Am I making this up or was there a promo at some point that showed CT yelling at production saying "you have no idea what you're dealing with, this is someone's life" when they took Diem to the hospital? I went back and watched the sneak peeks & trailers but I don't see it in any of them, but I swear I remember seeing it at some point.
You are 100% correct, it was the same preview that showed him outside the van trying to get someone to take him to the doctors (Ostensibly to be with Diem) I think they may have trimmed it after people start filpping about them (MTV) expoiting it
whether or not its a fact doesnt make her any less annoying when she says it. if someone were rich or good looking or better than you would you find it endearing if they walked around constantly reminding you and everyone just beacuse "it wasn't wrong"?
in this particular case, its annoying because its attention whorish, and probably a projection of her own need for validation. she clearly needs to remind people shes a model to try to prove a point of how much stock her face and body have probably because she knows that her physicality, without the embellishment and "glory" associated with a modeling contract, wouldnt be worth much. its a subtle type of narcissistic gloating, though not a surprise given how she acts on instagram and twitter.
additionally if her face and body are the only ways she can make money then her skills or talents in all other facets of life or jobs must be non existent. like girl, if your face gets busted then why dont you try go reading a book or picking up a skill or something like everyone else who isnt a model?
I only saw her mention not anting to her her face once. I did leave on Tuesday to go to the kitchen and might have missed something but it sounds like people are making it out like every word out of her mouth it "hey gaiz, Imma model!"
If it was like that, then I can acknowledge how it might be annoying. But it seems people are just fed up with the "Jenna is so hot" hype and are getting bothered by everything else.
I only saw her mention not anting to her her face once. I did leave on Tuesday to go to the kitchen and might have missed something but it sounds like people are making it out like every word out of her mouth it "hey gaiz, Imma model!" If it was like that, then I can acknowledge how it might be annoying. But it seems people are just fed up with the "Jenna is so hot" hype and are getting bothered by everything else. Or maybe she just doesn't annoy me. Whatever.
Unpopular opinion: I really liked this challenge, since it's the first one since I've been watching this series that I felt I could've beasted hahahahahaha
Yuca sticks and Patacones are very popular here on Venezuela, but they taste a lot better with a sauce. Patacones with mayo and ketchup and yuca sticks with avocado sauce.
Not-so-fun fact: Since the situation in Venezuela is really tough, McDonalds stopped offering french fries on its menus, and are replacing them with yuca sticks and arepas (The traditional food from Venezuela, made with corn flour).
Unpopular opinion: I really liked this challenge, since it's the first one since I've been watching this series that I felt I could've beasted hahahahahaha
Yuca sticks and Patacones are very popular here on Venezuela, but they taste a lot better with a sauce. Patacones with mayo and ketchup and yuca sticks with avocado sauce.
Not-so-fun fact: Since the situation in Venezuela is really tough, McDonalds stopped offering french fries on its menus, and are replacing them with yuca sticks and arepas (The traditional food from Venezuela, made with corn flour).
Patacones are really big in South America in general. I'm Colombian and that's like in every dish as a side. Also, yuca is popular in most South American countries, with the exception of Argentina and Brazil.
I call Patacones, Tostones. Do Venezuelans do call them Patacones?
Unpopular opinion: I really liked this challenge, since it's the first one since I've been watching this series that I felt I could've beasted hahahahahaha
Yuca sticks and Patacones are very popular here on Venezuela, but they taste a lot better with a sauce. Patacones with mayo and ketchup and yuca sticks with avocado sauce.
Not-so-fun fact: Since the situation in Venezuela is really tough, McDonalds stopped offering french fries on its menus, and are replacing them with yuca sticks and arepas (The traditional food from Venezuela, made with corn flour).
Patacones are really big in South America in general. I'm Colombian and that's like in every dish as a side. Also, yuca is popular in most South American countries, with the exception of Argentina and Brazil.
I call Patacones, Tostones. Do Venezuelans do call them Patacones?
We call them tostones when tey're served alone or with mayo, ketchup, cheese and salad on top, but when they're served with meat, chicken and all of the aboves, then they're patacones. And, if they're made when the platain is yellow (Not green), and in slices, they're called tajadas, which are the biggest deal here hahahahahahahaha
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Diem's Swan Song
This Challenge starts off during same period it ended last episode, with the entire gang heading to the bar (a very secluded one, that features no interaction outside other cast members, because no one wants to be pushed down stairs), but then it takes a turn for the worst once we're back in the house and it's revealed to CT that Diem's been transferred to a hospital.
