u/Final_Pear7801

Hi All, I thought in keeping with the trend, I'd start the 2nd wave of conversations about episodes 4-6.

A few things I thought of:

Padding - It seems to me like the contestants and Glads wear WAY more protective padding than in years past. Neck, body, arms, knees...and the helmets with the cameras that rarely get used in editing.

Injuries - It infuriates me to no end that each contestant doesn't compete against the same Glad, but as I thought about all the injuries that the OG cast dealt with, it made me wonder if that wasn't the reason (or one reason) why they change them out. It's still very unfair from a competition standpoint.

On the heels of that last comment, even the MC and cohost pointed out that the events weren't that hard on the Glads...the OG cast were working it HARD and were really proving themselves as athletes.

Fitness - These new Glads (for the most part) don't really 'look' fit to me. Be that as it may, and to each their own, but seriously, a fit upper body and a fat lower body is not Gladiator level fit. To me, the OG cast looked the part but none of the main Glads were 'fat'. Crush, looks like a hippo. Just saying, I'm unimpressed.

Competition - FINALLY the competition is getting more intense. It's almost made me forget that there are just a measly 3 events before each Eliminator

Travel-what??? - It's an inclined treadmill, why call it a "travelator" ...that's the dumbest made up name and sounds like a rejected expression the Terminator would use.

Lastly, I both like and dislike the stories about each person. Yes, I like that they are inspirational, but everyone has issues. Do you want to be remembered for your presence and performance or the sob story you had about a high school football game you lost and have carried around in guilt with you well after growing up?! Less talk, more competition!!

Just my thoughts, no offense to anyone who sees things differently!

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