Behind the Screen: The Challenge: This or That?

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hardbittenwrote:Now that I think about it, I'm not sure why I was ever chill with Cara Maria there. She definitely annoyed me on every season, including Exes...

— richjoe92

El Scorchowrote:nevidcmwrote:Cara for sure, she's hilariousFresh Meat 1 or Fresh Meat 2Fresh Meat 1 is personally my favorite challenge of all time. There were more twists, turns, and unexpected thing...

— El Scorcho

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Discussion thread about The Challenge: This or That? with 30 replies from the Vevmo community.

The Challenge: This or That?

richjoe92 ·
hardbitten wrote:

Now that I think about it, I'm not sure why I was ever chill with Cara Maria there. She definitely annoyed me on every season, including Exes.I hope Emily does it again tho, lool.

Cara's one of my faves, however, I'm not a delusional stan and can realize when she's annoying. Her appearances on Free Agents and Cutthroat/Rivals are probably my favorite, though.

FA appreance was by far her best showing in terms of strength and non-annoyingness. She is one of my favorites, but it is also probably cause I don't follow any of these guys on social media, heard she's a mess on there..

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richjoe92#122
hardbitten wrote:

Now that I think about it, I'm not sure why I was ever chill with Cara Maria there. She definitely annoyed me on every season, including Exes.I hope Emily does it again tho, lool.

Cara's one of my faves, however, I'm not a delusional stan and can realize when she's annoying. Her appearances on Free Agents and Cutthroat/Rivals are probably my favorite, though.

FA appreance was by far her best showing in terms of strength and non-annoyingness. She is one of my favorites, but it is also probably cause I don't follow any of these guys on social media, heard she's a mess on there..

El Scorcho#123
El Scorcho wrote:

nevidcm wrote:Cara for sure, she's hilariousFresh Meat 1 or Fresh Meat 2

Fresh Meat 1 is personally my favorite challenge of all time. There were more twists, turns, and unexpected things that happened before the days of production and TJ throwing in premeditated twists like the Ex-ile (Exes II), the White/Black skull (Rivals III), the location changes, etc. Fresh Meat 1 saw so many first time moments; Theo being eliminated, Coral being eliminated, Darrell being in an elimination round, among many other things. At the beginning of the season, no one called the final teams and that is what made that challenge the best. 

She was not eliminated. She was medevac. BUt FM1 is fuego man. It's an awesome challenge.what would you rather see back? Ruins or Cutthroat?

Well it was the first time Coral was sent home. But yeah, I loved Fresh Meat. Most people hated the concept, I liked it because we got good challengers from the first one. 

The Ruins or Cutthroat? That is a good one.

With a second Ruins challenge, I don't think they could cast 7-8 former female Champions. I feel like females move on from challenges faster than guys do. Camila, Cara Maria, and Sarah are the only shoo-ins. Any other former female champion has either moved on from challenges or we haven't heard from them in years.

Cutthroat would be a little easier to cast as they could either do a RW vs. AYTO vs. Challenge or just random teams like the first installment.

So I guess I'll say Cutthroat if we're being realistic and The Ruins ideally.

AlwaysAMess#124
Johnny Bananas or Vinny Pineapples?

Paula Walnuts. Lmaooo JK. Actually, I'm gonna go with Vinny Pineapples because he's daddy AF. Wink

Love your profile picture BTW. Queen Theresa looks stunning there.

Duel 3 or Free Agents 2 for the next individual season?

torstar#125
MTV Junky wrote:

Johnny Bananas or Vinny Pineapples?

Paula Walnuts. Lmaooo JK. Actually, I'm gonna go with Vinny Pineapples because he's daddy AF. ;)Love your profile picture BTW. Queen Theresa looks stunning there.Duel 3 or Free Agents 2 for the next individual season?

Duel 3. 

Team vs. pair challenges?

MTV Junky#126
MTV Junky wrote:

Johnny Bananas or Vinny Pineapples?

