Behind the Screen: The Ruins: Katie Doyle - MTV

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.

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The only thing that I remember Katie being scared of is heights. Her complaints about Evan and Kenny are completely valid...

— saltvinegar

They are the franchise, they control the game, they are the masters of the puppets, that is why they get the airtime. The pawns don't deserve the airtime, especially when they go home early...

— Rambo

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The Ruins: Katie Doyle - MTV

saltvinegar ·
The only thing that I remember Katie being scared of is heights. Her complaints about Evan and Kenny are completely valid. It is ridiculous that they get whole episodes of air time and people that we actually want to see, like Kim, Brad, and Bri, get 2 sentences. It makes no sense why they get tons of tv time and she and the others are just supporting characters.
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saltvinegar#62
The only thing that I remember Katie being scared of is heights. Her complaints about Evan and Kenny are completely valid. It is ridiculous that they get whole episodes of air time and people that we actually want to see, like Kim, Brad, and Bri, get 2 sentences. It makes no sense why they get tons of tv time and she and the others are just supporting characters.
Rambo#63
They are the franchise, they control the game, they are the masters of the puppets, that is why they get the airtime. The pawns don't deserve the airtime, especially when they go home early. Plus the only thing Brad ever really contributes is a "give it 110% and that's all you can do" whenever he does talk. This is now the second challenge that Katie has been on the same team with Starkman & Santucci and both times she was put in her place and shown the door. Hopefully for her if she ever does another challenge she knows her role.
saltvinegar#64
They are the reason that the franchise is going down FAST. They were entertaining at first but now if things don't change the challenges will be gone forever.
GoldenWarrior#65
Katie might not be the best competitor in the challenges but she definitely provides entertainment. She speaks her mind and if she does happen to come back I doubt she will "know her role". And those guys are the franchise....BMP/MTV are in trouble lol
saltvinegar#66
Katie will never, ever lay down and let Evan or Kenny walk all over her. We're talking about Katie, not Casey. BMP is in big trouble with this challenge.
GoldenWarrior#67
The veterans like Katie are what made this show great but the majority of the time they are hardly focused on. It's the Evan and Kenny show with Johnny as a recurring role. And the problem is mostly nobody likes them. Plus Katie has gone head to head with way worse than Evan in the past lol
Rambo#68
You cult fans who live in the old days of the challenges may not like them, but the fact is that Kenny and Evan are the two most popular castmembers by a majority of the people who watch the show. A LOT of people I know that just recently started watching the challenge watch it to either see CT rage out or to see Kenny and Evan's one-liners. I'd be virtually impossible for me to watch a challenge if none of those three guys were on it.
saltvinegar#69
Evan is nothing compared to some of the stunts Veronica used to pull...
GoldenWarrior#70
Rambo;135068 wrote:
You cult fans who live in the old days of the challenges may not like them, but the fact is that Kenny and Evan are the two most popular castmembers by a majority of the people who watch the show. A LOT of people I know that just recently started watching the challenge watch it to either see CT rage out or to see Kenny and Evan's one-liners. I'd be virtually impossible for me to watch a challenge if none of those three guys were on it.
Well all those people must be so overwhelmed by Evan and Kenny together that they don't watch the show at all. But anyway this is getting off-topic slightly so let's bring it back to point.
saltvinegar#71
Kenny and Evan are not the most popular. They are the reason that the ratings are falling quickly. Back on topic, A while ago Katie tweeted that in November MTV would be paying for her a hotel in NYC, is it for the **** they should've shown? I doubt that she would be doing the reunion.
Francid#72
If she's no longer engaged, did she give the ring back to the unfortunate boyfriend or did she throw it away to some filthy gutter? I don't think she'd throw it in that direction, her former lover must've worked really hard to be able to give her that dashing little shiner... *sigh* Also, who ended the engagement, her or him? Did her angry yelling ways in the Challenges somehow make their way into the real world and he was tired of that side of her or did he do something so bad that no other choice could be reached?
saltvinegar#73
That was low. She said that it was a mutual decision and they still see each other.
Francid#74
salt&vinegar;135100 wrote:
That was low. She said that it was a mutual decision and they still see each other.
How was that "low"? All i did was ask a question and offer theories on what i thought might've happened... I never meant to offend ANYONE. If i did, i apologize.
saltvinegar#75
It wasn't offensive but it was kinda low. I highly doubt that she beats beds with plungers in her real life...
molds13#76
Francid;135097 wrote:
If she's no longer engaged, did she give the ring back to the unfortunate boyfriend or did she throw it away to some filthy gutter? I don't think she'd throw it in that direction, her former lover must've worked really hard to be able to give her that dashing little shiner... *sigh* Also, who ended the engagement, her or him? Did her angry yelling ways in the Challenges somehow make their way into the real world and he was tired of that side of her or did he do something so bad that no other choice could be reached?
Wow... Katie has said that it was a mutual decision that that they still see each other, but are no longer together.
saltvinegar#77
Am I the only one that thinks that Katies retirement will be very short?
Ragdoll#78
salt&vinegar;135127 wrote:
Am I the only one that thinks that Katies retirement will be very short?
I hope it's short, she's one of my favorites :)
saltvinegar#79
I'm with you, Ragdoll!
johan86#81
salt&vinegar;135074 wrote:
Back on topic, A while ago Katie tweeted that in November MTV would be paying for her a hotel in NYC, is it for the **** they should've shown? I doubt that she would be doing the reunion.
jonjon: @KatieDoyle26 hey katie i have a question..do u think ur gonna be asked to go to the ruins reunion? or the **** they should have shown??? katie: @jonjon1324 yes, both.
GoldenWarrior#82
It'd be really interesting to see Katie at the reunion and what she has to say especially since you know Evan/Kenny will be there. And you know it could be a short retirement which I would love but then again it might not be. You never know.
saltvinegar#83
Good interview! I am so happy that she will be at the reunion. I don't think that she will hold back like she did at the Gauntlet 3 reunion. I can't wait!
RW561015#84
I'll be glad to see her there, too! That's someone we know will voice her opinion. Wes would as well, but he was quite controversial himself.
saltvinegar#85
Maybe she will get mad at Susie and cuss her out:D
saltvinegar#86
Katie is flying to NYC tomorrow, I assume it is for The **** The Should've Shown.
Anonymous#87
salt&vinegar;135406 wrote:
Katie is flying to NYC tomorrow, I assume it is for The **** The Should've Shown.
Sarah is there as well but it could be for something different because those are the only two cast members that have said anything about going to NYC.
molds13#88
tjhallow;135456 wrote:
Sarah is there as well but it could be for something different because those are the only two cast members that have said anything about going to NYC.
The majority of the Fresh Meat cast (if not all of them) are in NYC this weekend.
Anonymous#89
molds13;135462 wrote:
The majority of the Fresh Meat cast (if not all of them) are in NYC this weekend.
Maybe for a pre-special thing, kind of like last Fresh Meat's meet the meat.
iRyan#90
Is Katie's Facebook real? Because she asked Veronica what time she gets into NYC Tuesday...
CrazyRealityGuy#91
Katie's facebook is real... She doesn't accept people she doesnt know.

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