Tuesday, September 27, 2022

DC SocialPulse: The Challenge USA - The Most Chaotic Finale Ever?

*** Advisory: #DCSocialPulse contains adult language, objectionable content and spoilers for some readers. Viewer Discretion is Advised. Due to its length, take frequent eye breaks if you're viewing this top to bottom. ***

BY DC CUEVA                        
 @DC408DXTR  @ IG/YT/SC/TB/TK

Back in the summertime, we were all feeling a bit curious about how a show that's been on the air longer than any other in the reality competition sub-genre and a longtime cable TV staple could translate its playbook to the one area of the TV world that everyone can get with an antenna? Well, MTV's The Challenge spinoff that it created for CBS this summer has offered us plenty to watch and enjoy as comfort food in between Season 3 of All-Stars and what will be happening in two weeks.

When we left you a few days ago on this site, it was the last episode before the final down in Argentina -- hence, our alternative wording for these weeks as "The Semifinal." Whatever the version of these shows are, it's not officially a modern-day version of this carnival without the players donning a harness and taking off on a moving semi-wheeler to solve a puzzle... and Angela once again killed it to perhaps solidify her status as a favorite on the women's side, while an inspired Ben won on the guys' ladder. But when it came to who they would throw into the arena, it was David and Enzo who went up against each other in the last male elimination... and the elder statesman took care of matters in the latest installment of Balls In.

Now it's all about solidifying the finals field, which will come in one more daily challenge to determine who will be the first couple players to punch their ticket, followed by one more battle under the night lights... and then comes the ultimate final examination. For Alyssa, Angela, Ben, Cayla, Danny, Desi, Domenick, Enzo, Justine, Sarah and Tyson, they came into this thing from totally different shows coming into a totally different game... and right up until now they have proved that they can become worthy competitors. But if you have been watching this show for a long time, then it's when the money is at stake where they really have to prove themselves... and no one -- not them, nor us -- would expect that this last act of this new Challenge would be full of chaos, in every sense of the word.

Join us here after the break as DCBLOG brings you the SocialPulse of what might as well be the Most Chaotic Finale Ever, as The Challenge: USA draws to a grandstand finish.


AS THEY SAW IT: The Finale  
@TheChallenge: It ALL comes down to THIS! 💥 The 2-hour SEASON FINALE of #TheChallengeUSA starts NOW on @CBS! 😈
@LJKawa: Really excited to watch @TysonApostol -- arguably the best combo of reality show character/player of all time -- take it home tonight. 🐐
@withmygrande: Time forrrrrr #TheChallengeUSA 🎉
@TheChallenge: Let's have a Kiki count for tonight’s episode. Starting off with ️⃣ #TheChallengeUSA
@laurenleti: "@TheChallenge: love to hear it 💙 #TheChallengeUSA" RT this was my first season watching #TheChallengeUSA and it was soooo fun i'm so excited for this finale!!!
@peggyhobbs: @TysonApostol has to win! He’s by far the best athlete.
@InsultedMustard: Rooting for @TysonApostol #TheChallengeUSA
@JaxonHarvey: I hate how I have to watch this after everyone else. If my dad AKA @TysonApostol doesn't win this whole thing, I'm demanding a re-run  #ChallengeUSA #TheChallengeUSA
@JamesWallington: Alright y’all, who’s watching the finale of #TheChallengeUSA?! 💥🇺🇸💪🏻 I can’t believe it all comes to an end tonight. Who are you rooting for?
@almery: “People’s panic soothe me” - @TysonApostol giving us another timeless quote 😂 #TheChallengeUSA
@TheChallenge: "@LADYREM: Swim in the water at night oh tj tj tj !!! #thechallenge #thechallengeusa" RT HAHAHAHA. you never know what might be in that water 👀🤫 #TheChallengeUSA
@JamesWallington: Lol @TysonApostol kills me 😂 “people panic soothes me.” @TheChallenge #TheChallengeUSA 🙌🏻🇺🇸
@UnOffChallPod: Sarah and @Cayla_Platt_  #TheChallengeUSA #TheChallenge
@summahdownnow: It’s been a week. I need @TysonApostol to win. I just do. #TheChallengeUSA
@TheChallenge: The Haunted Mansion: #TheChallengeUSA Edition 👻  (Video of Enzo)
@Philltastic1: @TysonApostol is such a beast in challenges. Dude has earned his title as a main character this season. #thechallengeusa
@JamesWallington: Lol not @dannydmac44 throwing shade about Enzo “living in last place” 😂🤭 #TheChallengeUSA But is he wrong? @TheChallenge
- @OscarMSanchezJr: @JamesWallington Here’s the thing…you’re competing with “the best” from the get-go. So if you get them out day 1, you still “competed against the best”. People’s egos really get in the way of their bank accounts!
@PaulStans1: I want @TysonApostol on every season tbh #TheChallengeUSA
@TheChallenge: the tension in this deliberation is crazyyyyy 😬 #TheChallengeUSA
@sharontharp: One word to describe #TheChallenge finale: MESS.
@TheChallenge: ok well im sobbing now, THIS IS SO CUTE 🥺 #TheChallengeUSA (Video of a birthday cake via Zoom from Angela's significant other back home)
@TheChallenge: who do y'all think is going down in the arena?! #TheChallengeUSA (GIF: TJ - "Who do you wanna see down here?")
@JamesWallington: I'm definitely curious what everyone thinks 🤔... is competing against the best really the right strategy? 😶 Would you consider that a winning mentality? 🤷‍♂️ #TheChallengeUSA
- Yes, absolutely! 16.2% / No way in hell! 83.8%
   266 votes · Final results
@MattyBarone: Dom acting like he is in control lol #TheChallengeCBS “@TysonApostol, didn’t get your way” gimme a break. Tyson ran this season so far.
@TheChallenge: you're NEVER safe in #TheChallengeUSA 🥵  (GIF: Sarah - "You know what? Karma's a b____.")
@TheChallenge: TJ is so evil sometimes 😂 #TheChallengeUSA
@Lisadanger: Dom flexing his “power”. He’s so jealous of @TysonApostol #ChallengeUSA
@AbbateDomenick: "@ashleyveryser: Not surprised @AbbateDomenick couldn’t stand up to Sarah. She wins one challenge and acts like she’s good at something.. nobody liked you on survivor, nobody likes you now. Same applies to you Dom. #TheChallengeCBS" RT My biggest fan ❤️❤️❤️
@EraTsa: “I’m the clear fit to win this final.” Oh @TysonApostol, this has been your show every week so I’d hope you take the W 👑 #TheChallengeUSA
@JaxonHarvey: Sarah saying that @TysonApostol is terrible when he doesn't gets what he wants is hilarious   If she didn't get what she wanted there, she would've probably eaten @AbbateDomenick faster than that turkey(?) leg   #TheChallengeUSA #ChallengeUSA
@TheChallenge: oh yeah baby!! 🌎 #TheChallengeUSA (GIF: Desi - "The sky's the limit")
@JamesWallington: If there was anyone I loved talking game with in the compound, it was @lysslopezz! 🙌🏻🥹 Shes got a lot of fight in her & a bad ass competitor. Proud of you. #TheChallengeUSA 💜
- @lysslopezz: @JamesWallington I LOVE YOU
@_lissaox: @lysslopezz not y’all making me cry! 🥺😭 truly loved the friendship y’all formed on the show! #TheChallengeUSA
@TheChallenge: When there's no hot water left in the shower 🚿 #TheChallengeUSA (GIF: Angela - "I've never been this cold in my entire life")
@JamesWallington: The Algorithm should've stayed dead. Literally the worst thing ever 🤣. #TheChallengeUSA
@TheChallenge: Up to ✌️ Kiki references 🥰 #TheChallengeUSA  (Video of Danny)
@TheChallenge: When there's no hot water left in the shower 🚿 #TheChallengeUSA (GIF: Angela - "I've never been this cold in my entire life")
@TheChallenge: OKAAAAY 👏 at least WE know who was chef’ing it up in the kitchen in the house #TheChallengeUSA
@Brian_Scally: Me in the drive thru line for Taco Bell:  #TheChallengeUSA
@UnOffChallPod: My boy @AbbateDomenick with the big crop dust!   #TheChallengeUSA #TheChallenge
@JamesWallington: Justice for @DesiJWilliams. 💜 She deserved better. #TheChallengeUSA
@TheChallenge: It's only gonna get harder from here 🤪 #TheChallengeUSA  (GIF: TJ - "Welcome to your next checkpoint")
@TheChallenge: well this is a first, i've never heard someone describe a final as fun before 😂 #TheChallengeUSA (Video of Tyson)
@JamesWallington: Lol this Final is a damn mess. #TheChallengeUSA
@TheChallenge: TJ really said: Y'all STAAAANK 🤢 #TheChallengeUSA (Video of him coming into tent city)
@TheChallenge: When I don't check the weather before leaving the house 🌧 #TheChallengeUSA  (GIF of Danny walking in the rain)
@meeshfitz: Ben with the puzzle kick
@TheChallenge: alright, let's see a show of votes 🗳: have you ever played sudoku? #TheChallengeUSA
- Yessss 73.7% / Nahhhh 26.3%
   1,584 votes · Final results
@stanofpodcasts: I’m going to say this now before we know the results. @TysonApostol is always a joy to watch. Win or lose he should be incredibly proud. But let’s be real he’s going to win right?? #theChallengeUSA #newsAF
@wendellholland: I LOVE me some sudoku!!!
- @dannydmac44: @wendellholland Yes sir!
@JamesWallington: This final is indicative to how the entire experience was for so many of us. I'll say that much. #TheChallengeUSA
- @KrispyKram44: @JamesWallington You didn't make the Final, but you are still the winner in my eyes #TheChallengeUSA
@stanofpodcasts: 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍 We love you @TysonApostol. #theChallengeUSA #newsAF 👑 🦁
@TheChallenge: another one bites the dust?! will ANYONE survive TJ’s final? 😰 #TheChallengeUSA
- @TheTough_Cinco: @TheChallenge I wouldn’t have quit 🤷🏾‍♂️
@TheChallenge: hope y'all have been keeping count because we're at THREEEEEEEE 🥰 #iykyk #TheChallengeUSA
@swataytay: This was the worst final and ending of any reality series in the history of the world. @TheChallenge you really fucked up this entire franchise with #thechallengeusa @TysonApostol please please pleeeease go on the flagship
@TheChallenge: anddd we have our #TheChallengeUSA WINNERS! 🏆🥳 thanks for tweeting along with me this season! 💙

