Friday, April 23, 2021

DC SocialPulse BackTrax: The Challenge Double Agents - The $1 Million Finale Part 1

*** Advisory: #DCSocialPulse contains adult language, objectionable content & spoilers for some readers. Viewer Discretion is Advised. Due to its length, take frequent eye breaks if you're viewing this top to bottom... you do need those, after all. ***

  DELAYED EDITION  
BY DC CUEVA                        
 @DC408DXTR  @ IG/YT/SC/TB/TK

Well we have made it at last to the last Friday and weekend of April, and wherever you are you're likely in a good mood compared to this spot last year. And we welcome you to a busy next few days around here at DCBLOG as we bring a packed week Inside MTV Reality where, almost 140 days since it began, the thirty-sixth season of The Challenge has reached its last stage -- which means, money is on the line.

Double Agents has had plenty go down since it began on December 9th last winter, from the continuing evolution of a football star being the latest from the Big Brother family to be cast as a villain on here, to this being the last season for one of its most beloved players, and a lot of other things too. And last we were in Iceland, the nine players contested the last regular challenge and elimination, which in a way as the first part of the final as the teams ran around an active volcano and saw Kam & Cory claim that last daily. But it's the last Hall Brawl that had everyone talking: Fessy injuring Kyle's finger on purpose that gave the former the win and joining the other agents in the final.

A lot of you have the feeling that this season hasn't delivered the goods the way All-Stars is, but one thing we can agree on is that any season always saves the good stuff for the last act. This final challenge has Fessy & Kaycee, Kam & Cory, CT & Amber B. and sentimental favorites Leroy & Nany all battling both each other and the elements of this nation south of the Arctic Circle, as this 2-day marathon in the freezing cold will determine who will fly out of Iceland with duel checks of $450,000 (a combined $900k), with second netting $100 grand, and the third-placers not cashing as do the last place team who will not make it into day 2... and you will be surprised who may not make the halfway cutoff.

Ahead here, we bring you Part 1 of the Double Agents $1 Million final as seen from the social sphere on the DCBLOG MTV Reality SocialPulse... And stick with us after the diary as we bring you a first peek ahead at the next season of YouTube's most addictive reality series. And welcome to the weekend Challenge Nation... it's so good to have you with us.


