The previews have been running all week on SpikeTV. Was Jorge finally getting into the ring? The teaser showed some controversy boiling around Jorge but chances are that audience will be dissappointed. Jorge seems to be one the more skilled and feared fighters in the competition with experience to back him up. As episode 4 began, I waited with eagar anticipation.
The show starts with more hi-jinks within the fighters' house. More characters are built and reviewed for the show. We see the child within Joe Stevenson and the various ways he's tried to keep himself preoccupied with fun. I liked Jorge even more as I see his discussion with Marcus and Anthony, assuming the leadership role and expanding on the team player mentality that he showed in episode 2.
After paying the bills with commercials, I have a feeling the show is setting up the Jorge drama but emphasizing Jorge's tendency to not back down from challenges. He also unveals "the alliance" with Marcus and Anthony. I'm not sure how much benefit gamesmanship will bring to a competition such as The Ultimate Fighter. The fight is really in the ring, and no fighter thus far has decided to chosen the easy way out. The only chance for strategy is banter, trash talk in the house since team challenges offer limited control for a strategist.
The Randy Couture challenge becomes yet another morale boosting story for Team Franklin and Jorge Grugel. If you haven't noticed a pattern yet, episode four is fast becoming the Jorge show. The challenge is called 'hangman' - a version of everybody's familiar children's playground game of 'king of the monkey bars'. Jorge fights off Joe in a wonderfully edited episode, since these two fighters have been the focus of the show.
The winning team gets to choose which pair of fighters get to fight. Dana White is much more vocal this season than last season and offers the fighter his advice about how to 'win' this game, by really focusing on who you can pick off on the opposing team. Dana is advocating that the winning teams find the weakest link and exploit it.
Article comments
1 - Joanie
While I know I'm not very likely to ever watch the series, I love your recaps!
2 - psyschomav
Does anyone know their theme music like when the fighters before they fight. Like Stevenson...when he came out of the doorway?
3 - ratistiss
is jorge grugel ever gonna fight in the ufc again
4 - Freddy
Where is Mikey Burnett?