DC SocialPulse: The Challenge Total Madness Reunion - Part 2

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BY DC CUEVA                        

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Hello again and welcome back... It feels long ago back on March 4 that I was out & about on a midweek work gig that I was interrupted by my Twitter feed being abuzz about the start of a new season on The Challenge. Well here we are, 151 days later on the first day of August where a whole lot has gone down in five months since then, and we here at DCBLOG are about to bring you our last Pulse post for Season 35 of Total Madness.

In the aftermath of Johnny Bananas garnering title #7 and Jenny beating him and everyone else to get to the finish line first to win for the women, last week was the first part of the reunion of this season, which because of the pandemic going on has moved from an in-person one in the studio to a virtual one in the comforts of home. And this week, it's part two - and there's plenty more tea for the cast to spill with host, NFL wide-out Vernon Davis.

After the jump, it's the 'Pulse of Part 2 of The Challenge: Total Madness reunion as, once again, we'll be offering embedded Twitter highlights of the last act of this season... and we'll also hear from the one that they call, the puppet master. Thanks for joining us...

DC SocialPulse: The Challenge Total Madness Reunion - Part 1

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BY DC CUEVA                        

■ @DC408DXTR  @ IG/YT/SC/TB

Welcome back everyone... this has been quite a week in the world of sports: Thursday night marked Opening Day in Major League Baseball as it begins its 60-game sprint to the pennant, while Walt Disney World is playing host to the knockout rounds of Major League Soccer's summer tournament AND restart scrimmages for the NBA. Plus, the NFL made it official in granting approval for its 2020 season on time, while the NHL also prepares to restart as well - and there's also UFC, golf, NASCAR and a lot more - and we're one year out from the opening of the Tokyo Olympics.

All of these items are now taking shape here on this last weekend of July and they are awakening from a spring and summer's slumber, which has allowed the fifth major pro sport of MTV's The Challenge to take center stage with Season 35 of Total Madness. And last week saw a wintertime marathon to the finish line for the final nine competitors, who had to maneuver their way through the snow, the mountains, cold temperatures and each other to get to the end of a season that's seen this show become the center of the sports world.

At the end of all that, Britain's Jenny West outlasted everyone to get to the finish line first and keep a slice of The Challenge crown in UK control and score £390,000. But on this side of the Atlantic, it's Johnny Bananas that has all the attention as he returns to the winners circle with his unprecedented seventh Challenge title - his first since that memorable steal of Sarah's money on Rivals III. There's not controversy this time around, as everyone got to congratulate him and Jenny on conquering the summit to take Total Madness, and for a moment all feels right in our world.

And all that's left is for them and most of the cast to join former NFL player Vernon Davis to discuss all that's gone down during the season -- but like everything else that's happened this year, this Challenge reunion is taking place not in a studio, but in the comfort of their own homes and with Zoom software in tow. We'll bring you that coming up, plus we'll look ahead to what should your ideal postseason fix of The Challenge, thanks to one of its biggest fans. Thanks for joining us...

DC SocialPulse: The Challenge Total Madness - The $1 Million Finale

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BY DC CUEVA                        

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Well on this summer's Sunday, here we are... 139 days ago tonight, twenty-eight competitors from twelve states in the Union and three overseas countries gathered with TJ Lavin behind the old Iron Curtain that separated freedom from communism in the Czech Republic. And after everything that's transpired in its capital city of Prague - and even outside of it on occasion, things now are getting as serious as it can get as we have reached the final act of Season 35 of The Challenge, and the conclusion of a season that is appropriately titled for these times we are in, Total Madness.

Last week was the Semifinal as the challengers competed one more time in a regular daily challenge and then made one last visit to the venue of the weekly eliminations, the purgatory. A man who's won more of these than any other player and a Big Brother champ claimed their spots in the final by virtue of excelling in a hybrid of car driving and bowling, while a defending champion and a fellow British sophomore won the last tickets in by plowing their way through Hall Brawl. But it's the gesture of Nelson who won our hearts and our respect in letting his closest ally compete for family, including a second kid which he got to welcome as this season has aired.

