MTV The Challenge: Rivals 2

[prdstmnky36]

Thoughts while watching:

- legit LOL’d at the Dyle face
- Hughie / Ashley are a mess of a team
- Kyles teeth are really making me question my tv’s picture settings
- Kyle not smart (duh)
- I like the instant reveal of the compromised agents after the airing of grievances
- Hughie is a basket case
- Josh be rattled!!
- TJ still the best
- Hughie!!

Great episode, shit definitely just got real!!

[Rodey]

JFC the new people are a mess. Lol.

Also lol Josh and Fessy.

[GSUdawg521]

What an elimination. Dying laughing at Hughie yelling shit at Corey DURING the game, then he almost fucks it up. The confrontation after and TJ's scolding was crazy.

[Foreverford05]

Not sure who is more unhinged, Hughie or Emy

[GSUdawg521]

Originally Posted by Foreverford05

Not sure who is more unhinged, Hughie or Emy

I liked her almost foaming at the mouth for Esther to beat Kyle's ass, and someone (Devin?) being like "well, calm down, we still want him to win"

[neumdogg]

Emy and Gabo are fuuuuuuucked.

TJ on his cell phone was fantastic.

Josh is such a fucking doofus.

Hughie still makes me laugh.

I am glad Fessy did what he did because now everyone will go after him.

[prdstmnky36]

I have been pleased so far with the daily / elimination challenges. I felt the last few years they were running out of ideas, was feeling a bit repetitious. Thought the elimination challenge last night was cool!

[neumdogg]

Agree about last night's elimination challenge. Totally different than any I've seen.

[GSUdawg521]

Good elimination, was closer than it looked like it would be. I knew Logan was gonna take Nany and that it would be hilarious. Team HughieEmy should be a shitshow. Was pretty funny when the vets were like "the rookies are just throwing themselves in now! They know there's no skulls this season, right??" And Aneesa just needs to retire IMO.

[Foreverford05]

I know Hughie and Emy are shitshows, but they both performed surprisingly fine during their elims, so maybe they could sneak up on some people? Probably not, just being optimistic

[neumdogg]

Originally Posted by Foreverford05

I know Hughie and Emy are shitshows, but they both performed surprisingly fine during their elims, so maybe they could sneak up on some people? Probably not, just being optimistic

Both of their personalities are too crazy. They will fight and argue and punch a ticket straight to the elimination.

[Moose Thompson]

I hope a smart or sneaky vet wins the next daily and takes the first shot at lining up a double vet elimination. Hughie and Emy aren't winning anything, definitely not a final. Leave them together and ride those layups to the end.

The herd is officially thinned, it's time for the vets to get dirty. I really, really wish they would just send Fessy and Kaycee into elimination every chance they get.

[Foreverford05]

Eh, they're the last RR team, they're 100% going in.

What I am surprised about though is the lack of agency discrepancies. seems like everyone thus far has been in agreement with one another on who they're throwing in but at some point I'm sure a Zach/Amanda situation is going to pop up. Will be interesting with who.

[Moose Thompson]

Originally Posted by Foreverford05

Eh, they're the last RR team, they're 100% going in.

What I am surprised about though is the lack of agency discrepancies. seems like everyone thus far has been in agreement with one another on who they're throwing in but at some point I'm sure a Zach/Amanda situation is going to pop up. Will be interesting with who.

Fully agree they're going in, I just think it's a weak gameplay move overall. It's like Corey, Nelson, Nany, etc. watched weak teams coast to the finals season after season and never figured out why vets would want Jay and Jenna running a final rather than the actual strongest teams. lol

As to the second part, I personally hope non-BB teams continue winning dailies and control the game flow early. Worst case scenario for me would be Fessy or Kaycee getting control of the first few vet eliminations.

[prdstmnky36]

Saw a short clip of tonight’s episode, shits about to hit the fan!

[Foreverford05]

Ugh, I can't watch until Friday. Pumped for vets to implode though

[prdstmnky36]

Well that sucked, the clip I saw was the last 30 seconds of the episode. Not sure if posting about the preview for next week is cool or not so I’ll refrain for a bit.

[neumdogg]

Kind of a disappointing episode. When I saw that it was only an hour long, I know that it wasn't going to be great. Oh well...can't all be amazing.

[Moose Thompson]

Personally didn't enjoy the last two episodes. I always hate when they do a split and it especially didn't work for me this time. I'm really struggling with the dailies this season as they've looked fun/hard to compete in but make for pretty bad television. Last week they never explained how the symbols worked for opening the cases. We eventually figured it out but that's not how this should work. Lay out the rules and let us watch people compete. I did like the added climbing element in Hall Brawl.

