The Challenge: Battle of the Bloodlines- Cara Maria Sorbello and Jamie Banks

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Cara Maria's now won 10 elimination rounds, more than any other female in the show

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Cara Maria's now won 10 elimination rounds, more than any other female in the show

Interestingly enough, I think that record used to belong to someone else on the cast, being Aneesa. I remember when Aneesa and Wes were the king/queen of eliminations.

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Cara Maria's now won 10 elimination rounds, more than any other female in the show

Interestingly enough, I think that record used to belong to someone else on the cast, being Aneesa. I remember when Aneesa and Wes were the king/queen of eliminations.

wes still is he just get screwed like when he went against big easy in hall brawl, or Leroy in hall brawl which imo if it was normal he would have won

i personally dont give wes a pass against leroy. he was an absolute abomination there. even with theresa doing what she did to nia in the second round, they still couldnt pull it out because of how far behind wes put them. wes was bad in the first round but miraculously worse in the second

This was surprising to me but I really did not like Cara at all this season. Everything she did reeked of desperation and not even in the strategic Bananas sense. She played a frantic, messy, poorly thought-out game and she was lucky her cousin was so solid both athletically and mentally. The whole Thomas thing was gross, and justifying it as an advantageous game move was even grosser. She was obviously in amazing shape but you wouldn't know it from the way she acted all season, running around like a chicken with its head cut off. Idk if this was bad editing or what but we saw like 2.5 seconds of her actually being the impressive competitor that she is and hours of her "politicking" in a really cringe-worthy way. Like I get she badly wanted to win but there should be a sense of confidence and dignity that comes with being in peak physical condition yet she came off just as panicky/powerless as when she was a rookie with absolutely no skills or influence, circa FM II-Rivals I.

 

All that said, Abram's behavior this season was completely unacceptable and I absolutely see him as abusive now, which is saying a lot because I used to love them together and always thought Cara didn't appreciate him enough. But the way he relentlessly attacked her on the after show even after she had stopped defending herself and was pretty much just sitting there agreeing with him like "yes you're right I am indeed a shitty human being" was just disturbing and sad. ******* Bananas and Vince and Abram teaming up out of nowhere to gang up on her in a comically exaggerated show of male solidarity was probably the most disgusting and sexist thing I've seen on TV recently that didn't feature the Duggar family. And Abram telling Thomas he could "have her"??? I actually remember becoming mildly nauseous.

 

Tl;dr my favorites totally disappointed me this season and Jenna's been the sole ray of light getting me through it. She's just sheer ******* gold. Officially a fan girl 

This was surprising to me but I really did not like Cara at all this season. Everything she did reeked of desperation and not even in the strategic Bananas sense. She played a frantic, messy, poorly thought-out game and she was lucky her cousin was so solid both athletically and mentally. The whole Thomas thing was gross, and justifying it as an advantageous game move was even grosser. She was obviously in amazing shape but you wouldn't know it from the way she acted all season, running around like a chicken with its head cut off. Idk if this was bad editing or what but we saw like 2.5 seconds of her actually being the impressive competitor that she is and hours of her "politicking" in a really cringe-worthy way. Like I get she badly wanted to win but there should be a sense of confidence and dignity that comes with being in peak physical condition yet she came off just as panicky/powerless as when she was a rookie with absolutely no skills or influence, circa FM II-Rivals I. All that said, Abram's behavior this season was completely unacceptable and I absolutely see him as abusive now, which is saying a lot because I used to love them together and always thought Cara didn't appreciate him enough. But the way he relentlessly attacked her on the after show even after she had stopped defending herself and was pretty much just sitting there agreeing with him like "yes you're right I am indeed a shitty human being" was just disturbing and sad. ******* Bananas and Vince and Abram teaming up out of nowhere to gang up on her in a comically exaggerated show of male solidarity was probably the most disgusting and sexist thing I've seen on TV recently that didn't feature the Duggar family. And Abram telling Thomas he could "have her"??? I actually remember becoming mildly nauseous. Tl;dr my favorites totally disappointed me this season and Jenna's been the sole ray of light getting me through it. She's just sheer ******* gold. Officially a fan girl 

I can see some of your points but Cara Maria has proven to be one of the best girls this season (if not, the best girl), outperforming some of the guys numerous times. I think this is one of her best challenge showings performance wise since the only time she struggled was the swimming mission. 

