The Challenge: Battle of the Exes - Spoiler Discussion

So Nany isn't going because of ******* Adam? Hope I'm wrong!

[QUOTE=CzarEric;286123]Did I miss something? When was is it confirmed KellyAnne wouldn't be a part of this season? Why can't someone be updating her twitter for her? Sure, it's possible she won't be on the season, but I wouldn't take one tweet as confirmation. And in terms of a M/M pair - proof please?[/QUOTE] Kelly Anne has shown no indication that she is apart of this season, the most anyone has to go on for her is that she tweeted asking her fans if she should do the next challenge....thats nothing substantial. And in terms of M/M I said [B]IF[/B] there is a F/F team then there will be a M/M team....if you want proof then looks like you will be waiting til April to find out the cast.

[QUOTE=TheFeedMachi;286409]I recall her tweeting saying she would never do another challenge unless she had internet/phone access because of her company or something like that.[/QUOTE]Maybe they are allowed internet now? =S [url=http://vevmo.com/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=12115][img]http://vevmo.com/imagehosting/15434eb72e33d4da5.jpg[/img][/url]

So can we speculate on alliances now? We all know these alliances usually start prior to filming because everyone calls each other up. Because I know Mark usually has an alliance with guys going into his challenges and they usually last. I'm going to guess that Mark, Leroy and Johnny created an alliance going into the game. I saw tweets of them hanging out and working out together. Wouldn't surprise me if they had alliance talks. Thoughts?

[QUOTE=Nostalgic;287176]LOL, is this seriously being asked? What do you think.[/QUOTE] She wasn't allowed to on RW due to her age so it depends on what the drinking age is wherever they're filming.

[QUOTE=TheFeedMachi;287948]Naomi isn't a good athlete at all so his partner could have been his anchor especially if it was like Rivals where the worst team at each challenge had to go into the elimination round.[/QUOTE] I personally think it should be like this all the time. No one wants to see a lopsided final and if the worst teams are leaving, that's the best in my opinion. It gives us better competition to see.

[QUOTE=Jenspiffer;288457]Now that it's pretty obvious they are competing and leaving as pairs, doesn't that negate the "need" for a male/male pairing at all? I mean, some say it's unfair to have Rachel/Aneesa compete against male/female pairs, but then wouldn't it be even more unfair, by that logic, if they ended up competing against a male/male pair?[/QUOTE] Rachel & Aneesa are stronger than most of the gay males on these shows anyway (i.e. Davis, Ryan, J.D., Derek) except for Tyler, but he has been ruled out. If Rachel or Aneesa went up against any of the four guys I mentioned, I would choose Rachel or Aneesa.

[QUOTE=jesses_girl;289224] I just want some new faces in the finals.[/QUOTE] Agreed but sadly the people I wanted to win are already gone :( Though I don't think Leroy even had a chance with Naomi as his partner.

I know I should but he never has been before so why should I believe he will be next.

[QUOTE=ThePope;290250]she sent one to Paula about "something that starts with S and ends with an N" I wonder if that has something to do with the outcome.[/QUOTE] Yeah wonder what that's about. Starvation? Segregation? stolen? lol That's all I can think of.

So just to clarify, the chances of this being another Road Rulers-less season is looking pretty high?

[QUOTE=molds13;285387]I've already answered this question, but the most logical choice in my opinion is pitting them against each other on two separate teams. Dustin vs Heather Abram vs Cara Maria Adam vs Nany Mandi vs Wes Sarah vs Vinny etc, etc... Therefore, if there are any LGBT couples (my guess: there will be one of each) the number per gender will be the same while still keeping the teams even in terms of gender. This is, in my opinion, the way BMP will get the most drama.[/QUOTE] I don't see how these girls could even compete against these guys...

[QUOTE=TSPKM2;285593]Cara is right. I can't believe people are defending Adam after he is throwing a temper tantrum like a two year old. He doesn't deserve to be on another challenge the way he has conducted himself on his last 2 shows.[/QUOTE] Adam didnt do anything to be defended for, he's mad that he's not on the challenge which is understandable. Like him or not he brings the ratings, hate to admit it but his little groupies probably boosted the ratings for the rivals 1st episode and RW LV. I just dont get why Cara wants to pour salt on his wounds because she whines about stuff too. She says they're the hand that fed him but he's making them money too.

What about Abram and Cara Maria? Has anyone got any evidence this two are going?

