Fessy: "I wish I would've came down..."
Kyle: "Oh shut up. There's nothing here, you knew it was physical and you p***** out"

Thank you Kyle for calling out Fessy and making the game interesting. Please keep working with the old dudes and get these young bucks out.

Also, Nam is huge.

Really really looking forward to a super physical, intense daily challenge to get to see Lolo and Nam go beast mode on everyone. Watching people that are such elite athletes perfom is always so amazing to me.

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Really really looking forward to a super physical, intense daily challenge to get to see Lolo and Nam go beast mode on everyone. Watching people that are such elite athletes perfom is always so amazing to me.

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Im surprised Kyle didnt go for Lolo. She would be my top pick for a partner. She may not have the challenge strategy down yet but she is the strongest female competitor.

Kam has a strangle hold in the house and is a good competitor. He will be safe for a few more eliminations until all the skulls are gone and people have to start taking them from people. I'm just happy that someone took advantage of the rules to make it interesting. The move also made Josh upset, which is always a win for me. I just don't like Josh. Might be the worst person and it pains me to root against Nani, but damn. Josh brings out an irrational anger in me. Might be the frequency of his voice.

Excited for CT and Big T. Big T seems to have a lot of friends in the house, so CT might get some help there.

Josh is great TV. Hes the male version of Nany minus all the banging

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Josh is great TV. Hes the male version of Nany minus all the banging

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Even though he annoys me, he did provide two of the funniest moments of last year. 1) Wes telling him that he is the worst player there TO HIS FACE when Josh was in a tribunal and 2) him yelling No!!!!! During the puzzle on a car challenge. He's a doof. He honestly reminds me of Danny from The Real World Austin. Physically, should be a great competitor, but emotionally/mentally weak. Next episode he is probably going to cry about Kyle stealing Kam. It will be glorious.

I'm loving this season so far! Maybe best challenge season ever?

Sucks about Wes. The challenge is less entertaining when he's gone. Good for Devin, although I'm not sure what the strategy of picking Tori is? They're enemies and won't work together well I presume. I guess to get some of the other alliance numbers on his side?

This season it almost doesn't matter who your partner is since it can change at any moment. Plus you might throw in someone who is in your alliance to get rid of their partner. Just a crazy season.

I hate josh.

What's 8 times 9?
What's 8 times 9?

Josh is the worst. He got into it with CT and Devin. So dumb.

Devin's redemption is fun. He looked like a total punk vs bananas recently running around screaming and crying like a real Josh.

Has anyone watched the 2 older seasons they added to Netflix? Inferno 2 and The Duel? Both pretty good.

I watched them back in the day but I don't remember anything about them. Would probably be fun to go do a rewatch.

I doing a rewatch starting with S20 which is where it starts on Amazon Prime. I think CBS All Access has 10-19.

This season is AWESOME

What an ending to the episode. Just great drama! Always love a classic elimination too.

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This season is AWESOME

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Agreed! I keep telling my friend this is the best season I have ever watched. Could be recency bias lol.

Man is Fessi the biggest idiot or what?? What was he thinking putting himself in there against one of his good friends and members of his alliance, especially so early in the season. I really dont know what he was thinking, now he has a huge target on his back. He could have gone in earlier in the season against a weaker competitor, but decided to pass and go against Nelson, makes zero sense.

I was wondering at first why Devin would have supported throwing in Fessi but it makes sense, hes guaranteed to get rid of one member in that Cory alliance. I love how the editing didnt show them discussing throwing in Fessi at all beforehand.

Off topic, I read yesterday that Fessi and Tori were spotted on vacation 5 days after Tori announced her engagement with Jordan was over. Cold blooded! Thats going to be an awkward challenge if Jordan and Fessi are ever in a challenge together at the same time.

Bonehead moves by Fessy, but hopefully that should make for a lively rest of the season as everyone targets him.

Devon really had a good episode and made some smart moves.

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Bonehead moves by Fessy, but hopefully that should make for a lively rest of the season as everyone targets him.

Devon really had a good episode and made some smart moves.

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Dumb moves by Fessi for sure, and he will surely have a target on his back. But he is so dominant that I dont think it will matter, he will just win all of the challenges or beat everyone in eliminations. I think Fessi thinks hes smarter than what he really is.

Gotta feel bad for Nelson. Ive always liked him and he is entertaining. But damn I just dont know if hes cut out for these challenges. He never seems to make it very far. Although I read on twitter yesterday that hes 3rd all time in challenge elimination wins.

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boogieman said:

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Bonehead moves by Fessy, but hopefully that should make for a lively rest of the season as everyone targets him.

Devon really had a good episode and made some smart moves.

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Dumb moves by Fessi for sure, and he will surely have a target on his back. But he is so dominant that I dont think it will matter, he will just win all of the challenges or beat everyone in eliminations. I think Fessi thinks hes smarter than what he really is.

Gotta feel bad for Nelson. Ive always liked him and he is entertaining. But damn I just dont know if hes cut out for these challenges. He never seems to make it very far. Although I read on twitter yesterday that hes 3rd all time in challenge elimination wins.

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Looking at his record, he is somewhat like the male Nany and Cara combined in that he usually makes it far, partially because he is good in physical eliminations. However, he usually gets eliminated right before the finals due to running his mouth and getting thrown in to one last elimination or straight up dq'd due to fighting.

In a game that has so many variables I dont think it was too dumb of Fessy to give himself the best chance to get a skull. Who wants to go in vs him? Plus he already won a puzzle challenge. What good is it to be aligned with a bunch of guys who have never won? Giving Aneesa the Heisman also made me happy. Great choice to go with Kaycee. They will win some comps.

