Sorry it's been a while, time got away from me last week, as well as not having a lot to say about the episode. So here are my thoughts on episode 7.
Brooklyn finally wins!!!
Yeah!!! Brooklyn won a challenge!!! I was so excited to see that someone from the alliance didn't win. What was more exciting was that this challenge was based purely on performance. The time for the alliance has finally ended. This challenge and the insane games are the first challenges that having an alliance didn't help you in the actual challenge. This is refreshing from the past challenges, where being in an alliance can dictate the winner. If this challenge is any indication of the final, which it seems like it might be, San Diego has no chance of winning the final. Unless they get their crap together, San Diego will not win. They can't communicate and can't keep calm during a challenge. These elements combine to mean that they won't win a final.
So long NOLA
I was sad to see NOLA go. I wis that is would have been Sam and Frank in the elimination, just because I want to see Frank go. Frank is cocky and thinks that he deserves to make it to the end of the challenge. Frank, I wish that I could send just you home. Send Frank home and bring in Nate. I think that Nate is the only guy left from San Diego, so he would be the only person that could come on as a replacement. So sad to see NOLA go, come back and take Frank with you, please!
The Challengers version of RESPECT
This season the competitors have an interesting version of respect. From the way that Camilla treated Eric during their arena. Now, there's the way that Frank and Zach treated Sam. TJ called it right, when under pressure, how you treat each other matters-a lot. By not being able to make it through this challenge without yelling at each other, how are you going to make it through a final as a team. Cancun had the right idea, if your teammate can't make it through a challenge, then help them. That's the best thing you can do. Don't yell at them and make them want to shut down, but encourage them to keep going. San Diego, take a cue from Cancun and St. Thomas: don't yell and scream at each, but instead come together and be a team.
Challenge MVP-
This week's Challenge MVP is a tie between Sam and Sara. Sam because she stood up for herself during the challenge and then owned up to her performance not being up to par in the challenge. Sam might not be able to carry logs up a hill but that's no excuse to yell at her. In fact I think she did what Ashley can't, put feelings aside and won in the arena. I don't have that much faith in Ashley and I think the only reason she didn't get yelled at during this challenge was Sam's performance. Sara is the MVP for Brooklyn. Sara gets the credit for Brooklyn based on her confessional about putting the puzzle together at the log station instead of waiting to do this at the top of the hill. This might not have been her idea, but she gets the credit.
If They are Smart....
Now time for if they are smart!! If the challengers are smart, they will go after Cancun. Cancun works together well and they perform well. This makes them a huge threat to win the final. San Diego has very little chance of winning the final just based on them not being able to function as a team. For every final that I have seen, the team that can work together is the team that wins. Teams that fight the entire way through are less likely to make through a final. So get rid of Cancun and keep the 2 person teams around. These teams have a disadvantage in the challenges and throwing them in the arena is a waste. Let the 2 person team lose and get in the arena that way, instead hope for an upset and put in a team that you want to see go home.
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