All Star Episode
All Stars Episode 4: HOW TO EAT FRIED WORMS or ARE YOU THERE, GOD? IT'S ME, CYNTHIA
Missions:
5: Urban Rap- Repelling facedown off of a building.
6: Hotdog on a stick - Making and serving fast food.
7. Cookoff- A competition between the guys and the girls
My comments:
Back at the States Rachel refuses to where the hot-dog on a stick outfit, but after some talking she finally puts it on.
When at Beth house Rachel gets a kick out of watching Sean get hit on.
Beth wants to recreate the movie 9 and half weeks with Sean using whip cream.
The dinner that the Girls cooked was: Stuffed Shrimp, and Leg of Lamb.
The dinner that the Guys cooked was: Cricket soup, and Mealworm Casserole.
Crickets are the tofu of insect world - they take on any flavor that they are cooked in.
Rachel takes the news about their dinner well, on the other hand Cynthia wants to quit.
What MTV had to say about the episode:
HOW TO EAT FRIED WORMS or ARE YOU THERE, GOD? IT'S ME, CYNTHIA
If you're a loyal Road Rules viewer, you've probably found your tummy squeamish on more than one occasion. Swimming with sharks. Wing-walking. Emergency Room. But this week's episode tops them all. If you don't hurl this week, you never will...
While eating a nutritious breakfast in the dining room of their hotel, the All-Star Cast peruses their latest clue: turn your world upside down. Sounds intimidating. Cynthia isn't too excited by the prospect, and Rachel explains, "Cynthia has never traveled abroad and she's missing home." Bellies full of bagels, the Roadies motor to the clue destination: the sidewalk in front of a 20-story skyscraper. Look, up on the roof. There's a guy up there. And he's waving to us. Now wait a minute... Holy cow! He's walking down the side of the building like Spiderman. It's like mountain repelling, but in reverse -- yeah, face facing the ground! It's called URBAN RAP JUMPING, and this Spiderman is RJ, the mayor of the mission. Just what is the mission? You are Spiderman, baby.
Everyone is on the roof of the building. Cynthia cannot even bring herself to peek over the side. She's squealing with fright already and she's not even near the edge. Sean is up first. The mayors strap him into the harness and stick the rope into his hands. Any strategic tips? Open your hands, lean forward, and scream... Sean sticks his toes over the edge of the building, looking down at the sidewalk very far below. A SPLAT sound effect would be good here. Slowly, but we mean SLOWLY, Sean lowers himself over the edge. He's walking down the wall. God, that looks fun... Meanwhile, Cynthia is having a heart attack just watching. Eric is up next. He's smooth, but Cynthia is practically passing out. Jon is down to the safety of the sidewalk in a flash.
As Rachel saddles up, she warns RJ, "if anything happens to me, my mother will kill you." She's over the edge and down the wall in a flash.
Now Cynthia is up. Already? Suddenly, she's strapped in and standing at the edge. She has just one word to say. Jesus!!! As in Jesus, please take my soul. Cynthia slowly lowers herself over the edge, screaming all the while for Jesus to save her. Honey, you're all right -- calm down. When Cynthia finally makes it back to earth, she practically kisses the dirt, "that was all the adrenaline I need."
Back at the Winnie, another clue is waiting. Sean pops in the tape. Puck informs the Roadies, "this is your ticket to Tinseltown!" That's right, baby -- HOLLYWOOD.
A few plane rides later, the cast is motoring through the palm-lined streets of Beverly Hills. Rachel phones Beth, and the former Real Worlder agrees to let the cast crash at her pad. You remember Beth -- she lived in the Venice house with Cowboy Jon. Everyone piles into Beth's living room, and immediately Beth has eyes for Sean. She's got hands for him, too, and pinches his butt. Did Rachel notice? A new clue is waiting: go to Hot Dog on a Stick. Rachel is cautious, "I'm not pushing food by using my body." We'll just see about that...
Out at a little food stand by the beach, the cast meets CARLA -- she's the manager of Hot Dog on a Stick. She reminds the cast that they're out of money -- like they need reminding – and explains that they can work the afternoon shift for her and she'll replenish their greenbacks. Sounds good! OK, the first step is changing into our red, yellow, and blue uniforms. That includes the hat. All start to change into the costumes -- all but Rachel. These uniforms really do look very silly. Especially the hat. Rachel whines, "this is a fashion crime -- there's no dignity. These are cheap polyester!"
Cynthia and the boys hop to it. Eric is dipping the dogs in batter and Sean is churning the lemonade. Eric screams, "I'm the hot weenie server!" One million women can't be wrong... The female customers start to line up at the order window as Sean gives his best sell -- "this lemonade was made by Eric Nies of The Grind." Eric chimes in, "and it's served to you by a professional log roller." What a team... Rachel finally appears and lends a hand. Now, that outfit looks cute, honey!
After a hard day's work, it's some cash and another clue. Puck explains, "I'm an old-fashioned guy, so how about a home-cooked meal tomorrow at 1 p.m." Off we go!
The next day, the Roadies head over to the School of Hotel and Restaurant Management at Kellogg Ranch where they meet MARGIE, the mayor of the mission. Margie explains the next mission is a cook-off, boys against girls. You'll be judged in three areas: 1) presentation; 2) taste; and 3) sampling each other's food to determine seasonings. Get cooking!
The girls hit the griddle in their own private kitchen. With the help of a cooking coach, the girls are preparing shrimp and lamb. God, I'm hungry thinking about it.
In their private kitchen, the boys are chowing down on cookies offered by their cooking coach. But these are not ordinary cookies. How do they taste, guys? They might taste a little strange, considering they were prepared with meal worms.
Meal worms?! That's right. The boys will be cooking a dinner comprised solely of insects. This is that squeamish part we were talking about. Yeah, look at that plate of writhing maggots. Open wide! Sean decides to videotape everything – so the girls can get a really good look at just what went down their throats. That is, if they actually eat it.
Back at Cafè Ladies, Rachel is feeling curious, "I would love to be a fly on the wall in the boys' kitchen." Baby, if you were a fly they'd try to stir you into the soup...
A few hours later, the two teams come together at an elegantly laid dining table. Time to eat each other's cooking. The boys dig into their shrimp and lamb. Delicious. Rachel and Cynthia dig into what they think is Chinese food. They're liking it well enough. Well enough to clean their plates. Now Sean whips out the video playback. "See that plate of worms? You just ate them!"
Cynthia bolts from the table and dashes into the restroom, washing her mouth out. She quickly returns to the dining room with a furious glint in her eye. She's pissed. More than pissed. She screams at her cast mates, "that was wrong. I'm going home." Our camera zooms in for a close-up, but Cynthia waves the lens away. "Get the camera out of my face. I'm going home!" Looks like we might lose one...
All text and pictures are copyrighted by MTV and Bunim/Murray.
Back to the All Star page