Just realized she definitely sounds more Boston when she's around Jamie lol it's cute 

i personally dont give wes a pass against leroy. he was an absolute abomination there. even with theresa doing what she did to nia in the second round, they still couldnt pull it out because of how far behind wes put them. wes was bad in the first round but miraculously worse in the second

I agree, Wes is my 2nd or 3rd fav (behind Abram and maybe CT) and he sucked donkey balls in those eliminations, but I will say that I think it's bullshit that he had to go in as many eliminations as he did. For as good as a competitor as he was, he always seemed to get voted in, which is why I started liking him and part of the reason I began to hate Bananas.  In fact, I began to like Wes because his "me vs. the rest of the house" theme in Fresh Meat reminded me of Abram in South Pacific. Wes went into 5 eliminations and won all of them with possibly the worst partner on the show. That being said, Wes does suck at choosing partners in Fresh Meat. (He chose Casey before Diem and Linette, and he chose Mandi before Theresa, Sydney, and Carley)

v123 wrote:

i personally dont give wes a pass against leroy. he was an absolute abomination there. even with theresa doing what she did to nia in the second round, they still couldnt pull it out because of how far behind wes put them. wes was bad in the first round but miraculously worse in the second

I agree, Wes is my 2nd or 3rd fav (behind Abram and maybe CT) and he sucked donkey balls in those eliminations, but I will say that I think it's bullshit that he had to go in as many eliminations as he did. For as good as a competitor as he was, he always seemed to get voted in, which is why I started liking him and part of the reason I began to hate Bananas.  In fact, I began to like Wes because his "me vs. the rest of the house" theme in Fresh Meat reminded me of Abram in South Pacific. Wes went into 5 eliminations and won all of them with possibly the worst partner on the show. That being said, Wes does suck at choosing partners in Fresh Meat. (He chose Casey before Diem and Linette, and he chose Mandi before Theresa, Sydney, and Carley)

i think i read on here that the reason why he chose casey was because she was pretty and he thought it would get him a lot of screen time

but he lucked out with casey because her luggage was so light

mandi he has no excuse for lol.

All that said, Abram's behavior this season was completely unacceptable and I absolutely see him as abusive now, which is saying a lot because I used to love them together and always thought Cara didn't appreciate him enough. But the way he relentlessly attacked her on the after show even after she had stopped defending herself and was pretty much just sitting there agreeing with him like "yes you're right I am indeed a shitty human being" was just disturbing and sad. ******* Bananas and Vince and Abram teaming up out of nowhere to gang up on her in a comically exaggerated show of male solidarity was probably the most disgusting and sexist thing I've seen on TV recently that didn't feature the Duggar family. And Abram telling Thomas he could "have her"??? I actually remember becoming mildly nauseous. Tl;dr my favorites totally disappointed me this season and Jenna's been the sole ray of light getting me through it. She's just sheer ******* gold. Officially a fan girl 

I agree it was disgusting how smug John and Vince looked when Abram was laying into her. Cara had no support on that stage that night. Thomas was hiding in the corner somewhere to avoid Abe's wrath. It takes two to cheat. It's not like Thomas didn't know CM was in a relationship and he was also in a relationship.

KingoftheTrill wrote:

i think i read on here that the reason why he chose casey was because she was pretty and he thought it would get him a lot of screen timebut he lucked out with casey because her luggage was so lightmandi he has no excuse for lol.

Makes me think that if there is a Fresh Meat 3 that you might as well partner Wes with the ditzy blonde.