BEFORE CHALLENGE WEDNESDAY:
     Spring Will Be Good in MTV Land...    
@MTV: Mark my words: I won't sleep until #MatchMeIfYouCan premieres on MTV's YouTube on April 21st... and that's on believing in the perfect match 
- @MTVASHLEYBROOKE: @MTV Y’all ready to see me on a dating show?! This could go either way knowing me Stay Tuned #MatchMeIfYouCan
- @NataliaNegrotti: @MTV I told y’all I’de be back 
- @iamkamiam_: @MTV I can’t wait to watch my girls @MTVASHLEYBROOKE @NataliaNegrotti find love! Lol oh yeah Joey too!
- @NataliaNegrotti: @iamkamiam_ @MTVASHLEYBROOKE Omg sissy I LOVE U!!!!!! Can’t wait to see u soon lol this was my first dating show I swear I was so nervous 
@ChallengeMTV: Here to show the power of love Watch your fav reality TV stars and some notable Challengers try to find their *surprisingly* perfect match on #MMIYC presented by @pepsi - premiering April 21st during The Challenge!
@AREUTHE1: Curious to see who's a *surprisingly* perfect match? So are we! Tune into The Challenge, on @MTV, April 21st to watch the first episode of #MatchMeIfYouCan @pepsi
@MTV: It's time to celebrate!! Don't miss the season finale of #TeenMomOG TONIGHT at 8/7c on MTV!
@itskcheyenne: I feel like this season went by soooooo fast #TeenMomOG the next one... Zach says I turned into the hulk on everyone lol my mood swings are beyond crazy
@itskcheyenne: It’s a season finale full of surprises! Don’t miss a minute of #TeenMomOG TONIGHT at 8/7c on @MTV!
@itskcheyenne: Can’t believe the season finale is on tonight  #TeenMomOG
@itskcheyenne:not ready for the season we have been filming to be shown... it’s been a lot 
@TeenMom: Happening on tonight's #TeenMomOG season finale: The sweetest moment when @itskcheyenne and Zach find out the gender of their baby. 
@TeenMom: It's Teen Mom Tuesday, and it's a big one! The season finales of #TeenMomOG and #16andPregnant kick off right now on @MTV.  Who's watching + tweet along with us? 
@itskcheyenne: We like to party #TeenMomOG
@itskcheyenne: Best reveal ever #TeenMomOG  (Video of chopper flying above Chey's house showing blue smoke, signifying arrival of baby boy)
@itskcheyenne: If you haven’t noticed we don’t do anything normal in my family  blame my grandma she was a event planner #TeenMomOG
@TeenMom_OG: YAY! Congratulations, @itskcheyenne & Zach. Can’t wait to meet your baby boy #TeenMomOG  (GIF: "It's a boy!")
@Tneedscoffee: Ryder knew from day one it was a boy haha I love that #TeenMomOG
@itskcheyenne: I wasn’t sure how to process the genetic results and was having some mom guilt.. but we are so blessed For negative results  #TeenMomOG
@itskcheyenne: "@ProzacKat: I feel for Chey.., I know what it’s like to be soooooo happy that your kiddo is healthy, but yet sad that you have a child with issues. And then that anxiety in the back of the mind #TeenMomOG" RT Exactly, I was sooo happy about the results but didn’t even know it if was okay to show it.
@itskcheyenne: I wanna hug Cate  #TeenMomOG
@itskcheyenne: Proud of all the moms this season Blue heart #TeenMomOG
- @MaciBookout: @itskcheyenne We are a strong and brave group of women! 
@thehills: Staring at the blank page before you… is Chapter 2. When the rest is still being written—there’s bound to be a plot twist. Get ready. #TheHills: New Beginnings returns with a new season Wednesday, May 12th at 9/8c on MTV! 
@MTVShotAtLove: It's our favorite chooch's turn to find his perfect match. @VINNYGUADAGNINO and @DJPaulyD are back for Round 3! #DoubleShotAtLove
@VINNYGUADAGNINO: Here we go again !!! @MTVShotAtLove
@DJPaulyD: Yesssir Let's GoOo @MTVShotAtLove SEASON 3 We Are Back!!!!! @MTV
@DJPaulyD: ‘Double Shot At Love’ Renewed For Season Three At MTV As SallyAnn Salsano Talks Challenges Of Shooting During Pandemic & Moving Into New Genres https://deadline.com/2021/04/double-shot-at-love-renewed-season-three-mtv-sallyann-salsano-covid-interview-1234732602/ via @Deadline
@NikkiHallTM: Third Time's A Charm: Double Shot At Love Renewed For Season 3 - MTV
@JerseyShore: Cabs are here, chooch! We're on the hunt for @VINNYGUADAGNINO's perfect match when #DoubleShotAtLove returns with Season 3. 
@SiestaKey: Things will never be the same again. The new season of #SiestaKey premieres Wednesday, May 12th at 8/7c on MTV.
@emilylongeretta: #SiestaKey season 4 did NOT COME TO PLAY.


AS THEY SAW IT: "No Time to Die" 
@ChallengeMTV: Close to the final challenge, agents are devising game plans that will hopefully take them straight to the finish line. #TheChallenge36 continues TONIGHT, at 8/7c on @MTV May the best woman or man win 
@ChallengeMTV: Which Challenge competitor do you think is overdue for a win? http://mtv.com/news/3175823/challenge-competitors-waiting-for-win/ @GEICO
@clovito Clover Folk/Pitchfork: For GQ, I profiled the host of one of my fav shows, The Challenge, which everybody should be watching. i love this game  https://t.co/NiEGOuMbvH?amp=1
@johnnybananas: So proud of my buddy @colton I admire your courage to live your truth, and happy to call you a friend ❤ #coltonunderwood
@mike_manning_: Say what you will about @colton’s actions in the last, but the bravery he’s publicly shown this week will save lives, will bring our society one step closer to not giving a shit who people love. If it doesn’t concern you, back off. Good job @colton. #coltonunderwood
@ChallengeMTV: With $1,000,000 on the line the agents go into survival mode facing their toughest final challenge to date, but who will be the elite agent?  #TheChallenge36 Finale Part I begins tonight, at 8pm on @MTV 
@ChallengeMTV: The FINAL has been activated but whose mission will be cut short? Don't miss NEW #TheChallenge36 starting at 8/7c only on @mtv
@TheAllanAguirre: Challenge Fans after seeing the Potential Cast for Season 37
- @Dumbledore_BB: @TheAllanAguirre Challenge stans that don’t watch Survivor*
- @cbbcharlie17: @TheAllanAguirre Is there anyone else realistic you were hoping would be on the cast that wasn’t? I’m disappointed but also not surprised at all by the cast haha
- @TheAllanAguirre: @cbbcharlie17 I could probably make a better realistic cast if you took away every single person on this season 37 cast out of the casting pool.
@ChallengeMTV: These are your finalist, who will be crowned The Challenge: Double Agents champ? #TheChallenge36 begins in just ONE HOUR, starting at 8pm on @mtv

