Full Season Rewatch & Recap: The Ruins (Season 18)

<p>The rewatch series continues with Season 18, The Ruins! A season marred in controversy yet much more interesting and entertaining than one may remember... at least I felt that way upon rewatch. So much to discuss with this season and I get into it all using the following topics:</p><p>Intro and programming notes (00:48).</p><p>Basics of the Season: where the Challenge was, what past relationships mattered coming into this season, and the evolutions and history made (04:54).</p><p>The mistreatment of cast members this season and the lawsuit filed by Tonya two years later (16:28).</p><p>Major storyline: the Champions dominate in a historic way and there is nearly nothing the Challengers can do about it (33:23).</p><p>Major storyline: Wes vs his entire team and the twisted relationship map of the house (45:39).</p><p>Major storyline: Susie and Sarah become besties and stars in the process (53:45).</p><p>Awards for Best Daily, Best Elim, and Best Athletic Performance (01:03:34).</p><p>Awards for Best Quote, Best Episode, and Iconic Moment which yes, is where we talk about the popped implant and the gnarliest punch in Challenge history (01:11:58).</p><p>Picking the Rookie of the Season and the Full Season MVP (01:24:22).</p><p>The seasons final grade and placement in the all time rankings of Challenge seasons (01:31:55).</p><p>#TheChallenge #WeWantOGs #TheRuins #RealityTVPodcast #RealityTV #TheChallengePodcast #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>