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EP 11: The One With The Proposal (War of the Worlds II) Nov 12, 2019

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Zach and Shanni dive into episode 11 of MTV's The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2. Listen as we attempt to power through the first half of the episode to get to all the juice - a proposal, a bitter response and a sledgehammer clinic. We also tackle the interesting discussion of how Survivor and Big Brother wins are more respectable than Challenge wins.

Recap Hit List:

Elimination aftermath
- Kayliegh's Challenge Mania interview
- Kam and Kayliegh running the house
- Tori and Rogan's talk
- Kam and Theo's talk
- Josh and Nany's talk
Daily Challenge
- Paulie's stellar performance
- Rogan robbing us of a Tori performance
- TJ ripping into the cast
- Zach's hilarity
- Paulie's Insta comments
Tribunal
- Rogan's confessions
- Theo's threat
- Zach's game play
Jordan and Tori's relationship
Nany and Jenna's phone call
Theo's pre-elimination warm up
Proving Ground
- Theo's immense humor
- Past eliminations
- Jordan's domination
JORDAN'S PROPOSAL
- Cara's bitter moment
- Tori's authenticity

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EP 10: The One With "The Numbers" (War of the Worlds II) Nov 08, 2019

Show notes

Zach and Shanni dive into episode 10 of MTV's The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2. This episode was full of tangents featuring Halloween costume talk and our Chipotle "go to".

Recap Hit List:

Jordan & Turbo fight
- Jordan's Challenge Mania cameo
- Justin Booth's interview
Zach & Nany's friendship
Leroy blaming his votes on the numbers
Daily Challenge: Incoming
- TJ calling out the cast
- Comparisons to Survivor
- Georgia VS Ninja
- Kayliegh's strategy
- Jordan's performance
Nany VS Leroy
Tribunal & nominations
- Logic behind voting Tori
Paulie VS Jordan VS Leroy
Leroy going off on all the guys
Kayleigh and Kam's master plan
Proving Ground
- Voting chaos - Did Joss make the right move?
- Elimination breakdown

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EP 9: The One Where Jordan Honors Turbo's Walk (War of the Worlds II) Nov 06, 2019

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Zach and Shanni dive into episode 9 of MTV's The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2. We also rundown cast spoilers for season 35.

To skip the cast spoilers start the recap @ 35:00.

Recap Hit List:

Season 35 cast spoilers and breakdown
Team UK meeting
Wrestling matches
- Tori showing her strength
Kam & Leroy aka Kamroy
- CT's commentary
Dee getting heat stroke
- The house recognizing Tori as the strongest
Daily Challenge: Under Siege
- Yoga balls and Turbo's face
- Girls V guys strategy
- Game design errors
- US advantage during the sudden death
Tribunal and Nominations
- CT finally votes
Theo VS Paulie
- Brawl or romance?
Comparing Zach and Leroy's gameplay
Proving Ground
- Josh VS Paulie round 1000
- Similar past eliminations
Jordan VS Cara
- "You can't get in my way, you'll be behind me."
Jordan VS Turbo
- The start to the fury
- Jordan mocking Turbo's walk
- Turbo's anger issues

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EP 8: The One With a Wedgie (War of the Worlds II) Oct 21, 2019

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Zach and Shanni dive into episode 8 of MTV's The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2. We cover the latest Twitter stan shenanigans as well as the Ashley and Scott beef.

Recap Hit List:

Ashley Mitchell V Scott Yager
Zach's affinity for stan Twitter
Cara's cult
CT & Kyle's talk
- LIE-ABITIES
Daily Challenge: Crate Expectations
- Zach's comedy gold moment of the episode
- Endurance V physical challenges and what the differences are
- Fatal flaw of the UK's strategy
- Tribunal selection
Saving Queen Esther
- Ninja and Dee's fight and friendship
- Rogan standing his ground
CT's perfect peach
Tribunal
- Esther stepping up
- Joss making a play
- Kyle's attempt at manipulating the Tribunal
Night out
- Cara's Cult V Dee
- Tori running from the drama
- Kyle V Dee
Proving Ground: Running Riot
- Predictable Georgia and Theo vote
- Ideal strategy
- More endurance....
- Esther's gracious exit
- Kyle's last minute advice

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EP 7: The One With the Dual Mania (War of the Worlds II) Oct 16, 2019

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Shanni and Zach dive into MTV's The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2 episode 7. This was a spicy week between social experiments, enlightening interviews and a drama heavy episode.

