Catch Me If you Can

Road Rules: Season 12: Episode 9

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Catch Me If you Can

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MTV | MTV - Music Television | Air Date: July 14, 2003
Summary: On edge since Abe's departure, there has been bickering among the Roadies in the RV. New guy Chris arrives via Taxi as a welcome distraction and the Roadies greet him with a warm welcome and open arms. The girls quickly become "smitten kittens" and are attracted to his boyish good looks, which quickly turns into a "Chris, sit next to me!"On edge since Abe's departure, there has been bickering among the Roadies in the RV. New guy Chris arrives via Taxi as a welcome distraction and the Roadies greet him with a warm welcome and open arms. The girls quickly become "smitten kittens" and are attracted to his boyish good looks, which quickly turns into a "Chris, sit next to me!" situation. Christena is the most excited for the new arrival, because she now has someone to pal around with.

They receive a clue to their next mission, which brings them to a place called Gravity Canyon. Yeah, it's pretty much what you'd picture when hearing those two words, but of course, there's a twist. The mission is dubbed "Catch Me If You Can." The Roadies will pair up and one person will dangle over the canyon while the other must leap off a bridge into the arms of their teammate. They must be caught; otherwise they will bungee into the canyon and fail the mission. If they don't catch their teammate, they are allowed a second attempt after everyone has gone.

Chris teams up with Donell and they go first. Donell dangles 280 feet above the canyon while Chris prepares to jump. He gets a running start and leaps off the plank, but does not get a good grip on Donell and plummets to the bottom of the canyon. The Roadies begin to worry and realize this mission is a lot harder than they anticipated.

Dave is up next and it takes him nearly half an hour to psych himself up to jump into the arms of his crush, Marybeth. Meanwhile, Marybeth is having some back pain from the harness. When she tells Dave that she's hurting, Dave finally decides to jump and is successful. The Roadies cheer the first victorious pair.

Known as one of the most athletic and confident members of the team, Christena fails on her first attempt to jump into Cara's arms. To be fair, Cara did not make things easier by failing to reach her arms out as Christena jumped. Shaken, but still determined, Chris tries again, knowing that he has a lot to prove to his team since he's the new guy. He jumps and grabs onto Donell for dear life. With two successful jumps, the pressure is on Christena to complete her part of the mission. Extremely nervous and lacking in her usual confidence, Christena desperately wants to make the winning jump, but falls short. The thud of the Roadies losing their first mission echoes throughout the canyon.

Feeling like she was responsible for failing the mission, Christena apologizes to her teammates, who offer her nothing but positivity and support. But underneath it all, they know that this means they are one step closer at having to face the reality of voting someone off.

Continuing their warm welcome of Chris, the Roadies throw him and impromptu birthday party in the RV, which makes Chris feel very much at home. He's touched by his roommates' thoughtfulness. The Roadies have their 6th man and hope to be successful on their next mission and drama-free the rest of the trip. Ah, but nothing always goes exactly as you wish it to happen…

from MTV.com
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Genre(s): Reality, Travel

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