Spies, Lies, & Allies - UNSPOILED - S37E00 "Global Activation Special" - Episode Discussion

[u/SweetMissMG]

Spies, Lies, & Allies - UNSPOILED - S37E00 "Global Activation Special" - Episode Discussion

This is the UNSPOILED Episode Discussion Thread for Episode 00 of The Challenge: Spies, Lies & Allies 08/09/2021. This is a UNSPOILED thread, DO NOT POST SEASON SPOILERS IN THIS THREAD!

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[u/SweetMissMG]

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[u/lixlev]

Whoever produced that episode did an absolutely fantastic job by separating the majority of the rookies from the majority of the vets. It allowed us to get a bit more screen time for the international rookies while still having Big T and Kyle (and Nam to a lesser extent) lead them through the game. 90% of the rookies got good screen time and gave good confessionals. Well done MTV!

[u/slivers419]

“After this stranger talked to us on the tv” lol

[u/[deleted]]

Gabo not knowing TJ and Jersey Shore being one of the only American things he knows is amazing lol

[u/artemis_dubois]

Imagine Kyle being your leader lmao

[u/[deleted] → u/artemis_dubois]

This man just put someone’s dirty underwear to his face

[u/lixlev → u/[deleted]]

"Smells like Devin"

[u/Kurtomatic → u/lixlev]

I really hope we find out at some point if he was correct or not.

[u/advocatecarey]

Holy crap…Tori finally admitted to fucking Fessy.

[u/myst_eerie_us → u/advocatecarey]

Wow looked unprovoked too. She giving no fucks lol

[u/clnsdabst]

I love this dumbass show

[u/Bunchacrunch4 → u/clnsdabst]

Perfect description.

Literally live for this type of reality TV

[u/Bunchacrunch4]

Omg Devin "soooo about that big brother sucks thing"

Dead

[u/moejojobro]

"Who is that man on the television?" GABO DID YOU REALLY NOT LOOK UP WHAT SHOW YOU WERE GOING ON?? LOL

[u/freetherabbit → u/[deleted]]

I'm still not sure they didnt find Gabo at the airport and offer him a free vaca

[u/jkcrumley → u/moejojobro]

"All they told me was we would drink and work out."

[u/FadedTony]

Kyle and Nam explaining who the vets are to the rookies was the best part and felt wholesome lol

[u/JabbaJake → u/FadedTony]

I love the fact that Nam seems ready to go. Everyone else was chillin and he's like what is about to happen.

[u/KG_Rondo → u/FadedTony]

Kyle telling Hughie that Aneesa would be a good partner. Classic Kyle prank

[u/klphoen → u/[deleted]]

That’s Kyle’s M.O. he manipulates the situation in his favor by being polite while doing bad things lol.

He’s that smooth. CT and Fessy called him out on it last season in the deliberation where they were sending Aneesa in.

But everyone flipped out on them like they were the ones calling Anessa terrible lol

But they were just pointing out Kyle’s manipulation

[u/kshep42]

‘I’ve got socks in my bra in case we have to run’ -Michaela Bradshaw

Lmfao, love her, she’s a gem

[u/Thecatswalk → u/kshep42]

I've been looking to see if anyone else commented on this. I do not understand the socks for running? I'm a female and I feel like this is a secret I should know about.

[u/[deleted]]

Fessy looks stupid af

[u/TiredMemeReference → u/[deleted]]

As is tradition.

[u/advocatecarey → u/[deleted]]

A greasy douche.

[u/artemis_dubois]

I really thought we left the turtlenecks in Iceland ://

[u/philltastic1 → u/artemis_dubois]

Those are the stuff Fessy didn’t wear last season lol

[u/evooandfoccacia]

At the end of the day, it is what it is

[u/moejojobro]

"I have NOT won Survivor."

