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.

As their Latin America tour comes to the end, there is no time for slacking! Not only have the revengeful Renegades seized the gang's handsome reward, but they've also kidnapped their dog, Menudo. The note left behind claims that the dog is just the first to go, and the rest will go down soon. Poor Abe is taking all of this personally. First, he's accused of ""hacking"" and then his barking buddy is dognapped? He considers this an act of war! Just as the Road Rulers are about to give up, two mystery men named Hawk and Mike arrive to save the day. They are going to turn our Road Rulers into fearless mercenaries so they can recover their reward and Menudo. Nervous but excited, the group is blindfolded, bringing back memories of how their journey began. They are then loaded into the back of a truck and transported to a remote jungle location. Removing their blindfolds, the Road Rulers silently trek through the snake filled jungle to an old thatched hut where they get a crash course in how t

It is the day after Gladys' departure, and Abe is still very much on the outs with the group, but the missions continue. The Roadies head out to sea with comedian Tom Arnold for a deep sea fishing contest: he will award prizes for the biggest fish and smallest fish. But the fish aren't biting today, and the calm water gives the cast plenty of time to reflect on Gladys and what her absence will mean to each of them. Brian finally catches a small grouper—the only catch of the day—and they head back to shore. At dinner Tom acts as the referee in a discussion about Abe's responsibility in the Gladys situation. It's pretty clear that Holly and Sarah still hold a lot of animosity towards Abe, and he's not exactly apologizing for anything. Realizing that the rest of the trip will be uncomfortable if she doesn't reconcile her feelings in this matter, Holly has a one-on-one talk with Abe. Does he finally understand the profound role he played in disrupting the group's balance? Will Holly ever a

Gladys has just punched Abe in the face for insulting her after she teased him about his one-night affair with Susie from Road Rules, Australia. Abe threatens Gladys that she'll have to leave the trip because she assaulted him. The rest of the group is stunned by the fight, and they wrestle with how to deal with the situation. Road Rules Producer Clay Newbill lowers the boom: because Gladys violated the conditions of the contract prohibiting physical violence, Gladys must pack her bags and be sent home. The news devastates Holly and Sarah, who blame Abe for taking Gladys away from them. Abe spends the rest of the day alone while the other Roadies bid Gladys a tearful good-bye.

The Road Rulers head into Louisiana, where Theo will visit his hometown along with girlfriend Mandy. The next mission requires the Road Rulers to fly Powerchute planes in which each cast member will throw paint-filled condoms at a bull's eye target on the ground. Already terrified from a fear of flying, Kathryn becomes even more scared as she loses communication with the ground crew while on her flight. Msaada wins the competition as she was the only cast member to hit the target. Theo takes some time out to visit his brother in rehab. Theo spends some quality time with Mandy and realizes that he needs to be more honest and faithful to her.

When we last saw Josh, Holly, and Sarah at the top of Snake Island waiting for the helicopter, a Renegade was running towards them. Will they get caught and say ""buh-bye"" to everything they've worked for? What is the handsome reward? Where have the Renegades taken the captured Abe and Brian and the dognapped Menudo? Can this really be their last mission? It's time to find out in the exciting conclusion of Road Rules Latin America!!! As the Renegade makes a grab for Holly, she's worked too hard to give up now. She holds on to her red flag while Sarah banishes him with an ""I see you!"" Finally the chopper arrives and Josh, Sarah, and Holly jump on board as a band of Renegades make a final run for them. But it's too late -- our triumphant threesome is safe in the air and on the way to their handsome reward. Once they land, they run to their captured comrades sitting next to a large camouflaged mound and free Abe, Brian, and little Menudo from their blindfolds and bindings. Wasting no time,

The Roadies motor to North Beach for a friendly competition of sand castle building. Upset that they are not at the beach to surf, Abe loses his cool and sculpts ""this mission sucks"" into the sand and sits and sulks. Josh and Sarah decide to team up and build a pierced nose as homage to their piercings. But in the end, Brian's ""Mayan Ruins"" gets him the prize. The rest of the day is devoted to surf kayaking, battle of the sexes style. Simple rules: whoever can catch the best four waves will win the prize. Abe, finally in his element, is pitted against Sarah in the final round. Sarah rides the biggest wave of the day but Abe walks away with the big prize. An elated Abe feels sorry for the way he acted earlier. The next day, while the Roadies are out looking for clues to their next mission, a renegade sneaks in and dognaps Menudo. Abe takes this as a personal attack, and the Roadies regroup to decide their next move. from MTV.com

