Behind the Screen: The Challenge: Vets and New Threats - Will Gagnon

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I'm not worried about same sex assaults. Just man on woman...

— Infernho

Punching items/walls = red flag = psychological physical violence. I am not pulling out pitchforks or calling for cancellation, but I am not stanning that behavior either...

— Tvandcoffee

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Discussion thread about The Challenge: Vets and New Threats - Will Gagnon with 30 replies from the Vevmo community.

The Challenge: Vets and New Threats - Will Gagnon

Infernho ·

I'm not worried about same sex assaults. Just man on woman.

Who did he assault?   What did I miss?

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Infernho#92

I'm not worried about same sex assaults. Just man on woman.

Who did he assault?   What did I miss?

Tvandcoffee#93

Punching items/walls = red flag = psychological physical violence.

I am not pulling out pitchforks or calling for cancellation, but I am not stanning that behavior either. It was crazy af when Nelson did it on AYTO too. yall must have been blessed to never deal with someone like that because its really hard to watch that behavior and see people condoning it for entertainment. Same with Ron and Sam. But I aint gonna go back and forth, yall feel how you feel and Ima feel how I feel 

OS Kajun#94

Punching items/walls = red flag = psychological physical violence.

I am not pulling out pitchforks or calling for cancellation, but I am not stanning that behavior either. It was crazy af when Nelson did it on AYTO too. yall must have been blessed to never deal with someone like that because its really hard to watch that behavior and see people condoning it for entertainment. Same with Ron and Sam. But I aint gonna go back and forth, yall feel how you feel and Ima feel how I feel 

entrepreneur#95

I thought Nelson was acting deranged when Sylvia rejected being his sloppy seconds after Latoya went home.

Will isn't doing something we haven't seen before but I don't like him.

kvm1977#96

I'm not worried about same sex assaults. Just man on woman.

Who did he assault?   What did I miss?

No one--someone just needs attention today

kvm1977#97

Punching items/walls = red flag = psychological physical violence.

I am not pulling out pitchforks or calling for cancellation, but I am not stanning that behavior either. It was crazy af when Nelson did it on AYTO too. yall must have been blessed to never deal with someone like that because its really hard to watch that behavior and see people condoning it for entertainment. Same with Ron and Sam. But I aint gonna go back and forth, yall feel how you feel and Ima feel how I feel 

Did you complain about Nelson being cast due to this?

OS Kajun#98

Saying I'm seeking attention for not liking a man getting obsessed and aggressive over a girl he banged once is so insane to me lol. You know you're a fruit fly up piece of fecal if you think that is an absurd take. Thank gosh KVM is lying about having a wife cause I have zero doubt he'd be abusive if he could land a woman.

killakashhh#99

WOW not everyone JUMPING OS Kajun! Nice work Will's Warriors! And you're calling Will a domestic abuser when he's literally a teddy bear Smile

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GoldenRing#100

I thought Nelson was acting deranged when Sylvia rejected being his sloppy seconds after Latoya went home.

Will isn't doing something we haven't seen before but I don't like him.

The ponk is correct.

KChallenge10#101

Punching items/walls = red flag = psychological physical violence.

I am not pulling out pitchforks or calling for cancellation, but I am not stanning that behavior either. It was crazy af when Nelson did it on AYTO too. yall must have been blessed to never deal with someone like that because its really hard to watch that behavior and see people condoning it for entertainment. Same with Ron and Sam. But I aint gonna go back and forth, yall feel how you feel and Ima feel how I feel 

I understand this but to me this is just trashy reality tv that I watch and want to be entertained. I feel if it was a real issue the real people in the house (cast/production) would have done something. People also need to understand just because some of us say "he entertained me this episode" doesn't mean we Stan him. At least speaking for myself. 

GoldenRing#102

And, I know we're starved for good entertainment, but y'all conflate mess/entertainment as a form of likeability all the time.

Will's behavior was concerning, however it wasn't new for the show, and thankfully, it was done in a bubble. But I think it's fair if people don't gel with him after that.

It started off being funny, but it was hard to watch towards the end. As long as he sticks to punching walls and only walls, he can do what he wants, but y'all being widely obtuse acting like he wasn't doing the most and people privy to those behaviors will OBVIOUSLY have a different reaction. We all don't have the same experiences, and RTV is a social microism; people are going to relate real-world experiences to what goes on in these shows because it's a reflection of it. His butt would've gone in next if I was in that house, no one wanna deal with that shit.

killakashhh#103

I hope next episode is dreadfully boring so everyone can be happy Smile

gabbydawn#104

Yall are extraaaa im so over reality fans and their rules on what can be entertaining. This was a reality tv crash out he's not the next Ryan Jenkins. Be calm.

killakashhh#105

Father has y'all MAD lololol Wink

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gabbydawn#106

Yall have turned into cbs stans maybe peacock shouldn't buy this show cause this would be a category 1 crash out over there. 

CosmicDiva#107

I would've drop kicked his butt if I was Dee. Yeah, I'm really like dat.

killakashhh#108

Now suddenly everyone is a psychiatrist on here hmm

GoldenRing#109

I hope next episode is dreadfully boring so everyone can be happy

You were in the BB thread, implying Morgan and Mickey were homophobic for mocking Jimmy, so clearly a line has been crossed for you, no?

killakashhh#110
You were in the BB thread, implying Morgan and Mickey were homophobic for mocking Jimmy, so clearly a line has been crossed for you, no?

apples to oranges

GoldenRing#111

Like, damn, we can't be entertained by the last episode, and also think Will is a fruit fly weirdo?

Two things can be true. I'm not even calling for his head, but I think people's dislike of him is valid. 

GoldenRing#112

You were in the BB thread, implying Morgan and Mickey were homophobic for mocking Jimmy, so clearly a line has been crossed for you, no?

apples to oranges

Not really.

YOU felt like something was too much based on whatever rules you set in your own head, so why are you shocked people are doing the same?  We all react differently to different things.

killakashhh#113
King <3
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CosmicDiva#114

He can be on the show. And I will always talk my fecal. 

OS Kajun#115

Like, damn, we can't be entertained by the last episode, and also think Will is a fruit fly weirdo?

Two things can be true. I'm not even calling for his head, but I think people's dislike of him is valid. 

Flopnanas#116

will had a bad night and literally said himself the next morning that he moved on so comparing him to a murderer or an abuser is crazy. The previews show him tonguing down nany so he is over dee!

Flopnanas#117

Also yall acting like yall never gotten sloppy drunk or had a wild night... only thing is yall never gotten it filmed bc yall ladies still BORING as fruit fly!!! Smile

UKLover1#118

There's fun unhinged and then there's "throw someone headfirst off the second floor balcony" unhinged. He's the latter.

So is CT and look how his Challenge career turned out.

When did CT have physical aggression towards a woman? It's likely but I don't recall. He seems to have learned to control his emotions. Will should do the same and then return in a less violent way towards women. He can fight men all day.

1. I wasn't talking to you. 2. Your qualifiers are not mine. CT almost killed a man.

Infernho#119

Will and Dee for Exes 3

Flopnanas#120

Yall soft ladies better get used to will because he's LOCKED for the next 5 seasons at least if this show isnt cancelled!

OS Kajun#121

At this point we are just beating the deadhorse worse than Will beat the back of that bus seat. To me it was concerning and very weird behavior. I hope it was just a bad drunken night with the wrong mix of alcohol and that's not typically how he acts towards women when rejected. The cast and especially Dee doesn't seem worried so I'll keep it moving.

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