DC SocialPulse: The Challenge All Stars - The Finale Part 2

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Happy Memorial Day to you from all of us... and we hope you are enjoying this Monday off as we honor those who have served and those who have kept us safe in this time. And as we turn the page to summer 2021, matters in the fifth major pro sport in this first half of this year are about to come at a climax once again as we at DCBLOG now bring you the back-end of The Challenge: All-Stars finale in Argentina.

Back on Friday night when we brought you part 1 of it on here, the field of twelve who made their way though a deep field made it to the start line of the $500,000 final challenge: Alton, Aneesa, Big Easy, Darrell, Derrick, Jemmye, Jisela, Jonna, KellyAnne, Mark, Ruthie and Yes. As in past finals on the regular show - something only two have been through, it's a demanding two-day affair with several checkpoints along the way on day 1, the players being partnered up, and all of them being pushed physically and mentally if they want to make that run at the cash, for which the winner gets all of it.

At the end of part 1, Derrick shockingly crashed out when the boat he & Jisela were on made a wrong turn away from shore which cost them advancement in the final, as everyone else hiked their way through the wilderness doing everything we're accustomed to when money is on the line. And as we return to South America, the race continues as the OG's battle to get over a hot pepper that they had before going on that hike in the woods, and where they must survive a night of sleeping in the cold before embarking on a race to the top that, due of the points system in place for this, means that the one who finishes first may not be hoisting the crown at days end.

After the break, it's the second season finale in Challenge Nation of the year, as we bring you the SocialPulse of Week 2 of The Challenge All-Stars finale. And thanks for spending part of your holiday with the blog... we're glad you've joined us.

DC SocialPulse: Floribama Shore - The Season 4 Midseason Reunion Part 2

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We welcome you back on Sunday of this long holiday weekend... the summer is just starting up as we mark the rite of the year's hottest season of Memorial Day weekend in America. But things are wrapping up -- at least right now -- for the Bam of MTV's Floribama Shore as Season 4 has reached its midseason finish line at the end of springtime.

This season is wrapping up on the midseason side of things with just six of them joining Jersey Shore OG's Snooki and J-Woww in person in the studio. Nilsa is the only one who cannot be with Aimee, Codi, Candace, Gus, Kirk and Jeremiah, not only because of the impending arrival of her new baby (which we will delve into in a little bit on here), but also because of her having to quarantine back home in Florida after she tested positive for COVID.

There's been a lot going down so far in the first half of the reunion, from her and Gus 1.0 getting into it a bit to Candace's friend Betheny joining in on the fun. Now, the second half of the Floribama reunion will see more brought up to the surface, including Codi getting his own spot in the weekly calendar. That and more ahead on the DCBLOG MTV SocialPulse...

DC ExtraTime: "My Father's Daughter"

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As summer begins in America this long holiday weekend, this country is marking the return of the old normal for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic, and the first full-fledged season of sorts since winter of last year. Millions of people who've been given their vaccination shots are enjoying the first of those times of that we have been longing for in two years, and they are catching up on a year's worth of lost time in recreation, travel and with family & friends by the pool and at the picnic table.

But on this Memorial Day Weekend, we're again reminded of the true meaning of why we have these few days off at the end of this month of May. At some point during these four days, it's likely you'll have a chance to have a moment of reflection to remember those who have served America in times of war, and the soldiers who have given their lives in combat abroad to defend our freedoms and way of life. As it was last year, this holiday sees not only us saying thank you to those who have served in uniform, but again to also send our appreciation to the millions of essential workers who've kept us safe and healthy in this time as we finally near the light at the end of that dark tunnel of the COVID pandemic.

For the cast of MTV's Siesta Key, there is one person who knows what it has been like to find himself in the heat of battle while wearing the Stars and Stripes. Before heading home to Florida for Seasons 2 and 3 and making that infamous trip to the house of his vendetta to crash his birthday party, Jared Kelderman served a tour of duty in the U.S. Navy as a crewman and drone operator out in California, and who also opened up about his battles with post-traumatic stress syndrome ("PTSD") after he returned following his tour. And for another member of this cast, the lockdown that caused all of us to stay home in the past fourteen months afforded Amanda Miller to explore something that radiates some fifty years after the fact: her dad taking part in one of the most tense events and periods of the 20th century.

