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Hey there, we are in the midst of autumn in the air -- and for this blogger, I am one week away from stepping away from the blogging chair for an experience like no other known as #DCVegas. And as DCBLOG brings you into our part of the web for the week in MTV Reality, this week has seen a newly minted with a tattoo "MTV Slut" just announce a pregnancy to his second MTV'er, the last act of Season 3 of Ex On The Beach and drama at a Jersey Shore baby baptism. We begin, though, with The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2 as we are at a key milestone in Asia.
Last week, the man who won it all last season awakened from an autumn's slumber of sorts as Turbo found himself steaming some words at 2-time champion Jordan after a karate session with relics for the Turk. This came after yet another challenge win for the Americans which saw the teams try to navigate a choppy river with relics in their pyramids. And the latest iteration of a classic Challenge elimination battle, Hall Brawl, saw Bear and Theo face off and saw the finalist take down the biggest reality star of the British side in four sets.
We are at the season's halfway point -- and thus, we're halfway to the million, and this week comes the latest Teej-bomb from TJ Lavin: instead of one player getting the boot, it's two of them who will have their stay in Asia come to a conclusion midway through this autumn's journey. For a pair of best friends who bonded last season, they will find themselves at their first road block, while both teams also grapple with who they think their weakest link is and who to put into elimination. And as it was last week, it's the relics that are the star of the show.
After the jump, it's Week 8 of War of the Worlds 2, as we'll find out who will have the upper edge going to the home half of this Challenge season. Thanks for joining us...
As this week's Champs vs. Stars took place on Tuesday night, Challenge fans were offered a treat when the road to Season 32 began in full swing in the third leg of the regular series' current trilogy, Final Reckoning. As is our tradition, we're saving starting our coverage of that season for after we determine the ultimate MVP's and when the drama wraps up over in Hawaii, and the introductory tweets will be saved for later on when we begin our series of preview posts to come then as we count down to July 10th. But to get you in the mood for that, as well as Ex On The Beach tomorrow for which our subject comes to us from its original UK version, here's something to whet your appetite... at least, to the girls reading this here late after dark.
If you travel to Las Vegas as I've done a lot the past decade, there are all those attractions around the city offering entertainment & lifestyle options for everyone away from the hustle and bustle of the Strip and its hotels & casinos. Most of you look forward to the famous weekend pool parties this time of year - including Kailah's man Mikey P. at the Wynn Encore Beach Club. There's golf around the Valley and TopGolf on the Strip where TJ Lavin sometimes is spotted there. Circus Circus is at the northern end for the Strip for the kids to have fun on the midway, dining options up and down this 3-mile stretch, and of course live shows & music, not to mention the Vegas Golden Knights.
But for the adult in all of us, there's the gazillion nightclubs around town as well as adult pleasures with plenty of strip clubs, brothels and adults-only shows all over town. Who can forget the time where, while he was embroiled in that infamous porn site scandal, Dustin found himself on stage at Cirque de Soleil's Zumanity during his Real World Back to Vegas season? Or the time where Ammo, Dione and Dean were given a mission to dress up in drag on Go Big or Go Home?
West of the Strip on the other side of I-15 is Chippendales, the touring male striptease dance troupe who is best identifable for their bow tie, collar, shirt cuffs and their abs. Next year, they celebrate their 40th anniversary as the first of its kind troupe to make a living out of performing for females 21 & over and who made stripping part of the mainstream. Though they perform in over 100 cities in the U.S. and overseas, the heart of the Chippendales franchise is in Vegas at a dedicated theatre at the Rio Hotel & Casino, where this month they share space with the World Series of Poker.
The last time American viewers saw Joss Mooney, it was him facing off against legend Derrick Kosinski in an epic elimination tilt on Vendettas: tooth & nail in the timeless classic, Pole Wrestle. For our overseas friends, it's just now that those of you in Britain are seeing him, Kayleigh, Melissa, Kyle & Rogan battle against the Americans as Vendettas has been airing back-to-back with EOTB USA on Thursday nights on MTV UK, among other international regions who are getting a taste of this reality TV classic for the very first time.