@JamesWallington: Proud of everyone, but that's a wrap! Congratulations @dannydmac44 & Sarah on the win, well deserved 💜✨. #TheChallengeUSA
@TysonApostol: @dannydmac44 congrats my dude! Well earned!
@dannydmac44: Me walking in to get my money from TJ @TheChallenge #TheChallengeUSA
- @kikimccrayway: @dannydmac44 aayyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
- @lysslopezz: @dannydmac44 DANNY BOY 🥇🥇🥇
- @TinaBarta: @dannydmac44 Bahhhhh hahahahha.  Cash that check yo!  And make sure it clears! 😆. I’m sure Teej was wanting to get down with you!  #TheChallengeCBS #TheChallenge
@davjalex: That final look tough. Congratulations on those that competed and gave it there all.
@davjalex: Finally met the #challengemvp @kikimccrayway
- @dannydmac44: My guy came through!💪🏾
@JamesWallington: She is the moment. 🥹🫶🏻 Proud is an understatement. @Cayla_Platt_ you’re a fighter, who overcame the odds. 💜 You represented the spirit of the #AmazingRace throughout. ✨ The friendship we formed will be the best takeaway from this experience. Love you! #TheChallengeUSA
@JamesWallington: The last thing I'll say is that I am still beyond grateful to have had the opportunity to compete on #TheChallengeUSA ✨🇺🇸. I loved meeting everyone, competing & putting on that uniform... However, it doesn't mean I have to love everything about the experience & that's okay. 💜
- @Rowdy_RCR_2023: @JamesWallington Honestly I never watched the Challenge before but only watched because I luv you James (and Leo) , then I was hooked. 😚🫶
@JamesWallington: Alright y’all , it’s back to Bali Vibes for me 😎🌴☀️Hope everyone enjoyed #TheChallengeUSA this summer. 💜
@WestonBergmann: It would mean a lot if OG challenge fans don’t take this opportunity to jump down their throats. The Challenge final is meant to break you. So we can’t be mad when rookies break; or make strategic missteps. I have a lot to say. Patreon recap is uploading. Link in bio.
@farmerFRENCHIE: I’ll just say this. Those calling Tyson and Angela “quitters” are idiots. They are true competitors. There’s always more to it. Remember that. Those two would never quit anything and I firmly stand by that.  It’s always the couch quarterbacks 🙄
@kskib1113: My fave @JustineJoy312 is like “nope” to the spooky buildings lol 😝. Can’t wait to see you shine tomorrow in the finale. Forever rooting you on  💕 #thechallengeusa
@JustineJoy312: Not me devastated all over again 😔😭 #thechallengeusa
@JustineJoy312: Biggest congratulations to Sarah and @dannydmac44 so well deserved!!! That was truly one of the hardest things I’ve ever done in my life! I did my best #TheChallengeUSA
@JamesWallington: A queen, in every sense of the word. 💜 @JustineJoy312, I love watching you slay throughout #TheChallengeUSA. ✨ You should be so proud. Love you!
@JOSHMBB19: Survivor really ran the whole show #TheChallengeCBS
@JOSHMBB19: Angela deserves to be a regular on the challenge 👏🏽 #TheChallengeCBS
@WestonBergmann: As I sit here watching the final episode of #TheChallengeUSA, it’s beyond apparent that if you’re hating on this you’re simply a hater & have no leg to stand on.  Beautifully crafted daily that led up to a pole wrestle dominated by a woman that would bury most of our girls.
@DevynSimone: "@MeelzTV: There’s only one side-eye of the week ladies @DevynSimone @DayDaVonne_ #AskTheChallengeUSA" RT Hahaha do not miss the latest ep of The podcast… we get into it all #TheChallengeCBS #TheChallengeUSA
@ChallengeStats: Do you think that @DevynSimone biked for hours on a volcano during the Free Agents final because she liked it? No, she did it to win money at the end. Sorry, but it makes sense to DQ Angela
@JOSHMBB19: Wtf was that #TheChallengeCBS
@meeshfitz: Wait… what just happened? #TheChallengeCBS
@TheMarkLong: Let this be a reminder… @tjlavin ‘s FINALS are no joke @TheChallenge #TheChallengeUSA #godfather
@meeshfitz: So proud of my survivor fam for fucking SHOWING UP on #TheChallengeCBS and big congrats to the winners (no spoilers!)

@WestonBergmann: This week in Challenge News 🗞  Mark Long is officially a professional wrestler. Cory won his fight. His friends were there. His girl got into it with the other squad. Cory had to shave to be in a movie and the reviews are mixed.
- @TheMarkLong: Just signed multi-match contract @brcwflorida …  Commissioner-> BRUTUS THE BARBER BEEFCAKE 🥳
- @CoryWharton: Definitely Won the fight so thank you to all 🙏🏽, but Reviews are very MiXed with this face shaved 😂😂💀
@VegasInsiderPod: 🚨 NEW POD DROP🚨 @TheOfficial_CT is guest #2 in the history of #BetOnDevin!!! 💪@MTVDevinWalker is coming out of the gate with the heavy hitters!!!💪  🎧 APPLE: https://apple.co/3BjExtr 🎧 SPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/3eRicMu  (please forgive today’s minor tech issues 😎)
- @MTVDevinWalker: Nostril pump nostril pump nostril pump… it’s here !
@DevynSimone: "@dclaire26: @DevynSimone I cannot wait to hear your & @DayDaVonne_ opinion on everybody quitting. I know I’m going to be keke’ing! *Pun absolutely intended there! Yaaay Danny & KiKi!" RT 😂 love the pun
@TrishelleC: @TheChallenge @CBS That was such an amazing episode. Congrats to the winners!!


