The Challenge: Battle of the Exes - Spoiler Discussion

[QUOTE=jesses_girl;288045]Well is it 100% confirmed that Rachel and Aneesa are a pair? Or is being assumed?[/QUOTE] A well-founded presumption maybe. That is above my pay-grade.

Tyrie will def be in the next elimination round if he hasn't been in 1 or 2 already. Weather he wins or not will have to see. I thought at 1st the elimination round might be a footrace type a thing but there's no way Tyrie would still be there if it was.

[QUOTE=shred;288520][B]Mandi sucks. And she's unaware of her surroundings in the game. Two huge factors that make her a disposable peripheral player. She can't hold a conversation outside of gossip or sex.[/B] CT/Diem have an excellent shot at winning. If it is pairing scenario. I think it will be two teams. Exes on opposite sides. Eliminations are individual for girls and guys, but if a girl gets picked to go into elimination. Her ex has to go into the elimination with her and they have to work together to get out together. For example. Final 4 should be: CT/Diem Robin/Mark Johnny/Camila Abram/Cara Maria I'm interested to see who Rachel is tied to. And same with Aneesa.[/QUOTE] I'm very curious how you know this? Do you know Mandi, and thus have personal experience which convinced you that she "sucks." (That word is such an expression of literacy.) Were you on set in the Dominican Republic or have talked to other cast/crew who are/were that would provide such insight? If, in fact, your comments in bold above represent your personal opinion based upon watching a highly edited TV where production seeks to established unique characters (i.e., they are not always real as noted in the casting contract) I, for one, would appreciate if in the future you would clearly state the difference between fact and opinion in your commentary.

I wouldnt mind a challenge with a majority of newbies like people either making their challenge debut and people coming back for their 2nd or 3rd challenge because JEK, Wes, Evelyn, Paula, and Jenn are all played out and its time to insert new blood into The Challenge

And I must say how much I wish Kim would come do just 1 more challenge :(

Jeez louise 6 ppl from RW: Las Vegas 2.0? That seems like it would be a record for one season.

Am I the only one that thinks Leroy, Mark, and Johnny are going into the challenge having each others back. Im pretty sure Mark and Johnny are pretty close. I know Mark is really really close with both Kenny and Derrick and does a lot of podcasts with Johnny and back in the MySpace days there were a lot of pics of them hanging out all the time. And then Leroy seems to be close to both of them on twitter and I figure they are all three friends and they all probably trust each other so I think that will be one core alliance. To be honest I pray it is this and CT is on the other side. CT v. Mark would be a dream match up for me and the best elimination round in Challenge history.

Haiti would make more sense.

[QUOTE=jesses_girl;287534]The only guys who looked scared were JEKW and Adam to an extent. Leroy said he was the only guy who wasn't scared of CT, but other cast members said it was only JEKW who were scared of him. And that climbing thing is questionable, he did good but climbing a rope fast still doesn't match up with the others. And 4 girls beat him and Mike in the final lol[/QUOTE] Wasn't that because Mike was sick??? Didn't he slow the team down? Don't quite remember...

I think they are coupled... Heather and Zito, Cara Maria and Abram Sarah and Vinnie Wes and Mandi Diem and CT Jaz and Tyrie Leroy and Naomi Nate and Priscilla etc.... It seems as though based on another previous thread the way they have been going home is based on a guy and girl.. so it would make sense if they have paired these groups up based on hookups in the past! I think if they did this, it could make for a seriously interesting season!

[QUOTE=dreamer;283438]there needs to be more old school names on that list or it is gonna be annoying, just inviting the routine attention *****s[/QUOTE] Agreed. For some reason, I really want Katie to be on this challenge even though I think shes said shes done with them. Frank (LV) also

[QUOTE=TheCollegeD;285486]With the current legal issues BMP wouldn't put them on the current challenge. Plus Evan has Veronica(who has repeatedly said that she's done) and Kenny has Johanna(who I couldn't see coming back) as their only potential hookups.[/QUOTE] Ahh, I gotcha.

Why does every one think this will be a pairs challenge? I personally really hope that it isn't, because Fresh Meat 2 and Rivals both were. I wouldn't mind a concept where there was like, 5 teams of 6 people or something like that. Just something different.

