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Episode 1/2
Ellen, Blair, Sophia, Adam, Jisela and Steve arrive in the middle of the Sahara Desert for Road Rules Season 10: The Quest. Their goal is to recover an ancient crest that has been broken up into 10 pieces. Each piece represents a virtue that other Road Rulers have struggled to attain. If they fail any of the missions, they have one opportunity to redeem themselves. If they fail again, they must vote off one of their team members.
It quickly becomes clear who the weaker links are during the first mission. Each Road Ruler must climb 200 feet down a rope ladder from a helicopter. Jisela talks a big game, but ends up becoming the first to fail a mission for the team. During a grueling ride across the desert on uncooperative camels, Jisela falls off her camel, freaks out, and threatens to go home. In Morocco, Ellen gets upset when the locals throw rocks at her. Her teammates theorize that the locals feel disrespected by Ellen's sexual attire and that she should be more considerate of different cultures. Ellen ends up breaking down and shares her dark secret of being raped.
After just a few days, there are strong signs of personality differences. The easygoing guys on the team have their hands full with the women. Fortunately, the team redeems itself and is not required to vote off a member--yet.
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Episode 3
It has only been a few days and the Road Rulers are already at each other's throats. The fire erupts when Jisela insists on driving the Winnie, and Adam criticizes her driving. Jisela screams to Adam, "You're not my dad and you're not going to tell me how to drive!" Adam decides to push Jisela's buttons further by honking the horn while Jisela is trying to talk on her cell phone. Jisela completely loses it and explodes when her teammates try to calm her down.
Meanwhile, the Road Rulers face their ultimate fears in the next challenge.They must try to get a cobra snake to strike at them by using their fingers, a drum or a flute. Adam is particularly scared of snakes and is worried that his teammates will think he's "the weakest link." But he pulls through for his team and wins the mission. Back on the drama front, Adam confides in his teammates that he has ADD--Attention Deficit Disorder--which explains his unpredictable behavior. With this new understanding of each other, Adam and Jisela have a heart to heart talk and reconcile. Stay tuned to see if everyone remains civil.
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Episode 4
Most important news first: Adam and Ellen finally hook up after days of flirting. Nobody is suprised. Meanwhile, the Road Rulers run out of cash and must work to earn more. They head north to a small town called Fes, which has over 20,000 narrow streets. They must make seven deliveries in five hours on foot or by donkey. The items include stuff such as chickens, eggs and yarn. Needless to say, delivering items on donkeys is not their strength.
After causing a major traffic jam, pissing off the locals, breaking eggs, losing two of the donkeys, and almost crushing Steve, the Road Rulers manage to make the last delivery in the nick of time. But Adam ends up in the doghouse when he doesn't take his ADD medication and makes a fool of himself and his team during the mission. Ellen begins to wonder if she made a huge mistake. Tune in next week to see if Ellen gives Adam the boot...
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Episode 5
Ellen continues to have doubts about Adam and their roller coaster relationship. She is no longer buying the excuse that "he hasn't taken his medicine that day." Meanwhile, the cast is stoked to find out that they will be leaving Morocco and entering Spain for their next mission. Sophia is particularly excited and proclaims to her fellow teammates that she "loves Spanish women" and the fact that they "are going to the land where they are created is a very good thing." Which leads us to the situation between Sophia and Jisela. Jisela is feeling more and more uncomfortable with the increasing level of affection that Sophia is sending her way. Jisela decides to confront Sophia, who explains that their friendship is very important and that she will never jeopardize it.
The next mission involves rock climbing on a vertical rock formation. Freaked out, Jisela ends up yelling at the instructors and refuses to complete the practice run. If the team fails this mission, someone will be sent home, and at this point everyone thinks it will be Jisela. Tune in next week to see if Jisela can pull it together for this mission and to find out if someone is sent packing.