ENDGAME: Worst Final Ever? Challenge Nation Reacts  
@TheAllanAguirre: Danny McCray said he knows four things in this world: Kiki, Football, SUDOKU, and then Kiki again. #TheChallengeUSA
@TheAllanAguirre: Absolutely WILD for Enzo to say Angela is playing a "scared" game. The only thing Angela is scared of is running a Final with him as a partner. #TheChallengeUSA
@Irving_A07: Kiki!! It will seriously be such a missed opportunity if they don’t get her and Danny on #TheAmazingRace or make a S2 of #TheChallengeUSA and do a bloodlines theme
@HenryLDiMaria: Holy Shit! The real star of the season is actually on the screen. Queen Kiki! #TheChallenge #TheChallengeUSA #TheChallengeCBS
@CohenBrian_: The final daily should always be at night and the final elimination should always be Hall Brawl. It's that simple. #TheChallengeUSA
@ChallengeFanPod: Tyson’s one liners are second to none #TheChallenge #TheChallengeUSA
@Irving_A07: Ok Ms Sarah pulling a Landon and pushing Cayla up the cliff 😆 #TheChallengeUSA
@Irving_A07: Not @JustineJoy312 saying she hates Halloween and haunted houses 😔 it just goes to show no human is perfect #TheChallengeUSA #TheChallengeCBS
@CFConfessionals: For the last week this season, your reminder that Justine Ndiba is absolutely stunning. #TheChallengeUSA
@Irving_A07: It’s insane to see Angela struggle tonight after dominating pretty much everything so far this season #TheChallengeUSA #TheChallengeCBS
@TheAllanAguirre: The players have to carry tires during the last daily challenge of the season. Symbolic of how tired we are of the show at this point. #TheChallengeUSA
@CohenBrian_: How is the tiebreaker not who got 52 first?!?!?! It's chaos. #TheChallengeUSA
@Irving_A07: Sarah won, Angela lost. This has to be some alternate universe #TheChallengeCBS #TheChallengeUSA
@Irving_A07: Way to go @AbbateDomenick absolutely crushed it tonight! 💪🏻😎 #TheChallenge #TheChallengeUSA
@Juanderful19: Alyssa that’s karma for ya 😂😂 #TheChallengeUSA
@TheAllanAguirre: "Dom, I'm sure it's a great honor for you to tie with me in something. For me, not so much." - Tyson Apostol   #TheChallengeUSA
@CohenBrian_: That was Tori vs Amanda vibes, poor Alyssa didn't stand a chance #TheChallengeUSA
@Irving_A07: I have been waiting all season to see Alyssa go home 🥺 Good things do happen to good people 🙏🏼 Byeeee #TheChallengeCBS #TheChallengeUSA
@TheAllanAguirre: Damn. They gave former Collegiate Pole Vaulter Angela a Pole Wrestle? #TheChallengeUSA
@TheAllanAguirre: Aww. The Ice Queen melting because she had to eliminate her friend? I actually feel bad. I came into this season hating Angela and now I feel like her biggest Stan at times. #TheChallengeUSA
- @StephanieHDowns: @TheAllanAguirre So glad you came around on the ❄️ queen 😆
- @MeelzTV: @TheAllanAguirre I’d care more if they showed them being actual friends. I thought they were just in an agreement.
@MikeyG_TBD: Desi absolutely has to converge into Challenge universe. Thats all I care about. Goodnight #TheChallengeUSA
@CohenBrian_: Chuckled at Dom saying he didn't think he'd make it past day 3. Can't take the Survivor out of Dom. #TheChallengeUSA
@CohenBrian_: sThey couldn't turn David Alexander's plane around? #TheChallengeUSA
@TheAllanAguirre: Justine's Energy in this confessional look. 🔥🔥🔥 Stunning. #TheChallengeUSA
@CohenBrian_: #JusticeforDesi
@Juanderful19: HAHAHAHA Enzo is pathetic man. I don’t even feel bad for him especially after BB22 #TheChallengeUSA
@MikeyG_TBD: Nah. Desi you won TO ME.
@TheAllanAguirre: Your final reminder of the season that Desi Williams is one of the most stunning humans in the galaxy. #TheChallengeUSA
@Irving_A07: Desi robbed once again 😔💔 hope to see you back, you were amazing!! @DesiJWilliams #TheChallengeUSA #TheChallengeCBS
@TheAllanAguirre: Enzo is such a fucking loser. He couldn't last half an hour in the Final before quitting an ending Desi's game??? Desi could have legitimately won this game. Enzo is a chump. Desi is a Queen. #TheChallengeUSA
- @quimera103: @TheAllanAguirre It's specially annoying after saying he wanted the whole experience and doing this for his family 🤦‍♀️ all bark and no bite
- @dareydo: @rescuesister @TheAllanAguirre Ben with a bad shoulder would have fine better
- @rescuesister: @TheAllanAguirre There is nothing more annoying than someone who comes to the challenge and can't swim etc.. it's completely unfair to the people who leave their lives/families for all that time and then have to leave because of someone else. This should be an individual game ONLY. So infuriating
- @JohnCPgh: @TheAllanAguirre Worst part is he was wearing a life vest.     They all do.   That’s really quitting when you can’t finish a swim with a life vest on.
- @kirkpatrick98_: @TheAllanAguirre I’m actually embarrassed for him. I would never be able to show my face if I quit five minutes into a final, and took out one of the most likable competitors with me.
@Irving_A07: Desi is honestly a better person than I am because I would be going IN on Enzo for quitting on me like 5mins into the final 😤 #TheChallengeCBS #TheChallengeUSA
@ChallengeStats: We're back to the forest in which Kenny carried Wes! #TheChallengeUSA
- @CohenBrian_: @ChallengeStats they should've let Desi carry Enzo out of the water
@CohenBrian_: Digesting it more, I honestly think that was the worst quit in Challenge history. Just mind numbingly bad. #TheChallengeUSA
- @TheSteamer: @CohenBrian_ It legitimately angers me on a personal level.
- @trippelcheque: @CohenBrian_ Made so much worse by the fact that Desi was literally begging him not to. If they ever bring Enzo back, I’m about to fight someone at CBS.
- @DrAmandaR: @CohenBrian_ When I read, “digesting it more” I thought this was going to be about the onion 😂
- @DIGWOMANNN: @CohenBrian_ the fact that it happened in the middle of the water in a split second im still aching for Desi 😭 and they just chugged right along
- @RonnicaZ: @CohenBrian_ I can’t tell which quit you’re talking about. Does that make it worse? #TheChallengeUSA
@CohenBrian_: It's also LOL funny they are still doing 5 points with just 4 teams left. This is such a mess. Just unplug the final and plug it back in. #TheChallengeUSA
@Irving_A07: I wish they would’ve changed the format of the final to fully individual the moment Ben DQ’d. It makes no sense for the girls to run a leg of the final on their own #TheChallengeCBS #TheChallengeUSA
@TheAllanAguirre: I laughed way too hard at Tyson saying Dom usually smells like onions anyway 😂😂😂 #TheChallengeUSA
@rainbr0jesus: if its one thing you learn on the challenge it's DO NOT GO TO SLEEP ON THE OVERNIGHT CHALLENGE!!!! that's how sarah lost her money on rivals 3 lmaoo #thechallengeusa
@CFConfessionals: "I have the best vomit of anybody here!" - Justine Ndiba  #TheChallengeUSA
@CohenBrian_: WHAT IS HAPPENING?!?! Angela exploited your stupid rules. This is insanity. INSANITY #TheChallengeUSA
- @peanutbutler15: @CohenBrian_ Hasn’t production let people do exactly what Angela did in past finals or am I on crazy pills???
- @efriebs: @CohenBrian_ There was nothing in their rules that she couldn’t time out!! Seems like they made up that rule to make it even
@lashtweets: It took the entire season but I am formally rooting for Angela #TheChallengeUSA
- @rgeralde: @lashtweets Hope you and @CohenBrian_ rip into production for their decisions this final. What an embarrassment @TheChallenge became this final.
@TheAllanAguirre: Here's the thing, they never told Angela that if she chose to rest that it would be a DQ. She would have tried to complete the challenge if they had told her it was required. Don't punish her because you didn't explicitly state the rules. #TheChallengeUSA
- @ChallengeMTV: @TheAllanAguirre She saw Justine didn’t finish her portion, so she chose to do the same. Production making up the rules as they go
- @JanelsStudio: @TheAllanAguirre Justine played until the whistle blew… Angela opted out the entire game to rest… not the same.
- @MelSchwa: @TheAllanAguirre Dude no. There was no indication she could just not do it… why would it be set up for them as optional? That literally doesn’t make sense
- @TheAllanAguirre: @MelSchwa They said 1 player gets to rest or 1 has to work? She chose to rest and time out?  Literally multiple had timed out of portions during the Final
- @DevynSimone: @TheAllanAguirre Actually we talk about this on this week’s episode of The Official Challenge Podcast…
- @SansSouci613: @DevynSimone @TheAllanAguirre There is 0% chance a producer wasn't on set, clearly asked "Can I take last place without filling it full by myself."I don't see how it is possible Justine was allowed to take her last place points and continue on and Angela didn't.
- @anna12345marko: @TheAllanAguirre They literally punished her for outsmarting them. If it was against the rules, then tell her. You can't let some time out, and then DQ others. Makes 0 sense. She was already f'd by doing the hardest part alone.
- @PurpleAries2: @TheAllanAguirre This is why it's not satisfying to watch her get DQ'd, it feels wrong and it doesn't even make sense.
- @derrick_wvu:  @TheAllanAguirre It’s not fair to ask her to do that by herself when all Cayla had to do was eat an onion. Producers are a joke. They’re why the challenge is dying
- @bluemoondc: @derrick_wvu @TheAllanAguirre She had less dirt than everyone else, though, she said it herself.
- @Juanderful19: @TheAllanAguirre She quit plain and simple. Justine tried at least. Don’t act like she didn’t know the rules
- @wtjag: @Juanderful19 @TheAllanAguirre Exactly. Justine being she was alone tried then ran out of time. She shld av done d same but she didn't try instead quit. Exactly why TJ told her she didn't even try. She thot this is BB where u can throw a challenge when d rule states u av 2 complete every leg #TheChallengeUSA
- @BigBrotherSZNS: @GContent101 @TheAllanAguirre She literally said she quit while in the tent 😂 Kicking ass. Taking memes. 🇺🇦 🕊 🦋🌎🙋🏼‍♀️🌊
- @donnarazzi: @TheAllanAguirre “If you don’t finish a challenge you’re done and so is your partner (if you have one).” At BEST it was a pretty slimy move to just take a break - and unfortunately it was a decision that cost her the chance to finish. I wanted to see her BEAST MODE and she let it go-bummer!
- @mmitch72: @TheAllanAguirre Those that watch The Challenge on MTV know that the one thing TJ can not stand is quitting/quitters.  When Angela thought she was outsmarting the competition, I knew TJ was not going to let her strategy of quitting benefit her game.
- @WoodLake2726: @TheAllanAguirre Lmfaoo Angela tried to disguise her privilege as strategy and it didn't work. Get yo ass out there like everybody else. Justine was by herself and tried to complete the task. That's the difference.
@Juanderful19: Fuuuuck this is amazing I’ve never seen so many people have mental breakdowns during the final #TheChallengeUSA
@TheAllanAguirre: Danny McCray said he knows four things in this world: Kiki, Football, SUDOKU, and then Kiki again. #TheChallengeUSA
@lashtweets: A preview for tomorrow #rhap #thechallengeUSA https://twitter.com/lashtweets/status/1570243343304515584?s=20&t=BJOH7Yn4Yot5PoP22CFGrQ
@lashtweets: Real talk. Was this season a prank just to make every other CBS reality show look like a cake walk compared to the challenge proper? Is every other cbs reality show a cake walk compared to the challenge proper?!!! #rhap
- @nineteenJS: @lashtweets the weather really did play a massive role is how this shook down. In addition production should have provided the competitors new clothings before the last leg. And on WotW production had a rehydration booth for contestants, and as weather turned they needed a warming station
@Juanderful19: yoooo WTF is going on #TheChallengeUSA
@Juanderful19: I’ve never seen so many sorry ass people I’m in complete shock!!!! #TheChallengeUSA
@CohenBrian_: YOU QUIT! YOU QUIT! YOU QUIT! YOU QUIT! #TheChallengeUSA
- @KPiccard: @CohenBrian_ I’m furious and laughing at the same time
@AMikeBloomType: I have watched many, many seasons of reality TV. #TheChallengeUSA may be the most whackadoo, messiest, worst ending to one that I have ever seen. Holy moly. I had been enjoying the majority of this season up to this point. But it fell. HARD. I am truly stunned at it all
- @_SoDamnFlossy_: @AMikeBloomType Honestly pretty disgusted with Tyson mocking the challenge all season long and then him quitting. And he was my favorite going into the show.
- @LauraLeeC730: @_SoDamnFlossy_ @AMikeBloomType The MTV challengers have never had to do a puzzle like sudoku to keep going… the vast majority would never make it past that stage. And I love the MTV version but that’s the truth.
- @rescuesister: @AMikeBloomType They should have given them the option to "timeout" then it really would have been a race to win! So disappointing
- @_SoDamnFlossy_: @rescuesister @AMikeBloomType They did have the option to time out! You can only time out once everyone else is done and you’re in last place no matter what. Then you time out. You don’t just get to stop while everyone else is still competing. That’s quitting. It’s simple.
- @ZiagoT25: @AMikeBloomType I thought the final was awesome, the disappointment to me lays with the quitters. I was stunned they all left. Happy for Danny, he won almost all legs and legit did great.
- @GoAwayPrettyPls: @AMikeBloomType They really shouldn’t have done an MTV style finale…. These people have never done these things before 😂😂
- @JerryDaponte: @AMikeBloomType Fact Sarah won by default for finishing is a hilarious joke. Least Danny won our right legitimately. Angela getting screwed over by a technicality was a mess. Someone should of told her if you don’t attempt it, that counts as quitting
- @j_williams005: @AMikeBloomType Danny won, that’s all I cared about
- @UndeniablyAlex: @AMikeBloomType And there's plenty more to come with the World Championship*  *exclusively on Paramount+
- @tracifla: @AMikeBloomType I was shocked at the number of quitters, I don’t see all these quitters on MTV The Challenge. I can’t imagine Bananas, CT, Wes and Jordan quitting as well as Laurel, Cara or Tori.  First hour was decent but disappointed in 2nd hour.  Only Danny & Sarah had tenacity to finish.
- @DanaMerodeadora: @AMikeBloomType It's not "you won" anymore, it's "omg you're the only available choice left, congrats"
- @mmitch72: @DanaMerodeadora @AMikeBloomType I can see that logic for Sarah but Danny pulled ahead of all the men at the Soduku puzzle and never quit on his final hike.  He legit won his first place spot.
- @shagsss: @AMikeBloomType Cannot believe so many greats gotten taken down by sudoku!
- @Kat720519: @shagsss @AMikeBloomType It’s easier to push through the cold when all u have to do is keep moving, but when u are standing there in freezing cold and have to think a sudoku may be the hardest thing you have ever done. 🤣🤣
- @BillyGiese: @AMikeBloomType IT’S SO BAD. Oh my god.
