I've been following the Challenge for years, with many memorable moments such as the final leg in Iceland where someone broke their ankle and the contestants trekked across rugged landscapes, ending on a mountain peak and a win for CT! Amazingly hard challenges and bouts that put Survivor USA to shame!
This season? Oh, what a bunch of narcissistic blowhards who make grand claims to their robustness, ruggedness and ability to win. But, when it gets down to delivering, what do they do? Cheat (Angela - kicked out because she manipulated the brief for the leg and decided to get some beauty sleep than doing the challenge) and QUIT! FOUR people quit in the final because there is an inch of snow on the ground. Ohhh, ohhh, my fingers are cold! Come ON! First thing you learn as a kid in Canada is put your hands in your armpits and keep MOVING!!! Tyson, for all his bragging, can't finish a simple and very junior Sudoku and then QUITS! And this was the EASIEST Challenge Finale EVER. The last competition was a cake walk!
Really disappointed in the producers letting this program's reputation take such a hit when it gets into the production big leagues with Paramount. So, if the The Challenge-War of the Worlds follows the same can-do-it-in-my-sleep challenges this one had (that a 60 year old could do!!!), you can bet I'll be giving it a pass. Such a let down! The finale was NOT worth the wait, not worth the meaning of the world Challenge and it was far from epic. Survivor Australia beat this one hands down for toughness.
Please, please, PLEASE bring back the big challenges for War of the Worlds. Get back to what made your productions famous - robust, hard challenges requiring contestants to stay in top shape to complete, taking hits, really tough competitions (like navigating thru a moving and rotating plane fuselage suspended over water). And a bit of drama.
Btw - the drama on this one was non-existent. Just a bunch of players from other so-called reality shows puffing out their chests and going "Look at me". No good rivalries to spice things up either.
So, in conclusion and overall score - Dreck!
This season? Oh, what a bunch of narcissistic blowhards who make grand claims to their robustness, ruggedness and ability to win. But, when it gets down to delivering, what do they do? Cheat (Angela - kicked out because she manipulated the brief for the leg and decided to get some beauty sleep than doing the challenge) and QUIT! FOUR people quit in the final because there is an inch of snow on the ground. Ohhh, ohhh, my fingers are cold! Come ON! First thing you learn as a kid in Canada is put your hands in your armpits and keep MOVING!!! Tyson, for all his bragging, can't finish a simple and very junior Sudoku and then QUITS! And this was the EASIEST Challenge Finale EVER. The last competition was a cake walk!
Really disappointed in the producers letting this program's reputation take such a hit when it gets into the production big leagues with Paramount. So, if the The Challenge-War of the Worlds follows the same can-do-it-in-my-sleep challenges this one had (that a 60 year old could do!!!), you can bet I'll be giving it a pass. Such a let down! The finale was NOT worth the wait, not worth the meaning of the world Challenge and it was far from epic. Survivor Australia beat this one hands down for toughness.
Please, please, PLEASE bring back the big challenges for War of the Worlds. Get back to what made your productions famous - robust, hard challenges requiring contestants to stay in top shape to complete, taking hits, really tough competitions (like navigating thru a moving and rotating plane fuselage suspended over water). And a bit of drama.
Btw - the drama on this one was non-existent. Just a bunch of players from other so-called reality shows puffing out their chests and going "Look at me". No good rivalries to spice things up either.
So, in conclusion and overall score - Dreck!