LAST EDITED ON 06-03-08 AT 10:03 PM (EST)
Looking at editing of the characters and their comments, can we find out who is the Mole and who will be the winner?
Alex:
Task:
- Jump (1st) = Failed
- Crusoe = Scavenger
Comments:
- “I definitely think Marcie could be the Mole.”
- “My greatest fear is falling from a great height and drowning. As a performer, I’m good on my feet.”
- To Paul: “I have a photogenic (sic) memory.”
- In the Hotel: “I definitely think Marcie could be the Mole. She could flip a switch and suddenly get her game on.”
Ali:
Task:
- Jump = Failed
- Crusoe = Time Keeper
Comments:
- “I couldn’t believe it. We’re jumping over a waterfall. I could die.”
- After Alex’s jump: “Alex looked suspicious because the bag looked so far from him. It looked like he could have given a little bit more. I think everyone was counting on him because he’s one of the more athletic guys…
- Before her own jump: “I was scared… started to shake… said a few prayers…”
- During the money reveal: “I’m surprised (Marcie) didn’t pick Kristen. She’s very atheltic, she’s tall too, that’s an advantage so that was very suspicious.”
- “After Marcie’s execution, Ali had the only individual comment (later Paul made a similar comment to the group): “I liked Marcie from the start. I thought she was sweet, very genuine. It’s sad to see her go.” (we then see a replay of Marcie and Paul when he asked: “Coalition time or what?)
Bobby:
Task:
- Jump = Successful = No Cash.
- Crusoe = Scavenger
Comments:
First confessional of all, his name wasn’t on screen: “I’ve been obsessed with the Mole since it started… one huge mind-game… it’s how well you know people and how well you can lie.”
- “When it was my turn, I was nervous because they told us there was a slim chance you could hang yourself.”
- During the money reveal: “I was livid. Obviously, it was a little bit suspicious.”
- “Alex and Pauly obviously have a coalition. It’s the dumbest coalition ever, I think. They make it so obvious, it’s ridiculous.”
- During Quizz: “Kristen is on my radar. She is very smart, super athletic so she could do anything and screw up what she wanted to and excel at every thing else. She would be a great, great Mole.”
Clay:
Task:
- Jump = Successful: $10K
- Crusoe = Scavenger
Comments:
- After Ali’s jump: “I was disappointed. Ali, she looks physically fit… It’s game time; get the bag… I try to stay in shape. At most, I jump over my kids’ toys.”
- “When I found out that we only put 20 thousand in the pot, I was disappointed. We have to perform better.”
- During the Crusoe task: “I had no idea what I was looking for… Let the appraisers sort it out.”
- “I look over and Bobby is grasping his chest like he’s an 80 year old war vet. It seemed a little suspicious.”
- After the execution: “I’m glad I’m still here.”
Craig:
Task:
- Jump = Failed
- Crusoe = Scavenger
Comments:
- “When I saw the rope… That thing can’t hold me. I thought for sure that I was going to plummet to my death. So, I was going to be able to do it but I was probably going to die. I jumped for it and the rope chokes me… It’s just Survival.”
- “I was selected as a scavenger, which to me, seemed ridiculous because I knew I would be running all over the beach. Running isn’t one of my best qualities.”
- During the Quizz: “Marcie’s selections didn’t make sense to me. She chose the shortest people to go for the cash…”
- To the group after Marcie’s execution: “I feel like the wrong person went home. I think Nicole should have gone home.”
Kristen:
Task:
- Jump = Successful = No Cash
- Crusoe = Appraiser
Comments:
-Before her jump: “I’m a natural athlete so I knew I was doing it. I had no fear.”
- “ I absolutely thought I was jumping for money, 100%.”
Liz:
Task:
- Jump = Successful = No Cash
- Crusoe = Appraiser
Comments:
- Before her jump: “I think that everyone thought; ‘Poor little old lady, she’s not going to be able to do it… It was wonderful to go out there and show them my stuff!’
