Behind the Screen: The Challenge: Free Agents - Brandon Nelson

For over two decades, MTV's The Challenge has been the proving ground where reality TV's fiercest competitors come to cement their legacies. What started as a Real World/Road Rules spinoff has evolved into one of the most physically and mentally demanding competition series on television.

The franchise's expansion — with spinoffs in the USA, UK, Argentina, and Australia — speaks to a global appetite for the brand of cutthroat competition and alliance-driven gameplay that Vevmo's community has been tracking since 2007.

Brandon bores me. He won't make a dent in this challenge I predict...

— dylan76

It still makes me sad that I recently found out most of vevmo finds him boring :(...

— timster3

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Discussion thread about The Challenge: Free Agents - Brandon Nelson with 30 replies from the Vevmo community.

The Challenge: Free Agents - Brandon Nelson

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User image Hampered by poor teams and partners in the past, Free Agents could be Brandon's best chance for a win. Brandon explains, "I may be the unluckiest person on these Challenges. I always find a way to be on the short end of the stick." A former college football player, Brandon hopes this individual game will give him the opportunity to show he's a legitimate athletic threat. Political maneuvering has never been Brandon's forte, and he believes Free Agents can transform his weakness into a strength, "Not having to worry about kissing *** in the house or being somebody's friend, it doesn't matter. You put it all on the field and that's how I live life." Will Brandon finally emerge as a force to be reckoned with?
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dylan76#2
Brandon bores me. He won't make a dent in this challenge I predict.
timster3#3
I love Brandon! It still makes me sad that I recently found out most of vevmo finds him boring :(. I'm glad to see he can play on his own this time and not get screwed over by a stupid partner or team! He is the male Sarah.
DarkFights#4
........................ (thats Brandon)
Debut Album#5
Yeah he's boring and he's Fresh Meat..But he is tolerable so he's okay in my book.
dylan76#6
He is tolerable. The only way he stands out is if you put him among total non-entities like Preston or Nick Brown.
Meelz#7
dylan76;398870 wrote:
He is tolerable. The only way he stands out is if you put him among total non-entities like Preston or Nick Brown.
Nick Brown, it's a movement.
Debut Album#8
Meelz;398946 wrote:
Nick Brown, it's a movement.
Damn right it's a movement.
PinkRose#9
Lmaoo I just think they should have waited a week until explosion was done filming. Just switch Brandon/Preston for Brian/Cory. Just switch Jasmine/Jess for Jenny/Ashley M or Hailey.
hannamez8#10
PinkRose;398958 wrote:
Lmaoo I just think they should have waited a week until explosion was done filming. Just switch Brandon/Preston for Brian/Cory. Just switch Jasmine/Jess for Jenny/Ashley M or Hailey.
That would mean we would of mean we had to wait even longer:dejection: But I hope they invite those pairs. No Jamie pleaseeeee!!
gamer73#11
PinkRose;398958 wrote:
Lmaoo I just think they should have waited a week until explosion was done filming. Just switch Brandon/Preston for Brian/Cory. Just switch Jasmine/Jess for Jenny/Ashley M or Hailey.
I agree they could've at least replaced Brandon/Preston with a better casting choice. But I heard both are really tight with production.
PinkRose#12
gamer73;399034 wrote:
I agree they could've at least replaced Brandon/Preston with a better casting choice. But I heard both are really tight with production.
Yeah especially Preston, but still I feel like you replace those 2 with Brian/Cory and replaced Chet with Darrell. The guys cast would have been really good.
Meelz#13
PinkRose;398958 wrote:
Lmaoo I just think they should have waited a week until explosion was done filming. Just switch Brandon/Preston for Brian/Cory. Just switch Jasmine/Jess for Jenny/Ashley M or Hailey.
A week is a small buffer time between going to do another show. I'm sure everyone wanted to get out of that house swarmed with exes and enjoy family.
TeamLandon#14
Lol at his bio... he's always blaming everyone else, so I guess now that he's on his own on this challenge he's gonna have a better chance up against JB, CT, Zach, Dustin, Cohutta, Frank, Jordan, etc...