Josh is the best/worst person maybe in Challenge history. His lack of awareness is so awesome. I think Nelson would have smoked his ass.

I love that TJ mixed it up and did another guys. Im sure it had to do with 2 girls getting eliminated but still, keep them guessing Teej!

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boogieman said:

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Bonehead moves by Fessy, but hopefully that should make for a lively rest of the season as everyone targets him.

Devon really had a good episode and made some smart moves.

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Dumb moves by Fessi for sure, and he will surely have a target on his back. But he is so dominant that I dont think it will matter, he will just win all of the challenges or beat everyone in eliminations. I think Fessi thinks hes smarter than what he really is.

Gotta feel bad for Nelson. Ive always liked him and he is entertaining. But damn I just dont know if hes cut out for these challenges. He never seems to make it very far. Although I read on twitter yesterday that hes 3rd all time in challenge elimination wins.

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Looking at his record, he is somewhat like the male Nany and Cara combined in that he usually makes it far, partially because he is good in physical eliminations. However, he usually gets eliminated right before the finals due to running his mouth and getting thrown in to one last elimination or straight up dq'd due to fighting.

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Except that Cara has won a few finals already? I know she won at least 1, maybe 2. Nany is a good comparison.

Nelson's social game is horrible. Last season he cut deals with everyone then got called out on it lol. He basically just relies on his relationship with Cory to bail himself out of a lot of missteps. Hes dumb as rocks but seems like a good guy, very loyal. Fessi basically screwed himself over for future challenges. Ashley said on twitter, you have to play the long game with these challenges, not just the short game. Friends and alliances matter.

If he wins the million this year he will get cast every challenge for the next 3-4 years if he wants the work. They love the built in drama. I'd say he made a good decision...

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If he wins the million this year he will get cast every challenge for the next 3-4 years if he wants the work. They love the built in drama. I'd say he made a good decision...

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I see what youre saying, but he probably would have made the final regardless, even without screwing over his friend and alliance member. He basically has a 50/50 chance of winning every single challenge. Now his alliance doesnt trust him, he has a target on his back, and its not just for this season but for future seasons as well. The move just doesnt make sense because he had the chance to go in against a weaker competitor/rookie in a physical challenge a few episodes ago. Instead he throws himself in against Nelson, his friend/ally, and Nelson is no slouch either.

Forgot to add:

Josh is the worst! The Worst!

Reading reddit, sounds like the "put me in" bit was all phony.

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ea1060 said:

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boogieman said:

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Bonehead moves by Fessy, but hopefully that should make for a lively rest of the season as everyone targets him.

Devon really had a good episode and made some smart moves.

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Dumb moves by Fessi for sure, and he will surely have a target on his back. But he is so dominant that I dont think it will matter, he will just win all of the challenges or beat everyone in eliminations. I think Fessi thinks hes smarter than what he really is.

Gotta feel bad for Nelson. Ive always liked him and he is entertaining. But damn I just dont know if hes cut out for these challenges. He never seems to make it very far. Although I read on twitter yesterday that hes 3rd all time in challenge elimination wins.

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Looking at his record, he is somewhat like the male Nany and Cara combined in that he usually makes it far, partially because he is good in physical eliminations. However, he usually gets eliminated right before the finals due to running his mouth and getting thrown in to one last elimination or straight up dq'd due to fighting.

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Except that Cara has won a few finals already? I know she won at least 1, maybe 2. Nany is a good comparison.

Nelson's social game is horrible. Last season he cut deals with everyone then got called out on it lol. He basically just relies on his relationship with Cory to bail himself out of a lot of missteps. Hes dumb as rocks but seems like a good guy, very loyal. Fessi basically screwed himself over for future challenges. Ashley said on twitter, you have to play the long game with these challenges, not just the short game. Friends and alliances matter.

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I was thinking back to cara before she finally won. she used to get thrown in a lot but would come back because she would win the eliminations

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In a game that has so many variables I dont think it was too dumb of Fessy to give himself the best chance to get a skull. Who wants to go in vs him? Plus he already won a puzzle challenge. What good is it to be aligned with a bunch of guys who have never won? Giving Aneesa the Heisman also made me happy. Great choice to go with Kaycee. They will win some comps.

Josh is the best/worst person maybe in Challenge history. His lack of awareness is so awesome. I think Nelson would have smoked his ass.

I love that TJ mixed it up and did another guys. Im sure it had to do with 2 girls getting eliminated but still, keep them guessing Teej!

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The thing that really makes it dumb is he had the chance to destroy Big T's little partner two weeks ago.


Also of course Josh's begging was phony. He didn't start begging until after they made their decision - he may be the dumbest person ever but he's at least smart enough to know how to get screen time

Is anyone else just ready to see Nam vs Josh in a physical elimination?

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Forgot to add:

Josh is the worst! The Worst!

Reading reddit, sounds like the "put me in" bit was all phony.

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Really? What were they saying?

Saw it on the subreddit. Nelson did an Instagram Live after the episode.

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Nelson thought Josh really wanted to go against him until after the show was done being filmed when Tori told him Josh begging to be thrown in was an act, that she didn't put Josh in because he begged her to keep him safe, and as a friend she did that for him. Nelson was shocked to learn this, and after seeing this tonight he lost respect for Josh for doing that, and wonders if he did all that for show for the cameras.

Jay and Josh supposedly argued more than we saw and Jay seems to dislike Josh a lot now. Josh went to Jay and told him he isn't voting for him, to vote for Nelson, only to see tonight Josh voted for him. Jay doesn't understand why he would do that, seems to be over Josh.

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