Harmonizer Posted October 20, 2023 Posted October 20, 2023 Happy with the winners! Great season. Compared to the recent ****, obviously
Gwegend Posted October 20, 2023 Posted October 20, 2023 The winners salvaged the shitty vets tainting the season!
Miles. Posted October 20, 2023 Posted October 20, 2023 Yay! I am so happy that the best two people won the final! Overall, this was a great season! Yes, it got bogged down in the middle when the vets were in control, but the start and finish were both fantastic. The last three episodes were so satisfying. To see Chris win after being an underdog all season and being widely derided as the worst Survivor winner ever, and Desi after she got screwed over by Enzo/production last year... all while the vets were flopping in the background... ohhh that was beautiful. These are the best winners we've had since Queen Borzotra in 36, and I'd say this was the best overall season since 34. See production, this is what happens when you cast people who are both competitive AND likable. I hope they're taking note of the massive fan response to Olivia, Horacio, Desi, Michaela, Cassidy, and Chris these last two seasons. THESE are the types of people we need, not the boring, unlikable vacation alliance for the twelfth time in a row. Cory needs to retire. He will never win since he doesn't have a brain, and at this point he is delivering NOTHING to the show. We have enough other people who are "doing it for my daughter." Flopsal embarrassing himself in yet another final running the wrong way... we have to laugh! Tori finally having to go against some actual good competitors and flopping to the pits of hell..... funny how that works. @ToriDeal @Flopsal @CoryWharton Spoiler This is the first season in ages where I want most of the new people to come back. The following are must-haves: Desi Michaela Cassidy Alyssa L Tiffany Chris Tyler And I would be fine with: Chanelle Alyssa S (shockingly!) Sebastian Luis Really, the only catastrophic flops were Dusty and Monte. And I also think this is the first season in YEARS where no one was DQed, injured, or quit (aside from Michaela gassing out in the final which doesn't count). Dare I say..... good job production???
Attitude Posted October 20, 2023 Posted October 20, 2023 3 hours ago, Miles. said: Yay! I am so happy that the best two people won the final! Overall, this was a great season! Yes, it got bogged down in the middle when the vets were in control, but the start and finish were both fantastic. The last three episodes were so satisfying. To see Chris win after being an underdog all season and being widely derided as the worst Survivor winner ever, and Desi after she got screwed over by Enzo/production last year... all while the vets were flopping in the background... ohhh that was beautiful. These are the best winners we've had since Queen Borzotra in 36, and I'd say this was the best overall season since 34. See production, this is what happens when you cast people who are both competitive AND likable. I hope they're taking note of the massive fan response to Olivia, Horacio, Desi, Michaela, Cassidy, and Chris these last two seasons. THESE are the types of people we need, not the boring, unlikable vacation alliance for the twelfth time in a row. Cory needs to retire. He will never win since he doesn't have a brain, and at this point he is delivering NOTHING to the show. We have enough other people who are "doing it for my daughter." Flopsal embarrassing himself in yet another final running the wrong way... we have to laugh! Tori finally having to go against some actual good competitors and flopping to the pits of hell..... funny how that works. @ToriDeal @Flopsal @CoryWharton Hide contents This is the first season in ages where I want most of the new people to come back. The following are must-haves: Desi Michaela Cassidy Alyssa L Tiffany Chris Tyler And I would be fine with: Chanelle Alyssa S (shockingly!) Sebastian Luis Really, the only catastrophic flops were Dusty and Monte. And I also think this is the first season in YEARS where no one was DQed, injured, or quit (aside from Michaela gassing out in the final which doesn't count). Dare I say..... good job production??? Unfortunately we won't see most of those people because they have actual careers outside reality tv and this show films for 3 months. Maybe if USA gets renewed or they shorten the filming time of the MTV version.
Chris Posted October 20, 2023 Posted October 20, 2023 4 hours ago, Miles. said: To see Chris win after being an underdog all season You forgot one big thing.
Chris Posted October 20, 2023 Posted October 20, 2023 4 hours ago, Miles. said: The following are must-haves: What about Josh and Kaycee?
