This past season on
The Mole, one person sabotaged eleven others as they competed for cash. Oh, and people often fought and accused each other of doing moley things. And people got executed along the way. That’s about as best I can sum up the season’s recap. Tonight we find out the winner, the loser, the mole, and all the clues that were dropped long the way.
First up, we get recaps of all the finalists’ moley behavior. And there’s a lot of it. Looking at the recaps, I really want Nicole to be the mole, because the overplaying strategy would be completely awesome. But it’s probably Craig. Oh, sweet, a commercial break. I’m sure those won’t be endless tonight.
We come back and it’s time to look at video packages of our eliminated contestants. Bobby is up first, and I don’t miss him. His video makes fun of him excessively though. Apparently he had an injury. Everyone laughs at it though. Because there’s not too much to do tonight without knowing who’s who of the final three, it’s time for the reveals. The winner is up first, and the winner is…
Mark. Craig doesn’t look happy in his little box, which means maybe Nicole was the Mole. Which would be awesome. But Mark played a good game and he’s gonna use the money well. But now it’s time to find out the Mole. And it’s… time for a commercial break. Oh host Jon Kelley, you tease you!
But we’re back, and the Mole is...
Craig, as the commenter told me two weeks ago. I would point out that I suspected Craig week one, but then I abandoned him, so I won’t take any credit. Which means Nicole is the loser. Oh, and fun, we get a Nicole video package. Although it’s fun to see her threaten to kill Paul in his sleep again. That was a great moment. Oh, and apparently Nicole was great at taking the quizzes and kept suspecting the wrong people (Ironically, they were all my suspects too.) Paul apparently knew it was Craig the entire time. And when he was eliminated there was a tie with a four second difference. That’s really gotta suck to hear.
Next we get a Mark video. Turns out, he was nearly eliminated early on, but Victoria mis-clicked on one answer, saving him. And there was a second time too, where he beat Kristen by ONE second. And he also tied with Clay when he was executed. And he only picked Craig because of Clay being eliminated going after Nicole. It also turns out the dossier was of basically no use. But Mark still beat Nicole by 4 points.
Now, it’s time to see the sabotages. This could be fun. Craig’s strategy was to be lovable, which I’m pretty sure is clear to anyone who watched. Looking at all the sabotage they seem pretty obvious. Everyone just dismissed him, because he was lovable and no one wanted to suspect him. Because he’s fat and he seemed like he was doing the best. No one even picked Craig as the mole (except for Paul) until week 7. And he was the one responsible for Bobby riding in a wheelbarrow. Craig was a pretty good mole, in the long run. Kudos. Jon gets everyone’s opinions on Craig as the Mole. Oh look, there’s Marcie. No one remembers her, so lets move on. Sweet, another commercial.
Now it’s time to see the hidden clues. They are all ridiculously obscure, and I’m kind of glad that I missed them. Because if I caught them, I would be kind of an obsessive. The one interesting one is that Craig’s name was never called during an execution. Oh, and that barrel clue that I swore I saw was nothing. Which brings up the question of what that random shot was all about? Mark’s wife is brought out, and she doesn’t seem to be that impressed at Mark’s win. Even when he tells her that she won’t have to work anymore. That, or she has an incredibly apathetic demeanor. Jon thanks us for participating in this summer’s biggest whodunit. I thank you for reading my recaps. Good night, folks, on an utterly mediocre season of The Mole. Just thank god it didn’t involve celebrities or Ahmad Rashad.
Listen, I’m as surprised as anyone that Survivor made my top 10. The reality mainstay stopped being good after like season 2. I kept watching, though, since I require incredible amounts of television in my bloodstream at all times. And I’m very glad I did. And I’m glad I did because Survivor Micronesia: Fans vs. Favorites was the best season they’ve ever had. Don’t get me wrong, I love season one, but, despite the insanity of parts, it was relatively tame. It was just so shocking and great because no one knew the formula, it was brand new. Whereas, with Micronesia, everyone knew what Survivor was, and it still managed to knock people’s socks off.