But earlier this year, the overseas crowd have also seen Joss on another MTV series: an Ex On The Beach spinoff called Body SOS, where he and Geordie Shore alum Vicky Pattinson served as coaches in a Biggest Loser-style fitness series to get the bods of ordinary Brits in tip-top shape for summer. Those added to his appearances on the first & fifth series of EOTB UK, where Kayleigh is one of his many exes, and where they, Melissa and Kyle return for Final Reckoning a month from Sunday.
Just as he and the rest of the cast was revealed when CVS aired on Tuesday, Joss flew to Las Vegas to hang out with friends just after rest and relaxation following the trek down to South Africa. And after he got to enjoy some dessert upon touching down in the Desert, Joss went to Chippendales to hang out backstage with dancers Kyle Efthemes, Diddy Dominguez, Chaz Vorrias and James Mane. Below is an Instagram post @Chippendales of Joss getting outfitted with the necessary goods. And he tweeted @Joss_Mooney, "Last night in Vegas... Back stage with the boys at @Chippendales, testing out the signature cuffs & bow tie!! 👀😉."
Aside from Magic Mike from Are You The One? Season 3 and Real World Bad Blood and the RW Go Big guys, Joss is not alone when it comes to Trifecta alumni getting to strut their stuff with just abs on stage in front of the ladies (and it doesn't count the night AYTO original Adam stripteased the ladies in the Exes 2 house if you saw that season's clip show). Another member of the Vendettas British Invasion, his close friend and workout buddy - fellow EOTB UK castmate Rogan O'Connor, is part of the British equivalent of Chippendales - The Dreamboys who travel around Britain, and where Rogan took three breaks from filming his two EOTB UK series and Vendettas to entertain the ladies. And yes, he and Joss mentioned about stripping on Twitter this past week during the chaos of all the social media beefs of the past 72 hours, and the Stratford lad responded to the Manchester native @Rogan_OConnor, "You traitor 😂😂😂 #DreamboysForLife".
We have arrived at the weekend, and as we are now settled into the spring portion of the MTV year, another regular season of The Challenge is in the books. Season 31 of Vendettas saw a lot of drama, competition and much more take place in the course of four months, five if you can count this season being first revealed on the heels of Dirty 30. It wasn't nearly as long as last season was, but just as it was last November the big moment of who came away victorious on this season wasn't revealed until the second part of the two-part finale reunion, which felt like you were watching through all those minor awards being presented at the Oscars before the juicy ones are handed out. In the end, it confirmed the dominance of who might be the most dominant Challenger of this era.
Usually, the original portion of our episode coverage would see us recap the episodes with the week's key moments and other related material. But as mentioned here last week, DCBLOG has a different custom whenever we get to the finale of any of the major series we cover, where that week's entire WRAP post is dedicated to that show. This means that, if you're here for coverage of either Champs vs. Stars or Ex on the Beach from this week, you'll have to wait for that to come -- we'll have more on when you'll see those at the end of this post. But, we do have a lot of ground to cover in reviewing what was an uneventful final, a deserving champion, and take one more trip into the Strategy Room to discuss what went down on this season. All of that, and thoughts from the champion is ahead as we recap The Challenge Vendettas as we begin this week's ride Inside the MTV Trifecta. And, welcome to the weekend... thanks for joining us tonight.
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It's Thursday, and as we count down to the beginning of something brand new in Ex on the Beach debuting tonight, today we're at the beginning of the end... of Season 31 of The Challenge, that is. We're kicking off this week's posts a day early with our look at the final act of Vendettas -- a two-part reunion finale. And since many of you decided to skip watching last week because you pretty much knew they were gonna wait until the very last minute to reveal the winner, we're bringing you the Pulse of Part 1 of the Reunion on this special Backtracked installment ahead of bringing you the Pulse of this week's episodes which come up later.
