andrew & Justin go first. After the spinning chairs, Andrew gets smart and crawls to the middle while Justin takes aim and flat out runs. They get their keys and lock, meet in the middle and just can't seem to get the key in the lock. They finally get it unlocked and get a time of 1:09. Donnell & Meaghan are next. You could actually see Donnell's eyes still spinning after his chair stopped, I didn't know if I should laugh or say EEEWWW so I did both. They both took Andrew's cue and crawled to the middle. They make good time and even manage to unlock the heart on the first try. On the way back to their chairs, Meaghan drops the keys over the side and Donnell didn't see her drop them, he has to have them to stop the timer. Finally Meaghan tells him she dropped the keys, Donnell falls over the side into the powder, finds the keys and makes a mad dash back to his chair. I swear the way that girl sabotages the games, she would make a good "Mole". Even with screwing up, Donnell and Meaghan finally win a game.
Donnell & Meaghan's reward is to stay the night at a luxury hotel with a personal staff and chef while the loser yellow penguins have to stay the night in a capsule hotel. What no clam shucking or rice planting? Seems like they got it pretty easy, not as easy as a luxury hotel but hey!
When it comes time to go the Grand Hyatt hotel, Donnell comes out wearing a tank top, shorts, ball cap and some bling. Meaghan is dressed in a baby doll tube top, micro mini denim skirt and "f" me high heels. She looked more like a street walker than a hotel patron. Couldn't they have dressed a little better? At the hotel, the chef comes out to take their order and Meaghan orders pizza. PIZZA??!! What's wrong with this girl? Bring on the champagne, lobster and caviar! This is a personal chef to cook your heart's desire and she orders pizza! That's like putting ketchup on prime rib! Even Eliza Doolittle eventually walked the walk! Thank goodness Donnell had the good sense to at least get a steak. He also tried frois gras, even though he didn't know what animal it was. After dinner they are escorted to the $12,000 a night presidential suite. Donnell was so happy because there was "a swimming pool in my bedroom!" Those two sows ears fell into one heck of a silk purse!
The yellow penguins arrive at the capsule hotel and are served a cold meal in a box and warm beer. After a disappointing dinner, they are shown to their "rooms" which are cramped narrow spaces that really did look like capsules. What, no ensuite capsules? At least they had shades they could pull down.
At the elimination game, Andrew takes control and says in no uncertain terms that it will be him and Bilenda to compete since Justin has done so well in all of the games. Bilenda wasn't liking that at all but didn't stand up for herself and went with it. The game turns up to be right up her alley. All they have to do is change clothes. That's it, nothing hard. OK so they throw in another competitor, the fastest clothes changer in Tokyo. Turns out the "champ" is a twin with his brother behind the dressing room. Bilenda kicks Andrew's butt in the first two rounds but can't beat the "champ". After the second round, Rome let's them in on the gag and they play the third round without the "champ". Andrew charges into the lead but messed up his buttons and has to go back to the dressing room which lets Bilenda catch up and win the game. Andrew gets carried off into the sunset by the Japanese Junior G Men. Sayonara Andrew! MAJIDE! Double D

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