This situation isn't getting any easier to write about, honestly. If MTV followed their conventional schedule and aired this during the Spring, perhaps it would've been, but with her death still fresh in the minds of everyone -- it sucks to see this going down. I'm watching it and just thinking, it sucks that THIS is the way she's going out. She's nothing less than a champion, and ideally this would've been her Challenge to win. Instead, and ironically, reality rears it's ugly head and the same thing that brought her into the Challenge on Fresh Meat almost ten years ago is sending her out her last Challenge.
I'll be honest, my eyes got misty as hell for the first ten minutes of this show...which felt like it was going on forever, but at the same felt like it was too short for the end of one of the franchise's most popular members. But despite the tubes and stretchers carrying Diem out, her last confessional showed us just how powerful of a woman she was and how even the support of one person can impact a person's life..
"I'm at a point in my life where I want to just live life. I want the white picket fence dream, I want to get married, I want to have kids, and I think for the longest time - I'm not gonna lie - I've been a runaway bride. I've been the girl that's terrified of commitment. But I'm realizing that no matter how organized your ducks are, life can turn on two seconds, so you can't keep on waiting, because if you keep on waiting -- it's gone. But having a partner like CT with me, gives me some sort of weird relief that somebody is in my corner. And that feels comforting."
And in the same breath, as we see Diem's story come to a close, we've reached this incredible point in CT's life where he's become one of the most compassionate people on this show, especially considering his aggressive past. It struck a chord with me when CT pointed out that normally when he's sent home from a show, it's because he socked someone in the face. CT's first show was 12 years ago, his first Challenge was 11 years ago, his first win was two years ago, and he's transformed from this revered beast to this compassionate soul who supports the underdog (ie: Cara Maria, Diem) and has made amends with his worst enemies (Wes, Bananas).
Not sure how this reference will hit on the Vevmo boards, but if you watched Dragon Ball Z -- this is the part where Vegeta sacrifices his own life to save the world from Majin Buu. The pinnacle point where he makes a complete 180 from the heartless villain he was in the past, and actually performs a selfless act for the people he loves. I'd love to hear what CT has to say on this entire thing, maybe he'll make an appearance at the reunion, but I think with his love for Diem he's earned everyone's respect.
Sidebar: I'm wondering how much they cut out of CT's frustration with production. It's clear that production didn't want him to go, and that must've pissed him off to no end (you can actually see it from the last glance he gave to the co-executive producer as she handed him the phone, on speaker). But I'm glad he's toned down, and with the last appearance of Diem this could very well be the last appearance of CT. Johnny
Off and On Challenge aka "MY HAND, MY HAND, MY HAND!"
With that heartbreaking opener, we get right back into the game. It's of course 'Heights and Water Challenge #488, and after being a loyal viewer for all these years, I've been completely desensitized from any excitement this Challenge could possibly bring. We've seen every combination of heights and water possible over the last seven years besides shooting them out of a cannon. With that said, here are a few notes about the Challenge:
Woo! Theresa almost came out this Challenge like Jordan. Theresa manages to get her hand caught up in the spinning mechanism, which must be the equivalent to getting your hand locked in a vise or something because it even sounded like it hurt. Luckily for her, she finished with enough of a good time to earn runner up for The Challenge.....which makes me question how much of a hinderance it actually was.
Zach & Jonna are terrible at this partnering thing, which makes NO SENSE considering they've both done a ton of Challenges at this point. Usually by this time, you get that it's for the money. Jonna doesn't think Zach takes their chances at winning seriously, and Zach tries to plead his case....in the most sarcastic, non-assuring tone ever.
Knight & Jemmye continue to be hilarious. Knight wins line of the night "Jemmye falls off because gravity's a *****, and with thighs like that it's gonna suck you right to the ground."
The two bottom teams are John/Simone and Leroy/Nia, which continues to prove my theory that black people suck at swimming. Literally, all three black people on the show end up dead last. This swimming thing ain't for us man.
Sarah wins!.....and I'm not as excited as I probably should be for them.
Sarah and Jordan wins, which means microwave dinner pizza for two. They decide to make the first "power move" of the game. In a game where Wes and Bananas are both jockeying for positions of power, Sarah decides that she wants to be the secret mastermind to destroy Bananas and Wes. They're like Team Rocket....all they need is a Mewoth.
