Behind the Screen: The Challenge: Vets & New Threats - A War Brewing

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MICHAELA GETTING MORE ACTIVE WHO WAS SHE YELLING AT...

— killakashhh

The spirit of Lucci vee took over in that...

— Dreamdoll

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The Challenge: Vets & New Threats - A War Brewing

Challenge 17 ·

I didnt watch, what was the elimination 

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Challenge 17#62

I didnt watch, what was the elimination 

killakashhh#63

MICHAELA GETTING MORE ACTIVE WHO WAS SHE YELLING AT

Dreamdoll#64

The spirit of Lucci vee took over in that.

killakashhh#65

I need Michaela and Olivia to get into a screaming match 

OS Kajun#66

They've edited Olivia down since she announced the pregnancy lol. They realize she is no longer the next female face.

killakashhh#67

They've edited Olivia down since she announced the pregnancy lol. They realize she is no longer the next female face.

or she's just bland lol?

OS Kajun#68

They've edited Olivia down since she announced the pregnancy lol. They realize she is no longer the next female face.

or she's just bland lol?

That didn't stop them the first half of the season for trying to shove her down our throat.

OS Kajun#69

STOP FILTERING THEIR CONFESSIONALS!

OS Kajun#70

All the entertaining Aussies out there and we've gotten the freaks from 39 and boring Tay. FIRE Skye.

killakashhh#71

CT getting his karma this season for all the times he's been horrible to others his past season we love to see it!

Sportsman180#72

They've edited Olivia down since she announced the pregnancy lol. They realize she is no longer the next female face.

This actually does feel like something. This is the first episode since 6 where it felt like she actually got some airtime.

Sportsman180#73

CT was given walking up stairs and shooting a dodgeball machine and still couldn't not be awful at it. Outside of the minifinal, what a DOGSHIT season for him. Honestly, worse than 33, 35, and 40. It's a miracle he lasted 10 episodes.

Tay is adorable and cute and nice and we will never see her again...bye bye Aussie Bobby Brown.

Game always gets predictable once things lock in. This episode was strategically a dud and I expect the next 3 or 4 to be very much like that.

Honestly, the rookie crop are looking less and less impressive as the season goes on. America's cute but a nothing. Jake's a dud. Leo took his balls off and gave them to Ashley. Yeremi is human Nyquil. Justin's vanished from the edit. Cedric's a human puppy dog with the emotional depth of a puddle. Gabe's a moody lady who sucks at challenges. Dee's good at politics/strategy and horrible at challenges. Adrienne joined a bad alliance and will be making no adjustments, thank you very much. And Sydney is cocky and good at challenges, but actively avoids drama.

Outside of Will, none of them feel like long-term vet potential right now.

I'm kinda feeling down on this season after that one...

killakashhh#74

Gabe is so insufferable maybe producers ate editing him out 

Sportsman180#75

Gabe is so insufferable maybe producers ate editing him out 

He's so one-note. There's no dynamics in his TV persona. Moody wrestling guy with a grudge. AKA every wrestler ever.

But it's weird because we saw in that CT scene early on tonight that he actually does have a sense of humor. He just refuses to show it in confessionals. Just prefers to be a cocky, moody goof that doesn't back it up in challenges...

KChallenge10#76

Every time they show Jake I remember he exists. 

Sportsman180#77

Every time they show Jake I remember he exists. 

I actually cannot believe Jake and Tay were cast for this season. I mean...what duds. I don't even see the potential at this point. They are, at best, like third alternates that should've only got on because a stomach bug broke out and knocked six-eight people off of the cast. Ben was actually more entertaining than them.

Gabe sucks this season too but I AT LEAST could see the vision there. Like it could've worked.

Sportsman180#78

Callback Rookie Rankings IMO:

90% Locks at this point:

1. Will

2. Sydney

3. Adrienne

4. Leo

5. Dee

6. Justin

60% Chance:

7. Izzy

8. Yeremi

9. Cedric

10. Blue

11. Leka

Absolutely 0% Chance/We Will Never See Again:

12. Gabe

13. Tay

14. Jake

15. Ben

16. America

OS Kajun#79

You and your made up percentages lol. Production probably loves Jake and Tay. They'll be back. They don't cast on who entertains they cast on who they like to work with.

Sportsman180#80

That was a bottom 5 elimination all time, by the way. 

They should've reused the basketball hoop/Rube Goldberg machine from the Tay/Izzy elimination and make the girls throw the balls into it the baskets and let the boys catch it and then they shoot the dodgeball machine. It would've added some athletic element to it. The way it was done was so lame and so boring. The girls didn't have any idea if they even won or not until it was over.

Sportsman180#81

You and your made up percentages lol. Production probably loves Jake and Tay. They'll be back. They don't cast on who entertains they cast on who they like to work with.

I don't see any scenario minus a War of the Worlds 3 where they need to fill out UK/Aussie teams where they would ever cast those two again. Jake said tonight "My partner Aneesa's in a fight, I'm staying out of it!" Like dude, can you at least try to contribute something to the show?

And Tay was like Shaleen levels of invisible when she wasn't in an elimination.

KChallenge10#82

They def need to lose Jake's number. Thought him and Will were the same person for weeks before Will started hooking up with Nany/having drama. 

Sportsman180#83
Sportsman180#84

They def need to lose Jake's number. Thought him and Will were the same person for weeks before Will started hooking up with Nany/having drama. 

I'm not asking for much! Just stay involved in the story and get involved in some actual drama (not fake Corey/Asaf drama) every fourth or fifth episode.

Jake's been roadkill.

PinkRose#85

Tay is basically confirming that Sydney is afraid of confrontation and that she’s nice to people’s faces, then drags them in confessionals lol. They edited out Adrienne confronting her and Syd not knowing how to handle it.

https://x.com/pinkrosevev/status/1973779503710396888?s=46

killakashhh#86

Sydney probably didn't understand what adrienne was saying lol

PinkRose#87

Sydney probably didn't understand what adrienne was saying lol

Sydney herself said she’s afraid of confrontation, regardless of the accent.

GoldenRing#88

They need to lose Garagmel's number if she's gonna give unfunny confessionals and play scary when she gets approached 

GoldenRing#89

I'm sorry but Tay having as many confessionals as Leka despite going in twice and being in four more episodes...

Yall played in Leka face bad for that uncivilized bore 

killakashhh#90

Tay's number should be blocked but prod is incompetent so I expect to see her next season 

killakashhh#91

Upstairs alliance >>>> closet alliance 

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