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Betting Battle (Season 8 Episode 9)


This episode uses the wedge Jiggleator, delivery variant of the Spanker Planks, and the Dangler in the Carous-Hell. Camille posted some clips on her story and it actually looks pretty good! It looks like they might be trying to go for a storyline based on the delivery like in Feed Jill.
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The biggest change we'll get to a starting obstacle, the Dangler in the Carous-Hell AND a storyline? I was about to say this seems like the most "developed" episode they've made by the description and I just checked and it's episode 10, so that makes sense.

Curious that the final episode is the fifth one filmed. Will be interesting to see if there's something special about it or if they just decided it should be the final. To be fair, they often showed an earlier episode to end a block on the original (final episode of season 2A course, final Spring course Ep)

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Interesting Qualifier so far, though a bit weird to watch after hearing Cena proclaim his feelings for China.

Anyway, I get the sense that this episode was shot separately from the other four Spanker Planks ones? Maybe not, but it's the first time they added a real twist (though it didn't do much) and the noodles they threw seemed more creative than the other stuff they've done. Plus it had more storylines (though the betting is the main one, not the food skit which was pretty decent). My final season for believing this to be filmed separately is that we notice the Sweeper from Sweep and Weep has been dismantled - in all the other episodes I've seen it in the background the right Sweeper was still fully constructed. Again, this could simply be because it was the last episode, not because it was filmed at a different time period. Is this the episode where someone died? That would make sense with the article saying they would take a planned break before Thanksgiving after the death.

The editing was disappointing again. Skipping the bulk of the first obstacles for the first run and kind of marginalizing the Spanker Planks twist by introducing it on the second run. Also, I found the editing of cutting to a teammate cheering before the Body Blender while the person running was still on the Spanker Planks to feel sloppy. Yet another way they've noticably chopped the Qualifier to bits.

A lot of the teams they've selected are either involved in a lot of athletic. activity or influencers. It's sad that it's no longer just your average Joe as those people ended up seeming more unique.

Also, I'm calling that the host's two choices are the two that make the Zone...

UPDATE:

Finished the episode. Wow! That Zone run was impressive, but it more just highlights the need for the Zone to be made much harder. It's strange how they celebrate the first EVER (sounded as if they were including the original as well) clean run the week after saying the Zone is harder than ever. And when the only two Zone wipeouts you get are on a Rumble Bridge-type platform, it feels more like the Total Wipeout Zone. I will say, those girls would've won just about any episode, but very different circumstances on this new show.

I'll also admit I was wrong on a couple of counts. Maybe they did organically select their bets as they didn't lead to anything significant (like an extremely close Zone faceoff) as I had expected. I'm glad, made it feel a bit more natural. Also, I thought the girl might have a chance at clearing Triple Threat but then when John said the thing about renaming the show if she makes it, I expected the typical final leap wipeout. I was wrong though, so I guess they're not as predictable as I peg them to be?

Has the Wedge version of the Jiggleator (as opposed to the shorter, easier hurtle) been used in seven of nine episodes so far? A bit concerning if so.

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This was the last episode filmed to use the Spanker Planks so I'm guessing they were fine with ruining the padding using spaghetti sauce. I think the reason that one sweeper might still be standing is because they're converting it to Double Bubble Trouble. It might still have to be moved a bit.

I'm really disappointed in the casting this time around. Episode 7 (801) had the best casting this season. While a few good teams have popped up in each episode, they're usually overshadowed by the better performing teams.

We have seen 3 Jiggleator variants. There has been the hurdle variant (801-3), the block variant (804-5), and the wedge variant (806-?). The block and wedge variants look similar but they produce different wipeouts so I'm fine with it. I'm nervous that they'll use the wedge variant for 811-20 rather than coming up with 3 new variants.
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I know they're reworking the Sweeper for the second block, just mean that in all of the other four Spanker Planks episodes the Sweeper was fully constructed - suggesting this episode was filmed at a different time. The Qualifier segment at least felt different to me.

I don't take well to shows that seem like they're casting aspiring actors or influencers. Sure, many contestants who appear on any show may want to be, but I feel like they got these straight off some amateur casting call website. This feeling is catalyzed by the edited video packages they now make for each team. Also, I find that the team format stifles individual personalities a lot of the time. One of the many reasons they can not only be doing team episodes.

