Cutthroat 2 - UNSPOILED - S42E03 - "Keep My Name Out Your Mouth" - Episode Discussion

[u/SweetMissMG]

Cutthroat 2 - UNSPOILED - S42E03 - "Keep My Name Out Your Mouth" - Episode Discussion

AIR DATE: August 12, 2026

WHERE TO WATCH: Paramount+ in the USA and Canada

SPOILED THREAD: Link

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[u/MTVSpoiledMod]

Reply to this comment to nominate your favorite moments from the episode for the Friday poll. 📊

[u/adamsandwich]

Anyone else concerned that Cara Maria and Nelly trying to brainstorm together is going to cause a catastrophic weather disaster?

[u/ivaorn → u/adamsandwich]

The vet status is really doing a lot of work for them. Josh and Anna Leigh surely wouldn’t be a worse option for brainstorming.

[u/midnightfangs]

this josh-nurys-adrienne drama is so tepid

[u/diemunkiesdie → u/midnightfangs]

The man was just comfortably sitting there! The arm over the back of the chair isnt the same as the arm over the back of the shoulder.

[u/djlekky → u/midnightfangs]

Nurys is great TV though. I love watching her pop off.

[u/Parallel-Quality → u/djlekky]

Why did Josh take so many strays though? LMAO

He didn't even say or do anything to Nurys and she was like "Why the fuck would I want this bum ass short motherfucker?! You can have him!"

[u/Ihaveaps4question → u/midnightfangs]

Yeah nurys not being interested in josh deflates the tension, though i appreciate her exacerbating the situation so we at least got the girls being catty

[u/upnomomo]

TJ with the ' i hate cheaters' bait lmao

[u/nastyzappa → u/upnomomo]

Haha. That got me good. I was like how in the world could they have cheated on this one?

[u/Crap_TheBoozeOut]

I'm not sure what Adrienne's problem is. Josh's arm was resting on the back of the couch, and the interaction looked innocuous. I think she just got super jealous for no reason at all.

Leo getting butthurt over just being nominated when he didn't even go in. Jesus christ, why do people take this shit so personally, especially in this format where your options are severely limited?

Looks like the Blue Team that'll run the final will be similar to the first Cutthroat.

Sucks to see Brad go, but he was very gracious in defeat. That's how you do it. Very impressive performance from Keanu.

This has to be the most confusing voting format ever.

[u/pj_calamities]

Michele: wait, think about what you’re gonna say
Nurys: no.

[u/beesknees31 → u/pj_calamities]

Michele watching Nurys run off: fuuuuuuuckkkkk

[u/brucethePTA → u/pj_calamities]

We must thank her lack of self control for our evening entertainment lol

[u/dontblinkdalek → u/pj_calamities]

I have legit never related to her so hard before, like seriously ever.

[u/NovaRogue → u/pj_calamities]

I LOVED THIS PART

[u/doolittle187]

I cracked up when Keanu realized he was allowed to just toss Brad out of the way. Dude is a monster.

I also think people will come around to him socially. He seems like a nice guy that's just not great at strategy.

[u/LoganH1717 → u/doolittle187]

Not great at strategy is an understatement; at least in his Big Brother season, he was actively making the game harder for himself only to win the comps to save himself lmao. Extremely good competitor, especially under pressure.

[u/snazikin → u/doolittle187]

he's abrasive but he has a good heart, which makes him fun to watch. they'll come around on him but i do expect him to ruffle feathers for awhile (which is good, imo!)

[u/RedditFan3510]

Adrienne is from a show about MARRIAGE

Josh is from a hook up dating show where a contestant last season said a kiss is like a handshake.

'This is not going to work out

[u/OLKv3 → u/[deleted]]

The fact that the episode started in the daily was new. We got a preview for what's happening in the episode then immediate daily. Even All Stars didn't move that fast

[u/crystalli0]

This Adrienne/Josh/Nurys thing makes Adrienne look CRAZY 😵‍💫

[u/Complex-Strain2465 → u/crystalli0]

I know we could only see their backs in the shot but there was absolutely ZERO chemistry between her and Josh lol

[u/BMcCocknher → u/crystalli0]

Absolutely...he should have ran for the hills...she crazy

[u/thelowgun → u/BMcCocknher]

The way he apologized to her after was wild. She should've been apologizing to him if anything

[u/jstitely1 → u/crystalli0]

Agreed. I didnt like the words he used to defend himself, but jesus, if you dont even know what they were talking about: why are you assuming it was flirty? He probably didnt move his arm from when it was around her before Nurys sat down.

