Tough Enough S1 Episodes 5-6-7
We’re back with 3 more Tough Enough episodes!
Pilot review: OSWreview.com/tough-enough-pilot
Episodes 2-3-4 review: OSWreview.com/tough-enough-s1e2-3-4
To recap, Triple H’s speech causes Jason (the most ripped guy) to quit, Daryl’s clothes smell & he can’t wear his shorts with the big hole in it, Victoria & Bobbie Joe decide to quit together and Maven sandbags any house drama being positive and professional.
EPISODE 5 “Dispatching Darryl” featuring Pat Patterson
• More bumping! They show the trainees worst bumps, it’s hilarious. Later Daryl struggles with basic drills, and flinches/half-bumps on a hip-toss landing on his ear. Nasty. He’s a huge dude though, said to be 325lbs.
• PAT PATTERSON! PAYDAY! Ach, it’s a gimmick episode, to buy & make dinner for Pat.
• Daryl is a cheap-ass and argues ponying up $8 for dinner. This guy’s gold.
• We get an extended DVD extra of Pat’s anecdotes. Unfortunately they have unlevelated lower echoey audio, it’s annoying – and so bad it needed subtitles.
• Daryl loses a darts game and has to do push-ups.
• DVD extra: Tori brings the group to do yoga. It’s death. Tori speaks without confidence.
• Oddly they push Taylor not quitting since she’s nothing to go back to, but later she quips that (Tough Enough) was “so what I needed”
• After all the dropouts, this is their first cut – Daryl. Contestants are informed via hanging in their locker, which is a bit of a bitch move. Surely a confrontational atmos with the trainers would be good TV?
The DVD extras made the episode it’s worst yet. The gang have a little fun at Daryl’s expense, he was the most interesting guy there. Wonder how the show’ll do without him.
EPISODE 6 “Tears Idle Tears”
• The gang visit a tranny restaurant/night club. Maven dresses up and that’s it.
• Josh HATES watching wrestling with others; was annoyed someone criticised a bump taken. Gosh he’d hate me!
• Shadrick and Chris Ni (the Josh look-a-like) are faring poorly with bumps and arm drags. The show barely features those doing well (Maven, Chris, Nidia).
• It’s cut time, and Shad gets fired. Jackie takes his failure hard, crying twice over it.
Boring episode. The worst episode of the season, made to fill time.
EPISODE 7 “A No-Win-Ski Situation” with Kurt Angle
• Al Snow tells a trainee “You’re not impressing me by continuing to do these things when you’re actually injured”. Yeah, save it for the main roster!
• It’s KURT ANGLE! It’s hilarious to see Josh’s deer-in-headlights as he catches a glimpse of Kurt whilst doing jumping jacks.
• He gives a speech mostly as a DVD extra: He was told pro-wrestling was fake, a con to tarnish his gold medals. He mentioned being served & ripping up a 10-year multi-million dollar deal. (He did sign an 8-year deal). Angle’s very humble and talks about earning respect. He freely mentions not having paid the same dues as other superstars and rising quickly but the trainers say he paid his dues in other ways & still paid them. He doesn’t over-train; as not to wear yourself out before you get in the ring. He does half hour of intense cardio and an hour weight training almost every day; his training is geared for looks rather than strength.
• Pauline gets mailed a CT scan. Why I’ve no idea because she can’t interpret it. She looks like she’s reading a foreign treasure map.
• The gang go the Bahamas (real reality TV filler). Nowinski outs himself as a bit of a dick and a bully. He explains his annoyance at how goofy and unprofessional everyone else is outside the ring, especially Josh & his $1 wooden flute (which is quite hilarious hearing the noise from it)
• After visiting her doctor, Pauline is told she’s got a partially torn lateral ligament, partially broken the top of her femur and a knee sprain.
• The next day, Paulina withdraws. Lots of hugs and crying as she leaves, it’s a funny sight as she’s SO much taller than most of everyone.
Angle’s speech was a great listen but other than that, bust. Bring back Daryl!
That’s it! Tough Enough episodes 8-9-10 coming in a few days! Screengrabs from episodes 5-6-7:
The current STATE of OSW:
• Q&A video dropped earlier this week! 3 parts, 2.5 hours, 1 video! I wish we were able to get to more questions, there were way over 500 asked. Unsure how we can remedy this!
• Q&A is up on iTunes and Android aswell!
• WANNA MEET US? I dunno why you would but we’re introducing RIC FLAIR in London on May 30th (Emirates Stadium)! He’s doing a spoken word tour, check the details out here! If you go please say hi so we can chat and have a pint! WOOO!
• The GOLDEN NOGGERS were recorded, the episode’ll be about 30-35 minutes, should be out in the next two weeks, will update you when it’s almost done.
• Also recorded, our ROYAL RUMBLE 2001 review! I’m hoping to get it finished within 2 weeks as well but I’ll let you know when editing is further on. Got some amazing stuff lined up for it, including a new Acceptable in the 80s theme song remix!
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