[QUOTE=GivingTree;287412]I remember during her season Naomi said (while on roller-skates), "There's not an athletic bone in my body!" and I ruled her out for ever doing challenge. I'm very surprised she's still there.[/QUOTE] I disagree, I met Naomi at my casting call and she looks like she is in very good shape now compared to when she did the real world, she is going to surprise a lot of people and she looks much more beautiful in real life.

Thank you for all the work you're putting in to identify the cast and challenge. :) I don't think we say that enough, to be honest.

[QUOTE=TheFeedMachi;287948]Naomi isn't a good athlete at all so his partner could have been his anchor especially if it was like Rivals where the worst team at each challenge had to go into the elimination round.[/QUOTE] Its the elimination round I am having trouble grasping unless there is no physical contact between the teams and they do things in a three-legged race type of format or something.

All these tweets about "wanting pasta", "wanting fast food" or about people not having enjoyed themselves in a "vacation from hell" makes me wonder if there might be a chance of this being some kind of survivor-type challenge like the Island, where the couples are stuck with one another somehow, not having a lot of time to interfere with other cast members to increase drama or something....

It's probably just an inside joke that Paula didn't catch on to right away lol

[QUOTE=Dash_Vegas!;283854]So just to clarify, the chances of this being another Road Rulers-less season is looking pretty high?[/QUOTE] Right now, no one really knows ,it's just wild speculation. However, I think there aren't many RRers on the newer challenges because they have moved on with life, same with seasons 1 - 12 of RW

My question is how they will seperate the couples to put them against eachother?

[QUOTE=music46;285570] Adam's still mad at MTV and BMP.[/QUOTE] Adam really needs to chill out. I don't know what happened but cussing them out on twitter is really whack and immature. Don't burn any bridges man. Hopefully this is just a good attempt at making us think he isn't going to be on. I really wanted to see him on there though. I wonder what happened.

[QUOTE=TSPKM2;286157]Kelly Anne has shown no indication that she is apart of this season, the most anyone has to go on for her is that she tweeted asking her fans if she should do the next challenge....thats nothing substantial. And in terms of M/M I said [B][B]IF[/B] there is a F/F team then there will be a M/M team[/B]....if you want proof then looks like you will be waiting til April to find out the cast.[/QUOTE] K... so where is there something substantial indicating two guys who have hooked up on the show(s) are going to appear on this one?

[QUOTE=blanky667;286413]Maybe they are allowed internet now? =S [/QUOTE] Or maybe she has that privilege as part of her contract.

Aneesa- Not really excited seeing her on another challenge. Camila- Kinda excited to see her again because she's hot and a good compettitor. Cara Maria- like Camilla I like her becauses she's hot and a good compettitor, but she's annoying as hell. Diem- I'm really excited to see Diem in the PM again and to see how and CT act around eachother. Jasmine- very excited to see her gotta love her fiestyness. Heather- Didnt like her on RW Las Vegas. Mandi- only interested in seeing her new *****. Sarah- kinda excited because I liked her on The Ruins but on the other 3 not as much but still kinda excited to see her on another challenge. Naomi- Really excited to see her and to see how her and Leroy are together again. Paula- gotta love Paula Walnuts lets see how she is as a challenge champion. Robin- I've had a crush on her since The Gauntlet 2 and would like to see her win a challenge finally. Pricilla- I like fresh rookies on a challenge. Rachel- kinda cool to see her sits been a long time since the Duel 2. CT- HELLZ YEAH!!!! I became a huge fan of the guy since he turned Johnny Bananas into his personal backpack and I really hope he wins this one. Abram- ugh....... Dustin- interesting I wanna see what he's got we know he's very competitive cant wait to see what he brings to the table. Johnny- every challenge needs a ****** bag and his name is Johnny Bananas. Dunbar- Interested to see if his win on Cutthroat was a fluke or not. Leroy- Alright I'm excited to see if RoyLee can build off his success on Rivals. Mark- cool to see him again I just hope he finally steps into a elimination round for the 1st time ever. Nate- Interesting pick I would of thought Zach would be the 1st RW SD guy to do a challenge but Nate's cool. Wes- more drama hopefully he's been working on his cardio so he can run a final challenge. Vinny- Kinda excited even though on his 2 challenges he sucked. Tyrie- don't really care.

