#184 The Challenge 40 EP10 Roundtable Recap: A New Era... Do You Smell Popcorn?

Hey Fandom! Welcome back for another episode of Roundtable Recap with your Challenge Fandom Podcast OG hosts Rick, Corrina and Josh. This week we got together to break down MTV's The Challenge Season 40 "Battle of the Eras" episode 10 "A New Era" and all the craziness that came with it! We open up with a quick intro to discuss some scenes that were in the season preview but not in the show so far, our quick overview of the highlights of the episode and where Corrina's big disconnect with the show and fandom comes from. If you'd like to skip all this, jump to time marker 11:15.

We kick off the episode by breaking down the Devin cutouts, clearing up what we felt Josh did wrong in his conversation with Rachel last episode, fake friendships vs gameships, Michele evidentially giving up on her alliance with Bananas and how did the target bands actually get worse?! Next we discuss how the format change will effect the game and players going forward, what previous season this second half of season 40 reminds us of, who's final ready in this type of heat and who impressed us most in this daily even if they didn't come in first place. We also discuss whether or not Michele Fitzgerald is made for The Challenge, our thoughts on the Ladies of Leisure, Bananas making a Dr Will Big Brother move and following it up by stealing a joke from Cedric The Entertainer and passing it off as a threat to Tori and Jordan. To finish off the middle portion of this episode, we discuss women who aren't afraid to stand up to powerhouse men like Johnny Bananas. We also discuss Jordan's approach to winning this episode, why Rick is always secretly hoping for a public bar situation, Tori's master plan, Rachel's master game play this season and Bananas' oversight on Jordan's reach in the house. Finally we break down the elimination, what we thought about the questionable parts of it, how we feel about the new targets rule, the entire direction of the gameplay of the show being all about Devin, whether or not Bananas jokes and quips are getting old, lines of the night, MVPs and so much more! We had such a fun time recording this OG Roundtable Recap and we hope you all enjoy it too!

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