The Duel II: New Zealand

[quote=ejborys22;36251]How old is Beth?[/quote] I believe she is 39 going towards 40, but she looks great! As for the Duels I would love to see, give me Tori and Rachel and that will be great for me.

[quote=Dartagnan;36253]I believe she is 39 going towards 40, but she looks great! As for the Duels I would love to see, give me Tori and Rachel and that will be great for me.[/quote] She looks amazing for that age! And I think we will see Tori Vs. Rachel, but not in a duel, in the final mission!

[quote=ejborys22;36254]She looks amazing for that age! And I think we will see Tori Vs. Rachel, but not in a duel, in the final mission![/quote] I hope so, but I would much rather prefer a Coral/Rachel or Katie final 2. One can dream can't he.

[quote=Dartagnan;36257]I hope so, but I would much rather prefer a Coral/Rachel or Katie final 2. One can dream can't he.[/quote] I know i also would like to see Robin win. She tries soooo had. Its about time she wins!

[quote=Dartagnan;36257]I hope so, but I would much rather prefer a Coral/Rachel or Katie final 2. One can dream can't he.[/quote] Katie can pretty much be in the finals and I will be happy but I want her to win and not be kicked off neat the end or early on.

[quote=ejborys22;36258]I know i also would like to see Robin win. She tries soooo had. Its about time she wins![/quote] I dunno why, but I really don't see her making it to the end. It's more of a feeling than a definite thing, but she doesn't seem to be either superior physically or mentally/strategically on her own to make it far in an individual competition. Then again, Svetlana made it to the in the Duel, and she was like a super underdog, so who the heck know what's going to happen.

[quote=ejborys22;36258]I know i also would like to see Robin win. She tries soooo had. Its about time she wins![/quote] I hope Robin does good! I am starting to like her more and more! I wish her the best of luck! Its sad cause she wants it soo bad!

[quote=Moonpaw;36261]I dunno why, but I really don't see her making it to the end. It's more of a feeling than a definite thing, but she doesn't seem to be either superior physically or mentally/strategically on her own to make it far in an individual competition. Then again, Svetlana made it to the in the Duel, and she was like a super underdog, so who the heck know what's going to happen.[/quote] I don't see Katie making it to the end right now, but if she has a good strategy she can easily make it there. A good strategy beats out brawns anyday. Svetlana had the brains, not the braw, and still made the finals.

[quote=Dartagnan;36264]I don't see Katie making it to the end right now, but if she has a good strategy she can easily make it there. A good strategy beats out brawns anyday. Svetlana had the brains, not the braw, and still made the finals.[/quote] I would argue that luck played a huge role in Svetlana making it to finals. She beat Beth by a lame DQ call that they weren't really aware of yet (when CT was "beat" by Brad, he should have known better by then).

[QUOTE=LivesToRun;36263]I hope Robin does good! I am starting to like her more and more! I wish her the best of luck! Its sad cause she wants it soo bad![/QUOTE] Robin is a decent competitor, but in individual challenges she always messes up and screws herself because of her mouth. On the first Duel, she personally attacked Aneesa (while drunk) and was sent home because of it. On the Island, she was becoming paranoid and making unnecessary waves (we don't know if she's punished for it yet) but her mouth always comes out to screw her out of the victory.

Ooooh do we have a man on the scene?!

[quote=Blaqk;36269]Robin is a decent competitor, but in individual challenges she always messes up and screws herself because of her mouth. On the first Duel, she personally attacked Aneesa (while drunk) and was sent home because of it. On the Island, she was becoming paranoid and making unnecessary waves (we don't know if she's punished for it yet) but her mouth always comes out to screw her out of the victory.[/quote] I am not a fan of Robin, and I feel for her in some cases because it does seem like she wants to win soo much, but she screws herself. She will not go far unless she learns to stop being paranoid, and stays sober.

[quote=Dartagnan;36275]I am not a fan of Robin, and I feel for her in some cases because it does seem like she wants to win soo much, but she screws herself. She will not go far unless she learns to stop being paranoid, and stays sober.[/quote] I used to really like Robin, but in G3 she started to get a little weird. Now on the Island it is obvious she has a drinking problem.

I'm new to the forum but I've been watching RW RR and the challenges for awhile. I use to really root for Robin to win and when I saw she was on the Island I was really excited, but watching her fall apart just when you think she's getting it together is almost exhausting and just makes her less endearing in my opinion. I'm kinda just over her shenanigans. It's too bad cause she's done like 6 of these now, you'd think she'd learn to handle it a bit more.