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Episode 6
The Road Rulers prepare to test their endurance in a 2.5 hour adventure race mission that includes swimming, biking, running, and climbing. The guys are worried that the growing tension between Ellen and the other two girls may affect their performances. But when Ellen struggles on two segments of the mission, Jisela overlooks their differences and goes out of her way to help Ellen finish the segments. This causes Ellen to break down and see things in a different light. After all the bickering, it was a strange sight to see all three girls hugging each other and being nice to each other.
The team successfully finishes four out of five segments of the mission before bad weather forces them to quit for the day. When the team prepares for the rock climbing portion of the mission the following morning, Jisela loses her stamina from the day before and is overcome with fear. As she gets all geared up and stands at the edge of the rock, she begins sobbing and screams over and over, "I can't do it." Her teammates beg her to give it a shot, knowing that they may need to say goodbye to her if she refuses to complete this mission. Tune in next week for the exciting conclusion to the adventure race and to find out if Jisela will remain a member of the Road Rules team.
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Episode 7
We left off last week in an extremely tense moment when Jisela tells her teammates that she will not complete the rock climbing portion of the mission because of her intense fear. Her teammates beg her to change her mind, but she stands firm. As a result, the Road Rulers fail their second mission and must vote off one of their own. Now the big question is...who will be sent packing, Jisela or Ellen?
The team seems really divided on this issue. Ellen, Adam and Steve plan to vote Jisela off because she refused to even try to complete the mission. Sophia and Jisela want to vote Ellen off because they think her attitude makes her the weakest link. So the deciding vote lies with Blair. It is clear that Blair is struggling with this responsibility. On one hand, he has a tight relationship with Jisela, and prefers her personality to Ellen's. But on the other hand, he is worried that if Jisela stays, they may run into this situation again and fail another mission. After a tense afternoon, Jisela counts the votes and announces to the group that she has been voted off. Sophia is obviously super bummed to lose her best friend. In a goodbye speech to the group, Jisela states, "I have no hard feelings to none of y'all, only because my life is more important to me than anything in this world."
Who will replace Jisela as the new Road Rules teammate? Will the rest of the team accept this new person into their tight-knit group? Tune in next week to find out.
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Episode 8
With Jisela gone, the Road Rulers prepare to meet her replacement. Sophia and Adam are having a particularly hard time dealing with the prospect of welcoming a new bubbly female team member that has no clue what they have been through over the past several weeks. Adam even creates a pretty harsh initiation for this team member, including trials such as "spending the night sleeping under the stars by herself." He justifies this by saying, "I'm not going to let this person into the group until they earn their spot." Well, "this person" ends up being Katie. First impressions indicate that her positive upbeat attitude will be a refreshing change for the group.
Before Katie even has time to adjust to her new environment, she and her teammates face the scariest mission to date: base diving headfirst at 65 miles per hour into a wall of fire. Katie faces her fears and proves to her teammates that she will be a strong member. She tries to be a good sport about the whole initiation deal, but puts her foot down about the "sleeping by herself under the stars" requirement. This creates waves between her and Adam. She tells Adam, "You were totally a different person at the casting special. You were so nice, awesome and funny, but now you are so negative to everyone." This really bothers Adam and he vows to Katie that he will prove to her that he is the same Adam from the casting special. Stay tuned for more Adam Drama next week as he continues to have trouble with Ellen.
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Episode 9
So it's back to the Adam and Ellen saga. Apparently, there has been more than just talking occurring in the bunk bed of the RV. Adam continues to play with Ellen's emotions, and the other Road Rulers can't quite understand their odd relationship. Katie is particularly shocked when Ellen tells her that "Adam is taken."
In the next mission, the Road Rulers must spend the day in a Spanish bakery making meringues for the "Meringue Festival" in the city of Vilanova. Their mission is to make a giant meringue cake and deliver it to the town square the next morning. They have no idea that the point of the festival is for the children of the town to get in a huge meringue fight. By the time the Road Rulers reach the town square, everyone is covered from head to toe in meringue. This seems to be their favorite mission so far.
