Love In The Wild, Ep. 2.8

Tonight is the finale! Who will win? Ken and Yanina or Ben and Michelle? Go Ben and Michelle! If they don't win, at least it wasn't Chase and Summer.

Listening to Jennie McCarthy recap the season, is absolutely excruciating! She ends every sentence in a high-pitched squeeky voice. It is so annoying!

Final Adventure is an overnight challenge. I hope Ben doesn't lose his cool. Should be interesting.

Ben says he'd be happy going to the supermarket to get bread with Michelle, so he's psyched to have a chance to travel around the world with her.

Teams split up: guys look at a map and via walky talky direct the girls to find some items. Ken and Yanina make it look so easy. Previous experience tells us that Ben and Michelle are probably going to struggle...and they do. Somehow Michelle happens upon a box for a clue she wasn't even looking for. Then, frustrated, she sits in the rice patty field crying. Oh dear, this doesn't look good. It's ironic that they have switched roles: Usually Ben is freaking out and Michelle calms him down. This time it's the other way around.

Surprisingly, they aren't too far behind. They assemble their bike quickly, and Ben lightens the mood with a joke: "At least the back comes with air bags" (in the form of his backpack.) It's apparent that even in the worst of times, they manage to balance each other and work as a team.

Ken and Yanina's bike breaks down, so Ben and Michelle are definitely not out of the race.

The couples arrive at the campsite, only 5 minutes apart.  The conditions look miserable, but both couples make the most of it and enjoy some laughs, while enjoying each other's company.

When all is said and done, Ken and Yanina finish first, and win the show. Sad for Ben and Michelle, but Ken and Yanina are definitely a deserving couple.

Both teams are really winners, because they did both found love in the wild.

Both couples are still together after the show and both couples believe they found their soulmates. Awww.

Love In The Wild, Ep. 2.7

Thank goodness, they picked Ben and Michelle!!  Chase and Summer are a nice couple but I didn't actually see any chemistry.  Maybe they are better at hiding their feelings for each other.  It might have made a difference and they might have been chosen to stay?  NAH!!!!!!!! 
That's all I've got to say about that for now. 

Love In The Wild, Ep. 2.7

This week's challenge is huge! Whoever comes in first solidifies their place in the final 2 AND they choose who goes home at the next Couples Choice Ceremony. Go Ben and Michelle!!! They have a 30 second lead from last week's challenge, so hopefully it will give them an edge. Welp...it didn't help them one bit...darn. And just like that, they are in last. Yikes! Poor Ben on his sleepy horse--Michelle left him in the dust. So yeah, still in last. He has proven each week that he isn't that great at any type of competition and to make it worse he panics and then performs even worse when he knows he's losing. They manage to pull ahead of Ken and Yanina who struggle with the cave portion of the adventure. And then, just like that Ken and Yanina somehow jump into first after finding the buried treasure chest before the other 2. What a comeback! That was just ridiculous. Well, I think Ben and Michelle are done. I didn't really see either of the other 2 choosing them to go with them to the final. Their only shot of making it there, I'm afraid, was to win the adventure, which they didn't. Bummer. 30 second lead, and they came in last. Just sad.

Ken and Yanina need to decide who to take to the finals. Ken wants to beat the best of the best: Summer and Chase. Yanina wants the best chance to win: Ben and Michelle.

Seriously? Chase thinks that he and Summer are just as serious as Ben and Michelle? That's just ridiculous! Chase may think he's in a relationship with Summer, but it's pretty obvious that she could care less about being in a relationship with Chase. She barely acts like she likes him. Just because Ben and Michelle are “touchy feely” doesn't mean that they don't have true feelings for each other. It's very obvious that both Ben and Michelle truly want to be with each other and their relationship is more than just physical. Ben said it perfectly when he said that he came to find love, so whether they continue or not, he found Michelle, so he's happy. Aww...

Although the decision was tough, Ken and Yanina choose.....BEN AND MICHELLE!!!!! Way to go Ken and Yanina! They chose them because they most closely resemble what Ken and Yanina have. They got that right! I'm so glad that Summer isn't in the finale. She was a great competitor, but I really disagreed with how she handled relationships with each of her guy partners. She didn't seem to care about any of them, even if she said she did. 

BUT, maybe I was wrong...apparently they are still together and she's moving to be closer to him. I'm shocked.

Finale next week, good luck to Ben and Michelle!

Love In The Wild, Ep. 2.6

Only 3 couples left, what will happen at tonight's Couple's Choice Ceremony? Hard telling! This season has had a lot of crazy things happen. Go Ben and Michelle! 

Let's face it, for the most part there really is no one even remotely interesting on the show other than Ben. Everyone else is so boring! Therefore, I'm mainly going to recap some of Ben's hi-lights.

First Benism of the night: “I've never used a GPS. I'd have done better with a map and a compass.” Oh, Ben...

Ben in the quicksand: “You bastard!” “Being in the mud was like being stuck in peanut butter.”

Ben to the scorpions: “Get out of the way, I've got a job to do.”

Love In The Wild, Ep. 2.5

After the last Couples Ceremony, the couples are still reeling from the choices that were made. Ben is upset that he was separated from Michelle by Ali. Michelle said she wasn't going to step aside even though her and Ben aren't teammates any more. Ben is just completely shocked that Ali chose him. Ali told him not to be gone the whole night. “I've got a curfew already, like I'm grounded.”

