Episode guide
The Challenge: The Inferno II
17 episodes · premiered Mar 7, 2005
The Inferno II is the 10th season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge. The season is directly subsequent to Battle of the Sexes 2. The Inferno II is the second of The Inferno series, with the original Inferno airing in 2004, and The Inferno 3 following in 2007. The show aired in 2005, and took place in Manzanillo, Mexico. This challenge was the same as The Inferno, except this time each team was allowed to choose only one "Inferno nominee" from the opposite team. This nominee had to win the "life shield" to save him or herself. The contestants in this challenge were grouped into two teams of "Good Guys" and "Bad Asses", representing the "heroes" and "villains" of their respective seasons.
- Episode 1: Surf Torture Mar 7, 2005 · 22m Twenty competitors face off in Manzanillo, Mexico. Veronica and Derrick are among the returning challengers. First up: physical tests conducted by two Navy SEALs.
- Episode 2: Juice It Up Mar 14, 2005 · 22m The teams take part in the "Juice It Up" challenge, which requires them to race on stilts and squeeze fruit into juice.
- Episode 3: X Marks The Spot Mar 21, 2005 · 22m Fighting erupts amongst the ladies; and Tonya targets team outcast Beth. Also: the teams compete in the "X Marks the Spot" challenge; and the first women's Inferno nominations stirs up…
- Episode 4: Run For Your Money Mar 28, 2005 · 22m The "bad" team plots to lose the "Run For Your Money" challenge in order to use the Life Shield. Also, the Inferno claims its first female victim.
- Episode 5: Shirt Off My Back Apr 4, 2005 · 22m One of the "Bad Asses" decides to leave the competition. The "Bad Asses" fare poorly in the "Shirt Off My Back" challenge, which causes friction among the teammates.
- Episode 6: Dodge Yer Balls Apr 11, 2005 · 22m Karamo alienates himself from his team when he bows out of the "Dodge Yer Balls" challenge.
- Episode 7: Fill In The Gaps Apr 18, 2005 · 22m Jodi's friendship with Derrick is tested; the teams face off in the "Fill in the Gaps" challenge.
- Episode 8: Zip Up Apr 25, 2005 · 22m The teams square off in the "Zip Up" challenge, which finds the players trying to traverse inclined ropes while suspended 200 feet in the air.
- Episode 9: Never Ending Climb May 2, 2005 · 22m The teams take part in the "Never Ending Climb" challenge, which finds them collecting necklaces while scaling ladders held aloft by a crane. Also: Tonya has issues with her teammates.
- Episode 10: What A Drag May 9, 2005 · 22m Brad has issues with Mike after Mike gives him a wedgie. Also; the teams compete in drag racing, but with a twist: margarita glasses are placed before the finish line, and if they're…
- Episode 11: Riddle Me This May 16, 2005 · 22m The teams must solve a riddle and transport several objects across a lake.
- Episode 12: Time to Ride May 23, 2005 · 22m The contestants must ride mini-bikes across one of two different paths. Also: Tonya and Julie square off in the Inferno.
- Episode 13: If Memory Serves May 30, 2005 · 22m The teams have their memories tested in a challenge, and CT's scheme to get more of the money pays off when the next pair of "Inferno" nominees are revealed.
- Episode 14: Crab Grab Jun 6, 2005 · 22m The contestants take part in the "Crab Grab", which requires them to carry crabs across the beach to a box.
- Episode 15: Heart Rate Bungee Jun 13, 2005 · 22m The contestants compete in the "Heart Rate Bungee", which partners them with members of their team for bungee jump. Before they can leap, however, they must lower their heart rates to…
- Episode 16: Montezuma's Revenge Jun 20, 2005 · 22m The 10th-season finale.
- Episode 17: To Hell and Back: Hot Gossip from the Inferno II Jun 27, 2005 · 22m