RealityBBQ - The Mole

NINTH EXECUTION ON “THE MOLE” WAS PAUL GRASSI’S; NEXT EPISODE AIRS MONDAY, AUGUST 4, ON ABC
Final Three Players Set
Paul Grassi (Yonkers, NY), became the ninth player to leave “The Mole” during last night’s episode. The ninth of ten episodes airs MONDAY, AUGUST 4 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. Jon Kelley (”Extra,” “The National Sports Report,” “Baseball Today”) is host.

In the new hour, “Episode 509,” the three strongest players remain. Two missions will test all their Mole detecting skills, and one final quiz will determine everything. Who will win the grand prize? Who is The Mole’s final victim and…who is The Mole?

The three players remaining are:

Craig (San Diego, CA)
Mark (Mukwonago, WI)
Nicole (Chicago, IL)

“The Mole” is produced by Stone & Company Entertainment. In the final dramatic episode, the “Mole” will be revealed and one of two final players can win up to $500,000.

We have two important polls up to vote for the winner and the mole.

Who do you think will win “The Mole” for 2008?
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Who do you think the mole is?
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Spoiler: Click here to find out who got an Exemption and who was Executed ▼

Spoiler: Click here to find out who got an Exemption and who was Executed ▼

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Alex Jacobs (Haverford, PA), became the seventh player to leave “The Mole” during Monday night’s episode. The seventh episode airs MONDAY, JULY 21 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. Jon Kelley (”Extra,” “The National Sports Report,” “Baseball Today”) is host.

In the new hour, “Episode 507,” the five remaining players put their memory to the test. But it’s their emotions they must keep in check when they have the chance to reunite with loved ones from home.

The five players remaining on “The Mole” are:

Clay (Philadelphia, PA)
Craig (San Diego, CA)
Mark (Mukwonago, WI)
Nicole (Chicago, IL)
Paul (Yonkers, NY)

“The Mole” is produced by Stone & Company Entertainment. In the final dramatic episode, the “Mole” will be revealed and one of two final players can win up to $500,000. This program carries a TV-PG,L parental guideline.

Spoiler: Click here to find out who got an Exemption and who was Executed ▼

Kristen Willeumier of Santa Monica, CA, became the sixth player to leave “The Mole” during last night’s episode. “Episode 506″ airs MONDAY, JULY 14 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET), following a one-hour special that recaps the show to date and features never-before-seen footage, entitled “The Mole: Take a Closer Look” (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. Jon Kelley (”Extra,” “The National Sports Report,” “Baseball Today”) is host.

Editor’s Note: “The Mole” is preempted on July 7.

In the new hour, only one woman remains in the group of six. And the players are forced to go to great heights, facing their most terrifying mission yet, in order to earn a much-desired exemption from execution.

The six players remaining on “The Mole” are:
Alex (Haverford, PA)
Clay (Philadelphia, PA)
Craig (San Diego, CA)
Mark (Mukwonago, WI)
Nicole (Chicago, IL)
Paul (Yonkers, NY)

KRISTEN WILLEUMIER
Age: 35
Occupation: Neuroscientist
Santa Monica, CA
Education: PhD, UCLA

Kristen said that, because she is tall, blonde and beautiful, no one ever thinks she could be a neuroscientist. She is currently conducting research to find a cure for Parkinson’s Disease at UCLA. Kristen grew up in an upper-middle class family in the Midwest, showed horses competitively and also dabbled in modeling. She thought that competing her entire life as an equestrian and a scientist made her hone skills that would serve her well in the game. She believed her athleticism and her naturally strategic mind would also be assets. Her best trait, she felt, is her kindness, and her worst, that she’s a perfectionist.

“The Mole” is produced by Stone & Company Entertainment. In the final dramatic episode, the “Mole” will be revealed and one of two final players can win up to $500,000.

Spoiler: Click here to find out who got an Exemption and who was Executed ▼

I thought last night’s Mole was very interesting for many reasons.

First,  I was right about Mark, the dude is obsessive.  I think he has been seriously traumatized over losing that first Diary.  Hell, he couldn’t even commit to the other players that HE could trust HIMSELF to not take the Exemption.  He is one paranoid guy!  Obsessive… Paranoid… he seems to have a lot in common with Smeagol.   I’m just sayin’… very Smeagol-like persona. 

Last week I couldn’t get a handle on Kristen and her game-play.  This week it doesn’t matter.  Glad I didn’t invest a lot of time in figuring that one out!

And what in the heck was up with Paul & Clay last night?  I find them both annoying.  The other players should have all baled out of the van and left Paul & Clay to hug it out.  ;)  It was kind of funny watching Clay push Paul’s buttons.  Too bad there was a front-seat ejector button.

So that leaves Craig, Alex & Nicole.  IMHO, I see one of these Players being The Mole and one being The Winner.

If Alex is The Mole, the Producers have done a good job of NOT showing us any of his Mole behavior.  Whereas both Craig & Nicole have each been a little Mole-like from time to time. 

If Craig was The Mole, he made a fatal error last night getting an Exemption.   It was way too risky to do (especially if he is The Mole and knows he won’t be eliminated).  So why do it? 

And while Nicole has lightened up a bit since the first two episodes, she still put herself out there too soon and too much.  Not good Mole behavior in my book.

No way can Paul or Clay be The Mole.  They are more into irritating each other than trying to be subtle.

So through a process of elimination I have decided Alex is The Mole.

No wait, Clay is The Mole.

Maybe Nicole?

Paul? 

I know!  Its Smeagol!  I’m sticking with Smeagol.

No wait…