Why don't we have a thread for The Challenge?

[OttoinGrotto]

Boy, they really didn't want Kyland to win it. Not taking any chances with all the swimming in the final.

I find it hilarious how salty he is about it.

Surprised Jenny's lungs are holding up... so far.

 

[Ghost]

I just finished up the final challenge. I do not approve. Everyone else done?

Was part of renting that god-awful boat that it had to be the focal point of every event?

 

[OttoinGrotto]

I just finished up the final challenge. I do not approve. Everyone else done?

Was part of renting that god-awful boat that it had to be the focal point of every event?

I thought it was a good season overall, with a tough but not that entertaining of a final.

Really surprised by how well Jenny did. I thought for sure the asthma would be a problem. If it was, they didn't show it and her finishes were strong. Jordan had a quietly great season. Did he even get thrown into elimination? Normally I want to see the winner also have an elimination but it's not like he hasn't proven himself.

Are they doing the whole recap show thing? I hope so. The new season starts in just a few weeks.

I can't believe it's happening but Michelle has become a strong player.

 

[Ghost]

I thought it was a good season overall, with a tough but not that entertaining of a final.

Really surprised by how well Jenny did. I thought for sure the asthma would be a problem. If it was, they didn't show it and her finishes were strong. Jordan had a quietly great season. Did he even get thrown into elimination? Normally I want to see the winner also have an elimination but it's not like he hasn't proven himself.

Are they doing the whole recap show thing? I hope so. The new season starts in just a few weeks.

I can't believe it's happening but Michelle has become a strong player.

I liked the whole season, but HATED the final.

Michelle did well - surprising. Same with Derek's performance. All we found out though was how well people could swim. Boring.

I wondered that about Jenny. What happened to her asthma? Does it not impact swimming?

Why even have the guys compete in the end to be honest? It was just a swimming competition. The women were grouped closely enough together skill wise (at swimming!) that it was sorta fine. I guess.

What if Aneeeeesa made the final? She'd be dead right now. CT, possibly dead.

They could have just gone to the local Hilton or Marriott, jumped in the hotel pool and sent the dudes home.

Jordan is soooo much better at swimming, he wins first. Derek gets second, cuz no matter what he's going to trash Bananas in the "we like you" vote, and Kyland can't swim well, so he loses. Why put them through that boring final challenge for 2 days?

Also, the "challenges" after the swim were stupid. They posed almost no challenge whatsoever. "Hey, there are gonna be 8 rocks on the ground, swim some more, find the blue one amongst the other 7 red ones, and then swim back." Whaaat? They were all so stupidly easy that Jordan couldn't possibly lose with the 4 minute head start in each round. Kyland couldn't possibly catch up with the 8 minute penalty (from sucking at swimming).

Make them run a bit or do something.

Finally, the "speed math" was dumb as you really penalized anyone that had a slow swimmer behind them. Even if Bananas beats Kyland at math, he couldn't possibly catch Derek, because it took Kyland 73 extra minutes to get to the little island. So you're being penalized because the person behind you sucks? That's stupid.

Also, I think that was rigged a bit. Michelle had a question earlier that was like 29 - 9 * 2, and then against Bananas it was 30 - 10 * 2. He's a dunce, but he had no shot. She still had 40 in her mind from getting almost the identical question 2 people before. Then randomly a question would be like, 72 / 9 + 11. They're all easy, but these people are idiots, that's a monumental difference in math skills when you throw in division. LOLOLOL

I had issues! lol /rant

I think the "wrap up" or reunion episodes are on my OnDemand already - so it should be accessible??? I think.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

I liked the whole season, but HATED the final.

Michelle did well - surprising. Same with Derek's performance. All we found out though was how well people could swim. Boring.

I wondered that about Jenny. What happened to her asthma? Does it not impact swimming?

Why even have the guys compete in the end to be honest? It was just a swimming competition. The women were grouped closely enough together skill wise (at swimming!) that it was sorta fine. I guess.

What if Aneeeeesa made the final? She'd be dead right now. CT, possibly dead.

They could have just gone to the local Hilton or Marriott, jumped in the hotel pool and sent the dudes home.

Jordan is soooo much better at swimming, he wins first. Derek gets second, cuz no matter what he's going to trash Bananas in the "we like you" vote, and Kyland can't swim well, so he loses. Why put them through that boring final challenge for 2 days?

Also, the "challenges" after the swim were stupid. They posed almost no challenge whatsoever. "Hey, there are gonna be 8 rocks on the ground, swim some more, find the blue one amongst the other 7 red ones, and then swim back." Whaaat? They were all so stupidly easy that Jordan couldn't possibly lose with the 4 minute head start in each round. Kyland couldn't possibly catch up with the 8 minute penalty (from sucking at swimming).

Make them run a bit or do something.

Finally, the "speed math" was dumb as you really penalized anyone that had a slow swimmer behind them. Even if Bananas beats Kyland at math, he couldn't possibly catch Derek, because it took Kyland 73 extra minutes to get to the little island. So you're being penalized because the person behind you sucks? That's stupid.

Also, I think that was rigged a bit. Michelle had a question earlier that was like 29 - 9 * 2, and then against Bananas it was 30 - 10 * 2. He's a dunce, but he had no shot. She still had 40 in her mind from getting almost the identical question 2 people before. Then randomly a question would be like, 72 / 9 + 11. They're all easy, but these people are idiots, that's a monumental difference in math skills when you throw in division. LOLOLOL

I had issues! lol /rant

I think the "wrap up" or reunion episodes are on my OnDemand already - so it should be accessible??? I think.

There is a reason why TJ cackles like a maniac when they do trivia.

 

[Ghost]

There is a reason why TJ cackles like a maniac when they do trivia.

I know! I wanted more challenging mid-points! More trivia...hell, toss in an eating one!

Give it some drama outside of swimming!

 

[OttoinGrotto]

I know! I wanted more challenging mid-points! More trivia...hell, toss in an eating one!

Give it some drama outside of swimming!

I do enjoy the inevitable vomit shots from the eating challenges.

That said, combining eating with the swim would have been ROUGH.

 

[BlazeOrange]

I wondered that about Jenny. What happened to her asthma? Does it not impact swimming?

Well, she does carry some additional flotation devices with her at all times.

Instead of just adding kharma points at the end, they should've awarded a kharma bank to each competitor before the final, scaled to the amount of votes they got.

Then at each station, they could choose to cash in kharma dollars for assistance or advantages. Maybe even have a price to get a ride back to the ship instead of swimming.

 

[Ghost]

Well, she does carry some additional flotation devices with her at all times.

Instead of just adding kharma points at the end, they should've awarded a kharma bank to each competitor before the final, scaled to the amount of votes they got.

Then at each station, they could choose to cash in kharma dollars for assistance or advantages. Maybe even have a price to get a ride back to the ship instead of swimming.

That would be much, much better! They really needed to add something to the "challenge" part.