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Post by Bearcata on Nov 3, 2023 4:26:24 GMT
Me me! I’m watching! I’m enjoying this season so far. Chauncey…I really wanted to pull for you and see you stay in a bit longer, but good grief. Digging yourself such a hole in the negotiations and then not being able to clip your obviously strong self onto the rope! This might not be the game for you. 😂 I listened to the MTV Challenge Official podcast with Chauncey's exit interview. Chauncey describes himself as being very quiet. Reality TV is not the place for quiet people or those who do not understand that their job is to entertain the viewers and you don't do that by being quiet.
While Chauncey obviously works out and has an Instagram account and maybe more, is he physically fit? Can he do athletic things? Well he has not been very impressive in any of the challenges or previous eliminations. Chauncey does not give good sound bites, and he does not seem comfortable on camera. I personal do not think he adds anything to the Challenge franchise and will not miss him or even think of him if I never see him on air again. I do have to give Chauncey a Gold Star for having one of the best deliberation speeches ever. Thank you for the laughter that you provided Chauncey.
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Post by Bearcata on Nov 3, 2023 4:28:21 GMT
In episode 1 we saw Big T's spiderweb of alliances. In episode 2 we saw Jay's spiderweb of alliances.
Jay is the Eye of the Storm of the Hurricane as he refers to his US alliance with:
Asaf Corey Ed Kyland Horacio Moriah Olivia Nurys Michele
Associates are Berna, Colleen, and Emauel.
Can't wait for episode 3's reveal.
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Post by holly on Nov 4, 2023 15:33:34 GMT
I'm watching too. I usually don't comment unless I have something to add.
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Post by holly on Nov 4, 2023 15:37:07 GMT
Me me! I’m watching! I’m enjoying this season so far. Chauncey…I really wanted to pull for you and see you stay in a bit longer, but good grief. Digging yourself such a hole in the negotiations and then not being able to clip your obviously strong self onto the rope! This might not be the game for you. 😂 I listened to the MTV Challenge Official podcast with Chauncey's exit interview. Chauncey describes himself as being very quiet. Reality TV is not the place for quiet people or those who do not understand that their job is to entertain the viewers and you don't do that by being quiet.
While Chauncey obviously works out and has an Instagram account and maybe more, is he physically fit? Can he do athletic things? Well he has not been very impressive in any of the challenges or previous eliminations. Chauncey does not give good sound bites, and he does not seem comfortable on camera. I personal do not think he adds anything to the Challenge franchise and will not miss him or even think of him if I never see him on air again. I do have to give Chauncey a Gold Star for having one of the best deliberation speeches ever. Thank you for the laughter that you provided Chauncey.
Yet, they continue to cast Kasey, the one of the most boring cast members ever. But the difference between her & Chauncey is that she can kick some ass. I guess that's why they keep casting her. But she's as boring as watching paint dry.
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Post by Bearcata on Nov 6, 2023 8:02:42 GMT
FYI: Started watching Buddy Games on Paramount+, it is a short reality TV game only 8 episodes that was airing Thursday nights before Big Brother 25.
I watched and episode and it reminded me so much of the early Challenge seasons. Turns out the producers are Burnim and Murray the same production company that does The Challenge. I just finished the first four episodes and it is so much fun.
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Post by aaron2005 on Nov 7, 2023 15:49:06 GMT
Heads Up: It appears that both episodes 3 & 4 will be airing back to back tomorrow night. Episode 3 will be an hour and a half long and episode 4 will only be one hour.
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Post by Bearcata on Nov 7, 2023 18:07:15 GMT
Heads Up: It appears that both episodes 3 & 4 will be airing back to back tomorrow night. Episode 3 will be an hour and a half long and episode 4 will only be one hour. Thanks for the heads up. I checked my DVR and channel guide and it is already set up from 8pm to 1030pm. That should be fun. I wonder if they are doing that because of Thanksgiving and that they normally do not air new episodes that day?
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Post by Bearcata on Nov 9, 2023 3:30:23 GMT
Season 39 Episode 3 - "It's a Matter of Semantics" - November 8, 2023
Wow, Ravyn's plotting revealed. Big T's makes grilled steak and veg. Ravyn notices the girls are not talking to her. Pool party in the Hot Tub. Berna thinks Melissa and Big T are side eying her as she dances by the hot tub. Berna confronts Melissa. Volcano erupts. Kyland is concerned Melissa's blowup fall out will effect his game. Corey Lay states he is tired of Big T and Melissa and they need to go. What is Corey's problem with these two girls? Corey Lay was on one season of The Challenge and that was Spies, Lies, and Allies and he was eliminated in episode 4. Big T was also in SL&A and eliminated in episode 16. That was in 2021. Folks are assuming it will be a girls elimination and Berna, Melissa, and Ravyn all have targets on their backs.