DC SocialPulse: Floribama Shore - The Season 4 Midseason Reunion Part 1

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As the Memorial Day weekend rages on here, there is a group of people from the South who are used to having the opportunity to spend their summers and spring breaks going crazy. But for the crew of MTV's Floribama Shore, Season 4 has seen them spend at least part of this year's craziness outside of their familiar surroundings of the state of Florida.

The pandemic and the current state of the union saw Aimee, Candace, Codi, Jeremiah, Kirk, Nilsa and Gus fly out west and much cooler weather than they're used to, but the drama also came along for the plane ride over to the state of Montana and then down south to Arizona. In both instances, plenty of drama went down as the failed bromance clouded over matters, but there was also the joy of them enjoying time in the snow before getting a resort all to themselves... and there was also the first steps towards parenthood for Nilsa. But it all came to an end when production shut down prematurely in the wake of some of the crew returning positive tests while in the Valley of the Sun.

And now, all that's left before Thursday nights in the summer shift over to their OG counterparts is a 2-part Floribama reunion, hosted by Snooki & J-Woww before we count down to the former's big return for Jersey Shore heads to the Poconos. And we'll have all of the embedded highlights coming up on the DCBLOG 'Pulse from the Shore...

MTV Reality WRAP: Siesta Key - Prenups, a Party, and a Yacht Video

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It is the Memorial Day weekend -- the spiritual start of summer in the United States and the first weekend of the old normal in over a year. And in the Floridian town of Sarasota, the weather is not only getting up there into the 90's, but thunder and rain will also sadly spoil many barbecues. But, we are the cure for your summertime blues if you happen to be rained out there as we bring you into its suburb beach town of Siesta Key as Season 4 of the titular MTV show is underway.

As it was for Season 3 a year ago, last week's second episode saw a housewarming involving Juliette... but it's a far cry from when she and Kelsey opened their new house to everyone and the drama that came out of that ill-fated party. But here, it was her new man Sam christening his new millionaire's crib, but the choice of his girlfriend inviting over Kels added more to their growing feud. There was also more tension simmering with her and Chloe (and with others in the clique) after a relapse in spreading rumors about the model as she has been pledging to better herself. Also at that housewarming, Brandon got to meet Camilla after what he went through last year... but the object of the biggest affection came when Sam invited his ex Jordana to commission a portrait painting of Jules that cost just pocket change: $10,000.

Now, the focus turns to the one who is starting the process of readying herself for the biggest day of her life, and there's also a new music video featuring her ex. We'll have those and more ahead as DCBLOG wraps up Episode 3 of Siesta Key with talk of a prenup and a party on the boat just to come here...

Inside MTV Reality: Match Me If You Can

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Right now, the most-eagerly anticipated summer in recent memory is underway as this Memorial Day Weekend has commenced the first full-fledged season of pleasure in twenty-four months. As vaccination has been on the minds of millions of Americans this spring, the much-desired and sought-after return to normalcy has come quicker than we all have thought, and we are in for quite a summer ahead on many fronts with live events returning, stadiums and arenas being filled to a big summer of sports, and lots more in store.

For those who are into the world of reality TV, summertime feels almost like Christmas as the schedules on the major networks are now making room for the genre's biggest hits: America's Got Talent, American Ninja Warrior, Big Brother, Love Island in both America and the U.K., The Bachelorette, Bachelor in Paradise, and Jersey Shore. And those are just some of the many reality-based series that will take to our screens on broadcast, streaming and cable in the 104 days from right now on this Friday night of this long weekend until Labor Day Monday brings this all to a close in September.

It's with this in mind that the folks at Pepsi are contributing their part to help usher in the Summer of 2021 and the first romantic reality dating show produced by MTV since the start of the panic that has plagued the past year. Starting with when it debuted during the season finale of The Challenge: Double Agents and continuing into this month of May, they and the branded content marketing arm of MTV's parent, ViacomCBS' Velocity, teamed up to create the spring's must-watch romantic show -- and provide a launchpad to the first new Pepsi flavor in five years. And some of your favorite reality stars including those familiar to us here are front and center for the experiment that is Match Me If You Can.