- @kdiggs74: @BillyGiese @AMikeBloomType Danny at least was in the lead and did his best. Sarah didn't quit, but it just felt like it was missing details.
- @JacobKTweets: @AMikeBloomType I think it’s a great season but what a terrible finale from the format to the inconsistent dq rules, and the terrible weather. Just a mess.
- @Hyru1eYT: @AMikeBloomType yeah the finale was easily the worst episode especially since sarah's behavior the last few episodes made me root against her HARD
- @TheReader23: @AMikeBloomType Having Enzo in the final was the biggest joke. HE CAN’T SWIM!!!!  It’s a shame that he ruined someone else’s chances.
- @nidzi1k: @AMikeBloomType Everyone quit!  I have never seen so many people quit a show! Except for Danny and Sarah! Both deserve the win! I feel Desi would have also won #TheChallengeUSA
- @G34R_B34R: @AMikeBloomType I could not believe it. It was bad, but it was definitely the most shocking ending to a reality show that I can think of.
@lashtweets: Programming note: we were supposed to record tomorrow but we are dragging our mics out at 11 PM bc this is an emergency #thechallengeusa #rhap
@Juanderful19: u gotta give props to the two who won come on  #TheChallengeUSA
@TheAllanAguirre: Congrats to Danny...and Sarah for winning The Challenge USA. Glad we got one likable winner.  #TheChallengeUSA
- @AmberGr65059184: @TheAllanAguirre Are we sure Sarah even “finished”?  Everyone else had already quit and they still need a female winner.  Seems like they told her they all quit so all you have to do is take your time and complete it.  Should’ve given all the money to Danny instead
- @Cham68585812: @AmberGr65059184 @TheAllanAguirre how did she have so much trouble with the simple color puzzle but no issue with the sudoko everyone else quit on? she was sitting in the rain for an hour but then had no issue hiking up the mountain through snow to do sudoko....
- @j_williams005: @TheAllanAguirre I mean, she never gave up. Gotta give her credit for that
@JamesWallington: Before anyone passes judgment on the results of tonight's Final, I think viewers should really be asking "why did so many people drop out right before the end?" 👀 #TheChallengeUSA ✨
- @redmemmas: @JamesWallington I truly understand this however, you have to know what you’ve signed up for!  Biggest props go out to the winners and to the MTV challengers who have faced this type of final and worst. #TheChallengeCBS 
- @JamesWallington: @redmemmas I'm pretty sure there was a recent interview that said this was the most grueling final in the history of the show... sooooooooo
- @ColinSoleSrvr: @JamesWallington James give us the tea
- @JamesWallington: @ColinSoleSrvr Not my stories to share or tell. 💜 I just love all these people so much.
- @HenryLDiMaria: @JamesWallington Oh James I think the majority of fans get that. This is 100000000000% on the production. I’m not trying to get you into drama or anything but I felt like it appeared that Sarah was able to hide in a bush and avoid the same brunt of weather everyone else endured. Is that the truth? (understand if you don’t want to answer & feel like you are dragging a cast mate)
- @adamoboe623: @JamesWallington Oh, I 100% blame production. No judgement AT ALL for those who quit. Everyone who quit has an extremely strong track record of pushing through, so this was obviously a horribly managed final
- @kellymiller405:  @JamesWallington Sounds like they werent told the rules of the sudoku puzzle and then forced to quit?? I can’t see any of those people quitting just because it was cold and they were tired.
@Brian_Scally: If only there were producers on location or literally anyone there who could’ve told Angela she would be disqualified if she chose to do this. 🙃🙃 This show is so stupid sometimes #TheChallengeUSA
- @MelSchwa: @Brian_Scally There was never any indication they could just opt out…you have to complete the final to win any money that was totally clear
- @Brian_Scally: @MelSchwa They had people time out once it was obvious they were in last in previous stages of this final. It's the same thing. Regardless they should clarify the rules in situations like this always
- @BillyGiese: @Brian_Scally Do they not have any rules? Is the show just random?
- @Brian_Scally: @BillyGiese It feels that way much too often
- @ThePennywink: @Brian_Scally They make things up on the fly. 3 daily winners, time out is ok to move on dnf is a dq? Desi should've been allowed to solo as well.
- @ZiagoT25: @Brian_Scally Its one thing when production tells you that you timed out, and another is to make the decision to time out and not even try it. I understand her strategy and I am a huge fan of Angela, but it was obvious she would be dq if she did not even TRY.
@RyanMichelle418: The fact that they don’t have gloves is concerning though lol did production not know it was going to snow?  #TheChallengeUSA
@Irving_A07: This final was crazy I have no words. #TheChallengeCBS #TheChallengeUSA
@Irving_A07: I think people are going to really downplay the second day of the final. But unless you live in a cold environment for most of the year (like me 🙃) you have no idea what it’s like   To be out in the freezing cold, soaking wet, tired, hungry with lack of sleep #TheChallengeUSA
@CFConfessionals: Danny's Call Home To Kiki After Winning Warmed My Heart 🥺🥺🥺  We Did It, Kiki! #TheChallengeUSA
@Irving_A07: Still super proud of @JustineJoy312 @Cayla_Platt_ @TysonApostol and @AbbateDomenick. This cold weather is no joke, y’all still killed it and hope you come back! #TheChallengeUSA
@Brian_Scally: What the literal fuck is this final lmaoooooooo #TheChallengeUSA
- @Tgraham0711: @Brian_Scally I love every bit of this quitting. This is truly a good damn final minus the shenanigans
- @Brian_Scally: @Tgraham0711 no but I NEED to hear the interviews about this final
- @NRostram: @Brian_Scally Swimming in frozen water and being drenched by cold rainwater after not eating for an entire day, and then being frozen by snow can do that.
- @SkipSwen: @Brian_Scally I’ll give Danny all the credit in the world, but no fucking way Sarah should have won this
- @TheAigamuxa: @Brian_Scally That’s embarrassing , Tyson of all people should be ashamed, good for Danny though!
- @kaydengarciaaaa: @Brian_Scally i really wanted to see justine win along side danny
- @MinchTweets: @Brian_Scally A dumpster fire. A disaster. It’s horrible.
- @ChrissyHupf: @Brian_Scallywere there no puzzle time outs? in past finals after 30 minutes you can move on @CohenBrian_ @lashtweets @mattliguori can someone find this out
@Brian_Scally: I will never forgive Enzo screwing over Desi #TheChallengeUSA
- @NubiReina: @Brian_Scally Enzo should've just let David win. This is exactly why the women didn't want him in the finale. He always talks such a big game. Stay home next time bro.
- @tylerjsays: @Brian_Scally #TheChallengeCBS should be horrifically embarrassed. This finale is atrocious. One of the worst reality TV season finale’s of all time
- @MOHIO2022: @Brian_Scally Pretended like he was panicking when he really just Silas a long swim and quit. So messed up
@Brian_Scally: Congrats to Danny and Kiki the male and female winners of #TheChallengeUSA
@zachwurt: Saddest story in six words: “NO ENZO DON’T!”  “I can’t yo”  #TheChallengeUSA
@mattyfresh24: worst finales of all time: 1. how i met your mother   2. the challenge usa   #TheChallengeUSA
@CFConfessionals: The Fact Enzo had basically no remorse for ending Desi's game was so infuriating. Dude never should have been cast. #TheChallengeUSA
@mizzshar0nz: You can clearly see whose never watched the challenge before... the point is to break the players down and see who will never give up. TJ hatesss quitters! #TheChallengeUSA
@FredoAnGar: My favorite part of this was seeing @DesiJWilliams and @JamesWallington again on my tv, even if it’s was 3 episodes or the whole season, thanks both! Is like seeing back and old friend 💜 #TheChallengeUSA #TheChallengeCBS
@AutsTVTrashTalk: Ben had to leave due to an injury. Desi got screwed because Enzo is afraid to swim. Angela got eliminated on an unclear technicality. Tyson, Dom, Cayla, Justine all had to forfeit due to the extreme cold. A damn mess #TheChallengeUSA
@_MOB_mentality: @mattyfresh24 Okay, I can defend the HIMYM finale (final season was rough, but I can understand the final choices) but the Challenge USA finale was pretty unforgivable.
@JeannetteBon: @mattyfresh24 I was stunned tonight with how it all fell out on #TheChallengeCBS! Just flabbergasted.
@clipboard_jary: @VikingBeachBum_ @CFConfessionals Playing well he quit. You signed up to a competition show that has swimming involved and you don’t swim… how is that playing well. 😂
@Amy_bbfan: @CFConfessionals David would’ve never quit like that, just sayin
@AutsTVTrashTalk: And to be clear, i dont watch the normal challenge 🤷‍♀️  My perspective is as a viewer of The Challenge USA. It felt like a weird finale as a viewer. It wasnt very exciting.
- @brat4otev: @AutsTVTrashTalk I used to watch the challenge a lot, now less so- but that was the most weak finale I have ever seen. Usually it is so much more cut throat and RARELY does anyone willingly forfeit. I assume it's bc it takes a certain type to endure, but Tyson did shock me when he quit.
- @nineteenJS: @AutsTVTrashTalk Unclear technicality? They said don’t quit or you’re out. She didn’t try, she chose to time out which is quitting. Which means she’s out.
- @kj4real2: @AutsTVTrashTalk As a fan who has seen every Challenge episode since it first aired…..THAT WAS “THE CHALLENGE”….Angela and everyone else knew if you don’t complete a checkpoint..U R OUT….(Enzo!)
- @Broseidon711: @AutsTVTrashTalk Literally a disgusting and pitiful attempt of a challenge spin-off, absolutely embarrassing for production to do what they did
- @MarilynBeing: @AutsTVTrashTalk Looks like y’all just started watch The challenge to utter this ! These are first time challengers! This is how a challenge finale goes !! #TheChallengeUSA nothing about this finale seems odd ! It’s the players ! Don’t hate the game !
- @xxhannahlily: @AutsTVTrashTalk Angela deserved what she got. She chose to sleep, not take a rest and complete. The rules were on the sign explaining the challenge.
@mattliguori: CANCEL THE GLOBAL TOURNAMENT WE DO NOT NEED THAT WOMAN ON ANOTHER SEASON OF ANY SHOW EVER #THECHALLENGEUSA
- @jlpulice: @mattliguori It’s so funny they buried her all season only for her to win because production fucked up the final so badly
- @LILAROS20654265: @mattliguori Happy For Danny but Sarah is a horrid winner so disappointed
@ChallengeStats: Just like that, Big Brother is the first franchise of #TheChallengeUSA to be completely eliminated! They completely self imploded with terrible strategic decisions
- @ChallengeStats: @Cayla_Platt_ for outlasting every single Big Brother player despite being in the minority franchise all season!
@Brian_Scally: This rule is so stupid. So Sarah gets paired with no one but gets to stay but Desi lost the moment she got paired with Enzo? So dumb #TheChallengeUSA
- @Klaroline2000: @Brian_Scally I hope Desi comes back and wins a season and Enzo is never asked on tv again. So selfish to do this to her. Why did he even go on the challenge?!
@Brian_Scally: Or we could pair Sarah with Ben for the first leg and pull her too #TheChallengeUSA
@happygolocky: All season I’ve been defending #TheChallengeUSA… telling people it’s not that bad and they should give it a chance. And then they produce a final episode like that… 🤡
@sarahatwood: I don't understand the point of #TheChallengeUSA. Was it to break all these incredible players? Like to show it's so hard? We root for these people. We don't actually want to see them quit or get hypothermia or injured. What went wrong here?
- @OverWritingIt: @sarahatwood All due respect, but this Challenge was a lot milder than its MTV original. If you've seen the show before, there is nothing about this that's any different than any other season. I'm not sure the CBS contestants were prepared - did they even watch previous seasons?
- @adamoboe623: @sarahatwood What annoys me is that production obviously lied about so many things. The challenges weren't supposed to be as intense. There wasn't supposed to be hall brawl or pole wrestle. They broke promises to contestants, like Leo. Good luck to them trying to get people for next season!
- @sarahatwood: @adamoboe623 we're gonna get all pre-jury peeps after this. no legends
- @lyraverse: @sarahatwood I 100% put a lot of the blame on production. There were already rumors of how messy/unfair they would be during the challenges (and we saw a glimpse of it during the final). Also the (ware)house they were staying in SUCKED! The cast was prob already fed tf up. Like...why did most of your cast not feel safe enough to continue? That's my question for production...🧍‍♀️
- @damnskippytoo:  @sarahatwood This didn't seem any more difficult than any other final.  But this is the first time I've seen people quit en masse.  Usually some people may quit at the food challenge, but not like this.  And they're always crazy difficult.  This actually felt more tame than usual.
- @kecabe: @damnskippytoo @sarahatwood  I can’t remember a time where they:  1) didn’t bring back someone to replace a contestant if an injury occurred this late   2) didn’t have a timeout on the puzzle component    Also I feel like they weren’t given appropriate attire for the snow piece…
- @ZiagoT25: @sarahatwood Danny and Sarah finished. The final was as hard as expected, and the Challenge finals are notorious. The quitters could not complete it because they did not have it in them this time, unfortunately.
@BedSpreadWont: At first I was kinda upset by the players, but looking back, it’s completely bullshit decisions and weird miscommunications by production. Except Enzo, Enzo is just… I don’t even know #TheChallengeUsa
@HenryLDiMaria: This is legitimately the stupidest final I’ve ever seen in my life. Worse than the Gauntlet III fiasco truly horrible #TheChallengeCBS #TheChallengeUSA #TheChallenge
@MoeshaMonroe: Dude this is the worst finale in The Challenge history. I blame production for some many ppl quitting. #TheChallengeUSA
- @ChallengedDoc2: @MoeshaMonroe HELL NO!!!! this final wasnt even 3/4 as hard as the ones on the main show. simple fact is these cbs softees just COULDNT HANDLE THE CHALLENGE.  they need to stick to the nickelodeon games on big brother LOL
- @reurbach: @MoeshaMonroe easons of the challenge . This final was amazing and so good cuz noone could finish it! I do take a few exceptions with a few things production could've done ben , angela, Desi etc but the final being brutal WAS NOT THE PROBLEM LMAO give me  breakkkk
@Tee4Cards: Sarah on The Challenge USA is the most annoying insufferable person to watch on this show. Didn’t like her on Survivor, absolutely can not stand her on The Challenge