Bananas, Bayleigh. Cory, Fessy, Jenny, Kaycee, Kyle, Rogan and Melissa have all earned their way out of the Bunker and into the Final Nine, and they are en route on a nine-hour jaunt to the mountains to contest the $1 million final in the snow. The 2-day affair will test their nerves of handling the freezing cold temperatures and the huge mountain range, and where they will have to dig deep if they want to win their share of the cash, which only goes to the top male and female finisher who will each receive $500,000. So, the players will have to go big or get left out of sharing that treasure chest awaiting them at the summit.

After the jump, it's all or nothing for seven figures as DCBLOG brings you the SocialPulse of the $1 Million Finale of The Challenge: Total Madness. And thanks for joining us, we're glad you're along for the ride.

MTV Reality WRAP: The Challenge Total Madness - The Strategy Room Finals Preview

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One-hundred & thirty-nine days ago on the Thursday before Leap Day, an Instagram video of a desk & two lit-up lamps kicked off the month-long prelude to the biggest, baddest and the boldest season ever of MTV's The Challenge... and it's safe to say that it has certainly been a most eventful time in our mad world since then. Tonight, a spring & summer of action and activity both in and outside the Czech Republic will culminate with the final challenge in a new nation that will bring to a close Season 35 of America's fifth major pro sport, and the season fittingly titled, Total Madness.

Though the fifteen episodes we have been able to witness since premiere night on April 1st, we have had plenty of drama go down in Prague: some of the coolest and most well put-together challenges ever conceived, the unexpected alliance of two of this game's biggest names, stellar rookie seasons of a few players who haven't had the jitters of playing in this game for the first time get to them, and everything else too. And we are set for one final push to the end in this, the fifth $1 million final in the past four years on this show you and I love.

Yes, we here at DCBLOG thrive on bringing you all the social media reaction to the episodes and applying our own touch to the tried & true episode recap, and of course the stories behind the story. But, it's only when we get to this last stage of the entire season do we get to do what everybody else does on your favorite sources for Challenge talk on webcasts & elsewhere: take a look at where it all stands right now game-wise and see how those still left with us in this game have fared.

And that's where we get to unlock the keys to the Strategy Room... and we'll have the chance to dissect the roads that Bayleigh, Cory, Fessy, Jenny, Johnny Bananas, Kaycee, Kyle, Melissa and Rogan have all taken from when they were among the twenty-eight contestants that started this game on April 1st, to now taking dead aim at $1 million in the middle of July. We'll do that and give out our predictions of who will reign supreme, among other things, coming up just ahead...

DC SocialPulse: The Challenge Total Madness - The Semifinal

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DC SocialPulse: The Challenge Total Madness - "Your Time is Gonna Come"

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BY DC CUEVA                        

■ @DC408DXTR  @ IG/YT/SC/TB

It is the 4th of July as this country pauses not only to mark this Independence Day, but also to deal with the realities of a once-again growing pandemic and at a crossroads created by a summer of change. And we welcome you Inside MTV Reality where Season 35 of The Challenge is also at a point of transition as the season now heads into the business end of the deal, which means that a treasure chest with $1 million is starting to get within sight.

With production of most everything in reality-ville on hold, last week Big Brother took center stage in what would've been Season 22 premiere week: a blow-up between one-half of 2018's reality TV love story Bayleigh getting into it with BB20 champ Kaycee over her relationship with Nany and a nomination vote that didn't go her way. There was a flashback challenge to one that took place in an earlier season from years back saw players tackle a puzzle involving cars, and Melissa continued her impressive comeback season taking down her first elimination.

There are twelve players left in the draw after that latest purgatory trip, and this week is our third double elimination week, and it's a co-ed one featuring a modified version of the game that saw an elimination beast lose her touch on Invasion. But before that, the players are awakened late night for a nighttime challenge... and the results of that may force a Rookie of the Year candidate to choose between loyalties, as well as ask the challenger with the longest duration between this season and her original MTV season if she has the power to make a finals run.

