Derrick Kosinski's Podcast (1/29/12) RECAP

I listened to Derrick's podcast yesterday, where he, Johnny and Mark discussed their thoughts on the first episode of The Challenge: Battle of the Exes. 


What we learned:
By all accounts, production has gotten really strict with the cast members and according to Johnny and Mark, prisoners have more rights than cast members do while filming. Johnny said production threatened to fine him and Mark because they'd re-arranged the furniture in their bedroom.
According to Johnny, when cast members get sick or injured, before going to the hospital, production generally turns to the female cast members, first, because they are always stocked with a "pharmacy" of various pills on them such as painkillers, Adderall, etc.
According to Johnny, when not having sex, Mandi tends to keep herself and has a very wallflower-like, boring personality when sober. Johnny thinks the reason MTV invites her back is because she is pretty.
All three guys give Camilla a lot of respect for standing up to Wes and not falling for his feeble attempt at manipulation. They also acknowledge she is a great competitor and a force to be reckoned with. Johnny says that what makes Camilla stand out from most of the other females on these challenges is that she is "fearless." She also fit in well with the boys, and apparently hung out in their room quite often and Mark referred to her as the "cigar girl" in their "gentlemen's club."
However, according to Johnny, her confrontational nature is both a strength and a weakness.
Johnny jokes that MTV keeps on asking Paula back to these challenges "for the pure shitshow factor" because even after watching herself on TV and regretting some of her actions, she never learns from it and repeats her mistakes all over again on each challenge.
Cast members get very comfortable with each other, and it's not uncommon for the guys and girls to walk in on each other naked in the bathroom and be unfazed by it, and so any sexual chemistry tends to fade and according to Johnny, they "become like sisters" to him after a while.
Mark says that one night, at a club, he and some of the boys convinced some of the Dominican Republic girls that Dunbar was Tom Cruise.
Johnny says the honey challenge was a lot tougher than it looked, Mark agrees.
Derrick and Johnny agree that Abe's biggest potential downfall as a competitor is his sometimes strange approach at motivating his teammates/partner.
Johnny agrees with Diem's comment that the teams who have good chemistry tend to do well, and credits his Rivals victory with the fact that he and Tyler were able to work really well together.
Derrick gives Camilla this week's Challenge MVP.

The Challenge: Battle of the Exes (Episode 1) RECAP

Emily is paired with Ty, and Ty says, "I know Emily's a great competitor, but there's also the fact that...I hate her." Of course you do, Ty, she rejected you!

Niomi and Leroy get paired up. Leroy says he wouldn't mind if Niomi hooked up with another guy, but Niomi says she will kill Leroy if he hooks up with another girl.

Mandi and Wes get paired up, and Mandi lets us know she doesn't plan on kissing anyone but her boyfriend.

Diem is paired up with CT, says they are not even Facebook friends.

Heather and Dustin are paired up, who are actually not ex's. They are still together.

Tyrie and Jasmine are paired up, who call themselves "business associates."

Priscilla is paired with Nate, but says that she and Nate barely made out and overall, she did not really get to know him when living together.

Paula is paired with Dunbar, who she claims she can't stand.

Camilla and Johnny are paired up, which is fine with both of them, because there's always been chemistry between the two, and now that Johnny is single, he is less reserved about expressing it on camera.

Abe and Cara Maria are paired up, which is expected.

Rachel and Aneesa are paired up, and Rachel says she does not like that Aneesa caused a rift between her and Jen (who is not on this challenge, by the way).

Lastly, Mark and Robin are paired up. Robin says she broke up with him, but they are still good friends.

They all meet at The Dome, which is where all elimination rounds take place.

Then it's challenge time, which Nate fails miserably at, meaning him and Priscilla lose the challenge, meaning they are automatically up for elimination in The Dome.

Johnny and Camilla win the challenge, making them the Power Couple that decides who goes into The Dome against Nate and Priscilla.

Knowing that Johnny is the smarter, more experienced player, Wes tries to manipulate Camilla into making a deal with him to make sure he doesn't go into The Dome. The plan backfires, however, when Johnny finds out and is annoyed by Wes's desperate challenge tactics.

Meanwhile, Heather and Dustin think they're going to be sent in, because they are rookies and therefore, have an automatic target on their back.

However, Johnny is so annoyed with Wes that he ends up sparing Dustin and Heather and sending in Wes and Mandi, instead.

So the first elimination competition in The Dome is Nate/Priscilla vs. Wes/Mandi.

Wes and Mandi win, sending Nate and Priscilla home from their first challenge.

Looks Like Cara Maria and Abe Are Done

She made a series of posts on Twitter today, which began by her announcing that she's single, and ended by her telling Abram to go fuck himself.

The Challenge: Battle of the Exes (SPOILERS)

Ok, just a heads up, here are the elimination SPOILERS, in order, for the upcoming Battle of the Exes, which premieres next Wednesday. 


If you don't want to know, DON'T LOOK ANY FURTHER.


 ELIMINATIONS, IN ORDER, (highlight below to read)

1. Nate Stodghill & Priscilla Mendez
2: Vinny Foti & Sarah Rice
3: Wes Bergmann & Mandi Moyer
4: Dustin Zito & Heather Marter (due to injury)
5: Leroy Garrett & Naomi Defensor
6. Tyrie Ballard & Jasmine Reynaud
7. Aneesa Ferreira & Rachel Robinson
8. Dunbar Merrill & Paula Meronek
9. Abram Boise & Cara Maria Sorbello
10. Mark Long & Robin Hibbard



FINAL THREE COUPLES (highlight below to read)
CT/Diem
Johnny/Camila
Ty/Emily

Source: Vevmo.com