This season has seen it all: the return of a Cutthroat champ and newly single dad, the invasion of totally new newbies from outside the MTV & American reality community, and a whole lot of drama both on the competition field and off of it in the country of Spain. And for the homestretch run of this season, the scene shifted to the Czech Republic, and to the usually dramatic final act. The eight finalists -- Cara Maria, Kam, Kyle, Kailah, Leroy, Nicole, Tony and Zach -- all arrive in medieval times to a castle for the demanding task of the final challenge... but along the way, they also had to deal one more time with two mercenaries who also became Vegas card dealers for a day.
After that went down, most of the cast will be joining the newest dad of the MTV family, Mike "The Miz" Mizanin, as they will gather -- both in New York's MTV Times Square Studio and through the magic of television and satellite technology in London -- to discuss everything that took place in Europe. From the gameplay of one who has certainly turned a page in the past year in his Challenge career, to girls facing off over all of the drama we've seen all winter and spring long on what MTV describes as "the greatest, grimiest grudge-fest in MTV history."
We'll have all the action, reaction and interaction from part 1 of the Vendettas Reunion coming up, as we start what will be a busy week ahead for this site, which we will explain at the end of this diary. Enjoy the 'Pulse coming up after the jump... it's great to have you with us.
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As you indulge yourself in this weekend -- or just back from your Saturday night activities on this National Beer Day, time for us at DCBLOG to take you Inside the MTV Trifecta. Buoyed by this week's much-anticipated and record-setting return of Jersey Shore and the OG's going on a Family Vacation to Florida, this week marks the beginning of MTV's spring programming slate, and we'll look ahead to two of those shows that will share center stage coming up. But first, the final of The Challenge Vendettas.
Last week, the field of ten semifinalists were set as they all made the three-hour plane ride northeast from Spain to the country of Czech Republic. They set off in the season's last regular challenge as they took a page out of Fear Factor for adrenaline on 18 wheels. A big rig truck, an airport runway and a slalom course greeted the players and in the end, the entire girl field of Cara, Kailah, Nicole and Kam were off to the final, and so were Tony, Zach and Kyle. But it's Mr. Two Kids who made the biggest noise in him making another power move, and gaining another Vendetta in the process.
Leroy won over Brad to join the rest of the field in the final, and this week it all unfolds as they all compete for their share of the big money: $500,000 on the line. And it's as if we have made our way from the shore to the Excalibur Hotel in TJ's town: it's a trip to a castle for a one-day final. However, two mercenaries will make one more trip back to make the road to this payday feel that much more harder. Who can endure the always excruciating part of any Challenge season? And what happens when they find out that there are no silver or bronze medals this time around?
With all the action, reaction and interaction, you will experience the 31st season of the fifth major pro sport heading into this final phase. And after the Pulse, we'll have the results of our latest Twitter poll. All of that is ahead, and thanks for staying with us tonight... settle in.
With a season of one sport having just wrapped up last night in Villanova emerging victorious in dominant fashion in an eventful March Madness, tonight sees the beginning of the end for another sporting season: the final challenge on The Challenge Vendettas, and the start of perhaps the most wide open marathon to the cash in quite a while for the fifth major pro sport. A season that began some 40 hours into the new year will begin to identify which of the eight players who've made it out of Spain and into the Czech Republic will have what it takes to survive the always compelling drama of what starts tonight: a multi-day ordeal that will test everyone that will reward those who make it to the end with a six-figure payday to those who finish. Our field has two previous champions looking to add title #2 to their trophy case, two rookies who relied on elimination mastery and hard luck to get here, two who came up short in the last Purge last season to finally make it into their first final, and two others who have been to a final before and are looking to punch it in for their first championship.
We'll have our evaluations of the Elite Eight who've made it here to the final ahead on this edition of the Vendettas WRAP, along with our Things to Know review of Episodes 12 and 13, all to get you in the mood for tonight's first part of the season finale... that's all ahead as we begin a busy month of April in the MTV Trifecta.
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If you're just relaxing on this Saturday night of Easter weekend -- and if you have just gotten done watching the Final Four or today's binge-athon of Winter Break: Hunter Mountain, come step inside to our house as we bring you the Pulse of The Challenge Vendettas, and the semifinal... the last regular challenge before the big final.
