February 23, 2025 • 34 mins
Talking everything Episode 4!
-Pushing rivals off trucks
-Amber and Faysal dominating
-Adam becoming the first student to the challenge master class 101
-The editing of whose going in
-And much more!
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-Pushing rivals off trucks
-Amber and Faysal dominating
-Adam becoming the first student to the challenge master class 101
-The editing of whose going in
-And much more!
Twitter: @ChallengeFanPod
Instagram: @challenge_fanatics_podcast
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
What's going on? Everybody? Welcome back to another episode of
the Challenge for Addicts podcast where we break down everything
that is the challenge. We are here to break down
the Challenge All starts five, Episode four, ring around the
rival how about All Stars really shooting up the ratings
(00:22):
these days on cable TV. Been off to a great
start this season and excited to break down the episode
four where the rivals are pushing each other off the trucks.
Someone who I would never push off a truck? Austin
Biegosta to Austin, how you doing.
Speaker 2 (00:41):
I'm doing great? Who would be pushing each other? Who
would be pushing who off the truck if we were
doing this?
Speaker 1 (00:47):
Yeah, I was thinking about that. I don't know, because
then whoever does the pushing has to then walk across
the balance beam and place the rings. Yeah, I don't know.
And then seeing how much Adam and Steve were struggling
since they're both I know, that's the thing.
Speaker 2 (01:07):
It's like, we're both like, you know, we're not small dudes.
Speaker 3 (01:10):
Yeah, so I think, I don't know. I'm thinking me
being taller. I think you could probably launch me out
there as.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
Long as you feel like you can get across that
balance me.
Speaker 1 (01:21):
Yeah, yeah, all right, that's I think that would be best.
Speaker 3 (01:25):
Yeah, because I have I have more more leg and
arm to get out and go get it.
Speaker 1 (01:29):
Yeah. I mean, well, when we get to the Daily
but I was shocked that people were grabbing some of
these rings with their feet. Yeah, that was crazy, and
it was like multiple people, it wasn't just one person. Yeah,
but we start the episode, uh, and I've been I've
been really enjoying this for Sam, Like it seems like
(01:51):
she's been a really good hang in these episodes. People
are enjoying her company. We see her chatting with Devin
and Leroy. They're just you know, making jokes, you know,
having a good time. Devin talks about how he's been
a Sam guy since day one. He's been someone who's
(02:13):
been a fan of the challenge even before he got
on the show. So I'm sure he knows who Sam is.
And this is great for Frank and Sam to have
a strong team like Devin and Leroy in their corner.
And then one of my favorite parts of the episode,
Katie Cooley giving the one oh one or the Masterclass
(02:40):
challenge of course to Adam about the challenge and the
politics of the game. I just and then Adam trying
to give his mean mugging face. Oh my god, so good.
Speaker 3 (02:56):
Yeah, I think we're seeing like because Katie's usually out
in the episode, so her actually staying past like a
couple of weeks, we're seeing like.
Speaker 2 (03:04):
She's hilarious, it's very funny to watch. It's good TV.
Speaker 1 (03:08):
And her and Veronica have a lot of connections.
Speaker 2 (03:10):
So I guess Veronica specifically.
Speaker 1 (03:13):
I do think that this is like a preview of
like they're in this for a long time on this season,
because if you're another team in the game, why are
you throwing Katie and Veronica in no elimination? It makes
no sense.
Speaker 2 (03:32):
Yep, there's a couple teams.
Speaker 3 (03:35):
I think to your point that they're setting up to
be in for a long time, and then I but
I think the point is I think, to my point,
there are these teams that are set up to be
in there for a while, but they will not like
they will not probably make the final Frank and Sam
and Veronica and Katie.
Speaker 2 (03:53):
I think are the two teams, if I had to
look at it, that are like these.
Speaker 3 (03:56):
Looks like they have good connections, but when time comes,
like very unlikely they're gonna win an elimination, and if
they do, I think they're going to final.
Speaker 2 (04:04):
And if they don't, then yeah, obviously, but I think
I think it's setting up for teams that go far
but maybe don't make it.
Speaker 3 (04:09):
That's how I'm kind of looking at that. But those
two teams are getting like a lot of airtimes so far.
Speaker 1 (04:14):
A lot, and I think to your point, they're each
literally if they win one elimination, I think they could
go to a final. I agree, Yep, it's only gonna
take one.
Speaker 3 (04:27):
Like they're gonna have to get lucky with something because
Frank's gonna be able to adapt, but something at least
for Sam that Sam's not gonna need to do a
ton of moving and kind of just like you know,
be like a solid foundation.
Speaker 2 (04:41):
And then Ronick and Katy. I think Ronicky and Katy
they just have to have the right opponent. I think
they can like do all right.
Speaker 1 (04:48):
Yeah, imagine this solimination that was in this episode. If
it was five or six episodes down the road, Frank
and Sam could have really done well at this one. Yeah.
I know, blocking the water and we talked about this already,
but the fact that there are guy guy pairs, girl
(05:09):
girl pairs, and then guy girl pairs. They we've already
seen it throughout the season, but they are going to
have to make eliminations that are more fair and not
just this like you know, normal elimination where you know
Adam and Steve or Devin and Lee Royal just dominate.
Speaker 3 (05:32):
Yeah, so I will say it is the downside of
doing mixed pairs because you don't get you don't get
those blockbuster eliminations.
Speaker 1 (05:41):
Most likely, yep, yep. We are seeing another pair get
a lot of airtime, which is Anissa and Ashley. They're
having their apology moment after last week's episode where Anissa
was making fun of Ashley his country accent and then
(06:02):
Ashley blew up. Of course, in our recap last week,
we discussed this about how we think Ashley just it's
hard for her to have patients when they haven't even
really been close to the top for these challenges, and
(06:23):
I think Ashley clocks it throughout that episode that her
that Anissa's social game, like, yes, she has friends, but
these people that are on this season don't have her
as a number one, like Devin and Leroy are the
(06:43):
closest hair that would have them, and they're not even
number one because Nannie and Turbo would be for that pair.
Speaker 3 (06:50):
Yeah, well I would go as far as to say,
you know, they're not a niece is not number one.
Speaker 2 (06:57):
I don't even think they want to.
Speaker 3 (06:58):
Really work with a Nissa, like at the end of
the day, because you know, Anissa has friends, but they're
not really connections. And if they don't have if Anissa
doesn't have connections, then she doesn't serve value because like,
you know, no offensive, she's not the greatest you know,
like challenger competitor in daily so like she doesn't bring
anything to the table. And then like it doesn't you know,
(07:19):
there's like there's not a lot of value, which is unfortunate.