How the hell are Tyrie and Jasmine still there? Jasmine's like a twig and Tyrie's never performed well. Unless they're saving him for the final since they know these two won't win. Also, 5 of the 7 (known) teams left have a winner on them. It looks like unless Dunbar/Paula win, we'll have at least one brand new winner (unless there is an unknown team of two people who have won before). Still rooting for CT/Diem or Abram/Cara Maria to win. Won't be upset if Mark wins either.

NOOOOOOOOOOOO damnit! That means Johnny's in the finals, doesn't it? -_-

[QUOTE=jones10389;289741]I know I should but he never has been before so why should I believe he will be next.[/QUOTE] Some eliminations can be by luck, some eliminatins are by chance. Nothing is guaranteed. Plus the remaining 4 teams are very physically capable teams. Your past does not determine your future. Plus Mark is the oldest castmember and has arguably the weakest female partner.

[QUOTE=ThePope;290250]she sent one to Paula about "something that starts with S and ends with an N" I wonder if that has something to do with the outcome.[/QUOTE] santacon

Idk if mark was being serious or not, but he wrote that he is going be on couples real factor after he posted a picture of his girlfriend. TrishelleC Trishelle “ TheMarkLong: JennHoffman look for us on "couples Fear Factor" kicking *** soon:)” for real? CarleyJohnson too bad we can't bring our GF's/BF's on the @ challenges...that would add some spice to the mix! Thank u CJ:)

[QUOTE=Dash_Vegas!;283854]So just to clarify, the chances of this being another Road Rulers-less season is looking pretty high?[/QUOTE]Well I've seen Mark on a few speculation lists (although I'm not 100% sold), so if that's the case, then he might be the sole Road Ruler on the next show.

[QUOTE=Blue123;285646]Adam didnt do anything to be defended for, he's mad that he's not on the challenge which is understandable. Like him or not he brings the ratings, hate to admit it but his little groupies probably boosted the ratings for the rivals 1st episode and RW LV. I just dont get why Cara wants to pour salt on his wounds because she whines about stuff too. She says they're the hand that fed him but he's making them money too.[/QUOTE] Both shows grew in ratings after he left.

[QUOTE=VCR14;285873] Johanna will be at a birthday party this weekend and was at a Twizzler commercial shoot today. [/QUOTE] Bummer, I know Johanna said she's done with the challenges but when the couples thing came up, I was hoping she was doing it because Wes was speculated. KA better be on it, they better not get Theresa as Wes' hookup, that would be lame she is the least serious hookup out of all of them and he basically called her crazy on the podcast. Unless Couhatta is on it then w/e. Do you think that maybe they can have more than 1 girl for 1 guy? That way Wes will go with KA, Mandi and Theresa and CT and Diem can be on it too, damn I wish Wes wasnt such a man hoe, it would make this so much easier, that dude slept with more people on these shows than anyone. And this is random but I think Adam/Nany were just booted for "better" people, because Adam just tweeted "me too" to Nany's sick tweet, and Jemmy said something like mtv giving lames attention.

I am interested to know where the "Hookups" theme rumor came about? Was there a Bill Simmons to T.J. type situation this time around? I understand from what we know of the cast thus far that one could logically assume that; however there are somethings that do not make sense. Who could Rachel's partner be? The only hookups on challenges I can remember were with females (other than that threesome with Abram/Veronica), would it be fair for a female/female team to be matched against all the other male/female teams? Also, Molds indicated that Davis was asked by BMP but he decided to say no. Davis is gay therefore would it be fair for a male/male pair to be matched against all the male/female pairs? (Although, I guess they could pair him with Brooke, but that would be stretching it) I know it doesn't necessarily have to be a 2v2 format, but it's hard to imagine what else they could do with this "hookup" theme. I apologize in advance if this was already discussed ITT, I tried to read as much as I could before my eyes started glazing over.

Oh my gosh please do not let this be a pairs challenge! The main factor in this is Rachel. To my knowledge the only male castmembers Rachel has hooked up with is Abe, Darrell and Evan. And Evan and Darrell have been ruled out, and Abe HAS to be with Cara Maria cause he's the only one CM has hooked up with. So unless they show some unaired footage of Rachel hooking up with one of the missing men then, her hookup is probably Aneesa. So if it is a pairs challenge then Rachel and Aneesa would be a pair and I just dont see that happening with a gender imbalance. My best guess is that this is a 28 person challenge. 14 men and 14 women. There are 2 couples missing, 1 gay couple, 1 male/female couple. Teams are probably diveded hookup vs. hookup. The 2 missing women could be not posting on social network sites yet/the missing girl/Robin.