DC SocialPulse: The Challenge All Stars - The Finale Part 1

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  DELAYED EDITION  

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And so after all this time we've been at home and away from our loved ones, we have finally made it to the start of the summer of 2021 - and you can all breathe a sigh of relief like us in saying that. And as we kick off Memorial Day Weekend and the biggest summer in America in a long time we begin with its fifth major pro sport, and the beginning of the second final challenge of the spring as MTV's The Challenge: All-Stars on Paramount+ wraps up.

There's a reason why those of you who have longed for the originals to return to the screen for this all-star packed season of the show you love, and there have been plenty of good things to discuss about this Challenge that it wouldn't even fit this opening monologue. And the last time we were with the OG's in Argentina, it was Semifinal Week - our definition for the last pre-final regular challenge and elimination, and the players got to go big on a dusty highway doing what their counterparts on the regular show have been doing. And before she went into an arena that she would ultimately win, Jisela had it out with former friend Aneesa, which proves that even long friendships are not immune from this spinoff.

Her win with Big Easy over Kendal & Nehemiah solidified the the field of a dozen that also consists of not only her old friend, but also Alton, Darrell, Derrick, Jemmye, Jonna, KellyAnne, Mark, Ruthie and Yes. And they are about to embark on something that all but two of them have gone through before: a punishing two-day final with only the winner getting the entire prize pool at stake of $500,000. There are several checkpoints along the route in the Argentinean wilderness as they will be pushed to both their physical and mental limits and have to rely on relationships they've forged during this stay in South America as they try to make it to the end... but not everyone will do so as the starting horn goes off.

After the jump, DCBLOG brings you to the peaks of Argentina for the SocialPulse of the first day of The Challenge: All-Stars Finale as the quest for a half-million commences... and welcome to the weekend and this Summer to Remember.

DC ExtraTime Follow-Up: More Dirty Little Secrets from the Truth Booth...

 FOLLOW-UP  A Dirty Little Scandal 

 in The Boom Boom Room (4/28/21)

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In the summer of 2015, Lifetime premiered the first of a four-season scripted drama series that took viewers into what really goes on behind the scenes of a romantic reality television show. Unreal was conceived by a former producer of The Bachelor as a young reality TV producer was pushed by her dishonest boss to try and jazz up an otherwise run of the mill reality dating show with plenty of lustful drama and even manipulating the contestants to make it as outrageous as any on the dial.

However, the genre of reality dating shows have been in the news a lot in the showbiz industry lately for similar reasons behind the scenes, none bigger than what's happened to the show Unreal producer Sarah Gertrude Shapiro once worked on. In the past year, Bachelor Nation has found itself embroiled in behind-the-scenes drama surrounding race despite making inroads having Tanisha Adams and Matt James as their most recent leads, and host Chris Harrison stepping away from Katie Thurston's upcoming Bachelorette season next month after he also got caught in the crossfire of racial controversy over a contestant on Matt's season when he talked to Rachel Lindsay, herself Matt and Tanisha's predecessor as the franchise's first lead and as co-host of MTV's Catfish spinoff Ghosted.

Over at MTV, one of its contributions to the dating genre has also been under fire in the past month when Gianna Hammer from Season 5 of Are You The One? brought forth the same kind of charges that was leveled at Bachelor spinoff Bachelor in Paradise. There, she brought out into the open that she was sexually assaulted in an off-camera incident when she was drunk one night during her stay in the Caribbean. The show's producers in Lighthearted Entertainment are already under investigation as the production and casting process for Season 9 has been paused due to this rather disturbing matter, along with her season also being taken off of streaming platforms following the emergence of these charges.

Now, things have gotten even worse: even more dirty little secrets from the Truth Booth have now been exposed, where race was once again at the heart of matters as well as the single biggest moment of Gianna's season. And perhaps, we are now getting deep into witnessing the real-life version of Unreal unfolding inside the most controversial season ever of AYTO.