We'll have all action, reaction and interaction on the Pulse of Week 14 of The Challenge Total Madness just ahead. But first after the jump, one of the true originals in the MTV Reality sphere makes his case for his section of Challenge Nation. Thanks for joining us... we're glad you've joined us here on the 4th.

DC SocialPulse: The Challenge Total Madness - "Victim of Love"

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This last weekend of June is Pride Weekend as the LGBT community unites to celebrate who they are fifty years after Stonewall. Yesterday, MTV itself spent a whole Flashback Friday looking back at some of its most memorable shows. And amid this backdrop, we bring you Inside MTV Reality and into a long-running favorite in The Challenge, as Season 35 in Total Madness rages on.

A week ago, we saw a preview of what the competitors will have to deal with once the cash is on the table when they tackled a grueling challenge with tanks and trash involved as the women got to take the lead. There was also a tension convention in nominations when Melissa and Josh got into it verbally, all while Fessy has been making a run to garner rookie of the year honors. And in time for Father's Day, the dad of this year's Challenge cast and the man who flies the flag of Challenge Nation in the Teen Mom universe, Cory, won in elimination and sent home Swaggy C.

Usually at this time, you reality buffs would be enjoying that slice of summer known as Big Brother - which has made quite an impression on MTV since Vendettas, and it's been twenty years since it came onto our shores from Europe. But until Season 22 rolls around, you'll have to get your BB dose through The Challenge, and this week the lady who hangs out with Swaggy 24/7 is finding herself in the middle of the drama as is the lady who won it all two years ago, and the veteran she is tied up with. There are also cars involved for the week's challenge, as time is running short for those skulls.

After the break, it's the DCBLOG SocialPulse of Week 13 of Total Madness, plus we have more baby news in the Challenge community as a veteran from many years ago is joining in on the fun. And welcome to the weekend everyone... we're glad you've joined us.

DC SocialPulse: The Challenge Total Madness - "Pictures of You"

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BY DC CUEVA                        

■ @DC408DXTR  @ IG/YT/SC/TB

Welcome on into a meeting of three occasions wrapped into this one June weekend: yesterday was Juneteenth and the 155th anniversary of the end of slavery in America, as the Black Lives Matter movement continues its momentum around the world. Amidst what has been taking place in the Midwest, today is the Summer Solstice as we officially transition into the hottest of the four seasons with the longest day of the entire year. And tomorrow we'll be celebrating the most important man in our lives on Father's Day, and it's in this backdrop that we bring you an eventful week Inside MTV Reality, starting with The Challenge.

Total Madness began all the way back in April, and you'd be a lucky cat if you remember all that's gone on in the Czech Republic capital of Prague while things have spiraled out of control outside your door. That includes the man who came up short in winning another reality competition series around the dial last week but who's already has claimed the biggest bounty and is poised to go from six to seven in the amount of titles won by Johnny Bananas. And last week, he decided to plot with Rogan and Jenny to blindside a disloyal player, among other matters in a season that will be remembered, unfortunately, for what happened outside the episodes in this time of reality upheaval.

But let's not let what happened there overshadow what we'll be covering here this week to start things off, as one of those who, tomorrow, will be celebrating his first Father's Day as a dad to two kids find himself motivated to try and turn several seasons of near-misses since his rookie appearance in a final into securing his kids' future with his first title. The season's first challenge had tanks involved, so it comes as no surprise that they are back for a grueling mini-final that will give us a good indication of who is worthy to go for the $1 million. And it's what happens with the ensuing process of choosing who goes in that sees a furious player wanting to get revenge after betrayal.

After the break, it's the SocialPulse of Week 12 of The Challenge: Total Madness, plus love is in the air for the couple who had a hand in helping us introduce all of you to two of this season's rookies. And welcome to the summer everyone...

DC SocialPulse: The Challenge Total Madness - "You Ain't Right"

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BY DC CUEVA                        

■ @DC408DXTR  @ IG/YT/SC/TB

And so we welcome you Inside MTV Reality, where usually this would be a place of escapism from what's going on in our world as we bring you the week that was in another place where you don't have to worry about what's going on outside your window: reality TV. But on this second weekend of June in this year of change, this has been a week unlike any other, for that the tense times we are in has given a big wake-up call to everyone in TV land. That is certainly the case in the course of the past week, and we'll get the chance to address that in more detail later in this week's coverage.