Miles. Posted October 20, 2023 Posted October 20, 2023 8 minutes ago, Chris said: What about Josh and Kaycee? Must haves for the nearest psych ward 1
Attitude Posted October 24, 2023 Posted October 24, 2023 Horacio is on the new season of Exatlon. My parents were watching it and he showed up.
Miles. Posted October 24, 2023 Posted October 24, 2023 11 hours ago, Attitude said: Horacio is on the new season of Exatlon. My parents were watching it and he showed up. I hope he wins
Miles. Posted October 24, 2023 Posted October 24, 2023 Nurys said Horacio is filming Exatlon til February I'm worried he won't be back in time for S40
MP2K Posted October 25, 2023 Author Posted October 25, 2023 Okay im back in! Changing the title for season 39 Also, one last thing, Micheala is the next elite girlie. Hands down. 3
lillavend3r Posted October 26, 2023 Posted October 26, 2023 Can't stand Nurys. She seems so fan serving like we know this girl been waiting since AYTO to get on so everything she does feels calculated to me. Hope Diandra stays unemployed too definitely do NOT need them together on this show. Big T washing Jessica effortlessly I screamed at them not gagging at the final prize, these losers are so entitled, most of the vets were lucky to touch 20k back then and they risked years long friendships over it and these flops frowning over 300k
Toxicity. Posted October 26, 2023 Posted October 26, 2023 Great premiere. Excited to see where it goes from here although I’m not feeling the whole one team at the start concept. Big T came in swinging and it backfired on my girl
Attitude Posted October 26, 2023 Posted October 26, 2023 I'm sorry, but I can't take any of the people on this season seriously. It's serving make a wish come true. 2
Miles. Posted October 27, 2023 Posted October 27, 2023 I watched the Meet The Challengers special and the premiere last night and I thought they were pretty good! It is so refreshing not to have the annoying tired vets, it really feels like everyone's on a level playing field and anyone can win. The premiere had some nice old school drama, like Berna melting down about the sleeping arrangements and the guys targeting the girls for no real reason. Jessica tanking her game out of nowhere was hilarious, she was giving Jenn Lee. She was a horrible pick to represent The Challenge AUS (which was actually fantastic) so I'm happy she's first out. That said, I see the potential for some major issues moving forward... - Having a solo winner always sucks. It's never satisfying. Let 2 or even 4 people win. Ugh. - The public voting was just a big pile-on; I wouldn't be surprised to see this happen a lot if the format stays the same. - The challengers all competing together, rather than against each other... It's giving The Traitors competitions, and while I love The Traitors, the comps are the most boring part of that show, and I know a lot of people skip them. Leave it to the producers to take the one bad part of a great show and say "THIS is what we need for The Challenge!" Some thoughts on the contestants: - Jay/Asaf bromance - Horacio/Nurys showmance incoming - ROD girls linking up - Queen Nurys standing up to the guys during deliberation and shutting Olivia down when she wanted to add Zara to their alliance. Love how she's already running things - Melissa rooting for Big T so hard was sweet - Callum is vile!?!? Like everything about him, from his looks to his voice to his personality?! Wtf is Michele thinking... - James is scary. I thought I would like him but he's giving roid rage, he's giving cokehead, and that hair is giving horse mane. - Berna is hilarious and was the star of the premiere. Getting mad during every challenge so far, shutting Hughie up when he was trying to be nice to her, shutting Colleen down when she was trying to give advice... lol.