- During Scavenging: “I noticed that the girls did most of the running and some of the guys (Bobby on screen) were sauntering.”
- After first appraisal: “I was sure he had a vitrola but that could have been Swiss Family Robinson.”
- During the Quizz: “The 2 items that weren’t found would be very easy for the Mole to make sure they wouldn’t get found.”
Mark:
Task:
- Jump = Successful = $10K
- Crusoe = Appraiser
Comments:
- “I’m very competitive… I see losing as failure ”
- “I thought the scavengers wasted a ton of time and energy in bringing stuff back that they knew full well wasn’t going to be around in the 17 hundreds. (Alex with hair dryer). They were bringing back a vacuum cleaner (Marcie) and an electric fan… Craig brought over the Mole sign. That’s not funny… Craig was almost falling over from a stroke, Bobby couldn’t make his legs go through the sand and Paul was just busting it. This is just a train wreck.”
- “I feel like the way I’m playing the game, I went out a little too fast. I’m hoping that I get a second chance tonight to kind of start over. The main reason I’m doing this… my wife and I both worked two jobs… raising 3 children… (crying)”
- During Quizz: “Craig is somebody that everyone is rooting for. No one expected him to succeed in that mission. When he didn’t make it, everybody cheered for him. What a perfect cover…”
Nicole: On Screen during the intro when Jon Kelley said: “One of them is the mole”
Task:
- Jump = Successful = No Cash
- Crusoe: Whiner.
Comments:
- “I have a fear of heights… I wanted to conquer that fear.”
- “I’m not sleeping outside. I don’t have to do anything but stay Black and die. That’s all I ever have to do. I’m very annoyed that Marcie would pick me to sleep outside. All they said was you have to sleep outside… I’m just not going to sleep… I kept myself company until dawn.”
- “I’m not a whiner, I voice my opinions. What’s wrong with being smart and gorgeous at the same time?”
- “I picked Mark ( as appraiser) on purpose because of his history teacher background. He seemed a little bit lost with the items. Maybe he’s the mole.”
- After being told she was stranded: “When the group started laughing, I was a little bit hurt.”
Paul:
Task:
- Jump = Failed
- Crusoe = Time Keeper
Comments:
- “I have to get this bag. My daughter… will say you couldn’t get the bag. A 60 year old lady got the bag… I do not get the bag. My worst fear has come through.”
- At the Chalet: “Nicole comes in: ‘I gotta way to circumvent the rules’. The girl expected to be put up in 5 star Hotels. If you can’t do it, Nicole, you shouldn’t be here.”
- “For some reason, I had a gut feeling that Marcie was the person I needed to have my coalition with. Coalitions are important for sharing information and misleading people.”
- “I took control of driving. I kinda had the feeling that I was going to use Alex in the future so I said ‘Alex, you’re going to drive that second car’.”
- “Nicole is the type of person you love to hate, basically.”
- To the Group: “Come on, man! Brain surgeons, teachers they picked blue jeans? I coughed up a lung for blue jeans!?”
At the end: “Right now, Marcie is my major coalition partner. I don’t believe she’s the Mole. At this point, I am using Alex and I am actually drawing him towards Marcie which is a beautiful thing. Right now, everyone sees me and Alex buddy-buddy and that’s exactly what I want them to think.”
- “Craig is, right now, my leading suspect to be the Mole because he is just the person that you love to love. He is the last person that anyone would think is the Mole.”
Victoria:
Task:
- Jump = Failed. Note her helmet was the only one with a green Mole fingerprint on it.
- Crusoe = Scavenger
Comments:
- “When Jon told us we were going over the falls, I was thinking Heck! No, I’m not going over the falls. I’m pretty athletic… I wasn’t going to let myself or the team down.”
- As Jon gave out the books: “I was excited… I’m gonna start writing what’s suspect, what’s not, what do I think… about the mission… about the players.”
