Location: Dominacal, Costa Rica Host: TJ Lavin Aired: 2011 Champions: Johnny/Tyler and Evelyn/Paula Overall Thoughts: We have finally reached my pick for the greatest season in Challenge history. When the cast, theme and trailer were dropped back in 2011, the expectations for this season were sky high. (CT’s “Now it’s my turn” still gives me chills.) Rivals lived up to the hype…

8 Seasons: Rivals III (3rd place), Dirty 30, Vendettas, Champs vs. Stars 2, Final Reckoning, Double Agents, Spies, Lies. & Allies (3rd place), Ride or Dies (Win) 7–3 Elimination Record 13 Challenge Wins Daily Challenges: 8/10 Eliminations: 6.5/10 Finals: 7/10 Politics: 7.5/10 I never thought I’d be writing about Devin…

3 Seasons: Double Agents (Win), Spies, Lies & Allies, Ride or Dies 5–2 Elimination Record 2 Daily Wins Daily Challenges: 4/10 Eliminations: 8.5/10 Finals: 8.5/10 Politics: 3.5/10 Arguably the most shocking winner in Challenge history, Amber made history as a rookie on Double Agents, becoming the first female rookie to…

12 Seasons: Battle of the Seasons, Rivals II, Free Agents (2nd place), Battle of the Exes II, Battle of the Bloodlines, Rivals III, War of the Worlds, War of the Worlds 2, Total Madness, Double Agents (3rd place), Spies, Lies & Allies (4th place), Ride or Dies (2nd place) 12–11…

Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Host: TJ Lavin Aired: 2022–23 Champions: Devin and Tori Overall Thoughts: Lukewarm. Milquetoast. Tepid. Those are the words that come to mind about Ride or Dies, and most of the recent Challenge seasons. Ride or Dies had a solid veteran cast and a decent group of rookies, but other than a few exceptions, it was (for me, at least)…

I’ve taken a hiatus from writing about The Challenge, but I was still planning on writing about the state of the All Stars franchise after seeing some of the horrible names initially rumored to be on the season. Then I saw the final cast list and it’s…actually kind of amazing? …

Every week, I’m going to rank the players based on their impact on the episode. These rankings are going to be completely subjective (so please don’t spend too much time critiquing them) based on my feelings of how entertaining the characters were, how they did competitively/politically, and how the episode…