Recap Hit List:

Cara Maria and Paulie's "fakeup" social experiment
Face masks and spa time
- Bear and Georgia's romantic tension
Tori and Jordan's soul contract
Daily Challenge: Resilient River Run
- Ideal puzzle strategy
- UK's weaknesses
- Ninja V Zach
- Jordan V Turbo
Turbo/Jordan aftermath
CT's paranoia and game play
Tribunal
- Rogan V Bear
- Kyle throwing down
- CT scrambling
Night out
- Turbo and Nany's friendship
Boat trip
- Turbo and Tori's talk
Zach stepping up as team leader
Tori and Jordan's talk
- Tori articulating herself kindly without sugar coating
Proving Ground: Hall Brawl Extension Pack
- "I'm no joke. I bring the smoke." -Bear
- Strategy possibilities
- Bear's strengths
- What if Rogan was voted in?
Bananas' interview with Challenge Mania
- Ninja's claims in her interview
- Kyle jumping in
- Cheating accusations
- Production insights

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EP 6: The One With All the Dum Dums (War of the Worlds II) Oct 07, 2019

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Shanni flies solo for this recap as Calhoun was too busy crying over his slow facial hair progress. Don't worry he'll be back next episode!

Recap Hit List:

This season's amazing graphics
Elimination celebration
- Tori V Cara - a rivalry to root for
- Josh V Paulie
Team USA meeting
- Leeroy rebranding himself
- Nany picked as speaker
Spin the bottle
- Nicole's commentary
- The Bear, Kayleigh, Georgia, Josh love square
- CT's impression
Daily Challenge: Trivia
- Strange format with only 6 active players
- Question and answer rundown
Tribunal
- Esther going in
- Is Nicole really the smart choice?
Night Out
- Jordan and Tori are adorable
- Ninja V Nany
- Georgia V Dee
Proving Ground: Trapped
- Votes
- Ashley's commentary
- Is Jenny the future Emily?
Next week...

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EP 5: The One Without Michael Phelps (War of the Worlds II) Sep 29, 2019

Show notes

Zach and Shanni predicted this outcome. Here we are another week into War of the Worlds watching another Challenge OG go home.

Recap Hit List:

Elimination celebration
- Paulie's campaign against Bananas
Team USA meeting
- Josh's speech
- Paulie and Bananas' deal
Daily Challenge: Hooked
- Reminiscent of some OG challenges
- Individual time comparisons
- Sad state of swimming as a Challenge skill
- Jordan's commentary
Tribunal
- CT playing a weak PC game
- Inner turmoil on team UK
Night Out
- ROGAN
- Zach and Ninja's reconciliation
- Cara's campaign and tears
Proving Ground: Die For Me
- Votes
- TJ calling them out
- Elimination rundown

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EP 4: The One With Naps, Snacks and Peg Attacks (War of the Worlds II) Sep 21, 2019

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Zach and Shanni come in fuming on this week's recap. Prepare for a lot of grunting.

Recap Hit List:

Laurel and Ninja's elimination
- Twitter reactions
- Production's blunder
- The case for Laurel
Daily Challenge:
- Is it wrong to throw Challenges
- Ashley's outburst
- Nany Vs Paulie
- Team UK speaker selection process
Laurel and her notebook
Tribunal
- Cara Vs Laurel
- Paulie Vs Laurel
- Ninja's reactions
- Jordan's commentary
- Dee's comments to Georgia
Laurel Vs Kam
- Kam's delusions
Georgia and Bear
- steamy night in
Will anyone switch teams?
Some unnecessary shit about Cara not having a job because Calhoun is bored with his own life.

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EP 1-3: The One With the Grizzly Bear (War of the Worlds II) Sep 13, 2019

Show notes

After a nice off season, Zach and Shanni are rested and ready to go. Listen as we discuss all the latest additions to this season of MTV's The Challenge War of the Worlds 2.

Recap Hit List:

General
- Jemmye & Marie VS Cara Maria.
- Season name change
- 1.5 hr episodes
EP 1
- Jordan as the speaker
- Sean's spicy tribunal
- Idris and Sean's elimination
- Team USA not picking CT
EP 2
- Switching teams twist
- Incredible music choices this season
- Romances
  - Laurel and Bear
  - Georgia and Josh
- Kam as the speaker
- Kam & Kayleigh VS Georgia
  - Georgia's recent headlines
- Faith quitting
EP 3
- Theo & Bear VS Joss & Rogan
- The Daily Challenge:
  - "Cheaters"
  - Kyle's trick of ep
- Bear's Tribunal
- Laurel, Josh & Bananas' plan
- Team USA's volatile meeting
- Bear and Wes' elimination

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War of the Worlds EP 16: Final Part 2 Jun 05, 2019

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Zach and Shanni dive in on one of The Challenge's hardest and most grueling finals. Find out what they think about Turbo's victory, Wes' mathematics IQ and more. Tune into part two of our live watch party on our Facebook page before listening to this audio. Real time reactions, commercial break discussions and more.

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