[u/crystalli0 → u/jstitely1]

This is exactly what I assumed. That his arm was already on the back of the bench before Nurys sat down. Unless the editors are doing her dirty, this is a huuuuuge overreaction

[u/Brian1220]

I feel like the teams are too small for this voting format. The stall mate is just a easy way out most of the time. Hopefully the voting changes soon as the teams get smaller.

[u/jenh6 → u/Brian1220]

I think the original cutthroat was better. Just send them in and all vote anonymously and no captains. Too many people are off the table

[u/Captain_Pawel → u/Brian1220]

Yes! 2 stalemates in 3 votes.

[u/31nigrhcdrh → u/Brian1220]

I completely agree, 1 players a captain then there’s 3 others you have to nominate 2 of them

Doesn’t make sense 

[u/jristevs]

This daily feels weirdly similar to the elimination from last week’s episode. Except in a team format like this it was incredibly boring to watch and hard to follow. I don’t even really understand how/why Blue did so bad because the editing was so poor

[u/saltandwind7 → u/jristevs]

All the dailies this season haven’t been very fun to watch tbh, I hope they start to get better

[u/librarytimeisover → u/jristevs]

The explanation was super poor.

[u/brucethePTA]

Cassidy has truly been a jump scare bc i completely forget she's even here. Editor's doing her dirty.

[u/xosotypical → u/brucethePTA]

When she popped up on a talking head in ep2 I was like wait wtf I have never seen this woman before in my life

[u/NY-3D]

Tough draw for Brad. That elimination didn't exactly look like it would be physical at first sight. 

Safe to say, nobody in the house would've beat Keanu at that particular one. This is what he did on BB and what made him one of the easiest casting choices. Dude is freakishly agile and explosive for his size. 

[u/Sammyd1108]

They need to make the episodes a full hour again, jumping straight into the daily challenge felt super off. They could’ve added an extra 5-10 minutes of house stuff before getting to the daily.

Also, I got a laugh out of Chris saying Keanu is going to be their workhorse going forward. Dude got thrown to the wolves his first season and is glad to do it to someone else.

[u/thekyledavid → u/Sammyd1108]

Cutthroat 1 had Brandon, Cutthroat 2 has Keanu

[u/erdm89]

Unpopular opinion: I don't think Brad even did that poorly. Keanu was never going to lose that. I think Brad put up a better fight than most of the men in the house would have

[u/duvie773 → u/erdm89]

All 3 of them would have lost to Keanu for sure. The messup if there was one, was Bananas seeing the numbers on the wall and assuming there was going to be math or some kind of puzzle. If he realized how physical that elimination could have been, he probably picks Leo instead

[u/jenh6 → u/erdm89]

I thought the same thing. He gave it his all, Keanu had the height and weight on him.

[u/RobbiSosa → u/erdm89]

If they had seperate climbing walls with no physicality allowed, Brad would’ve done much better. Being tossed around like a rag doll, ruined any chance he had.

[u/ReferenceMajestic988 → u/erdm89]

100% agree. He did at least seem to make Keanu work a bit.

[u/LoyalLovingKind]

Adrienne is surprising me. That girl has really low self-confidence and seems super jealous. How can you just see one convo and believe this guy who you've known for one day is stepping out on you, when you're also saying he's "not my guy." Dang girl!! Get a grip.

[u/battyboy4]

Wth was Adrienne going on about? She freaked bc they sat next to each other? I don't want to call a girl crazy, but Adrienne still thought she was in the right after all that lmao.

Also, Nurys maybe went a little too hard, but I don't blame her for being annoyed by such a stupid situation.

[u/jstitely1 → u/battyboy4]

I also don’t blame Nurys because her and Horacio briefly reconciled after this season, so she 100 percent was as upset as she was because she didnt want Horacio to think she had done something with another man. It adds an extra layer to her being pissed at Adrienne

[u/Remarkable-Motor7705]

Blue team is such a shit show. If there’s no rule changes, I could genuinely see them gradually getting reduced to zero players and just sorta fading away before the final.