[QUOTE=RobbioRobbio;285996]I think the possible concept could be a "Ball & Chain" type scenario, where a male or female's performance in a challenge could actually send their counterpart into the elimination round. For example, Mark and Robin are counterparts and if she loses a challenge, Mark has to go into the elimination round? I think it could be an interesting twist.[/QUOTE] That sounds incredibly amusing. A lot of people would get pissed off very fast if that were the case. Imagine having Robin, Dunbar, Anessa, or some of the others performance in a challenge determine if you go in or not. People would be flipping out.

I'm really feeling this cast.I really want to see the crazies CT and Dustin react. I also looking forward to drunk Priscilla.Paula/Dunbar leaving first would be the icing on the cake.

[QUOTE=ILoveRW;287023]Haiti would make more sense.[/QUOTE] I'm not so sure they'd want to film in Haiti, considering the devastation that still exists from the earthquake and the spread of disease. Dominican Republic, on the other hand, is perfectly fine.

[QUOTE=Hamahami;287521]I speculate that this challenge could be The battle of the Sexes. Just pure speculation!!! People have to win for their team but at the same time trying to protect whoever they like (or used to like) on the other team. Maybe? I don't know[/QUOTE] I'm starting to think this way. People are speculating about alliances but the bigger question is where are all the girl eliminations??? I took a peek at who Priscilla started following. Mostly girls: Mandi, Sarah, Aneesa and Diem. Just two boys: CT and Leroy. This would make sense as an alliance/team because Mandi's and Sarah's partners were sent home but why is she not following Vinny and Wes? Maybe she hasn't found them yet but she isn't following Rachel or Naomi either. Why are CT and Diem the only pair she is following? Nate isn't following anyone new. Regarding CT, one thing I like about watching him is he is unpredictable. He can go with the flow like what he did with Adam in Rivals or he can lead the team like Gauntlet 3.

[QUOTE=Nightwolf;288286]I think Priscilla needs to watch what she says on Formspring before she gets in trouble. Probably not a good idea to keep saying "___ was really nice!" and such about so many cast members she normally should not have met by now.[/QUOTE] Don't you mean Cara Maria?

NOOOOOOOO I was pulling so hard for Cara Maria and Abe to win it!!!! I'm not surprised at all with who's up there though, now I want CT & Diem to win.

I would love to see Wes for the simple fact that he has yet to do a challenge without Kenny.It would quite interesting to see actually plus he would be on his sixth challenge . As for the Vegas kids half of them weren't of wallpaper status on their season and I would only like to see Adam,Leroy,Dustin and Naomi and would not want anyone from RW24 on any challenge.

[QUOTE=Blue123;285484]Lol well I guess that was her mindset during the reunion, we wont go through the details of the island but [B]imo[/B] only Dunbar was screwed over, she still looked crazy on the cutthroat reunion saying Dunbar effed her over, bring back Dunbar and not Paula :P oh and if Couhatta isnt there and Wes goes with Mandi then Dunbar can go with KA, they're always amusing also.[/QUOTE] Your opinion is correct! It's also pretty much agreed upon by everyone who was there except for Paula. Dunbar and KellyAnne would be a hysterical pairing. @jesses_girl I'm with you on Mark being more boring than Dan but Mark just impresses me at how good at these things he is when he's so much older than everyone. But Dan and Robin would be pretty good (even though this isn't pairs). People who were on the Island said it was the most dysfunctional hook up they've ever seen and that's probably saying something...which makes me wonder why Dan didn't even get a call. Derrick said on one of his podcasts that him and Johnny used to tease Dan on Cutthroat that Robin's kid was his.

[QUOTE=eagles28;285744]Why does every one think this will be a pairs challenge? I personally really hope that it isn't, because Fresh Meat 2 and Rivals both were. I wouldn't mind a concept where there was like, 5 teams of 6 people or something like that. Just something different.[/QUOTE] I agree im not a huge fan of alliances because its always the same people.

[QUOTE=molds13;286507][/QUOTE] Isn't that the point of this forum? I see Frank dropped off-- bummer.. he was REAL sweet

[QUOTE=TSPKM2;286766] I think Diem has a good shot at winning this one if it is teams, her, CT and Robin were all screwed out of a win on Gauntlet 3.[/QUOTE] My reasons for not liking them have nothing to do with competition. I don't like Paula because I feel like she gets constantly asked back for no reason. Plus I think she's a bully, but cries wolf whenever it gets done to her. I don't like Sarah because this is her fifth one in a row and I wouldve liked to have seen someone else. I haven't liked her since the Ruins, and I hated the way she treated Abe/Shavoun on Cutthroat. I don't like Diem because of her attitude. I stopped liking Mandi after Rivals because she just seems so blah to me now. Plus this is her fourth one in a row.

