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Fear Factor season premiere

It's hard to recap reality shows; there's so much going on.  But I will touch on a few things about the return of Fear Factor (new nights, too!).

There is something about Big Muscle Guys on this show.  Any faithful viewer will know by now that most muscle guys who come on the show are all bluff and bluster, but really, no substance.  Something always manages to bring them down.  Last night was no exception.  It was a Million Dollar Heist edition, where four teams of two worked through three stunts.  There were two eliminations, and one of the teams that made it to the final two were a brother and sister: both extremely buff, extremely cocky, and only, gratefully, sort of annoying.

Their last stunt was against a stringy guy and his girlfriend, whom he called, "Mangela".  Uh, yuck.  She wasn't ugly or manly looking; just taller than him and apparently stronger.  The stunt was to dive underwater and while the men retrieved as many gold bars as possible, the women would take keys, try to unlock a cage, and carry as many gold coins as they could back to the surface.  Whoever brought up the most kept all.

Guess who won?  Heh.

The buff woman couldn't stand the water pressure, and couldn't propel herself downward when she went under.  The guy, for all his strength, couldn't carry very many gold bars.  He also lost his flippers and didn't stop to put them back on, leaving him slower than the other guy.

Just goes to show you: workin' out ain't everything.

For the record, the less-buff couple won over $250,000.  The buff couple only managed to bring $50,000 to the surface.

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I read in an article that this season's Fear Factor is going to be more about the stunts and less about the gross eating.  From the two-minute preview last night, it sure as hell looks that way.  Two things about it that stand out in my head:

On what might be a couple's edition, they will be trapped in the Bates Motel.  How cool/fun is that?  One shot featured the woman trapped in a shower that sprayed blood, and the guy had to hack through a door.  I'm not a horror movie fan, but I think it's a pretty good stunt idea.

The other is that they will have to get a Fear Factor haircut.  Oh. My. God.  The woman they showed had short hair, but they shaved her head in spots.  I would NEVER do that.  EVER. I'd be eliminated.  My hair is my baby.  If you get cut before the final winner gets $50,000, you leave the show with NOTHING.  NOTHING AT ALL.  So, eating bull testicles?  Fine.  Losing my hair?  Uh-uh.

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