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Post by Bearcata on Nov 9, 2023 4:02:49 GMT
OMG! Finally they won a challenge and add $50,000 to the $306,000 cash prize making it $356,000.
Everybody is happy.
Berna and Melissa apologize.
All is good in the house now on the club and the finger pointing will start.
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Post by Bearcata on Nov 9, 2023 4:52:56 GMT
I thought there would be at least Control episodes before the Chaos would start and the mercs appear. It gives the team 4 chances to earn $50,000 per challenge and that would be a total of $200,000 and that including the original prize money would be $500,000.
The ladies deciding to burn votes and have the boys send in Ravyn. Is that a good idea? Or is that giving up too much control in the game? Corey had a point but Corey is also an ass and making himself a target, and there will always be messy and stressful votes. I can see why the girls want to avoid it for as long as they can.
Ravyn was smart calling Jujuy into the sand. Jujuy is smaller and maynot be aggressive enough for a pole wrestle type of game that Dirty Deeds is.
The format of the episode is changed a bit and there is still 10 minutes to go after the team gets back from elimination. Ravyn may start saying some stupid stuff. Oh, don't believe for a second that the rest of the girls trust her.
Oh, Corey and Ravyn are in an alliance? Which one? There is the US Alliance, the UK Alliance, and there is Jay's Alliance.
Nurys is also playing really hard but maybe too hard.
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Post by Bearcata on Nov 9, 2023 6:53:08 GMT
Season 39 Episode 4 - "I'm Coming Out" - November 8, 2023 Big T has a Come Out Party. I feel so underwhelmed. There is a talk from Corey about how he want's Big T and Melissa out of the game, how Big T needs to leave, and yet here is Corey celebrating Big T's Come Out and acting as if they are friends and besties. Corey has to save his butt as Zara is after him. Looks as if Corey tried to flip the house and save Ravyn by getting people to vote for Zara. His reasoning besides saving Ravyn, was that Zara was a strong athlete and he did not want to run against her in a final.
Hughie really irritates Callum and others during the challenge, making himself a target but he doesn't get it.
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Post by queens on Nov 9, 2023 13:00:21 GMT
Moriah picked James over Bananas? lmao Bananas has way more of a personality than that caveman guy.
I'm glad that Berna calmed down cause she was getting really annoying.
I was a little confused when Asaf said that Corey was his best friend in the challenge house, and later on Corey said that Hughie was the only one that he could trust.
On a side note, Ciarran kinda looks like a bird and his neck tattoos are scary. Callum is also scary looking.
That would be funny if Kyland would go against Jordan in his second elimination.
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Post by queens on Nov 9, 2023 13:28:09 GMT
By the way I read a news article that Nelson was charged with a DWI in that accident he had. I don't think some of the people that contributed towards his gofundme are too happy about that. That's really messed up of him.
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Post by Bearcata on Nov 9, 2023 14:07:08 GMT
By the way I read a news article that Nelson was charged with a DWI in that accident he had. I don't think some of the people that contributed towards his gofundme are too happy about that. That's really messed up of him. Not surprised about the DWI. From articles I have read Nelson had destroyed multiple cars because he simply does not do regular maintenance on them like oil changes. He does not come across as a very responsible person. I think he basically destroyed his Challenge career. I do believe is was a one person accident so thankfully he did not hit anyone. If it was not for that other car that stopped and helped Nellie may have died or been seriously burned. Hate to see his hospital bills.
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Post by Bearcata on Nov 9, 2023 14:14:33 GMT
Moriah picked James over Bananas? lmao Bananas has way more of a personality than that caveman guy. I'm glad that Berna calmed down cause she was getting really annoying. I was a little confused when Asaf said that Corey was his best friend in the challenge house, and later on Corey said that Hughie was the only one that he could trust. On a side note, Ciarran kinda looks like a bird and his neck tattoos are scary. Callum is also scary looking. That would be funny if Kyland would go against Jordan in his second elimination. Bananas is a very loud personality and an acquired taste. I find it interesting that Moriah stated that they were not officially boyfriend and girlfriend after hanging out for a year. If they are only dating Moriah didn't do anything wrong, unfortunately she cuddled with James in a very public forum and Bananas holds grudges especially toward women.
Wasn't it just last week when Asaf said Jay was like a Godfather to his son?