So either 1 or 2 things has happened so far on this challenge. #1 They're probably filming in the Dominican Republic and #2 Nate was the 1st to go?

[QUOTE=shopgirl;287535]Wasn't that because Mike was sick??? Didn't he slow the team down? Don't quite remember...[/QUOTE] No, Leroy wanted to quit first but Mike kept pressing him on. This happened before they got to that eating mission i think. Mike got sick during that night they had to stand on a rock.

Actually, if you think about it...all of the challenges on Rivals weren't 1 on 1 physical....so it wouldnt matter if it was 2 guys, 2 girls, or 1 of each. As for the elimination rounds, remember Production decides on it AFTER they figure out who's going in. The 2 physical jungles were the one CT/Adam and Johnny/Tyler did, and the one that Tyrie/Davis lost to Wes/Kenny on. That being said, i'm sure that if Aneesa/Rachel were in an elimination round again a guy/girl, production would give them something like the one that CM/Laurel beat Camila/Theresa on or the one Sarah/Katelynn lost to Jasmine/Jonna, because those 2 were not physical at all. That being said, if Mark/Robin go into an elimination round against CT/Diem, it can totally be physical. Also another point, for some reason, I feel that CT would be pissed if he doesn't win this challenge, BUT I feel that the 1 guy who he wouldn't be pissed about if he beat him would be Mark. And as much as I want CT/Diem to win, if Mark/Robin win, I wouldn't be upset. Those are my two favorite teams.

OR maybe they're just traveling like last time, if this goes on for another whole week then maybe BMP told them to shut up, like come on, we dont even know exactly when they started filming. During the 1st week there was nothing, then all of a sudden we had people coming 2 days apart. With Rivals they started filming as soon as they got there, Adam got kicked off like 2 days after they left and he still did the 1st challenge and Mike arrived the day of Aneesa/Robin's elimination. It also depends on the people, some went online immediately but others were quiet for a while.

I don't mean with just that though, Bacchus. I also mean "revealing" tweets as well and "I won" so and so mission and their respective beefs. And what's up with the editing on the board. For example if I'm typing a sentence then going over it to edit I can't see the I can't see the little line thingmajig.

If Sarah is going to be there, then that means Vinny will be. He's the only "hookup" she's had on the show. I also don't know if this theme has been in the works for awhile, but I find it funny they asked Veronica to be on it. Who would her "hookup" have been since most of hers tend to be off camera. The only person I can think of is Abram. I wish they would have got Coral for Abe though, that would have been great! So if Tyler is gonna be there, is it safe to assume Ryan will be there? Or Jd? I'm confused on who they would choose for Johnny and Paula.

[QUOTE=TheCollegeD;285486]With the current legal issues BMP wouldn't put them on the current challenge. Plus Evan has Veronica(who has repeatedly said that she's done) and Kenny has Johanna(who I couldn't see coming back) as their only potential hookups.[/QUOTE] I do agree about the legal issue part but Kenny did hook up with Robin and that was brought up somewhat on the Island. On another note... \I think JD is a no, which would only leave Ryan for Tyler. [url=http://vevmo.com/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=12006][img]http://vevmo.com/imagehosting/32034eb0cb7923f16.jpg[/img][/url]

[QUOTE=Stommped32;285743]Jeez louise 6 ppl from RW: Las Vegas 2.0? That seems like it would be a record for one season.[/QUOTE] Well, it looks like Adam isn't on it and maybe also Nany, sooo that ties them with Fresh Meat (4 Austin roommates).