She promises that Wes is her #1 or #2 in the game, while she promises Bananas that they're going to eliminate Wes' alliance one-by-one.
Bananas drops the line that Sarah has been one of his "most trusted allies" and I'm running through my mental-DVR, and I can't find a single Challenge when he's had her back. Not even one. I think he may have had her back on the original Exes, and I think him having her back was just helping her carry her luggage out the door as she was kicked off the show. This shit is literally going to blow up in someone's face.
The Irresistable Simps vs. The Immovable *********
Sarah and Jordan make a pretty smart move despite it all and vote Adam & Brittany against John & Simone, which means she's chipping away at Wes' rookie alliance after all. But with this elimination, despite who goes home, no one really loses. At this point in the show, there was 20 minutes left before the episode ended, so I was sure something big was going to conclude the episode. Boy, how I was wrong....
The elimination is He Said, She Said and despite the physical thrill of the last two elimination rounds, this one's literally an eating contest where you have to bet if your partner can eat everything on his plate in the alotted time. Of course there must be something gross to eat right? For god sakes, they ate the entire head of a goat one time. OF COURSE THERE WILL BE, THE CHALLENGE IS ALL ABOUT EATING GROSS SHIT FOR MONEY.
Simone makes the dumbest move of the game, forcing Adam to eat seven whole mini-brownies in three minutes, and you could hear the sound of America facepalming themselves in unison. Yucca? I get it. That was a lot to eat in the amount of time, Simone redeemed herself. But the plantains? John's literally sitting there dying saying "They're so dry!". SO THE **** WHAT BRO? THEY'RE PLANTAINS! EAT IT.....and he fails. Get them off my show, seriously.
I don't know if it was clear to anyone else watching this episode, but it was clear to me that John didn't give a damn being there. He didn't bother to help Simone during the Water Challenge. He didn't care about being thrown into elimination. He didn't even care to urgently eat the few pieces of plantains in front of him. BM, never cast him again. He's probably a decent comedian, but as a Challenge he sucks.
Battle of the Ex-iled, The Least Dramatic Elimination Round of All-Time
I always imagine that when the eliminated Challengers see the TV and play the video, there's a part at the end where TJ urges them to rewind the VHS for the next set of losers.
Welcome to the most low-budget version of the Challenge on the internet folks. John and Simone are the newest members to the house, and within seven minutes they dispatch Dustin and Jessica. Pretty easily, actually. Dustin & Jessica are all frantic in their movements, and John's like "Oh yeah, I totally got it, you just move one over." Bang, it's done. Logic is a lost art on this Challenge, and John's not deep enough in the Challenge to throw it out the window completely.
Unpopular opinion: I really liked this challenge, since it's the first one since I've been watching this series that I felt I could've beasted hahahahahaha
Yuca sticks and Patacones are very popular here on Venezuela, but they taste a lot better with a sauce. Patacones with mayo and ketchup and yuca sticks with avocado sauce.
Not-so-fun fact: Since the situation in Venezuela is really tough, McDonalds stopped offering french fries on its menus, and are replacing them with yuca sticks and arepas (The traditional food from Venezuela, made with corn flour).
Patacones are really big in South America in general. I'm Colombian and that's like in every dish as a side. Also, yuca is popular in most South American countries, with the exception of Argentina and Brazil.
I call Patacones, Tostones. Do Venezuelans do call them Patacones?
We call them tostones when tey're served alone or with mayo, ketchup, cheese and salad on top, but when they're served with meat, chicken and all of the aboves, then they're patacones. And, if they're made when the platain is yellow (Not green), and in slices, they're called tajadas, which are the biggest deal here hahahahahahahaha
Nice to know that there are many latins here
That's really interesting... I knew Tajadas where plantains, but didn't know it was from yellow plantain. Thanks for those fun facts, Imma ask my parents about it. Were you born in Venezuela?
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Diem's Swan Song
This Challenge starts off during same period it ended last episode, with the entire gang heading to the bar (a very secluded one, that features no interaction outside other cast members, because no one wants to be pushed down stairs), but then it takes a turn for the worst once we're back in the house and it's revealed to CT that Diem's been transferred to a hospital.