But name of the game, I guess.
Speaker 1 (07:23):
And it's yeah, I just uh, I know it's at
the end of the episode. But when Ashley even said
it throughout the season, like when is Anissa going to
realize that these so called friends keep throwing into elimination
and she she clocked it. That was one hundred percent right.
(07:46):
This has happened on all of the seasons that we recap.
She is always the bride's mean, never the bride. She's never,
you know, running the game politically, and stuff that happened
in this episode has been happening for her on all
these seasons, all of them really for well All Stars
(08:11):
one she made the final and then on Rider Dieser Jordan.
But she's gotta figure that part out. But we go
to the daily called Pushover, and they they have a
bunch of roadway that they must have been able to
(08:31):
block off. The trucks are going to be speeding down
where one rival will get pushed off the truck to
grab rings give them to their partner, only transferring one
ring at a time. The bonus rings are worth double
in the event of a tie. You know, there were
(08:53):
there were some highlights here. You know, Devin and Leroy
get off to a fast start. It's obviously not the
first time that everyone realizes their threat, but you know,
they won the last daily, They're off to a quick
start here in this daily, So you know, maybe we're
getting a little bit of foreshadowing of one of these
(09:17):
teams wanting to switch it up and throw Devin and
Leroy in instead of Adam and Steve. Yeah, we'll see.
Speaker 3 (09:24):
I don't know, I think people are I think.
Speaker 2 (09:27):
I think it's gonna. I would guess that first we.
Speaker 3 (09:30):
See somebody who wins go in, like volunteer to go in.
Before I think we start seeing like big moves because
I think we're getting now to the middle part of
the game.
Speaker 2 (09:40):
And people are going to be like, I really need
a star. I really need to go out to these people.
Speaker 1 (09:45):
Yeah, it's just the whole volunteering to get a star.
It's all about timing. And we're in episode four, so
like that would suck if you go in, you get
your star, and then the next episode new team UH
is able to get a star and they steal yours.
(10:06):
But that's what.
Speaker 3 (10:07):
This well, that's yeah, I think it depends on I think,
like you said, timing, So.
Speaker 2 (10:11):
Like for example, FeSi and and oh my god, what's
her name?
Speaker 1 (10:16):
Amber and Geez I was about.
Speaker 2 (10:18):
To say, Amanda, Geez morning, uh Festi.
Speaker 3 (10:22):
And Amber like they're gonna win a daily again, watch
me Jason now, But they're gonna win a daily again,
so like they want to, they don't really need to
go in.
Speaker 2 (10:31):
But like let's say somebody like.
Speaker 3 (10:34):
I don't know, like uh, Nicole and like Melissa win
or something, right, like they're gonna probably go in because
they're probably not gonna win again.
Speaker 2 (10:43):
So yeah, I think, like you said, it's timing.
Speaker 3 (10:46):
And I think if we see some of these other
teams who are not gonna win very often win, I
think we're gonna see them start to volunteer themselves. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (10:55):
So a few pairs that fall into that category. We
see Ashley and Denise are really struggling on this one.
Frankin Sam, you know, same thing. But the pair that
you mentioned, Melissa and Nicole Nicole has Melissa tangled up
in the rope. She's spinning like a top when she
(11:20):
should be swinging side to side. Yeah, and I just
anytime they're on TV, I'm dying because Nicole Nicole thinks
that it's easy for anyone to understand her. It's easy
for me because we have a lot of people in
(11:41):
our area that have the New York accent, so it's
normal for me to hear that. But for Melissa, who's
from England, it might as well be a foreign language.
And I just love it. I love how they get
so confused with each other. It's great.
Speaker 2 (11:59):
Yeah, it is very funny.
Speaker 1 (12:02):
But then the pair that does the worst in this
daily Katie and Veronica. But I think everyone kind of
knew that they were going to be doing really shitty
on this daily. I mean they're both short, they don't
have long reach, and these rings were out there pretty far.
Speaker 2 (12:21):
Oh my god.
Speaker 3 (12:21):
Yeah, you don't really realize how far out those rings
were until they showed it from, you know, the other
point of view that they were out there.
Speaker 1 (12:29):
Yes, yes, And the only pair that breaks the rule
of doing one ring at a time is Corey in
Big t Corey grabs two and then they get told
that they're subtracting one point. You know, I don't think
(12:53):
people were very surprised with the results of this daily, though.
We get Definite Leroy with Festal and Amber. Fessl and
Amber have more of the bonus rings, so they end
up winning. But again Fessel and Amber where the tailor
made team to win that you know, someone getting pushed
(13:15):
off the truck with a long reach and then a
partner who's not afraid to cross the balance beam to
place the rings. Yep, and it was easy for them. Yeah,
same with Definitely.
Speaker 2 (13:29):
I mean again, this like Devin and Leroy pairing.
Speaker 3 (13:32):
Is I don't know, I think it's I don't want
to say unfair, but it's like, dude, it that's a
power team, and like it's surprising they put them up.
Speaker 2 (13:41):
I think, you know, a theory could be there.
Speaker 3 (13:43):
We're trying really hard to get Leroy win because I
think Leroy wants to retire if I had to guess,
and I think he just wants to win.
Speaker 1 (13:51):
There's nothing else that he has to do in his
challenge career. Yep, he's done it all. But what I
will say is like, yes, they're a really strong team.
I just don't know if they put them as too
big a target.
Speaker 3 (14:13):
Well, they're already a huge target. I think that's like
well known. So as we get later in the season,
they're probably get thrown in. But I mean the thing
is the drama, Like we see that's going to start
next week, so we ready to see that that happening.
Speaker 1 (14:27):
And at some point one of these pairs is going
to think about it and be like you know what, Like, yes,
Adam and Steve are big targets, but you know who
else has won a season on the flagship recently, Devine
and you know who's always in finals, Lee Roy? Like
(14:50):
I don't know I would want Devin and Leroy out
before a final, then before Adam and Steve, I'm with
you three time.
Speaker 3 (15:00):
But but the thing is, but the thing is, you
gotta you gotta beat him, Like that's the thing is, like, yeah,
you can put him in to elimination, but you have
to beat them. And I think that's gonna be the
hard part.
Speaker 1 (15:12):
It would. Yeah, And that's you're right, because like Adam
and c you have similar skill sets. But I think
what sets Devin and Lee Roy apart is if it's
a mental elimination, they're going to be in a great
spot because Devin is always good at these you know,
(15:32):
good games puzzles, and then Lee Roy we've seen him
dominate in some of the physical eliminations over the years.
Speaker 3 (15:40):
So yeah, I think that's the big difference for them
this year is like Lee Roy now has some guidance.
