I think Nia will be in the final only if she doesn't faced Camila/Laurel in a elimination...People doesn't want to give her credit because of her nasty personality, but the girl is an athlete and she was getting ready for this challenge.

Lola88;376311 wrote:
But admittedly, that's wishful thinking

Glad you added this--haha

The two matchups I want to see are Nia vs Camila (put the 2 crazies head-to-head in something physical) and Theresa vs. Nany/Jemmye (because I think the only way she'll ever get respect is to beat someone like that one on one)

kvm1977;376296 wrote:
I can't see them calling out CT early because there's no point to send him in against Preston or Johnny. Just giving CT extra cash. Chet is good but could lose

He'll try and set up a CT and zach elimination. I can see him trying for that.

kvm1977;376298 wrote:
Further proving that "bully" is the most overused word in the world today.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpMLyVQHMV4

PinkRose;376310 wrote:
You really think that? every challenge Cara Maria have done with and without Laurel...she have played the victim card.

I agree she did kind of play the victim in Cutthroat. Laurel was on to her hard because she wasn't performing, which was true. But in Rivals 1 they were all kind of mean to her for no reason, no one really messed with her in Exes (I'm guessing because Abe was with her). Even in Rivals 2 I felt like she got hate for no reason. Can someone explain to me why a lot of cast members dislike Cara? Maybe its something I missed.. I always liked her. She's not the strongest competitor, but she's defiantly not the weakest. The girl is a beast at puzzles..

I can see the vets sweeping missions. The rookies side looks like it would be so dysfunctional even though they do have six potential guys and about four potential girls.

I know Cara Maria's happy she's got her best friend Laurel on this one! They are super close since Rivals. The boys team is so blah. The girls team is popping though if you want drama. Theresa has already been so dramatic on twitter. Nia is Nia. And I'm most excited about Laurel because the girl is television gold and a good player. The total package.

infamous;376304 wrote:
Not sure if I'm reading the wording funny but Leroy himself said at the Reunion he wanted to quit and Mike told him not to lol. They just didn't know what they were in for in regards to that fi On a side note: Leroy is physically competent and likable which is why most people vouch for him. If he wasn't one of your favorite RWers ever then sucks to be you lol.

Another reason why some of the cast talks about how Leroy is physically capable of doing things is because how active he is outside of the shows. He competes in different obstacle courses like the spartan race and stuff like that all the time. I just think in the past challenges he really didn't have that great of a drive to win and is such a chill person, but seeing how him and Brandon were talking during one of their spreecasts I think/hoping this one will be different and will see a different side, where the two of them will come out strong.

edizzzleee;376317 wrote:
Can someone explain to me why a lot of cast members dislike Cara? Maybe its something I missed..

The main thing is she likes to thing for herself and refuses to be a sheep so she gets picked on because of it. She does not have to play the victim card most of the time. When she was a child and a teenager, she was bullied quite a bit which is why she enjoyed horseback riding because it was her escape. As for Johnny Backpack being on the Challenge, I think it would be awesome, even if it probably won't happen, if he went into Elimination early and went home. It would be one of the biggest shake ups in the Challenge. Jessica is also in much better for this Challenge as is Laurel. If you haven't seen Laurel's abs recently, you should check out her youtube channel: stuckyl1.

edizzzleee;376317 wrote:
I agree she did kind of play the victim in Cutthroat. Laurel was on to her hard because she wasn't performing, which was true. But in Rivals 1 they were all kind of mean to her for no reason, no one really messed with her in Exes (I'm guessing because Abe was with her). Even in Rivals 2 I felt like she got hate for no reason. Can someone explain to me why a lot of cast members dislike Cara? Maybe its something I missed.. I always liked her. She's not the strongest competitor, but she's defiantly not the weakest. The girl is a beast at puzzles..

I think it's a combination of Cara Maria being extremely socially awkward/whiny and having foot in her mouth disease. But her and Laurel visit each other all the time, vacation together, jump on their beds and have sleepovers. They have grown super close after Rivals. I think she'll have a lot more fun with her bestie there. Who knows they might isolate themselves from the rest of the girls since Cara has problems with Jasmine and Anessa, and Laurel already has problems with Nia and Theresa coming into this challenge.