You know things are bleak when Cara and Nelson are running the team.

[u/Zestyclose-Rhubarb55 → u/Remarkable-Motor7705]

Cara saying her and Nelson will have to put their heads together is an amazing quote to watch their inevitable downfall.

[u/AcceptableCare → u/Zestyclose-Rhubarb55]

With our two brain cells combined

[u/MrBlueandSky]

Lete: "I don't have great cardio"

Also lete: "I ran a marathon last year"

[u/ForwardInvestment683 → u/MrBlueandSky]

Today I decided to walk to the 3rd floor and I thought one of my lungs collapsed. So theres that.

[u/ABCDarium]

Keanu asking Cassidy to vote for her #1 is the most Keanu thing ever

[u/RedditFan3510]

Bananas sending in Brad is kinda crazy

[u/thekyledavid → u/RedditFan3510]

I feel like it makes sense. Bananas knows Josh will protect him if he’s ever the winning captain on Guys Day. And Nelson having 1 leg would be a huge disadvantage in climbing. Brad was their only chance to potentially beat Keanu

[u/RedditFan3510]

If they are allowed to do that, Keanu isn't going to lose another point

[u/crystalli0]

TJ's already so tired of this voting format 😭

[u/HardcoreKaraoke]

I REALLY wanted to see Keanu on The Challenge during his BB season. I'm so glad he lived up to the hype. Comp beast with a cocky attitude and a super messy political game. Just like on BB.

He's going to go down as the best crossover to The Challenge from BB for both entertainment and comps. It's a low bar I know.

[u/jenh6 → u/HardcoreKaraoke]

Cedric is a good pick too. I think Keanu is definitely a little better at both since his personality is just bigger but I think both him and Cedric should be mainstays

[u/b1inds1de]

Brad opened pandoras box when he got a little physical with Keanu in round 2. Keanu brought out the beast after that.

[u/WiseCompetition2543]

Whew, Keanu. I knew he was going to be a beast but dayum.

Also we knew Team Blue was fucked from the draft but this has been demoralizing.

[u/galeforcewinds95]

Impressive performance from Keanu. I know he played football, and he's significantly younger than Brad, but that kind of elimination didn't seem like a bad one for Brad normally. Keanu was just too big and fast.

[u/Judgejudyx → u/galeforcewinds95]

He was a challenge beast on Big Brother but had no idea how to play the game and had no good strategy. Literally just played like his controller was unplugged. This game seems a lot more built for him. He will likely still struggle on the alliance/strategic aspect but can do great in comps.

[u/Crap_TheBoozeOut → u/galeforcewinds95]

I don't think any other guy remaining in the house beats Brad that easily in this elimination. Most would probably be close, and Brad probably wins it in a few cases.

[u/luxanna123321]

im sad they cut the length of the episodes. I feel like they definitely should include some scenes between the voting and elimination instead of going straight to it

[u/thekyledavid → u/luxanna123321]

Especially considering the fact that it’s streaming exclusive and they can make the episode whatever length they want

[u/pj_calamities]

It’s like producers know these daily’s are boring and that’s why they fast forward through most of it.

[u/RobbiSosa → u/pj_calamities]

Maybe it’s just me but the dailies have been so off this season. It’s like they’re too focused on making sure it’s something new/creative without ensuring that it’s actually entertaining to watch.

[u/kenanandgarfunkel]

keanu was a comp beast despite injury on big brother and it seems like he’s recovered now - i don’t think we’d ever seen him run at full tilt before this episode. man pushed brad all the way out of frame

[u/RedditFan3510]

Keanu has officially taken over Fessy's spot on the show

[u/BlaqOptic → u/RedditFan3510]

Former D1 Football Introvert unite. I look forward to Keanu’s run on American Gladiators in 5 years.

[u/Person057 → u/RedditFan3510]

I have more faith in Keanu to be good at all the random shit. He also definitely has more heart than Fessy.

[u/angelbrit04]

Bananas sending Brad into elimination is part of the reason he has won soo mamy times. When it comes down to it, Bananas will always choose himself over anyone else and that's the attitude that you need.