Paula Walnuts. Lmaooo JK. Actually, I'm gonna go with Vinny Pineapples because he's daddy AF. ;)Love your profile picture BTW. Queen Theresa looks stunning there.Duel 3 or Free Agents 2 for the next individual season?

Witty response ;)  And yes Theresa looks great as usual.

Duel 3 for sure.

MTV Junky#127
AlwaysAMess wrote:

MTV Junky wrote:Johnny Bananas or Vinny Pineapples?

Paula Walnuts. Lmaooo JK. Actually, I'm gonna go with Vinny Pineapples because he's daddy AF. ;)Love your profile picture BTW. Queen Theresa looks stunning there.Duel 3 or Free Agents 2 for the next individual season?

Duel 3. Team vs. pair challenges?

Team all the way.

Strategic vs. Physical Eliminations

Debut Album#128
torstar wrote:

AlwaysAMess wrote:

MTV Junky wrote:Johnny Bananas or Vinny Pineapples?

Paula Walnuts. Lmaooo JK. Actually, I'm gonna go with Vinny Pineapples because he's daddy AF. ;)Love your profile picture BTW. Queen Theresa looks stunning there.Duel 3 or Free Agents 2 for the next individual season?

Duel 3. Team vs. pair challenges?

Team all the way.Strategic vs. Physical Eliminations

Strategic. More intersting.

Jenn or Theresa?

AlwaysAMess#129
Jenn or Theresa?

Theresa. Jenn reminded me of a chihuahua that never shut up.

Fresh Meat or Bloodlines?

Gucci Mane#130
Debut Album wrote:

Jenn or Theresa?

Theresa. Jenn reminded me of a chihuahua that never shut up.Fresh Meat or Bloodlines?

Fresh Meat.

Evelyn or Laurel?

nevidcm#131
Debut Album wrote:

Jenn or Theresa?

Theresa. Jenn reminded me of a chihuahua that never shut up.Fresh Meat or Bloodlines?

Queen Theresa <3

Fresh Meat when it comes to the actual season and Bloodlines for the people it produced. Overall I'd say Bloodlines cause FM produced Kenny/Evan who are scum. 

Gauntlet 2: Rookies or Veterans?

nevidcm#132
AlwaysAMess wrote:

Debut Album wrote:Jenn or Theresa?

Theresa. Jenn reminded me of a chihuahua that never shut up.Fresh Meat or Bloodlines?

Fresh Meat.Evelyn or Laurel?

Laurel and is not even close

wutzrenzi#133

Gauntlet 2 Veterans

Prizes or $10,000 added to your team bank account

Debut Album#134
Debut Album wrote:

Jenn or Theresa?

Theresa. Jenn reminded me of a chihuahua that never shut up.Fresh Meat or Bloodlines?

Ha! Best way to describe Jenn.

Bloodlines.

Debut Album#135
AlwaysAMess wrote:

Debut Album wrote:Jenn or Theresa?

Theresa. Jenn reminded me of a chihuahua that never shut up.Fresh Meat or Bloodlines?

Queen Theresa <3Fresh Meat when it comes to the actual season and Bloodlines for the people it produced. Overall I'd say Bloodlines cause FM produced Kenny/Evan who are scum. Gauntlet 2: Rookies or Veterans?

Rookies. 

Derrick(X-TREME) or Landon?

Nostalgic#136
Nostalgic wrote:

Who would you rather hook up with?Melinda or Tina

Easiest one. Melinda.

Tina. Melinda's ios the stereotypical *****.

Nostalgic#137
nevidcm wrote:

AlwaysAMess wrote:

Debut Album wrote:Jenn or Theresa?

Theresa. Jenn reminded me of a chihuahua that never shut up.Fresh Meat or Bloodlines?

Queen Theresa <3Fresh Meat when it comes to the actual season and Bloodlines for the people it produced. Overall I'd say Bloodlines cause FM produced Kenny/Evan who are scum. Gauntlet 2: Rookies or Veterans?

Rookies. Derrick(X-TREME) or Landon?

