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There was part of me that was half expecting there to be another task at that point. Something along the lines of "you want your money, you have to jump out of this helicopter and swim to the beach to find the seal with your bag of money tied around his flipper." And this is such a refreshing attitude because most of these Challengers would throw their own mothers under a bus to win the money!

My liver hurts while watching this show and I'm completely sober. I could not get over how badly sunburned some of the cast was. Did they all forget their sunscreen? They were going to be hurting when they all sobered up. I did crack up at Kodi's 'read a book that doesn't have your face on it' during the whole 'Gus doesn't know who Nelson Mandela is' scene.

I'd also be worried about fumes from paint affecting how food tasted and/or smelled. I know it didn't have an effect on prep, as they showed one team indicating that something in the oven smelled done; but I'd still be worried about how it affected the diners. And you know damn well that even though the Cheftestants aren't responsible for the installation of tables and decor, you know they will get blamed if one potted plant is out of place or the restaurant name is crooked on the wall.

And Nelson was arrested/jailed/released, which when combined with the Bananas sex tape, caused some sort of massive Twitter drama amongst the Challengers. I know, Challengers and Twitter drama is like saying water is wet and puppies are cute.

I like carrot cake. I like bread pudding. I like french toast. I do not like them all mixed together. Even when on Prednisone and ready to eat anything that's not nailed down, I would not eat that carrot cake french toast thing.

We've come so far. It's a smart strategy. When others are showing their asses, no need to put yours on display as well.

Knowing that these hamsters are sometimes as dumb as rocks, I'd rather trivia be set up as live and die by your own knowledge (or lack thereof). It gets boring seeing what could be an interesting competition cut short because teams just target each other. I mean, these knuckleheads screwed up baby deer, baker's dozens and the Prime Minister of the UK. What else can they mess up? Also, I was really stressed watching them go through the electric wires thinking that someone was going to get badly zapped and get seriously hurt.

Yes! It was the perfect song for the end of the show. And that entire recitation of the SEAL creed was really well done. I'm going to miss seeing Michael Irby as badass biker guy on Mayans MC on Tuesdays and respectable SEAL on SEAL Team on Wednesday.

That had better have been some damn good pasta for all of the ruckus it caused. Have any of the cast mentioned on Twitter how long Devin followed Bananas around for? I'm curious because it looked like Bananas was at the edge of his rope but we had no context as to how long the whole thing went on for. Are we talking minutes or more along the lines of CT on Wes on Rivals. And Teej with an oak tree's worth of shade during trivia with how many kids the cast 'knowingly' has. I enjoy the trivia challenge, just wish it would have gone on longer. It always seems like its over so fast!

Hopefully Otis the sea lion survives any potential boat-related carnage! I'm enjoying Gerald McRaney's character. I hope we can keep him long term.

I liked the Armageddon, if only for the creativity it took in planning it. I mean, who looks at toilet plungers, treadmills, playground balls and a skinny metal trash can and sees a competition?! Because 'Look at the Wall, You Stupid Idiots' was not in Teej's Challenge instructions of Branch! Key! Run! Puzzle! I was also wondering if they had permission to cut down those tree branches. Some places get rather picky if you disturb nature with no good reason.

During that whole argument, when Chuck was standing profile, he reminded me a lot of late-2000s Jonathan Jackson (his General Hospital days). I'm dating myself a bit with this reference, I know. This is true, but this is also The Challenge, which probably means that this format will only work for three episodes or so.

Amen. But where have Seanie-Poo and the Brenna A disappeared to? Sometimes you need a bit of chill in between the hollering/whining/dramatics of the other boats and I'm not getting that. (Ok, to be fair the Northwestern was relatively chill this week.)

Yes! It's almost as bad as Oliver Queen's Island Wig from Arrow.

I was having serious flashbacks to Aunt Sandy with that potato salad. In what world do barbecue sauce, dijon mustard, mayo, vinegar and Worcestershire sauce go together? On top of the flavor shock, the color of the dressing was just so off-putting! I actually didn't mind the cornbread salad and would probably try a No-Thank-You-Helping of it, but I was trying to figure out what could be swapped out to make it less sweet.