Back to Adam and Ellen. Ellen decides that she has had enough and sits Adam down for a serious talk. Adam refuses to participate and ends up pushing Ellen to her limit, where she pretty much gives up on their relationship. But once Ellen gives up, Adam decides to share his true feelings with her and explains he behaves a certain way around her because he is afraid of rejection. In a confessional, he even goes so far to say that he loves her and that he would date her if she lived in his home town. This is definitely the most rocky relationship we have seen on Road Rules thus far. Don't miss next week's episode when Ellen gets caught talking smack about her roommates.
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Episode 10
Ellen is in the doghouse again after Blair overhears a phone conversation where she rips apart her teammates. And to make matters worse, Ellen leaves a similarly negative e-mail open on the computer screen for all to see. Her teammates have had it with her and her deceptive behavior and decide to confront her. She gets defensive and doesn't understand why everyone is picking on her.
Meanwhile on the next mission, the Road Rulers must exhibit trust during a human tower competition in front of thousands of Spanish locals. Ironically, the team must depend on Ellen to climb to the top and lift a little boy onto her shoulders in order to complete the mission. The team gets frustrated during practice when Ellen predictably shows off, causing the tower to fall. Suddenly, things turn around for Ellen. After a few days of soul searching, Ellen changes her attitude and manages to pull through for the team, completing the mission without falling. She reacts by saying, "I really feel like in this mission, I earned my spot on this team." The group bonds over an emotional dinner and Ellen thanks her teammates for having such a positive effect on her and for their honesty.
Don't miss next week's episode, when the Road Rulers face a Mission Impossible!
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<u>Episode 11
There is another romance blossoming in the RV. It seems that Katie and Steve have taken a liking to one another, even though Katie has a boyfriend at home. Katie insists that she and Steve are "just friends," but the rest of the Road Rules team would probably beg to differ
The next mission takes place in Spain once again. The first clue indicates that the mission will involve more climbing. The Road Rulers are excited to climb again with the exception of Katie, who has no climbing experience. Everyone is pretty worried after Katie freaks out and starts crying during practice. However, Steve comforts her while she is attempting to climb up a steep mountain. Everyone is stoked when they find out that this mission will require them to act as "Secret Agents--Mission Impossible-style." Their mission, if they choose to accept it, is to recover a lost crest from inside a guarded castle. They are given incognito black outfits, night vision goggles, climbing gear and smoke cans. After scaling the outside wall of the fortress, they team sends Ellen down a small pipe to retrieve the key to the castle. The most difficult part of the mission is recovering the crest from a barricade of laser beams, which sets off a security alarm if triggered. The team chooses Katie to climb between the laser beams, but she has problems getting through. Finally, the guys decide to lift the entire platform, hoping to raise the laser lights as well. The plan backfires, the alarm goes off, Steve grabs the crest, and the team runs like crazy towards the RVwith the castle guards in close pursuit. Somehow, they make it to the RV without being caught and complete the mission successfully
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Episode 12
Things lighten up a bit for the next mission. The Road Rulers must each go out on a blind dates with an individual chosen through MTV.com with a chance to win money on their dates. Everyone is stoked except for Sophia, who is terrified of dating. Katie and Ellen get all glammed up and Ellen vows to "get wasted" while on her date.