@ChallengeMTV: #TheChallenge36 begins NOW on @MTV Raising hands Drop a gif below if you're watching  (GIF: Kam - "This is the moment that we've all been fighting for")
@ChallengeMTV: Me when my mom asks about the old clothes in the back of closet I know I can't fit, but can't seem to throw away #TheChallenge36  (GIF: Cory - "They all deserve to be here")
@ChallengeMTV: Mood watching this entire episode #TheChallenge36  (GIF of Cory and Kam dancing)
@ChallengeMTV: Not all heroes wear capes  #TheChallenge36 (GIF: Kam - "I just want to make a change")
@Bruce_Lee85: Time to run the final #TheChallengeDoubleAgents 
- @tashaborges: @Bruce_Lee85 TEAM LEE BABY!!!! I love you Leroy!!!!
@dreamepidemic: FINALS BABY!!!!! #TheChallenge36
@cripxdrip: this location really pretty.... #TheChallenge36
@britbrat878: I would for sure have broken my ankle running on this #TheChallenge36
@ChampagneNando: THE CHALLENGE FINALS #TheChallenge36
@1LadySky2Blu: Pace yourself or you’re gassing out before it’s over #TheChallenge36
@mollyannreed: TJ driving to each checkpoint like...  #TheChallenge36
@ChallengeMTV: Me after accomplishing something I knew I could do #TheChallenge36  (GIF of Amber B shrugging her shoulders)
@alexbrhoo: I want this for @Bruce_Lee85 so bad!! It’s been a pleasure watching your game #TheChallengeDoubleAgents
@EdRichardsonJr: We must have @Bruce_Lee85 in Day 2 of the final. It has to happen simply destiny. #TheChallenge36
@ChallengeFanOG: Love the @Bruce_Lee85 & Nany friendship. #TheChallenge36
@marybeckah: #TeamLeroy #TheChallengeDoubleAgents #TheChallenge #thechallenge36 @Bruce_Lee85
@blackzeusfit: I’m only here for all the Fessy Karma tweets #TheChallengeDoubleAgents
@_ChadMeyers: finale night one with @MeyersLili Come on @Bruce_Lee85 ROYLEE! Pick it up! #teamleroy #TheChallenge36 @ChallengeMTV
@Bruce_Lee85: "@MrSuperMac: Win or lose, s/o to my favorite challenger @Bruce_Lee85 I’ve been rocking with you since your first challenge when you and Adam jumped off that cliff and won. You a legend #TheChallenge36" RT Thank you
@ChallengeMTV: Anyone getting hungry? #TheChallenge36 (GIF of Amber B at food checkpoint)
@Bruce_Lee85: "@MrPerfect_Ty: My cousin been on tv every week, I ain’t watched one episode.. let me tune in #TheChallenge36" RT Ayyyyy 
@ChallengeMTV: Fessy and Kaycee right now #TheChallenge36
- @DerrickMTV: @ChallengeMTV Hahahahaha
@blackzeusfit: I’ve never watched somebody make former “athletes” look so bad.@tjlavin you better call Fessy out for being a quitter!
@ChallengeMTV: Part II of #TheChallenge36 continues next week 
@iamkamiam_: Saving my thoughts for the Patreon recap..  #TheChallenge36
@mtvrrdarrell: My man want it bad!!! But boy you got me weak Face with tears of joy @ChallengeMTV #TheChallenge36 @Bruce_Lee85
@JiselaDelgado: Y’all gotta start paying attention when people show you who they are. Somebody add the footage of Fessy and @AneesaMTV doing the eating challenge. #challenge36
@WestonBergmann: 48 Minute full breakdown of tonight’s final, teams, MVP, line of episode, and more....LIVE NOW!  Watch here: http://patreon.com/westonbergmann
@TheMarkLong: So what did I miss on @ChallengeMTV tonight??? #TheChallenge36 #TheChallengeDoubleAgents