Speaker 2 (15:48):
Like usually he's on his own, right, his.
Speaker 3 (15:50):
Partners not too great, But now he's got some guidance
from one of the best you know at mental challenges
in the game in Devin. So like it's it's gonna
be very hard to beat them. He's gonna have to
have some kind of perfect storm.
Speaker 1 (16:05):
Yeah, and maybe who knows, maybe that perfect storm is
these eliminations that aren't the normal ones we see, Yeah,
that we're gonna get this season, you know, inevitably, so
we'll find out. But you know, it's it's definitely interesting
to see. We we see Frank talking to his husband,
(16:29):
and I've seen on social media it's really funny. People
have been comparing his husband to Turbo just from physical
appearance that he kind of looks like Turbo. Very funny,
but I mean, I don't think anyone would want to
be married to Turbo with some of the anger we've
(16:52):
seen from from him over the years.
Speaker 2 (16:56):
Yeah, he's an angry ol, Yes he is.
Speaker 1 (16:59):
H We get a you know, I like when they
do this on All Stars. We we have a eighties
prom night, a true like party night that they used
to do on the show without any game talk, any anything.
(17:20):
And uh, you see Nissan Sam taking it back to
the bedroom after prom. You know, someone has to someone
has to get lucky after prom.
Speaker 2 (17:31):
Not on my bingo card.
Speaker 1 (17:33):
Yeah, definitely was not online either. I figured like maybe
Ashley and Daria they're both single, they were dating each
other before.
Speaker 2 (17:41):
Man, I am I'm waiting for that to rekindle. They
keep talking about.
Speaker 1 (17:45):
It, like basically, yeah, Ashley's single, Daria's single, their pair
any other team is if they're targeting star holders, are
going to be going after Adam and Steve and uh,
Devin and Leroy before Ashley and Dario. You know, they've
(18:06):
got Frank and Sam in the game, who are an
obvious ally for them, you know, with Battle of the
Seasons being uh, you know, Ashley was on that team
with Frank and Sam the one, So they're another team.
I think that's gonna be in this for for a
good bit on this season.
Speaker 2 (18:27):
Yeah, we'll see what happens next week.
Speaker 3 (18:30):
I don't I think one of I think one of
Devon or Daria are gonna be in trouble and that's
gonna spark.
Speaker 4 (18:34):
The Yeah, I it's yeah.
Speaker 1 (18:46):
I was surprised to hear Dario say that. I mean,
we'll find out what sparks this whole uh, this whole fight.
But it's very interesting that we've had no interaction between
Devon and Darry in these first four episodes, and then
all of a sudden next week he's screaming that he
wants to break Devin's jaw. Yeah, so I wish we
(19:10):
would have gotten a little bit of build up to that,
But you know next week we'll find out. So Katie
talks to Adam again before the vote, and they're all
pretty convinced that no matter what they do, Adam and
Seve are going to go in. But they want to
(19:31):
have a plan this time to make a move to
shake up the game. So at the house vote, Adam
and Steve nominate themselves, but they talk to Amber and
Fessel and they say, throw in Devin and Leroy. You
know the of course, we don't know what happens with
(19:57):
the star if two star holders go into a nation,
and obviously one will go home. But Adam and Steve say,
if we get to pick who gets it, we'll give
it to you. And you know, I really thought this
was a good pitch. Honestly.
Speaker 2 (20:16):
I was kind of like, this is a no brainer.
Why would you I understand Lee Roight. Yeah, I mean,
you know, I believe we're in Devin coming at you,
so you got a weigh that.
Speaker 3 (20:26):
But like, man, that the opportunity to get a star
or they say go home, I mean, and that's kind
of a win win.
Speaker 1 (20:33):
And here's the other thing too, you know, Devon and
Leroy say, like in the episode, they're like, oh, we're
safe because we're roommates with Amber and Fessel. But the
reality is is when you look at Amber and Fessel
and Devin and Leroy, they're not each other's number ones.
(20:55):
They're not like Amber and Fessel are another pair that
are not the number one for any team in this game.
All of their closest allies are not on this season.
Like Fessel doesn't have Josh, he doesn't have Casey, he
(21:16):
doesn't have you know, well, he's I don't think he's
hooking up with anyone right now, but I'm so used
to him getting with somebody on the season.
Speaker 2 (21:28):
I think he stopped doing that because he got called out.
Speaker 1 (21:30):
But yeah, but no, he doesn't have Josh or Casey
and that always helps him in a season. Like yes,
he's friends with Nannie, you know, because this was before
Nanny and Casey broke off or not broke off, got
a divorce, so.
Speaker 4 (21:52):
You know, yeah, but no, I really wait wait wait
wait who got a divorce?
Speaker 1 (21:58):
Nannie and Casey?
Speaker 2 (22:00):
Oh my god, I didn't even know about this. Yeah
process that what the hell? What did that happen? Recently?
Speaker 1 (22:05):
Yeah, pretty recently. They posted on on social media. Uh,
there's there's and this is always gonna happen. But there
were rumors that Nannie cheated on her on All Stars five,
but who the What was written out there was that
(22:28):
it was Melissa. Oh, I don't I really don't think
that's true.
Speaker 2 (22:34):
Yeah, I would find that hard to believe as well.
But that's interesting.
Speaker 1 (22:38):
Nannie and Casey both on their social media separately said
that there wasn't infidelity or anything like that, so there
must have been stuff going on, you know, outside of
the show and everything. But now it makes it really
interesting because they could both end up on a season
together now. So yeah, very uh, very wild times. But
(23:06):
I I really was I thought Fessl Namber should have
made the move on Devon and Leroy. Yeah. Even if
Devin and Leroy win at least at least Adam and
Steve go home, that's a pair that could beat Fessl
and Amber in the final.
Speaker 3 (23:26):
Yeah, but when I understand the hesitation, because if they
lose then.
Speaker 1 (23:33):
Or if Devine Leroy.
Speaker 3 (23:34):
Win, then it's just every time Devin, because you know
how Devon is every time Devin and Leroy when they're
going to be putting in Fessie and.
Speaker 1 (23:43):
Amber, which is true.
Speaker 2 (23:47):
So it's just like what you add the way, but
but you would have had a star, so mm hmmm,
it's tough. We'll see if this comes back to bite
him later on this season.
Speaker 1 (23:56):
What comes back to bite perfect phrasing, because Anissa definitely
thought that she was safe, she was chilling, and all
of a sudden at the Jungle, Ashley and Anissa go
into elimination. And this surprised me for a few reasons,
(24:23):
but only because of one person in the pair, and
it's fessl Fessel used to hook up with Ashley and
then we've seen him and Anissa, you know, be you know,
work together, they have you know, their friends, they also
(24:46):
have a lot of mutual friends. I was very surprised,
and I wish we would have got a little bit
of background as to why it was Ashley in Ani.
