DC WRAP: The Challenge Bloodlines - Episodes 5 & 6

BY DC CUEVA                           

> @DC408dxtr / @DC408dxnow

Welcome again to DCBLOG as we review last week's Double Shot of The Challenge: Battle of the Bloodlines. After getting into a number of episodes that didn't end with a kind of resolution at the end, we finally got back on track with a couple of good episodes.
   The entry of Cara Maria's boyfriend Abram and brother Michael have turned the game into a whole new season as their entry has caused more than a ripple effect on the game. Last week, we had two episodes that saw a betrayal, two showdowns between veteran & rookie guys and two veteran girls, and Double Dare comes to Challenge world.

   We've got a lot to bring you on another extended edition of our Things to Know recap with key moments from Episodes 5 & 6, plus Winners of the Night as well. And how did you, the fans, react to last week's events? A DC SocialPulse Extra will have you covered. Join In after the jump.

DC SocialPulse: The Challenge Bloodlines - Episodes 5 & 6

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BY DC CUEVA                           

> @DC408dxtr / @DC408dxnow

As you all go back to work and to school following the long weekend and Winter Break, welcome on in to the Week 5 edition of DC SocialPulse for The Challenge: Battle of the Bloodlines. Over the weekend as many of you put away your Christmas decorations for another year or less, we brought you a Team MTV holiday special to put you in the holiday mood one more time. And as we settle into 2016, there is a whole new game in store as we've crossed the halfway point.
   Previously in Challenge land on Christmas Eve Eve, the game changed quite considerably with two teams being sent home by way in injuries and a third being eliminated in a standard elimination. We also had the entry into the game of Cara Maria's boyfriend Abram as he & Mike entered to replace one of those two injured teams. And we saw veteran Aneesa confront rookie hookup Cory when she eavesdropped on a conversation with some harsh words.
   Last week on New Year's Eve Eve, as a belated holiday gift to Challenge fans, we are offered two back-to-back episodes as a way for the big wigs to make it up to us for the past three episodes concluding without resolution. There, the same kind of house divide that we saw when the show last went to the same Bodrum, Turkey house three years ago emerges as that of the veterans and some hot-headed rookies comes to a showdown. We also see two veteran ladies getting into it at the club over one's allegiance and leading to some very unfortunate insults. And after a tense mission that saw one of the teams buckle under pressure, we witness yet another back-stab - this time by a veteran who knows this feeling all too well.

   If you wanna relive all of this week's interaction or just catching up on it for the first time, then dig in. In the abbreviated lead-up for this week (due to the Christmas 'Pulse Extra), we'll also have some of the vibe in the last few days of 2015. And on DC ExtraTime afterwards, additional thoughts on one of my year-end awards recipients from my Reality Debrief on Christmas.

- As we begin, please note there is explicit language in many of the tweets below, but they are kept uncensored in order to retain the heat of the moment. So if you are mature enough, please read with discretion. :-)
- Plus, if you haven't watched the episode yet, then do not proceed with reading this post. But need not worry...DCBLOG will compile all of these tweets into these posts after every episode so you won't be in the dark of how your favorites saw this all unfold.

Join In after the jump for a Double Shot of The Challenge: Bloodlines...SocialPulse style.

DC WRAP: The Challenge Bloodlines - Episodes 3 & 4

BY DC CUEVA                           

> @DC408dxtr / @DC408dxnow

Welcome back again to DCBLOG as we review the past two episodes of The Challenge: Battle of the Bloodlines. As we mentioned on our SocialPulse posts, rules here state that if there's a TBC on an episode, then the original recap for that week is carried over into the post for the next week's episode. Hence, this extended recap of sorts.

   The past two weeks, we've had a gigantic shift in the game in the revealing of two key twists: one in the remaining competitors being split into two teams, and the other of the bloodlines twist still being in play. Amidst all this, we've also had two teams being sent home early due to medical issues, a third team with a popular challenger being eliminated early, and a new replacement pair who is a veteran and a boyfriend. And there's been no shortage of drama when it comes to both house politics and hookups as well.

   We've got a lot to bring you in an extended edition of our Things to Know recap with key moments from Episodes 3 & 4, plus Winners of the Night and a 'Pulse Extra with more fan reaction to this week's events. Plus in a continuation of our Debrief from the holiday weekend, Andrew Kirk will rejoin me to discuss this Bloodlines season through four weeks as well as added thoughts on Survivor Second Chance. And on DC ExtraTime, two life-changers for Team MTV - one becomes a mom, while the other is engaged. Find out who and more after the jump.

DC SocialPulse: The Challenge Bloodlines - #Corneesa

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length, take frequent eye breaks if you're reading this top to bottom. ***

BY DC CUEVA                           

> @DC408dxtr / @DC408dxnow

It's Christmas weekend (and Boxing Day weekend too if you're joining us from overseas) as we bring you the Week 4 edition of DC SocialPulse for The Challenge: Battle of the Bloodlines. On Christmas Day, we brought you our DC FORUM Reality Debrief of 2015 as Andrew Kirk and myself recapped the year that was in the reality TV world. And that is just the start to a year-end flourish of posts to wrap up 2015 right here on DCBLOG.
   As we turn our focus from the year in RTV to the current Challenge season, this game has certainly turned on its head in so many ways. Last week, TJ Lavin dropped a bombshell of splitting the remaining castmates into two teams, but still having the bloodlines concept in play. A dangerous mission above water saw two players go to the hospital, while the voting for the players turns heated. And in the end, one player's condition gets so weak, he collapses unexpectedly en route to the Pit.
   And that's where we begin this week's activities, as we learn the fate of that player, plus the most volatile episode in many years as far as players leaving & entering this Challenge. That includes a familiar face who also happens to be the significant other of one of the top contenders and threatens to be the biggest wild card. Plus, a scorned veteran gets a chance to go after her rookie hookup when she eavesdrops on some sketchy confessions. And of course, there's our favorite game: trivia.

   We'll have all the action, reaction and interaction from this week's episode here plus in the leadup to Wednesday: life changers to two Challenge vets, a Road Rules OG heads to a night at the fights, a sorely-missed Challenger takes a stand, and of course reaction to Miss Universe. And after that on DC ExtraTime, we'll join with a few familiar faces as they mark the holiday season and entering the traditional winter break with a walk on the graduation stage.

- As we begin, please note there is explicit language in many of the tweets below, but they are kept uncensored in order to retain the heat of the moment. So if you are mature enough, please read with discretion. :-)
- Plus, if you haven't watched the episode yet, then do not proceed with reading this post. But need not worry...DCBLOG will compile all of these tweets into these posts after every episode so you won't be in the dark of how your favorites saw this all unfold.

Join In after the jump for twists and turns from this week's Challenge: Bloodlines...SocialPulse style.