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This “trivia” challenge was lame. And stupid. Who do they have coming up with the challenges this season, the B team? The opening challenge was ok because of the scenery. The slip n slide was a retread of countless other ‘get up/down something slippery”, then there was the “move around quickly dangling above water”, and now they combined the trivia with an eating challenge. It’s like they’re checking things off a list. It’s a good thing they added all the new people or I probably would’ve stopped watching this season.

I am so so happy to see a Johnless Troika finally. I love how uncomfortable Brad and Joss were after they chose Sylvia. Asses. Joss said her name because Brad said it so quickly? WTF, you don’t have a mind of your own? I noticed Nicole giving her “vendetta” Sylvia a comfort hug afterwards. Some of these vendettas are as tenuous as the Exes and Rivals matchups.

I love it, the Artem Palmer, stirred with a tiny sword.

I’m still lmao at John on Champs vs Stars not wanting Zach in the final because he gassed out in a previous final which was done 3-4 years ago, and now here Zach finishes 2nd in pretty good shape and John finishes 17th and looking pretty gassed. I’m liking Zach. Maybe as someone suggested previously, his douchiness really was in his hair. Nicole’s voice is so annoying but at least we haven’t heard her talking about peanut buttah yet. I rewatched the show and someone correct me if I’m wrong but I don’t remember the new guy from AYTO getting to introduce himself or his vendetta in a talking head. I’m guessing he’s the Eddie that Kam and Alicia were talking about. Hell, they didn’t even put his name and finishing place on the screen when he finished ahead of John. Did Alicia really say she and Whory have been hanging around together for two months and she wants him to wife her up already? WTH girl!? I liked the way everyone was supporting each other at the top as they finished, John’s stupid remark about Rogan aside. Loved the Gibraltar views.

Gee, I’m on pins and needles to see if that coin lands on heads or tails.

I like the new people. Watching Marie and CM fuss over Bandana Boy is a big WTF. Victor and Joss look better. Brad, WTF? Is Britni trying to bag all the “old” men of the challenge or something? Does John think what he’s doing is flirting because it just comes off as creepy and predator-ish. I’m still trying to get my eyeballs out from under the fridge. That’s where they rolled during John’s “welcome to my challenge” toast. Ugh, they must’ve started writing that shit into his contract.

I noticed while they were hanging out at the house that wherever John was, Nicole was usually there too. And guess who she was sitting beside at the reunion. Hmmmm. Nicole’s ‘don’t underestimate me because of my size’ crap got old a long time ago. If she loses at something she’ll say it was because the elimination/challenge favored someone larger. Yet the elimination where Aneesa beat her did not favor size, and she still lost. Now she’s saying she can beat anyone there at puzzles? On the subject of wardrobe, does Aneesa ever wear anything that’s not a black tank top?

That was Ashley. Along with her, why were half of these people even there? Can someone please wake me when they reveal who won, this is ridiculous. It’s funny to watch John trying so hard to be relevant.

The group as a whole should’ve voted Camila straight into the redemption house for her racist rant. Why they didn’t do this is beyond me but Jordan was the only one who even mentioned it and IIRC it was during a TH. So Jenna had to do the dirty work. Because Jenna is awesome. Leroy, your entitlement is showing. Veronica is evil because she voted for you? Your name can be brought up as easily as anyone else’s. If you weren’t depending on your friend John to help you coast through this challenge you could have handled someone voting for you as well as Derrick did, or as well as Hunter handles constantly being thrown into eliminations. Bye. Camila won her elimination but it doesn’t seem like she has many allies in the house.

Kudos to Dario for admitting that he’d been skating by and that he’d have to show he should be there. Jemmye is another one who is just coasting. Jenna should’ve sent her out in the purge. I like Kailah and Jenna. If they were smarter at playing the game they would be unstoppable. It’s always fun to see Camila get frustrated because people won’t listen to her when she’s working as a pair or on a team. It’s also fun to see John on a losing team. When will BMP realize that requiring glass to be broken on challenges is not a good idea? The house as a whole wanted to put Jordan into elimination after his comment about Jemmye, and he was put in. I got the same impression about Camila after her rant so here’s their chance to put her in the elimination or the redemption house but it seems like they’ve all forgotten about it. Cara, STFU with your elitist “they’re all at the bottom of the totem pole” about the team who won. Between the five of them they’ve won I believe eight eliminations this challenge. Like them or not, they’ve proven themselves (according to the criteria of entitled vets) and IMO deserve to have the power they currently have.

Damn Nelson, if you’re going to get sent home for hitting someone, at least hit John. I still don’t get all the hate for Kailah, most of the girls are guilty of the attitude they accuse her of. And why does it seem everyone is against her? After what Camila did and everyone’s outraged comments about it, it looked like no one is holding her actions against her, but they act like Kailah is the devil. I liked CT’s idea of voting people in who are skating by, like Jemmye, but I don’t think he’s always felt that way.

