*** Advisory: DC SocialPulse contains adult language, objectionable content & spoilers for some readers. Viewer Discretion is Advised. Due to its length, take frequent eye breaks if you're reading this top to bottom. ***
Wherever you are around the world, it is World Cup finals weekend, and as soccer's greatest event draws to an end in less than 24 hours with a David vs. Goliath matchup, the summer in now just starting as we kick off the second half of 2018 in MTV Reality with an epic premiere week. Earlier, we brought you the fun and little dramatic opening salvo of Season 2 of Floribama Shore... now, we're at the main event with those our favorite Southerners got to party with before the countdown began in earnest for what's about to go down here.
That would be Season 32 of
The Challenge, and it marks the climax of a three-part, year-long journey that began a year ago this coming week when
XXX: Dirty 30 welcomed the MTV Trifecta's dirtiest players to Colombia and saw plenty of drama that, in the end, had a controversial ending. Then, many of them made their way to Spain, where five British imports and two from a summer TV tradition awaited them for Part 2:
Vendettas... and a worldwide audience became first-time witnesses to the kind of drama and action that can only take place in this arena.
Now, Part 3:
Final Reckoning, as those who have had bad blood during the course of this trilogy, as well as several exes straight out of Splitsville, a
Champs vs. Stars competitor with his
Big Brother vendetta, and a few just off the plane from Hawaii from the hell in paradise that was the American version of
Ex On The Beach. And this week, it all begins as the competitors are brought to South Africa to be dared to settle the score in front of TJ Lavin, and with the goal to make it all the way to the end. And as it was last summer, $1 million is on the minds of everyone, with the grand prize being winner-take-all at season's end.
Just as it has been throughout this trilogy, an opening Purge will test the competitors in right out of the starting gate, with those who finish last on their way out just after they arrive... or so, they think. Then, once the competitors get settled in their estate, some belated fireworks just after the 4th of July explode in the house, and it may cause their Challenge to end before it really gets started.
Coming up, all the action, reaction and interaction to this first act of this latest season of the fifth major pro sport, as well as the aftermath of what goes down at the very end. If you don't believe us, we guarantee your jaw will be dropped by the time this diary ends. And during this time of year where everyone is celebrating that special moment in the summer sun, afterwards we will send our congrats out to those who have had babies and have donned wedding rings during the ladder part of the first half of the MTV year.
First, if you are new to this site, a warm welcome to those of you, get cozy and indulge yourself in our look at what's widely seen as the most exciting programming in the reality TV genre, and one of its longest-running shows of
The Challenge. Whether you're watching these shows for the first time or for a long time, DCBLOG is
the place to go to for our unique, insightful and distinctive look at your favorite reality TV guilty pleasures, and where you can get more out of the shows you love.
That includes the Pulse, which we've been doing for every episode of
The Challenge since Rivals II, as well as the feeder shows
Are You The One,
Real World and
Ex On The Beach. This is our trademark feature offering everyone the
other show that takes place concurrent to the madness of you and us see every week on TV: the social interaction between the cast members, fellow MTV (and in this case, reality) alumni and fans from Twitter, all as part of the communal viewing experience that comes with watching these episodes live as they air, and before and after they air too.
These are exclusive running diaries specially designed, curated & pieced together, in its entirety, in real-time and uncensored, to bring the action, drama, the intense moments and all else to you here as a service to fans. If you just want to relive the action, reaction and interaction, dig in and enjoy it all over again. But if you're one of the many who didn't experience the episode as it aired on TV, we are your first opportunity to check out everything you missed from its original airing -- all carefully compiled while you're catching up on the episodes before we get to post this a few days after it airs.
The Pulse is only part of the DCBLOG MTV Reality experience with our all-encompassing and top-class coverage: like other sites, we also recap the episodes with analysis & opinions, but through our other important element of ExtraTime, we also go beyond the screen to focus on the people and stories of TV's most fascinating reality ecosystem. And this devoted MTV fan who loves these shows as much as you do and who's good friends with a lot of the castmates, proudly brings you this coverage every weekend... one that continues to receive much acclaim and recognition.
Enough of that, to the reason you have come here: the following are the actual tweets of the cast, alumni and fans as everyone got to see the premiere on Tuesday night, along with the buildup to, and the after hours & day-after aftermath of, the first episode.
• 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.
So, welcome on in... and join us after the jump for the Pulse of the Premiere of
The Challenge: Final Reckoning. It's so good to have you with us as we begin this roller coaster ride.