@CohenBrian_: The time has come. It has been summoned. Positive vibes only. Let’s get this @Bruce_Lee85. #TheChallenge36
@CohenBrian_: Leroy’s crying, I’m crying, everyone is crying. LET’S DO THIS #TheChallenge36
@TheAllanAguirre: One of the only finals ever where I truly believe all 4 pairs could win  - Cory and Kam: Multi-time finalists at the top of their game / - Fessy and Kaycee: Best athletes and villains / - CT and Amber: Only Champ running with Rookie / - Leroy and Nany: Best Story   #TheChallenge36
@Juanderful19: The most diverse final it’s what we deserve #TheChallenge36
@Irving_A07: Yeah yeah, y’all want to win. Let’s get on with the final #TheChallenge36 #TheChallenge
@Irving_A07: The only thing I’ll miss about this season is the cligloo  #TheChallenge #TheChallenge36
@TheAllanAguirre: So they all had to win Gold Skulls to be able to run TJ's final and now we're getting a Purge in the final. On top of that, 3rd Place gets no money in a Final where the Prize Pool is a million. Lame.  #TheChallenge36  #TheChallenge
@TheAllanAguirre: Leroy is one of my favorite competitors ever. It only hit me when TJ said that there is going to be a purge that this could be Leroy's last episode of the Challenge. I swear to God, if Leroy's last episode of the Challenge is him getting purged in a final..... #TheChallenge36
- @CohenBrian_: @TheAllanAguirre Can’t be having these vibes right now Allan
@TheAllanAguirre: While I normally hate the body cam footage, this actually made me appreciate the final and the terrain they are running on. This isn't a normal 3 miles at all. #TheChallenge36
@TheAllanAguirre: Amber is out here leaving CT in the dust like lay-up he is. #TheChallenge36  #TheChallenge
@CohenBrian_: I cannot believe we as a community underestimated CT and Amber so much. #TheChallenge36
@ThePukeyLuke: they’ve come so far Crying face #TheChallenge36
@Irving_A07: Maybe just maybe this is why you shouldn’t have let CT make the final   Y’all deserve to lose at this point #TheChallenge #TheChallenge36
@TheAllanAguirre: Amber is suddenly the fastest long-distance AND won the mental portion. Who is this fucking person? Where has she been all season? #TheChallenge36  #TheChallenge
@Irving_A07: THIS is the advantage?? #TheChallenge #TheChallenge36
@TheAllanAguirre: I know hating Big Brother is cool right now, but Kaycee has objectively been the best player this season. 5 Daily Challenge Wins (next most is 3), a dominant elim win over Theresa, and was on the right side of every vote this season. Going down this way sucks.  #TheChallenge36
@TheAllanAguirre: Fessy is a total prick. Not once did he even consider that he was pushing Kaycee at too fast of a pace. Instead, he just sulked like a bitch when his friend was in pain. #TheChallenge36 #TheChallenge
@TheAllanAguirre: Can we talk about how Fessy, like a fucking Psychopath just sat there next to Kaycee as if they were strangers partnered together. He didn't try to hold her hand or tell her that she's gonna be okay, etc. That's supposed to be your best friend. #TheChallenge36
@TheAllanAguirre: Not going to lie, the liter of blood in the mug looks very cool. Other than that, the food looks gross and holy shit the Ram Testicles are massive. #TheChallenge36  #TheChallenge
@CohenBrian_: HOW ARE THEY LETTING KAYCEE CONTINUE #TheChallenge36
@TheAllanAguirre: Production is really letting Kaycee continue in the final when her leg looks like this: #TheChallenge36  #TheChallenge
@Irving_A07: Leroy the moment he saw Kaycee was injured #TheChallenge #TheChallenge36
@TheAllanAguirre: CT in these eating challenges  #TheChallenge36
@kmacisco: Fessy is giving me big Zach vibes #TheChallenge36
@Juanderful19: wow Fessy is a lil bitch dawg #TheChallenge36
@TheAllanAguirre: Amber is looking like the hottest Walking Dead  Zombie ever  #TheChallenge36 #TheChallenge
@TheAllanAguirre: Kaycee taking a Big Bite of Ram Testicle with one good leg is one of the most badass moments in Challenge history. Fessy refusing to eat with Kaycee going all out with one leg is one of the most bitch-ass moments in Challenge history. #TheChallenge36
@kendallongg: I just KNOW Fessy is about to throw a tantrum if Kaycee is medically eliminated. Can we say karma (not towards her)  #TheChallenge36