[QUOTE=GiggidyGoo90;287025]So either 1 or 2 things has happened so far on this challenge. #1 They're probably filming in the Dominican Republic and #2 Nate was the 1st to go?[/QUOTE] Or both ? :O

The girls wouldnt have a chance against the guys if it were BOS3 so I doubt that its going to be guys vs girls

[QUOTE=V1man;288558]I'm very curious how you know this? Do you know Mandi, and thus have personal experience which convinced you that she "sucks." (That word is such an expression of literacy.) Were you on set in the Dominican Republic or have talked to other cast/crew who are/were that would provide such insight? If, in fact, your comments in bold above represent your personal opinion based upon watching a highly edited TV where production seeks to established unique characters (i.e., they are not always real as noted in the casting contract) I, for one, would appreciate if in the future you would clearly state the difference between fact and opinion in your commentary.[/QUOTE] I hate to interject It just a "figure of speech" when someone says somebody sucks its their opinion and dislike. Seesh I feel it's like anything we do and say as far as a contestant is concerned is scrutinized here. Personally, I love me some Mandi. I think she's a cool chick. [QUOTE=lacexox;288559]I think they are coupled... I think if they did this, it could make for a seriously interesting season![/QUOTE] I dunno about being interest as they seem really thirsty for ratings right now. I mean a couple challenge? This isn't NBC

Normally I would agree with you but...I think a lot of the girls aside from Rachel and Aneesa are scared to go up against Emily in a elimination round. So if Ty can just hold his own vs whatever guy is in there with him they are a tough team to get rid off imo.

I was disappointed to see Abram and Cara Maria on the list of eliminations but I'm also happy that at least a pair of fresher faces made it to the final four (Ty/Emily).

[QUOTE=InfamousJoks;283440]Agreed. For some reason, I really want Katie to be on this challenge even though I think shes said shes done with them. Frank (LV) also[/QUOTE] Katie said she isn't done. She just wasn't able to do Rivals cause her boss said no since she was new to the job. I'm sure if they ask her to be on the next one, she'll go. Also, Veronica did tweet about how they called her for the next challenge but she said she wouldn't do another one. Surprisingly, Rachel (RR Campus Crawl) said on the latest podcast that she wasn't done. She said she would do another one but she didn't want to do another Duel since she already won that. Derrick and Tyler also said they weren't done either. David (RR Viewer's Revenge) wants to do one and so do Trishelle and Adam L. but they haven't tweeted about getting calls or taking any tests.

[QUOTE=InfamousJoks;283661]While I would love Old School vs. New, I don't think thats the premise for this challenge; Trashelle and Mark would be great to have, but it wouldn't truly be "old school" without people like Coral, Ruthie, Katie, Veronica, Beth, Syrus, Tonya, etc..[/QUOTE] I agree, I need to see Coral again, it's been far too long.

Evan hooked up with Jodi and Robin on The Duel 1.

[url=http://vevmo.com/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=12023][img]http://vevmo.com/imagehosting/43904eb27eea4a295.png[/img][/url] She could easily be talking about something else, but then again it could've also been a Good Luck post.

I don't see what else you do in a speculation thread besides speculate, but ok.

[QUOTE=Ch@llengeFan;286757]Completely disagree with pretty much everything said. [B]You know they are both from Boston and CT helped Vinny train for Cutthroat, it is very likely that they have each others back and will work together.[/B] An alliance always benefits, hence CT trying so hard to make one on Rivals. Its crucial in these games to have the vote locked up. Why wouldnt anybody go against him, Rivals they threw missions to get rid of him, Duel 1 they attempted to get rid of him, Duel 2 they probably would have if he stuck around.[/QUOTE] Just because cast members know each other and hang out outside of the show does not mean they will have each other's back in the competition.

[QUOTE=TSPKM2;287538][B]The girls wouldnt have a chance against the guys[/B] if it were BOS3 so I doubt that its going to be guys vs girls[/QUOTE] That didn't stop them from making 1 & 2 though lol. And the girls would probably do better this time around than the first two shows. On both of those the girls got whooped! However, i doubt it's a battle of the sexes format as well.

[QUOTE=molds13;288305]No, he means Priscilla.[/QUOTE] Oh, yeah, I looked it up hahah. Sorry!

[QUOTE=Nostalgic;288562] I dunno about being interest as they seem really thirsty for ratings right now. I mean a couple challenge? This isn't NBC[/QUOTE] I actually think the ideas for these last two challenges (Couples and Rivals) have been interesting, however I think they missed the boat and they would have been much more interesting a few years ago. Back then the couples and rivalries seemed more real and longstanding, as opposed to what they considered "rivalries" last challenge and "couples" this challenge. They are kind of reaching with some of the pairs, IMHO.

Oh soo very happy to see Abram and Cara Maria out! Now if only Ty and Emily were the next to go it will be so awesome!