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Post by Bearcata on Feb 27, 2023 23:17:49 GMT
15,000,000 Argentine pesos is $76222.40 in US dollars.
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Post by Bearcata on Feb 28, 2023 20:05:41 GMT
This show is getting absolutely huge ratings in Argentina.
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Post by moviememories on Apr 3, 2023 4:08:13 GMT
Will it air in the US eventually?
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Post by Bearcata on Apr 7, 2023 10:19:55 GMT
Will it air in the US eventually? yes April on Paramount + |
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Post by Bearcata on Apr 8, 2023 3:49:42 GMT
Will it air in the US eventually? yes April on Paramount + Supposedly it is now streaming on P+. |
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Post by Bearcata on Apr 8, 2023 5:50:04 GMT
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Post by Bearcata on Apr 8, 2023 5:53:37 GMT
First impressions. They are loud.
Age range is huge from 23 to 68.
I am surprised at the age range with two men and two ladies that are older.
All are trim. No body builder types more functional fitness types that tend to be on the lean side.
Many are models, actors, hosts, social influencers, a chef, a lawyer, and a retired professional soccer player. Not the type you normally see on a physical challenge show.
Most first time on a reality TV series, thinking it would be a good experience. Don't think any have seen the flagship show.
I was surprised at the cast appearance. I didn't realize how I am so used to the Hollywood casting stereotypes as to what passes as beauty for both men and women in the American culture that I was wondering why they cast this person or that person because they were not that good looking or what I are used to seeing on a reality TV show. That was a bit of a wake up moment and thinking "Whoa, Hollywood has brainwashed me".
More forceful personalities for the women definitely not a "Housewives" type, as opposed to the very young men who where the social influencers being more quiet and not pushy like you see here in the US.
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Post by Bearcata on Apr 8, 2023 6:09:59 GMT
Season 1 Episode 1 - 13 February 2023
The Host Marley enters the Arena and one by one calls out the cast of 9 men and 9 women and explains that they will be working in teams of two and that they will have different partners each week. Partners are chosen by the algorithm.
Saw the cast settle into the Challenge House. Some noticed "no doors", "no privacy". Some had bigger adjustments than others. Eva breaks downs and cries. Fernando wants to leave as he does not like the house, the bed, and no doors.
The first daily was Peeky Blinders that was also seen on The Challenge UK and AUS.
All the teams are talking to each other trying to work out how to work together no yelling or name calling.
Eva is upset as she does not work out at all and that the daily challenge is the first time she has ever jogged.
One team has an older lady in her 50's and a guy in his 20's. On the last leg of the challenge she hurt her foot and Lio carried her on his back and the other 7 teams were so impressed that they helped them with their puzzle.
The winning team is announced and they are told they will chose who goes into elimination against the last placed team.
Note: If you do not speak Spanish you have to use close caption to understand what is being said. It is a bit exhausting reading the subtitles and trying to follow who is saying what and to catch everything that is happening.
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Post by Bearcata on Apr 9, 2023 2:24:27 GMT
Season 1 Episode 2 - 14 February 2023
Enredo Piramidal (Pyramid Plot) = Knot So Fast
Much of the episode was spent discussing who was to be picked to be eliminated.
One of the worst Knot So Fast eliminations I have ever seen. Were the instructions that vague? Was the rope too heavy? You tie knots around a structure making hard for the opponents to untie.
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Post by Bearcata on Apr 9, 2023 4:45:21 GMT
Season 1 Episode 3 - 15 February 2023
Remo y Corona (rowing and crown) = Royal Relay but instead of using the old style of rowing boats that were used in The Challenge 38 they changed to paddle boards and much of the cast had never used them and had issues getting them going.
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Post by Bearcata on Apr 9, 2023 4:48:06 GMT
Season 1 Episode 4 - 16 February 2023
Hacete la Rata (play the rat) = In a Roll
Oh my God. Please who cares if Okey kissed Jujuy and Claudia. The way everyone is acting in house is ridiculous this is not grade school. Emotionally the way these folks act this is what is feels like.
The episodes are around 48 to 55 minutes long, with an entire episode focused on a daily challenge and an entire episode focused on the day in the house, the planned activity, in this case a pajama party, and discussions about who is going into elimination.
These folks are filming for about 2 to 3 weeks and they are locked into the Challenge House but after 2 or 3 days they are feeling homesick? They haven't even left the country.
OMG: Adrian (48) and Fernanda (56) beat Lizardo (33) & Floppy (38) in "In a Roll".
A&F won the first two heats.
Lizardo does state he does not do physical activity.
Adrian has been to 2 eliminations in a row, give the man a rest.
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Post by Bearcata on Apr 9, 2023 6:44:14 GMT
Season 1 Episode 5 - 20 February 2023
Respuesta Boleadora (Bola Response) = Bolas for Blood.
Nice to see Americans are not the only people who cannot do math.
There is a Boys Alliance: Rodri, Benja, and YeYo. Some of the ladies are concerned since they are not partnered with any of the Boys Alliance they might be thrown into elimination.
YeYo is complaining about being partnered with another weak partner.
This is the first we are seeing any alliances.
Adrian thinks YeYo plays the victim.
The boys consider Virgie (68) one of the 3 strongest female partners.
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Post by Bearcata on Apr 9, 2023 6:54:09 GMT
Season 1 Episode 6 - 21 February 2023
Me Muevo Te Muevas = You Move I Move
Oh the drama. Sol was so concerned that she would be picked and she was on no one's radar, but her yakking about it put her as an option. Sol told Morita not to pick her else they will no longer be friends. At the end of the episode Sol did not go into elimination still claims she was betrayed by Morita. How?
Everyone else outside the Boys Alliance realizes there is an alliance and the younger guys consider them traitors. Again, how?