So obviously I'm sure they thought, you know, if Ashley
(25:07):
and Nnis will win, they're not gonna save us. But
they're Ashley and Denise are never gonna win a daily.
Speaker 3 (25:17):
Yeah, yeah, they'd have to get like really lucky, but yeah,
I think you're right.
Speaker 1 (25:21):
You know.
Speaker 2 (25:21):
The other thing too that I wanted to say is
they've gotten.
Speaker 3 (25:25):
Really good production has gotten really good at hiding who's
gonna who is gonna be put in, And either that's
because they're not showing enough conversation and enough like gameplay,
or they're just like trying to keep it secret.
Speaker 2 (25:40):
But we haven't know. We have not known who's gonna
go in all all of the eliminations so far this season.
So I think it's been like a fun change.
Speaker 1 (25:49):
It's it's a fun change, but I would like to
know instead of having to go to these people's social
medias or how some fans subscrib to their patreons or
listening to different podcasts like why these things are happening,
I'd rather just see, even like a small like you
(26:11):
know how they did it with when Frank influenced Devin
and Leroy a few episodes back and they did the flashback,
like I'd at least like something like that to see,
you know, how we're we're getting there, but it is
(26:31):
a different way of doing things, so I'm at least
happy they're trying. But we we get to the elimination
and it's called downpour again. This is an elimination that is,
you know, very fair as far as it doesn't matter
on gender. You know, it's a very much a strategy elimination.
(26:54):
One person will be on offense with the hose, the
other person will be on defense. The offensive person is
trying to fill as much water in the other team's
tank as possible. Every time the horn blows, they will
switch offense and defense. Anissa did really solid for her
(27:16):
and Ashley on this first one. I don't know if
you saw, you know, when they blew the horn, but
they were in the lead.
Speaker 2 (27:25):
Yeah, uh, they really for a little bit.
Speaker 1 (27:29):
But yes, no, the first one. And then for whatever
reason after Ashley is sprang the hose and I was
really shocked by this. Ashley takes the goggles off when
she's about to play defense to have the star be
the blocker. Like we saw how much water was going
(27:51):
down on these people's faces, their heads, everything. Yeah, you
take those goggles off like.
Speaker 2 (28:01):
You have.
Speaker 1 (28:02):
What happened with Anissa and Ashley. It was over in
that second round. I mean, it might as well have
been every single inch of water getting into that tank
because you could tell Ashley was so thrown off. Everybody
in the stands was wondering why she took the goggles off.
(28:24):
It made no sense none. Yeah, and that really to
me and I don't know if you saw it differently,
but to me, Ashley takes the goggles off. They lose
right then and there. It wasn't even close. And Adam
and Steve when their third elimination in a row.
Speaker 3 (28:44):
Yeah, I don't I don't.
Speaker 1 (28:47):
Know why she did that.
Speaker 2 (28:47):
She said she said they're fogging up.
Speaker 1 (28:51):
I think something like that. But it's better than taking
them off completely.
Speaker 3 (28:56):
Yeah, I don't really know what that deal was, but yeah,
that caused them to lose.
Speaker 1 (29:02):
It was weird. Yeah, and look like I'm sure the
the large majority of the teams in the audience, aside
from Melissa and Nicole and Katie and Veronica, were rooting
for Ashley and Anissa. But you know, it really would
(29:24):
have shaken the game up if Ashley and Anissa could
have figured a way out of this. Yeah, we would have.
You know. I'm glad Adam and see win again. It's
been nice to see their you know, continuing to win.
I just hope this is not like them going into
(29:46):
another two eliminations, Like I really want to see things
shake up a little bit, and hopefully this fight in
the next episode gives us that. But I I don't
want to be like oh, Adam and Steve are five
and oh you know, yeah, that would suck, but yeah, yeah,
(30:09):
but they're rolling. Yeah yeah. We hear TJ giving a
fashion statement about Adam's shoes. I've seen these shoes around before.
They're like very small. I think Adam worem because they
were in a water elimination. TJ says that he that
they're doing great in elimination, but Adam has to get
(30:31):
rid of the shoes.
Speaker 2 (30:33):
That was really funny.
Speaker 3 (30:34):
They're they're the weird but shoes I always think are
so weird, But that was funny.
Speaker 1 (30:40):
They are odd, but I thought with the elimination they
were doing that it made sense to wear those. And
then we get we've been getting a lot of this
this season where we have you know, the team who
loses goes home, packs up and they go home. But
we also get like a small scene at the end
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of the episode and we're seeing Sam. We've seen other
teams do this in the past or other individuals. Sometimes
it works out, other times it blows up in their face.
But Sam's doing a lot of note taking about you know,
who was voting for who at each elimination, who was
(31:24):
going in, who won each daily you know who faced
off against who in the eliminations, and you know, I
think we're very much getting the storyline of this is
how Frank and Sam. Whether they go far in the
season or if they go in, it's going to be
(31:46):
because of the political game that they're trying to run,
and we'll see, we'll see if it pays off. But
so far they haven't went in at all, despite their
horrible performances in the dailies, and Frank's had much more
patience this time around with Sam.
Speaker 3 (32:09):
Yeah, well so far, I think that blow up happens
later on, but we'll see what happens.
Speaker 1 (32:16):
Yeah, and Frank says that he wants to work with
Katie and Veronica, who have ties to other teams, so
we'll see. I could definitely see that being a alliance.
I think Katie and Veronica are in a great spot
and they'll always say yes to another number. But what
(32:40):
we need is Adam and Steve to either win win
a daily so they can't go in, or we need
I don't want them to go home, so we need
them to win the dailies so they can't be the
House vote and that they can't go in at all.
(33:01):
So I'd like to see that, just to see two
new teams go in or just different voting dynamics.
Speaker 3 (33:09):
Yeah yeah, we'll see how they adjust as the season goes.
Speaker 1 (33:14):
So we'll find out hopefully. Like we said, I think
next week we're gonna get some either Devin and Leroy
are going in or Dario and Ashley are going in.
I don't see a fight like this just being a
regular old fight. I think it's gonna lead to one
of them at least going into elimination.
Speaker 2 (33:36):
Yeah, yeah, that's what I think. I think. I think
one of them is gonna be in trouble.
Speaker 1 (33:41):
Yeah yeah. And of course, you know, they could win
elimination and be fine, but you know, I think one
of them will definitely be going in and I'm looking
forward to it. All Stars has really been providing this season.
