By Maureen Francico

The treatment left a permanent mark on #4, the dance instructor with a missing tooth. She was the first to hit the red button. 

Fortunately for #7, the missionary, she got a hall pass from the hit parade treatment, which saved her Solitary 4.0 hide. 

That left us with six guests:

Pod 2: Rommel Gargoles, Martial Arts Instructor
Pod 3: Kelsey "Kelso" Thorn, Student
Pod 5: Todd Ranck, Bartender/Game Show Contestant
Pod 6: Tyler Tongate, Solitary Veteran from Season Two 
Pod 8: Erik Shaw, Artist
Pod 9: Liberty Freeman, Children's Party Entertainer

Long after #4 left Solitary, the guests didn't show of any signs of hitting the red button. So, Val increased the intensity. In round 41, the Solitarians had to slap themselves 34 times in 90 seconds. The slaps had to be loud enough to register in the red zone of "the applause meter." 

Yet #8, the artist seemed to be enjoying himself. This guy was pure entertainment and reminded me of "Bacon Bouncer," #9, from last season. Both guys appeared to like pain.

With no other guests quitting anytime soon, Val thought they got numb to the treatment and had them slap their faces five times using their hands. Being tough competitors, nobody backed down from the challenge. I was convinced the treatment would turn into a "Fight Club" but Val had a change of heart. Soon after, she revealed the treatment was over. 

Thankfully for the guests, the next challenge gave them a break from enduring anymore physical pain. Instead, Val gave them a typing test with a twist. The keys did not match the letters. So, the phrase "THIS SUCKS VAL!" took them quite a while to type out. #2 cracked the code first, but got stuck with the next phrase "I THINK I'M GOING CRAZY."

On the other hand, #5, the Professional Game Show Contestant, had the best memory, remembering which key contained the right letter. He was the first to correctly type ALL six phrases and earned freedom from the next treatment -- twister.

Not only did the guests have to put their hands and feet on the numbers that Val called out, they also had to keep their neck straight as they focused a green laser within the Octagon. If the laser moved out of the Octagon, a penalty round followed. #8 was the first to find himself in a penalty round where he had to point the laser 60 seconds into the Octagon with his neck cranked and back flat. 

#7 slipped and entered a penalty round too. Throughout the treatment, she imagined the laser hitting her cheating ex-fiancé. 

But it was #8 who found himself in ANOTHER penalty round. Rather than completing it, #8 hit the red button. He said "he gave it all he got." Unfortunately, it wasn't enough and he was the first to quit the treatment. I was bummed to see him go. 

Had he earned freedom from the typing test, #8 would have done well in what appears to be a food eating challenge in the NEXT treatment. I think the guys will do well and I worry for the ladies, especially #3. She can't seem to hold anything in. If you recall, she couldn't contain the concoction in the BARFtending treatment. 

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