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Post by holly on Nov 10, 2023 16:28:23 GMT
Moriah picked James over Bananas? lmao Bananas has way more of a personality than that caveman guy. I'm glad that Berna calmed down cause she was getting really annoying. I was a little confused when Asaf said that Corey was his best friend in the challenge house, and later on Corey said that Hughie was the only one that he could trust. On a side note, Ciarran kinda looks like a bird and his neck tattoos are scary. Callum is also scary looking. That would be funny if Kyland would go against Jordan in his second elimination. Bananas is a very loud personality and an acquired taste. I find it interesting that Moriah stated that they were not officially boyfriend and girlfriend after hanging out for a year. If they are only dating Moriah didn't do anything wrong, unfortunately she cuddled with James in a very public forum and Bananas holds grudges especially toward women.
Wasn't it just last week when Asaf said Jay was like a Godfather to his son? He sure did. And yes, Bananas does hold grudges more so towards women. His ego can't take it.
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Post by Bearcata on Nov 16, 2023 3:35:38 GMT
Season 39 Episode 5 - "Countdown to Chaos" - November 15, 2023
I just watched a Master Class on how to do an elimination. Jordan was brilliant. That is a Vet twisting the game.
Ciaran was expecting speed and endurance would be the main factor. I think Jordan pushing to the side shocked him.
Then Jordan just let him get points and win the first round. What is happening.
Jordan taking his time to push the button. Jordan taking breaks.
Wow, just wow! Emamuel, turns his back on Jordan! What are you doing? This game is not always mano a mano, the brains will win the game. Watch and learn.
There were just so many moments this episode.
Corey. I don't get Corey. What exactly is he trying to do? He wants Chaos, he wants big moments, but you can't control Chaos, you can't control the outcome of some of these big moments. Asaf. Having a bit of a temper tantrum. That was interesting.
I am so looking forward to all the Goats/mercs come in and take away from the prize money. If all ten mercs win their eliminations that would be $10,000 each for a total of $100,000.
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Post by Bearcata on Nov 16, 2023 18:05:37 GMT
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Post by Bearcata on Nov 16, 2023 20:50:23 GMT
Listened to the MTV Challenge podcast with Ciaran.
Ciaran never watched a single episode of the Challenge. All he did was do a search on YouTube and watched a video of the Challenge highlights and that was it. Ciaran did say he never wanted to be in elimination with CT.
Hughie also mentioned in his exit interview that the big difference between the way the UK and International players play the game and do strategy vs the US players is that in the UK and other countries the players depend on getting the popular vote from the viewing public to stay on the show vs the US players getting voted out by other players.
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Post by holly on Nov 17, 2023 17:21:56 GMT
Listened to the MTV Challenge podcast with Ciaran. Ciaran never watched a single episode of the Challenge. All he did was do a search on YouTube and watched a video of the Challenge highlights and that was it. Ciaran did say he never wanted to be in elimination with CT. Hughie also mentioned in his exit interview that the big difference between the way the UK and International players play the game and do strategy vs the US players is that in the UK and other countries the players depend on getting the popular vote from the viewing public to stay on the show vs the US players getting voted out by other players. Ahhh! Interesting! Off topic, why do all the Brit guys have veneers? It's so weird to me that ALL of them have them (if I'm not mistaken). The blinding shade of white is the dead giveaway. If they'd go with a more natural shade of white it wouldn't be so obvious. At least they don't have huge chiclet teeth like Kyle (although I do love him, he's a great villian! I hope he comes back again).
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Post by Bearcata on Nov 17, 2023 17:54:02 GMT
Listened to the MTV Challenge podcast with Ciaran. Ciaran never watched a single episode of the Challenge. All he did was do a search on YouTube and watched a video of the Challenge highlights and that was it. Ciaran did say he never wanted to be in elimination with CT. Hughie also mentioned in his exit interview that the big difference between the way the UK and International players play the game and do strategy vs the US players is that in the UK and other countries the players depend on getting the popular vote from the viewing public to stay on the show vs the US players getting voted out by other players. Ahhh! Interesting! Off topic, why do all the Brit guys have veneers? It's so weird to me that ALL of them have them (if I'm not mistaken). The blinding shade of white is the dead giveaway. If they'd go with a more natural shade of white it wouldn't be so obvious. At least they don't have huge chiclet teeth like Kyle (although I do love him, he's a great villian! I hope he comes back again). So many of them go to Turkiye to plastic surgery, botox, and veneers.