I hadn't even noticed the difference between the Block and Wedge, just thought both terms referred to the same thing emoticon I would hope that the second block will have at least three alternatives considering we've already seen the Jiggleator so much, but then it may just be alternating between the same three from this first block emoticon I would love to think they'll consider changing the other hurdles, but I doubt it.

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Yes, will need a picture to spot the difference between those two. Always pointless as well when they make small changes people won't notice but don't make any changes that people will notice.

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I doubt they're looking to actively change up the end of the Jiggleator when it isn't noticeable without putting in excess amount of attention. I assume the reason for replacing the hurdle structure with the block structure and then that with the wedge one was just to make contestants more easily hit by the big yellow circle. With the block you're higher than the hurdle variant and with the wedge you're forced closer to the wall than the block variant as there's a narrower surface to step on. It's a bit like putting the dangler on Carous-Hell to get more wipeouts coz people might actually use it. I wouldn't expect big change in the second half but small chance I'm wrong. Microscopically small.
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If as we fear though they have only switched out the opening obstacles (and again for just two variations) I do think their laziness will get more criticism from the wider audiences with the next run as although technically still the same season to viewers it will feel like a new season, but largely reusing last seasons obstacles, which is something the show has never done before.


I do think they can probably get away with reusing The Gauntlet and the same zone, but they do at least need to change out the regular obstacles in the qualifier as well.

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Finally got round to watching this. One of the more forgettable episodes - just couldn't get into this one. Impressive run in the zone though, but took all the tension out of it.

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I doubt they're looking to actively change up the end of the Jiggleator when it isn't noticeable without putting in excess amount of attention. I assume the reason for replacing the hurdle structure with the block structure and then that with the wedge one was just to make contestants more easily hit by the big yellow circle. With the block you're higher than the hurdle variant and with the wedge you're forced closer to the wall than the block variant as there's a narrower surface to step on. It's a bit like putting the dangler on Carous-Hell to get more wipeouts coz people might actually use it. I wouldn't expect big change in the second half but small chance I'm wrong. Microscopically small.



That actually makes sense now that you say it. I assumed the Carous-Hell modification was to give some more variety of grips (a bit late if it's only for two episodes, makes me nervous we'll be seeing the exact same round for ten more episodes), but never considered that with the Jiggleator. They've been so bland on variety that it really makes sense that the only "just because" changes are with the first obstacle - and of course this show only has two starters per filming block emoticon

Even when we complained about the original show's later seasons, we usually got something.

Starting from season 5:

Season 5 Winter may have been their most repetitive course ever, but they still had many different starting obstacles and the Winter Kitchen, which sucked but was still themed.

Season 5 Summer had largely crappy but different starting obstacles each week. The first block had the Jiggleator 2.0 which changed themes and they at least stuck foam on the Motivator one week and Panic Hammocks another. The second block had the Poundabout which actually changed (making it better than the Body Blender, which could be great) and the Rumble Room which at least amounted to some fun themes and projectiles. Rest of the rounds were pretty much the same, bar the different landings on Hangover (2 episodes), balls in Spin Psycho (1 episode), different costumes each week in the Forest, and dodgeballs in the Zone (1 episode). Still more than we ever get in the later rounds of this series.

Season 6 had some great (and different) starting obstacles and each block gave something. First block had Failboxes which had design changes that admittedly did nothing, but the Kitchen at least made use of different themes and one episode had the Tripping Skipping Flippity Doo platform rotate (albeit only because it was the first one filmed). The second block had two versions of the Tongue Twister, used equally, ropes on Tropic Blunder in episode 1, and different final obstacle themes again. In the later rounds, we had two versions of the Keyboards (one with the Spanker, one without), used equally. Although it's not a "modification" exactly, having two third rounds helped the second block feel fresher too.

Season 7 got a lot of criticism, but the fact that it is still far above what we have now speaks volumes. They had four starters for the main season (although the mud pit ones were way overused) as opposed to the two we have now. The Playpound had two variations, with or without foam. The final obstacle not only had themes but also had several different versions. We hated on it, but this season actually gave us a lot more than we have now in terms of variety.

The point is that we have a variety crisis with this new series and I'm totally with Brekkie that the 10 other episodes may be the breaking point. I think even the casual viewers will notice and be surprised by the fact that the second set of episodes only changes starting obstacles.

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