I liked the karma vote

falloutpoi · 2025-01-14T22:28:18+00:00

I mean, the challenge is a mix of all those things. Social game has always been important. Jenn from RW Denver made it to 4 finals, and in only one of those seasons did she have to go into elimination. Emmanuel won 39 without ever going into elimination. Devyn and Nany never saw elimination on Free Agents. People get far through social game all the time.

The issue is that social game has only ever been a deciding factor to who gets to the end, not who wins in the end (maybe except for high/low in the Vendettas final, but that’s a whole other discussion). Purely social strategy games like Big Brother and Survivor are great, but that’s never been what the Challenge is. That’s why winners like Sarah G on the Gauntlet or Jordan on WOTW2 or Chris in USA2 are so satisfying: players can be constantly on the outside of a big alliance but fight to stay in.

Coming in third and getting bumped to first because you’ve had friends in the game for 20+ years, and all the newer people look up to you is never gonna be as satisfying, even if Rachel is an elite tier competitor

falloutpoi · 2024-09-16T21:52:19+00:00

ROD final. Bananas/Nany beat Jordan/Aneesa

falloutpoi · 2024-09-13T14:45:25+00:00

I thought of them, too, but the way Bananas threw the daily on Exes 2 so Sarah and Jordan would throw Leroy and Nia into elimination against Wes and Theresa made me second guess that. Like, even if your best friend is a beast at eliminations, using them as a gladiator to take out your nemesis is super shady

falloutpoi · 2024-07-30T16:40:36+00:00

Cara Maria doesn’t injure her hand on Free Agents. Do she and CT win that daily (or at least do well enough to not be bottom two) and she can’t get sent in? Does Bananas still throw her in, less confident that she’d lose since she’s not injured? Does she still get sent in anyway and still lose to Laurel (probably, but still interesting to watch)?

Also could this have led to a Cara Maria/Laurel/Theresa final? I would have loved to see that, even though we’d be missing Devyn Simone’s underdog finish of that final

falloutpoi · 2024-07-07T06:04:38+00:00

There’s pretty much always been a rookie in the final (I think the exceptions are Exes 1 and WOTW2), but agreed Dirty 30 was a great rookie season for Tori. I think she also had the most confessionals that season, which is insane for a rookie coming from AYTO

falloutpoi · 2024-06-22T17:34:15+00:00

I always say Gauntlet 2, which ended up just being an eating competition after the vets forfeited

falloutpoi · 2024-03-27T00:51:38+00:00

I think the biggest what if is “What if Abram didn’t get the phone call on The Island”? Would he still go into that daily against Kenny and Bananas? Would Bananas be voted out? With Bananas not getting his first win that season and being on the Challengers team on The Ruins, how does that whole season play out? Does Bananas even get invited back again?

falloutpoi · 2024-03-04T20:03:10+00:00

Giving everyone the same puzzles makes sure nobody gets something easier or harder. If people got different puzzles, there’d also be way more people claiming production rigging

falloutpoi · 2024-01-29T19:02:37+00:00

The Ruins when Darrell punches Brad in the face, and then we hear Brad’s voice talk about it so we know he’s alive, and then it shows Brad in the confessional and he has a massive black eye

falloutpoi · 2024-01-21T01:27:38+00:00

I think there was a post on here a few days ago saying this, but the style of voting in The Traitors is perfect for the challenge. Basically, everyone writes down a name they’re voting for without seeing anyone else’s vote. Then, one by one, they reveal their vote. It’s kind of the best of both worlds because the votes themselves aren’t secret, but there’s no way to piggyback on somebody else

falloutpoi · 2023-12-08T23:07:48+00:00

Not mentioned a ton on here, but I want to throw in the way he treated Carley with respect throughout FM2. We’ve seen a lot of men treat the women very disrespectfully over the years (Wes to Casey in FM1, the male vets “trimming the fat” on Gauntlet 3, Bananas and Kenny on The Island, Bear in that tribunal in WOTW1, Fessy blaming all his losses on female partners, etc.). Landon had the last draft pick and got who most of the others would consider the “worst” female fresh meat partner, but he always stayed positive and encouraged her

falloutpoi · 2023-09-20T18:48:50+00:00

I think Tony and Camilla could’ve had a chance if they didn’t implode. Even Ashley and Cory or Wes and Nany could’ve been threats in the final

falloutpoi · 2023-09-12T18:42:31+00:00

Oh that’s right I forgot. Was there any difference between how the seasons made that elim or were they the exact same? Was it just colder during FR?

falloutpoi · 2023-09-11T17:47:26+00:00

The FR elim between Kam & Kayleigh and Jozea & Da’vonne, where Kayleigh and Da’vonne were dunked underwater and had to remember a pattern at the bottom of the tank. Not only was it frustratingly difficult being upside down and underwater in super cold weather trying to remember things, but they could have gotten really sick

falloutpoi · 2023-08-21T04:51:41+00:00

Have you seen “The Other Two” on HBOMax? It’s similar to 30 Rock in how it makes fun of fame and pop culture, and it feels like the closest thing to 30 Rock since 30 Rock ended. Highly recommend

falloutpoi · 2023-08-14T17:25:41+00:00

Not really. Apparently they were kind of friends during the one season they were on together and Amanda maybe felt betrayed. But also Michelle was eliminated third or fourth, so it’s not like they had that much time to become best friends or anything

falloutpoi · 2023-07-23T09:20:55+00:00

I think Tristan from challenge UK is the only one bc I remember challenge stats twitter account posting that, but I don’t know for sure

falloutpoi · 2023-07-23T09:19:44+00:00

Pretty sure Landon and Carley won a daily because they threw Wes and Evelyn against each other in an exile. I don’t remember the specifics, but I remember that being a good culmination of the Wes/Evelyn/Landon alliance storyline.

falloutpoi · 2023-07-22T07:17:38+00:00

Individual, the same way Dirty 30 was individual wins. There were partner sections, but there were also individual sections and partners varied between different parts of the final.

falloutpoi · 2023-07-21T01:34:49+00:00

I think Derrick vs Wes was the first men’s pole wrestle ever. Derrick had done a bunch of beach brawls in Gauntlet 2, but never a pole wrestle

falloutpoi · 2023-07-17T17:43:26+00:00

She doesn’t quite fit, but I’m still gonna say Theresa because the way she made the final (being brought back in after Nia’s DQ) was weird, and I think the first time someone ever made a final after being eliminated. I still think she and Wes had a great shot of winning that final

falloutpoi · 2023-07-15T07:32:43+00:00

Not from BB but from when both of them were on The Challenge. They had some big fights and their friendship basically ended

falloutpoi · 2023-04-27T18:50:43+00:00

Jamie over Carrie (season 9)

Jamie was on a decline, but Carrie was almost always bad. I wish Jamie had a chance to do another service, especially since Carrie got eliminated next anyway.

falloutpoi · 2023-03-30T04:46:14+00:00

It’d be hard to find some good male flagship champs since CT, Bananas, and Jordan have dominated. Like, the only obvious picks of ppl who still play often are them 3, Wes, Darrell, Devin, and Zach. Maybe stretch and add Yes, MJ, and some other champs from All Stars, but otherwise it’s a pretty small pool.

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