First Challenge

The first challenge was very physical, dirty, and frustrating. So it was a joy to watch. Basically you had to make it over this giant ass bamboo wall by using dirt to climb, then dig under a slightly less giant bamboo wall, through some more dirt. Of course then there was a rope tangle maze after that looked highly annoying.

This challenge was interesting because people tried helping each other through the obstacle, which immediately drew a line in the house. It basically ended up being Real World: Skeletons vs. everybody else. Which in my opinion got blown way out of proportion.

In the end the winners were Dario (Did you see his braids?) and Nicole (bo$$), who dominated by a landslide. It was kind of insane actually. The two last place finishers were Bruno and Marie. Marie was gassed out instantly and Bruno kind of gave up after seeing all his friends from Skeletons had already finished. So he did the big no-no and walked off, aka quit, while Hunter claimed the 2nd to last spot.

Elimination: In The Trenches

The nomination structure for this season is the way it should be, that being everyone votes. Except the guys vote for the girls, and the girls vote for the guys. This makes it interesting. As mentioned earlier, the whole Skeletons vs. everybody got blown way out of proportion and created a large divide, mainly fueled by Nelson, but more on that later.

This divide put some stress on Skeletons gang member Sylvia, who was unsure if she should vote with her old friends, or fall in line with the house majority. In an unsurprising twist of events, Sylvia proved she couldn’t handle the target on her back and voted in Tony. The guys basically unanimously voted in Kailah, except for Tony, who for fucking sure threw a vote back in Sylvia’s direction.

“Cash me oussside Sylvia” (MTV)

At normal eliminations everyone gets to go watch, but not this time. I assume that will be thrown in once the champs arrive. This makes it surprising for the rest of the underdogs as to who will return. So Tony, Bruno, Kailah, and Marie all headed down the island to some location to meet with TJ by themselves to do their thang. The first elimination did not disappoint, as it included a lot of head knockin’. Perfectly titled “In the Trenches,” this challenge pits two people in yes, a trench, with five sandbags on each persons’ side. The goal is to run through your opponent faster and stronger than they can, in order to carry all 10 bags to your side. Marie and Kailah got right to work, starting with what seemed like a wrestling match. Eventually you could see that Kailah was working Marie, and that’s exactly how it played out. The guys round included a lot more bodies banging. It was great. Going in I was really unsure who was gonna come out on top, but Tony pleasantly surprised me and showed he is definitely a force to be reckoned with as he sent his boy Bruno packing.