Started By
Message

re: The Challenge s39 - battle for a new champion

Posted on 1/3/24 at 8:36 pm to
Posted by AMS
Member since Apr 2016
6498 posts
Posted on 1/3/24 at 8:36 pm to
the mercs have been mostly underwhelming. im not sure the female mercs have won once and the guys maybe once or twice...

I'd maybe like it if the mercs could take the losers spot in the game or something. stakes higher than 10k would be better but idk.



Posted by JJ27
Member since Sep 2004
60607 posts
Posted on 1/4/24 at 12:03 am to
quote:

the mercs have been mostly underwhelming. im not sure the female mercs have won once and the guys maybe once or twice...


Kaycee won

The problem is production. The problem is always production. They want the new blood to seem better than they are, so they bring in former champs and give them games that completely don’t match their strengths. Week after week…A puzzle for Laurel??? Cara???? Teeter totter crap for Darrell???

JOKE
Posted by ColonelAngus
Huntsville,AL
Member since Aug 2023
227 posts
Posted on 1/4/24 at 8:03 am to
Boring episode. None of the contestants have charisma except Ed. Michelle is just whiny.
Posted by CocomoLSU
Inside your dome.
Member since Feb 2004
150906 posts
Posted on 1/4/24 at 10:23 pm to
Man Nurys looks amazing with minimal/no makeup. Olivia’s face looks janky and she looks like a different person with no makeup.

That was a cool challenge.

Olivia is annoying as frick.

Zara has a tight little body.

Moriah plays the exact same game as John Banana does. It’s obvious he coached her a ton before she got here.

This episode is sort of boring. It’s all just game talk. Which is fine but everybody is double crossing everybody else. Seems like every alliance now has smaller alliances with other people. And everyone knows eventually alliances will have to eat each other. But man just listening to these people talk about it over and over and over makes for bad tv.

I wish there was a way they could rig the game to where if someone wants a strong player out because they are afraid of them in a final, that person has to actually go to elimination and take the strong player out. I know that’s not super feasible but that would be awesome.

Cory falling on “I’m a pussy” as his reason for voting is so dumb.

I have no idea why the people on the fringes of this main alliance don’t team up together at this point. They know they are on the bottom of the totem pole for this alliance, and their own alliance has even voted them in, yet they still are doing what the higher ups in the alliance want. It makes no sense.

Man Cara got even more work done on her face. She looks terrible. But man, 9 of 14 challenges she’s made the final. And she’s 13/19 in eliminations. Damn. She’s definitely one of the goats.

Cara talking mad shite. Hahaa. I do like that she called Michelle down though. She’s been such an arrogant bitch all season.

I do agree that the chaos angle kinda sucks though because the show is much better when contestants battle each other.

This elimination has to be right up Cara’s alley with the CrossFit tire flip thing I’m sure she does on the reg. And I know they can’t all be physical 1v1 battles but man it would be nice if Michelle had to physically fight Cara in the elimination.

Yup, Cara dropped the CrossFit reference. And of course Michelle is kinda gassing out. But Cara is kinda dumb and shitty at puzzles. So another champ down the tubes.

I hope at least CT can manage a win next week at least.
Posted by Keys Open Doors
In hiding with Tupac & XXXTentacion
Member since Dec 2008
31946 posts
Posted on 1/4/24 at 10:39 pm to
It’s getting boring with the Champs all losing because the regular contestants stay the same. So we see the same people (James, Big T, Melissa, Raven, Colleen, and to an extent Kyland) getting targeted each week.

With Melissa and Big T out, it’s getting very repetitive, especially with the women.
Posted by papz
Austin, TX
Member since Jul 2008
9330 posts
Posted on 1/5/24 at 7:59 am to
Olivia WOOF and what an insecure person.

I was excited to see Cara. Her taking out Michelle would have shook the whole game up. Now Michelle will be as cocky as ever. She's really starting to annoy the hell out of me. You got to give to Michelle for knowing she literally is pulling all the strings and they're all her "worker bees". I bet once everyone watches this season, she's going to be a early target every season.

I'd say Nurys is playing the perfect game. She's not a target for either side. Moriah's loyality has been questioned.

Love how Horacio and Zaza are such beast and just keep on winning. As smart as Ed is, he needs to realize he's not high on the "fantastic 4s" totem pole.
This post was edited on 1/5/24 at 8:04 am
Posted by CocomoLSU
Inside your dome.
Member since Feb 2004
150906 posts
Posted on 1/5/24 at 10:02 am to
quote:

As smart as Ed is, he needs to realize he's not high on the "fantastic 4s" totem pole.

Yeah I like Ed and think he's a solid addition to the cast. But he is making some cocky statements considering he's not at/near the top of anyone's allies list.

I'm interested to see how it plays out for Asaf. He seems to be successfully playing both sides but I am wondering how long he can keep that up. Plus, he's in good shape and I can't see someone like Jay wanting to run a final against him because Jay is a gigantic pussy when it comes to that stuff.
Posted by Keys Open Doors
In hiding with Tupac & XXXTentacion
Member since Dec 2008
31946 posts
Posted on 1/5/24 at 10:23 am to
Ed is confident because he is physically and mentally very strong. However, he is basically everyone’s number 4 or 5 guy in the pecking order for voting.

Everyone likes him but no one will really stick their neck out for him when the numbers dwindle.

But once Cory and James are eliminated, Jay will be the weakest player left.

I see no reason why Ed, Emmanuel, Horacio, and especially Kyland will go to bat for him at that point, only Asaf.
Posted by DivotBreath
On the course
Member since Oct 2007
3518 posts
Posted on 1/5/24 at 3:34 pm to
I understand if someone does not think they are good at puzzles, but that was like a 3rd grade skill level puzzle. Cara had to throw that on purpose.