This situation isn't getting any easier to write about, honestly. If MTV followed their conventional schedule and aired this during the Spring, perhaps it would've been, but with her death still fresh in the minds of everyone -- it sucks to see this going down. I'm watching it and just thinking, it sucks that THIS is the way she's going out. She's nothing less than a champion, and ideally this would've been her Challenge to win. Instead, and ironically, reality rears it's ugly head and the same thing that brought her into the Challenge on Fresh Meat almost ten years ago is sending her out her last Challenge.
I'll be honest, my eyes got misty as hell for the first ten minutes of this show...which felt like it was going on forever, but at the same felt like it was too short for the end of one of the franchise's most popular members. But despite the tubes and stretchers carrying Diem out, her last confessional showed us just how powerful of a woman she was and how even the support of one person can impact a person's life..
"I'm at a point in my life where I want to just live life. I want the white picket fence dream, I want to get married, I want to have kids, and I think for the longest time - I'm not gonna lie - I've been a runaway bride. I've been the girl that's terrified of commitment. But I'm realizing that no matter how organized your ducks are, life can turn on two seconds, so you can't keep on waiting, because if you keep on waiting -- it's gone. But having a partner like CT with me, gives me some sort of weird relief that somebody is in my corner. And that feels comforting."
And in the same breath, as we see Diem's story come to a close, we've reached this incredible point in CT's life where he's become one of the most compassionate people on this show, especially considering his aggressive past. It struck a chord with me when CT pointed out that normally when he's sent home from a show, it's because he socked someone in the face. CT's first show was 12 years ago, his first Challenge was 11 years ago, his first win was two years ago, and he's transformed from this revered beast to this compassionate soul who supports the underdog (ie: Cara Maria, Diem) and has made amends with his worst enemies (Wes, Bananas).
Not sure how this reference will hit on the Vevmo boards, but if you watched Dragon Ball Z -- this is the part where Vegeta sacrifices his own life to save the world from Majin Buu. The pinnacle point where he makes a complete 180 from the heartless villain he was in the past, and actually performs a selfless act for the people he loves. I'd love to hear what CT has to say on this entire thing, maybe he'll make an appearance at the reunion, but I think with his love for Diem he's earned everyone's respect.
Sidebar: I'm wondering how much they cut out of CT's frustration with production. It's clear that production didn't want him to go, and that must've pissed him off to no end (you can actually see it from the last glance he gave to the co-executive producer as she handed him the phone, on speaker). But I'm glad he's toned down, and with the last appearance of Diem this could very well be the last appearance of CT. Johnny
Off and On Challenge aka "MY HAND, MY HAND, MY HAND!"
With that heartbreaking opener, we get right back into the game. It's of course 'Heights and Water Challenge #488, and after being a loyal viewer for all these years, I've been completely desensitized from any excitement this Challenge could possibly bring. We've seen every combination of heights and water possible over the last seven years besides shooting them out of a cannon. With that said, here are a few notes about the Challenge:
Woo! Theresa almost came out this Challenge like Jordan. Theresa manages to get her hand caught up in the spinning mechanism, which must be the equivalent to getting your hand locked in a vise or something because it even sounded like it hurt. Luckily for her, she finished with enough of a good time to earn runner up for The Challenge.....which makes me question how much of a hinderance it actually was.
Zach & Jonna are terrible at this partnering thing, which makes NO SENSE considering they've both done a ton of Challenges at this point. Usually by this time, you get that it's for the money. Jonna doesn't think Zach takes their chances at winning seriously, and Zach tries to plead his case....in the most sarcastic, non-assuring tone ever.
Knight & Jemmye continue to be hilarious. Knight wins line of the night "Jemmye falls off because gravity's a *****, and with thighs like that it's gonna suck you right to the ground."
The two bottom teams are John/Simone and Leroy/Nia, which continues to prove my theory that black people suck at swimming. Literally, all three black people on the show end up dead last. This swimming thing ain't for us man.
Sarah wins!.....and I'm not as excited as I probably should be for them.
Sarah and Jordan wins, which means microwave dinner pizza for two. They decide to make the first "power move" of the game. In a game where Wes and Bananas are both jockeying for positions of power, Sarah decides that she wants to be the secret mastermind to destroy Bananas and Wes. They're like Team Rocket....all they need is a Mewoth.
She promises that Wes is her #1 or #2 in the game, while she promises Bananas that they're going to eliminate Wes' alliance one-by-one.
