It appears the lust of the red skull will be real in the coming weeks. As we get closer and closer to the end, it appears the red skull has and have not’s will be a major factor. It appears that Johnny Bananas and Wes could be coming apart at the seams with the need for a skull. With a male’s elimination on deck this week, it would seem wise for either Wes or Johnny to find themselves in elimination with a chance at their red skull. It will be a mad dash to the finish and you have to believe someone gets left out, right?

The Challenge knew things were getting stale with their game. The same contenders year in and year out. The producers knew they had to shake things up. They did just that. This game requires everyone who wants to be in the final to win an elimination challenge first. If they cannot do that, they’re not going to run The Challenge. This is why we’ve seen the likes of CT, Jordan, Tori, Ashley all get eliminated early in this game. All four of those have either won or ran in finals in the last three Challenges. This twist has completely flipped the game on its head.

TOP CONTENDERS

1. Jenny (LW 1)
2. Rogan (LW: 1)
3. Wes (LW: 3)
4. Johnny Bananas (LW:4)
5. Fessy (LW 5)

Thoughts: Jenny is the top contender in this game. No one wants to mess with her at this point. They tried to stick her in the tribunal to rattle her cage and it didn’t seem to work. Jenny and Dee are now the newest rivalries in The Challenge. Wes still has the upper hand over Banana because of he politics and gets alliances from that. Bananas does not seem to do the little parts of The Challenge anymore. I don’t blame him.

CONTENDERS WITH A FLAW

6. Dee (LW 6)
7. Nany (LW:8)
8: Cory (LW 10)
9. Nelson (LW 13)
10. Swaggy C (LW: 1q)
11. Kaycee (LW: 15)
12. Mattie (LW 12)

Thoughts: Dee is the most annoying cast member of the year. She thinks that because Wes is her friend, she can play the game like Wes. There are not two versions of Wes, settle down. Nelson goes from 20th, 13th to 9th in the last three weeks. What a rise. Swaggy C could have had the Nelson spot, but with the lash out on Josh, it felt like something that will make him a target.

COULD CONTEND IF THINGS GO PERFECTLY

13. Aneesa (LW 19)
14. Kyle (LW 15)
15. Bayleigh (LW: 16)

Thoughts: This group is much smaller than it has been in the last few weeks. I may have to course-correct and swap Aneesa with Mattie. Even though Aneesa has a red skull, I have a hard time seeing her in a solo final. Maybe that’s where I’m at with it. But Mattie has done next to nothing on this show. A truly forgettable season by her.

NOT A THREAT TO CONTEND

16. Josh
17. Melissa

Thoughts: I’m keeping this section open until Josh and Melissa are eliminated from this show. Both are not very good. and don’t deserve to be in the other section. We’ll see if tonight is the night that Josh goes home because he has been cruising that way for a while.

Charlie.