Brian and Josh try to steer Abe away from complete isolation as Holly and Sarah try to overcome their anger at Gladys' departure. The Roadies' next clue sends them to Mexico City, where they write and perform a song with the Mexican rock band, Molotov. After a night of drinking, Abe confesses his regrets about how he dealt with Gladys and resolves to redeem himself by trying to get her back. Meanwhile, the show must go on, and the Road Rulers take to the stage at the Hard Rock Café in front of a thousand screaming fans. With Molotov backing them, the Roadies treat the crowd to their song, ""Strangers in a Strange Land."" The next day, Abe finds out that his efforts were in vain: Gladys will not be rejoining them. The cast is disappointed, but they realize that they need to get past everything that happened in Veracruz and move on as a group. from MTV.com

In Veracruz, Holly says that ""the whole Abe situation is slowly getting easier"" and that the friendships they are forming should teach him a lot about women. Their next mission is a watercraft competition against the RR Australia Cast and the prize is tickets to the next MTV Video Awards! As the competition begins, RR7 beats RR6 in the first race, but the Aussie Cast takes the second event. Meanwhile, Suzie and Menudo are bonding and Abe wishes he could trade places with his little buddy! As things start to heat up between Abe and Suzie, Gladys doesn't like it at all: she worries that he'll take advantage of Suzie, but it seems more like Gladys is jealous of her. Back at the beach, the final event is the ""Pinata Bash"" and the Australia Cast wins the competition and the MTV tickets! Abe is glad that they had won the tickets, he's glad RR6 won them because now Suzie will be in LA when he gets home. Later, both casts fool around in the hotel pool and then have dinner. After margaritas

Holly is the first Roadie to enter the Bullring in Chihauhua, Mexico. She's followed by Abe, Gladys, Brian, Joshua and finally Sarah. Piggy (RR6) pulls up in a white VW convertible and takes their cash and credit cards, then a matador arrives and tells the group that they are going to ""face their fears"". He tells them that they must get the keys to the Woodie from the neck of the beast. Everyone looks really nervous as they are shown the infimary, suit up, and are instructed in the art of bullfighting. As they wait for the bulls, Gladys prays ""please let toro be little"" while Brian crosses himself. Gladys laments ""I don't wanna die in Mexico""! But, as the bulls rage in their pens and the Roadies quake in their boots, a pack of 50 ""wild"" chihuahuas are released into the ring. As our heroes chase these vicious ankle biters, Joshua is bitten by a particularly nasty little fellow. Undeterred, Brian states, ""I'm definitely not walking out of here without that key"". The chase continues unt

The last mission is a doozy: walk over hot coals... barefoot!! After a short training session the kids make their painful jog with ease! At the end of the fire walk the crew is given a last night together in luxurious Trump Tower. After a feast they find out about their handsome reward: a semester at sea! Erika begins to cry... she just wants to go home. The next day, some dry eyed and some teary eyed, the Road Rules Islands cast part ways to pursue their futures... a little wiser and a little older, and with a bundle of Island Memories

During the Knicks basketball game, the Road Rulers discover a clue as it is broadcast over the enormous digital score board. Now it's off to New York City for love in the afternoon! New York, New York. Our Road Rulers are spinning in delirium as they stroll through the impressive streets of the City-that-never-sleeps. Mirrored monoliths loom, reflecting clouds into infinity. This is the city where news and deals are made. This is the city where Kalle will hang her hat after fighting for her handsome reward. This is the island where Jake will kick it as he chases Kalle and follows his heart. Jake and Kalle take a late-night stroll over to the apartment building where Kalle will be living while attending classes. Kalle is thrilled that Jake will finally meet her best friend, Nicki. But she's also nervous. It's time to meet her new roommates - two girls Kalle has never laid eyes on! Up the elevator, in the door, and it's introductions all around. Everyone is kewl and it's all gonna

Oscar breaks two toes in a tarzan escapade aboard the Lady Jane. He bravely hobbles through a traditional Creole Wedding that the Road Rules Gang planned and then, donning his Puerto Rican T-Shirt, hoofs it to the top of... A VOLCANO! It's one of those moments where you contemplate the meaning of life. The wind whips through your hair as you stand with your cast-mates at the edge of the volcano, looking down into the crater. Yes, we have to hike down inside now. Yes, we could die here. It's an ominous moment. Jake is really nervous: ""I've got fifty pounds on my back and Oscar has two broken toes!"" Erika instructs everyone to move an inch a minute. Vince leads the way and is quickly shimmying down the life-rope, calling up to the others a play-by-play of what to watch out for. Suddenly, he slips into a vertical ditch, nearly loosing hold of the life rope. He's quickly out of the hole and back on track, but this gets everyone's blood racing. Now it's hand-over-hand, foot-behind-foo