@TheAllanAguirre: Also, can we talk about how MTV put this confessional of Amber saying she hopes Fessy and Kaycee lose that was obviously not supposed to be after Kaycee got injured. No way Amber would have been that cruel after the injury lmao #TheChallenge36  #TheChallenge
@Juanderful19: One hour really? #TheChallenge36
@TheAllanAguirre: I just published The Challenge Double Agents Episode 18 Recap: 10 Biggest Takeaways #TheChallenge36  https://t.co/x0BlfjEtmG?amp=1
- @TheAllanAguirre: Episode 18 Recap: - Who is this Amber? / - New Respect for Kaycee / - Fessy is a bigger bitch than we thought / - Eating, Puking, and Blood / - Why a purge?   #TheChallenge36
@TheAllanAguirre: Watching Kaycee's elite season end on an injury and then having to deal with the worst partner in the world in Fessy, but then realizing that now Leroy and Nany won't get purged. #TheChallenge36 #TheChallenge
@TheAllanAguirre: Kam's biggest weakness as a competitor is something that is often her biggest strength. That is, she is level-headed and sticks to a strategy. She is someone who can eat anything, can solve any puzzle, etc. Sometimes you just gotta go full throttle.  #TheChallenge36
@sjmedd: Fessy really not eating?! #TheChallenge36
@sjmedd: Did Fessy push Kaycee too hard to go faster, and that’s why she ended up slipping  #TheChallenge36
@sjmedd: Not a good look for Fessy when Kaycee going down and looking like he wasn’t fully supportive #TheChallenge36
@sjmedd: Not surprised that CT got the checkpoint, but Amber B. too?! #TheChallenge36
@sjmedd: CT & Amber B. dominating by getting both checkpoints #TheChallenge36
@sjmedd: No brainer for Amber B. to stay with 3-time winner CT #TheChallenge36
@sjmedd: Complete full circle for Leroy to start his MTV journey with Nany on Real World: Back to Las Vegas, and now finish with Nany as his partner on his LAST season  #TheChallenge36
@Malik_MTV: I don’t even know what to call this face #TheChallenge36
@CSUGradAkirk: Hot take: this season is not a lower tier season in my opinion. Great concept lot of tough luck with the  non-elimination exits. Kinda reminds me of exes 1 in a way when they lost two teams non elimination. Middle of the road season in my opinion #TheChallenge36
@dc408dxnow: And so, we’re into the $1 million final in Iceland. And everyone is excited that they’re at the end, and they have all earned their way to the end. And @MTVsoundtrack is killing it again: @Poison plays in the background as Club Challenge is open one more time. #DCChallenge
@dc408dxnow: Cory has his 8th partner in Kam. Amber trying to win this for her BB crew in the company of CT. Fessy & Kaycee also rep BB in this. Leroy & Nany competing to win their first title. Can’t ask for better teams to get paired up for this battle for the million. #DCChallenge
@dc408dxnow: But if there’s a choice to be made, perhaps it might be experience: there’s just one first-timer here, two in their sophomore seasons. Four looking for their first title, and CT looking for his fourth ring. #DCChallenge
@dc408dxnow: And on this 2-day final: Survive. And in the instance of day 1, advance. Winners: $900,000. 2nd Place: $100,000. The last place team on day 1 won’t advance, and the 3rd place team won’t cash. #DCChallenge
@dc408dxnow: And now to checkpoint #2: key secured for everyone, but the Vegas crew thinks that they may be the ones on their way out. But then, Kaycee falls down on that trek down when they were in the lead on that. Well… #DCChallenge
@dc408dxnow: And the medics are tending to Kaycee after that, as Fessy ponders if his final will come to an end this early before sundown. And they’ll do what they can to get to the end of this. And everyone else is at the eating station. #DCChallenge
@dc408dxnow: Fessy struggling to see if he can have that dish when having to deal with a partner who has to compete on one leg. Meanwhile, CT & Amber keep their lead. And they can sabotage one team with an additional plate. And we’re halfway through this. #DCChallenge
@blackzeusfit: So I’m thinking as long as we have Devin, Kyle, Kam, and Big T I’ll be a okay watching more challenges for sure 
@LadyFougere: It cracks me up how people from other reality shows and networks, think they would come on the challenge and dominate. Then they get a rude awakening and cry about it! This shit ain’t for the weak! #justsaying #GoodMorning
- @EpatTheExpat: @LadyFougere I would go on the challenge and dominate


