Full Season Rewatch & Recap: Fresh Meat (Season 12)

<p>I'm earning my stripes as a true Challenge Historian by rewatching and recapping every single season! We are on to season 12, Fresh Meat, an all-time favorite of mine and one that by episode's end I will argue is in the running for best so far 12 seasons in! A lot to cover, we get to it all using the following topics:</p><p>State of the Challenge, basics of the season, evolutions and history made (03:15).</p><p>Main storylines of the season, including: Real World Austin vs everyone (20:30), Coral and Evan dominate and almost die (36:26), Diem's cancer diagnosis and her and Derrick's partnership slash romance (46:22), the draft and Fresh Meat concept in general (59:51).</p><p>Awards for Best Daily Challenge (01:08:20), Best Elimination (01:16:15), Best Athletic Performance (01:21:32), Best Quote (01:24:05), Best Moment (01:33:58), and Best Episode (01:43:08).</p><p>We name the Rookie of the Season and the Full Season MVP (01:44:47).</p><p>Finally a full season grade and it's placement in the pantheon of all Challenge seasons ever (01:55:24).</p><p>#TheChallenge #WeWantOGs #TheChallengePodcast #FreshMeat #TheChallengeFreshMeat #TheChallengeHistorian </p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>