When Alice was all "No More Secrets" with Hal, I noticed that the show conveniently ignored the secret of the Dead Body In The Cooper Living Room, which means that it totally will come up again at some point. I did enjoy the episode, even if the musical numbers were deliciously cheesy.

The best part of that whole thing was Keith's mocking of Jake's lightbulb moment over the survey. I know I'm in the cheap seats on my couch, but if you were a captain who has historically had issues finding crab, wouldn't you do some research/learning in the offseason so you could make sure you could do a central part of the job? That was some nice shade thrown there by Seanie-Poo, who is quickly becoming my favorite captain on this show.

The lack of straight lines on Hildi's walls was driving me nuts. With the amount of white space in the pattern, they could have used tape and gotten the crisp lines that pattern demanded. If I were the room-do-er couple, I would have been pissed as hell about painting half that wall in that pattern only to have the Murphy bed cover it up. The patterned wall would have been fine as an accent wall, but with the multiple walls, ceilings and decorative touches, it was just TOO MUCH.

I snorted at Jason wearing a t-shirt that said 'peace thru kindness.' Seems like that is the direct opposite method of these tier one operators. And I still think its funny that they incorporated Boreanaz's Philly fandom into the show by having his character sport Flyers gear. I wonder if they had to license that from the NHL? You know its a thrilling episode when you're contemplating the wardrobe more than the plot. And Clay, go outside and talk to your lady friend. Let the rest of your team take a nap in peace while you have your jealousy crisis.

Gus Kenworthy was the only damn grownup on that after show. He was not buying anyone's shit. I'd watch him on TV any day. If you think about it, Bananas lost this elimination because he failed at Lite-Brite. Devin's commentary about the whole thing made it that much funnier. But I really hope that he wasn't planning on the village idiots taking things as far as they did. They took it to Defcon 1 when he probably just needed a 3.

I was cracking up when that started playing. Then realized that there may very well be some cast members who were not even born when that song was released. Regardless, the editors did well with that choice.

Prize winnings are split. While Alex technically 'won' the Indy 500 prize money, the check goes back to his team and based on his contract, he gets a certain percentage of the winnings. A percentage of 2.5 million is still a nice chunk of change, but its not like he walked away with the entire 2.5 million. And Indycar drivers do not make anywhere near NASCAR driver contract money; they make significantly less and the prize money in Indycar is also not at NASCAR levels. However, Alex and Conor represented the series well and I can't wait to see Alex back behind the wheel in two weeks. And hopefully Conor gets a ride - at least an Indy 500 ride - soon. He was fired shortly after he got back to the States after the race. But he did get off Alex's couch and into his own condo, lol.

He said on the aftershow that he told the producers when he got there about the notes and most of them were like 'wtf, but you do you.' On a related WTF note, MTV really shouldn't tease me with a 90 minute challenge episode only to give me a regular Challenge episode and a half hour aftershow that killed my brain cells. During the car challenge, I was really surprised that the show didn't have anyone on the water to go to anyone's rescue. They showed someone swimming from the dock/pier, but you would think someone would have been in a boat for faster rescue. Survivor manages to hide their water rescue team quite well; Challenge could learn from that.

I would watch the hell out of a show with Wes and Devin just annoying Bananas. And FFS, Bananas is selling pink hoodies with 'Note-torious' on them. I give the man credit for his hustle, but this doesn't do much to dispel the notion that his entire life revolves around this show.

This! Granted I haven't been to an NFL Game since my Bills pulled off The Greatest Comeback in NFL History in 1993, but in seeing friends tailgate pictures, there's always something sweet on the table, even if its just a bag of Chips Ahoy or some Rice Krispie treats. It would have been a risk, but it would have been neat to see a cheftestant take a breakfast/brunch approach to tailgating. A lot of tailgating lots open at 8am or 9am on game days. If you're going to be making chicken wings or whatever in a parking lot, then scrambling some eggs or having a quiche/fritatta with some bacon is not outside the realm of what could be considered tailgating food. And I know I may be cynical, but breakfast food can sop up the alcohol just as well as wings/poutine/nachos can.