Last week, the competition in Spain came to a conclusion with the last two challenges in Malaga: the first saw the players dive into the water, and strategy played in a role in that as those who were better swimmers than those who aren't took out the win. Queen Kam joined that illustrious list of those winning three eliminations in one season in staking her claim to potentially being Outstanding Rookie of Vendettas. And then the final regular mission: a demanding time trial to test everyone who wants to make the journey to a new location and whether they are tough enough to make it to the marathon for the cash.
Zach and Nicole were the top finishers for the men and women, respectively, and gained their ticket to the Czech Republic where the final will take place, and this week we'll find out who else will join them in the quest for the six-figure payday that will take place just around the corner. But before that comes one more challenge that takes the ten semifinalists to what one of them did on Fear Factor: high-octane which will determine who will be the Elite Eight gunning for the cash. And just as you thought that dirtiness of what's made this and last season so compelling is something, wait until you find out who the latest player to get blindsided is.
You'll find out that and so much more with all the action, reaction and interaction of Episode 13 of Vendettas coming up, plus March Madness and the March for Our Lives. And afterwards, with the disappointing news of the company announcing it will soon become a part of history, ExtraTime will join a man who we featured here just a couple days ago as he gets to become a Toys "R" Us kid.
A trip to the Czech Republic, a trip on eighteen wheelers, a blindside, and Toys R Us... all of that is ahead on the Pulse of The Challenge Vendettas.
For one more time this week, welcome back to our look Inside the MTV Trifecta and the start of the serious business of The Challenge Vendettas. This season began roughly 45 hours into 2018 and a lot has gone down in Malaga, Spain, but at the same time it's also a fairly quick season compared to the long, dragged-out one that was Dirty 30. We started with a collection of names those who follow MTV's domestic offerings are familiar with appealing to both young and old, and those new to this family who came from across a link between former (and perhaps, soon to be reunited) corporate links and from across the pond. And as always, there's the big time drama, great competition and even greater elimination duels that's made this season worthwhile.
Last week saw the last competition to take place in where this season began in the westernmost part of Continental Europe, and by the time we reach the quarter-hour mark come Tuesday we'll be in the Czech Republic, where the most famous moment in Challenge history took place in CT treating Bananas as his own backpack on Cutthroat. And with Zach and Nicole having already clinched their spots on the 3-hour plane ride northeast, this will allow us to venture into our exclusive hideaway known as the Strategy Room to analyze where we stand right now. Ahead, we'll have capsules of each of the remaining players and break down how they've fared here this close to the location change, our latest power rankings and predictions of who we think will make it to the business end of Season 31. That's all ahead.
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As you all relax on a Sunday Funday, time for us here to take you again Inside the MTV Trifecta with the Pulse of Week 12 of The Challenge Vendettas. And compared to what we had at this stage last season, we're now knocking on the door of the final.
Last week in Spain, a game already shaken by Devin's shock win over Johnny Bananas got even more twisted when his fellow AYTO mate Britni found herself in the middle of everything with an episode that even included her name in the title. We saw a betrayal and a bond between Natalie and Nelson that saw the dirtiness of this game get the better of that. And the house learned what it's like when history repeats itself, when four Mercenaries and former champions Ashley, Darrell, Frank and Laurel emerged from the darkness, but saw three of the four hold up their half of the end.
This week marks last chance saloon for this season in its present surroundings of Malaga, Spain, as the last two challenges take place: the first sees the players go in too deep underwater, and when you have that and those who are not good swimmers, it always make for a recipe for disaster. And with an appearance from some Whoppers and a day of pleasure, the final regular mission by the sea sees it take a cue from one of summer's biggest sporting events to test everyone if they have the toughness to move forward, and to a new location -- which means... a treasure chest of gold is around the corner.
Find out what happens with all the action, reaction and interaction of this week ahead, plus St. Patrick's Day, March Madness and more. And after the diary on ExtraTime, a trip down memory lane as a member of an iconic Real World cast shares her first meeting in a decade with one of her roommates. All of that is ahead on the 'Pulse of The Challenge Vendettas.
