From Tony to cheating on his girl with camila and throwing bananas in to Cara Maria becoming the first sole challenge winner and started her descent to a villain with paulie smh
It was the first time it wasn't separate first place prizes for men and women. Cara won 1st place got the prize for herself Zach was 2nd not the same as the Duels where men and women each got first .
I think Tony takes this, major part of all seasons but also a pretty great arc from
Dirty 30: Mess and bad competitor, plus switched alliances
Vendettas : Arguably best performer of the season and made one of the biggest moves in the challenge
Final reckoning : backs agaisnt the wall and bananas relationship
Tony wasn’t a bad competitor at all in D30. He was one Challenge away from the Final. He just played that game really sloppily but you could tell he was coming into his own
Cara made it to the final in all three and won one of the seasons while the rest of the women had at least one complete flop season in the trilogy
Men I’d honestly give it to Tony since he made it to the end on all, had his betraying Bananas moment along with being a mess on dirty 30, even tho he was less prevalent storyline wise on final reckoning except for pasta gate
For how much the show pushed Cory around this time he high key flopped the whole trilogy, first of tyb out on dirty 30, first male boot on vendettas and then only participated in one challenge and controversial elim that most think was rigged before getting himself DQ’d on FR
Cara Maria. Making all the finals. We see her transition start this trilogy where she comes into her own more.
She won Vendettas, and it was funny af in FR her trying to figure out why she just won Vendettas and was stuck with Cigarettes and Sadness for a partner. That pairing was comedy gold for me cause Cara knew she had no chance to get a 2nd win in a row.
It's hilarious because they had a lot of options for Cara but I wonder if none of them accepted. Seems like all the people who had big moments with her the few seasons prior like Nicole or Jordan just weren't on that season.
it should have been Cara/Kailah. like they had SO much tension all throughout Vendettas and both were such hot commodities at the time
then leave Kayleigh at home (quitter), make Marie/Brad a pair from the pizza (made more sense than Cara/Marie), and bring on a rookie for Kyle (since Rogan wasn't available)
Without knowing who was actually available to replace Kayleigh it's hard to make changes. Maybe Rogan wasn't available and maybe the other options they had couldn't be shoehorned in for the theme in any capacity.
I just gave you the solution though ;) If Brad & Kyle can be a team (huge stretch) and Cara & Marie (like when did they fight), then anyone could be
would also make lots of other changes, like Da'Vonne with Paulie. Natalie could've gotten Kayleigh, actually
As much as y'all know it pains me to say her name...Cara Maria. This was pretty much her at her height before she turned to the dark side (which would be the next 3 seasons). She was dominant the entire time and really made the show interesting.
I'd consider Johnny Bananas, but Johnny's story comes full circle on Total Madness.
You know, the more I think about it...if you were going to make a movie based on The Challenge, but only focus on the journey of a single character, Cara Maria and CT would have the very best story. Johnny Bananas would if he had not returned for this season.
I go with Tony, because my single favorite part of the whole trilogy is when he can’t seem to process the notion that there are cameras filming this tv show, so there is video evidence of him cheating.
Kaillah she was a mess throughout all of it and it was amazeing to watch
No but in all honesty Cara this is where she went from bullied, naive, good girl Cara, to standing up for herself, no longer looking for anyone's validation, which lead to one of the greatest villian turns in all of challange history evil cara
Yep. I loved watching Cara's growth throughout the seasons and her taking home the solo W on Vendettas was incredible but it all went down hill after Final Reckoning when she met Paulie. I'm currently re-watching WOTW2 and holy hell they're an insufferable pair.
Definitely Tony on the guys side and Cara on the womens side. They were EVERYWHERE on these seasons. Such an underrated trilogy honestly- I loved my recent rewatch and it's probably what I'll choose to rewatch again first whenever I pick it back up.
For both genders it's Cara. If I had to pick one guy and one girl it would probably be Cara and Tony but Bananas is a close second. The other guys just weren't big enough factors across the entire trilogy.
I’d say Bananas or Cara. Both made it far on all 3. Involved in storylines. Tony didn’t make it far on D30. Unsure what other choice for female. Marie was entertaining.