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Post by holly on Nov 17, 2023 22:25:21 GMT
Ahhh! Interesting! Off topic, why do all the Brit guys have veneers? It's so weird to me that ALL of them have them (if I'm not mistaken). The blinding shade of white is the dead giveaway. If they'd go with a more natural shade of white it wouldn't be so obvious. At least they don't have huge chiclet teeth like Kyle (although I do love him, he's a great villian! I hope he comes back again). So many of them go to Turkiye to plastic surgery, botox, and veneers. Interesting! I didn't know Turkey was a plastic surgery destination. I know of some other countries/cities (mostly because of watching "Botched") I would be scared to have anything like that in a foreign country, especially if I don't speak the language. What is there is a problem/complication when you go back home?
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Post by Bearcata on Nov 18, 2023 7:10:46 GMT
So many of them go to Turkiye to plastic surgery, botox, and veneers. Interesting! I didn't know Turkey was a plastic surgery destination. I know of some other countries/cities (mostly because of watching "Botched") I would be scared to have anything like that in a foreign country, especially if I don't speak the language. What is there is a problem/complication when you go back home? I remember during War of the Worlds some on the UK cast mentioned that and I think Hughie went there also.
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Post by Bearcata on Nov 18, 2023 7:13:35 GMT
Just finished listening to Michaela from USA 2 do her interview on the MTV Challenge podcast. Now Michaela was never a favorite of mine and there was something about her personality that put me off. Her interview is eye opening. I really liked her game strategy and I really liked her read of Chris.
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Post by Bearcata on Nov 23, 2023 4:59:55 GMT
Season 39 Episode 6 - "The Big Mistake" - November 22, 2023
Great Daily Challenge. I wonder why the UK and International players seem as if they have no strategy. As if they are not even trying to play vs the US players who are almost playing TOO hard. Asaf and Jay need to watch what they say about their opponents as Callum will end up watching this episode. Why does everyone want Big T and Melissa out of the game. Really they are not threats in the final, in fact I would want them in a final as they are easy to beat. Talk about an anticlimactic reveal of the Challenge Champion. Kaz. Was there even a clap. Seriously is this woman even a footnote in the game? She NEVER won in the flagship show. How is she a Challenge Great? Oh, wow Zara yes help Kaz win that means $10,000 less in the prize pot. I am waiting for the time the alliances fracture...Nurys is wound too tight. Yes, she totally lied about choking Melissa and totally played the victim.
Too be honest MTV Challenge Production spoiled the end of the elimination in their trailer as I had yet to see when Corey tells everyone that he was using Big T and Melissa for information. That is not going to go over well. And both Big T and Melissa were there.
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Post by Bearcata on Nov 25, 2023 15:40:02 GMT
Bananas is trashing Moriah on his twitter. Bananas was also cuddling with Corrine on House of Villains at the same time Moriah was cuddling with James on the Challenge.
Lots of juicy tea on this week's podcast of the MTV Official Podcast and from Nurys.
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Post by Bearcata on Dec 1, 2023 16:43:46 GMT
Season 39 Episode 7 - "So Flip Floppy" - November 29, 2023 The massive US Alliance: Asaf+Corey+Ed+Horacio+Jay+Kyland+Moriah+Olivia+Nurys+Michele+Associates are: Berna+Colleen+Emauel has done it's job and has eliminated all but one UK or International male leaving James Locke as the sole survivor. Big T and Melissa are the only females left of the UK and International Alliance. James+Big T+Melissa vs the rest of the house. Corey Lay has set himself up as the next male target of the house from his absolutely dismal display during nominations. Corey brutally betrayed the budding friendship he had with Big T and Melissa by stating to all that he had been using them all this time for information for his US Alliance. Corey was brutal, nasty, vindictive, and unnecessarily cruel. No one trusts him and Corey was voted into elimination unanimously. It is obvious that Corey+James+Big T+Melissa are huge targets in the house but the real question is will the 12 member US Alliance be able to eliminate them before they start to cannibalize themselves? Remember within the 12 member US Alliance there is another alliance, the Fantastic Four consisting of Asaf+Jay+Michele+Nurys. The other alliance to be wary of is the girls Season 38 group of Michele+Moriah+Nurys+Ravyn+Olivia. Kyland has also made himself a target by trying to save Melissa.
So Corey+James+Kyland+Big T+Melissa are the potential targets. This is where it gets interesting as far as nominations and being voted in and add in the Chaos of the Mercenaries with some serious heavy hitters coming in with Brad+CT+Darrell left to appear for the guys and with Cara Maria+Kaycee+Laurel+Tori left to appear for the gals.
I just realized and wondered does CT want a rematch with Jay? That would be so funny and hilarious if CT eliminated Jay.