The cast meets up on a hill in Malibu, CA where a suitcase is dropped by a hellicopter. A tape and tape player are in the suicase and 5 plastic bags. Mark, Shelley, Alison, Kit and Carlos are instructed to put all of their cash and credit cards in the plastic bags and follow the dirt road to their winnebago. The cast gets their first clue and says to drive to Ivan Powah Lake in Nevada and get one sail before the big race. They get lost and then arrive in Ivan Powah, their mission is to landsail on a dried lake, the first 2 winners of the race recieves a hotel room in Excalibur in Las Vegas. Mark comes in first and Carlos comes in second. In Las Vegas they recieve a clue that says to meet the youngest mayor in America in Nogales Arizona. Once arriving in Nogales, they are instructed to particpate in a Pentathalon which they are all nervous about.

The first five of road rules find out they are going dog sledding in Colorado, and get a clue to head to Louisiana after the snowy trip to work for some money that is badly needed.

The strife between Los and Shelly was all about a kiss that Los gave Shelly and she did not like. And Los even makes things worse when he expects the girls to get beers for him because they are girls. And Allison remarks that Los is the only guy that she knows that get PMS. On the way to Oklahoma City Shelly and Allison talk to each other about the fact that they have to talk to Los. At Amarillo they stopped and played in a pool and got a free Breakfast. Then it was back on to the road to Oklahoma. When they had arrived at Shelly's house Shelly was very excited to see her Mom. Later that day Shelly showed everyone he Indian dress, and showed a video of her at a tribal dance. That night when Shelly and her Mom was outside talking, Mark and Kit were being rude and raiding the refrigerator. The next morning they received a package that contained their next clue in form of a puzzle. When they solved the puzzle, they found out that they were to go and work on a farm to earn some money. So t

The gang searches for a dead jazz player, and have to spend the night in a creepy cemetary in the pitch black of night.

Kit's boyfriend says that he can not trust her anymore after that kiss in New Orleans, and she says that he is a jerk. Once everyone gets back to Kit's house they went out to a club. The next day Mark's girlfriend and some of his friends come up from Gainesville. Their next clue tells them that they need to find Old Baldy. So when the group finally figures out that Old Baldy is a lighthouse on an island, they take a fairy over to it and find a tape with a clue telling them that there next mission is to work at a fish plant and to also work on a fishing boat. So when they arrived at the fish plant, Los and Kit was the lucky ones to go out on the boat, so they had to meet them at 5:00 am. Once the boat gets out in open water Los starts to get really seasick. At 8am everyone else gets up and reports to the fish plant where they are put to work sorting fish and weighing them, they seem to be having more fun than Los and Kit are. Finally Kit and Los get back in and they are given their p

Last week, in the first episode of the new season of Road Rules, we left the cast tagging sharks on Bimini, a small island off the coast of Miami. Having successfully completed their first mission, the gang decides that it's time for some R&R in the bars of North Bimini. Christian, however, has found out about some interesting local culture. He explains that the bar they'll be going to has a tradition that non-locals are expected to leave their underwear behind, hanging somewhere in the bar. The rest of the Road Rules crew seem a bit skeptical, but when they get to the bar, they find it's true: underwear is plastered everywhere. After spending a considerable chunk of their group fund on drinks and toasting Devin's first-ever shot of tequila, it's time to shed some underwear. Christian, Effie and Emily have ""cheated"" by stuffing some extra underpants in their pockets. Emily and Effie tack their panties to a wall and Christian does the same, saying good-bye to his favorite pair of Mickey

Disguised as a cleaning/maintenance crew, the Road Rules gang drives their undercover Honda minivan to the Real World house to steal the 8-ball from their pool table. Once the Real World cast buys his cover story, the rest of the Road Rules gang charges into the house and begins to create a diversion. Devin takes advantage of the confusion to slip outside and grab the 8-ball from the pool table. The Road Rulers get kicked out, but they escape with their prize. Mission accomplished. After their prank, the gang returns their rented disguises and find their next clue printed on the receipt. They are instructed to visit a water-skiing school in Okahumpka, Florida. Later, the group celebrates over dinner at a local restaurant. When they arrive at the Sunset Lakes Ski School, they meet Jack Travers, a professional water-skiing coach. Jack tells them that they'll each have to learn a water-skiing stunt in order to accomplish their mission; kneeboarding, wakeboarding, slalom, barefoot and jump

