Spikey

That's a fairly cheap solution actually. Of course they had problems because when you build a gravity wall like that you can't go that high without some sort of additional reinforcement.

The ratings have been declining since the start of the season. Last season was getting over 6 million viewers per episode, this season it's down to about 3 million.

There are quiet a few debt collectors that will sue on out of statute debts anyway since if the debtor doesn't respond to the lawsuit they will still get a default judgement. In every state that I'm aware of, it's the defendants responsibility to cite the statue of limitations as an affirmative defense to the lawsuit. It also doesn't help matters that some less scrupulous debt collectors will use shady tactics to reset the statute of limitations. The other issue is that a forgiven debt has tax implications as it's considered income by the IRS. It's become more common in the last few years for debt collectors to issue 1099C forms and report the forgiven debts to the government. You don't have to have an attorney to respond to a law suit but the court system is very difficult to navigate for a layperson. It doesn't help matters that judges will give members of the bar preferential treatment. If a lawyer is late to a hearing a judge will typically hold up the hearing. If a layperson, who is self defending is late, they will likely just award a default to the lawyer. It's incredibly unfair. Typically the statute of limitations is shorter than the credit reporting period of 7.5 years from the date of default.