It's been a lot of fun to watch and see,
you know, who's doing well and all this stuff. So
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we'll be back next week to break it all down.
Very excited to see where this goes again. Follow us
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What's going on? Everybody? Welcome back to another episode of
the Challenge for Addicts podcast where we break down everything
that is the challenge. We are here to break down
the Challenge All starts five, Episode four, ring around the
rival how about All Stars really shooting up the ratings
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these days on cable TV. Been off to a great
start this season and excited to break down the episode
four where the rivals are pushing each other off the trucks.
Someone who I would never push off a truck? Austin
Biegosta to Austin, how you doing.
Speaker 2 (00:41):
I'm doing great? Who would be pushing each other? Who
would be pushing who off the truck if we were
doing this?
Speaker 1 (00:47):
Yeah, I was thinking about that. I don't know, because
then whoever does the pushing has to then walk across
the balance beam and place the rings. Yeah, I don't know.
And then seeing how much Adam and Steve were struggling
since they're both I know, that's the thing.
Speaker 2 (01:07):
It's like, we're both like, you know, we're not small dudes.
Speaker 3 (01:10):
Yeah, so I think, I don't know. I'm thinking me
being taller. I think you could probably launch me out
there as.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
Long as you feel like you can get across that
balance me.
Speaker 1 (01:21):
Yeah, yeah, all right, that's I think that would be best.
Speaker 3 (01:25):
Yeah, because I have I have more more leg and
arm to get out and go get it.
Speaker 1 (01:29):
Yeah. I mean, well, when we get to the Daily
but I was shocked that people were grabbing some of
these rings with their feet. Yeah, that was crazy, and
it was like multiple people, it wasn't just one person. Yeah,
but we start the episode, uh, and I've been I've
been really enjoying this for Sam, Like it seems like
(01:51):
she's been a really good hang in these episodes. People
are enjoying her company. We see her chatting with Devin
and Leroy. They're just you know, making jokes, you know,
having a good time. Devin talks about how he's been
a Sam guy since day one. He's been someone who's
(02:13):
been a fan of the challenge even before he got
on the show. So I'm sure he knows who Sam is.
And this is great for Frank and Sam to have
a strong team like Devin and Leroy in their corner.
And then one of my favorite parts of the episode,
Katie Cooley giving the one oh one or the Masterclass
(02:40):
challenge of course to Adam about the challenge and the
politics of the game. I just and then Adam trying
to give his mean mugging face. Oh my god, so good.
Speaker 3 (02:56):
Yeah, I think we're seeing like because Katie's usually out
in the episode, so her actually staying past like a
couple of weeks, we're seeing like.
Speaker 2 (03:04):
She's hilarious, it's very funny to watch. It's good TV.
Speaker 1 (03:08):
And her and Veronica have a lot of connections.
Speaker 2 (03:10):
So I guess Veronica specifically.
Speaker 1 (03:13):
I do think that this is like a preview of
like they're in this for a long time on this season,
because if you're another team in the game, why are
you throwing Katie and Veronica in no elimination? It makes
no sense.
Speaker 2 (03:32):
Yep, there's a couple teams.
Speaker 3 (03:35):
I think to your point that they're setting up to
be in for a long time, and then I but
I think the point is I think, to my point,
there are these teams that are set up to be
in there for a while, but they will not like
they will not probably make the final Frank and Sam
and Veronica and Katie.
Speaker 2 (03:53):
I think are the two teams, if I had to
look at it, that are like these.
Speaker 3 (03:56):
Looks like they have good connections, but when time comes,
like very unlikely they're gonna win an elimination, and if
they do, I think they're going to final.
Speaker 2 (04:04):
And if they don't, then yeah, obviously, but I think
I think it's setting up for teams that go far
but maybe don't make it.
Speaker 3 (04:09):
That's how I'm kind of looking at that. But those
two teams are getting like a lot of airtimes so far.
Speaker 1 (04:14):
A lot, and I think to your point, they're each
literally if they win one elimination, I think they could
go to a final. I agree, Yep, it's only gonna
take one.
Speaker 3 (04:27):
Like they're gonna have to get lucky with something because
Frank's gonna be able to adapt, but something at least
for Sam that Sam's not gonna need to do a
ton of moving and kind of just like you know,
be like a solid foundation.
Speaker 2 (04:41):
And then Ronick and Katy. I think Ronicky and Katy
they just have to have the right opponent. I think
they can like do all right.
Speaker 1 (04:48):
Yeah, imagine this solimination that was in this episode. If
it was five or six episodes down the road, Frank
and Sam could have really done well at this one. Yeah.
I know, blocking the water and we talked about this already,
but the fact that there are guy guy pairs, girl
(05:09):
girl pairs, and then guy girl pairs. They we've already
seen it throughout the season, but they are going to
have to make eliminations that are more fair and not
just this like you know, normal elimination where you know
Adam and Steve or Devin and Lee Royal just dominate.
Speaker 3 (05:32):
Yeah, so I will say it is the downside of
doing mixed pairs because you don't get you don't get
those blockbuster eliminations.
Speaker 1 (05:41):
Most likely, yep, yep. We are seeing another pair get
a lot of airtime, which is Anissa and Ashley. They're
having their apology moment after last week's episode where Anissa
was making fun of Ashley his country accent and then
(06:02):
Ashley blew up. Of course, in our recap last week,
we discussed this about how we think Ashley just it's
hard for her to have patients when they haven't even
really been close to the top for these challenges, and
(06:23):
I think Ashley clocks it throughout that episode that her
that Anissa's social game, like, yes, she has friends, but
these people that are on this season don't have her
as a number one, like Devin and Leroy are the
(06:43):
closest hair that would have them, and they're not even
number one because Nannie and Turbo would be for that pair.
Speaker 3 (06:50):
Yeah, well I would go as far as to say,
you know, they're not a niece is not number one.
Speaker 2 (06:57):
I don't even think they want to.
Speaker 3 (06:58):
Really work with a Nissa, like at the end of
the day, because you know, Anissa has friends, but they're
not really connections. And if they don't have if Anissa
doesn't have connections, then she doesn't serve value because like,
you know, no offensive, she's not the greatest you know,
like challenger competitor in daily so like she doesn't bring
anything to the table. And then like it doesn't you know,
(07:19):
there's like there's not a lot of value, which is unfortunate.
But name of the game, I guess.
Speaker 1 (07:23):
And it's yeah, I just uh, I know it's at
the end of the episode. But when Ashley even said
it throughout the season, like when is Anissa going to
realize that these so called friends keep throwing into elimination
and she she clocked it. That was one hundred percent right.