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Jasmine, Marlon and Jemmye's NOLA castmate Eric having the last words on a tense first part of this Season 36 Challenge final, and as we told you not long ago the comedian has certainly racked a lot of frequent flier miles without even putting on that uniform.
   But now, will Fessy not follow in what Jay did and succumb to the eating station? Will CT & Amber carry their solid momentum to the finish line? Or will Leroy write his Hollywood ending and ride off into the Texas sunset with a title? We'll have the answers to those when we bring you the 'Pulse of part 2 of the Double Agents final on here Sunday night after the Oscars.


 #DCExtraTime  sneak peek 
THE LIFE WE LIVE: DALLAS

This spring in MTV Reality will see the action of All-Stars on Paramount+, the fun of Floribama Shore's west coast road trip and love in the air on Match Me If You Can on MTV's YouTube channel as Ashley Millionaire tries to look for love as does Natalie and other reality favorites. But drama will be the main order of the day in the middle of the week, as Challenge Wednesday will evolve into Drama Wednesday come two weeks from now as The Hills and its Floridian offshoot, Siesta Key, share center stage... and a man by the name of Spencer is more than anxious for May 12th to come around.

Instagram @Dre.Media
If you're looking for something more to be entertained these next few months, there's a guy and his friends out in Secaucus, NJ who will more than bring on their own brand of drama. We are talking about Andres Rodriguez and co. as they are embarking on another season of his Real World-inspired passion project, The Life We Live. And after what went down in Colorado Springs this winter - and with this blogger being one of his biggest fans, we are more than anxious for a busy summer for the big guy with TLWL and the first new regular season of The Caucus Challenge in two years to follow afterwards.

Dre and co. are once again headed west for Season 6 of TLWL, but this time they're down south to the Lone Star State and the town they call "Big D." The state of Texas has been having quite a 2021 to say the least, and the town that brought soap opera drama into primetime, Dallas, will serve as host to a season that takes advantage of the adage that everything is big in the largest state in the continental U.S.  There won't be an appearance by J.R. Ewing or those who were on that CBS show that ruled the screens before our stars were born... but there is the largest TLWL cast ever, a larger house, new faces and new places to visit there in the Metroplex, as the drama should no doubt match that premise.

Below, the trailer to #TLWL Dallas as Dre, Lauren, JT, Eezy, MikeJaniece, Lance and Cyndee are joined by newbies Clay, Jaylen, Sabrina, Sebastian and Tiana for what promises to be a Spring Break trip like no other... the premiere date has not been set as of yet, but we should know about it very soon. And as is our custom in having followed every step of the Dre.Media journey since we first discovered him four years ago, we'll have our review of Season 6 of The Life We Live later in the summer.



For now, there is much more still ahead of us here this weekend before we cover this week's finale of Double Agents on Oscar night: there are zoo animals and baby heartbeats for the Floribama Bam to enjoy before they fly on out of Montana... and after what we've had in Iceland, there could be a Teej-bomb awaiting the All-Stars in Argentina. And after our episode coverage, we'll bring you up to date on the controversy that's just emerged with the season of the show Kam made her MTV debut on.
   But upon our return on this Friday evening, we'll peek back a week to the biggest fight so far of the young year in the world of combat sports... and find out who in Challenge Nation got to play some frisbee with the man who got knocked out by Jake Paul. You'll want to join us for that just ahead.

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