Tonight, the Final Challenge is looming for the thirteen players still left on The Challenge Vendettas, but before we head into Episode 12 of what appears to be a relatively short season than last -- we have a WRAP of last week's proceedings to share with you here before we head there. Last week saw a game that's become more wide open once again deal with yet another Invasion of Mercenaries with championship meddle to Spain, while dirty gameplay gets in the way of a new budding romance and one that was formed here at the outset.
We'll look at all of that here coming up along with our latest power rankings from inside the Strategy Room. And for one who appears to be on her way to becoming outstanding rookie of this season, we'll look at the emergence of the latest Queen of this new crop of Challengers. That's ahead.
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Yesterday was that one time every few or so years where the one day out of the week a lot of us anticipate to party up and get down coincides with the one day of the year where green is the magic color. And as you all wrap up this St. Patrick's Day weekend and recover from this great Irish holiday taking place on a Saturday along with a wild weekend of college hoops, come on in as we at DCBLOG bring you The Pulse of The Challenge Vendettas... where the magic color of this season is red.
Last week in Spain saw an episode some are calling one of the best they have ever seen of this series: British import Kayleigh was targeted by three girls in the house after a rumor was spread about her, and after some tension it was too much for her to handle and she left the house. And on the field, a master manipulator who excelled into the money in his first three MTV shows finally had the chance to meet his Vendetta face to face where it matters: an elimination, and by a bare margin Devin had his biggest day when he knocked out Johnny Bananas in the Ring.
This week, a lady -- who, along with Big D, shared in their unlikely miracle win like what went down Friday night in the NCAA Tournament -- finds herself in the middle of things after last week's blockbuster. Meanwhile, the game gets turned on its head with a betrayal, and a bond formed by two scorned lovers which, also, gets tested by the dirtiness of what this game is all about. And the house will then learn what it's like when history repeats itself, when once again that happens again to those who come walking into the elimination chamber.
You'll find out that and all of Week 11 here with all the action, reaction and interaction from Challenge Tuesday coming up, as we wrap up the weekend... and thanks for hanging with us.
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Hello, and Happy St. Patrick's Day... and welcome to this week's ride Inside the MTV Trifecta. Ahead, all the action, reaction and interaction to this week's episode of The Challenge Vendettas... but while you are prepping to party up and get down on this Saturday, indulge yourself in the In-Between interactions of the cast after what went down last week and Challenge Tuesday, including the cast in New York to film the reunion, and much more.
Tonight, the game known as The Challenge Vendettas will get turned on its head yet again with just over a bakers' dozen of players left in Spain. But before that goes down and to wrap up this week's posts, this week's Challenge WRAP... but not just any original write-up on the fifth major pro sport, but more or less this is a Special Edition of our recaps.
Because this blogger was whisked off from his usual post of blogging on MTV reality TV to the world's greatest sporting event in the Olympics and last month's Winter Games in South Korea, it was only last week that DCBLOG finally got caught up on all the missed time working on posts covering the episodes that went down while I busy binge-watching the Games. And because of that and the usual format of episodes being backlogged a bit due to so much drama taking place - it's only here & now after all that we have seen in the past month on this show that we are reviewing the episodes and everything that's transpired during this time in Spain.
Ahead, and instead of the traditional Things to Know recap of just pointing out a few notable items from the week's episodes, on this Midseason Review we'll count down our five biggest moments of the past five episodes from Episodes 6 through 10 -- 1-on-1 battles, controversy and all, plus reveal our latest power rankings. It's all ahead as our trip Inside the MTV Trifecta continues.
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We're winding down this second weekend of March, which means hoops fans are now filling out those brackets, music fans are enjoying tonight's iHeartRadio Music Awards and the return of American Idol, and you can all rejoice to having that one precious hour of extra daylight - even if you lost an hour of sleep last night. And as DCBLOG looks Inside the MTV Trifecta, along with the jaw-dropping finale of Siesta Key one thing that's on everyone's minds this week in MTV land: The Challenge Vendettas and a season in Spain that's getting even more juicier by the second.