(07:46):
This has happened on all of the seasons that we recap.
She is always the bride's mean, never the bride. She's never,
you know, running the game politically, and stuff that happened
in this episode has been happening for her on all
these seasons, all of them really for well All Stars
(08:11):
one she made the final and then on Rider Dieser Jordan.
But she's gotta figure that part out. But we go
to the daily called Pushover, and they they have a
bunch of roadway that they must have been able to
(08:31):
block off. The trucks are going to be speeding down
where one rival will get pushed off the truck to
grab rings give them to their partner, only transferring one
ring at a time. The bonus rings are worth double
in the event of a tie. You know, there were
(08:53):
there were some highlights here. You know, Devin and Leroy
get off to a fast start. It's obviously not the
first time that everyone realizes their threat, but you know,
they won the last daily, They're off to a quick
start here in this daily, So you know, maybe we're
getting a little bit of foreshadowing of one of these
(09:17):
teams wanting to switch it up and throw Devin and
Leroy in instead of Adam and Steve. Yeah, we'll see.
Speaker 3 (09:24):
I don't know, I think people are I think.
Speaker 2 (09:27):
I think it's gonna. I would guess that first we.
Speaker 3 (09:30):
See somebody who wins go in, like volunteer to go in.
Before I think we start seeing like big moves because
I think we're getting now to the middle part of
the game.
Speaker 2 (09:40):
And people are going to be like, I really need
a star. I really need to go out to these people.
Speaker 1 (09:45):
Yeah, it's just the whole volunteering to get a star.
It's all about timing. And we're in episode four, so
like that would suck if you go in, you get
your star, and then the next episode new team UH
is able to get a star and they steal yours.
(10:06):
But that's what.
Speaker 3 (10:07):
This well, that's yeah, I think it depends on I think,
like you said, timing, So.
Speaker 2 (10:11):
Like for example, FeSi and and oh my god, what's
her name?
Speaker 1 (10:16):
Amber and Geez I was about.
Speaker 2 (10:18):
To say, Amanda, Geez morning, uh Festi.
Speaker 3 (10:22):
And Amber like they're gonna win a daily again, watch
me Jason now, But they're gonna win a daily again,
so like they want to, they don't really need to
go in.
Speaker 2 (10:31):
But like let's say somebody like.
Speaker 3 (10:34):
I don't know, like uh, Nicole and like Melissa win
or something, right, like they're gonna probably go in because
they're probably not gonna win again.
Speaker 2 (10:43):
So yeah, I think, like you said, it's timing.
Speaker 3 (10:46):
And I think if we see some of these other
teams who are not gonna win very often win, I
think we're gonna see them start to volunteer themselves. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (10:55):
So a few pairs that fall into that category. We
see Ashley and Denise are really struggling on this one.
Frankin Sam, you know, same thing. But the pair that
you mentioned, Melissa and Nicole Nicole has Melissa tangled up
in the rope. She's spinning like a top when she
(11:20):
should be swinging side to side. Yeah, and I just
anytime they're on TV, I'm dying because Nicole Nicole thinks
that it's easy for anyone to understand her. It's easy
for me because we have a lot of people in
(11:41):
our area that have the New York accent, so it's
normal for me to hear that. But for Melissa, who's
from England, it might as well be a foreign language.
And I just love it. I love how they get
so confused with each other. It's great.
Speaker 2 (11:59):
Yeah, it is very funny.
Speaker 1 (12:02):
But then the pair that does the worst in this
daily Katie and Veronica. But I think everyone kind of
knew that they were going to be doing really shitty
on this daily. I mean they're both short, they don't
have long reach, and these rings were out there pretty far.
Speaker 2 (12:21):
Oh my god.
Speaker 3 (12:21):
Yeah, you don't really realize how far out those rings
were until they showed it from, you know, the other
point of view that they were out there.
Speaker 1 (12:29):
Yes, yes, And the only pair that breaks the rule
of doing one ring at a time is Corey in
Big t Corey grabs two and then they get told
that they're subtracting one point. You know, I don't think
(12:53):
people were very surprised with the results of this daily, though.
We get Definite Leroy with Festal and Amber. Fessl and
Amber have more of the bonus rings, so they end
up winning. But again Fessel and Amber where the tailor
made team to win that you know, someone getting pushed
(13:15):
off the truck with a long reach and then a
partner who's not afraid to cross the balance beam to
place the rings. Yep, and it was easy for them. Yeah,
same with Definitely.
Speaker 2 (13:29):
I mean again, this like Devin and Leroy pairing.
Speaker 3 (13:32):
Is I don't know, I think it's I don't want
to say unfair, but it's like, dude, it that's a
power team, and like it's surprising they put them up.
Speaker 2 (13:41):
I think, you know, a theory could be there.
Speaker 3 (13:43):
We're trying really hard to get Leroy win because I
think Leroy wants to retire if I had to guess,
and I think he just wants to win.
Speaker 1 (13:51):
There's nothing else that he has to do in his
challenge career. Yep, he's done it all. But what I
will say is like, yes, they're a really strong team.
I just don't know if they put them as too
big a target.
Speaker 3 (14:13):
Well, they're already a huge target. I think that's like
well known. So as we get later in the season,
they're probably get thrown in. But I mean the thing
is the drama, Like we see that's going to start
next week, so we ready to see that that happening.
Speaker 1 (14:27):
And at some point one of these pairs is going
to think about it and be like you know what, Like, yes,
Adam and Steve are big targets, but you know who
else has won a season on the flagship recently, Devine
and you know who's always in finals, Lee Roy? Like
(14:50):
I don't know I would want Devin and Leroy out
before a final, then before Adam and Steve, I'm with
you three time.
Speaker 3 (15:00):
But but the thing is, but the thing is, you
gotta you gotta beat him, Like that's the thing is, like, yeah,
you can put him in to elimination, but you have
to beat them. And I think that's gonna be the
hard part.
Speaker 1 (15:12):
It would. Yeah, And that's you're right, because like Adam
and c you have similar skill sets. But I think
what sets Devin and Lee Roy apart is if it's
a mental elimination, they're going to be in a great
spot because Devin is always good at these you know,
(15:32):
good games puzzles, and then Lee Roy we've seen him
dominate in some of the physical eliminations over the years.
Speaker 3 (15:40):
So yeah, I think that's the big difference for them
this year is like Lee Roy now has some guidance.
Speaker 2 (15:48):
Like usually he's on his own, right, his.
Speaker 3 (15:50):
Partners not too great, But now he's got some guidance
from one of the best you know at mental challenges
in the game in Devin. So like it's it's gonna
be very hard to beat them. He's gonna have to
have some kind of perfect storm.
