I can hardly wait for that little shite Paul (the obnoxious New Yorker) to be executed. I wish he’d taken the $30,000. Of course, he may the Mole; it’s not a bad strategy to shake everyone up by being so universally nasty.
I think Mark may be the Mole; he dropped out the clothing search the minute Clay did, having shown no sign of shyness in the locker room. And he’s a smart guy.
I think it may be Clay.
Yet again Criag comes spectacularly close to suceeding yet fails (Fruit of the Luge). He is the mole.
Alas, poor Bobby. sniff
Paul is the mole. His “acting” job while waiting for the bribe taker was absolutely horrible. He waaaaay overplayed it.
I’d actually say Victoria is the Mole, as there is no evidence of her being it.
Editing, in the end, is the real mole.
This is my first year watching and I guess producers like to put in clues. I’ve seen quite a few religious items in the bumpers that Mrs Cad says sometimes contain those clues for the home audience.
Victoria is from Bishop, TX
I’m still voting for Craig, but if they start showing chessboards I’m changing my vote.
I’m guessing the Mole is not one of the really obnoxious people like Paul and Nicole. I think they’re trying to make people think they’re it, but I expect it to be one of the lower-profile people. My top three suspects (in no order) are Clay, Victoria, and Mark.
Except for Mark (the history teacher, who bizarrely thought in the first episode that a camera, battery, and other 19th century inventions were more than 100 years older), my only reason for suspecting them is that they haven’t done anything suspicious.
I thought this week’s challenges were interesting and fun. “Fruit of the Luge” looked like a lot of fun, if not a bit dangerous – I’m sure if I tried that, I’d have found a way to take my head clean off.
Not for nothing, but I think the Mole might be Clay, only because we know next to nothing about him. Of course, I thought the Mole could have been one of this week’s departing players, so I’m probably wrong.
If I want to “play along at home” and try to figure out the clues to the identity of the Mole, where should I be looking? Promos? The web? I want to feel like I’m part of the “in-crowd” but as usual I feel like I am mostly along for the ride.
Well, welcome to *my * little “in-crowd” - I never know how to look for them, if there are any.
Cool! Are there cookies? 
There is some evidence from the first episode.
Although I have to say I’m thinking that Oy! and commasense might be on to something with regard to Mark. He’s done some strange things every week. Plus, we all remember the first episode, where he said he was doing this for some extra money so that his wife could be a stay-at-home mom? Maybe he decided to take the guaranteed cash that comes with being the Mole, rather than risk execution in the first episode.
Other thoughts of mine from this episode:
–I did not mind seeing Ali, Victoria, and Kristen in their underwear in the streets of Santiago. Having been there, I’m certain that Santiago didn’t mind, either.
–Ali, why’d you have to take the money and run? I’m gonna miss you. (sob)
–Bobby: you’re in the same boat as Ali, only you don’t have $30,000 to buy food with.
–With Bobby’s departure, we no longer get the best sight gag of the show: Craig and Bobby, without shirts on. As Craig put it, “we look like the number 10”.
–Thank Og they didn’t film the execution scene in Santiago’s Estadio Nacional, where they’ve had some real-life executions.
I haven’t noticed that, but good points. In the second season, the online community actually did figure out who the Mole was using the clues.
I’m sticking with Victoria for this year.
I had no idea that Ron Jeremy lived in Chile.
The “two apples” thing is very suspicious. Was Nicole deliberately messing the game up, or did she just say “apple” twice to remind herself that the apple was in the first position, as she claimed? And there is always the possibility that she said “apple” twice to make people think she’s the mole. On the other hand, two teams talked after the luge ride, one of which was Victoria’s team.
And although I don’t think she’s as cute as Victoria, I have to say it: come back, Ali! Come back, Ali’s sister!
To be fair, three of the authentic objects were left out in the sand. I think Mark just picked three objects to fill up the table before time ran out.
Mole or not, I think Nicole is a giant tool. I really do.
Just getting caught up now. I think Mark & Alex look really fake. They both look like they’ve had too many facials and worn too much makeup, somehow.
What was up with Bobby anyway? How could he be so weak? They don’t medically screen you before the show? Was he dying of something?
I like how Paul and Nicole basically just say whatever they feel like and later pretend it’s all part of their strategic game.