I would have written a full-fledged summary, but -- no tape, and it would have lost a lot without being able to quote the Festers' constant verbal snipes word for word. So instead, a few random notes from the first episode.1. Imagine what Paris & Nicole would have done in K&D's place at the alligator facility. For starters, they probably would have eaten the eggs, shrieked and thrown the baby gators into the walls, refused to handle the snake, sprayed perfume on the raw meat to make it smell better, and then run off with half the contents of the gift shop for their self-appointed pay. Instead, we had Kevin & Drew making honest efforts at their assigned tasks, trying to get the work done in every case, no matter how reluctant or nervous they were.
2. This was actually educational. I didn't know alligator eggs were that delicate. I also didn't know it was possible to consider having a baby gator biting you as 'cute', but Drew still deserved what he got. (For those who are mild science wonks: a gator's jaw muscles are geared towards the bite down, so it's easy to hold them closed and hard to get them open.) 'Aw, look at the little baby, trying to bite my finger off -- he's got my finger! He's got my finger! How could you let him go and get my finger!' You'd think a man who once went walking through a chasm full of tigers would have a little more natural caution...
3. The alligator pileup behind the meat wagon was one of the funniest things I've ever seen in a nature-oriented scene. No fighting, no snapping for a better position -- just a lot of pushing forward. Just a little bit overwhelming in close-up. Poor Drew.
4. The wrestling scenes were honestly nerve-wracking. They weren't very big gators, but the jaws still work.
5. By constrast, the Festers sitting on the back of the gator, curiously stroking its scales, was just a reminder of their basic nature: overgrown kids. (Although I probably would have done the same thing. How many chances do you get to pet an alligator?)
6. 'Standard RV noise that comes with the RV'?
7. I know the gator facility needs all the exposure (and presumably donations) it can get, but since when is Ocean Spray that desperate for publicity? Nice corporate headquarters, though.
8. Well, if you ever wondered how cranberries were harvested, now you know. The alligators were more interesting.
9. Would you eat Kevin's pie for $50,000? The expression on the taste tester's face said it all. If he wants to try for forty-five minutes of fame, he can always apply to be a cook for Fear Factor. Drew did take the boring route -- go with a dish you know well, then add cranberries -- and Kevin tried to be more creative, but when you consider the results...
10. The hair net question, while funny, was the only moment that felt staged.
11. 'Drew's on the roof and we can't get him down!'
12. They haven't changed at all since TAR1, and that may be the most amazing thing about them.
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