@lashtweets: After we finished recording, my file wouldn’t save so I had to listen to my side of the hour and a half pod at 1x with my microphone pointed at my computer, bootlegging my own audio. Almost two hours later, I was able to send the file off.  What a fitting end to the season 🗑 🫡
@kikimccrayway: It’s up. #TheChallengeUSA @dannydmac44
- @dannydmac44: @kikimccrayway You damn right!
@DaltonRoss: Here it is! @SydneyBucksbaum's huge exclusive interview with the true star of #TheChallengeUSA, @kikimccrayway  https://t.co/vVU197evPJ
@SydneyBucksbaum: #TheChallengeUSA interview of the season is HERE! @dannydmac44 has made his wife @kikimccrayway a Challenge icon with his weekly shout-outs, so I went right to the source to find out if all those quotes are actually real: https://ew.com/tv/the-challenge-usa-kiki-mccray-dannys-weekly-shout-outs/
- @kikimccrayway: @SydneyBucksbaum Thanks for having me, Sydney! ❤️
@charmies21: Idk @TinaBarta these finalists are a hot mess. I don’t think they can stand up to the OGs and Ths Flagship Challengers. #TheChallengeUSA #ThechallengeAllStars3 #TheChallenge38
- @TinaBarta: @charmies21 Everyone is a hot mess when in a final.  🤣  Them shits is always hard AF! #TheChallengeUSA
@TinaBarta: Overall, what is the consensus about the debut season of #TheChallengeCBS?
@quelllzz: Clearly many people have never seen past challenges on MTV. People blaming production?! Like what?! Make it make sense people. #TheChallengeUSA
@TinaBarta: I commend anyone that has the balls to step in a #TheChallenge house. Then run one of TJ's finals. They are brutal. Don't beat yourself up because you didn't finish. We all have a breaking point. You are stronger now cause you have found yours. #TheChallengeCBS
@TinaBarta: I told y'all that #TheChallenge was no joke. You think it is all fun and games till you get there. Why do you think us OG's want to finally have it fun. We went through all that bullshit too. It SUCKS BIG🐴💪 #TheChallengeAllStars
- @andrewmendez93: @TinaBarta Honestly, it's a huge part.  Even a bad format can be saved by killer casts that are authentic, funny and when they bring the entertaining drama. You are a great example of someone who has all of that, plus a competitive edge when it's time to bring it!
@d_e_r_e_kc: Why do I feel they just told Sara to move on from both puzzles because they knew everyone quit? Like she was having the hardest time and all of a sudden she just beasted? Her acting wasn't very convincing when she said did everyone make it up already? #unimpressed
@DevynSimone: "@WestonABonczek: I'm giving Justine and Tyson my winks of the season and my side eye of the season is Enzo and TJ bc this final was messsy #TheChallengeUSA @DayDaVonne_ @DevynSimone" RT I love that you guys are giving your winks and sideeyes! Although I can’t believe you’re doing TJ like that 😂 #TheChallengeUSA #TheChallengeCBS
@DosHig: @TinaBarta No doubt.  -#TheChallegAllStars has been the best TV viewing in a long time.  Thie #ChallengeUSA  is no replacement. So appreciative for the cast and the GF himself @TheMarkLong    I know you guys aren’t done yet
- @WeWantOGs: @DosHig Appreciate the kind words🙏🏼🥳🙏🏼@paramountplus #TheChallengeAllStars ⭐️
@GamerVev: Quitting The Challenge because a 98 year old woman you’ve never met died? 🥴🥴🥴🥴 Let’s stick w just casting MTV ppl I think!
- @JustJem24: @GamerVev I feel like the spin off shows are truly giving the producers the karma they deserve for trying ridiculous new concepts(that nobody ask for or wanted) instead of sticking to the blueprint that’s been successful for 20+ years
- @Redtea50672019: @JustJem24 Does the Challenge All Stars have a whole differet team behide it separate from the MTV and CBS version? Literally All Stars laid down the blueprint for a successful show.
- @JustJem24: @Redtea50672019 Same production but production is 1. more invested in the castmembers bc the years/history of working with us 2. Authentic cast members/all star cast members are literally the people who made this show so successful.
@TheMarkLong: I’m gonna find out “WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED” on last night’s #TheChallengeUSA finale 🗣 Tune in 2nite 9pm ET @emilylongeretta and I will have Sarah and Danny (CHAMPS) on to discuss. Bring YOUR QUESTIONS!   LIVE LINK -> https://spotifylive.link/jOxAJIvbktb   @SpotifyLive
@GamerVev: Enzo is a FLOP! Desi was fucking ROBBED due to them casting a flop ass old man on The Challenge - but Da’Vonne’s karma strikes again! 💙 #TheChallengeUSA
@CohenBrian_: This whole thing was outrageous, egregious, preposterous #TheChallengeUSA #RHAP #JusticeforDesi https://t.co/ssJJJNorNj
@kmacisco: This final is one of the worst things I have ever watched. What a disappointing end to this season  #TheChallengeUSA
@DrAmandaR: I need to see the footage of Sarah completing that Sudoku #TheChallengeCBS
@ringerpodcasts: It’s time to break down the two-hour season finale of #TheChallengeUSA with @TysonApostol and @ameliadeew! Listen for behind-the-scenes content, first-hand perspective, and more: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0KJPAVoF5hK7Xn7Qy5j8c5?si=0a8d3f0d7b484a4b
- @TysonApostol: Thank you all for listening! Breaking the crazy finale down!
@itweetdavie: Me: You sad you didn’t make the final?   Azah:
- @azah_awasum: @itweetdavie 😂😂😂😂😂 #TheChallengeUSA
@AbbateDomenick: Monster congrats to my guy @dannydmac44 and Sarah for getting done what the rest of us couldn’t.
@TheTough_Cinco: Congratulations to The Challenge USA Champions @dannydmac44 & Sarah Lacina 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
- @dannydmac44: @TheTough_Cinco My guy!! Thank you bro!!
@dannydmac44: "@naseermuttalif: Congratulations @dannydmac44! Happy for you man! #TheChallengeUSA" RT Thank you bro!
@JamesWallington: Apologies for being cryptic. Let me provide context since people on Twitter love to assume 🤭 Please read… #TheChallengeUSA
- @JamesWallington: For starters… The Algorithm: it was messy & chaotic all season long & was ultimately the downfall for a lot of great competitors this season… unfortunately for Desi, it affected her in the final.
- @JamesWallington: Certain elements & decisions that were made throughout the season were tough/challenging to navigate at times (which I understand because it’s The Challenge after all)… but as a viewer, the Final felt the same way.
- @JamesWallington: Overall, it all just felt a little on the nose which is why I tweeted what I tweeted. It was poetic in a way! 🤷🏻‍♂️ The end.
@EW: EW got 'Survivor' winner Tyson Apostol to break down 'The Challenge: USA' ending and all those DQs and quits.  https://ew.com/tv/the-challenge-usa-tyson-apostol-final-spoilers/?utm_campaign=entertainmentweekly_entertainmentweekly&utm_content=new&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_term=63235d9967bed700014c3657
- @emilylongeretta: This is literally the craziest interview I’ve ever read. #TheChallengeUSA finale was willllld. Tonight, @TheMarkLong and I have the winners on #RealityRundown & I have a LOT of questions… live link, 6PT/9ET: https://spotifylive.link/jOxAJIvbktb
@TeckHolmes: Shout out 2 @TysonApostol & @SydneyBucksbaum 4 keeping it real. Next season of the @thechallenge should be called “Lies, Lies, & More Lies” because there will definitely be plenty coming from production! #Facts #DoBetter  https://ew.com/tv/the-challenge-usa-tyson-apostol-final-spoilers/ @BunimMurray @CBS @paramountplus
@TinaBarta: Guys, why is everyone so shocked that people "quit" the final?  They are F****ing HARD and some of these jabrones train year round!  Shit!  #TheChallengeCBS #TheChallenge
@GamerVev: Challenge production is SICK! I’m finding more & more tea about #TheChallengeUSA and they were so fuckin FOUL!
@ChallengeMTV: This story with Tyson is insane. This is exactly why i say people like Bananas and CT keep winning, production is a mess
@TinaBarta: How insightful these players are! It is a very humbling experience, in my opinion. I had to stop comparing myself and just worked on my own game and I found my happiness in that. #TheChallenge  I love to see all of these people to take another run at it. https://t.co/B7J7f7R8DG