I like Cara a lot she's one of my favorites but I'm getting sick of her bull****. Hoping that her and Laurel make the finals, they both finally win, and Cara takes a break for a little while.

i dont think it would be an easy win for the vets, because i think the rookies are going to put up a fight. Honestly I think both teams are stacked even though they have their weak links. It's all about strategy and skill in this one.

What is Cara Maria's problem with Jasmine? I thought they were good friends after Rivals. Did something happen on Rivals 2?

edizzzleee;376317 wrote:
Can someone explain to me why a lot of cast members dislike Cara? Maybe its something I missed.. I always liked her. She's not the strongest competitor, but she's defiantly not the weakest. The girl is a beast at puzzles..

I have no idea why anyone thinks "she's a beast at puzzle"...ask Darrell how she did with the puzzles

I don't get how everyone is ranking people like Nia or Toya as competitors when we've never even seen them perform before. Can't go just off of looks and bodytypes...

jr588;376327 wrote:
I don't get how everyone is ranking people like Nia or Toya as competitors when we've never even seen them perform before. Can't go just off of looks and bodytypes...

Nia was a legit college athlete--unless she's the next Derek (VR) I don't see why people shouldn't expect her to do well In all honesty, how many people have ever surprised you from what you expected to what you got? A handful?

If Nia makes it to a final, I can see her saying "**** this. I got a book deal worth millions."

kvm1977;376328 wrote:
Nia was a legit college athlete--unless she's the next Derek (VR) I don't see why people shouldn't expect her to do well In all honesty, how many people have ever surprised you from what you expected to what you got? A handful?

Kimberly is a surprise I though oh skinny blonde she must be weak but she is the opposite

kvm1977;376328 wrote:
Nia was a legit college athlete--unless she's the next Derek (VR) I don't see why people shouldn't expect her to do well In all honesty, how many people have ever surprised you from what you expected to what you got? A handful?

Worse? Derek, Dunbar, Tyrie, Alex, Danny (Austin) Better? Derrick, Cohutta, Ruthie, Melissa, Svetlana, Tina, Mike Mike Just a few I can think off off hand

also....interesting cast...I think Molds forgot Rachel's pic :blue: dream crushed Glad that Portland is still getting some good representation....sad Avery couldn't be there with them all. Surprised Johnny is doing one without her. Once again no Road Rulers there :(

kvm1977;376328 wrote:
Nia was a legit college athlete--unless she's the next Derek (VR) I don't see why people shouldn't expect her to do well In all honesty, how many people have ever surprised you from what you expected to what you got? A handful?

So you saw her play then? You've seen her run, jump, climb, swim, and use random weird elements in weird/fun/hard obstacles? It's been said before, being a college athlete doesn't make youa better athlete than others nor does it make you superior in a challenge.

jr588;376331 wrote:
Worse? Derek, Dunbar, Tyrie, Alex, Danny (Austin) Better? Derrick, Cohutta, Ruthie, Melissa, Svetlana, Tina, Mike Mike Just a few I can think off off hand

Some of those picks confuse the hell out of me

Lola88;376335 wrote:
So you saw her play then? You've seen her run, jump, climb, swim, and use random weird elements in weird/fun/hard obstacles? It's been said before, being a college athlete doesn't make youa better athlete than others nor does it make you superior in a challenge.

Yes, being a college athlete does make you a better athlete and typically makes you a better "challenger"

Challenge 17;376330 wrote:
Kimberly is a surprise I though oh skinny blonde she must be weak but she is the opposite

Yes...Kimberly was definitely one of the surprises. Thankfully--now if only she would come back

I thought MJ was going to be a beast before, I was wrong

The cast is disappointing. Most of them were on Rivals 2 with a few others thrown in.

as much as a lot of my favorites are not back, and no random Lacey's got in, I'm just happy to be getting another challenge! Really excited to see Laurel again!

erodd;376342 wrote:
I thought MJ was going to be a beast before, I was wrong

See, I expected more of MJ too but he really didn't do poorly at all. Lost to Frank and Brad...and won a challenge. I think the fact Landon was superior simply surprised people

I REALLY REALLY HOPE THIS ISNT THE LAST CHALLENGE. there's so much more i want to see happen. :(