Bananas drops the line that Sarah has been one of his "most trusted allies" and I'm running through my mental-DVR, and I can't find a single Challenge when he's had her back. Not even one. I think he may have had her back on the original Exes, and I think him having her back was just helping her carry her luggage out the door as she was kicked off the show. This shit is literally going to blow up in someone's face.
The Irresistable Simps vs. The Immovable *********
Sarah and Jordan make a pretty smart move despite it all and vote Adam & Brittany against John & Simone, which means she's chipping away at Wes' rookie alliance after all. But with this elimination, despite who goes home, no one really loses. At this point in the show, there was 20 minutes left before the episode ended, so I was sure something big was going to conclude the episode. Boy, how I was wrong....
The elimination is He Said, She Said and despite the physical thrill of the last two elimination rounds, this one's literally an eating contest where you have to bet if your partner can eat everything on his plate in the alotted time. Of course there must be something gross to eat right? For god sakes, they ate the entire head of a goat one time. OF COURSE THERE WILL BE, THE CHALLENGE IS ALL ABOUT EATING GROSS SHIT FOR MONEY.
Simone makes the dumbest move of the game, forcing Adam to eat seven whole mini-brownies in three minutes, and you could hear the sound of America facepalming themselves in unison. Yucca? I get it. That was a lot to eat in the amount of time, Simone redeemed herself. But the plantains? John's literally sitting there dying saying "They're so dry!". SO THE **** WHAT BRO? THEY'RE PLANTAINS! EAT IT.....and he fails. Get them off my show, seriously.
I don't know if it was clear to anyone else watching this episode, but it was clear to me that John didn't give a damn being there. He didn't bother to help Simone during the Water Challenge. He didn't care about being thrown into elimination. He didn't even care to urgently eat the few pieces of plantains in front of him. BM, never cast him again. He's probably a decent comedian, but as a Challenge he sucks.
Battle of the Ex-iled, The Least Dramatic Elimination Round of All-Time
I always imagine that when the eliminated Challengers see the TV and play the video, there's a part at the end where TJ urges them to rewind the VHS for the next set of losers.
Welcome to the most low-budget version of the Challenge on the internet folks. John and Simone are the newest members to the house, and within seven minutes they dispatch Dustin and Jessica. Pretty easily, actually. Dustin & Jessica are all frantic in their movements, and John's like "Oh yeah, I totally got it, you just move one over." Bang, it's done. Logic is a lost art on this Challenge, and John's not deep enough in the Challenge to throw it out the window completely.
Truth, I was actaully surprised thy didn't get one color at a time, it would've been easier. I'm not entirely sure if you disliked the eating challenge or not, but I found it rather funny, and it was fun to watch, especially since it was just AYTO kids going up against each other.
Truth, I was actaully surprised thy didn't get one color at a time, it would've been easier. I'm not entirely sure if you disliked the eating challenge or not, but I found it rather funny, and it was fun to watch, especially since it was just AYTO kids going up against each other.
I didn't like the eating challenge because of the lack of urgency, but I think it was mainly because of the people involved. I did chuckle at Adam's intense brownie eating.
I disagree with them, I feel like the challenges back on the day were easy/more fun...Now they are more intese compared the final of the G# with the one of the last 5 seasons and it looks like a piece of cake. In my opinion it's to intese.
I do agree that the last elimination was lame they should have made them eat disgusting stuff or hot sause/peppers.
I've always thought it was interesting to see how RW/RR castmembers have felt about other people (FM, Camila, AYTO) coming on these shows. They may get along with them, even be good friends now but the general consensus seems to have always been "what the hell are they doing here & why? There's no need for them".
I've always thought it was interesting to see how RW/RR castmembers have felt about other people (FM, Camila, AYTO) coming on these shows. They may get along with them, even be good friends now but the general consensus seems to have always been "what the hell are they doing here & why? There's no need for them".
As it should be..The show is for RW/RR people only.
Meelz, excellent as always. Thank you for the Diem and CT sections. My favorite line: I always imagine that when the eliminated Challengers see the TV and play the video, there’s a part at the end where TJ urges them to rewind the VHS for the next set of losers.
I love Coral and Robin but come on now. The challenges nowadays are mor extreme and difficult and they would not be able to do half the crap the new folks do now. Even Mark knows that so how dare he. CT's first elimination was eating milk and cookies for christ sakes. They seem bitter.
I love Coral and Robin but come on now. The challenges nowadays are mor extreme and difficult and they would not be able to do half the crap the new folks do now. Even Mark knows that so how dare he. CT's first elimination was eating milk and cookies for christ sakes. They seem bitter.