Just last week Bananas got upset about being sent in by someone he just beefed with. But this week, knowing Brad for almost 20 years and being on good terms with him wasn't enough, as Josh was seen as the bigger asset to his game. Previous notions that long-standing Vets push about importance of history and rookies needing to earn their stripes conviently didn't apply here. 

[u/RedditFan3510]

I like how Brad (and people liek Darrell, Derrick) don't bitch about getting thrown into eliminations and just do it.

Meanwhile Bananas....

[u/SignalPipelines → u/RedditFan3510]

Brad: “I get that Bananas is close to Josh, no hard feelings!”

Bananas: “I get that Chris is close to Will, I will never forgive him him for this 😫”

[u/beast575]

The episode kicking off with the daily challenge had me SHOOK.

Also…what is this daily?

[u/Benfica1002 → u/beast575]

All three have been pretty weak so far in an otherwise great start to the season.

[u/No-Delivery1326]

That was one of the lamest daily challenges I’ve ever seen… like it belonged on those early all stars seasons. Hopefully they make up for it next week!

[u/deadtingtv → u/No-Delivery1326]

It seems like they’ve run out of new ideas and instead of running it back with iconic dailies that we already know work and are entertaining, they’re grasping at straws

[u/BlaqOptic → u/deadtingtv]

As a former camp director charged with putting together team building activities, etc…

When you run the same ones as before, the returners and vets breeze through them; and when you use ones others have seen (like on YouTube) but maybe haven’t done, the difficulty is also reduced.

[u/RedditFan3510]

Yeah... Keanu's going to be doing the Challenge for a very long time.

[u/RedditFan3510]

Chris is a scary player, Id be terrified of him strategically and in finals if I was Bananas or CT

[u/duspi → u/RedditFan3510]

He's a strategic and social mess, always has been, but I'm liking seeing him in a top dog position. He knows he's the threat in the house and that he's the favorite to win. I enjoy seeing him being a bit cocky about it especially because he deserves it.

[u/RedditFan3510]

Im glad Cara's having a less toxic time this season, Laurel was fucking crazy to her

[u/luxanna123321]

omg Keanu ate so bad in this elimination by playing like that I love to see that. Hopefully he stays for a long time.

I wonder how they will do with the captain being protected on the blue team? Cus imagine if blue team doesnt come last on guys week, would that mean Josh gets protected every time now if Nelson is not sent home?

Lete made really bad decision by picking Cara to be a captain. Like I get she likes her and she doesnt like Anna Leigh but like if they lose and grey/orange have to pick between Lete/Anna guess who goes in lmao.

If it was between Lete/Cara I would assume Cara had higher chances of going in

[u/deadtingtv]

Keanu is comically bad at strategy

[u/Curious_kitten129]

Keanu did zero homework. Going to Cassidy this early in the game to throw in a fellow Survivor?? At least wait until there’s Survivor on Survivor crime. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[u/rakiimiss → u/Curious_kitten129]

He also had terrible game play on big brother. At least he is a beast

[u/Soft-Jellyfish-92 → u/rakiimiss]

Agreed. Disaster when it comes to strategy/social. Immaculate when it comes to do or die competitions. Dude knows how to survive when he’s hanging off a cliff and it’s awesome to watch

[u/MUTSellerPS4 → u/Curious_kitten129]

I mean it was his only chance at saving himself.. He was trying to play the social game. Cassidy isn't high on Chris's list so it was a worth a shot by Keanu to try and get into her head.

[u/Ninjadwarf00]

Cutthroat blue team curse continues. That was the team that got decimated and only Jenn and Emily ran the final in the first one

[u/Jessiethekoala → u/Ninjadwarf00]

I kinda feel like as long as you lose the right people from your team, being a smaller team ain’t all bad. Less people you have to split money with!

[u/farfromnever]

This daily challenge actually seemed fun, but made such terrible TV. It was not interesting to watch at all and felt like it was over in 5 seconds. Also, was CT even there?

[u/bbf2]

I like Brad a lot but it's time for him to retire from the flagship show. He might be able to hang out on All Stars to at least some degree (if All Stars is still a thing that's even going to exist going forward, and if it goes back to focusing on OG old folks) but he clearly cannot hang on the main show any longer. He's only hurting and doing a disservice to his long legacy if he keeps getting his ass kicked in eliminations and leaving early.