Oddly enough, Sophia has the most successful date of the group. She and her blind date enjoy a romantic Italian dinner and spend the evening talking and laughing. Her date even buys her a gift the following day as a remembrance of their evening together. Katie informs her date early on that she has a boyfriend, which kills any chance of romance. Ellen gets the reward for the most entertaining date. It starts off pretty well, until Ellen fulfills her promise of "getting wasted." After one too many "vinos," Ellen starts tripping and giggling. On to the guys...Adam doesn't take long to turn into his goofy self. His date seems thoroughly entertained by the entire evening. Blair's date is pretty uneventful. And poor Steve learns a hard lesson about interviewing your date. After asking what happened to his date's ex, he is not prepared to hear that her ex died two years ago. The next morning, the Road Rulers are graded by their blind dates on their performance. Everyone gets high scores except for Ellen, which isn't a surprise to anyone. Don't miss next week's episode when Sophia faces losing her family over her decision to date women
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Episode 13
Ellen attempts to bond with Sophia, but Sophia isn't into it. She tells Ellen that she has to trust someone to be close to them. The other Road Rulers think that Sophia and Ellen have more in common than anyone else on the team, but the two girls don't see that. Meanwhile, the Road Rulers are faced with one of their most difficult missions to date. They must each convince a stranger to bungee jump with them in tandem within six hours. The tricky part is that the total age of the six strangers much be at least 300, which means the average age of each stranger must be 50. On top of that, they are looking for these strangers in a quaint village town in rural Spain.
Ellen takes control and really pulls through for the team on this mission. She is the first to find a bungee partner and also tries to help her teammates find partners. The funny thing is that the guys all find 50ish women to jump with and the girls find older men. Sophia is the last to find a partner. At the last minute, she finds a man in his sixties who is willing to jump. As they prepare to leap off the platform, Sophia chickens out and grabs the railing. The man jumps without her, jerking Sophia off the platform. They end up flailing around like rag dolls--a scary sight, but luckily, everyone is ok. Back at the bus, Sophia and Ellen have a heart-to-heart talk about their fear of being rejected by their families because of choices they have made. They both end up in tears, and are surprised to learn how similar their situations are. Sophia concludes by saying that she does care for Ellen after all. Stay tuned for more emotional drama next week, as the team gets on Adam again for his aggressive behavior.
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Episode 14

The Road Rulers are bummed to find out that they must leave Spain to head back into Morocco. However, Katie insists that she is excited because she has never been to Morocco before. Her team is amused by the prospect of seeing Katie's face when she sees a "Moroccan Toilet." Once in Morocco, problems arise involving Adam and his insistence on being a back-seat driver to all of his teammates. During their first dinner back in Morocco, the team confronts Adam on his unwillingness to get along with the group. He puts up his usual defense, resulting in an ineffective team meeting.
Meanwhile, the girls are not happy to learn that their next mission involves the process of making leather goods. They are even less excited when they get to the mission site and smell the disgusting aroma of dead animals and pigeon feces. Katie almost hurls several times and tells the mission leader more than once, "I don't live like this." She keeps claiming that she is quitting the mission, but never follows through with her threats. After the 14th time that she claims "I'm quitting," her team ignores her dramatic statements. One person that doesn't ignore her is the mission mayor, who keeps yelling at her to work harder. She pays for it in the end, when the mission mayor refuses to give her a full day's pay. Katie claims that she doesn't get a full day's pay because she "didn't stand in pigeon poop long enough." After the mission, Adam opens up to Sophia and Katie and tells them that he wants to grow as a person during this experience and that they should point out when he is acting unreasonably. Don't miss a great episode next week where the Road Rulers take on The Real World cast in a "Dual in the Desert."
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Episode 15
The Road Rulers are shocked to learn that there are actually some beautiful estates in Morocco. They are even more shocked to find out that the Real Worlders get to stay in one of them. The Road Rules team is anxious to prove to these "wimpy New Yorker Real Worlders" that being on Road Rules is much more challenging than living in a "phat pad" in NYC. This brings us to "The Dual in the Desert," which involves several competitions between the two teams for a grand prize of $1000 per person. The Real World team gets pumped up after winning the first event, a sheep-herding contest. The Road Rulers hold a team meeting in the bus and agree that they "WILL NOT" lose to The Real World team. They exit their RV with the Road Rules flag and a new sense of unity and determination.