@dannydmac44: Me listening to everyone’s exit interviews all season.. 😂🤷🏾‍♂️#TheChallengeUSA
- @TinaBarta: 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. Congrats to #TheChallengeCBS Season 1 winners. Now comes the fun part of talking smack and having that money in the bank to back it up!  ENJOY your win. #TheChallenge Just don’t be dicks about it.  😉
@TinaBarta: FM Challenges, you are partnered up with someone already familiar with the game and what intensity we all operate in. Maybe #TheChallengeCBS competitors grossly underestimated how hard the game is because it is so different than everything else out there. #TheChallenge #WeWantOGs
@TinaBarta: All I know is that when it comes to #TheChallengeWorld.  I am putting my money on the team #TheChallengeUSA.
- @spyrach21: @TinaBarta I’d enjoy a more tame final if it was on Allstars. I would LOVE for Allstars to be all OGs, no one under 35, and for it to be more like the Challenge used to be during the Gauntlet, the Duel and those other classic seasons.
- @TinaBarta: My suggestion for #TheChallengeAllStars is to make it to where we get to do fun Challenges that can be played at home. So you make it to the “retirement challenge”, you are spoiled rotten. There has to be more incentives than a shot at the money for me to want to keep doing them.
@TinaBarta: Right now, I have narrowed it down to 2 big blunders I have not found reasonable explanations for the #TheChallengeCBS final.  1)The women got fucked, 2 in particular 2)Saying the math was wrong when it wasn’t.  Both are production fuck ups. #TheChallenge @BunimMurray
@TinaBarta: Anyone else find it funny that a self proclaimed “Challenge God” that failed at a LOGIC puzzle, is crying foul.  #TheChallengeCBS #TheChallenge.
@TinaBarta: How would you make a #TheChallenge game where it is action packed and the advantage skill is, comparing?