This was surprising to me but I really did not like Cara at all this season. Everything she did reeked of desperation and not even in the strategic Bananas sense. She played a frantic, messy, poorly thought-out game and she was lucky her cousin was so solid both athletically and mentally. The whole Thomas thing was gross, and justifying it as an advantageous game move was even grosser. She was obviously in amazing shape but you wouldn't know it from the way she acted all season, running around like a chicken with its head cut off. Idk if this was bad editing or what but we saw like 2.5 seconds of her actually being the impressive competitor that she is and hours of her "politicking" in a really cringe-worthy way. Like I get she badly wanted to win but there should be a sense of confidence and dignity that comes with being in peak physical condition yet she came off just as panicky/powerless as when she was a rookie with absolutely no skills or influence, circa FM II-Rivals I. All that said, Abram's behavior this season was completely unacceptable and I absolutely see him as abusive now, which is saying a lot because I used to love them together and always thought Cara didn't appreciate him enough. But the way he relentlessly attacked her on the after show even after she had stopped defending herself and was pretty much just sitting there agreeing with him like "yes you're right I am indeed a shitty human being" was just disturbing and sad. ******* Bananas and Vince and Abram teaming up out of nowhere to gang up on her in a comically exaggerated show of male solidarity was probably the most disgusting and sexist thing I've seen on TV recently that didn't feature the Duggar family. And Abram telling Thomas he could "have her"??? I actually remember becoming mildly nauseous. Tl;dr my favorites totally disappointed me this season and Jenna's been the sole ray of light getting me through it. She's just sheer ******* gold. Officially a fan girl 

i agree with your 2nd paragraph about that horrible after show and how that all went down. they literally had a group of guys going after one girl, it was tough to watch....but i disagree with your 1st paragraph about CM. i actually like her this season more then ever.. she's done amazing in every single challenge expect for the swimming one and the puzzle at the end of this weeks past challenge (but then redeemed herself with the elimination puzzle)-- politic wise she actually did really good too IMO because her and Jamie have stayed out of eliminations until they had to go against abe/mike.. and i think she's been super positive and confident this season more then ever.. plus that elimination against bananas was EVERYTHING.

ali2141 wrote:

This was surprising to me but I really did not like Cara at all this season. Everything she did reeked of desperation and not even in the strategic Bananas sense. She played a frantic, messy, poorly thought-out game and she was lucky her cousin was so solid both athletically and mentally. The whole Thomas thing was gross, and justifying it as an advantageous game move was even grosser. She was obviously in amazing shape but you wouldn't know it from the way she acted all season, running around like a chicken with its head cut off. Idk if this was bad editing or what but we saw like 2.5 seconds of her actually being the impressive competitor that she is and hours of her "politicking" in a really cringe-worthy way. Like I get she badly wanted to win but there should be a sense of confidence and dignity that comes with being in peak physical condition yet she came off just as panicky/powerless as when she was a rookie with absolutely no skills or influence, circa FM II-Rivals I. All that said, Abram's behavior this season was completely unacceptable and I absolutely see him as abusive now, which is saying a lot because I used to love them together and always thought Cara didn't appreciate him enough. But the way he relentlessly attacked her on the after show even after she had stopped defending herself and was pretty much just sitting there agreeing with him like "yes you're right I am indeed a shitty human being" was just disturbing and sad. ******* Bananas and Vince and Abram teaming up out of nowhere to gang up on her in a comically exaggerated show of male solidarity was probably the most disgusting and sexist thing I've seen on TV recently that didn't feature the Duggar family. And Abram telling Thomas he could "have her"??? I actually remember becoming mildly nauseous. Tl;dr my favorites totally disappointed me this season and Jenna's been the sole ray of light getting me through it. She's just sheer ******* gold. Officially a fan girl 

i agree with your 2nd paragraph about that horrible after show and how that all went down. they literally had a group of guys going after one girl, it was tough to watch....but i disagree with your 1st paragraph about CM. i actually like her this season more then ever.. she's done amazing in every single challenge expect for the swimming one and the puzzle at the end of this weeks past challenge (but then redeemed herself with the elimination puzzle)-- politic wise she actually did really good too IMO because her and Jamie have stayed out of eliminations until they had to go against abe/mike.. and i think she's been super positive and confident this season more then ever.. plus that elimination against bananas was EVERYTHING.