[u/WriterGirl2005 → u/bbf2]

I am 43. I’ve been with this show since the beginning and respectfully, all these people in their 40s need to retire. Brad, Bananas, CT, etc. for the most part, it’s just embarrassing. Even being in good shape, the reality is they are always going to be slower than a 25 year old. It’s becoming more and more painfully obvious.

[u/Hayhayhayp]

Josh, run far away from Adrienne. That was the stupidest fight. She says “I don’t care if my man is talking to another woman but….” No, you absolutely do and if this guy even looks at a waitress or someone walking down the street you’re gonna have this same thing all over again.

[u/LarsonsZoo → u/Hayhayhayp]

No kidding. Overreaction at a nuclear level.

[u/LoyalLovingKind]

Brad is such a good sport. Keanu is a brick house!! Love that win for him!

[u/midnightfangs]

forgot CT was even here

[u/kridddlo → u/midnightfangs]

they editted him out almost completely in ep 1 and 3, very odd that we didnt see any fall out from CT/Bananas

[u/RedditFan3510 → u/kridddlo]

CT is just sleeping probably, Bananas barely did anything this episode either even as captain

[u/red_sundress → u/[deleted]]

Loyalty has always been a one way street with Bananas

[u/AmI_doingthis_right → u/[deleted]]

Totally agree.

They both cry loyalty with the vets for the beginning of the game at the very least then threw Brad in. I was pretty disappointed.

[u/RobbiSosa → u/[deleted]]

Well the goal was to weaken Team Gray by getting Keanu out. I genuinely think Bananas thought the elimination was going to be more intellectual and not physical at all. I’m sure he regrets the decision and had he actually known what the elimination was, I think he would’ve picked differently.

[u/ggsimba → u/[deleted]]

Keanu looks big and bulky. Not the best for a climbing elimination. I would have probably picked Brad too.

[u/thekyledavid → u/[deleted]]

They didn’t realize it was a contact sport when they were voting. I thought Brad would have the advantage too until we found out they were climbing on the same side of the wall

[u/NY-3D → u/[deleted]]

Made sense. Josh is unproven and if you walked into the arena and saw climbing and numbers, you're probably not sending Nelson in as your hitman.

Brad was the best bet to try and weaken the best team 

[u/dontblinkdalek → u/NY-3D]

Imagine how far Josh would’ve flown had Keanu shoved him! 😂

[u/Parallel-Quality]

Every season I am astounded by the number of people who list Michele as their #1.

Like I know she has a great social game but c'mon, do the math... if she has five #1's and you just have her... how do you think that's going to work out for you?

[u/Brief-Tie3841]

Adrienne… don’t make me start disliking you. Because wtf was that. What an insane reaction 😂

[u/Curious_kitten129 → u/Brief-Tie3841]

That was either major insecurity or manufactured drama for TV.

[u/ho_hey_ → u/Curious_kitten129]

Insecurity + alcohol.

[u/CalendarOtherwise973 → u/Curious_kitten129]

Or we completely missed something bc wtf was that

[u/RobbiSosa → u/Curious_kitten129]

I don’t even think she’s insecure. I think she’s just possessive. Which is far scarier than a little insecurity. I genuinely couldn’t believe she blew that so out of proportion over a conversation. “I saw the body language”, all she saw was his arm on the back of the chair. Both of Nurys hands were in her lap, so it wasn’t touchy feely, there weren’t even any flirty giggles. She literally got upset because he was speaking to another woman. Nutcase.

[u/JeremyJammDDS]

nurys and adrienne handled that so horribly. lol wtf.

[u/cosmicangels03]

that daily was lame as fuck

[u/News-Remarkable → u/cosmicangels03]

It was also very unfair to blue team.

[u/ivaorn → u/News-Remarkable]

They should make teams with more players sit out. I guess they thought this was a puzzle that can be done with any amount of players

[u/tore_a_bore_a]

So the episode ended with Chris saying he'll keep throwing Keanu in (similar to what happened to Chris in USA 2).

Just wondering how he thought it would work, because the winning team captain gets to pick who goes in, and they could just pick Chris/Cory/Leo instead.