I watched this episode again today before deleting it and noticed something. Since I tune out Jillian I missed what she told Liam when he returned with Annoying Girl Reporter’s cellphone (in my defense, it didn’t appear that Liam was listening to her either). She said, “He’s expedited the 160 and I’ve contacted everyone. I think he’s planning on using the ark hanger as a bunker in case...”. So that explains who the people were supposed to be and why they had bags, but not how they were able to get there so quickly unless they only chose people from near DC. They also apparently only chose people in their twenties, but Tanz did put Jillian in charge of curating the group, so... I need to change the combination on my luggage now ;) I was helping my mom with her iPhone awhile back and asked her what the passcode was. Yep, 1234. She didn’t understand why I burst out laughing. I like Tovah Feldshuh normally, but her acting in this has been atrocious. When she was addressing the nation and was interrupted by the alert, her “What’s happening? What the hell is happening? Are we still live?” sounded so comical to me. It reminded me of a funny scene from a movie but I’m not exactly sure which one. Maybe from Spaceballs when Dark Helmet is getting ready to attack the Winnebago and it suddenly disappears. He goes from speaking in his helmet voice to flipping up the visor and whining, “What happened, where are they?”. The freeing of Monroe Bennett reminded me of Scott explaining to Dr Evil how Austin Powers always escapes because he puts one inept guard on him. Ok there was more than one guard, but seriously these are the guys who were protecting the president and they can’t even keep one prisoner. Maybe Grace’s dad should’ve been on security.

That’s what I thought too since Darius told Liam to usher as many of “our” people down to the ark as he can. But when Darius explained to Liam that he was going to spend the next 27 minutes solving the asteroid problem, he specifically said that Liam will be surrounded by the finest scientists, doctors and engineers. So which is it, random people from Tanz (Darius did say “as many as you can”) or the actual 160? I was wondering who was going to launch the ark if necessary, but on rewatch, Darius did say he had a former astronaut who can pilot it, because you know a ship that size only needs a crew of one :/ I’m sure the former astronaut is there because he/she was just hanging around Tanz, waiting. Silly writing all around. If the show is renewed I’m sure the nuclear threat will be excused as Resist hacking NORAD’s systems. Any word about cancelled or renewed yet? Well the problem of clean underwear is solved. Those people being herded to the bunker by Jillian and Liam were carrying overnight bags. I’m going to miss seeing Santiago Cabrera every week.

I’m confused, the people that went into Darius’ bunker were the people Jillian curated for the ark? The 160 were milling about Tanz Industries all the time? Or did they just put in whoever happened to be there? Darius’ remarks to Liam indicated they were the 160 but wtf. Why put anyone in there before you find out what happens between the US and Russia? And there’s still what, 128 days before the asteroid arrives. Darius didn’t even suggest that he would let them out if the missiles are neutralized and hostilities are resolved. For Pete’s sake, nobody even brought a change of underwear. Oh the humanity! That’s an interesting thought. But what does Resist gain by starting a nuclear war? Nobody wins. Again, it’s difficult to believe that not a single person on Earth other than Liam discovered an extinction level asteroid on a collision course with Earth, or that not one person who has been told about said asteroid has told someone who passed that knowledge on to others, etc.

Aw c'mon, Worst.Hitman.Ever did do a nice job killing the boss. Even shot him twice, at least one of them a headshot judging by the splatter on the wall. I won't be surprised if Annoying Reporter Girl survives. Who did she send her article to, herself? This show needs much more Mark Moses in it. Problem is his awesomeness highlights the not-so-great acting of others. So we've got us here a super duper Eye-Ron asteroid. Your move, Earth.

You never can tell with eliminations, who would have guessed that Ammo would eliminate Tony, or that Camila would eliminate Laurel (last season, after Laurel had eliminated Cara). If they don't at least try to put in a strong player, they will just continue to get picked off one by one anyway. I did say "You and the other..." so I wasn't putting it all on Nicole. Everyone who answered their question incorrectly or failed to give Camila an X when they did answer correctly gave Camila the power. It was a dumb question for her to pose. Nicole answered her first two questions correctly but being part of the mean girls, gave her first X to Kailah and the second to Jenna. She didn't give an X to Camila until Camila had given one to her. The first three girls, Nicole, Veronica and Jemmye, who all answered correctly could've taken out Camila right from the start. What alliance was Nicole in? Not the AYTO girls and not Jenna/Kailah so it wasn't a minority. Camila's comment about who else saves Nicole but her gave me the impression she was with the mean girls (Camila/Cara/Jemmye maybe Veronica).