But first, we begin with the business at hand of covering the big thing of The Challenge: Total Madness, where we have had plenty of things to talk about and to be amazed about, including the surprise alliance that had everyone shook and turned back years of bad blood into an unlikely bromance: Johnny Bananas and Wes working together. Last week saw the two frenemies face off in an elimination on a regular season for the first time ever and two years after their first "win or go home" meeting during the Champs vs. Pros/Stars trilogy. And if there's proof of why the 6-time champ is the GOAT, then beating out Wes certainly adds more to Johnny's Hall of Fame resume.

It's what happened in between that and this week that will be much more talked about long after the afterglow of this season fades away, but we do have to cover the on-air activities for all of you on here anyway. But for what to look for, Bananas decides to plot with a defending champion and a fellow Brit to try and blindside someone who has been disloyal to them, but someone who's always an emotional player will try to foil those plans. The week's challenge will see the players fly like Mary Poppins but some will even try to win at all costs when it comes to getting some flags, while those who get thrown into the purgatory will have to dig deep to stay in.

After the break, the Pulse of Week 11 of The Challenge Total Madness... plus, we'll introduce you to the new Challenge baby. Thanks for joining us, and welcome to the weekend.

DC SocialPulse: The Challenge Total Madness - "The Final Countdown"

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BY DC CUEVA                        

■ @DC408DXTR  @ IG/YT/SC/TB

Hello again, and we welcome you Inside MTV Reality at DCBLOG... we know the past two weeks have been chaotic to say the least. But we know many of you come to reality TV for a temporary escape, and we're so glad you're here with us on this first weekend in June. So, let's get on with it...

The Challenge: Total Madness has definitely delighted all of us who've been in need for something to entertain us during this uncertain time in the world, and the first half of this season has been nothing short of exciting. The past two weeks have seen multiple-player elimination weeks, and last week saw a blow-up among alumni of the same show that's now part of the Viacom/CBS family, another water challenge, a botched game move, a threesome being taken down to one, and the first Challenger in history to win eliminations in three different decades.

But perhaps the biggest moment of the first half - and one that certainly shook all of us - came when two blood rivals whose lineage and bad blood dates back to consecutive Real World seasons fifteen years ago that was then followed by fifteen Challenges. That, of course, is the unlikely alliance being formed by Johnny Bananas and Wes, and this week may represent a turning point in the year's most unlikely bromance. And as the focus for a bunker where we're actually allowed to see what's going on turns to the game itself, a seasonal favorite for host TJ Lavin comes along, as brains are about to tested in some good old trivia.

After the break, all the action, reaction and interaction of Week 10 of Total Madness along with some additional perspective that links the two big faces of this season to that in another sport, plus more on a guy who is Bananas' equal in being a perfect reality TV villain taking his talents to TJ's Vegas digs - but for something different. Welcome to the weekend everyone... you deserve this.

Inside MTV Reality: The Challenge WRAP - Total Madness Episode 9

BY DC CUEVA                      

■ @DC408DXTR  @ IG/YT/SC/TB

And we welcome you back... it's been quite the past nine days, but if you're in that part of the audience who wants to have some relief from the world that's going up in smoke right now as we begin this summer 2020, we're here for you as we're about to recap last week's episode of MTV's The Challenge: Total Madness.

Last week marked the halfway point of the season as another set of multiple players were sent packing just after a double elimination for the men. The players tackled a big challenge in the waters beneath the ground, which caused one-half of our Big Brother romance to get scared and also saw him get into it with his fellow summer share alum. With the women being up for the cut, one player saw her chance to make a power play backfire on her as the week's two elimination matchups saw one alliance crumble and saw the oldest player and one of this year's rookies take advantage in a week that also saw an additional woman join them on the plane ride home.

We'll see you after the break for the DCBLOG Challenge WRAP of Week 9 of Total Madness, before everyone's favorite challenge game takes over tonight.