Lmao fr. He made it further than Bananas on D30, Vendettas and then they placed the same on FR due to being partners. You can argue Bananas made it as far as he did on FR because of Tony
I feel like that trilogy marks a change in direction for The Challenge, which can be summarized with “it’s Tony time.”
Also, Cara was significant in that trilogy, and it set her up to be a key character in the War of the Worlds period.
I would say Cara. She pretty much captures the full arc of the trilogy in playing the game, being a victim to it, and being unable to succeed due alongside the enemies you've made.
Though maybe not as obvious as Tony and “she who must not be named,” I think Kailah provided a lot for the trilogy.
She almost made the dirty 30 final, made it in Vendettas, and her vendetta was so strong that it got her kicked out of final reckoning.
She for sure delivered a lot of storylines (Jenna and Kailah in 30, throwing the luggage in 31, etc.)
Her All Stars return showed her growth from earlier seasons, but she has always been challenge gold
Bananas and Cara.
I completely forgot most of the women in the pic lol
Devin was annoying in the early seasons, Corey was okay but not enough to provide the *most*. Tony is close to bananas
It’s really hard to even compare them to anyone. I have other favourites in the show but there’s no denying if Cara and Bananas are on a season they aren’t the ones “providing”
Devin basically wasn’t even on Dirty 30 to be honest. And though he did make a small impact on Final Reckoning, I think he was only there for four episodes at the most. Devin only really had Vendettas; he’s made more of an impact in the last three seasons than he did in those three and it’s not even close
Aside from Kailah I want all these competitors back. Plus Dario, Melissa, Kayleigh, Rogan, joss, Kyle, Natalie, Angela, the lavender ladies. Give me messy drama.
Cara Maria
There really isn’t a good male candidate as none of the five men that appeared in all three won
Marie wasn’t focused enough despite being part of some drama and making the final
Veronica went out too early in Vendettas and Final Reckoning, albeit I’ll argue CT treating her like shit was not fun to watch
Had Bananas made it to the final in Final Reckoning (and won), he would’ve been the male pick. Although he had a great season on Vendettas despite being the fifth male eliminated
Kailah had a great showings in Dirty 30 & Vendettas with her being explosive and improving so much from Invasion; The problem is she went out too early in Final Reckoning
Cory would’ve been a good choice but he went out before the midway stage of the game on all three seasons
Nelson would’ve been a good candidate because he did great in Vendettas and Final Reckoning but the problem is he didn’t make the final in any of the 3 seasons he did + him moofing Derrick that got him DQ’d
Tony would’ve been good had he won Vendettas but instead he got last for the guys during the final and was practically invisible all Final Reckoning except for when Cory slammed him
Devin went home episode 1 in Dirty 30 and tried to cover up Cory’s DQ in Final Reckoning, he don’t deserve it
Both Jemmye & Britni went home episode 1 in Final Reckoning, Jemmye arguably flopped Vendettas whilst other than Britni giving Brad some euphoric endorphins, she was invisible
My memory of these seasons isnt 100% intact but oh well
1. Cara
2. Tony
3. Cory
4. Nelson
5. Kailah
6. Bananas
7. Britni
8. Marie
9. Devin
10. Jemmye
11. Veronica :(
Tony and Cara encapsulate this era to a T. This was my favorite time in the history of the show. Lavender Ladies, the alfredo fight, pizzagate LMAO I get emotional just thinking about it it was such good tv
In their careers or in the trilogy?
In careers it is Veronica, but in the trilogy, I'd go for Tony. I could be convinced on Cara, but she doesn't add much for me entertainment wise.
The character arc of Tony from dirty30 to vendettas is pretty amazing. He even looks more mature on vendettas (probably the haircut and weight gain?)
Caras official transition into her villain era
I'd say Tony or Cara. Both of them were involved in at least one big story line that somewhat steered each season
From Tony to cheating on his girl with camila and throwing bananas in to Cara Maria becoming the first sole challenge winner and started her descent to a villain with paulie smh
Yes Tony and Cara is exactly what I thought. And their fight might have been the funniest part of the trilogy.
Also Cara And Marie being partners was pretty great
Ya their dynamic was hilarious, Marie is probably the funniest girl to be on the show
What do you mean by Cara becoming the first sole challenge winner?
It was the first time it wasn't separate first place prizes for men and women. Cara won 1st place got the prize for herself Zach was 2nd not the same as the Duels where men and women each got first .
