(Kam won the first heat.) Did Aneesa touch Lolo’s neck as she was pulling her out of the way to get to the relic? Yes. Lolo is so upset about her performance this season that she almost fights Aneesa for allegedly “choking” her and making her lose. I knew this challenge would inevitably turn into a wrestling match, but I didn’t automatically think it would be a recipe for drama. Oh, how I’ve missed multi-phase challenges! For the first phase, the competitors, divided by gender into heats, have to jump in a pit of muddy water, search for an iconic challenge relic (the X-shaped pole from the pole-wrestle elimination), and take it to the finish line outside of the pit. This week, we’re playing the poorly named All Brawl, which has multiple phases. On a brighter note, the daily missions are finally starting to resemble something you’d see in an old episode of The Challenge and not a stunt from a mid-budget action movie. But nevertheless, their anxiety about the skulls turns out to be a waste of story. I’m assuming the producers aren’t filling them in on everything just yet. Then, we have a pointless scene where the guys are discussing how time is running out for them because there’s only one skull left. When Lolo reminds him of his built-in disposability as a rookie, he earnestly asks, “So … what does it mean to be a rookie?” I take back my previous accusation that Lolo was exaggerating when she said this man was a nightmare to work with. He also doesn’t think he can be used by the veterans. ” Nam can’t wrap his brain around making decisions with another person. She’s trying her best to explain to Nam that his alliance with Kam and Leroy isn’t good for her because they “don’t fuck with. From the first five minutes, we know that Lolo is about to break. We have fewer politics, fewer boring conversations between competitors, more physical competition, and a long-awaited meltdown from the ticking time bomb that is Lolo Jones. I need the producers to either workshop this thing until it makes sense or spare us the skulls next season.Īnyway, aside from the skull twist’s once again proving to be a flop, this episode was a refreshing change of pace. The ability to steal skulls means certain players will be sent down to the Crater more than once, but this happens every season when there are no skulls involved? The math just isn’t right with this one. What’s the point of reminding us every week how many skulls are left if everyone ultimately has a chance to get one? How exactly is this heightening the stakes of the competition? Yes, forcing everyone to compete in an elimination makes the game riskier for each individual player, but it doesn’t make the show more compelling to watch. Can someone please explain why we’re doing the skull thing again? I thought the producers might’ve workshopped this part of the game after last season, but I guess not.
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