Challenge: Rivals - Ill Communication

CT and Jasmine are by each other a lot, he was cheering for them to win the jungle, and they are dancing in the mid teaser. So, they are friends :) Hopefully we get to see the funny Jasmine that a lot of the cast members talk about.

LOL @ Adam being pathetic this episode. I was cheering SO **** HARD for Jonna and Jasmine to win this. And they did! YAAAAAY! LOL @ Sarah and Katelynn losing. Not sad at all seeing them go (especially Sarah one more of JEK's minions bite the dust.) Oh and even though Adam looked pathetic I thought that was bogus as **** of Jenn to say what she said to the other girls. I get her not liking him but don't trash and badmouth the guy. Really unnecessary just like Jasmine's Meltdown.

[QUOTE=AEvans5;261763] I'm suprised that this was Mandi's first Challenge win. Didn't she win when she was on the red team on Cut Throat? Or was she gone by then? [/QUOTE] Well she was eliminated second so she didn't have much of a chance lol.

[QUOTE=Debut Album;261780]LOL @ Adam being pathetic this episode. I was cheering SO **** HARD for Jonna and Jasmine to win this. And they did! YAAAAAY! LOL @ Sarah and Katelynn losing. Not sad at all seeing them go (especially Sarah one more of JEK's minions bite the dust.) [B] Oh and even though Adam looked pathetic I thought that was bogus as **** of Jenn to say what she said to the other girls. I get her not liking him but don't trash and badmouth the guy. Really unnecessary just like Jasmine's Meltdown[/B].[/QUOTE] I agree.... Isn't Jenn the one who prides herself in being able to stand up to any one? She seemed more like she was trying to impress the girls and save face. It annoyed me.

You know what I just noticed about this challenge? That quite a few of the pairs consist of people from the same season. It's almost like an unintentional Battle of the Seasons if you think about it.

[QUOTE=Debut Album;261799]You know what I just noticed about this challenge? That quite a few of the pairs consist of people from the same season. It's almost like an unintentional Battle of the Seasons if you think about it.[/QUOTE] I noticed that too, and I find it interesting that Aneesa and Robin were the only Real World pair to be on different seasons.

[QUOTE=Debut Album;261799]You know what I just noticed about this challenge? That quite a few of the pairs consist of people from the same season. It's almost like an unintentional Battle of the Seasons if you think about it.[/QUOTE] Wes and Kenny, Paula and Ev, Jenn and Mandi, Evan and Nehemiah, Aneesa and Robin, Camila and Theresa. Don't see it.

CT & Adam, Leroy & Mike, Davis & Tyrie, Johnny & Tyler (4 out of the 7 male pairs) Jasmine & Jonna, Sarah & Katelynn, Laurel & Cara Maria (3 out of the 7 female pairs)

I love this episode. Really good one!

I'm so glad Sarah lost. Ive never liked her. I really hated how she skated to the finals in Cutthroat then bombed. Shes a mediocre competitor.

I don't post often. I'm more of a lurker but I HAD to add how much I also enjoyed watching this episode. From what I can tell, this appears to be the general consensus. I've been watching the challenges for years and have always hated how "rookies" get chewed up and spit out on these shows. In addition, a lot of them just roll over and take the abuse. Sad. But, Jasmine and Jonna refused to. They came to play. They shut up a lot of people and even if they don't make it much further, they should be very proud of themselves. I also find it laughable at the "veterans'" reasoning for throwing J/J in the jungle in the first place. "You didn't vote with us." Please. Kick rocks. As someone has already posted, J/J would have been going in to the next one regardless. Point. Blank. Period. At least this way, they were able to stay on their own terms by voting how THEY wanted to vote. Sarah. Poor Sarah. You played yourself. Again. I have always been pretty indifferent to the girl meaning I could take her or leave her. But, she showed some really unattractive colors this episode. Usually I take in to consideration slick editing (Adam & Jenn - I'll get to them next), but some of the sentences that were legitimately coming out of her mouth were so ugly. While not always the case, underestimating your opponent can be the 1st step towards signing your death warrant in these games. I found it visually appealing but also a bit mean for Adam's declarations of lust to be immediately followed by Jenn's feelings of disgust. Ouch. Then to thrown in Evan's little blurb about Jenn being a praying mantis - too perfect. ****. The editors knew what they were doing with that little scene. However, I'm more interested in what Adam has to say about this in real life because at the very least, I think he considered her a friend. It is a shame either way because he got hosed. I haven't enjoyed a season this much in awhile. Keep 'em coming!