Don't even get me started on the finals...
While spinning....you left out a key part. Although the Infernos had the weakest elimination until Snapper and the last one.
The finals are harder now but I don't believe the missions are. The missions thus far this season have been mild at best.
I wished they would've had fresh meat exiles where they run and complete puzzles. And Jenna looks like a former fat person to me.
You are 100% correct, it was the same preview that showed him outside the van trying to get someone to take him to the doctors (Ostensibly to be with Diem) I think they may have trimmed it after people start filpping about them (MTV) expoiting it
Why is everyone making a big deal about this?
Regardless of how anyone thinks she looks, what she said wasn't wrong. A model's face is the moneymaker.
whether or not its a fact doesnt make her any less annoying when she says it. if someone were rich or good looking or better than you would you find it endearing if they walked around constantly reminding you and everyone just beacuse "it wasn't wrong"?
in this particular case, its annoying because its attention whorish, and probably a projection of her own need for validation. she clearly needs to remind people shes a model to try to prove a point of how much stock her face and body have probably because she knows that her physicality, without the embellishment and "glory" associated with a modeling contract, wouldnt be worth much. its a subtle type of narcissistic gloating, though not a surprise given how she acts on instagram and twitter.
additionally if her face and body are the only ways she can make money then her skills or talents in all other facets of life or jobs must be non existent. like girl, if your face gets busted then why dont you try go reading a book or picking up a skill or something like everyone else who isnt a model?
I only saw her mention not anting to her her face once. I did leave on Tuesday to go to the kitchen and might have missed something but it sounds like people are making it out like every word out of her mouth it "hey gaiz, Imma model!"
If it was like that, then I can acknowledge how it might be annoying. But it seems people are just fed up with the "Jenna is so hot" hype and are getting bothered by everything else.
Or maybe she just doesn't annoy me. Whatever.
lmbo to the bolded.
Unpopular opinion: I really liked this challenge, since it's the first one since I've been watching this series that I felt I could've beasted hahahahahaha
Yuca sticks and Patacones are very popular here on Venezuela, but they taste a lot better with a sauce. Patacones with mayo and ketchup and yuca sticks with avocado sauce.
Not-so-fun fact: Since the situation in Venezuela is really tough, McDonalds stopped offering french fries on its menus, and are replacing them with yuca sticks and arepas (The traditional food from Venezuela, made with corn flour).
I think we're reading to much into this whole Jenna model thing. She shouldn't get scrutinized for what editing is doing.
Patacones are really big in South America in general. I'm Colombian and that's like in every dish as a side. Also, yuca is popular in most South American countries, with the exception of Argentina and Brazil.
I call Patacones, Tostones. Do Venezuelans do call them Patacones?
its not just an edit thing. one quick look at her instagram shows a girl that loves herself very much lol.
shes like a blonde kim kardashian. aint nothing wrong with it, but shes going to get made fun of for it
We call them tostones when tey're served alone or with mayo, ketchup, cheese and salad on top, but when they're served with meat, chicken and all of the aboves, then they're patacones. And, if they're made when the platain is yellow (Not green), and in slices, they're called tajadas, which are the biggest deal here hahahahahahahaha
Nice to know that there are many latins here
Some of the messages they wrote Diem:
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Finally Zack made me laugh with that message
Zach's is funny.
Back for the third week of MTV's highest-rated show, in the worst time slot of all time.******* Teen Mom!
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How I watch The Challenge every week at 11 PM | Credit: MTV
Diem's Swan Song
This Challenge starts off during same period it ended last episode, with the entire gang heading to the bar (a very secluded one, that features no interaction outside other cast members, because no one wants to be pushed down stairs), but then it takes a turn for the worst once we're back in the house and it's revealed to CT that Diem's been transferred to a hospital.
This situation isn't getting any easier to write about, honestly. If MTV followed their conventional schedule and aired this during the Spring, perhaps it would've been, but with her death still fresh in the minds of everyone -- it sucks to see this going down. I'm watching it and just thinking, it sucks that THIS is the way she's going out. She's nothing less than a champion, and ideally this would've been her Challenge to win. Instead, and ironically, reality rears it's ugly head and the same thing that brought her into the Challenge on Fresh Meat almost ten years ago is sending her out her last Challenge.