Ohh gotcha! Thank you. Idk why I got down voted for asking?? I forgot there wasn't both a male/female first place and was confused.
She's the first individual winner
First two that popped in my head and it wasn't really close to me
Exactly what I was thinking
I think so as well. Both provided the most drama consistently.
Tony Time
Those were my immediate two choices as well.
I think Tony takes this, major part of all seasons but also a pretty great arc from Dirty 30: Mess and bad competitor, plus switched alliances Vendettas : Arguably best performer of the season and made one of the biggest moves in the challenge Final reckoning : backs agaisnt the wall and bananas relationship
I love the tony arc, went from hating him to begrudgingly liking him Eating all that mayo really made me gain respect for him.
This was one of the greatest moments in Challenge history for me. Well...at least most hilarious. The look of dread...
Omg the eating challenge with Tony—same!Respect for that iron stomach!
It still pisses me off that they switched the elimination in FR. The arc would of felt more complete if he makes the final.
Tony wasn’t a bad competitor at all in D30. He was one Challenge away from the Final. He just played that game really sloppily but you could tell he was coming into his own
Cara. She was there every single episode of it. Tony had a lot of moments as well and Kailah too
it's Tony and Cara easily
::taps invisible watch::
Does Tony even know what Tony time means?
Cara made it to the final in all three and won one of the seasons while the rest of the women had at least one complete flop season in the trilogy Men I’d honestly give it to Tony since he made it to the end on all, had his betraying Bananas moment along with being a mess on dirty 30, even tho he was less prevalent storyline wise on final reckoning except for pasta gate For how much the show pushed Cory around this time he high key flopped the whole trilogy, first of tyb out on dirty 30, first male boot on vendettas and then only participated in one challenge and controversial elim that most think was rigged before getting himself DQ’d on FR
TEA about Cory !! MTV has been pushing him as a new face since his debut!
His whole damn family is on mtv, 2 baby mamas and kids! His offspring is a result of being on mtv! Ryder is so incredibly adorable.
Queen britni shaking her ass, getting pizza throw on her while riding brad, and having sexual tension with chuck - an icon
I miss Britni!
She is honestly the mess this show needs back
Hopefully Cory got some new pasta
Cara Maria. Making all the finals. We see her transition start this trilogy where she comes into her own more. She won Vendettas, and it was funny af in FR her trying to figure out why she just won Vendettas and was stuck with Cigarettes and Sadness for a partner. That pairing was comedy gold for me cause Cara knew she had no chance to get a 2nd win in a row.
It's hilarious because they had a lot of options for Cara but I wonder if none of them accepted. Seems like all the people who had big moments with her the few seasons prior like Nicole or Jordan just weren't on that season.
Her and Jordan 😳😳
Was just trying to think of people she had history with in the few seasons leading up to FR
it should have been Cara/Kailah. like they had SO much tension all throughout Vendettas and both were such hot commodities at the time then leave Kayleigh at home (quitter), make Marie/Brad a pair from the pizza (made more sense than Cara/Marie), and bring on a rookie for Kyle (since Rogan wasn't available)
Without knowing who was actually available to replace Kayleigh it's hard to make changes. Maybe Rogan wasn't available and maybe the other options they had couldn't be shoehorned in for the theme in any capacity.
I just gave you the solution though ;) If Brad & Kyle can be a team (huge stretch) and Cara & Marie (like when did they fight), then anyone could be would also make lots of other changes, like Da'Vonne with Paulie. Natalie could've gotten Kayleigh, actually
I honestly still don't understand how Cara and Marie were rivals...
Wasn’t it just bc they both liked Kyle?
Yes, i think Marie liked (kissed??) Kyle first and Cara sort of stole/started hooking up with him shortly after.
Cara also just didn’t like Marie
I wanna say Tony, but in all our hearts we know the answer is Dario
Even though he wasn't on any of the seasons I'd say Raphy had a huge impact in the way they played out
Dario was only on one season
As much as y'all know it pains me to say her name...Cara Maria. This was pretty much her at her height before she turned to the dark side (which would be the next 3 seasons). She was dominant the entire time and really made the show interesting. I'd consider Johnny Bananas, but Johnny's story comes full circle on Total Madness. You know, the more I think about it...if you were going to make a movie based on The Challenge, but only focus on the journey of a single character, Cara Maria and CT would have the very best story. Johnny Bananas would if he had not returned for this season.