If looks could kill, Jesse would be dead, because Ken has some real daggers for him. Like children, Ken and Jesse just can't get along. “Don't follow me.” “Is that a threat.” Oh dear, just let it go dude!

Challenge:

Ben and Ali: The pairing is not going how Ali had envisioned. She thought it would be a lot of fun to be Ben's partner and that he would make her laugh the whole time, but instead, it's like someone died. Because neither of them can row, they are in last. Ali's afraid of heights, and Ben's mad because it's her fault that he might not get to spend more time with Michelle. Not only did she split them up, but now they are losing the challenge because of her. Let's just say, Ben's not a big Ali fan right now, and it doesn't seem like that's going to change any time soon. To quote Ali: “Ben was frustrated with how I performed in the challenge, and I was just frustrated with him as a human.” Apparently, not a match made in Heaven.

Chase and Summer: They make excellent teammates. They never argue. Not much more to say...they're just kind of boring.

Ryan and Jenna: Ryan's sick, but he wants to keep moving. Jenna is very supportive. But even being sick, they are ahead of Ben and Ali.

Jesse and Michelle: He gets frustrated because she isn't as fast as him, they tend to argue quite a bit. This relationship doesn't stand a chance because Michelle only has eyes for Ben.

Ken and Yanina: Could there be some trouble in paradise with the most lovey-dovey couple? All of a sudden, Ken realizes how bossy Yanina is being during the challenge, and he starts to question whether or not he could handle her. But, by the end, he still thinks her Latin temper is good for him.

1^st: Chase and Summer

2^nd: Jesse and Michelle

3^rd: Ken and Yanina

4^th: Ryan and Jenna

5^th: Ben and Ali

Love In The Wild, Ep. 2.4

This episode starts out just after the last couple ceremony ended. 6 couples are left and each couple seems to have a different vibe:

Ken and Yanina are the "happiest couple"
Ben and Michelle are the "giddy and giggly couple"
Jason and Vanessa are the "sweet couple"
Chase and Summer are the "hopeful couple"
Jesse and Ali are the "annoyed and unsure couple"
Ryan and Jenna are the....the..."I have no idea who they are couple"

Love In The Wild, Ep. 2.3

Love in the Wild isn't one of my all-time favorite reality shows, but I do watch it none-the-less.  It's just one of those guilty-pleasure shows.

My main thought about the season so far is: 'Why does Jenny McCarthy have to be so annoying?'. Seriously. I've always thought that she was annoying, but she's an even more annoying version of herself as the host for this show. Every time they cut to commercial, I try to turn the channel as quickly as possible (and always fail), just to avoid hearing her say "coming up" in a sort of sing-songy, high-pitched way. It's really irritating! It's only 2 words, but it grates on every one of my last nerves...each time! OK, rant over.

On to the contestants. There really aren't any stand-outs for me. The most annoying people are already gone (Shauna and Christian), thank goodness. I don't think any of the guys are super gorgeous, but I would have to say I think Jesse is my favorite. Although, I wasn't too happy with how he treated Tara this week. Ben isn't that attractive, but his British accent and quick wit make him really fun to watch.

Recap:
So, last week's twist was that all of the guys were going to get to choose another girl (from a new set of girls) to make their duo a trio.

Surprisingly, some of the new girls were making some impressions on the guys and even Ben, who had a very good relationship with Jenny, was looking like it could be over. Most of the "old" girls were annoyed with the "new" girls, and Ali and a couple others decided to "initiate' them by taking all of their towels.

In the challenge, the 3 team members had to be tied together. Long story short, Team Ben, Jenny and Michelle ("Boobs", as Jenny calls her) arrive first and are off to the Oasis.  Team Jesse, Tara and Melissa come in last (after being in 2nd at the beginning of the last leg), so they get the outside tent.

Couples Ceremony:
Ben gets to go first. He gives Jenny the boot (SHOCKER!) and chooses Michelle! Jenny is not happy. Next up, Ken sticks with Yanina (no surprise there). Ryan chooses newby Natalie over Summer (kind of surprising, but she seems to be OK with it). Jason ditches Cina for Vanessa, making a 3rd original girl in trouble. Next, Chase keeps Ali. Finally Jesse decided to send Tara to the Unmatched Area and go with Melissa instead. Jesse had already told Tara that he was looking around, and though she wasn't shocked, she was pretty upset with Jesse and had some choice words for him.

It is then announced that there is going to be a 2nd chance phase. Ben is skipped because he had his choice of anyone at the beginning. Ken keeps Yanina, but Ryan ditches Ali and takes a chance with Jenna instead. Jason stays with Vanessa, but Chase decides to change it up and pick Summer from the Unmatched Area and send Ali there. There was no hiding the fact that Jesse was now very happy because Ali was who he wanted all along. So, when it came to his turn, he sent Melissa packing and saved Ali. All in all, 3 "old" girls and 3 "new" girls were sent home.

Jenny didn't look at Ben as she left, and just said he was an idiot for not picking her because "I'm a catch". Tara said about Jesse, that he was pathetic and that he was going to suck for the rest of his life.

After 3 weeks, 1 couple remains the same: Ken and Yanina.