Cuttrhoat Semi Recap

Once again, sorry for the delay in posts. And this one probably won’t make up for it since I’m making this up as I go along. But let’s see just how bad it will be.

Another Challenge season has come and gone, and once again I’m left unsure of how much I enjoyed the season. From the get go, I’ll say I enjoyed it more than most other shows, both scripted and reality. The fact of the matter is that even though the show might not always be “on,” every Wednesday I look forward to watching a new episode. So MTV is still doing something right.

This season certainly had its ups and downs. There was a defining moment (the C.T. appearance) but no real season-defining characters like a Kenny or Wes. Laurel showed to be almost as awful a person as Evelyn (the fact that they are probably the two best female competitors is not a coincidence) and Abram showed that he truly is insane.* I suppose the main storyline this season was the emergence of the young guns. A lot of camera time was given to the rookies this season. While they ultimately did not attain much success (I believe all of the victorious Red team had been on multiple challenges) the collection of green rooks certainly made the season more entertaining. Here were some highlights:

-Brandon getting sent in multiple times, emerging victorious until his final Gulag. He was classy in dealing with it and has set himself up as one of the stronger male competitors in future challenges. He will definitely win one someday.

-Cara Maria was Abram’s equally crazy partner in weird shit. She was on the receiving end of Laurel’s “I’m going to act like Hitler this season” attitude yet still made it to the finale. She also stood up for herself and has a bit of a chip on her shoulder. Me likey.

-Luke is coming into his own. I watched the “S#$% they Should’ve Shown” and he came across as much crazier than in the season. My hope is they start showing more of him and all his creeper behavior. (Seriously, the stuff with Camella was straight weird.)

-Ty being Ty. I love this guy. If I had to put money on who would do the following things, it would be Ty. Get in a fight, get in a fight with a girl, hook up with a guy but not be officially gay, steal another roommates valuables, destroy another roommates valuables, get voted off a Challenge, stalk the house with a knife while everyone was asleep, do something really weird and claim they were just drunk when in fact they weren’t, kill someone, quit a challenge and get offended when they were thrown in, and lose an exile but not accept it and have TJ be forced to call the cops to have them removed from the show.

The rookies were the stars and I view this season as the changing of the guards, in a way. Now that Brad and Dunbar have won a challenge, we might be seeing a bit less of them. I also think Derrick and Johnny might not be on too many more shows. The great thing is CT Is most likely coming back, which will make that season the BEST SEASON EVER!

Later on I’ll post some more random thoughts on this season. Hopefully it will be up later tonight.


* I think Abe is a lot like Gary Busey. Both talk in a relatively calm demeanor most of the team, which lets your guard down to the fact they are batshit insane. Abram was nearly in tears when he walked off the Reunion Show because Big Easy wouldn’t accept Laurel’s apology and MTV had the gall to bring it all up on camera. I think we need to see way more of Abram. What’s his private life like? Explain those tattoos. If there is a spin off show with Abram, sign me up!