Why does production allow Camila to be abusive toward the producer and security as well as to other players? She's a mean, violent, paranoid drunk and I'm sure they like her bringing the drama but she should've been sent home. When we've seen others be sent to a hotel for the night I've only seen them take a backpack. Camila packed everything, maybe they were going to send her home or she thought they were. Cara, STFU about Tony. I'm not a fan of his, but Camila was the aggressor in the back seat. Tony looked kinda trapped the way she had him in a headlock. Nicole: "I'm thinking who the hell let this girl win this challenge and have power." You and the other idiots who couldn't beat her in a trivia challenge, moron. Ok, Britni doesn't know what "playing the race card" means, but Nelson also said "you really gonna pull that card" so... Not an AYTO fan but I like Britni. No tantrum about going in to the Presidio again, just gets the job done and goes about her business with a smile on her face. She even asked Nicole if she was ok after she flipped her down the ramp the first time. Nicole, still waiting for you to prove yourself like you say, not constantly whine about the challenge being unfair for someone your size. You actually had a comparable competitor but you talk like you were going against Aneesa. Apparently you think you should be able to piggyback your way to the final due to your size. I admire that Hunter is willing to go against the top players, but unfortunately for him they don't want to play that way. Remember when Jordan thought that way on Free Agents? I guess he drank the Kool-Aid since he's up John's banana now. Tony, Jordan, Dario, Leroy, who do you think is next to go after the other alliance is eliminated? Hunter is right about them all being afraid to say the big dogs names, they'll just let themselves be picked off. Most of the girls are the same way.

It does look cheap. The cars using a dirt road to deliver the stars to their red carpet laid on a bumpy grass hill is a prime example. While I enjoy seeing stars who competed in the original shows, showing us clips from those shows highlights how much more exciting those shows were. There were more people on each team, there was a team captain, there were cheerleaders, there was an audience, there was Robert Conrad and there was Simon Says.

Uncle Fucker. I love it! Up until this episode, no matter how much my eyes rolled I let the show play during Liam and Jillian crap. However, when Liam pulled out the water guns at the park I couldn't find the FF button fast enough. And I used it every second either of those two were onscreen. That must have been the quickest audit in the history of accounting. It was also done very prettily from a comfy sofa with a few files sitting around. What's the matter, did they blow the prop budget on Liam and Jillian's toys? Why couldn't Annoying Reporter Girl have been visiting the hacker group when their building was blown up? Team Asteroid!

Thanks, I totally forgot about all of that while I was watching this episode. I can picture the writers saying that to themselves each week :)

Claire did look rather pleased, but if she's involved I don't know why she'd tell Harris that there was something afoot. Maybe she really doesn't know the VP is involved and was telling him the truth when she said she only was sure about Calhoun. I thought Harris' reaction to Grace telling them that someone tried to kill her was odd. He didn't seem surprised or shocked, and he looked over at Claire. In a show where there are so many huge inaccuracies I'm stuck on how unrealistic it was for Tess to not be carrying a purse. Where did she have her car keys? Lol

If I had just found out my daughter lied about going to work, then located her car and found her in a nearby car with a guy, the least I would have done is whipped out my cellphone and taken a photo with the license plate showing. I can't remember, does Grace know whatever his name is? Liam, you're pathetic, asking for relationship advice from a computer. Just walk away from Jillian and be glad you dodged that sourpuss bullet.

Why does BMP bother to leave the elimination as a cliffhanger and then show us the winner in the preview for the next episode? I used to be a fan of Cara, but she's become as entitled as Camila. Speaking of Camila, is anyone else sick of hearing "Camilanator"? It was organic the first time or two it happened but now it's just a joke of an act she puts on to get camera time. Last season the producer was even laughing at her as she pulled Camila away from the camera during the argument with Amanda. I thought Camila said she was retiring from the challenges after the one with Tony. Can Nicole please go next. Her voice, plumped lips and makeup are so annoying. I don't want to be rude about her makeup-free face, but isn't there any in between? Do these cast members (and TJ) get a bonus for each time they say "dirty"? I'm not sure why they're keeping the true prize money secret, these people already turn on each other for the lower amount. Or is it going to get "dirtier"?

I'm confused about why the Russians pulled out, I thought they already knew the US was behind the meteorite in Chelyabinsk. And they continue not to hide Jennifer Finnigan's pregnancy. I had to lol when Grace told Darius someone tried to kill her because when he said, "Are you alright?", he glanced down at her stomach and I expected his next question to be, "Is the baby alright". Why does that annoying reporter think she's so good, she's pretty much been handed all her information. Why couldn't Grace call Darius for help with her hitman? If she gets her Dad killed I will be upset because Mark Moses is my favorite person on this show.

Three reunions I'm looking forward to: The Hound/Arya, Jon/Arya and Gendry/Arya. It would be nice if Arya would be less No One-y when these take place. Seems like Brienne also could have said something to Jon about seeing Arya with the Hound. Maybe Sansa passed on what Brienne had told her. A Brienne/Hound reunion would also be interesting.