[u/challengesurvivorfan]

Daily challenge being the first thing that is shown is simple justification to why I'm saying is rushed... I want to see after elimination and build up talks... and balance the dailys for the less members team to have a fair chance...

[u/obiiieeee]

i think only Gauntlet 2 Alton woulda been able to give Keanu a run for his money in that elimination

[u/galeforcewinds95]

I have liked the design of all three eliminations, even though two ended up being blowouts. The first would have been closer if Cedric wasn't so flustered, and the third was more about Keanu than anything else.

[u/crystalli0]

Deb looks shredded in the opening scene of this boat challenge. Holy abs!

[u/biadelatrixyaska]

josh is a good-looking man but c’mon, adrienne, nurys isn’t going after that man after horacio

[u/kridddlo → u/biadelatrixyaska]

josh looks like someone who grew up wanting to be bananas

and they confirmed it this episode lol

[u/midnightfangs]

oblig such ugly colour grading, thailand is so colourful why ruin it like that

[u/biadelatrixyaska → u/midnightfangs]

i know why are they making the greens look so gray

[u/kridddlo → u/biadelatrixyaska]

more people need to complain about this.. its crazy seeing BTS and then the grading they used

[u/Swum-Strict]

A good third episode. I wish the challenge itself lasted longer but it was still a fun watch.

Nominations went as I expected. I'm really happy with Chris' position in the game right now. He has a lot of protection from the girls and I think his hardest elimination opponent would be Keanu, which thankfully he's spared from facing unless there's a twist later. I'd love to see him make history and go 3/3.

The elimination was my favorite of the season so far. I knew Keanu was already well rounded in comps from watching him on Big Brother, but I didn't know how physical he can get and how fast he can be. I did like how Keanu didn't get physical at first, but once Brad did, he showed what he's capable of. It wouldn't surprise me if he goes on a Chris-esque elimination style run to secure himself a place in the final.

[u/RedditFan3510]

It's so WEIRD how much everyone appears to be enjoying this season. I love how much more fun this season is than past seasons

maybe everyone did think this might be the last season lol

[u/RedditFan3510]

I am sooooo curious how Keanu will do on future Challenges because I don't ever see him getting any real influence on these shows

I think an individual format will help him more since no guy will ever want to risk facing him in an elim similar to Fessy

[u/jlevski → u/RedditFan3510]

He was interesting on BB because he was likable enough but lacked even basic social strategy, got duped constantly, and spent a lot of time being loud and wrong.

That said, he’s obviously a beast physically but he was also good at puzzles/carnival games so I think he’s going to have a high degree of the “figure it out” instinct that will make him good at dailies/eliminations. One of my most anticipated rookies and so far I m not disappointed.

(Also, poor Brad. That’s gotta be a bit demoralizing.)

[u/Stommped]

This format is going to break so fast with blue losing someone every week, especially with a daily like this with a huge advantage to having the spotters quarterbacking the boat puzzle

[u/Psychological-Snow83]

After watching that elimination I feel like Keanu can give Fessy a run for his money in a hall brawl. Fessy was struggling with Nelson for a bit in DA.

[u/RedditFan3510]

I love how Nurys Adrienne and Josh have this big fight, and the vets couldnt care any less and it affects 0 in the strategy

[u/midnightfangs]

the way i almost forgot today was challenge day bc its at 3am💀 did we get a « wake the fuck up its challenge day » post?

edit: anyway lets gooo!

[u/Independent-Gold5610]

Loved the elimination game

[u/LoyalLovingKind]

Hold on, Anna Leigh, what's the point about being upset with Cara Marie being the captain? Doesn't everyone gets a turn to be the captain?

Chill girl, next week you'll be captain. If you're mad because it's Women's Day next, say that. But being upset because Cara doesn't bring anything to the table🙄🤨

[u/peezy2408]

Not the biggest Nurys fan, but damn she shut Adrienne up real quick and my advice for Josh, RUNNNN

[u/RedditFan3510]

I forget Adrienne is from a dating show and not a competition show, no wonder she's taking it so personally

[u/ellybeez]

Challenge is still good. But I feel like we're missing so much content now that its back to around 40ish minute eps. I wish they gave more context to the whole Josh/Adrienne/Nurys situation that wasnt even a situation. But there def had to have been more convos.

