ImpinAintEasy

The way they reveal the winner sucks, just like the final and the second half of the season. It’s strange how much less difficult the finals have been the past two seasons, while the prize money for the winners has went way up. Cara is entitled. Just like most vets. That clip of her fight with Nelson showed that. Own up to it. With Laurel,Camilla, and Sarah gone, Cara is the best female. It’s okay if she acts full of herself. Just quit acting all innocent. Jordan is an asshole, but Derrick standing up for Cara was as much about him trying to get cast for future seasons. He made it far on Dirty 30, but he was boring and was pretty much invisible in the edit. The producers want drama, even if it is fake. Devin is too over the top now. He was annoying and made me side with Johnny, who looked like he was wearing guyliner. But that’s besides the point. Disappointed the Miz and Brad didn’t try and recreate the atomic wedgie turned necklace incident.

I officially hate this season. It’s so damn boring. Even with all the tribe swaps a Pagonging is still happening! I can’t stand Kellyn,Brad, or the woman with huge boobs whose name is escaping me. The army lady really upset me this episode too. Play the damn game! There are only 4 players I can say I somewhat enjoy(Michael,Laurel,Donathan, and Wendell). God help them if they get tribe swapped with the cultish group of Kellyn,Brad, and big boobs.

“It’s Back to discount groceries and open eyeballs for you, buddy. Have fun explaining to the ex-wife and kids about your behavior on this challenge.” I just don’t see the need to bring up his kids so much. Marie did it earlier this season too. And it’s made worse because Zach and Marie didn’t know Brad before this season, to the best of my knowledge. So what gives them the right to speak on his personal life?

Brad got hosed in that elimination by faulty equipment. He had the better strategy, as he usually does, but the handles inside both balls break? Seems fishy. I think Zach is funny but his comments as Brad was leaving were below the belt. So a 36 year old single guy was banging a 26 year old single woman consensually? What’s the problem? Did people have a problem with Cory and Aneesa? Not sending Zach into elimination is the single dumbest move that could have been made. But because these finals are never truly individual, the consideration of the opposite sex and keeping stronger players to be paired with is factored in. On that count, I would have had Zach go against Brad. I know I’m higher on Brad than most, but I think all-around he’s close to Zach. I don’t think he’d be a liability in a final. He’s better at puzzles and strategy than Zach, and is good enough at the physical stuff too. Kyle is funny. I don’t think his playing dumb strategy will work in future seasons, but he seems to be loved by everyone, so that helps. So, it sounds like the players that made the final get to keep the money in their bank accounts. So Tony,Zach, and Nicole already won the equivalent of third place finishers in the past, if not more. So if there is only one winner in the final, it’s easier to stomach. I just hope they find a way to make it fair so the females have a shot, but at the same time avoid tilting it too far to help the women. Like let’s say they have to carry a percentage of their body weight, that is something Cara and Nicole would crush, while the guys could struggle with. I suppose I’m rooting for LeRoy or Cara to win. I’d be okay with Nicole too.

The women steamrolled themselves while deciding the Troika. Devin offered up his vote to put the women in the troika and they fucking declined the offer! All three of those women could have been safe if they weren’t so afraid of upsetting Zach and Tony. The troika and grenades, while initially intriguing, have been a complete failure. Too much power is given to the troika for the way in which it is decided. Too many team challenges. It would have been more fair and interesting if the game was mostly individual and the top 3 performers formed the troika, with the men and women alternating depending on whether it’s a male or female elimination day. I hope Devin and Jemmye are the ones eliminated, though I’d be fine with Kailah being eliminated too. It’s a terribly boring challenge with no reference point to tell how any of them did. Kyle was the only one that was shown to be struggling, but that was probably just because of his funny commentary. I’m sure others did as well. It’s interesting how fast things are moving now that Johnny is gone. They dragged things out while he was on and are rushing to the finish with him out. Had he made the final, I’m sure they would have found a way to stretch this season into 3 more episodes with his ”witty” commentary and pot stirring in the House.

The two posters who tend to have the inside scoops on Vevmo are saying Landon is confirmed. Wow! An actual good person worth rooting for! Not to mention the greatest competitor of all-time(along with CT). The male cast is ridiculously strong: Landon CT Johnny Zach Brad Joss With 3 or 4 spots yet to be confirmed, here’s hoping for one of Derrick,Darrell, or Abe. Abe in a house with Cara and Kyle would be insane. With those three, I could see either a threesome happening or Abe murdering Kyle.

That’s not the full list. If Landon winds up not being on this season after the heavy speculation, I will be upset. Supposedly Abe was rumored to be on as well. The female cast is so disappointing. If Landon and/or Abe are in the cast, then the male side is stacked.

If the rumors of a male challenge legend returning for season 32 are correct, maybe there is still hope for an Evelyn return. I never expected to see this guy again.