There were only 3 different kind of pieces in a 9 piece puzzle:
4-corner pieces
4-middle side pieces
1-center piece

There is no way she had that big of a lead getting the puzzle pieces to her platform and still got beat unless she threw it for production. I wanted Michelle gone and then they kept here there just to keep the story interesting.

I may have to check-out of this show as it is more and more apparent that it is rigged . . . But damn I’ll miss Nurys.
Posted by NolaLovingClemsonFan
Member since Jan 2020
1723 posts
Posted on 1/7/24 at 2:03 pm to
quote:

There is no way she had that big of a lead getting the puzzle pieces to her platform and still got beat unless she threw it for production. I wanted Michelle gone and then they kept here there just to keep the story interesting.


Totally agree. The only thing I can think is maybe one side of the puzzle was different so you have to get all the sides right and then put them in order? Even then, that makes it 4th grade level at best. Embarrassing showing by Cara
Posted by SPEEDY
2005 Tiger Smack Poster of the Year
Member since Dec 2003
83422 posts
Posted on 1/7/24 at 2:40 pm to
Kinda sucked for Cara because the “puzzle queen” was getting helped from the entire cast, who was standing up on a platform and they had a great view of Michele’s puzzle to help her put it together. Cara’s short arse could barely see over the top of the blocks.

Same with Laurel’s elimination last week. Rest of the cast won that one for Ravyn as well.

You can’t have Cara and Laurel show up as mercenaries and not give them physical eliminations. Total bullshite. Needed some pole wrestling or hall brawl
This post was edited on 1/7/24 at 2:41 pm
Posted by GatorPA84
PNW
Member since Sep 2016
4857 posts
Posted on 1/7/24 at 4:15 pm to
Cara can wrestle my pole :)
Posted by ColonelAngus
Huntsville,AL
Member since Aug 2023
227 posts
Posted on 1/10/24 at 8:32 pm to
Another boring episode. Jay is a bi*tch. May bail on this version of the Challenge.
Posted by CocomoLSU
Inside your dome.
Member since Feb 2004
150906 posts
Posted on 1/10/24 at 10:06 pm to
The people on the fringe of these alliances are so stupid. They could’ve had the numbers but people believe that their alliance has their backs when they’ve proven time and time again that they don’t. It’s weird.

Especially someone like Colleen who clearly is playing a horrible game. Her alliance doesn’t give a frick about her and she literally says that she knows she’s on the bottom of all of their lists. Yet she still votes with them.

Same with Moriah and James. They are both low and could make a move. But Moriah sucks and James is so pussywhipped that he won’t do anything against what Moriah says. James also spent the first half of the episode saying “everyone is gunning for me” and the second half of the episode sitting high and mighty casting stupid votes for Kyland. He sure does have a high opinion of himself though.

I love Horacio but he plays a horrible social game. In that he basically doesn’t play it at all. He plays it exactly like old school Frank did. Completely on the up and up, performance based, may the best man win, I’m a man of my word, etc. The problem is eventually you have to at least play it a little bit. Especially when you’re one of the best guys in the house. He even wants to go into elimination, which is dumb.

There’s no reason production shouldn’t tell Brad where the chaos stick is. Mix the game up a little because it’s getting boring.

Brad still looks stupid as frick with that beard though. He also sounds like a hippie.

Kylan’s is pretty good. He kicked Brad’s arse by like 3 or 4 balls.

Kylan’s and Horacio need to actually play this game right and scheme to get Jay and Michelle and some of their people into eliminations.
This post was edited on 1/10/24 at 10:16 pm
Posted by NolaLovingClemsonFan
Member since Jan 2020
1723 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 10:45 am to
Did Brad become like a munk or something lol? Looks ridiculous

Kyland def had great strategy with the two boards at a time move, but why did they each do one ball at a time? Seems obvious you’d do atleast two, maybe three at a time, would cut down the amount of times you have to go up and down, right?
Posted by CocomoLSU
Inside your dome.
Member since Feb 2004
150906 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 12:03 pm to
quote:

Kyland def had great strategy with the two boards at a time move, but why did they each do one ball at a time? Seems obvious you’d do atleast two, maybe three at a time, would cut down the amount of times you have to go up and down, right?

Yeah I wasn't sure about that either. I thought TJ said something like you have to move them one ball at a time, but then later on Brad was loading up several at a time on each level. Maybe he was just separating and sorting the balls to find the right number?

Also, how in the hell did Horacio not realize that his team was sabotaging that challenge? Surely he had to figure that out.

And if they don't let CT pull the Chaos stick next week, I hope they never do this sort of format again. It's no fun when the people voted in don't actually have to battle each other.
Posted by Cash
Vail
Member since Feb 2005
37249 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 1:03 pm to
Was Brad wearing Crocs?
Posted by CocomoLSU
Inside your dome.
Member since Feb 2004
150906 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 1:26 pm to
I think they were just yellow shoes. But it's funny because they did stand out to me at one point too.
Posted by papz
Austin, TX
Member since Jul 2008
9330 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 3:17 pm to
Why does Brad sound like someone cut off his balls?

Posted by CocomoLSU
Inside your dome.
Member since Feb 2004
150906 posts
Posted on 1/11/24 at 5:13 pm to
I miss roided up Brad.
Jump to page
Page First 2 3 4 5 6 ... 12
Jump to page
first pageprev pagePage 4 of 12Next pagelast page

Back to top
logoFollow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News
Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to get the latest updates on LSU Football and Recruiting.

FacebookTwitterInstagram