And then there's the cast, which includes Abram (who got stung by a bunch of wasps), Dan and Brandon (who both were drunk last we saw them), Eric (who actually almost died on the last challenge he did), Paula (who is an odd combo of competitive and crazy), Sarah (who just wants to win) and a host of other new and old faces. I'm sure there will be a lot of complicated rules and old alliances that will get old quick, but these first few episodes are always my favorite. Call me old-fashioned, but I just love watching girls who are afraid of heights being forced to hang hundreds of feet in the air and cry about it or big muscular guys pout when they aren't able to keep up with the badass gals in footraces.

The new season starts tonight at 10 PM on MTV. Though you do have other options, I suppose. (Actually, tonight's Terriers is pretty damned good as well... try and catch both!)