Derrick. Landon's a *****

Bloodlines or Fresh Meat?

Nostalgic#138
AlwaysAMess wrote:

Debut Album wrote:Jenn or Theresa?

Theresa. Jenn reminded me of a chihuahua that never shut up.Fresh Meat or Bloodlines?

Fresh Meat.Evelyn or Laurel?

Evelyn. Laurel is a pest.

wutzrenzi#139

lolare you guys/am I doing this right?

TeamLandon#140
Debut Album wrote:

nevidcm wrote:

AlwaysAMess wrote:
Debut Album wrote:Jenn or Theresa?

Theresa. Jenn reminded me of a chihuahua that never shut up.Fresh Meat or Bloodlines?

Queen Theresa <3Fresh Meat when it comes to the actual season and Bloodlines for the people it produced. Overall I'd say Bloodlines cause FM produced Kenny/Evan who are scum. Gauntlet 2: Rookies or Veterans?

Rookies. Derrick(X-TREME) or Landon?

Derrick. Landon's a *************** or Fresh Meat?

Fresh Meat

Aneesa vs Trishelle(Rivals 2) or Aneesa vs KellyAnne(Bloodlines) 

Nostalgic#141

Aneesa vs. Trishelle. But then again they are both ****** and can't fight Aneesa at all, at all, at all.

Debut Album#142
Nostalgic wrote:

Debut Album wrote:

nevidcm wrote:
AlwaysAMess wrote:
Debut Album wrote:Jenn or Theresa?

Theresa. Jenn reminded me of a chihuahua that never shut up.Fresh Meat or Bloodlines?

Queen Theresa <3Fresh Meat when it comes to the actual season and Bloodlines for the people it produced. Overall I'd say Bloodlines cause FM produced Kenny/Evan who are scum. Gauntlet 2: Rookies or Veterans?

Rookies. Derrick(X-TREME) or Landon?

Derrick. Landon's a *************** or Fresh Meat?

Fresh MeatAneesa vs Trishelle(Rivals 2) or Aneesa vs KellyAnne(Bloodlines) 

Aneesa/Trishelle.

Backpack vs CT or Backpack vs Wes.

richjoe92#143
richjoe92 wrote:

El Scorcho wrote:

nevidcm wrote:Cara for sure, she's hilariousFresh Meat 1 or Fresh Meat 2

Fresh Meat 1 is personally my favorite challenge of all time. There were more twists, turns, and unexpected things that happened before the days of production and TJ throwing in premeditated twists like the Ex-ile (Exes II), the White/Black skull (Rivals III), the location changes, etc. Fresh Meat 1 saw so many first time moments; Theo being eliminated, Coral being eliminated, Darrell being in an elimination round, among many other things. At the beginning of the season, no one called the final teams and that is what made that challenge the best. 

She was not eliminated. She was medevac. BUt FM1 is fuego man. It's an awesome challenge.what would you rather see back? Ruins or Cutthroat?

Well it was the first time Coral was sent home. But yeah, I loved Fresh Meat. Most people hated the concept, I liked it because we got good challengers from the first one. The Ruins or Cutthroat? That is a good one.With a second Ruins challenge, I don't think they could cast 7-8 former female Champions. I feel like females move on from challenges faster than guys do. Camila, Cara Maria, and Sarah are the only shoo-ins. Any other former female champion has either moved on from challenges or we haven't heard from them in years.Cutthroat would be a little easier to cast as they could either do a RW vs. AYTO vs. Challenge or just random teams like the first installment.So I guess I'll say Cutthroat if we're being realistic and The Ruins ideally.

you know, I might get shot saying this in Vevmo, but what if they adopt the Ruins format with a RealWorld/Challenge alumni vs AYTO? That sure would be a shit show.

richjoe92#144
TeamLandon wrote:

Nostalgic wrote:

Debut Album wrote:
nevidcm wrote:
AlwaysAMess wrote:
Debut Album wrote:Jenn or Theresa?

Theresa. Jenn reminded me of a chihuahua that never shut up.Fresh Meat or Bloodlines?