Last week, Kailah finally had a chance to shine when she took advantage of Marie having a subpar night in the elimination chamber to take out an easy win as she looks to take the next step after just missing the final last year. She also took that momentum into the ensuing challenge, where after a game that took advantage of Spain being home to both Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, she, Tony and Zach formed the Troika upon them winning that soccer-themed challenge.
After his spat with the man who he has had immense hatred since they competed on the season where he made the dirtiest move of all, this week Big D will find out if he gets his wish to get the showdown he has waited for with bated breath... perhaps someone who has shined this season may grant him his gift. And what happens when something that has become an all too common sight comes into The Challenge? Of course, the house is gonna blow up and blow up it will.
You'll experience all the action, reaction and interaction of Episode 10 with us ahead, including the blow by blow of yet another challenge twitter beef, and reaction to what happened on The Bachelor through those of another TV love fest. And on a Sunday that also sees that megahit series I don't even watch also air, stay around after the diary as ExtraTime will look at the latest series to feature the public's fascination with dead people to the web, with an AYTO alum.
All of that is ahead on the 'Pulse of The Challenge Vendettas... it's great to have you with us this Sunday night.
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If you're just relaxing on your Saturday night, come on in as we bring you our look at Week 10 of The Challenge Vendettas. Ahead, the action, reaction and interaction of this week's episode, but for now enjoy the In-Between interactions of the cast after what went down last week and Challenge Tuesday.
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You all have just enjoyed the Oscars on this Sunday Funday -- and all the envelopes got it all right this time, but now the party is just getting started if you're lucky enough to still be up here at the end of your weekend, as we now bring you the Pulse of The Challenge Vendettas for this week's show.
Last week -- or last night here, we saw Dirty 30 finalists Jordan, Tori and Derrick, and alum Aneesa invade Spain as the Mercenaries... and while the only one to escape this surprise invasion was Queen Kam, the showstopping moment so far of this season came from Mr. Bulldog himself, as he faced off against Joss in a pulse-pounding elimination battle that saw the veteran take out the win. And the week's challenge saw Leroy get taken to the hospital after a nasty fall when they went car hopping above the sea.
The end of that episode saw Kam vote in Marie to save herself, and this week the loyalty of the first AYTO Season 5'er to win an elimination is being put into question. However, it's the humiliating performance of one player that may cost her the game when she finds herself in something that you'll likely find next to the washer and dryer in your house. And with what happened two years ago in front of them still fresh in his mind, we may find ourselves heading towards another titanic battle between the champ and an upstart.
You'll find out what happens here with how the cast saw this past week's episode ahead, plus yet another Twitter beef that's worthy of making some popcorn and watching it unfold in your timeline. And afterwards, those who delighted us on the sand in Florida meets passes the torch to those who, after one episode, has done the same on the snow... we'll have their meeting on ExtraTime.
All of that is ahead on the Pulse of The Challenge... and thanks for staying up for us.
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It's Sunday, and we hope you've been enjoying your weekend.. All weekend, we've been catching everyone up on the two episodes of The Challenge Vendettas that took place during the Winter Olympics, and we're caught up now on what went down there when this blogger was caught up in the Games and didn't do much blog work while binge-watching his favorite sporting event.
We'll have the Pulse of this past week's episode here in a bit, but we'll get you in the mood for that with the cast interaction in between Episode 8 and this week's Episode 9 before that diary is posted here later tonight... that includes a trip to Philadelphia and to nearby Atlantic City with not only Team Challenge, but also members from Floribama Shore, Winter Break Hunter Mountain (which we covered here late last night), and even a guy from Teen Mom. And after the diary, have with more on An American Comedian in London who might be familiar if you watched the original season of one of the competitors of this Vendettas season. That's ahead.
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It is the first weekend of March -- Oscars weekend for movie lovers, and we roll along on our extended DCBLOG weekend here. It's been a busy past couple days for us as we're halfway through a packed weekend of posts, as we're now into the second of a doubleheader of Backtracked Pulse diaries covering the two weeks of episodes before this week's Challenge Vendettas... again catching up on lost time due to this blogger taking a winter break for the action in Korea.