I hate the mercenaries twist and how unfair it is. I have no love for Britni, but the difference between drawing Laurel or Ashley is immense. Laurel is an automatic loss for whoever got her. In Britni’s case, I think she loses to Ashley as well, but she at least would have had a chance. She probably loses to Kam too, so it’s not a Joss vs Shane level of unfairness, but it still sucks. I thought for a moment we were going to see Darrell vs Brad. As much as I still root for Brad, I don’t think he has the stamina or the legs to beat Darrell. What did CT call him during the Duel? A bone rack? “He’s got no legs, bro!” Frank is a bitch. Glad to see him lose easily. He looked like he was just there for a free trip to Spain. I need Laurel to start doing regular challenges again. Though I doubt Cara would like that very much. The female cast has been very weak the last couple seasons. And now with Camilla banned, it’s basically only Cara left as a strong competitor . Nicole is good at anything physical, but is not good with puzzles. She’s basically the female Nelson. We’ll see how good Kam really is moving forward. Laurel and Sarah are sorely missed. Kyle was impressive this episode. Based solely on what I’ve seen on this show, I find him entertaining and charming. He seems to be playing the best political game, as everyone loves him. He is a low-key good competitor too. Zach and Tony are running the game now, which is something I never thought I’d say. Zach seems to have dropped some mass and improved his endurance. He has to be the favorite to win for the guys. Devin is terrible at picking teams. I suppose he thought a team of 4 had no chance, so he chose all of his alliance to be on his team. And his team had 3 guys. But how do you not choose Zach and Cara or Nicole to be on your team?

Johnny fucking spoiled this episode on social media before it aired. Supposedly he spoiled who wins the season too, though thankfully I didn’t see it. How does he not get in trouble for this? I was shocked that producers gave Devin a non-physical elimination vs Johnny. I guess I have to give them some credit, unless they introduce a way for Johnny to get back in the game. Devin can be funny at times, and I laughed at his reaction to winning, particularly when they added that special effect to his talking head. He’s a pompous ass, but at least he can be entertaining. Seeing TJ lecture on bullying and not standing for it made me roll my eyes. What happened to Kayleigh would not even rank in the top 25 worst bullying incidents on this show. Zach and Tony are clearly getting winner edits. Brad is nowhere to be found.

It’s too early to judge the attractiveness of the cast just from watching the show. Libby seems to be cute. Yoga Steph has a nice body, though her chest was clearly purchased. Jenna has a big booty. If Morgan looks like Smashley from ‘The Challenge’ then she must be fairly attractive. As for the men, the two models are handsome. Sebastian has a face that does not match the body. I wouldn’t exactly call him a butterface, but it is sort of goofy looking. James and the furniture designer are good looking dudes too. Not that any of this matters, but I didn’t really think the cast wasn’t attractive enough while watching.

I don’t think Devin can take out Johnny in an elimination, and he isn’t good enough physically to get people to follow him. He’s entertaining, but he is no Wes. Eventually Zach or Tony will have to realize that they stand a better chance at winning if Johnny isn’t in the final.

For Jemmye, I understand why she wouldn’t go for Johnny. Her only hope in this game is to float around unnoticed. She doesn’t want him going after her. Her biggest mistake is justifying her vote by thinking Johnny is protecting her by not putting her in any inquisitions. He’s not doing that, he’s only saving her as a layup for when/if Natalie is sent in.

I want to like Devin, but it’s hard to not see him as a pushover. Unless the elimination is some puzzle, he has little chance to beat anyone. Johnny is correct in saying that he is a layup, IMO. Apparently Johnny is injured. So there is hope of the Sarah curse continuing. Now will Tony and Zach risk angering him by putting him in vs a layup opponent? Doubtful. Nelson seems a lock to go in. I was surprised Kailah actually made a good decision with her grenade and created the teams properly. She’s still not a good social player and lucked out having a kiddie puzzle and an opponent that treats the show as a vacation. But at least she used the grenade wisely. Natalie is going to be the female face of the show if she wants to continue appearing. I think she is fake, and I’m not fond of her relationship with Johnny, but she seems to be good at this game.

Smart as in having good grappling/wrestling instincts? Yes. Smart as in overall intelligence? Nope. Derrick embarrassed himself in the Dirty 30 final when he didn’t even try to help with the mental/puzzle portion of the final. It made me question whether he could ever win an individual season. His 3 wins were in large part due to being a Kenny/Evan/Johnny lackey. He’s the perfect soldier who does best in a team format, where his weaknesses can be covered up. Which is no different than most Challengers, if I’m being honest. I hate Bananas, but I’ll give him credit, he is built for finals and is well rounded as a competitor. There are only a handful of recent guys you can say that about(Jordan,CT,Wes,Darrell, and Johnny).

