THE CHALLENGE: Rivals II

**Moss** · 2013-07-05 15:43

Originally Posted by Byrd

My favorite recent season format was Cutthroat, partly because there were two teams and partly because of the anonymous voting. It made for a much less predictable season.

I liked the set-up last season. Elimination is worst loser against someone chosen by the winner. All four of the elimination games were decent, nothing too gimmicky.

There was nothing worse than that elimination from a past season where you had to bet how many rocks you could deadlift or whatever.

**Xno Kappa** · 2013-07-05 15:44

**Byrd** · 2013-07-05 16:09

Originally Posted by Moss

I liked the set-up last season. Elimination is worst loser against someone chosen by the winner. All four of the elimination games were decent, nothing too gimmicky.

Last season was pretty solid as well. I do like the fact they change up the format a little bit each season, too, so that there's no one strategy to follow, and things have to be made up on the fly.

I just wish they wouldn't repeat elimination competitions as much. It seems like some of them get repeated 2-3 times. I understand that's part of the strategy, but I'd rather see fresh competitions each time. Their regular challenges, however, are awesome. Survivor or Big Brother or some other much bigger budget program should higher their challenge designer away.

**Moss** · 2013-07-05 16:19

I'm ok with repeating them as long as they are watchable. Watching people run into each other in a small hallway is entertaining, as is watching CT carry Johnny and throw him into a barrel.

Watching Trishelle solve(I use this word loosely) a puzzle, not so much.

**Headspace** · 2013-07-07 11:45

The thing about mental from last season was it wasn't so much mental ability to solve a puzzle but which guy could pull themselves down more and hold their breath longer

**Moss** · 2013-07-07 14:29

Yeah that too. The one with the jungle gym was called "endurance" but you still had to lug that heavy rope around.

lmao I just remembered an old elimination from I think the Inferno where they had to walk on a treadmill and listen to crazy annoying noises through headphones

**Anoat** · 2013-07-07 14:47

Originally Posted by Arvin

im p sure that i jerked off to trishelle at some point in my life

If you meet her out a club one night you stand a good chance of getting to take her home for the real thing. All indications point to her being DTF...like, anyone, lol

**Moss** · 2013-07-07 14:52

she wanted to hook up with Chet on the previous Challenge

Chet

**Headspace** · 2013-07-07 15:17

Originally Posted by Moss

Yeah that too. The one with the jungle gym was called "endurance" but you still had to lug that heavy rope around.

lmao I just remembered an old elimination from I think the Inferno where they had to walk on a treadmill and listen to crazy annoying noises through headphones

The rope was strategy. Endurance was the teams throwing the balls across the line for 5 minutes or whatever.

**Moss** · 2013-07-07 15:24

Originally Posted by Headspace

The rope was strategy. Endurance was the teams throwing the balls across the line for 5 minutes or whatever.

Ah that's right. Point still stands however.

The ball one was so fucking weak lol.

**Headspace** · 2013-07-07 17:51

The only good one was physical. Also, started watching Battle of the Exes last week. Episode where Vinny gets kicked off and takes Sarah down with him, while Wes and Mandi lose felt like a GRRM chapter. errybody leaving the show.

**Moss** · 2013-07-08 20:48

http://www.grantland.com/blog/hollyw...llenge-returns

It’s back.

In just two days, MTV will graciously save your television summer by unleashing the latest iteration of The Challenge franchise. That means just two days until Paula Walnuts, Johnny Bananas, and Frank the Alcopsychoholic are all up in your living room exchanging insults, punches, and venereal diseases. That also means you only have two more days to draft your official GRTFL Challenge team.

Look, we realize that we here at GRTFL headquarters have not been very helpful in helping you tally up your own coitus denial and concealed erection points at home. But all that has changed. In anticipation of Wednesday’s Challengholiday, we have teamed up with the homies at Fantasizr to provide you with a way to create your league, draft your teams, and play along as you watch CT cannibalize his castmates. Just click on this here link to set up your league — but before you do, let’s review the show-specific rules:

The Official Challenge GRTFL Rules

• Making T.J. say “You killed it”: 25 points
• Making T.J. verbally express his disappointment in your behavior: 35 points
• Making T.J. dramatically break character: 20 points
• Cross-dressing: 10 points
• Winning elimination challenge: 10 points
• Winning final challenge: 50 points
• Leaving show because of injury: -50 points
• Announcing you are “in control of the game” (or something close to it): 5 points
• Slandering someone’s sexual performance: 25 points
• Cannibalism: 100 points
• Causing the arrival of a vehicle with a siren: 20 points
• Assault of an inanimate object: 10 points
• Cold sore possession: 15 points
• Wearing another contestant’s name jersey in support: -10
• Misspelling a single-syllable word during the spelling challenge: 25 points
• Throwing a challenge: -25 points
• Being the target of PED accusations: 25 points

lol I made a league for shits and gigs if anyone wants to join

**Headspace** · 2013-07-09 00:52

I'm down. So I binged Battle of the Exes last week, and then Rivals and Cutthroat in the last two days.

I miss Abram. I HOPE HE COMES BACK SOMETIME

**Byrd** · 2013-07-09 09:49

Originally Posted by Moss

lol I made a league for shits and gigs if anyone wants to join

I'll play, why not? But I'm disappointed in the lack of points for hooking up, various forms of nudity, etc. Pretty sure those have been there in past years.

**Byrd** · 2013-07-09 18:04

Originally Posted by jinkazama

Love me some Diem.

In an unexpected development, Diem's going to be blogging this season for People Magazine's website.

**Moss** · 2013-07-09 18:37

Originally Posted by Headspace

I'm down. So I binged Battle of the Exes last week, and then Rivals and Cutthroat in the last two days.

I miss Abram. I HOPE HE COMES BACK SOMETIME

Abram is the realest of the real. I like when he's around because he plays his game independent of everybody else. Also if you piss him off he might kill you.

Originally Posted by Byrd

I'll play, why not? But I'm disappointed in the lack of points for hooking up, various forms of nudity, etc. Pretty sure those have been there in past years.

Yeah, no coitus points is strange

Sent both of you invites

**Byrd** · 2013-07-09 19:30

Originally Posted by Moss

Sent both of you invites

Got the invite, signed up. There's actually tons of points available (see below in the spoiler). How do we draft?

Spoiler: show

**Moss** · 2013-07-09 19:34

There is a little button that says "start draft" so I assume it begins instantly when I hit that. We can draft an hour before the episode starts tomorrow night.

lmao at attempting to fight show's host for 100 points

**Byrd** · 2013-07-09 19:52

Originally Posted by Moss

There is a little button that says "start draft" so I assume it begins instantly when I hit that. We can draft an hour before the episode starts tomorrow night.

Oh, OK, I don't see that button since I didn't start the league. Tonight's probably the right answer, as the show tomorrow probably starts on the east coast before I get off work. There's only 3 of us, I think, which is fine considering there's only 32 participants or so. Ten people each, two go undrafted? Should take about 20 minutes, if that?

**Headspace** · 2013-07-09 19:56

LETS DO ET

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