Again the elimination started out badly. For some reason both teams thought they had to get all 5 balls out of the maze together. Huh?
Even when they realized they should be doing one ball at a time it was a mess.
Jujuy and Morita somehow would concentrate on different balls. I cannot make this up.
There is a lot of explaining before the elimination starts and after the game ends. Replaces the confessionals I guess but I started to fast forward a bit. Even with the house drama and conflict the comments tend to be very positive.
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Post by Bearcata on Apr 9, 2023 8:53:55 GMT
Season 1 Episode 7 - 22 February 2023
Habemus Barril (we have a barrel) = Build Me Up
Yeyo is sick.
Benja is sick.
Benja doesn't say any negative things about Fer as a partner.
You can tell the folks who don't train. I don't think anyone on this cast had a clue what The Challenge was about.
The talk about the alliance being traitors is driving me nuts. They are down to 6 teams. One winner, one loser and the choice of 4 teams of who to pick to go into the Arena.
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Post by Bearcata on Apr 9, 2023 17:30:56 GMT
Season 1 Episode 8 - 23 February 2023
En Tu Cara (In your face) = In Your Face
The talking, endless talking, and explaining, making a decision, no one likes your decision. I totally understand CT lying low. It's like being pecked apart by a bunch of chickens.
Then Fernanda says if Rodri was her partner he would have saved her. Ladies there are times in your life you need to save yourself.
Juli getting angry that she might be picked.
OMG Fernanda worst goalie. All she had to do is protect the lower 3 pictures. Standing in front a picture would have been the best solution.
All these folks are so "it's not fair", "that is injustice". I am so over it.
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Post by Bearcata on Apr 9, 2023 21:34:22 GMT
Season 1 Episode 9 - February 27, 2023
La Guerra Fría (the Cold War) = Frozen Senseless
Lots of celebrating because Benja is gone and the Boys Alliance is broken.
The Pyscho Killers (Adrian, Lio, ? ) want to send in Rodri into elimination.
Dudes, Rodri (part of the Boys Alliance) won three challenges in a row. Good Luck with that.
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Post by Bearcata on Apr 9, 2023 21:42:24 GMT
Season 1 Episode 10 - February 28, 2023
Rotas Cadenas (broken chains) = Ball & Chain
It can be so frustrating watching these folks play. Marley gives the instructions and automatically several teams don't get it. In this case Adrian was trying to untie the balls not understanding that the balls are attached to the chains and that the chains need to be untied from the rack. I think Virgie was trying to tell him to untie the chains not the balls but he was not listening. Rodri and Claudia had completed hanging 3 out of 6 balls before Adrian and Virgie had figured out how to untie their first ball. The game ended with R&C winning and A&V had completed hanging 3 balls. If A&V had not wasted so much time it would have been close. I also get the impression from some of these eliminations that they are a lot slower then in the flagship show.
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Post by Bearcata on Apr 10, 2023 4:29:53 GMT
Season 1 Episode 11 - 1 March 2023
Te Cayó la Ficha (you dropped the tab) = Collect Four
Down to 8 players.
No more teams, for now.
Many of the ladies like Eva are unhappy that they have to play as individuals because lets face it they were depending on the prowess of their male partners.
Eva had so little confidence in herself yet she finished first blocked who she was supposed to block and no one had the chance to block her so Claudia ended up being blocked twice and came in last.
Okey and Lio were trying so hard to come in first so they could send in either Yeyo or Rodri. Okey overcomplicated his chip pattern, so he needed a lot of trips to get four across. Rodri & Yeyo blocked Lio and Oky also had to as Rodri and Yeyo were already done. At one point Lio and Oky were in a total stalemate waiting for the other one to drop a chip.
Now everyone thinks it will be Oky and Lio in the Arena.
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Post by Bearcata on Apr 10, 2023 4:37:18 GMT
Season 1 Episode 12 - 2 March 2023
Tire y Empuje (pull and push) = Rumble Tumble
OMGosh! Can these people stop talking? They complain about everything. They don't like your decision. You change it. They don't like the new decision. They don't like it if you change your mind. They don't like it if you don't change your mind. Nothings fair. It's all unfair. It not justice. It's injustice.
The men and women thought that they would be going into elimination against one of the cast already there. Marley shows up and says the rules of the game have changed and that the person who goes into elimination against the last place person has to be picked from the last 3 males and 3 females that were eliminated. So that means Adrian, Benja, Morita, Virgie, Fernanda, or Jujuy could be back in elimination with a chance if they win elimination they come back into the house.
Then all the that's unfair, and unjust arguments start all over again.
After the elimination Marley announces that they are all in the final.
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Post by Bearcata on Apr 10, 2023 5:59:37 GMT
Season 1 Episode 13 - Note did not air in Argentina just Paramount +
A special reunion of the 8 finalists and some of their family members before the final starts.
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Post by Bearcata on Apr 10, 2023 7:56:23 GMT
Season 1 Episode 14 - March 6, 2023 - The Final Part 1
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Post by Bearcata on Apr 10, 2023 7:58:13 GMT
Season 1 Episode 15 - March 7, 2023 - The Final Part 2
I do wish they had broken down the times for each leg like they did for the UK and AUS finals, just to give an idea how long each leg was and how each person was doing.
Marley comments that the cast was out in the field for 10 hours doing the final.
Even though Rodri placed either first or second in most of the legs coming in 4th on the Avocado River Puzzle is what gave him 4th place.
Lio and Oky threw shade at the finish line how it wasn't fair Yeyo finished third in the final with never seeing the Arena, never winning a daily challenge, and cheating when he looked at Sols tyres in stage 7 even when Oky himself used Sol's tyres to put his in the correct order. Seriously, the flagship show would eat Lio and Oky.
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