Any time players need to wear hypothermia blankets, and one is sent away in an ambulance, it’s a sign the daily challenge is not safe. Part of me thinks that after Dee, Kailah, and Nelson went, they slightly edited this daily challenge, similar to the challenge from Vendettas, where players jumped from car to car. All I could think while watching the first round was that Jordan and Swaggy dropping ice into the pool was going to make it colder for when their team went next. The next round seemed way colder, and I don’t think MTV figured that out until after the trio almost died, that maybe the daily challenge as set-up was too dangerous. Then again, Nelson can barely swim, Kailah is a suspect swimmer, and Dee barely learned how to swim two seasons ago, so they weren’t going to do well regardless.

Also, I can’t believe TJ got mad at Cory, Kyle, and Bayleigh for quitting when a player had already been sent away on an ambulance in the same daily challenge. At the same time, respect goes out to Nelson. We all know Nelson isn’t a good swimmer, but the fact is, he unhooked a couple of pieces and was putting his life on the line in something that he wasn’t going to win is brave. The same goes for Dee and Kailah.

7 Five Person Tribunal and MTV always give the women the short stick

MTV gets increasingly lazy when it comes to the girl elimination days/challenges. Is it fair for Rogan, Fessy, and Josh to win a daily challenge and then have a voting majority on a female elimination day? No. Likewise, the two females eliminations have paled in comparison to what the men have gotten.

There is a significant portion of the fan-based who are more interested in the female side of the game, and the fact MTV doesn’t put as much effort into the challenges/eliminations when they are up for elimination blows.

6 Tori and Jordan are unsuccessful yet again

I feel like Tori and Jordan are a little too much in their heads about how they will go about earning a Red Skull. It’s almost like they’d be more successful if they played the game out naturally.

Jordan not helping Dee, Kailah, and Nany as a diver was wildly selfish when he’s one of the best swimmers on the cast. Then again, he also doesn’t have ten fingers and unhooking some of the carribeeners may have been impossible. Except, he cut a confessional about only helping a team win if it’s Tori’s, and to me, that’s ridiculous. If he goes out and kills the daily challenges, then maybe his teammates will allow him to pick Tori for elimination.

5 Big T is the Ultimate “YES, YES, NO, NO, YES, NO!” Player

Big T is an absolute delight. She is hilarious and brings such a good nature attitude to the show. Big T wants to play the game, she wants a Red Skull, and she wants to win a million dollars. Sadly, she is easily manipulable and doesn’t fully grasp what’s going on in the house. Watching Bananas send her down a wrong path where she thinks she’s cutting power deals with everyone was both hilarious and a bit cringe. I felt terrible watching her talk to Nany, Jenna, and Kailah in succession mostly because those are three girls who aligned together and would never have Big T’s back! If she had Jenny, Kaycee, and Mattie as the three girls she was talking to, then that would make sense, but ugh, it hurt watching Big T try to play politics and watching people humor her.

At the same time, she’s a fun presence to have around. I’m going to be sad when she gets eliminated.

4 Aneesa has been fantastic all season.