timster3#15
TeamLandon;399192 wrote:
Lol at his bio... he's always blaming everyone else, so I guess now that he's on his own on this challenge he's gonna have a better chance up against JB, CT, Zach, Dustin, Cohutta, Frank, Jordan, etc...
Well he is the male Sarah imo.. His partner was Katelyn in Freshmeat II. He was the veteran's scapegoat in Cutthroat on the horrible red team. He WOULD'VE won the jungle in Rivals when he beat both Kenny and Wes climbing up the rope but since Ty was slow, Wes beat him and they had to do a re-match and then he lost.. which was stupid Then Battle of the Seasons Big Easy for sucking at the challenge. He wins the Arena. Episode 2 no one on Freshmeat volunteered to go in so the power team sent in Big Easy again. THEN Big Easy screws up the challenge on episode 3 and he feels he shouldn't go in a 3rd time, Brandon performed well as usual and felt he shouldn't be thrown in when Big Easy screwed it up, so once again they can't decide on what to do and Brandon is sent in by the power team since he's a bigger threat.. and then him and Cara Maria lost. (which was fair) He has been screwed over most times...
KChallenge10#16
timster3;399207 wrote:
Well he is the male Sarah imo.. His partner was Katelyn in Freshmeat II. He was the veteran's scapegoat in Cutthroat on the horrible red team. He WOULD'VE won the jungle in Rivals when he beat both Kenny and Wes climbing up the rope but since Ty was slow, Wes beat him and they had to do a re-match and then he lost.. which was stupid Then Battle of the Seasons Big Easy for sucking at the challenge. He wins the Arena. Episode 2 no one on Freshmeat volunteered to go in so the power team sent in Big Easy again. THEN Big Easy screws up the challenge on episode 3 and he feels he shouldn't go in a 3rd time, Brandon performed well as usual and felt he shouldn't be thrown in when Big Easy screwed it up, so once again they can't decide on what to do and Brandon is sent in by the power team since he's a bigger threat.. and then him and Cara Maria lost. (which was fair) He has been screwed over most times...
The only times I think he was screwed over was being partnered with Katelynn and being on Erics team. He lost fair and square on Cutthroat (yes he went into a lot of eliminations but he lost on his own no one to blame). Rivals, yes Ty didn't help in the elimination but neither did Kenny so they were both handicapped. I saw it as basically Wes vs Brandon since their partners couldn't do it and Brandon lost fair and square to Wes. On Battle Of The Seasons Eric did suck but Eric was not the reason he lost in the elimination. He had a solid partner in Cara Maria and again lost fair and square.
JayTee#17
Brandon is so boring.
TeamLandon#18
timster3;399207 wrote:
Well he is the male Sarah imo.. His partner was Katelyn in Freshmeat II. He was the veteran's scapegoat in Cutthroat on the horrible red team. He WOULD'VE won the jungle in Rivals when he beat both Kenny and Wes climbing up the rope but since Ty was slow, Wes beat him and they had to do a re-match and then he lost.. which was stupid Then Battle of the Seasons Big Easy for sucking at the challenge. He wins the Arena. Episode 2 no one on Freshmeat volunteered to go in so the power team sent in Big Easy again. THEN Big Easy screws up the challenge on episode 3 and he feels he shouldn't go in a 3rd time, Brandon performed well as usual and felt he shouldn't be thrown in when Big Easy screwed it up, so once again they can't decide on what to do and Brandon is sent in by the power team since he's a bigger threat.. and then him and Cara Maria lost. (which was fair) He has been screwed over most times...
Brandon lost fair and square on Cutthroat, Rivals, and Seasons. Him and Ty were equals in the challenges and yea Ty didn't help in the elimination but Brandon gassed out on his own. On Cutthroat, he only went in 3 times(many others have done more), and 1 time he only won by default after getting crushed in the first round. On Seasons, he had a very capable partner in his elimination and lost to rookies.
Fresh Meat#19
TeamLandon;399237 wrote:
Brandon lost fair and square on Cutthroat, Rivals, and Seasons. Him and Ty were equals in the challenges and yea Ty didn't help in the elimination but Brandon gassed out on his own. On Cutthroat, he only went in 3 times(others have done more), and 1 time he only won by default. On Seasons, he had a very capable partner in his elimination and lost to rookies.