I agree. Cara was shown to be a bit more dynamic these last two seasons (aka Free Agents) than in the past seasons. She's not the usualy victim here, but someone whose defended her points of views no matter how flawed, but she's human,so that's normal. She did good for being Johnny's rival and Johnny having his new cronies in the house to only go into the last two eliminations. I don't really care for the relationship drama she's had, but she's not the first to have cheated on this show, only issue was, her bf was in the house. She also had one of the better bloodlines not only as a competitor but also as a cast member. I dug her, but maybe it's because I ike flawed characters. Also like mentioned above, last elimination was everything. Her beating Bananas, her cheering for joy, and most importantly those kind words Bananas told her and spoke about her, were just pretty good closure for the Bananas/Cara rivalry.

Simply can't root for Cara anymore.  At the end of the epi she looks so desperate.  things like "now that abes gone i can finally play my game"   "i need to win so bad"

 

What Abe said, "I know you want to win, but how you do it is important as well" summerizes my feelings exactly.  Sure she wants to win, but it seems she's selling her soul to the devil and doesn't care about anything else.

Queen Cara ❤️

Simply can't root for Cara anymore.  At the end of the epi she looks so desperate.  things like "now that abes gone i can finally play my game"   "i need to win so bad" What Abe said, "I know you want to win, but how you do it is important as well" summerizes my feelings exactly.  Sure she wants to win, but it seems she's selling her soul to the devil and doesn't care about anything else.

how is she "selling her soul"? she's playing this game amazingly.. she's hasn't made any dirty moves or promised anyone anything then took it back..the only thing you might be referring to is the whole tom thing but that had absolutely zero effect on the game and at the end of the day it really wasn't THAT bad, she made out with some guy...mtv just dramatized the crap out of it

She did sell her soul but then again her ***** isn't worth shit and no guy cept crazy Abe would pay for that so there's $0 worth of merchandise to put on sale 

she did way more than just "make out" with tom. We all know. Her hand was the demise of her competing in the last challenge and now her hand is the demise of her reputation /relationship this challenge

I loved the Cara Maria vs. Aneesa elimination! I like how they were really sweet to each other after the match too.

I hope we never, ever see or hear from *****face Maria again after the reunion.  Can she please retire now?  And after next season her Hills Have Eyes-looking cousin can also disappear.

Eoh she'll be back, I see battle of the exes in her future.......:/

Jamie is hot in my book

To each their  own, Pink.  I find him utterly disgusting. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Someone made a list of all the times Cara has been called fake and tweeted it to her lmaoo. http://stopbeingpolite.com/2016/02/07/a-comprehensive-list-of-people-who...(link is external)

She did sell her soul but then again her ***** isn't worth shit and no guy cept crazy Abe would pay for that so there's $0 worth of merchandise to put on sale she did way more than just "make out" with tom. We all know. Her hand was the demise of her competing in the last challenge and now her hand is the demise of her reputation /relationship this challenge

Wtf are you even trying to say with your first sentence?

Here is a list of Cara's elimination rounds, including pics and video clips:

http://www.mtv.com/news/2735815/challenge-cara-maria-eliminations/

http://www.people.com/article/challenge-battle-bloodlines-exclusive-winners-interview

Great interview wioth Cara and Jamie.

http://www.people.com/article/challenge-battle-bloodlines-exclusive-winners-interviewGreat interview wioth Cara and Jamie.

Wow that's really cool how both her and Jamie said that they were dedicating the show to their grandmother that passed. And it's interesting to know that they sent Bananas home on their grandmother's birthday so it would have been nice to see more of that. 

I hope we never, ever see or hear from *****face Maria again after the reunion.  Can she please retire now?  And after next season her Hills Have Eyes-looking cousin can also disappear.

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