Did anyone else think that the two scenes where Jenn was talking with the girls and Adam with the guys looked incredibly...staged? The way the girls seemed rapt with attention was Jenn was talking and the way the guys were egging on Adam just seemed kinda cheesy. If those scenes weren't staged, then Jenn is fantastically mean.

Judging from his tweets last night, Adam seems like he was genuinely hurt by what he saw Jenn say about him on TV last night and it sounded like he went on quite a bender as a result.

Wow, I always thought Jenn was gorgeous when she tried but what an UGLY personality. I hate how she thinks just because she yells and bumps her chest into people that she's "tough." Why clown Adam like that? He's nothing but nice to her and then she goes after Cara Maria? What could she have possibly done? Also hate how she never has to go in. I'm starting to dislike her more than I disliked Laurel who I'm actually starting to like.

[QUOTE=kristalie;261843]Wow, I always thought Jenn was gorgeous when she tried but what an UGLY personality. I hate how she thinks just because she yells and bumps her chest into people that she's "tough." Why clown Adam like that? He's nothing but nice to her and then she goes after Cara Maria? What could she have possibly done? Also hate how she never has to go in. I'm starting to dislike her more than I disliked Laurel who I'm actually starting to like.[/QUOTE] Them two have apparently had some sort of beef prior to Rivals, most likely starting on Cutthroat when some people on the blue team made Cara Maria cry, although we never see who it actually was. Apparently, Jenn was not on Cara's side during the whole "bar stool incident" so that may also have something to do with it. I'm also pretty sure that the scene from the uncensored promo where Jenn says "I don't give a F***" somehow has to do with this since she's wearing the same clothes. She looks pretty **** wasted or just in a real *****y mood, I can't tell which.

[QUOTE=Nightwolf;261846]Them two have apparently had some sort of beef prior to Rivals, most likely starting on Cutthroat when some people on the blue team made Cara Maria cry, although we never see who it actually was. Apparently, Jenn was not on Cara's side during the whole "bar stool incident" so that may also have something to do with it. I'm also pretty sure that the scene from the uncensored promo where Jenn says "I don't give a F***" somehow has to do with this since she's wearing the same clothes. She looks pretty **** wasted or just in a real *****y mood, I can't tell which.[/QUOTE] I agree and also think that whatever happens between Laurel and Paula ("You have fake *****, you're anorexic." etc.), is a result of whatever happens between Cara/Jenn or is the reason for it. I have a feeling that Jenn/Paula probably stuck together and defended each other as did Laurel/Cara, but thats justs my thoughts.

While I do think it was time for Jonna and Jasmine to go in (wouldn't have minded seeing Jenn and Mandi go in either except they won), I'm glad they won it. I don't really like Jonna's personality a lot of the times when she's talking to Jasmine, but I gotta give her props as a competitor. I really hope she and Jasmine get along better for the rest of the season. And Sarah has WAY too big of a head. Why does she think she's so great? She did well on ONE challenge as a rookie, and even then wasn't absolutely amazing. Overall, I liked the episode. I can't wait to hear Laurel's "explanation" for her blow-up at Paula...

Sarah is insufferable. I was so happy to see her and Katelynn lose because of how dumb she must have felt after all her comments. I don't even like Jonna much but that was awesome. Also, I had completely forgotten how creepy Adam is. He hadn't bothered me in his more recent challenges but this challenge he has been making me remember why I couldn't stand him so much during his original season. CT wanting the two to be friends is kind of hilarious though. I've always been on the fence about Jenn, but something about her comes off as incredibly forced. She seems way too quick to tell everyone how much of a ****** she is. And quite frankly, she was kind of a ***** this episode. Rooting for Leroy/Mike and Jasmine/Jonna. And I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm also rooting for Ev/Paula.