@ShimBo84: When are we getting #TheChallenge #AllStars 4 cast reveal? I need @DerrickMTV & @TinaBarta back on my MTV! Let’s go #ParamountPlus! Who does everyone want to see back? I want some old schoolers. Let’s be honest, All Stars & USA have been way better than the recent MTV series.
- @SurvivorMTV: @ShimBo84 Queen Tina @TinaBarta which old schoolers & #TheChallengeUSA cast members would you want to play with? I love that your so active in the bird app now!Anchorman Derrick @DerrickMTV which old schoolers & Challenge USA cast members would you want to play with? #TheChallenge
- @TinaBarta: I only know the ones I have meet in person.  I would have to think about this and make a detailed list of pros and cons of each person in consideration.
@sharontharp: Here's my interview with @TysonApostol as he breaks down his decision to quit and opens up about his "heated" convos with production. He also reacts to the seemingly inconsistent rules and much more. Will we see him back on the show? 👀 #TheChallengeUSA https://t.co/uUpq3dSbc3
@DesiJWilliams: I don’t really know how to use twitter 😆 but so appreciate all the support this season! It was definitely a sad ending, but hopefully this isn’t the end for me 🙏🏾 #TheChallengeUSA
@MelindastolpMTV: I haven’t watched @TheChallenge final yet but I guess it has raised some serious questions about fairness and the rules 🤔 What are y’all’s opinions on this?
@Humble_demeanor: History was made last night! The last time a black male winner won   @TheChallenge was the legend @NehemiahMTV on the Gauntlet 3 back in 08. Shoutout to @dannydmac44 for being that representation again. My guy won! 💪🏽 #TheChallenge38 #TheChallengeUSA 
@CohenBrian_: Hear our final exit press with some of the finalists #TheChallengeUSA #RHAP  https://t.co/QZGLbKTI3W
@johnnybananas: 🔥SIZZLIN NEW EPISODE 🔥 The Godfather @TheMarkLong stops by to discuss All Stars ✨ Challenge USA 🇺🇸 and the drop of The Challenge Ride Or Dies 👯‍♂️ On an ALL NEW episode of the Death, Taxes, and Bananas Pod 💀💰🍌 https://open.spotify.com/episode/1jxKLs8dZX3KG19XYxCZCa?si=4849f2606b99487e   @ringer @TheChallenge #deathtaxesbananas
@ChallengeFanOG: Would be interesting if @SHOTOFYAGER & @DerrickMTV could get Justin Booth on the horn to hear his perspective 👂🏼#TheChallengeCBS #TheChallangeUSA
@DerrickMTV: Oh, the Drama! #TheChallengeUSA Quitters, Winners & Pissed Off Fans! Let me & @SHOTOFYAGER twist your brains some more! BONUS PODCAST is UP! Welcome to THE SYSH! It’s The Shit You Shoulda Heard!” http://Patreon.com/ChallengeMania  Have no fear The Devils Advocate is here! 🦾😈🤘
@PopCrave: We got to chat with @lysslopezz and @DesiJWilliams following Wednesday night’s finale of #TheChallengeUSA! We spoke about Alyssa’s elimination, Desi’s experience in the final, and much more! Check out the full exit interview: http://bit.ly/alyssadesi
@ChallengeStats: The new winners, Sarah and @dannydmac44, now sit at 16th and 19th place respectively   Derrick and Laurel are displaced from the top 20 and now Kenny is the one to occupy the 20th place #TheChallenge

