The Predictably Anticlimactic Challenge Finale

Milli's out on vacation this week so I will be doing this one on my own. 

We should have known that the finale would be relatively unexciting given last week's episode and how it ended.  They have split the last handful of challenges across two weeks, starting it one week and then finishing it in the final episode.  That was not the case this year, they squeezed the entire final into one episode. There are a couple reasons for this:

1. The drama from last week was FANTASTIC, and they wanted to get as much of that footage in as possible.
2. The third team in the finale was so weak that they essentially had 2/3 of the footage that from the finale that they usually do. (Spoilers after the jump)

The Challenge FINAL is Here

Milli and Wiz recap this week's episode and look ahead to who we think will win next week:

The episode opened with everyone flying to Norway (Nany didn't know that Norway was in Europe). But it wasn't long before Nia and Bananas started yelling and screaming at Sarah/Jordan for putting Banany in the elimination (though that doesn't explain why Nia was complaining; she lost the last challenge fair and square). This resulted in Sarah having a meltdown, Nia sexually assulting Jordan, and Bananas looking genuinely upset for once in his life.

Wizlon: I'll go ahead and fire this off. What were your expectations for the episode - did you think the shaming and hatred on Sarah would be as absurd as it was?

Milli: It was absurd. She played the game as it is meant to be played, deceptively. I think the Sarah shaming was an attempt by Bananas to get in her head going into the final.

This Week on The Challenge

Another very solid episode of The Challenge. Those 60 minutes absolutely flew by. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw "To Be Continued..." rear its ugly head (Really MTV, you're gonna do me like that? Two weeks in a row?). Although in retrospect, that's the least surprising thing ever. Next week will be the final elimination/the start of the finale, followed up by a final, dramatic episode.

First Things First: Hurricane Nia Wraps Up

Yes, I used this picture last week, but it's too awesome to pass up.  I don't want to break down Nia's tirade again, but long story short - she yelled a lot.  And then she went person to person in the house and apologized. Preposterous. But let's get to the real action.

Best Challenge Episode.... Ever?

Not to toot my own horn, but last week (Monday), I said it was time to tune in to the Challenge, and boy, did it deliver.

Perhaps the most action packed, back stabbing, shit talking episode ever (Spoiler Alert!).

"Fuck I'm going to cry like a little bitch" - Theresa

The Challenge Season Ex(ile) Midway Update

So this isn't exactly Midway through the season, but since Milli hijacked the Bachelor topic I figured I needed to steal the Challenge before he grabbed that too.

For those of you that don't know the Challenge is arguably the best show on TV.  What other show could possibly contain both of these clips.