- “How do I feel about 30 thousand dollars in the pot? Look at my face. We had a chance to have $85 000 by now. We’re either not doing well as a group or the mole is really that good.”
- During the Quizz: “Bobby could very well be the Mole. Marcie and I are running… 5 different trips and Bobby is out of breath. That is a bit suspect.”
During the question: Who is the Mole? The cursor hilighted two names: Craig and Kristen.
Being eliminated, who did Marcie suspect?
- After telling Paul that she would find him and kill him if he was lying to her: “I feel like I’m a good judge of character.” Apparently Not. Is Paul the Mole?
- At the Hotel after comments about his inabilities in scavenging: “Bobby could be the Mole.”
- “Nicole could be the Mole. She’s questionable with certain things she’s done.”
First Impressions of the Players:
1- Alex: He was mainly a non-factor. Interestingly, the only suspicions he expressed were about Marcie. Having been saved, that could turn into a positive because he knows he wasn’t on the right track.
Prospects: Due to his insignificance in this episode, I don’t see Alex as the Mole or the Winner.
2- Ali: She had a comment in every segment of the show. Nothing too ostentatious but always on topic. We heard her suspicions, we heard her comments on the tasks. More importantly, she had the only private comment after Marcie’s execution. It looked like an executioner saying farewell to her victim.
Ali will be important this season. I have her on my radar for the Mole.
3- Bobby: He had enough visibility during that first episode to be remembered. After a successful waterfall jump, he became much too evident in his failure during the second task. As a fan, he is probably trying to attract votes.
Being one of Marcie’s target and seeing how poorly she did, I don’t see Bobby as the Mole. He could be the Winner, especially if Kristen is the Mole! The absence of his name on screen during the very first confessional was strange.
4- Clay: Another minor character, we only had indications that he looked at Ali and Bobby to be the mole. He caught a bag during the jump but a smart mole would do just that to throw suspicion away.
I didn’t see anything pointing to Clay as a major player, either winner or Mole.
5- Craig: A strong character, we heard some comments that he’d have the perfect cover to be the Mole. It seemed too obvious misdirection although he had the cursor clue.
For now, I see Craig as an unlikely winner or Mole.
6- Kristen: She was, by far, the least visible character. That in itself is suspicious especially since Bobby gave us the most detailed explanation as to why she should be on our radar. Her confidence at the waterfall “I knew I was doing it” would be easy to understand if she had been preparing for it.
Her low visibility rules her out as the winner but she would make a great Mole. Let’s also remember the cursor clue.
7- Liz: She had a few comments about the game but nothing significant.
Liz will probably last a little while to surprise us again as during the waterfall task but Liz isn’t our Mole or the Winner.
8- Mark: He was too dramatic, too suspicious. Mark seems to be only a distraction.
Mark doesn’t look like the winner or the Mole. Would a Mole’s salary be enough for his wife to quit 2 jobs? I don’t think so!
9- Nicole: As the Villain of the first episode, Nicole would have the perfect cover to be the Mole. It would be such perverse reverse psychology, it would be such a great story that I don’t believe it. Afterall, she may have already cost Marcie the game. Then again, was that why she laughed alone on the beach?
I’ll say Nicole won’t win and isn’t the Mole and I will gladly fall off my chair if she is!
10- Paul: THE character of episode #1, Paul is playing the game. He could have made his first victim by steering his major coalition partner out of the game and he could be setting up Alex to follow her. His role seems to be to draw the viewers in, to see what happens to this schemer, this manipulator.
Paul could be the Winner or the Mole but he looks too obvious.
11- Victoria: Her role had a little more substance than the minor characters. Note however that she was mostly task and money oriented. Her only suspicions about the Mole were towards Bobby and since Marcie seemed to look at Bobby also, Victoria could be in trouble.
Having displayed no trickery, I don’t see Victoria as the Mole.
Her story could grow into that of the winner, especially since she had that comment about taking notes. It could be important in light of Marcie’s “I forget things.”
That green fingerprint was also very notable.