Round two requires two members of each team to sleep together in a closed coffin overnight while taped together "mummy-style." Each team gets to choose two members of the opposite team to participate. The Real Worlders choose Katie and Adam and the Road Rulers choose Nicole and Rachel. Although there were tears and complaints from Nicole and Rachel, they manage to complete the mission along with Katie and Adam. The final competition is "Oil Wrestling," which will determine the winning team. After an extremely long match, Steve defeats Mike, causing a huge fight between the two teams. In round two, Ellen beats Lori in a grueling match. After seeing Lori's condition, Nicole refuses to participate. In round three, Malik and Blair decide to quit and call it even. Round four is between Rachel and Katie and will determine the winning team. The Real World team morale is way down, and therefore Katie easily defeats Rachel. Following the competition, Kevin admits to the Road Rules that he is inspired by their ability to come together as a team. Even though there was a lot of fighting, the teams part as friends. Stay tuned for next week's episode, where the Road Rulers compete for the final part of the crest.
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Episode 16
The gang knows the end is near as they prepare to depart from Spain and Morocco and head back to the States. And, boy, are they glad. Eleven weeks on the road in close quarters has left them all a little tired of each other’s annoying habits. So they pack their bags and head to Fort Dix for their final mission. As Ellen says, “This is the Big Dog. This is it.” While Steve worries about whether or not he can cut it in the military like his father, Ellen worries about which shade of green eye shadow goes best with camouflage.
The mission involves them being trained as a Military Medical Unit, and if they succeed, they will receive the crest of perseverance. During their tactics training, they learn how to "rush & roll" and the importance of team effort. Since they hate the smell of each other at this point, teamwork is a little difficult. Steve gets to be the leader during the practice mission. Rather than lead, however, Steve chooses to go Rambo and do it on his own. Surprise, surprise--the Rambo act doesn’t work real well unless your last name is Stallone, and Steve ends up "dead" for the mission. Blair and Katie are eliminated as well and they fail the practice mission.
The next day the Road Rulers enter a simulation in which they have to assist medics in a refugee camp. It’s a shock when they enter the camp and find people with very realistic "fake" injuries who are desperate for help. The team's supplies quickly dwindle and they have to make a supply run. During their supply run, they go under fire and lose their Staff Sergeant to gunfire. Sophia screams, “He’s down, he’s down, we need a medic!” Steve smartly decides to continue on his task instead of trying to be the hero, and they successfully complete their mission. But the realization that this is their final mission immediately sets in.
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Episode 17
The final episode starts on a somber note as the Road Rulers realize that it's all over. Steve says his military upbringing will make him less emotional about saying goodbye. It's a really touching moment...until Ellen and Adam interrupt his interview by throwing mud at each other. Ah, love.
Adam begins the last episode tradition by crying as he crouches in his sleeping bag. The next day, the cast puts all pieces of the crest together and reminisces about what each piece meant. They eat their last meal and toast each other and the memories they've made over the past 10 weeks.In order to receive their handsome reward, the Roadies have to take the crest to McGuire Air Force base at the crack of dawn. They take a 5-hour flight over the U.S. in a KC-10, a military refueling plane. They assist in refueling a few planes and then they get to do what few ever have...see a B-2 Stealth Bomber in flight. The captain of the bomber tells them that they have to deliver the crest to General Williams at the base.
General Williams praises their accomplishments and gives them a switchbox to open hangar 50 to finally receive the handsome reward. They run around the base searching for the hangar and when they arrive, they chant with anticipation. Blair says, "Call me the Blair Bomb. I'm just ready to explode." They flip the switch, the doors open in Let's Make A Deal style, and they see a group of new cars. Suzuki Grand Vitaras for the entire team! They are all incredibly psyched about the reward, but Blair is especially excited because he doesn't own a car. But then it's time for goodbyes. Sophia leaves first with her own personal mission of talking to her father about who she really is. Adam worries whether he will continue to be the "best Adam" when he gets home or if he will go back to being who he used to be. The rest of the gang are really proud of everything they've accomplished and will go home knowing that they've grown as people and they can do whatever they dream of. The Quest for the Crest may be over, but for these six people, their true quest is just beginning.
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