I'll be honest, my eyes got misty as hell for the first ten minutes of this show...which felt like it was going on forever, but at the same felt like it was too short for the end of one of the franchise's most popular members. But despite the tubes and stretchers carrying Diem out, her last confessional showed us just how powerful of a woman she was and how even the support of one person can impact a person's life..
"I'm at a point in my life where I want to just live life. I want the white picket fence dream, I want to get married, I want to have kids, and I think for the longest time - I'm not gonna lie - I've been a runaway bride. I've been the girl that's terrified of commitment. But I'm realizing that no matter how organized your ducks are, life can turn on two seconds, so you can't keep on waiting, because if you keep on waiting -- it's gone. But having a partner like CT with me, gives me some sort of weird relief that somebody is in my corner. And that feels comforting."
Thank you Diem.
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The Evolution of CT
And in the same breath, as we see Diem's story come to a close, we've reached this incredible point in CT's life where he's become one of the most compassionate people on this show, especially considering his aggressive past. It struck a chord with me when CT pointed out that normally when he's sent home from a show, it's because he socked someone in the face. CT's first show was 12 years ago, his first Challenge was 11 years ago, his first win was two years ago, and he's transformed from this revered beast to this compassionate soul who supports the underdog (ie: Cara Maria, Diem) and has made amends with his worst enemies (Wes, Bananas).
Not sure how this reference will hit on the Vevmo boards, but if you watched Dragon Ball Z -- this is the part where Vegeta sacrifices his own life to save the world from Majin Buu. The pinnacle point where he makes a complete 180 from the heartless villain he was in the past, and actually performs a selfless act for the people he loves. I'd love to hear what CT has to say on this entire thing, maybe he'll make an appearance at the reunion, but I think with his love for Diem he's earned everyone's respect.
Sidebar: I'm wondering how much they cut out of CT's frustration with production. It's clear that production didn't want him to go, and that must've pissed him off to no end (you can actually see it from the last glance he gave to the co-executive producer as she handed him the phone, on speaker). But I'm glad he's toned down, and with the last appearance of Diem this could very well be the last appearance of CT. Johnny
Off and On Challenge aka "MY HAND, MY HAND, MY HAND!"
With that heartbreaking opener, we get right back into the game. It's of course 'Heights and Water Challenge #488, and after being a loyal viewer for all these years, I've been completely desensitized from any excitement this Challenge could possibly bring. We've seen every combination of heights and water possible over the last seven years besides shooting them out of a cannon. With that said, here are a few notes about the Challenge:
Woo! Theresa almost came out this Challenge like Jordan. Theresa manages to get her hand caught up in the spinning mechanism, which must be the equivalent to getting your hand locked in a vise or something because it even sounded like it hurt. Luckily for her, she finished with enough of a good time to earn runner up for The Challenge.....which makes me question how much of a hinderance it actually was.
Zach & Jonna are terrible at this partnering thing, which makes NO SENSE considering they've both done a ton of Challenges at this point. Usually by this time, you get that it's for the money. Jonna doesn't think Zach takes their chances at winning seriously, and Zach tries to plead his case....in the most sarcastic, non-assuring tone ever.
Knight & Jemmye continue to be hilarious. Knight wins line of the night "Jemmye falls off because gravity's a *****, and with thighs like that it's gonna suck you right to the ground."
The two bottom teams are John/Simone and Leroy/Nia, which continues to prove my theory that black people suck at swimming. Literally, all three black people on the show end up dead last. This swimming thing ain't for us man.
Sarah wins!.....and I'm not as excited as I probably should be for them.
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Weird Challenge Math
What the hell was that anyway?
Sarah and Jordan wins, which means microwave dinner pizza for two. They decide to make the first "power move" of the game. In a game where Wes and Bananas are both jockeying for positions of power, Sarah decides that she wants to be the secret mastermind to destroy Bananas and Wes. They're like Team Rocket....all they need is a Mewoth.
She promises that Wes is her #1 or #2 in the game, while she promises Bananas that they're going to eliminate Wes' alliance one-by-one.
Bananas drops the line that Sarah has been one of his "most trusted allies" and I'm running through my mental-DVR, and I can't find a single Challenge when he's had her back. Not even one. I think he may have had her back on the original Exes, and I think him having her back was just helping her carry her luggage out the door as she was kicked off the show. This shit is literally going to blow up in someone's face.