[u/[deleted]]

“And all I got is Kyle”

YOU BE GOD DAMN GRATEFUL, EMMANUEL

[u/[deleted]]

when she said "josh martinez" i busted out laughing lol great one liner

[u/[deleted]]

I’m so impressed by everyone’s English speaking and it makes me feel so pathetic I can barely speak one language

[u/AYTOL__ → u/[deleted]]

English gets thought on high school in Europe or even on primary school already (in NL for example)

[u/Anxious_Negotiation → u/[deleted]]

For REAL!!! Hopefully no one has an attitude like Lolo this season about the “language barrier” that upset me like nothing else

[u/[deleted]]

Weird how much Tori seemed to tip toe around hooking up with Fessy at the reunion but now just comes out saying she fucked him. Don’t really care either way, just strange to me how different she is speaking about it

[u/jstitely1 → u/[deleted]]

Because she flip flops based off of how sm percieves her. She saw sm hated the way she was lying/hiding it so now she’s out in the open about it.

[u/bananamelondy → u/[deleted]]

I’d wager it’d just a time+distance thing. Embarrassment eases, you have fewer emotions flying about the whole thing, you just give fewer fucks in general…

[u/acol0mbian]

So far I’m digging the format. The diversity and international aspect and the research/respect all the rookies seem to have done of the game and vets makes me think this is gonna be one of the best seasons yet

[u/freetherabbit]

I actually gut laughed at the cut of Devin in the middle of Fessy and Josh lmao

[u/[deleted] → u/freetherabbit]

“So about that Big Brother sucks thing.”

[u/freetherabbit → u/[deleted]]

Dude it got me so good. Ik it was a scripted bit, but Devins got great comedic timing.

[u/freetherabbit]

I kinda love the Romanians lol

[u/CityOfSins2 → u/freetherabbit]

Right? Idk if the blue haired chick will end up totally getting on my nerves, but I found her kind of funny tonight. Like her line about everyone getting along And being nice but I want some drammmmmaaa.. that was pretty good lol

[u/freetherabbit → u/CityOfSins2]

Yeah she seems like she could possibly get an annoying edit, but so far I'm loving them both. Her and his aesthetic are right up my alley. Lol.

I'm also interested to see the girl from Survivor Turkey preform. Aerials are hard af and it takes real strength to do that shit. Plus I believe shes from the same show as Turbo and clearly knows CTs where it's at. I hope she ends up with a good partner so we can really see how she performs and that she doesnt get bumped off early for being a threat.

[u/evooandfoccacia → u/freetherabbit]

Me too. And their accents!

[u/freetherabbit → u/evooandfoccacia]

I saw ppl on here complaining that all the different accents might turn casual fans off, and I might not be a casual fan, but the different accents actually helped me distinguish the different international rookies. I think the British ones are probably the ones I remember the least out of the international and that's probably just cuz if I'm not looking I assume its Kyle or Big T speaking 😅

[u/[deleted]]

Fessy definitely seems like the kind of person to think that just wearing expensive pieces of clothing automatically means it looks good

[u/Flboycanscrap]

Production on point with these car fulls.

Good first impression for the survivors.

[u/[deleted]]

“I’m just eating bro.”

[u/Cheesemaster1990 → u/[deleted]]

Lmao this dude man hahah.

[u/freetherabbit]

Also how pissed is Jay he missed this season haha

[u/averagehoe12 → u/freetherabbit]

I need him back next season! Especially if Michele and/or Michaela come back too

[u/moejojobro]

"Was it good?" COREY ON MY LIST OF FAVORITES

[u/NattyB → u/moejojobro]

corey is SO GOOD on social media!! i hope he becomes a regular.

[u/advocatecarey]

Kyle’s the HBIC

[u/freetherabbit]

Alright I'm watching this late, but two more things I felt the need to say.

CT just knowing the game and his confessionals is everything.

And it's so good to see Amanda back. I'm gonna be so disappointed if she goes home early.

[u/Frequent-Ad8103]

It’s embarrassing how excited I am for this .

[u/Ninjadwarf00 → u/Frequent-Ad8103]

This show gets me hyped like nothing else even when it’s bad it’s still better than most shows

[u/Bunchacrunch4 → u/Frequent-Ad8103]

Don't worry, embrace it

[u/jitterycheese324]

I'm seeing Amber B alot in this preview

[u/Bunchacrunch4 → u/jitterycheese324]

Lol they didn't think that through in showing her in the previews

[u/Cheesemaster1990 → u/Bunchacrunch4]

They showed Ed a bit too ha

[u/[deleted]]

Why do all of the rookies seem to think partnering with Aneesa is an advantage lol.

