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Inviso posted...

The other problem is that I think the producers believed (and not unrightfully so, based on anecdotal evidence from speaking with other show-watchers) that by painting Sarah as opposition to the dominance of Tyson and Angela, she would come across as the more palatable option for casuals to latch onto. She was the "underdog" and Angela/Alyssa were the "bitches".

Boy did this backfire. Every snarky comment that Angela or Alyssa said was 100% warranted, and also 100% awesome, and that got me to root for them. Why anyone would root for an "underdog" who says completely untrue things (she said Angela, the strongest female on the season, "sucked at challenges" - like what, what does that make Karen?), whines when she doesn't get her way because of people trying to play the game, and acts superior to them when she's not is beyond me. Anyone rooting for such trash must be a Karen themselves, and thus I find it a blockable offense on social media.

If there's anything I hate most, it's people who whine a lot while asserting a superiority complex over others - self-centered spoiled brat bullies. Karen Lacina is one such person. Nicole Franzel is another. It's a horrendous combination. Cody surprisingly evicting Nicole led to great schadenfreude, but sadly we got the opposite this time: True misery. And thus, I'm never watching The Challenge again, because this left an indescribably bitter stench in my mouth. I know I'm not the only.

Underleveled posted...

For what it's worth on Jonathan I think he's an absolute lock for the next full/half returnee season as long as he isn't auto-excluded by the theme itself so he could very well change my mind.

You're being too hard on him. I'd probably put him above a few others on S42, namely Jackson (the lithium), Marya (secondbootitis), and Drea (her racist remarks getting me to reevaluate her entirely). He's about even with Zach. I'd also have Daniel Strunk (who I expect to see soon) relatively high because he was like a completely unintentional parody of the Charlie Brown superfan types, and that amuses me greatly, especially since he didn't last so long that he became obnoxious. At least he didn't treat others like shit or mope around endlessly despite all his self-inflicted misery.