As for the drama - either the producers aren't showing us a lot of things that happen in the house or the house mates are just generating drama. Amber B is kind of boring but she doesn't come off as some fake villain. If she's being fake, show us. I truly believe the hate for her is based in jealousy for winning last season.

I really can't stand Fessy but this was a really weak reason to get sent home. I can only imagine that maybe production viewed it as a second strike after putting his hands on someone last season but his little push to Josh's face was nothing. Personally I'd much rather receive that little push to the face than be blindsided with wine thrown in my face.

Emy has potential, I hope Uncle CT brings out the best in her. As dumb as it is the Mr. TJ thing always makes me laugh. I don't really like Berna but kind of hope the rookie team wins the next daily just to spice things up.

[GSUdawg521]

Originally Posted by Moose Thompson

Personally didn't enjoy the last two episodes. I always hate when they do a split and it especially didn't work for me this time. I'm really struggling with the dailies this season as they've looked fun/hard to compete in but make for pretty bad television. Last week they never explained how the symbols worked for opening the cases. We eventually figured it out but that's not how this should work. Lay out the rules and let us watch people compete. I did like the added climbing element in Hall Brawl.

As for the drama - either the producers aren't showing us a lot of things that happen in the house or the house mates are just generating drama. Amber B is kind of boring but she doesn't come off as some fake villain. If she's being fake, show us. I truly believe the hate for her is based in jealousy for winning last season.

I really can't stand Fessy but this was a really weak reason to get sent home. I can only imagine that maybe production viewed it as a second strike after putting his hands on someone last season but his little push to Josh's face was nothing. Personally I'd much rather receive that little push to the face than be blindsided with wine thrown in my face.

Emy has potential, I hope Uncle CT brings out the best in her. As dumb as it is the Mr. TJ thing always makes me laugh. I don't really like Berna but kind of hope the rookie team wins the next daily just to spice things up.

I'm glad I'm not alone. I'm not some super Amber fan, but I always thought she was fine and played a pretty normal game. Then after it seemed like a bunch of people kept piling on about her being so awful, I started wondering If I was wrong, and I thought, well they're the ones living with her, they must know more than me.

[dre2142]

Josh is such an extra bitch

[Foreverford05]

I get physically uncomfortable whenever Josh starts losing his mind and fighting/crying, the dude brings the cringe.

Berna is so dumb, she's gone on and on in her confessionals about how drawn out and over Amber B she is and how she got blindsided, but here we are with her bitchin about how her partner got stolen, yadda yadda.

Most facepalm moment of the episode has to be Ester talking shit to Amber B after losing her elimination: you're coming after her next season? what? You just got your ass beat in a brawl by a rookie and you hop up and starting talking about taking out someone whose not only won the challenge but won 2 hall brawls her self? It's so easy to talk shit when you're about to leave the game was such a weak look for Ester.

Also no idea why Amber B's catching so much shit, there must be stuff going on their not showing. She could be a pretty terrible person for all we know, but at this point I'm left defending her against these clownish confessionals because we don't know anything else

[Rodey]

Josh

[Moose Thompson]

I enjoyed last nights quite a bit more. The daily was fun and at the very least I understood what they were trying to do and could follow along. haha. Elimination was pretty good as well, something different but competitive.

I still strongly feel production was pushing them to stir up some drama, it all feels very forced. But, I'm excited to see where things go now that we're fresh out of sacrificial lambs. Who's left that will voluntarily take on CT in an elimination if they want to keep him out of the final?

[clayj41]

I'm completely on board with production no longer filming Emanuel in the sunlight, or editing out his reflection from mirrors, or having him checked by a medic who determines he has no pulse, etc.

You know, really build up his vampire mythos.

[Rodey]

I like Priscilla. Maybe not a smart move, but at least she took a swing and I loved that she pissed off Ashley.

[neumdogg]

I feel like most of these dailies are the same. Something physical followed by a puzzle. Am I wrong?

[Rodey]

Originally Posted by neumdogg

I feel like most of these dailies are the same. Something physical followed by a puzzle. Am I wrong?

They've kind of always been that way, though. At least for awhile now.

[prdstmnky36]

Everybody stop watching? Really liked the last two episodes. The merge was great, and I love the new elimination format and the aftermath. Looking forward to tonight, looks like crazy Emy is back!

#TeamSapphire

[Foreverford05]

Loved the last 3 episodes, the cells are great. I guess I didn't know how big Emy was.

#teamsapphire, hope emerald loses next week