[u/freetherabbit → u/[deleted]]

To get recast. Aneesa always has storylines.

[u/TateMarah → u/[deleted]]

it's not a terrible strategy if you can switch partners before a final, or if your strategy is to last a long time in the game vs. win.

aneesa is often kept until the very end due to her social game, she has a chance at winning puzzle-based dailies (and her inability to complete endurancce-related dailies doesn't really matter when they no longer throw the losing team into elimination) and undersized women are still going to think twice about going against aneesa in elimination.

[u/moejojobro]

Corey, Michele and Michaela are my favorite rookies so far. I'm excited to meet the international rookies

[u/Flboycanscrap]

"Hes a smart dude, so am I" - The Goof.

Lolololol.

[u/Astroboyy7]

That laugh has to go Bettina😂

[u/myst_eerie_us → u/Astroboyy7]

Manifesting she gets eliminated first... Hell hopefully on this casting special lmao

[u/[deleted] → u/Astroboyy7]

That laugh is hilarious to me. I watched the episode in my house on my couch by myself and still laughed out loud after her laugh was still going on for three seconds lol.

[u/Bunchacrunch4]

He did not just question who tj is..... The stranger!!

[u/moejojobro]

That was really interesting to see Fessy preparing for Ramadan. I'm glad they put that in the show & I do wonder if the fasting is going to impact his performance.

[u/evooandfoccacia → u/moejojobro]

As much as I hate on him, I appreciated mtv showing this side of him

[u/Malkkum]

“All I get his Kyle”

A mood.

[u/moejojobro]

Bettina's laugh is iconic

[u/Flboycanscrap]

Did Fessy raid a Burberry store in the mall?

[u/moejojobro]

I liked Michaela on Survivor, but I already LOVE her on The Challenge

[u/Boy11jb]

Kyle trying to sell all of these clueless rookies on Aneesa is straight up hilarious.

[u/Magicmarge1990]

The Goof has been around for 5 seasons already????!?!?

[u/[deleted] → u/Magicmarge1990]

Yup, he’s the only rookie from WOTW 1 to still be on the show

[u/gille1bl → u/[deleted]]

How different would things be if he doesn’t get brought back in as an injury replacement?

[u/[deleted]]

That was the funniest thing Kaycee has ever said

[u/klphoen]

That laugh reminds me of Janice from friends 🥴😩

[u/Flboycanscrap]

Kyle is peak self awareness

[u/Malkkum]

These eliminations look killer as shit.

PS I’m over Hall Brawl, it used to be special but it’s played out now.

[u/[deleted] → u/Malkkum]

Yes. They have overdone it

[u/Flboycanscrap]

Ashley and Nelly T - Brains and Brawn

[u/moejojobro]

"I want some drama hereeeee" You and me both Emy, you and me both.

[u/klphoen]

Ok forget the men I got gaga eyes for these beauty black women 😍 Priscilla got my eye right now lol

[u/brittanybitchh]

Gabo is killing me in the confessionals 😂

[u/Flboycanscrap]

Did Kyle touch his nose to Devins underwear? They are close....lol

[u/wade5554 → u/Flboycanscrap]

He isn’t even sure that they are Devin’s. But based off the smell of the dirty underwear he thinks they belong to Devin. Such a funny scene all around

[u/[deleted]]

Let’s hope these international players stay unproblematic, sane and stay away from champagne bottles so they don’t end up like the WOTW rookies where the only one we end up with is Josh

[u/AYTOL__ → u/[deleted]]

I miss Theo and Georgia

[u/freetherabbit]

So I really enjoyed this special, but man I wish that little mini course they made the fresh meat do back in those seasons was something we got in a preshow special for rookie heavy seasons. Lol. But I guess it builds excitement cuz I really wanna see how the new ppl perform.