[QUOTE=Moonpaw;36267]I would argue that luck played a huge role in Svetlana making it to finals. She beat Beth by a lame DQ call that they weren't really aware of yet (when CT was "beat" by Brad, he should have known better by then).[/QUOTE] They made that up for Beth and then added to TJ voice regarding a rule that didn't exist. Everyone on the platform knew Beth had won. There was no disagreement -- except from Sveltana -- at the reunion show. As for Robin -- it's too late for her to read this so I can write it without doing any damage. She has been hoping for an alliance with Mark. What she doesn't know is that he has every intention of maintaining his distance. He, too, watched The Island.

[QUOTE=V1man;36292]They made that up for Beth and then added to TJ voice regarding a rule that didn't exist. Everyone on the platform knew Beth had won. There was no disagreement -- except from Sveltana -- at the reunion show. As for Robin -- it's too late for her to read this so I can write it without doing any damage. She has been hoping for an alliance with Mark. What she doesn't know is that he has every intention of maintaining his distance. He, too, watched The Island.[/QUOTE] Lol, he would want to keep his distance if he wants a chance to win. I wonder how he feels about Robin and her new drinking issue.

[QUOTE=Blaqk;36295]Lol, he would want to keep his distance if he wants a chance to win. I wonder how he feels about Robin and her new drinking issue.[/QUOTE] The answer to your question is in my last sentence above. Her drinking is not the only cause of the behavior. Watch her eyes trying to focus in some of dailies. That is indicative of much more than alcohol.

[quote=V1man;36298]The answer to your question is in my last sentence above. Her drinking is not the only cause of the behavior. Watch her eyes trying to focus in some of dailies. That is indicative of much more than alcohol.[/quote] Wow, I thought it was just alcohol, and cigarettes, that voice of hers gets raspier by the second. And how did I know she would try to start an alliance with Mark, too bad for her it looks as though Brad and Katie are the only people she can cling to.

[QUOTE=Dartagnan;36300]Wow, I thought it was just alcohol, and cigarettes, that voice of hers gets raspier by the second. And how did I know she would try to start an alliance with Mark, too bad for her it looks as though Brad and Katie are the only people she can cling to.[/QUOTE] They watched "The Island" too. People will be nice to her, particularly her friends, but don't look for anyone to count on her, not even Katie or Brad.

[quote=V1man;36302]They watched "The Island" too. People will be nice to her, particularly her friends, but don't look for anyone to count on her, not even Katie or Brad.[/quote] Interesting. But honestly, who can count on her in this state she is in? I am predicting that she will go somewhere in the middle.

I couldn't blame Katie (or some of the others) if she doesn't count on Robin after what happened on G3. I know it's been said that they have made up since then, but Robin has seemingly become increasingly desperate to win, and she has shown that she will even be all buddy-buddy and friendly with people to their faces but plot to get rid of them (she did it to Coral as well, although I think that was to a much lesser extent than Katie since Robin and Katie seem to be way closer friends). I think Robin will try to go with whatever group has the most power, good friends or not. I used to root for Robin since I thought she should have lasted a bit longer in BOTS 2, possibly making it to the top three, but after The Duel I am not very happy with her. G3 made it worse. I do think she had some points on The Island, but overall she seemed to be talking due to jealousy and being left outside the main group.

I'll be my reputation on it: There is no way Robin can win if The Duel 2 format is the same as Duel 1.

Dan dropping out is disappointing to me. I would love to see him in a sboer state, and on a Challenge where he can compete more than once. V1, I think you will be hanging onto that reputation.

Aww...the Danimal dropped out. OMG Ryan, ugh. He does nothing for me on these challenges

[quote=tjhallow;36328]Aww...the Danimal dropped out. OMG Ryan, ugh. He does nothing for me on these challenges[/quote] I used to like Ryan, until he started bowing to every order of the Family except for taking Jenn's key and I thought he was better than that. Ryan will get lost in the shuffle on this Challenge among all the other drama starters.

I was really looking forward to see dan on the duel 2. ryan brings nothing to these challenges

Well, I am SO disappointed that [URL="http://vevmo.com/f187/the-duel-2-departure-day-2399/#post36351"]Coral isn't going to be on this challenge[/URL] after all. I always get a kick out of her sardonicism. I think the awesome factor for this challenge just went down quite a bit :/ Can't say that I'll give David Leech a second thought though. hee hee.

I have lost so much interest in this Challenge. Coral and Dan being removed is just, so disappointing....

[QUOTE=Dartagnan;36356]I have lost so much interest in this Challenge. Coral and Dan being removed is just, so disappointing....[/QUOTE] Technically speaking, Dan's name is removed for unknown reasons. and Coral apparently is a "never was." We went with an 80% best guess and we were wrong about her.