[Morgan.]

Ant saves Max cuts Lightning

[Epic.]

I was tempted to final pass Lightning as well

[sleleen]

is mont still playing?

[SherzyK]

Ant the Destroyer

[montblanc]

65 - Ellody (Ridonculous Race)



I actually liked Ellody as she interested me but that doesn't change the fact that's she's super irrelevant. While she did talk way more than her partner Mary, she still wasn't able to make an impact on her season. Similar to Pete & Chris McLean, she's only really remembered for being a higher-pitched, less volatile version of Courtney. However, she was still a cute background character who I wished was more relevant in Ridonculous Race.

Looking at some of her best bits though she did have a few funny moments, such as mapping out all ha data in the sand just to build a sandcastle only to have then waves wash it away

[montblanc]

save Junior, cut Tyler

[Morgan.]

The taste JUMPED out

[sleleen]

Originally Posted by montblanc

Looking at some of her best bits though she did have a few funny moments, such as mapping out all ha data in the sand just to build a sandcastle only to have then waves wash it away

[Morgan.]

Also mont babe you can send through your 10 noms in PM whenever you're ready

[montblanc]

oop yaaas

[montblanc]

revenge for our leshawna is COMING

[RileyH]

she's gonna nom courtney

[Morgan.]

[sleleen]

someone’s gonna try to vote her out to be edgy watch

[Morgan.]

This is gonna be a bloodbath

[sleleen]

Originally Posted by Blurryface

This is gonna be a bloodbath

oop! when we getting it?

[Morgan.]

Originally Posted by SlayBB

oop! when we getting it?

Either when I have writeups or when 24 hours pass from monts pick

[sleleen]

get your write ups done gals I wanna see who mont picked

[reece(:]

I love Nina West

[sleleen]

Originally Posted by reece(:

I love Nina West

mess I forgot she’s still in

[Epic.]

Originally Posted by Blurryface

This is gonna be a bloodbath

I've been outsold

[Morgan.]

Ant's Lightning Writeup
Lightning: I really never know how to feel about Lightning? He's arrogant and self-absorbed, that much is constant, but I feel like he was forced into a villain role. And I think that comes from "Eat, Puke, and Be Wary", when he starts antagonising Cameron for 'stealing' his immunity. Lightning being angry about this would have been in character, but I can't help but feel like his borderline bullying of Cameron was over the top and, dare I say, out of character. It would have maybe been comical for me if it built up a rivalry akin to Jo vs Lightning, with the 'drama' coming from how Cameron is intimidated by competitive environments. Instead, I felt sort of, uncomfortable? Even if Lightning is arrogant and self-absorbed he does look out for others occasionally. ironically an episode previous when he warns Cameron of Jo. Does Lightning benefit from warning Cameron? Not particularly (in a sense, it does prompt Cameron to send Jo down in smoke, but Lightning isn't that smart or strategic - I think he was warning Cameron of Jo because he's nice). Now, perhaps I could excuse Lightning's comments as competitive banter gone too far, but Lightning remarks, "...your whole life's gonna be a mental challenge!" to Cameron which is... extremely threatening. I appreciate it was a fight and they were both being physical, but the aim was to pin them down, not cause such trauma to the brain. It's a line that I feel uneasy about, regardless of how it was said, when it was said, and who by. But, in my opinion, it adds a layer of "Lightning is nasty!" to his character. But that conflicts with how he was earlier - a likeable self-absorbed idiot who, when he wasn't thinking about himself, could look out for others. Which did pair up with some nice one-liners ("I'll save you little girl!" and "uh... Lightning don't judge!" (when he thought Jo was a gay guy). His rivalry with Jo was a bit grating for me, but I also found that it was one of the more interesting conflicts and I would've liked to see a few more episodes of it in All-Stars (in a perfect world with a larger cast and 26 episodes... oh a man could dream). So what I've said is pretty conflicting. I like Lightning, up until episode 11 of ROTI. But after the events of that episode he becomes unbearable. He goes back to being somewhat likeable in All-Stars, but there wasn't much there for him, besides him reigniting a conflict with Jo that never came of much do to him being cut early on in the episode. Seeing Heather/Gwen/Alejandro get annoyed with him in 'Evil Dread' was funny though, I'll give him that. TL;DR? Lightning became unbearable in the later episodes of ROTI that I ended up rooting for Cameron over him. I truly felt like they made a bully out of a likeable jock for no other reason than to quickly establish another villain for the next season (because really, how was Lightning anywhere near a villain in episodes before 4x11?)