Queen Theresa <3Fresh Meat when it comes to the actual season and Bloodlines for the people it produced. Overall I'd say Bloodlines cause FM produced Kenny/Evan who are scum. Gauntlet 2: Rookies or Veterans?

Rookies. Derrick(X-TREME) or Landon?

Derrick. Landon's a *************** or Fresh Meat?

Fresh MeatAneesa vs Trishelle(Rivals 2) or Aneesa vs KellyAnne(Bloodlines) 

Aneesa/Trishelle.Backpack vs CT or Backpack vs Wes.

CT vs Backpack. It gave us the classic nickname "Backpack". Wes vs Kenny was much better than Backpack vs Wes.

Would you rather have Aviv (FM1 winner) come back or Carley (FM2 winner) come back?

Would you rather go against CT in hall brawl or Zach in Hall brawl?

Would you rather have Parissa pull a Lacey and magically appear or Trisha and magically apear on a Challenge?

MTV Junky#145
El Scorcho wrote:

richjoe92 wrote:

El Scorcho wrote:
nevidcm wrote:Cara for sure, she's hilariousFresh Meat 1 or Fresh Meat 2

Fresh Meat 1 is personally my favorite challenge of all time. There were more twists, turns, and unexpected things that happened before the days of production and TJ throwing in premeditated twists like the Ex-ile (Exes II), the White/Black skull (Rivals III), the location changes, etc. Fresh Meat 1 saw so many first time moments; Theo being eliminated, Coral being eliminated, Darrell being in an elimination round, among many other things. At the beginning of the season, no one called the final teams and that is what made that challenge the best. 

She was not eliminated. She was medevac. BUt FM1 is fuego man. It's an awesome challenge.what would you rather see back? Ruins or Cutthroat?

Well it was the first time Coral was sent home. But yeah, I loved Fresh Meat. Most people hated the concept, I liked it because we got good challengers from the first one. The Ruins or Cutthroat? That is a good one.With a second Ruins challenge, I don't think they could cast 7-8 former female Champions. I feel like females move on from challenges faster than guys do. Camila, Cara Maria, and Sarah are the only shoo-ins. Any other former female champion has either moved on from challenges or we haven't heard from them in years.Cutthroat would be a little easier to cast as they could either do a RW vs. AYTO vs. Challenge or just random teams like the first installment.So I guess I'll say Cutthroat if we're being realistic and The Ruins ideally.

you know, I might get shot saying this in Vevmo, but what if they adopt the Ruins format with a RealWorld/Challenge alumni vs AYTO? That sure would be a shit show.

That's what I'm saying!

MTV Junky#146
Debut Album wrote:

TeamLandon wrote:

Nostalgic wrote:
Debut Album wrote:
nevidcm wrote:
AlwaysAMess wrote:
Debut Album wrote:Jenn or Theresa?

Theresa. Jenn reminded me of a chihuahua that never shut up.Fresh Meat or Bloodlines?

Queen Theresa <3Fresh Meat when it comes to the actual season and Bloodlines for the people it produced. Overall I'd say Bloodlines cause FM produced Kenny/Evan who are scum. Gauntlet 2: Rookies or Veterans?

Rookies. Derrick(X-TREME) or Landon?

Derrick. Landon's a *************** or Fresh Meat?

Fresh MeatAneesa vs Trishelle(Rivals 2) or Aneesa vs KellyAnne(Bloodlines) 

Aneesa/Trishelle.Backpack vs CT or Backpack vs Wes.

CT vs Backpack. It gave us the classic nickname "Backpack". Wes vs Kenny was much better than Backpack vs Wes.Would you rather have Aviv (FM1 winner) come back or Carley (FM2 winner) come back?Would you rather go against CT in hall brawl or Zach in Hall brawl?Would you rather have Parissa pull a Lacey and magically appear or Trisha and magically apear on a Challenge?

Aviv - always wished she'd come back.

CT/Zach is a push, I'd get rocked by either one of them lol.