@TheChallenge: In the last elimination of the season, Angela and Alyssa get down and dirty with a classic pole wrestle. 💥 #TheChallengeUSA
@TheAllanAguirre: My favorite thing about Challenge Finale nights is the amount of people who tell me it's clear I've never watched The Challenge before.  #TheChallengeUSA
@CohenBrian_: After speaking with Desi, I’m even more furious. This was her title. #JusticeforDesi #JusticeforDesi #JusticeforDesi #JusticeforDesi #JusticeforDesi #JusticeforDesi
@TheAllanAguirre: Look, I clearly about The Challenge a lot, but you shouldn't be required to listen to 5 Podcasts, Read 10 Interviews, and then follow every Social Media comment to have a basic understanding of the Final. I watch the show and I talk from there. #TheChallengeUSA
@rachel_fitness: 1. missed opportunity by #TheChallengeCBS and those involved to not let the women team up after that guy Enzo quit the first 5 minutes. We would of actually had a fair final. This final made absolutely no sense & @BunimMurray should do better this far into the series. Seriously.
@TinaBarta: Thank you to everyone that took the time to comment.  A special thank you to the finalists from #TheChallengeCBS for coming here to clarify a bunch of questions we all had. The biggest thank you is to all of you for keeping this a respectful. 🥰
@TinaBarta: With the drama on #TheChallengeCBS final.  Can we all agree that the final wasn't that BORING.  It made everyone want to go online and get the scoop from the participant themselves!
@TinaBarta: Please understand something that I have some to realize. “I am perfectly fine not being the GOAT of #TheChallenge.” This stings less the more I say it to myself.  “I am better at other things and the show ISN’T THE MOST INTERESTING thing about me.” -Tina Barta #tinasthoughts
@TinaBarta: Okay people!  I’m done with discussing #TheChallengeUSA. reached my conclusion…for now.  I am going to enjoy watching the @ChiliPeppers tonight with the hubby.  I am so EXCITED!!!!  I’ll try to remember to take pics!
@_nelsonthomas: I’m pretty much speechless…😲😮 😑#thechallengeusa #Final #cbs
@KellyAnneJudd: My heart hurts for Desi in the final. Watching Enzo I’m reminded of All Stars 1 when half the cast had to be brought in by boat on the first challenge. Remembering how terrible 75% of them did I have sympathy & understanding for him. #TheChallengeUSA
@KellyAnneJudd: If we are asked to risk our lives in order to become a champion then there should be set rules, that we are aware of, before we compete. In a challenge, in an elimination, and in a final. Otherwise what are we doing here? #TheChallengeUSA
@TheChallenge: We've heard about her ALL season long (iykyk 😂), and the time has finally come. Everyone, meet Kiki. 🥰 #TheChallengeUSA
@dannydmac44: Me listening to everyone’s exit interviews all season.. 😂🤷🏾‍♂️#TheChallengeUSA
@dannydmac44: If you are mad about the finale of the @TheChallenge USA winners 🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️ we won.. they lost.. get over it😂🙏🏾🤷🏾‍♂️💪🏾😎 #TheChallengeUSA


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So after all of that, what do we make of all of this chaotic finale? And how in the world do we wanna make sense of those two hours that many of us will never get back? Below, the thoughts of one of them.



Next to come on our agenda is to cover fall in MTV land, which is headlined by the next season of The Challenge in Ride or Dies... plus MTV's newest reality dating show which, unlike the two shows we cover, is something totally different -- think, spicing in a little bit of Catfish to the mix. And also to come, an ExtraTime story we can't wait to tell you about involves a show airing across the dial where a main player in that just so happens to be a bloodline of a past Challenger who's also behind one of the biggest scandals to rock the MTV Reality community ever... you don't want to miss it. And we hope you'll be with us as our MTV coverage hits into overdrive starting just ahead.

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