DC SocialPulse: The Challenge Total Madness - "Backstabber"

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BY DC CUEVA                        

■ @DC408DXTR  @ IG/YT/SC/TB

And so, we've made it to the last weekend of May and we welcome you Inside MTV Reality at DCBLOG... we know it's been a stressful & eventful past few days with the events in the Twin Cities, the virus, the country reopening and our nation being divided from coast to coast. But you can trust us to offer a much-needed escape from the world outside your window as we bring you our look of the reality shows you love. And that includes the ongoing season of The Challenge, which plows along with the fittingly-titled Total Madness in the Czech Republic.

Last week marked hump week of sorts when it comes to this game, as something that we had last time out in a double elimination take place at just about the halfway point of this year's Challenge. There, a timeless classic of any season, Pole Wrestle, saw rookie Fessy hand Jordan just his second early exit in a game that wasn't suited to his liking, while Nelson responded to those who've been deserting him for his behavior with becoming a top-5 elimination beast taking down Bear. And we also had Bananas & Wes deal with colors & chemicals en route to becoming power team.

For this week, there's another pair of players who will have their $1 million dreams end as it is a female double elimination week... but it may as well be a triple elimination as Big T will find out if she can continue. For those who are able to, they'll have a tricky challenge involving water - but unlike what we had last time in that ice-cold freeze, it's sewers they're dropping in for a team puzzle challenge called "Tunnel Rats." One player is thinking of taking a huge power play which may have people questioning them, as the week's elimination sees the players detonating bombs.

After the break, it's the SocialPulse of Week 9 of The Challenge Total Madness, plus reaction to a current player becoming Team MTV's newest parent and an alum of this franchise becoming the latest to say yes to a wedding ring. Welcome to the weekend everyone, you deserve this.

Inside MTV Reality: The Challenge WRAP - Total Madness Episode 8

BY DC CUEVA                      

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Hello again, and welcome back. We know the past few days have been a tense one with the events taking place in Minnesota as well as things opening back up over the Memorial Day weekend... but we here like to think of ourselves both here on DCBLOG as well as the DC YouTube channel as "The Escape You Deserve." You do need it to escape the worries of the world, right?

We are just about at the halfway point of The Challenge: Total Madness from Prague... and last week saw a double elimination for two men on this season, colors and foam come together, and an injury involving a toe of all things. But at night's end, it saw a rarity in a man who got interrogated on NBC's The Blacklist get eliminated early, and one of the most reviled players of this new generation of Challengers silence doubters in joining the record book in two ways.

After the jump, we present to you our Challenge WRAP for Week 8 of the madness before the players tackle the sewers later tonight. And we'll also hear from the lady who had her at-home relationship scarred by one Brit. Join us next.

DC SocialPulse: The Challenge Total Madness - "Live and Let Die"

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BY DC CUEVA                        

■ @DC408DXTR  @ IG/YT/SC/TB

Hey here folks, and welcome to a summer unlike any other you have experienced in your lifetime, as we bring you Inside MTV Reality and DCBLOG's view of The Challenge: Total Madness. And on this Memorial Day Weekend, we have just about reached the halfway point of a game that's just starting to heat up as the mercury is rising outside your window including flirting with the 100 mark out on the west coast.

If you are one of those who are fond of the usual format of having a challenge and a full elimination shown in one whole episode, last week saw hopefully the last of those until we get to the final... and where Jordan, Nany & Jenna held power after they put up the top time in the last challenge. They had to sit through a tense nomination where Nelson laid a low blow on Kailah and where Nany herself had her latest blowup involving a cup of noodles. But with everything going on with her relationship with Zach, somehow Jenna pulled together and prove why they call her the "Barbie Beast" when she volunteered herself in and took out Tori in a close elimination to gain a skull.

Back last October at this point of War of the Worlds 2, Week 8 of USA v. Britain saw an elimination doubleheader where Love Islanders turned WOTW1 finalists Georgia & Theo advanced onward but it was Esther of British YouTube's BlkChatLDN who won our hearts. This week, it's a Double Shot in the purgatory once again as by night's end two men will have their journeys end, and it will be a classic game that awaits them in the latest chapter that is Pole Wrestle. Before that, the challengers have to deal with toxic chemicals and colors in doing some decontamination, while the other unholy alliance plots their own move to take over the game.