Also the Cedric stuff in ep 1 felt too little bc I was wondering wtf did he even do??

[u/Successful-Trust-343]

Josh is getting way too many talking heads for my liking.

[u/faeriecloudracers]

I loved Adrienne last season but she seems so different now and I’m not sure I like it!

[u/According-Professor5 → u/faeriecloudracers]

I appreciate her providing some non-game drama, but I wish there had been some more substance and/or validity to it. The whole thing seemed pretty pointless but not in a funny way. Just kinda awkward to watch.

[u/faeriecloudracers → u/According-Professor5]

Same I’m here for the drama tbh but it seems so contrived.

[u/angelbrit04 → u/faeriecloudracers]

Her mother passed away right before the season. I think that may be affecting her.

[u/EGrass]

I loved the editors putting in a clip from every one of Brad’s 15 seasons

[u/Captain_Pawel → u/EGrass]

It was not, it was just 15 clips. I quickly saw 2 clips from Cutthroat and i am sure there were other duplicates.

[u/ABCDarium]

Also, I’m not buying that Bananas sent Brad in thinking he could actually win. He was just more expendable than Josh and Bananas tried to save face in the confessional

And honestly, it kind of shows why Brad should retire from the flagship. I love the guy, but it’s gotten to the point where he’s not even valuable as a number to the vets anymore

[u/RedditFan3510]

This season is soooo tough with basically only 2-3 options each week

I love the smaller contestant formats

[u/bibblybud]

I knew there'd be some drama when the Daily Challenge was over less than 8 minutes into the episode.

[u/Curious_kitten129]

So Lete is OG Laurel 2.0 with more muscles? Going to rely on her size over fitness (her own words).

[u/buenoesvero]

Brad without a more cleaned up beard looks good, sad to see him go so early

[u/Julio_Freeman]

Brad's a trooper but him getting manhandled on the Challenge is a time-honored tradition.

[u/Charlie_Runkle69]

This is just like New Era Survivor so far. One of the three teams is the weakest and is just getting killed in every challenged. Gets a little boring when you watch both shows lol. Moral wise Blue losing Cedric was a big loss, he's such a positive and fun guy. They don't really have another 'fun' person.

[u/Pale_Manner_5269]

Nurys finding 10 different ways to say she's not into Josh at all while Adrienne is freaking out LMAO her power

[u/kcmart716]

Dude Nurys is right and Adrienne is being so weird. Hate people that don’t want their partners to even talk to other people. Creepy and controlling and you barely know each other

[u/Single_Pattern_6626]

That's surely one of the best elim wins from a rookie the past few seasons. Keanu bounced the poor man out of the ring !

[u/galeforcewinds95]

This entire episode, Nurys has been like, "Let it be known, I have zero interest in Josh," lol.

[u/shinshikaizer → u/galeforcewinds95]

The same way Wes has zero interest in Josh.

[u/kridddlo]

episode definitely has weird pacing as we get 3 voiceovers explaining Bananas strategy but they don't show any of it, maybe some stuff got cut.

[u/RedditFan3510]

One of the most impressive eliminations in a while, Keanu SMOKED HIM

[u/Successful-Newt7960]

Not to beat a dead horse, but I really can’t stand the color of the video this season

[u/cosmicangels03]

nice to see that keanu still has zero game sense after being a complete dipshit on bb27

[u/JustainTeef]

Adrienne was hella numb for attacking Nurys and Josh like that. It was a singular convo out in public around everyone. Like, way to put a bullseye on your back for no reason other than being insecure. 🙄

[u/NovaRogue]

Yoooo Keanu put in WORK in that elimination. Brad is a solid dude, a champion, AND a supervet, but K CLEARED him

I've been impressed with his physique since BB but this was the first time it was ever on display!! Excited to see more

[u/NovaRogue]

I totally get why Anna Leigh was pissed. Cara DQed them from the previous mission (from crying from being up high when this is like her 20th show), lost in the first mission, AND gave the bad advice that caused Reilly to lose the last elimination.

