ImpinAintEasy

So Jordan is just going to skate to another win, huh? I think Johnny is probably the preferred winner by production, so you never know if they pull some fuckery in a final or in a Jordan vs Johnny elimination. But right now the odds of Jordan having to see an elimination are slim. And Jordan in an individual final is pretty much unbeatable. The ladies side is much more interesting and wide open, with any one of Tori,Rachel,Cara, and Jenny being capable of winning. I think Aviv would have a chance too if she didn’t have her foot issue.

Cara, quit obsessing over beating Laurel. You’re a 2 time champ. You shouldn’t need that validation. It’s coming off as an annoying Chihuahua following a Mastiff around nipping at its paws. They’re never going to do another Rivals anyway. I hate losing so many people so early. I would rather have eliminations in every episode than one giant purge and episodes ending with zero resolution. CT is tubby again. He’ll still probably reach the final, but his chances of winning are probably low. I hope this stays a team competition. I don’t want an individual final. Cory would be a fool to get rid of Jordan so early. But we already know that’s what he is. I love LeRoy, but he is not good at this game. But he would beat Jordan at a physical elimination. So that will probably happen.

Laurel says she finished 30+ minutes before Cara and the editing made it look closer. Of course, she has been mad at the editing all season. She says she apologized to Cara almost immediately after blowing up at her earlier in the season, and they chose not to show it. She also says they overemphasized her relationship with Nicole throughout the game, not showing her relationship with the other cast members.

The Terminator is officially back! LFG!!! Laurel is my favorite Challenger. I know she’s crazy. I know she escalates from 0 to 100 in any confrontation. But damnit I love her! And to think I suggested she wasn’t cut out for this show anymore. It’s good to see her get a 2nd win, as she is better than only having a single win to her name. I still rate her higher than Cara as a Challenger and only behind Evelyn all-time for the women.

I was spoiled on the winner a couple of weeks back. He’s okay. He said he tried not to go all out throughout the season to avoid being seen as a bigger threat. And to be honest, his performance in the final does lend some credence to that. Glad the season is finally over.

The producers want Jay or Michelle to win. That repelling challenge was tailor made for Jay, the known rock climber. And a couple episodes ago there was a puzzle that was eerily similar to ones Michelle had won on Survivor. What a crock! I’ve never seen an episode where the top 3 favorites to win went home. Switching from only one of the 3 going home in elimination to now 2 was absolutely bullshit! I’m still not crazy about Nurys either, and she has zero shot of winning a final where water will almost certainly be involved. All drama has been removed from the season. Only 3 players left have been in an elimination, I think. Michelle is the best realistic option to win. Jay would be disgusting. Fucking rat.

Best episode of the season, by far. I loved everything about the conquest portion of the game. Last in the daily is purged, awesome! Schoolyard pick, great, although they should be forced to do it immediately, so as to not meticulously plan it out. Lastly, finally no more peanut gallery in the elimination! Horacio beating Kyland on the puzzles definitely surprised me a bit. He’s probably leapfrogged back to being the favorite in the final, though it will be close between him and Ed if they are both there. Fuck Jay. That is all.

I think Ed,Michelle, and Kyland are the favorites to win right now. I know it’s difficult to read the edit on this show, but Jay’s is not favorable for a win. IMO. I really like Ed. I would not mind him being a semi-regular contestant if this show continues. I’m pretty sure he has a real job, so we’ll see if he continues to appear. Asaf is a prime example of one of the problems with newer contestants on this show. He’s not being authentic. He’s clearly playing a character and being over the top cocky and making grandiose statements and trying to create drama in an attempt to be cast for future seasons.

This season is going to necessitate the return of the skulls. So sick of seeing the same people go into elimination. If they’re not going to make it mandatory to win an elimination to make the final, they need to go back to last place in the daily automatically going in. They also need to go back to anonymous voting. Having them go against champions has dragged this shitty season on way too long. If I didn’t know any better I’d say the producers favored the younger Champs(Devin/Tori/Kaycee) and gave them advantageous eliminations compared to the older ones. Honestly, would probably prefer an Ed or Kyland win over Horacio at this point if it’s a male winner. That dude just doesn’t bring any personality to the show. Great competitor. But I don’t think I can remember a contestant who is clearly a contender to win that just won’t give the producers anything to work with.

It’s clear given these eliminations, the producers want the new crop of Challengers to beat the veterans. Outside of Jordan and Devin, none of these eliminations have really been catered to the vets. Maybe Tori too. I get it, they want new, cheaper blood. Michelle is clearly their new darling. She does basically what Tori has done, become friends with a large group of people outside of the show and use it as cover during the season. Which isn’t exactly a new phenomenon, but there is a lack of rogues who can upset and destroy their plans the way a Jordan or Evelyn or CT could. Horacio could be that, but he’s way too passive in the game. Ed and Horacio continue to be the only semi-acceptable winners for me.

It had to be just a cost saving measure. Just thinking of how many non-champions who have come close and never been able to get over the hump, it’s crazy how much better it could have been.

Horacio and maybe Ed are the only acceptable winners at this point. The only ones whose victory would seem legitimate and not because of a weak cast. The peanut gallery being able to help out during eliminations continues to be bullshit. The best part of the episode was about something that didn’t even end up happening, which speaks to the quality of this season, or lack there of. Laurel is my all-time favorite Challenger. She brings everything to the table. Crazy? Check! Great competitor? Check! Attractive? Check! Total package.

The cast has come out and questioned the edit of the elimination. Made it seem like production changed the rules after Jordan lost the first two rounds(it was best of 5, not 3). Supposedly the lights went from automated to manually lit after there was a malfunction. Ciarran claims that he was also waiting at a lit up light to drain the time down, but the producers would shut it off quicker for him. They all say Jordan won, but question the way it was edited and how it was portrayed.

Wes and the Survivor women are the only ones I care about. I just don’t like the Big Brother players, never have. The Amazing Race doesn’t really produce the type of players who can succeed at The Challenge. So I’m obviously glad Wes is still in it, even though it’s odd that Wes thought he lost. Did we ever find out if the law that is supposed to prevent game shows being rigged applies to shows like this? I’m sure Dusty would be making a huge fuss if he truly felt he won. At least this version of trivia didn’t include any sabotage. You miss, you’re penalized for it. I hate when a player or team can literally not miss a single question and still lose.

It should be pointed out that eliminations and challenges are highly edited. Case in point, supposedly Bananas had 5 mores bags when Paulie threw his final one, but the show made it seem like Bananas had thrown all of his already. Edit: I should’ve read all of the posts, as I’ve seen this was already stated.