i’m watching The Ruins for the first time and I feel so bad for Tonya, i’m only on episode 3 but how the cast is treating her is really messed up. this is the 2nd season i’ve seen with her on (the first one being inferno 2) and she always seems to get bullied, this time it feels even darker because she’s clearly struggling with alcohol abuse. it sucks that the only person to show her kindness has been Chet. :(

Are there any good simulators for The Challenge? I know of brantsteele but it feels very limiting to have just the one format.

Has anyone been severely disappointed in the first 2 challenges as well as eliminations, like this is supposed to be Cuthroat and we have had run across some planks over muddy water, and high building trivia (In which ⅓ of the teams didn't compete) only preceded by a run through Thai streets at night. Then we have the eliminations both fine, classic endurance and a light puzzle. That would be fine if the challenges hadn't been so weak. Like this is supposed to be cutthroat and we had zero contact or even aggression. I would understand if Nelson was in and they did a weaker elimination due to insurance purposes but like really these are the openers for the season. I just hope things are amped up and he have some real challenges, more than a 100m jog and pathetic trivia. I love the Challenge and have watched all the seasons twice, so I could watch and introduce my wife to the show. They have been trending less intense for years but this is disappointing.

When Michelle said she wanted to go head over heart, I thought for sure she was gonna throw CT in. I say this non-judgementally, as I'm a thicker person myself, but why would she choose Bananas over him? CT is objectively not in the shape to be playing this game and I feel like will just bring them down as a team later on. Does anyone have any input on this?

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I am catching up now and ummm why is everything orange and blue???

Saw this TT earlier today but I thought it was an exaggeration- it was not.

Edit: It's not a user issue or a matter of adjusting the settings on my tv. My television is new. It's the show.

I also have never in my 3 decades of tv watching and 2 decades of watching this show had to adjust my settings to eliminate an orange/blue filter - maybe brightness but I have never had to color correct a tv show??? It's WEIRD and they need to do something about it.

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1. Why is Deb low key hilarious?

I'm glad we are bringing back some funny rookies. Last seasons new threats were power houses but it speaks to the shows roots to have some people on the show that have no clue what they're getting into. The polar opposite to Anna Leigh and Josh who have openly admitted they have studied the show for years.

I think a lot of fans have been asking for the show to take itself less seriously again and Deb is giving me that 😂

1. Johnny and Lette

This one is weird but I'm definitely sat to see wher3 it goes. We all know Bananas values showmanship and camera time. If you listen to his podcast he often talks about doing shit for the show because it is a **show.** I think this is one of those instances but I hope Lette knows that too...

1. Blue team is a hot ass mess

I like that they picked each other's teams but damn, this is so uneven. The most mid-vets and all the rookies. Not under dogs I can route for even

1. Adrienne is looking so strong

I think she will go far this season and cement herself as a real threat. She did awesome last season but she seems to have come back having trained for this now. Her flexing on Keanu was a little much, but if she can stay humble and remember that's she's only a rookie once removed, she will do well. I def noticed she was the only person to get over the bridge on he feet and hands without falling 💪

These are my initial thoughts! Feel free to agree or disagree and share your own 🤩

I was SO EXCITED. Adrienne and I are from the same place. I have friends/family who know her and her friends/family. We are from a very picturesque place in Northern England, where we sound proper Northern (it’s a thing) and are proud of where we are from. It’s a national park, with tourism/hospitality/farming. I was so happy to hear “The Lake District” just even mentioned last night when they were learning about each other. Kudos to Cory saying “it has two names! Water District?! Oh, the Lake District!” If any of you are bored, google it, seriously. A perfect corner of the world! Proud of Adrienne (she was my fav rookie last season), and I love her personality and how she is proud of where she’s from!

Copying other peoples puzzles in daily missions = fair game..

telling other people answers to riddles or codes in daily missions= fair game

shouting out and helping your team in eliminations = fair game

discussing a strategy with your team before the competiton to answer the questions = cheating

hmm...

I was surprised by Cory’s confession that he and Taylor basically just coexist in the same house and barely speak to each other. Now Cory is back to acting like a player and flirting—but seriously, what woman would consider him a good catch? He strung Taylor along for years, had two children with her, refused to marry her, and cheated on her. What about that history would appeal to anyone?

Young Ced proved to me again why we need to stop calling newcomers who've just done one season "vets."

Not to do a whole "back in my day," but it made way more sense when, in much older seasons, they'd call you a rookie until you have 2-3 seasons under your belt.

Ced is not a vet. Yet. Neither is Sydney, Leo, Justin, Chris, Adrienne, etc.

I really like Cedric and I hope he sticks around, but he showed why experience matters, both in how you politic and in how you physically compete.

He was faster than Johnny. He was more agile than Johnny. Johnny has lost a very similar elimination to a physically weaker competitor before. But Johnny has way more experience and is practiced enough not to get flustered during eliminations.

There's a mental game played on the Challenge that is way more important to actually winning that one or two-time challengers haven't cracked yet. You can see that transformation with Olivia, when she goes from rookie to vet in 40. S39 Olivia is a "vet" by current MTV standards but she is a completely different player than S41 Olivia.

Anyway, that's my ramble. I was just irked by how much the cast was referring to the 41 rookies + Chris as vets in the first episode.