Parisa although at this point Trisha would probably stir shit up more.

richjoe92#147
richjoe92 wrote:

El Scorcho wrote:

richjoe92 wrote:
El Scorcho wrote:
nevidcm wrote:Cara for sure, she's hilariousFresh Meat 1 or Fresh Meat 2

Fresh Meat 1 is personally my favorite challenge of all time. There were more twists, turns, and unexpected things that happened before the days of production and TJ throwing in premeditated twists like the Ex-ile (Exes II), the White/Black skull (Rivals III), the location changes, etc. Fresh Meat 1 saw so many first time moments; Theo being eliminated, Coral being eliminated, Darrell being in an elimination round, among many other things. At the beginning of the season, no one called the final teams and that is what made that challenge the best. 

She was not eliminated. She was medevac. BUt FM1 is fuego man. It's an awesome challenge.what would you rather see back? Ruins or Cutthroat?

Well it was the first time Coral was sent home. But yeah, I loved Fresh Meat. Most people hated the concept, I liked it because we got good challengers from the first one. The Ruins or Cutthroat? That is a good one.With a second Ruins challenge, I don't think they could cast 7-8 former female Champions. I feel like females move on from challenges faster than guys do. Camila, Cara Maria, and Sarah are the only shoo-ins. Any other former female champion has either moved on from challenges or we haven't heard from them in years.Cutthroat would be a little easier to cast as they could either do a RW vs. AYTO vs. Challenge or just random teams like the first installment.So I guess I'll say Cutthroat if we're being realistic and The Ruins ideally.

you know, I might get shot saying this in Vevmo, but what if they adopt the Ruins format with a RealWorld/Challenge alumni vs AYTO? That sure would be a shit show.

That's what I'm saying!

Phew! haha

TeamLandon#148
Debut Album wrote:

TeamLandon wrote:

Nostalgic wrote:
Debut Album wrote:
nevidcm wrote:
AlwaysAMess wrote:
Debut Album wrote:Jenn or Theresa?

Theresa. Jenn reminded me of a chihuahua that never shut up.Fresh Meat or Bloodlines?

Queen Theresa <3Fresh Meat when it comes to the actual season and Bloodlines for the people it produced. Overall I'd say Bloodlines cause FM produced Kenny/Evan who are scum. Gauntlet 2: Rookies or Veterans?

Rookies. Derrick(X-TREME) or Landon?

Derrick. Landon's a *************** or Fresh Meat?

Fresh MeatAneesa vs Trishelle(Rivals 2) or Aneesa vs KellyAnne(Bloodlines) 

Aneesa/Trishelle.Backpack vs CT or Backpack vs Wes.

CT vs Backpack. It gave us the classic nickname "Backpack". Wes vs Kenny was much better than Backpack vs Wes.Would you rather have Aviv (FM1 winner) come back or Carley (FM2 winner) come back?Would you rather go against CT in hall brawl or Zach in Hall brawl?Would you rather have Parissa pull a Lacey and magically appear or Trisha and magically apear on a Challenge?

Carley

Zach

Trisha

Best Show: The Real World or Road Rules

Debut Album#149
MTV Junky wrote:

richjoe92 wrote:

El Scorcho wrote:
richjoe92 wrote:
El Scorcho wrote:
nevidcm wrote:Cara for sure, she's hilariousFresh Meat 1 or Fresh Meat 2

Fresh Meat 1 is personally my favorite challenge of all time. There were more twists, turns, and unexpected things that happened before the days of production and TJ throwing in premeditated twists like the Ex-ile (Exes II), the White/Black skull (Rivals III), the location changes, etc. Fresh Meat 1 saw so many first time moments; Theo being eliminated, Coral being eliminated, Darrell being in an elimination round, among many other things. At the beginning of the season, no one called the final teams and that is what made that challenge the best. 

She was not eliminated. She was medevac. BUt FM1 is fuego man. It's an awesome challenge.what would you rather see back? Ruins or Cutthroat?