When you're thrown into eliminations 3-4 times you're bound to lose. He also lost to Derrick in wrestling--something few people could beat him at. He had the elimination on Rivals won, but Ty ruined it for him there. Very capable? Cara sucks if she doesn't have someone like Abe or Laurel to carry her and help keep her emotions in check. He also lost to Chet and Sarah--veterans. Sarah's been screwed over worse, but he's typically gotten the short end of the stick.
TeamLandon#20
Fresh Meat;399240 wrote:
When you're thrown into eliminations 3-4 times you're bound to lose. He also lost to Derrick in wrestling--something few people could beat him at. He had the elimination on Rivals won, but Ty ruined it for him there. Very capable? Cara sucks if she doesn't have someone like Abe or Laurel to carry her and help keep her emotions in check. He also lost to Chet and Sarah--veterans. Sarah's been screwed over worse, but he's typically gotten the short end of the stick.
Cara Maria does not suck. And she is better with better partners, that I'll agree with but you're just proving my point. Ty and Brandon both lost to Wes because he's the superior competitor. As for Cutthroat if Ty didn't quit, Brandon would've lost. The only legit win he got was against JD in a physical game. So he had it easy up until Derrick.
Fresh Meat#21
TeamLandon;399242 wrote:
Cara Maria does not suck. And she is better with better partners, that I'll agree with but you're just proving my point. Ty and Brandon both lost to Wes because he's the superior competitor. As for Cutthroat if Ty didn't quit, Brandon would've lost. The only legit win he got was against JD in a physical game. So he had it easy up until Certified.
When you only perform well with great partners.... If Ty had carried his own weight, it wouldn't have even had to go to Brandon/Wes. He couldn't help that he had somewhat easy competition. The entire argument was him getting the short end of the stick frequently and he has. He had to go in 4 times on Cutthroat, despite the fact that he more than proved himself and his team even made him take charge of a mission so either they won or Brandon was 100% going in again.
timster3#22
Brandon beat Wes the first time.. And I do remember Brandon yelling at Cara Maria to hurry up in the elimination round and it was going to be close. And I didn't say he didn't lose fairly in cutthroat. But right away him and Camilla were outcasts for being rookies. That does count as being screwed over, he never had a shot because that team was filled with a veteran premade no matter how good or bad he could compete in daily challenges he was going to be sent in regardless as a scapegoat.
TeamLandon#23
Well anyway, I still think he's a waste of a spot. Regardless of what happened on previous challenges, he hasn't shown any potential of being able to compete and possibly win in an individual challenge. I hope he does something more than just sit and wait to be eliminated.
Fresh Meat#24
TeamLandon;399247 wrote:
Well anyway, I still think he's a waste of a spot. Regardless of what happened on previous challenges, he hasn't shown any potential of being able to compete and possibly win in an individual challenge. I hope he does something more than just sit and wait to be eliminated.
I agree there. I wish they'd invite FM2 guys like Pete or Noor over him...
TeamLandon#25
Fresh Meat;399251 wrote:
I agree there. I wish they'd invite FM2 guys like Pete or Noor over him...
Saw some recent pics of Pete on his FB, looks like he pulled a "Vinny"...
PinkRose#26
TeamLandon;399253 wrote:
Saw some recent pics of Pete on his FB, looks like he pulled a "Vinny"...
Yeah he is chubbier now: 4256 I do agree Brandon is waste of a spot competition wise and story line wise.
Challenge 17#27
At least Noor is still in shape I hope he gets to come back
boncat23#28
Yeah I really want noor to come back
Fresh Meat#29
PinkRose;399254 wrote:
Yeah he is chubbier now: 4256 I do agree Brandon is waste of a spot competition wise and story line wise.
That's Pete? Hahaha and I was just about to say how hot he was....
PinkRose#30
Don't expect another Fresh Meat 2 guy that hasn't done a challenge since that season to be on on one in my opinion.
Challenge 17#31
Damn that sucks I really liked Noor I feel like he'd definitely be better then Brandon

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