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Episode 2

Posted on Mar 10, 2008

Tonight's episode was the first individual challenge, yet the boys - Cameron, Eric and Stephen - formed a group! I'm torn on how I feel about that. But the boys ended up scraping through the challenge by the skin of their teeth and - if you divide what they raised by three - they still managed to raise a good amount of money. It seems that they found comfort in working with each other, which is fine. But from personal experience I know that sometimes making the environment around you comfortable means you don't get to fully experience the moments of brilliance that can occur when people are challenged by really tough things. As for the elimination, Angelo is a good, sweet man with a heart of gold. Unfortunately, we never truly got to see his potential because he made a silly mistake by giving his car to the bar manager. And yes, it was great that the bar manager had helped him out for the give, but when it comes down to it, he wasn't the person in real need. I think Angelo should have either given the car to Jason or auctioned it off and given him the money. I am sure that if I were a soldier who had just poured his heart out to Angelo and then watched him give a car away to a restaurant manager, I would be asking myself "Where's my car gone?!" So although Angelo's idea of 'paying it forward' by giving the car to the manager was sweet, it just didn't make sense to us. I will say this though, it's really, really hard to send someone home when they are trying to do good deeds. It's not like the contestants were ever standing up on a stage and dancing or singing badly. Everyone on the show was trying to do great things and we often had to send people home over the smallest details. Basically, I tried to put myself in their position and think about what I would have done in their place - that made decisions a little easier.

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I agree with the judges' decision on the elimination. I think Brandi also made a mistake by not getting to know the woman she was trying to help. It was obvious that Brandi was not happy with her performance. I felt bad for her as I watched her frustration. I think she might improve in the future by listening carefully to those she wants to help. It is fun to surprise people with gifts, however when it is something big that can potentially change their life, I believe one should get to know the person and let them be involved. I think Carlana improved tremendously from the first show. It really touched me how much Carlana and Rachael were affected by their experience this time. I had lots of tears during this episode! Thanks for creating such a great show!

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