[QUOTE=Debut Album;261799]You know what I just noticed about this challenge? That quite a few of the pairs consist of people from the same season. It's almost like an unintentional Battle of the Seasons if you think about it.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Clarke;261808]I noticed that too, and I find it interesting that Aneesa and Robin were the only Real World pair to be on different seasons.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=some guy;261814]Wes and Kenny, Paula and Ev, Jenn and Mandi, Evan and Nehemiah, Aneesa and Robin, Camila and Theresa. Don't see it.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Buck05;261816]CT & Adam, Leroy & Mike, Davis & Tyrie, Johnny & Tyler (4 out of the 7 male pairs) Jasmine & Jonna, Sarah & Katelynn, Laurel & Cara Maria (3 out of the 7 female pairs)[/QUOTE] The other pairs from different seasons all include either Fresh Meat I or II, except for Aneesa and Robin as Clarke pointed out. I agree with Debut, this is a lot like Battle of the Seasons.

Also, Wes and Kenny both started doing the Challenge on Fresh Meat I, and Camila and Theresa both started doing the Challenge on Fresh Meat II (even though Wes is Austin and Camila is Spring Break).

[QUOTE=kba85;261857]Also, Wes and Kenny both started doing the Challenge on Fresh Meat I, and Camila and Theresa both started doing the Challenge on Fresh Meat II (even though Wes is Austin and Camila is Spring Break).[/QUOTE] Camila's first challenge was Cutthroat.

[url=http://www.adamking.tv/AdamKing.tv/Challenge_Blog__Rivals/Entries/2011/7/21_Episode_5_-_Ill-Communication.html]The Challenge: Rivals Episode 5 - Ill-Communication[/url] What Adam has to say about this episode.

[QUOTE=the_cactus;261860][url=http://www.adamking.tv/AdamKing.tv/Challenge_Blog__Rivals/Entries/2011/7/21_Episode_5_-_Ill-Communication.html]The Challenge: Rivals Episode 5 - Ill-Communication[/url] What Adam has to say about this episode.[/QUOTE] Wow, that was touching (and intelligent)... good to see/read that side of Adam.

I am very interested to hear what Jenn has to say about this episode and how she and Adam were edited. If she doesn't comment before the end of the season or during the reunion show, I'll ask her at Vegas Bash in September and report in thereafter.

Robin just tweeted Jen/Mandi will be on their live chat next week. I thought Mandi was going to be on this week, but maybe last night's events changed how they did it. I am curious to what Jenn says as well. Adam was right on his blog, no matter how it was edited, she did say a few hurtful things. [url=http://vevmo.com/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=10985][img]http://vevmo.com/imagehosting/34674e28bc61497db.png[/img][/url]

I don't know if TJ put Sarah on the left and Jonna at the right when the Jungle was about to begin, but if he did...as soon as he told them that he wasn't going to tell them which pile their partner was in, that should've told both of them that there was a very good chance that their partner wasn't going to be buried in the pile directly in front of them.

[QUOTE=townie;262065]I don't know if TJ put Sarah on the left and Jonna at the right when the Jungle was about to begin, but if he did...as soon as he told them that he wasn't going to tell them which pile their partner was in, that should've told both of them that there was a very good chance that their partner wasn't going to be buried in the pile directly in front of them.[/QUOTE] It's not like it would've mattered much. There was only two piles so there was a 50/50 chance of getting it right either way. Obviously they weren't going to go for the same pile and hope for the best, both had their minds set on simply running at the closest one, which would be the one right in front of them. Woulda been better if there were more piles, that way if they found the wrong teammate, it wouldn't be a dead giveaway like it was when Sarah switched piles.

Sarah should have just stayed at her pile and put hay back on the box and let Jonna undig Katelynn for her until she discovered it wasn't her partner.

[QUOTE=toenails;262079]Sarah should have just stayed at her pile and put hay back on the box and let Jonna undig Katelynn for her until she discovered it wasn't her partner.[/QUOTE] My thoughts exactly!

Just watching the episode now. They played Ring of Fire!!!