[Morgan.]

Ant's Lightning Writeup
Lightning: I really never know how to feel about Lightning? He's arrogant and self-absorbed, that much is constant, but I feel like he was forced into a villain role. And I think that comes from "Eat, Puke, and Be Wary", when he starts antagonising Cameron for 'stealing' his immunity. Lightning being angry about this would have been in character, but I can't help but feel like his borderline bullying of Cameron was over the top and, dare I say, out of character. It would have maybe been comical for me if it built up a rivalry akin to Jo vs Lightning, with the 'drama' coming from how Cameron is intimidated by competitive environments. Instead, I felt sort of, uncomfortable? Even if Lightning is arrogant and self-absorbed he does look out for others occasionally. ironically an episode previous when he warns Cameron of Jo. Does Lightning benefit from warning Cameron? Not particularly (in a sense, it does prompt Cameron to send Jo down in smoke, but Lightning isn't that smart or strategic - I think he was warning Cameron of Jo because he's nice). Now, perhaps I could excuse Lightning's comments as competitive banter gone too far, but Lightning remarks, "...your whole life's gonna be a mental challenge!" to Cameron which is... extremely threatening. I appreciate it was a fight and they were both being physical, but the aim was to pin them down, not cause such trauma to the brain. It's a line that I feel uneasy about, regardless of how it was said, when it was said, and who by. But, in my opinion, it adds a layer of "Lightning is nasty!" to his character. But that conflicts with how he was earlier - a likeable self-absorbed idiot who, when he wasn't thinking about himself, could look out for others. Which did pair up with some nice one-liners ("I'll save you little girl!" and "uh... Lightning don't judge!" (when he thought Jo was a gay guy). His rivalry with Jo was a bit grating for me, but I also found that it was one of the more interesting conflicts and I would've liked to see a few more episodes of it in All-Stars (in a perfect world with a larger cast and 26 episodes... oh a man could dream). So what I've said is pretty conflicting. I like Lightning, up until episode 11 of ROTI. But after the events of that episode he becomes unbearable. He goes back to being somewhat likeable in All-Stars, but there wasn't much there for him, besides him reigniting a conflict with Jo that never came of much do to him being cut early on in the episode. Seeing Heather/Gwen/Alejandro get annoyed with him in 'Evil Dread' was funny though, I'll give him that. TL;DR? Lightning became unbearable in the later episodes of ROTI that I ended up rooting for Cameron over him. I truly felt like they made a bully out of a likeable jock for no other reason than to quickly establish another villain for the next season (because really, how was Lightning anywhere near a villain in episodes before 4x11?)

[RileyH]

Owen

He's fat and eats. That's literally his character. It's a stereotype we've seen before and will most definitely see in the future. There is literally nothing else to him, why he's so popular I will never know. I get that the majority of the cast are supposed to be stereotypes / caricatures, but they have something else to them that helps us root for them. He won TDI by coasting all season, flopped in TDA before being brought back as a ~mole~ (god whoever came up with that deserves a bullet to the head) which flopped anyway because he was ToO nIcE to sabotage. And then TDWT.. hew? I can't remember a single thing he did bar get his fat ass stuck in the windows. Thankfully we didn't have to endure him in AS but that didn't stop him from coming back for RR Owen & Noah are an atrocious pair, STOP it.

[sleleen]

blurreh ah think it’s just you left then we can get t’mont noms