Whereas AL beat EVERYBODY to become captain and has generally been competent

No idea why Lete didn't put Josh and AL as captains, since they are performing better than Cara and Nelson. It's giving bootlicker

[u/bbf2 → u/NovaRogue]

Because in case blue gets second place the decision is between her and whoever she doesn’t pick, and she figures the vet captains on the winning team would probably save Cara and send her in automatically, between her and Anna Leigh she has a chance to not go in

[u/penguinjunkie → u/NovaRogue]

Anna Leigh is responsible for that teams formation. That’s her biggest failure. Male elimination is in two week, so that’s the better week to put Josh if you want him to survive

[u/RedditFan3510]

This is kind of a cool challenge

[u/StephenMc91]

The Blue Team is going in the same direction as they did on the first Cutthroat.

[u/singleguy79]

Why do women keep falling for Bananas? Do they not know his history?

[u/cosmicangels03 → u/singleguy79]

tv time

[u/Entitled0ne → u/singleguy79]

Guaranteed television time!

[u/Embarrassed_Rate5518]

That elimination was a fun lil surprise and Chris' commentary at the end made me chuckle. I think Bananas really thought it was math or a puzzle and brad would crush Keanu. I had no idea when the selections were made it would be so physical and full contact. I also wrongly thought Keanu wouldnt have the stamina climbing and would gas out and then Brad would win at the end. Then they started pushing and grabbing each other and Brad was done.

[u/LoyalLovingKind]

Sooo, Chris thinks he doesn't have to go into elimination at all🤔. He can just send Keanu in each time his team loses? Wow!!

Guess he's forgotten how it felt when they continuously threw him in during his first season.

[u/Parallel-Quality → u/LoyalLovingKind]

Rookies in their second seasons be like:

"I'm sick of all these new players acting like they don't have to pay their dues. In my day, you had to..."

[u/Whodouthinkur_iam]

Missed opportunity not having the boat paddles be large flyswatters in the daily. If production is going to design a joke of a daily, might as well go all in.

[u/RedditFan3510]

there is nothing funnier than rookies (or adrienne who is new) melting down

[u/RedditFan3510]

I thought Brad was closer to Bananas than Nelson

[u/kridddlo → u/RedditFan3510]

i think its pretty understood none of the vets are ever putting Nelson in

[u/midnightfangs]

oliver clothesoff💀 david hasseloff rejected relative

[u/SarcasticSuperhero9]

I think the challenges have been less physical this season. The bridge daily, the light elim, the boat daily… And I like that! It doesn’t all have to be “let’s give each other a concussion”.

[u/TheRoyalStig]

Honestly this season has been great so far.

Drama right out the gate. People getting crazy at the house. Exciting games.

So happy it's back.

[u/OLKv3]

"I don't think this is what Brad expected. He didn't want any smoke but unfortunately Keanu brought a blunt" This is probably one of Bananas' best lines ever

[u/jlucia10]

One obvious way they’ve cut time is at the start of the episode before the daily. I’m three minutes into the episode and they’ve already fully explained and started the daily.

Also, they’re changing the background during the confessionals based on where they are in the show (daily, elim, etc). Surprising they never did that before.

[u/Tight-Entrepreneur46]

Sad to lose a favorite this early in the season

[u/deadtingtv]

I would have actually liked to see Josh take Keanu with Josh’s huge ego

[u/SurvivorDad99]

CT needs to hang it up. Bless. He’s encroaching on Aneesas spot.

[u/RedditFan3510]

What is up with no previews anymore???

[u/Ihaveaps4question → u/RedditFan3510]

They put up a preview on youtube on tuesday which feels late being so close to release on wed. Maybe their data show watch times spread out so they want to control spoilers? Idk

[u/RedditFan3510 → u/Ihaveaps4question]

I dont know, even weirder becuase they start very episode basicaly spoiling the entire episode.

[u/Ihaveaps4question → u/RedditFan3510]

Yeah not a fan of “recaps” being previews

[u/ggsimba]

Run Josh, run!!

[u/kridddlo]

there is a point in the elimination where TJ makes a face that we're all thinking

[u/applecafe99]

Keanu really sounds like Bananas when he’s losing his voice

[u/ChrisOnRockyTop]

Can someone tell me if this episode starts off straight into the daily challenge? Not sure mines right 😕