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I never thought I’d see Frank, Sam, DaVonne, Shane, Dario, or Ashley K back on a season of The Challenge. Am I misremembering, or were Adam and Steve never really working together in All Stars 4? So how did Steve betray Adam? I’m curious who Veronica was referring to when she had the “I can’t stand the person” confessional? Beth? Because there’s no way that was about Katie, who she’s been fine with for like a decade and a half.

I like Maria Munos, but her cadence/voice occasionally resembles that of Laurel’s. To the point where I wasn’t looking at the screen and was asking “why is Laurel hosting this reunion?” I’m still not sure why Bananas was so upset at Michele for her foot comment on the bus if nothing actually happened? When the cast was gathered next to Maria at the very end, I was very afraid we would hear a part 2 of “Alien” from Emy. From the Spies, Lies and Allies reunion.

Why are we assuming Michele would have tanked a final that had more than swimming and puzzles? It’s clear you’re not a fan of hers, but I’m not sure where this narrative of “she’s a weak competitor” came from. And the karma points seemed more about who has longevity and longer relationships in the franchise than anything else.

I wonder why CT, Tony, Kaycee, and Horacio weren’t at the reunion? I think this was Avery’s first ever reunion. I’m so beyond tired of Bananas. I wish the other players would largely ignore what he says or does, as he’s just attention-seeking at this point.

I get your sentiment in general about Rachel, but I think Rachel had achieved the maximum that she could with karma points. She was ahead of Tori, who was ahead of Michele, who was ahead of Jenny for karma points. (8, 6, 4, 2) I don’t think Rachel receiving (let’s say) twelve 5 ratings versus eleven 5 ratings would have made a difference

Did Rachel, Sam, or Sierra ever indicate why they ultimately voted out Jon Lovett over Andy?

I’ve always liked Michele, but even I’m impressed that she’s still here. Even if you put aside the fact that she’s less experienced/less of a gym rat than most of this cast, she had a shit ton of enemies coming into this season (Amanda, Laurel, arguably Nurys, Kyland, Horacio, Jonna and Cara Maria). How did production manage to dry the car for the next player after it was repeatedly dropped in the water? I don’t know what to make of the Cara and Rachel dynamic. I feel like they started off the season super friendly (especially about the Laurel blow-up), but now they’re just taking pot shots at each other in confessionals. What happened?

Sia is no longer giving money. Jeff announced as much a few days after the season 46 finale.

I actually like Sam, but how did he have any more agency than Rachel after the merge?

Amanda is probably kicking herself that she isn’t on this season. She declined from what I’ve heard. But her Lavender Ladies in Ashley, Shane and Sylvia are all there.

And Sierra might vote for him as well.

Chrissy in season 35 was the other 4 immunity woman who didn’t win. I think the jury just didn’t connect with her as much as they did with Ben.

I think Noura brought Tommy to the end in season 39, and Tommy won the season.

Did I mishear, or was Bananas claiming to Rachel that their last season together was on The Island? There’s no way that either of them forgot about Exes II, so I’m wondering if production cut that part out because they’d have to acknowledge that Camilla existed?

It’s interesting: I remember a pre-season interview with Teeny where they indicated that their strength is more in the social game than in the strategy/number crunching side of the game. And that’s certainly borne fruit this whole season. Teeny seems to be nearly universally well-liked by their cast, but has been out of the loop a lot.