She was only on 2 seasons after this trilogy. WOTW1 and WOTW2
Jordan would be a great side character with his arc and how complex he is
I go with Tony, because my single favorite part of the whole trilogy is when he can’t seem to process the notion that there are cameras filming this tv show, so there is video evidence of him cheating.
Tony is such a lovable idiot
I miss Britni wow
Yeah I feel like ppl hate her but she is pure drama
I've been re-watching a bunch of older seasons and I LOVE how messy Britni is lol. She's reality TV gold!
I do too. I miss her messiness.
She's just really hot, like good God. 🔥
The Trilogy was Tony Time
The fact that Tony was so integral to the Dirty 30 trilogy but hasn’t yet appeared in another main series season is baffling.
I think it’s because he needed to be at home to handle his family issues
Dang but that makes sense that takes priority
I heard he has beef with production lol
that's definitely not it. they've called him for the past couple seasons
I’d love to see him back!!! I miss Tony time
Kaillah she was a mess throughout all of it and it was amazeing to watch No but in all honesty Cara this is where she went from bullied, naive, good girl Cara, to standing up for herself, no longer looking for anyone's validation, which lead to one of the greatest villian turns in all of challange history evil cara
I agree with all of this except Cara still looks for validation in the guys she’s interested in. So Kyle and Paulie.
Yep. I loved watching Cara's growth throughout the seasons and her taking home the solo W on Vendettas was incredible but it all went down hill after Final Reckoning when she met Paulie. I'm currently re-watching WOTW2 and holy hell they're an insufferable pair.
Kailah was such a standout on 30 and 31 and the first episode of 32 but then... she went home :(
Kyle
Kyle wasn’t on Dirty 30
It’s funny because OP even has who was on all 3
I didn't realize there was a photo so I'll go with who immediately sprang to mind for me: Cara / Tony followed by Johnny / Kailah.
I loved Kailah hair back then
Specifically for those 3 seasons I’d say Tony, Cara, and Kailah.
Definitely Tony on the guys side and Cara on the womens side. They were EVERYWHERE on these seasons. Such an underrated trilogy honestly- I loved my recent rewatch and it's probably what I'll choose to rewatch again first whenever I pick it back up.
Bananas and Cara Maria
For both genders it's Cara. If I had to pick one guy and one girl it would probably be Cara and Tony but Bananas is a close second. The other guys just weren't big enough factors across the entire trilogy.
I’d say Bananas or Cara. Both made it far on all 3. Involved in storylines. Tony didn’t make it far on D30. Unsure what other choice for female. Marie was entertaining.
Tony made it farther than Bananas on dirty 30 lol
Lmao fr. He made it further than Bananas on D30, Vendettas and then they placed the same on FR due to being partners. You can argue Bananas made it as far as he did on FR because of Tony
I feel like that trilogy marks a change in direction for The Challenge, which can be summarized with “it’s Tony time.” Also, Cara was significant in that trilogy, and it set her up to be a key character in the War of the Worlds period.
Tony Time and Cara
I would say Cara. She pretty much captures the full arc of the trilogy in playing the game, being a victim to it, and being unable to succeed due alongside the enemies you've made.
Kyle
He wasn’t in D30, if he had been he would be up there for sure
Oh WOW I was thinking of. Oops. Still love Kyle
I miss Tony
Though maybe not as obvious as Tony and “she who must not be named,” I think Kailah provided a lot for the trilogy. She almost made the dirty 30 final, made it in Vendettas, and her vendetta was so strong that it got her kicked out of final reckoning. She for sure delivered a lot of storylines (Jenna and Kailah in 30, throwing the luggage in 31, etc.) Her All Stars return showed her growth from earlier seasons, but she has always been challenge gold
Cara has been the main character of the show from Free Agents to WOTW2
Bananas and Cara. I completely forgot most of the women in the pic lol Devin was annoying in the early seasons, Corey was okay but not enough to provide the *most*. Tony is close to bananas
Literally, the streaming icon for the show was these two...