Speaker 1 (16:05):
Yeah, and maybe who knows, maybe that perfect storm is
these eliminations that aren't the normal ones we see, Yeah,
that we're gonna get this season, you know, inevitably, so
we'll find out. But you know, it's it's definitely interesting
to see. We we see Frank talking to his husband,
(16:29):
and I've seen on social media it's really funny. People
have been comparing his husband to Turbo just from physical
appearance that he kind of looks like Turbo. Very funny,
but I mean, I don't think anyone would want to
be married to Turbo with some of the anger we've
(16:52):
seen from from him over the years.
Speaker 2 (16:56):
Yeah, he's an angry ol, Yes he is.
Speaker 1 (16:59):
H We get a you know, I like when they
do this on All Stars. We we have a eighties
prom night, a true like party night that they used
to do on the show without any game talk, any anything.
(17:20):
And uh, you see Nissan Sam taking it back to
the bedroom after prom. You know, someone has to someone
has to get lucky after prom.
Speaker 2 (17:31):
Not on my bingo card.
Speaker 1 (17:33):
Yeah, definitely was not online either. I figured like maybe
Ashley and Daria they're both single, they were dating each
other before.
Speaker 2 (17:41):
Man, I am I'm waiting for that to rekindle. They
keep talking about.
Speaker 1 (17:45):
It, like basically, yeah, Ashley's single, Daria's single, their pair
any other team is if they're targeting star holders, are
going to be going after Adam and Steve and uh,
Devin and Leroy before Ashley and Dario. You know, they've
(18:06):
got Frank and Sam in the game, who are an
obvious ally for them, you know, with Battle of the
Seasons being uh, you know, Ashley was on that team
with Frank and Sam the one, So they're another team.
I think that's gonna be in this for for a
good bit on this season.
Speaker 2 (18:27):
Yeah, we'll see what happens next week.
Speaker 3 (18:30):
I don't I think one of I think one of
Devon or Daria are gonna be in trouble and that's
gonna spark.
Speaker 4 (18:34):
The Yeah, I it's yeah.
Speaker 1 (18:46):
I was surprised to hear Dario say that. I mean,
we'll find out what sparks this whole uh, this whole fight.
But it's very interesting that we've had no interaction between
Devon and Darry in these first four episodes, and then
all of a sudden next week he's screaming that he
wants to break Devin's jaw. Yeah, so I wish we
(19:10):
would have gotten a little bit of build up to that,
But you know next week we'll find out. So Katie
talks to Adam again before the vote, and they're all
pretty convinced that no matter what they do, Adam and
Seve are going to go in. But they want to
(19:31):
have a plan this time to make a move to
shake up the game. So at the house vote, Adam
and Steve nominate themselves, but they talk to Amber and
Fessel and they say, throw in Devin and Leroy. You
know the of course, we don't know what happens with
(19:57):
the star if two star holders go into a nation,
and obviously one will go home. But Adam and Steve say,
if we get to pick who gets it, we'll give
it to you. And you know, I really thought this
was a good pitch. Honestly.
Speaker 2 (20:16):
I was kind of like, this is a no brainer.
Why would you I understand Lee Roight. Yeah, I mean,
you know, I believe we're in Devin coming at you,
so you got a weigh that.
Speaker 3 (20:26):
But like, man, that the opportunity to get a star
or they say go home, I mean, and that's kind
of a win win.
Speaker 1 (20:33):
And here's the other thing too, you know, Devon and
Leroy say, like in the episode, they're like, oh, we're
safe because we're roommates with Amber and Fessel. But the
reality is is when you look at Amber and Fessel
and Devin and Leroy, they're not each other's number ones.
(20:55):
They're not like Amber and Fessel are another pair that
are not the number one for any team in this game.
All of their closest allies are not on this season.
Like Fessel doesn't have Josh, he doesn't have Casey, he
(21:16):
doesn't have you know, well, he's I don't think he's
hooking up with anyone right now, but I'm so used
to him getting with somebody on the season.
Speaker 2 (21:28):
I think he stopped doing that because he got called out.
Speaker 1 (21:30):
But yeah, but no, he doesn't have Josh or Casey
and that always helps him in a season. Like yes,
he's friends with Nannie, you know, because this was before
Nanny and Casey broke off or not broke off, got
a divorce, so.
Speaker 4 (21:52):
You know, yeah, but no, I really wait wait wait
wait who got a divorce?
Speaker 1 (21:58):
Nannie and Casey?
Speaker 2 (22:00):
Oh my god, I didn't even know about this. Yeah
process that what the hell? What did that happen? Recently?
Speaker 1 (22:05):
Yeah, pretty recently. They posted on on social media. Uh,
there's there's and this is always gonna happen. But there
were rumors that Nannie cheated on her on All Stars five,
but who the What was written out there was that
(22:28):
it was Melissa. Oh, I don't I really don't think
that's true.
Speaker 2 (22:34):
Yeah, I would find that hard to believe as well.
But that's interesting.
Speaker 1 (22:38):
Nannie and Casey both on their social media separately said
that there wasn't infidelity or anything like that, so there
must have been stuff going on, you know, outside of
the show and everything. But now it makes it really
interesting because they could both end up on a season
together now. So yeah, very uh, very wild times. But
(23:06):
I I really was I thought Fessl Namber should have
made the move on Devon and Leroy. Yeah. Even if
Devin and Leroy win at least at least Adam and
Steve go home, that's a pair that could beat Fessl
and Amber in the final.
Speaker 3 (23:26):
Yeah, but when I understand the hesitation, because if they
lose then.
Speaker 1 (23:33):
Or if Devine Leroy.
Speaker 3 (23:34):
Win, then it's just every time Devin, because you know
how Devon is every time Devin and Leroy when they're
going to be putting in Fessie and.
Speaker 1 (23:43):
Amber, which is true.
Speaker 2 (23:47):
So it's just like what you add the way, but
but you would have had a star, so mm hmmm,
it's tough. We'll see if this comes back to bite
him later on this season.
Speaker 1 (23:56):
What comes back to bite perfect phrasing, because Anissa definitely
thought that she was safe, she was chilling, and all
of a sudden at the Jungle, Ashley and Anissa go
into elimination. And this surprised me for a few reasons,
(24:23):
but only because of one person in the pair, and
it's fessl Fessel used to hook up with Ashley and
then we've seen him and Anissa, you know, be you know,
work together, they have you know, their friends, they also
(24:46):
have a lot of mutual friends. I was very surprised,
and I wish we would have got a little bit
of background as to why it was Ashley in Ani.