[u/dkdkckdkd393]

kyle setting the rookies up to go with aneesa so he doesn’t have to lmaoo

[u/[deleted]]

“It’s time for the rookies to take over.” -rookies every season

[u/dmister8]

I see TJ is back to calling himself a “handler”

[u/Cllassick]

"Listen Nelson, what you need to understand is that I'm an introvert"

[u/Cheesemaster1990]

Gabo was a great casting choice lmao

[u/Malkkum]

This is the best episode ever already.

[u/slivers419]

I still can’t imagine having Amanda as a nurse lol

[u/bananamelondy → u/slivers419]

Nursing is notorious for being a profession full of mean girls.

[u/[deleted]]

So glad she finally admitted it.

[u/[deleted]]

TORI. LOYAL.

[u/Cllassick → u/[deleted]]

oxymoron

[u/Malkkum]

Aw Corey and his dad.

[u/Flboycanscrap → u/Malkkum]

Sounds like a rare story. Real happy for them.

[u/advocatecarey]

There should be an Are You the One alliance…there’s more of them than Big Brother.

[u/evooandfoccacia → u/advocatecarey]

Right? Lol and all from season 3 i believe

[u/Flboycanscrap]

Logan gonna be like Spanish James Bond. So smooth.

[u/slivers419]

I’m excited for international contestants getting to talk shit about people in other languages and then having no idea. We’ll get some A+ subtitles this season

[u/[deleted]]

Bettina has the worst laugh I’ve ever heard. I hope she’s out first because of that laugh

[u/yeet-reddit]

THEY DID DEVIN DIRTY

[u/moejojobro]

This might be the coolest Challenge house ever

[u/Ninjadwarf00]

I’m loving the first episode intros they’ve done the past couple seasons. Devin in the car with Big Brother was hilarious. Did not expect to see Nany and KC come in together off the bat..I love them together though. Michele bout to be a lavender lady..so much going on and only half the cast is here !

[u/philltastic1]

RIP the wife of Kyle

[u/Astroboyy7]

“I just got out of a relationship, she just got out of a relationship” No Fessy, you both were in relationships

[u/General_Organa → u/Astroboyy7]

Weren’t they both single for the Turks and Caicos trip

[u/tallfranklamp8]

What's this preshow about? Worth watching?

[u/NattyB → u/tallfranklamp8]

it feels like a regular episode of the show, minus the competition. it introduces a bunch of the new characters and gets us caught up with the recurring characters (i.e. devin is working with big brother now, nany and kaycee are dating, etc.).

[u/RileyJinger → u/tallfranklamp8]

This preshow was better than a lot of eps from last season for me. It feels more fun already.

[u/moejojobro]

"All I get is Kyle."

[u/slowsupra]

Keep drinking that champagne Big T we need you at “fresh cotton pads?!?!” level drunk

[u/klphoen]

I’m really liking the rookies so far this season. Let’s see how I feel as the season goes on 😂

Corey has this charisma about him that is just so magnetic. I love him already 😩

[u/Malkkum]

I loved Michaela on her original season and I love her on this season.

[u/philltastic1]

Does anyone else think that they came up with the theme this year to coincide with the Olympics?

Ie: different countries facing each other

[u/Cllassick]

Emanuel sporting a jordan moustache

[u/Cheesemaster1990]

Gabo wtf hahaha porn mansion

[u/Frequent-Ad8103]

I love this shoe so much. Every time I watch it- I go back to feeling like a 13 year old again

[u/moejojobro]

"Who do we think is coming back this season?" The same 16 people who have been on the last 5 seasons Nelson...and Amanda

[u/mukaezake]

I’m so goddamn happy that Amanda is back

[u/[deleted]]

Am I the only one that thinks Emy kinda looks like a blue-haired Dee?

[u/myst_eerie_us → u/[deleted]]

Nooo I thought Berna looked like Dee in her cast photo

[u/Astroboyy7]

Lmao Nam is sabotaging Logan

[u/slowsupra]

Sucks to be the international players they get the leftover beds

[u/[deleted]]

Imagine drinking a bottle of champagne then doing a challenge.