The Irresistable Simps vs. The Immovable *********
Sarah and Jordan make a pretty smart move despite it all and vote Adam & Brittany against John & Simone, which means she's chipping away at Wes' rookie alliance after all. But with this elimination, despite who goes home, no one really loses. At this point in the show, there was 20 minutes left before the episode ended, so I was sure something big was going to conclude the episode. Boy, how I was wrong....
The elimination is He Said, She Said and despite the physical thrill of the last two elimination rounds, this one's literally an eating contest where you have to bet if your partner can eat everything on his plate in the alotted time. Of course there must be something gross to eat right? For god sakes, they ate the entire head of a goat one time. OF COURSE THERE WILL BE, THE CHALLENGE IS ALL ABOUT EATING GROSS SHIT FOR MONEY.
Wait what? Brownies? Yucca? PLATANOS?! ....the ***?
Simone makes the dumbest move of the game, forcing Adam to eat seven whole mini-brownies in three minutes, and you could hear the sound of America facepalming themselves in unison. Yucca? I get it. That was a lot to eat in the amount of time, Simone redeemed herself. But the plantains? John's literally sitting there dying saying "They're so dry!". SO THE **** WHAT BRO? THEY'RE PLANTAINS! EAT IT.....and he fails. Get them off my show, seriously.
I don't know if it was clear to anyone else watching this episode, but it was clear to me that John didn't give a damn being there. He didn't bother to help Simone during the Water Challenge. He didn't care about being thrown into elimination. He didn't even care to urgently eat the few pieces of plantains in front of him. BM, never cast him again. He's probably a decent comedian, but as a Challenge he sucks.
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Battle of the Ex-iled, The Least Dramatic Elimination Round of All-Time
I always imagine that when the eliminated Challengers see the TV and play the video, there's a part at the end where TJ urges them to rewind the VHS for the next set of losers.
Welcome to the most low-budget version of the Challenge on the internet folks. John and Simone are the newest members to the house, and within seven minutes they dispatch Dustin and Jessica. Pretty easily, actually. Dustin & Jessica are all frantic in their movements, and John's like "Oh yeah, I totally got it, you just move one over." Bang, it's done. Logic is a lost art on this Challenge, and John's not deep enough in the Challenge to throw it out the window completely.
I was unaware of that. Another basic ***** thinking she's hot shit... her and Jay are perfect for each other.
That's really interesting... I knew Tajadas where plantains, but didn't know it was from yellow plantain. Thanks for those fun facts, Imma ask my parents about it. Were you born in Venezuela?
Truth, I was actaully surprised thy didn't get one color at a time, it would've been easier. I'm not entirely sure if you disliked the eating challenge or not, but I found it rather funny, and it was fun to watch, especially since it was just AYTO kids going up against each other.
Meelz do you have a blog where you post this stuff? You should make one.
I didn't like the eating challenge because of the lack of urgency, but I think it was mainly because of the people involved. I did chuckle at Adam's intense brownie eating.
Ha! I've been thinking of that. I have more non-episode related thoughts.
Some "old school" commentary on twitter:
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That back and forth with Coral/Robin/Mark proves how bad the show is now
I disagree with them, I feel like the challenges back on the day were easy/more fun...Now they are more intese compared the final of the G# with the one of the last 5 seasons and it looks like a piece of cake. In my opinion it's to intese.
I do agree that the last elimination was lame they should have made them eat disgusting stuff or hot sause/peppers.
I've always thought it was interesting to see how RW/RR castmembers have felt about other people (FM, Camila, AYTO) coming on these shows. They may get along with them, even be good friends now but the general consensus seems to have always been "what the hell are they doing here & why? There's no need for them".
Aw man I read that ealier today. Nice seeing them remenice a bit. The older challenges were better.
As it should be..The show is for RW/RR people only.
Meelz, excellent as always. Thank you for the Diem and CT sections. My favorite line: I always imagine that when the eliminated Challengers see the TV and play the video, there’s a part at the end where TJ urges them to rewind the VHS for the next set of losers.
I love Coral and Robin but come on now. The challenges nowadays are mor extreme and difficult and they would not be able to do half the crap the new folks do now. Even Mark knows that so how dare he. CT's first elimination was eating milk and cookies for christ sakes. They seem bitter.
Don't even get me started on the finals...
While spinning....you left out a key part. Although the Infernos had the weakest elimination until Snapper and the last one.
The finals are harder now but I don't believe the missions are. The missions thus far this season have been mild at best.
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