
As a die-hard fan, let me tell you, the excitement was palpable right from the start of the episode! For the first time ever, we got to witness the raw emotions of several contestants when they found out they’d made it onto our beloved reality show. Can you believe it? People applying for their favorite show were overjoyed when they got selected? Unheard of!
Then, once everyone had arrived at the beach, Jeff went around asking questions like, “You in the front, what made you apply?” This little quirk of his just drives me crazy. Every single premiere, he does this. “You in the orange shirt,” he says. Then, only 10 minutes later, during the first challenge, he’s shouting out everyone’s name as they struggled through the mud. Jeff, we all know you remember who they are. Why the pretense?