When we left here on Thursday, Brad went into an elimination for the first time since he beat RW Philly alum MJ on The Duel II, and the Cutthroat champ outlasted Big Brother rep Victor... and he also received encouraging news when the vendetta he formed here in Spain, Sylvia, was sent home when her illness became too much for her to overcome after her elimination win over Melissa. But this was just a minor story compared to what went down at that week's mission when a double elimination was announced, and four heavy hitters off of recent efforts on Dirty 30 and Champs vs. Stars showed up as the Mercenaries to wreck havoc in Spain.
Reigning champ Jordan, his girl Tori, fellow XXX finalist Derrick and longtime alum Aneesa all arrived to face off against, respectively, Shane, Kam, Joss and Veronica in eliminations... and one of those battles turns out to become the latest in a long line of epic "Win or Go Home" duels. Also in Week 8, the Grenade - designed to make things even more tense with those in the house, rears its ugly head with whoever survives the Ring, and the competitors face off against the cars above the sea. And whenever you have someone going all in above the water, chance are someone will wipe out dramatically when jumping above.
You'll experience all of that here with how the cast saw Episode 8 here ahead, along with two vets getting into it socially, and everyone reacting to the latest big-time elimination battle. And after the diary, what happens when one of MTV's most visible faces from a decade ago meets up with another from right now? ExtraTime will delve into the Funny File for when The Hills Meets Siesta Key, Punk'd Style.
An Epic Elimination, a Queen, a Fall, and a Prank... all the action, reaction and interaction is ahead on the Pulse of The Challenge.
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It might be Friday, but our DCBLOG weekend is already one day old as we continue to catch up on lost work due to the Winter Olympics break. Yesterday, we caught everyone up with what happened on Episode 7 of The Challenge Vendettas, where Brad won his first elimination in 10 years, and an invasion of three veterans and a girl who had an impressive 2017 to Spain.
We'll bring you what happens there later tonight, but to get you in the mood for that, we bring you below the cast interaction in between Episode 7 of two weeks ago and Episode 8 from last week, before we bring you the Pulse of last week's Vendettas later tonight... a steamy episode to put it.
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We've turned the page into the new month of March, and after letting this blogger take a two weeks' leave to binge-watch the biggest winter festival of them all, we at DCBLOG are back to bring you Inside the MTV Trifecta. And we're starting this week's posts a day earlier than usual to cover not one, but THREE episodes of The Challenge Vendettas over these next few days, starting here & now with Episode 7 from two weeks ago before I joined with millions of other Americans in catching a case of Olympic Fever.
When we left Spain at the end of the first week of February, the challengers tackled some fright in the shark-infested waters as they swam in a nighttime mission as Tony once again stepped things up in the sea to earn a Troika spot alongside Bananas and Kyle. They then voted in Victor, Shane and Devin into the elimination cut, which also put the former two's budding bromance aside for the sake of this game. But all eyes were on of "Who Wrote The Note?"
That was the question on everyone's mind and on Episode 7 two weeks ago, that question finally gets answered as the perpetrator is revealed... don't be surprised if THAT is who you think it is. The Troika decides who to put into the guys' elimination against a man who hasn't been in one since all of this season's cast were 10 years younger. And if you thought we've seen everything in the first seven episodes, you ain't seen anything yet as two mega-twists rock the house.
All the action, reaction and interaction of Episode 7 is ahead in the first of a Backtracked Pulse Doubleheader, along with another Twitter beef, Valentine's Day and the MTV community's reaction to the Parkland tragedy. And with the Olympic flame extinguished we'll finally have the opportunity to bring you this diary later than planned, but as they say "better late than never." We'll have a look ahead at what else is coming up after the diary, along with a follow-up to one of our previous stories.
The Note Writer Revealed, An Elimination and Two Twists... all of that is ahead on the 'Pulse of The Challenge as we begin a busy extended weekend on DCBLOG.