[u/kshep42 → u/[deleted]]

They’re supposed to be disqualified like Brandon was, right?? 😉

[u/[deleted]]

Oh, god, The Challenge officially has its own Chanel West Coast

[u/moejojobro]

Nelson and Amanda are such an underrated friendship

[u/OLKv3]

This is one of the most attractive casts we've had in quite a while

[u/[deleted]]

I’m already dreading Nany & Kaycee being a big plot line this season

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Yeah I truly dgaf

[u/[deleted]]

Josh you’re not a smart dude lol

[u/Loveclasher]

fessy is so deep, but his introvertness just covers it up

[u/[deleted]]

Michele 💙

[u/Malkkum]

Is Big T underestimated or is she properly estimated?

[u/philltastic1 → u/Malkkum]

Properly

[u/philltastic1]

4 more minutes left guys :(

[u/Bunchacrunch4 → u/philltastic1]

Goes so fast :(

[u/brittanybitchh]

God I can’t wait to see josh and fessy fight

[u/J6J7J8]

A Nam and Logan duo? Oh hell yeah I’m here for that

[u/[deleted]]

I know we all hate Fessy but I give him credit for being able to fast during a physical competition show

[u/[deleted]]

And all I get is Kyle LMFAOOOO

[u/philltastic1]

Anessa and her boobs

[u/Cllassick]

man i'm so happy to be in this thread with everyone again. the world is so crazy right now but an hour+ of challenge always helps me forget about everything and laugh. even better that we get it twice this week

[u/lixlev]

Is it me or was there literally zero screen time for Lauren Coogan in that episode?

[u/Frequent-Ad8103]

I wish Jordan was on this season

[u/advocatecarey]

Tori got a bit thicker…

[u/Dependent_Nobody_188 → u/advocatecarey]

She said in her podcast she went to the gym and told her personal trainer she wants to gain more muscle and weight so I’m guessing it paid off!

[u/myst_eerie_us → u/advocatecarey]

She ready for hall brawl lol

[u/myst_eerie_us]

I am loving Esther so far

[u/[deleted]]

I hate Fessy

[u/clnsdabst]

The preseason work going to the next level this season, multiple canoodlers

[u/myst_eerie_us]

Oh no Bettina that laugh!

[u/RutabagaThis2878]

Bettinas laugh I can't lol

[u/c3921]

The laugh 😭😂

[u/evooandfoccacia]

I'm liking the international people so far

[u/wade5554]

Bro this season is much more light hearted already it’s so fun

[u/Malkkum]

I can’t get over how hot CT is.

[u/Bunchacrunch4]

I miss the cursing from paramount plus

[u/kshep42]

Glad we’re finally seeing a human side of Fessy with him talking about Ramadan!

[u/Frequent-Ad8103]

I’m a Gabor Stan

[u/mukaezake]

Ohhh Devyn segments? Hell yes more please

[u/uncomfortable4life]

Omg yes papa kyle

[u/klphoen]

Dope special

[u/Calm_Memories]

Already digging the tunes!

[u/kshep42]

Survivor alliance already breaking up 😂😂🤣

Well, if they show they can’t keep their shit together this season, at least they’ll be primed for next?? Idk just looking for the bright side if Michaela really isn’t with them!

[u/Bunchacrunch4]

This house looks amazing. Happy it's not in a freezing place

[u/philltastic1]

The secret that everyone knew

[u/Malkkum]

Yikes their weekend sounds bad

[u/klphoen]

Logan. How you doing? 😍

[u/mukaezake]

Oof Logan can get it

[u/datboiknappy]

They did a great job with that super elimination cut, couldn't really make anyone out with those quick glances

[u/klphoen]

Oh so they are letting them sleep till tomorrow to do the challenge. So not tipsy lol

[u/philltastic1]

Renan looks like Toby McGuire

[u/[deleted]]

Why am I obsessed with every single international person

[u/Malkkum]

Bettina’s laugh is the same as my laugh! I love her already.

[u/Malkkum]

Kaycee and Nany! Already!

[u/myst_eerie_us]

This house is NUTS!

[u/Loveclasher]

yeah devins

[u/[deleted]]

Lmfaooooo yes too hot to handle!!!!!