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Post by holly on Dec 1, 2023 20:33:41 GMT
Season 39 Episode 7 - "So Flip Floppy" - November 29, 2023 The massive US Alliance: Asaf+Corey+Ed+Horacio+Jay+Kyland+Moriah+Olivia+Nurys+Michele+Associates are: Berna+Colleen+Emauel has done it's job and has eliminated all but one UK or International male leaving James Locke as the sole survivor. Big T and Melissa are the only females left of the UK and International Alliance. James+Big T+Melissa vs the rest of the house. Corey Lay has set himself up as the next male target of the house from his absolutely dismal display during nominations. Corey brutally betrayed the budding friendship he had with Big T and Melissa by stating to all that he had been using them all this time for information for his US Alliance. Corey was brutal, nasty, vindictive, and unnecessarily cruel. No one trusts him and Corey was voted into elimination unanimously. It is obvious that Corey+James+Big T+Melissa are huge targets in the house but the real question is will the 12 member US Alliance be able to eliminate them before they start to cannibalize themselves? Remember within the 12 member US Alliance there is another alliance, the Fantastic Four consisting of Asaf+Jay+Michele+Nurys. The other alliance to be wary of is the girls Season 38 group of Michele+Moriah+Nurys+Ravyn+Olivia. Kyland has also made himself a target by trying to save Melissa.
So Corey+James+Kyland+Big T+Melissa are the potential targets. This is where it gets interesting as far as nominations and being voted in and add in the Chaos of the Mercenaries with some serious heavy hitters coming in with Brad+CT+Darrell left to appear for the guys and with Cara Maria+Kaycee+Laurel+Tori left to appear for the gals.
I just realized and wondered does CT want a rematch with Jay? That would be so funny and hilarious if CT eliminated Jay.
Where does Zara fall in with this? Corey sucks as a person. I hope CT is the one to take him out. He's a prick.
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Post by Bearcata on Dec 2, 2023 2:35:11 GMT
Season 39 Episode 7 - "So Flip Floppy" - November 29, 2023 The massive US Alliance: Asaf+Corey+Ed+Horacio+Jay+Kyland+Moriah+Olivia+Nurys+Michele+Associates are: Berna+Colleen+Emauel has done it's job and has eliminated all but one UK or International male leaving James Locke as the sole survivor. Big T and Melissa are the only females left of the UK and International Alliance. James+Big T+Melissa vs the rest of the house. Corey Lay has set himself up as the next male target of the house from his absolutely dismal display during nominations. Corey brutally betrayed the budding friendship he had with Big T and Melissa by stating to all that he had been using them all this time for information for his US Alliance. Corey was brutal, nasty, vindictive, and unnecessarily cruel. No one trusts him and Corey was voted into elimination unanimously. It is obvious that Corey+James+Big T+Melissa are huge targets in the house but the real question is will the 12 member US Alliance be able to eliminate them before they start to cannibalize themselves? Remember within the 12 member US Alliance there is another alliance, the Fantastic Four consisting of Asaf+Jay+Michele+Nurys. The other alliance to be wary of is the girls Season 38 group of Michele+Moriah+Nurys+Ravyn+Olivia. Kyland has also made himself a target by trying to save Melissa.
So Corey+James+Kyland+Big T+Melissa are the potential targets. This is where it gets interesting as far as nominations and being voted in and add in the Chaos of the Mercenaries with some serious heavy hitters coming in with Brad+CT+Darrell left to appear for the guys and with Cara Maria+Kaycee+Laurel+Tori left to appear for the gals.
I just realized and wondered does CT want a rematch with Jay? That would be so funny and hilarious if CT eliminated Jay.
Where does Zara fall in with this?Corey sucks as a person. I hope CT is the one to take him out. He's a prick. OMGosh, totally forgot about Zara. Maybe that is a good thing as that means she is totally under the radar.
I do believe Zara is with the UK Alliance but I just don't see her hanging out with Big T and Melissa.
CT taking out Corey would be epic.
I wonder if Corey even understands how cruel and malicious he was? Doing it to prove loyalty to a reality tv alliance is so lame. He destroyed his reputation in a very public forum. I am sure he is feeling the heat from Big T's fans and there are way more of them than Corey Lay fans.
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Post by Bearcata on Dec 3, 2023 5:49:01 GMT
Watched episode 7 again.
It was a very nicely edited episode and it was even more impactful with production showing earlier scenes of Corey bonding with Melissa and Big T really acting as their friend.
One thing I have noticed is that Corey will talk over a person when attacking them. When Big T was responding to what Corey said not once, but multiple times he talks over her and uses the same words she is using to attack her and attack her viciously. It is not a good look for a 6'4" physically built male to go after a 5'3" female who lets face it would rather give herself a pedicure and a facial than workout.
Corey will be a very easy name for everyone to said in future daily challenges and nominations, he really made himself that big a target.
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