After the jump, it's the 'Pulse of Week 8 of Total Madness, as it's a week of double trouble aplenty in the world of the MTV Challenge. Thanks for joining us tonight...

Inside MTV Reality: The Challenge WRAP - Total Madness Episode 7

BY DC CUEVA                      

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Hello again and we bring you back to DCBLOG, where we are seven weeks into The Challenge: Total Madness and things have gotten more juicy as we roll along with things at a brisk pace.

After what went down in previous weeks, last week saw a tension convention in nominations among the losers that now may have a Young Buck staring down a possible trip to the next men's purgatory. We also saw fireworks erupt among the latest threesome of ladies to possibly take over the next generation of challengers. And lost in all this, we had an elimination battle that saw proof that taking a gamble can be as complicated in this game and prove that even what has been going on back home doesn't factor in what really matters.

After the jump, a brief overview of what went down on Week 7 before what does down tonight in a double elimination taking place. See you soon.

DC SocialPulse: The Challenge Total Madness - "Should I Stay or Should I Go?"

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BY DC CUEVA                        

■ @DC408DXTR  @ IG/YT/SC/TB

Hello there, and we welcome you along with the week that was Inside MTV Reality and The Challenge: Total Madness, as we at DCBLOG get to see it. And as you are being stuck at home this last weekend before Memorial Day Weekend and the unofficial start of what will be a lost summer for most of us, ask those who call the bunker that the players of this year's Challenge call home as things have been heating up.

The past two weeks in the Czech Republic have certainly made plenty of headlines: we had Kailah cheat on her well-known rapper boyfriend with one of Britain's biggest reality stars, Jordan and Wes have an argument with sausage, and the drama surrounding Jenna and her man Zach back home. And oh, we've also had some competition: Jay succumbing to Rogan in elimination, and two high-flying challenges where Swayleigh have proved that they're no rookies to push over and Jordan prove worthy of his defending champ status last week handling a puzzle aboard a moving truck.

At the end of that, he & Nany won that challenge and invited Jenna to form the tribunal, and this week, the power is in their hands to see who they may choose to go into elimination -- or if the temptation is there for either one or the other of the Holy Trilogy to gamble for that red skull... the answers will be provided when the dust is settled - quite literally down in the purgatory. Meanwhile, one figure who hasn't figured much in this season finally emerges onto the spotlight, while another may be flirting with becoming the least-liked man in the MTV sphere.

All the action, reaction and interaction is ahead on this Week 7 SocialPulse of Total Madness... But first after the jump, Team MTV reacts to the news we brought you last night of Camila's gender reveal for her first baby, and three alumni of both Are You The One and Ex On The Beach joining her in the world of parenthood on Mother's Day, along with the return of the UFC with someone familiar if you follow this world. Thanks for joining us tonight...

Inside MTV Reality: The Challenge WRAP - Total Madness Episodes 5 & 6

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■ @DC408DXTR  @ IG/YT/SC/TB

Hello again and welcome back... there is now a little bit of clarity in the world of the Total Madness of Season 35 of The Challenge: we saw one relationship between a fiery Challenger and her rapper boyfriend of three years come crashing down by her affection with a bear from Britain, while another is in a rocky place once again (but we know how it's turned out in a ring).

But what matters most is what goes on on the playing surface: two challenges have seen teams pair up to go for a ride, complete a puzzle and run like the wind en route to blowing things up... and the other involving doing stunts like we're in a movie. And in between all of this, we had an elimination that saw a strong rookie run come to an end.

After the break, our DCBLOG Challenge WRAP brings you right up to speed on the past two weeks of Total Madness before the latest elimination goes down in the Purgatory - an extended edition due to the TBC that occurred last week. Plus, we'll have a final tribute to a friend to many of us in the MTV fandom... that's all ahead.