I like Derrick a lot, but it fucking sucks that Joss is gone from the game. He seems like a nice dude and is clearly a physical beast. I respect Jordan a ton, but I think Joss beats him in that elimination. We know Joss would have destroyed Shane. But he got the worst opponent, outside of an in shape CT or Darrell, to go against. And to lose on a mental error makes it worse. I hope he becomes a regular. The safety precautions on this show are seemingly non-existent. Apparently the cars challenge took place over two days after Zach and Nelson both smashed through the back windows and needed stitches. They supposedly made sure the windows would no longer smash(I would think they would have done that to start), and once they did, it was impossible to make it all the way across. Tori looked like she didn’t try. Kam is a good competitor, but she’s not as good as she thinks she is. Hopefully we see her and Cara in an elimination against each other. Bananas is basically running the way the game is set up. He flat out said in a reddit AMA yesterday that he is basically a producer at this point. It seems like this season is being set up for him to win. With Joss gone, only Zach and Brad can beat him in a final. It’s pretty clear, at most, he’ll only have to compete in one elimination.

B-Rad with the winning return to an elimination! Woo-woo! LOL. It’s been tough to root for him with Britni being connected at the hip, but I still can’t root against him. He appears to be anti-Bananas, so at least there’s that. I laughed so hard at Tori being called a legend. Aneesa at least has been around long enough to make you forget she has never won a challenge. I guess if they really wanted to eliminate every competitor they would have payed Emily,Ev,Laurel, and Rachel to come in and crack skulls. Jordan and Derrick are certified legends. No problem there. Derrick vs Joss looks like it will be brutal. I love Diesel, but will be rooting for Joss to stay. He seems like a decent dude and has made me question my sexuality more than once. The note writing stuff was boring and pointless. But hey, John needs his screen time. Devin is a very poor man’s version of Wes. Too bad he’s not much physically. He needs to visit Bananas’ and Brad’s juice dealer like Tony did.

I love Melissa. She is a true triple threat: Pretty. Crazy. Good competitor. I feel like she is going to be the new Camilla, just hopefully without the racism. The elimination was entertaining and both girls brought it. I feel like Melissa would have brought more to the show than Sylvia, so sad to see her go. Like most people, I’m getting sick of Bananas, but more so of his posse. I used to love LeRoy, but his closeness to John makes it impossible to root for him. Zach seems to be getting sucked into that vortex as well. With no CT,Darrell,Jordan,Wes, or Derrick around, it’s looking like Bananas is in line for a 7th win. Zach and Brad seem to be the only threats, with Nelson and Joss a little behind them.

Brad and Joss didn’t have any other choice but to put Sylvia in. It saved both of them from being up for elimination by making it a girl’s elimination. Which, btw, seems to be an excuse to even the numbers back up after Eddie was kicked off. Hopefully Britni gets sent in and is eliminated. I want to like Brad again. At least he’s still good for some funny quotes and bug eyed craziness. “It’s about the community. Let that marinate a bit.” ? I’m one of the few who isn’t grossed out by eating Challenges. So Tony’s performance was legendary, IMO, and I am now a fan. It’s right up there with CT’s projectile vomiting in the Rivals II final. “Tony Time” and Zach’s commentary was hilarious. I’m loving the mixture of personalities this season. It’s already better than any of the recent few Challenges. The Brits are so much more entertaining than any of the ‘Young Bucks’ and AYTO people.

I’d love to have Coral return in the Jemmye role as Challenge narrator. She’s probably the funniest person ever to be on this show, and I’m aware that Theo Von is a comic. “Wrassle? I don’t wrassle, I beat bitches up!”

“Now it’s a necklace!” “It’s taken a moment for me to realize that, wow, this bloated son of a bitch just ripped my underwear out of my pants.” ”Congratulations, son, you’re a meathead!” ?It was The Miz who gave him the atomic wedgie. One of the funniest moments in Challenge history.

Not only does Kyle have hair plugs, but his beard is fake too. So strange, but I do like him so far.

MTV basically edited him out of the game. He was supposedly removed prior to this episode after one of the women said he was abusive toward her outside of the game. I think it was Alicia or Kam.

I already like the newbies. Much better than most of the AYTO people. I’m here for Brad’s close to mid-life crises(though I believe he’s younger than CT and Johnny). I’ll admit that I have watched ‘RW/RR Challenge/The Challenge’ forever but I’ve never watched the feeder shows, with the exception of Brad’s season of ‘The Real World’. So I have always sort of rooted for him. Don’t know or care much about his personal life, but it seems all of the info about it comes from Tori. Not saying everything she says isn’t true, but she certainly seems like the bitter ex. I think this season has a unique cast. I’m more excited after the first episode than I have been in a while. I just wish Johnny and Cara would take a break. We need some new blood winners.

Devon and Chrissy were screwed. Ben had more votes against him than any Survivor winner in history. Devon received one vote all season. I know Chrissy won a ton of immunity necklaces, but to me, Devon played the best strategic + social game, by far. I was disappointed, but not surprised that they didn’t ask the jury who they vote for if it’s Devon up there instead of Ben. I think Devon would have won. Somebody needs to get through to Jeff and tell him enough with the hidden idols and secret advantages. At the very least, make it so that once an idol is played or a person is voted out with it, then it is gone for good. No more re-introducing it back into the game. I enjoyed the season more than most, but the last few episodes really soured me on it. I can’t help but feel production wanted Ben to win and aided him.