Miles. Posted October 27, 2023 Posted October 27, 2023 One more thing, I still can't get over how good this theme is, yet how bad this cast is. Like we've all been wanting a season without the Vacation Alliance vets for so long, and the vast majority of us liked Invasion which was a similar theme, yet they fumbled so hard by sticking with the Spies Lies and Allies flops, especially the men. A cast like this (even though I don't like some of these people) would have made a lot more sense: Keep: Asaf Ed Horacio Jay Kyland Add: Cory (I'm tired of him but he's a casual fan fave and hasn't won so) Sam (needs another shot after ROD) Johnny M (deserves another shot after ROD) Ashley (won 2 dailys on The Challenge UK) AJ (Zara's BF, won 2 elims and 1 daily on The Challenge UK) Grant (brought drama and was hilarious on The Challenge AU and World Championships) Ryan (Emily's BF, brought drama on The Challenge AU) Keep: Berna Melissa Michele Nurys Olivia Ravyn Big T Zara Add: Kailah (fan fave, always brings drama) Amanda (fan fave, always brings drama) Georgia (fan fave, if Jordan and Johnny can be cast so can she) Emily S (brought drama and was hilarious on The Challenge AU and World Championships) Drop: Moriah (she's never going to fully defrost in that microwave) Jessica (how desperate do you have to be to date Devin to try to stay relevant) Colleen (sorry, she's nice enough but) Jujuy (she literally doesn't speak English) James (ew) Callum (ew) Ciarran (ew) Chauncey (sorry Amber, love you) Corey (I want to like him, I do, but he just reeks of bro energy and is always against the women) Hughie (Josh 2.0 with an annoying accent) Emanuel (ew)
Attitude Posted October 27, 2023 Posted October 27, 2023 3 hours ago, Miles. said: One more thing, I still can't get over how good this theme is, yet how bad this cast is. Like we've all been wanting a season without the Vacation Alliance vets for so long, and the vast majority of us liked Invasion which was a similar theme, yet they fumbled so hard by sticking with the Spies Lies and Allies flops, especially the men. A cast like this (even though I don't like some of these people) would have made a lot more sense: Keep: Asaf Ed Horacio Jay Kyland Add: Cory (I'm tired of him but he's a casual fan fave and hasn't won so) Sam (needs another shot after ROD) Johnny M (deserves another shot after ROD) Ashley (won 2 dailys on The Challenge UK) AJ (Zara's BF, won 2 elims and 1 daily on The Challenge UK) Grant (brought drama and was hilarious on The Challenge AU and World Championships) Ryan (Emily's BF, brought drama on The Challenge AU) Keep: Berna Melissa Michele Nurys Olivia Ravyn Big T Zara Add: Kailah (fan fave, always brings drama) Amanda (fan fave, always brings drama) Georgia (fan fave, if Jordan and Johnny can be cast so can she) Emily S (brought drama and was hilarious on The Challenge AU and World Championships) Drop: Moriah (she's never going to fully defrost in that microwave) Jessica (how desperate do you have to be to date Devin to try to stay relevant) Colleen (sorry, she's nice enough but) Jujuy (she literally doesn't speak English) James (ew) Callum (ew) Ciarran (ew) Chauncey (sorry Amber, love you) Corey (I want to like him, I do, but he just reeks of bro energy and is always against the women) Hughie (Josh 2.0 with an annoying accent) Emanuel (ew) Also, cut the champ mercenary cast or limit it to only 4(CT/Cara, Jordan/Laurel).
Miles. Posted October 27, 2023 Posted October 27, 2023 6 minutes ago, Attitude said: Also, cut the champ mercenary cast or limit it to only 4(CT/Cara, Jordan/Laurel). Oh god, this too. There is absolutely no reason the likes of Devin, Kaz, Tori, and Lampshade need to be on this. Darrell has been a snooze for years now and Brad is psycho. CT/Jordan/Cara/Laurel on rotation would be perfect. And if production was going to INSIST on 5 and 5, at the very least Devin and Kaz should've been swapped. Neither of them are intimidating to anybody. I know Jenny West and Derrick K ain't busy, they would've done this for free.
UnanimousBB16 Posted October 28, 2023 Posted October 28, 2023 The season flopping in the ratings isn't a surprise, but I was expecting them to be lower though. I can go ON AND ON about why the ratings fell so low, but I don't feel like it (right now). The episode is alright, and I am glad that we are getting fresh dynamics, but they should not have stuffed this cast with the newbies from the last two seasons, and a bunch of international people.
Gwegend Posted October 28, 2023 Posted October 28, 2023 Are we just gonna ignore Jay’s diversity casting efforts by constantly bringing up his “Latina mom” that he’s never mentioned before? Veryyyy cringe. But still like Jay. the only thing that made me cringe more is Corey’s pickme behavior towards the men. Gay men like that are also super cringe. I bet he loves watching “the game” on Sundays at the sports bar
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