Well it was the first time Coral was sent home. But yeah, I loved Fresh Meat. Most people hated the concept, I liked it because we got good challengers from the first one. The Ruins or Cutthroat? That is a good one.With a second Ruins challenge, I don't think they could cast 7-8 former female Champions. I feel like females move on from challenges faster than guys do. Camila, Cara Maria, and Sarah are the only shoo-ins. Any other former female champion has either moved on from challenges or we haven't heard from them in years.Cutthroat would be a little easier to cast as they could either do a RW vs. AYTO vs. Challenge or just random teams like the first installment.So I guess I'll say Cutthroat if we're being realistic and The Ruins ideally.

you know, I might get shot saying this in Vevmo, but what if they adopt the Ruins format with a RealWorld/Challenge alumni vs AYTO? That sure would be a shit show.

That's what I'm saying!

Phew! haha

You ain't off the hook....

Debut Album#150
Debut Album wrote:

TeamLandon wrote:

Nostalgic wrote:
Debut Album wrote:
nevidcm wrote:
AlwaysAMess wrote:
Debut Album wrote:Jenn or Theresa?

Theresa. Jenn reminded me of a chihuahua that never shut up.Fresh Meat or Bloodlines?

Queen Theresa <3Fresh Meat when it comes to the actual season and Bloodlines for the people it produced. Overall I'd say Bloodlines cause FM produced Kenny/Evan who are scum. Gauntlet 2: Rookies or Veterans?

Rookies. Derrick(X-TREME) or Landon?

Derrick. Landon's a *************** or Fresh Meat?

Fresh MeatAneesa vs Trishelle(Rivals 2) or Aneesa vs KellyAnne(Bloodlines) 

Aneesa/Trishelle.Backpack vs CT or Backpack vs Wes.

CT vs Backpack. It gave us the classic nickname "Backpack". Wes vs Kenny was much better than Backpack vs Wes.Would you rather have Aviv (FM1 winner) come back or Carley (FM2 winner) come back?Would you rather go against CT in hall brawl or Zach in Hall brawl?Would you rather have Parissa pull a Lacey and magically appear or Trisha and magically apear on a Challenge?

Aviv.

Zach

Parisa.

Marlon or Ty?

richjoe92#151
richjoe92 wrote:

MTV Junky wrote:

richjoe92 wrote:
El Scorcho wrote:
richjoe92 wrote:
El Scorcho wrote:
nevidcm wrote:Cara for sure, she's hilariousFresh Meat 1 or Fresh Meat 2

Fresh Meat 1 is personally my favorite challenge of all time. There were more twists, turns, and unexpected things that happened before the days of production and TJ throwing in premeditated twists like the Ex-ile (Exes II), the White/Black skull (Rivals III), the location changes, etc. Fresh Meat 1 saw so many first time moments; Theo being eliminated, Coral being eliminated, Darrell being in an elimination round, among many other things. At the beginning of the season, no one called the final teams and that is what made that challenge the best. 

She was not eliminated. She was medevac. BUt FM1 is fuego man. It's an awesome challenge.what would you rather see back? Ruins or Cutthroat?

Well it was the first time Coral was sent home. But yeah, I loved Fresh Meat. Most people hated the concept, I liked it because we got good challengers from the first one. The Ruins or Cutthroat? That is a good one.With a second Ruins challenge, I don't think they could cast 7-8 former female Champions. I feel like females move on from challenges faster than guys do. Camila, Cara Maria, and Sarah are the only shoo-ins. Any other former female champion has either moved on from challenges or we haven't heard from them in years.Cutthroat would be a little easier to cast as they could either do a RW vs. AYTO vs. Challenge or just random teams like the first installment.So I guess I'll say Cutthroat if we're being realistic and The Ruins ideally.

you know, I might get shot saying this in Vevmo, but what if they adopt the Ruins format with a RealWorld/Challenge alumni vs AYTO? That sure would be a shit show.

That's what I'm saying!

Phew! haha

You ain't off the hook....

****... Sad

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