the challenge

As we inch ever so closer to the final, we said goodbye to two teams this week. Kaycee & Kenny fell to Jordan & Aneesa in the finish to last week’s double elimination. Later on, Jordan & Aneesa returned to The Zone and eliminated Amber & Chauncey. That leaves us with just five remaining teams,…

The final is inching ever closer, and tensions are rising on The Challenge. Despite Chauncey quitting and earning a shaming from T.J., Fessy and Tori won the daily for their team. Jordan and Tori once again made their drama the focus of nominations, much to the chagrin of basically every other cast member. Horacio was…

A week after Team Moriah finally broke through to win a daily challenge, they failed to keep their momentum going, losing a lead over Team Faysal thanks to a very questionable decision. Question 1: What’s your reaction to Devin helping his opponent Fessy out in a timed event? TD: It was the dumbest thing I’ve…

The Underdogs win! The Underdogs win! This week Team Moriah finally broke through to win the daily challenge. They responded by sending Faysal straight into The Zone. Chauncey pulled the safe dagger and chose to save Bananas, which was a big win in its own right for Team Faysal, meaning their two aces wouldn’t go…

This week’s episode featured T.J.’s favorite challenge: trivia. As per tradition, the contestants embarrass themselves on questions a second-grader would ace. Highlights included Moriah and Faysal failing to answer questions about each other — you know, their supposed “ride or die,” Kaycee not being able to name Adam & Eve, and ya boi Nelly T…

Our first episode post-split gave us a physical daily where, unsurprisingly, Team Faysal won easily. However, cracks began to show when it came time for them to pick someone from Team Moriah to go into elimination. In The Zone, Horacio took out Kenny. We learned that winning team would pick one member (with genders alternating…

This week’s episode brought us a mini-final and a major shakeup in the season’s format. After Faysal & Moriah dominated the daily — seriously, it was Fessy’s best showing of his Challenge career — T.J. informed them they would not picking teams to nominate for elimination. Rather, the competition would be split into two larger…

Comeuppance has always been a major player on The Challenge, and this week’s episode was a great example of how playing the long game is as important as anything when you’re trying to win. Jay and Michele pissed too many good teams off, and it finally bit them in the ass tonight, as they were…

The drama certainly kicked up a notch this week, Takers. We’ve hit the point in the season where alliances become more cemented, and they were the center of A LOT of tense discussion this week. Nelson & Nurys won again this week, and nominated Bananas/Nany, Darrell/Veronica, Jordan/Aneesa, and Amber/Chauncey. Ultimately, Amber & Chauncey were chosen…