So obviously I'm sure they thought, you know, if Ashley
(25:07):
and Nnis will win, they're not gonna save us. But
they're Ashley and Denise are never gonna win a daily.
Speaker 3 (25:17):
Yeah, yeah, they'd have to get like really lucky, but yeah,
I think you're right.
Speaker 1 (25:21):
You know.
Speaker 2 (25:21):
The other thing too that I wanted to say is
they've gotten.
Speaker 3 (25:25):
Really good production has gotten really good at hiding who's
gonna who is gonna be put in, And either that's
because they're not showing enough conversation and enough like gameplay,
or they're just like trying to keep it secret.
Speaker 2 (25:40):
But we haven't know. We have not known who's gonna
go in all all of the eliminations so far this season.
So I think it's been like a fun change.
Speaker 1 (25:49):
It's it's a fun change, but I would like to
know instead of having to go to these people's social
medias or how some fans subscrib to their patreons or
listening to different podcasts like why these things are happening,
I'd rather just see, even like a small like you
(26:11):
know how they did it with when Frank influenced Devin
and Leroy a few episodes back and they did the flashback,
like I'd at least like something like that to see,
you know, how we're we're getting there, but it is
(26:31):
a different way of doing things, so I'm at least
happy they're trying. But we we get to the elimination
and it's called downpour again. This is an elimination that is,
you know, very fair as far as it doesn't matter
on gender. You know, it's a very much a strategy elimination.
(26:54):
One person will be on offense with the hose, the
other person will be on defense. The offensive person is
trying to fill as much water in the other team's
tank as possible. Every time the horn blows, they will
switch offense and defense. Anissa did really solid for her
(27:16):
and Ashley on this first one. I don't know if
you saw, you know, when they blew the horn, but
they were in the lead.
Speaker 2 (27:25):
Yeah, uh, they really for a little bit.
Speaker 1 (27:29):
But yes, no, the first one. And then for whatever
reason after Ashley is sprang the hose and I was
really shocked by this. Ashley takes the goggles off when
she's about to play defense to have the star be
the blocker. Like we saw how much water was going
(27:51):
down on these people's faces, their heads, everything. Yeah, you
take those goggles off like.
Speaker 2 (28:01):
You have.
Speaker 1 (28:02):
What happened with Anissa and Ashley. It was over in
that second round. I mean, it might as well have
been every single inch of water getting into that tank
because you could tell Ashley was so thrown off. Everybody
in the stands was wondering why she took the goggles off.
(28:24):
It made no sense none. Yeah, and that really to
me and I don't know if you saw it differently,
but to me, Ashley takes the goggles off. They lose
right then and there. It wasn't even close. And Adam
and Steve when their third elimination in a row.
Speaker 3 (28:44):
Yeah, I don't I don't.
Speaker 1 (28:47):
Know why she did that.
Speaker 2 (28:47):
She said she said they're fogging up.
Speaker 1 (28:51):
I think something like that. But it's better than taking
them off completely.
Speaker 3 (28:56):
Yeah, I don't really know what that deal was, but yeah,
that caused them to lose.
Speaker 1 (29:02):
It was weird. Yeah, and look like I'm sure the
the large majority of the teams in the audience, aside
from Melissa and Nicole and Katie and Veronica, were rooting
for Ashley and Anissa. But you know, it really would
(29:24):
have shaken the game up if Ashley and Anissa could
have figured a way out of this. Yeah, we would have.
You know. I'm glad Adam and see win again. It's
been nice to see their you know, continuing to win.
I just hope this is not like them going into
(29:46):
another two eliminations, Like I really want to see things
shake up a little bit, and hopefully this fight in
the next episode gives us that. But I I don't
want to be like oh, Adam and Steve are five
and oh you know, yeah, that would suck, but yeah, yeah,
(30:09):
but they're rolling. Yeah yeah. We hear TJ giving a
fashion statement about Adam's shoes. I've seen these shoes around before.
They're like very small. I think Adam worem because they
were in a water elimination. TJ says that he that
they're doing great in elimination, but Adam has to get
(30:31):
rid of the shoes.
Speaker 2 (30:33):
That was really funny.
Speaker 3 (30:34):
They're they're the weird but shoes I always think are
so weird, But that was funny.
Speaker 1 (30:40):
They are odd, but I thought with the elimination they
were doing that it made sense to wear those. And
then we get we've been getting a lot of this
this season where we have you know, the team who
loses goes home, packs up and they go home. But
we also get like a small scene at the end
(31:02):
of the episode and we're seeing Sam. We've seen other
teams do this in the past or other individuals. Sometimes
it works out, other times it blows up in their face.
But Sam's doing a lot of note taking about you know,
who was voting for who at each elimination, who was
(31:24):
going in, who won each daily you know who faced
off against who in the eliminations, and you know, I
think we're very much getting the storyline of this is
how Frank and Sam. Whether they go far in the
season or if they go in, it's going to be
(31:46):
because of the political game that they're trying to run,
and we'll see, we'll see if it pays off. But
so far they haven't went in at all, despite their
horrible performances in the dailies, and Frank's had much more
patience this time around with Sam.
Speaker 3 (32:09):
Yeah, well so far, I think that blow up happens
later on, but we'll see what happens.
Speaker 1 (32:16):
Yeah, and Frank says that he wants to work with
Katie and Veronica, who have ties to other teams, so
we'll see. I could definitely see that being a alliance.
I think Katie and Veronica are in a great spot
and they'll always say yes to another number. But what
(32:40):
we need is Adam and Steve to either win win
a daily so they can't go in, or we need
I don't want them to go home, so we need
them to win the dailies so they can't be the
House vote and that they can't go in at all.
(33:01):
So I'd like to see that, just to see two
new teams go in or just different voting dynamics.
Speaker 3 (33:09):
Yeah yeah, we'll see how they adjust as the season goes.
Speaker 1 (33:14):
So we'll find out hopefully. Like we said, I think
next week we're gonna get some either Devin and Leroy
are going in or Dario and Ashley are going in.
I don't see a fight like this just being a
regular old fight. I think it's gonna lead to one
of them at least going into elimination.
Speaker 2 (33:36):
Yeah, yeah, that's what I think. I think. I think
one of them is gonna be in trouble.
Speaker 1 (33:41):
Yeah yeah. And of course, you know, they could win
elimination and be fine, but you know, I think one
of them will definitely be going in and I'm looking
forward to it. All Stars has really been providing this season.
It's been a lot of fun to watch and see,
you know, who's doing well and all this stuff. So
(34:03):
we'll be back next week to break it all down.
Very excited to see where this goes again. Follow us
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