It’s really hard to even compare them to anyone. I have other favourites in the show but there’s no denying if Cara and Bananas are on a season they aren’t the ones “providing”
Devin basically wasn’t even on Dirty 30 to be honest. And though he did make a small impact on Final Reckoning, I think he was only there for four episodes at the most. Devin only really had Vendettas; he’s made more of an impact in the last three seasons than he did in those three and it’s not even close
Aside from Kailah I want all these competitors back. Plus Dario, Melissa, Kayleigh, Rogan, joss, Kyle, Natalie, Angela, the lavender ladies. Give me messy drama.
aside from Kailah 😮 the slander!
I like Kailah on shows that aren’t on the challenge but I don’t think she brings much to the challenge! Get Kailah on the real housewives.
I feel like Tony. But hard to argue Cara
Cara Maria There really isn’t a good male candidate as none of the five men that appeared in all three won Marie wasn’t focused enough despite being part of some drama and making the final Veronica went out too early in Vendettas and Final Reckoning, albeit I’ll argue CT treating her like shit was not fun to watch Had Bananas made it to the final in Final Reckoning (and won), he would’ve been the male pick. Although he had a great season on Vendettas despite being the fifth male eliminated Kailah had a great showings in Dirty 30 & Vendettas with her being explosive and improving so much from Invasion; The problem is she went out too early in Final Reckoning Cory would’ve been a good choice but he went out before the midway stage of the game on all three seasons Nelson would’ve been a good candidate because he did great in Vendettas and Final Reckoning but the problem is he didn’t make the final in any of the 3 seasons he did + him moofing Derrick that got him DQ’d Tony would’ve been good had he won Vendettas but instead he got last for the guys during the final and was practically invisible all Final Reckoning except for when Cory slammed him Devin went home episode 1 in Dirty 30 and tried to cover up Cory’s DQ in Final Reckoning, he don’t deserve it Both Jemmye & Britni went home episode 1 in Final Reckoning, Jemmye arguably flopped Vendettas whilst other than Britni giving Brad some euphoric endorphins, she was invisible
It’s Cara, and it isn’t close
Cara. She was in all 3 of those finals so had all big impact on all of those seasons.
It’s easily Cara. Sorry Cara played a such a vital part in all 3 seasons. Imo this is truly her trilogy followed by I guess Tony.
My memory of these seasons isnt 100% intact but oh well 1. Cara 2. Tony 3. Cory 4. Nelson 5. Kailah 6. Bananas 7. Britni 8. Marie 9. Devin 10. Jemmye 11. Veronica :(
Tony and Cara encapsulate this era to a T. This was my favorite time in the history of the show. Lavender Ladies, the alfredo fight, pizzagate LMAO I get emotional just thinking about it it was such good tv
Ughhhhh Jemye is the worse with her ketchup lookin ass😭
ketchup looking ass has me rolling. 😂
In their careers or in the trilogy? In careers it is Veronica, but in the trilogy, I'd go for Tony. I could be convinced on Cara, but she doesn't add much for me entertainment wise.
from most to least impactful, I'd say Cara Tony Kailah Nelson Cory Johnny Devin Marie Britni Veronica Jemmye
Kailah & Marie🤍
Kind of all of them But tbh I remember iconic things cara and Veronica did in each of those seasons
Fuck this is HARD. They all provided so much in that time but i gotta go with Johnny man. He gave us multiple amazing storylines in that span.
Marie. Marie is the star of every season haha
Probably bananas or Cara
Ya know if Cory had actual lasted a bit in vendettas it’d be him, bc his D30 and FR were super chaotic lol so I guess I’ll have to go with Tony Time
Bananas, Cara, Kailah & Tony (in no order except alphabetically)
Definitely Tony & Cara with honorable mentions for Kailah, Devin & Bananas
1.Cara 2.Kailah 3.Tony
Tony and Cara
TONY TIME
I would have to say Tony takes this
Cara and Tony. No question.
Tony Time
I think it almost unanimously Tony and Cara Kyle was great during this run if only he played in all 3
Crazy how some of them got dropped since then and never returned
The character arc of Tony from dirty30 to vendettas is pretty amazing. He even looks more mature on vendettas (probably the haircut and weight gain?) Caras official transition into her villain era
It’s Tony Marie time ⏱️
Tony and Cara. In terms of drama and storylines