What is everybody's infatuation with Abe/Cara?? I dont get it, I cant stand them. I'd say Aneesa/Rachel and Tyrie/Jasmine will be out soon. I'm hoping CT/Diem, Mark/Robin or Dunbar/Paula will win. But ultimately I'm pulling for CT/Diem, neither have won and it would be great if they won together!!!

I think this is CT's challenge to lose, he's the only person on this challenge who's partner isn't a anchor meaning Diem. The only teams I see that can challenge them are Mark & Robin because Mark is a 40 year old beast and Robin will slow him down in a final, If Dunbar & Paula make it to the finals they can beat CT & Diem because Dunbar was pretty good on the Cutthroat final and Paula is good a long distance runner but they can lose in elimination rounds, Johnny & Camilla but the only problem is Johnny is public enemy #2 behind Wes, and Abram & Cara Maria because Abram is a legend and Cara Maria shown she can step up in the finals, but Abram sucks at strategizing and Cara Maria cannot handle pressure.

[QUOTE=El Scorcho;288461]Rachel & Aneesa are stronger than most of the gay males on these shows anyway (i.e. Davis, Ryan, J.D., Derek) except for Tyler, but he has been ruled out. If Rachel or Aneesa went up against any of the four guys I mentioned, I would choose Rachel or Aneesa.[/QUOTE] I agree, but my point was more that when we thought it was teams, there needed to be even numbers of each gender so there could be male and female elimination days, but now that it's pairs, there is no need for that, especially because they are obviously fine having R/A go against guy/girl pairs. So it doesn't mean there CAN'T be a guy/guy team yet to be revealed, but that there is no longer any reason to assume there is. Whether R/A could beat a male/male team is irrelevant, though I happen to agree that they could, and not just those you listed. :) On a different note, as much as I am not a fan of Camila's personality, I actually think she is often underrated as a competitor, and I think she deserves to make it far based on the athleticism she has shown. I just wish it wasn't with Johnny (who, to be fair, is also a good competitor, but has an inflated ego that makes me want him gone!). I wonder if they will do flashbacks of all the hookups (like they did with the fights in Rivals), and if so, will some never-before-aired footage occur with those two? Cause I feel like the average viewer would be confused with that pairing!

I have a feeling I'm once again going to be extremely impressed with Johnny's showing on the challenge. I really did not expect Abram to be sent home before anyone but CT or Mark. I have no idea how Ty has managed to hang on this long either. This is shaping up to being a pretty interesting challenge.

1) Laurel isn't on this challenge unfortunately. 2) This season, without a doubt, has to do with hookups. If it wasn't a hook ups theme Nany would be on the challenge. But she was unable to go because of Adam R.

I'm rooting for Aneesa/Rachel if that be the team. There is a lot of willpower in that combo if they can stick together and having an all-girl champion team would be AWESOME because all the guys with bruised egos would be out for blood if there be another season.

This thread is alive again. Let's stick to informed speculation or commentary on informed speculation. If you want to talk about who you hope will be on this challenge, or who you hope is eliminated or [URL="http://vevmo.com/f266/chris-ct-tamburello-3852/"]how great CT is[/URL] - there are a variety of threads for such discussion (e.g. [URL="http://vevmo.com/f266/fantasy-favorite-challenge-casts-2607/"]Fantasy, Favorites[/URL], [URL="http://vevmo.com/f266/the-challenge-open-thread-6026/"]Open thread[/URL] etc.) So let's keep on topic and talk about reality (as in not the genre, but what is actually happening as reported in the spoiler thread.)

[QUOTE=Nightwolf;289487]NOOOOOOOOOOOO damnit! That means Johnny's in the finals, doesn't it? -_-[/QUOTE] It means he's in the final four, which historically usually means that he'll be in the finals, but it's not guaranteed he's made it.

Maybe Camilla cant spell second?

[QUOTE=jesses_girl;282571]I'm keeping my fingers crossed for some DC and NOLA2 peeps. I really don't know why they keep skipping over Andrew, I thought he was a sure bet for the challenges.[/QUOTE] I don't really want to see him, because he might be funny, but I don't think he will bring much to the game.

[QUOTE=GiggidyGoo90;285391]My question is how they will seperate the couples to put them against eachother?[/QUOTE] They could do a draft that could go like this. Team 1 picks Johnny so Team 2 gets Casey Team 2 picks Leroy so Team 1 gets Naomi Then they could just alternate picks like that or have each round be a guy or girl round for drafting.