DC SocialPulse: The Challenge Total Madness - "Love Will Tear Us Apart"

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■ @DC408DXTR  @ IG/YT/SC/TB

Welcome back everyone, as we at DCBLOG roll along with our SocialPulse doubleheader for The Challenge: Total Madness. Last night on a Backtracked basis, we brought you the action, reaction & interaction of Episode 5 from Prague, where we saw the Swayleigh express continue to hold their grip on the game being part of the tribunal again thanks to a 4-team challenge, while Bear got himself in some hot water when he sprayed a fire extinguisher around, which ignited one of two blow-ups among the girls while the other fight saw Wes & Jordan argue with deli meat.

Our third trip to the purgatory saw two-skull holder Jay make his choice for who he wanted to face off instead of letting the tribunal do the picking for him... and he is facing off against Rogan - who didn't even have to prove himself when he went from being purged out as a rookie to becoming king last year. Whoever is victorious will then find themselves & the rest of the crew wanting to audition to be stuntmen with a high-speed challenge inspired by the Fast & Furious franchise. And two-thirds of the Holy Trilogy find themselves in some love drama: one dealing with cheating may have this new fling be all for naught, while the Barbie Beast tries to keep afloat a relationship of her own.

After the jump, the back-end of this week's special SocialPulse doubleheader as we bring you Week 6 of The Challenge Total Madness... plus a rematch for two power vets as they go for another prestigious crown. Thanks for joining us, we're glad you're here again...

DC SocialPulse BackTrax: The Challenge Total Madness - "Break Up with Your BF, I'm Bored"

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DELAYED EDITION
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We've made it to the second weekend of May, and where you all got to celebrate Cinco de Mayo at home a few days ago in this third month of the quarantine, and where on Sunday we'll be honoring that special lady in our lives. And we welcome you to an expanded weekend of episode coverage of The Challenge with us, DCBLOG, as Season 35 of Total Madness is into its second month and we offer you this special doubleheader of SocialPulse on this Mother's Day weekend.

The first month saw this program become the only game in town as sports has been in a standstill, and those hungry for action have been treated to plenty of goodies in the Czech Republic. And when we last Eastern Europe, the man known by his last name of a grizzly animal unleashed his latest act, as Bear decided to unload on a fire extinguisher, which sparked an argument among three of the ladies. We also had a scary challenge where Nelson was caught in a bout with hypothermia in the chilly waters, and a battle of the last two female champions saw Dee defeat Ashley.

It's time for the third cycle of players to get the next ticket out of Prague, and for the first of this weekend's double shot the cheeky Brit is at it once again, as he turns his eyes to a girl who's back in the game and has a man back home. Meanwhile, there's also a thrilling challenge for everyone as teams of four board a speedy car on its side, run like the wind, complete a puzzle and detonate a bomb all in one afternoon. And there's also an argument among two champions involving deli meat, and with this being a men's elimination week we may have our first major showdown in the purgatory among two bitter rivals.

After the jump, all the action, reaction and interaction of Week 5 of Total Madness on this delayed presentation of SocialPulse, BackTrax style... plus, more reaction from Team MTV on the birth of the first all-Ex On The Beach baby, and #2 for Mr. MTV. And welcome to the weekend everyone... we're glad to have you with us.

Inside MTV Reality: The Challenge WRAP - Total Madness Episode 4

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We are nearing the end of the month of April and May will be here in less than 48 hours, though we're about to reach month #3 of the quarantine despite early summer-like weather out west. But there's some good news: a new episode of The Challenge Total Madness takes to the air tonight, and we're about to enter month #2 of the action from Europe -- just as those of you visiting us from Britain got your first glimpse of all the action last night when it debuted there in the U.K.

For us here who have the several weeks' headstart, after what went down with Jay taking down C.T., last week saw one of Britain's most notorious reality stars take center stage inside the bunker, a breakout star of the past year go up against someone who shares a fiery persona, and the most dangerous challenge we've had in the past few years... and for the second straight week, a past champion was knocked out in the second female elimination while we got a glimpse into the future of who might rule the roost when it comes to politics in the house is concerned.

After the jump, a quick recap of last week's big moments ahead of what goes down tonight in the Czech Republic, and a look ahead to what we have coming up here. Welcome to hump day...