On their way back Emily decides to stop in Nashville to let the group meet her good friend Jason. Devin doesn't seem to be enjoying himself much now does he. After saying good-bye Devin and Emily decide it is time to talk. Devin reminds her that they didn't even sleep in the same bed together last night; since when did that start? After a long drawn out conversation they decide to blow it off and look forward to their next mission. After a tearful hello the group sits down for dinner. It is their first big meal since Bimini. Their desert reveals the next clue. They are going to be skydiving. That night Emily takes the group over to meet her ex-boyfriend Wes. The group sits in silence while Emily cries in the kitchen with Wes. On the way home Emily talks about their relationship and how it ended. This must be making Devin feel like he has a better chance now that Wes is completely out of the picture. The next day it is time to sky dive. Each person signs the waiver and gets hands on ins

So next it is time to head to the University of Memphis where the group will have a small competition. Whoever gets more people registered to vote, wins a dinner for two at a very expensive restaurant. Ofcourse, Christian is pretty sneaky and decided to get a whole group of students to help him and he does in fact win. Christian decides to take the whole group to dinner, and after almost not making it in the group sits down to eat. Then tension starts to build. Christian brings up questions about Emily and Devin's relationship. They seem to be thinking differently about where they stand and Devin seems to be getting more uncomfortable as time passes. But hey this is even worse, the bill. After washing dishes due to a lack of $300.00, the group heads their separate ways to do a little dancing, skating, and sleeping.

On the way to the next mission the group could see the planes dogfighting each other. Seeing that it was the first night of Passover Effie was very worried that she would not be able to partake of the Passover Dinner, but luckily the group found a Rabbi, and he told Effie where there was a family that she could eat dinner at. So they finally found the family's house and dropped Effie off, then they were off to Las Vegas for the night. When they got to Las Vegas they decided to gamble all the money that they had left, 70 dollars. Once that they entered the casino Emily and Devin were asked to leave because the were 18. Later in the evening Effie paged Tim, when Tim returned her page she said that she was finished and asked him to come and pick her up, which he said that he would. After two hours the group showed up to pick her up, and she was not even that mad. Mainly because they had won 60 dollars and had bought her some motsa for Passover week. At the air field they found out that th

The night before they were to give up the Winnie the group stayed up and remembered all that they had been through. Devin said that he remembered the first time that he saw Emily that he thought that she would be high maintenance, and he also thought that Christian was full of it. Then Effie said that she thought that Timmy would the serious one of the group. Later on Christian and Devin decided that it would be cool to switch clothes, and then Devin said that it was typical that he would be put in another crazy outfit. The next morning Timmy got everyone up and they started to clean the Winnie. After some sad moments they headed to the airport. When they got there they unloaded the Winnie and Christian and Timmy went to drop off the Winnie and Christian allowed Tim the honor of parking it. After they parked it Christian got out and placed a for sale sign on the Winnie. When they went up to get the tickets they found out that they were to go to Anchorage Alaska. When they got off the p

A sweaty-palmed Patrice faces his fear of heights head on as the Road Rulers have to repel down a steep cliff ... and then go canyoning. The group spends a cozy night in the beautiful country house called ""the Gite"" during which Belou bursts into tears after a call to her boyfriend Steve -- torn between loyalty to him and her attraction to Antoine. A mop clue leads them to Cannes ... it's off to the Riviera! from MTV.com

We start with the Road Rulers on board the Coast Guard cutter Long Island. While manning the radar equipment, Kalle received a mayday message from a boater whose vessel had caught fire. Actually it's a drill, but why tell the cast and ruin the fun! Now the cutter is chugging towards the coordinates and it's rescue 911! Oscar and Erika jump into the life boat and Erika takes the wheel as they motor out to the drowning victim. Our Puerto Rican paramedic pulls the water-logged body into the boat as look-out helicopters roar overhead. Vince and Jake pull on their fire-fighting gear and grab one of the powerful hoses as Kalle directs the movement of their craft from the bridge. The boyz put out the fire as Erika and Oscar drag the charred and dazed victim onto the deck of the cutter. Oscar places the man's neck into a brace and assures him the danger has passed - you'll live. Whew! All in a days work... Later that afternoon, captain John calls a debriefing and it's all hands on deck. The