Jonna Mannion on Endurance 1
Jonna came up with a list of partnerships at thirteen years old.
Jonna came up with a list of partnerships at thirteen years old.
Jonna, on the first season of a children's reality TV show with no expectations on what to do, took the initiative and made a list of who should be partnered with whom. That says a lot about Jonna as a contestant; despite being amongst the youngest, she still took charge and wanted to see harmony amongst the group. Ironically, she ended up partnered with Aaron, who was one of four people who turned against the List (for unknown reasons).
And yet, they became a dream team, something really rare amongst shows like this. They won six missions, never went up to the Temple of Fate once, and had the strongest alliance on the show. Despite switching alliances at the beginning (rip the Brotherhood), they remained loyal to their new allies, which carried them all to the final three.
But what's more important than these successes was Jonna's integrity throughout the show. When discussing about her time on The Challenge, an interviewer suggested that it was the embodiment of "good things happening to good people", which Jonna showed signs of on Endurance. She refused to betray her alliance even when they seemed to have her own motives. She knew who to call out and did so. And even when Jonna made hard decisions, she took it hard when somebody was hurt because of it.
I'm not sure about her Challenge gameplay, but at least on Endurance, she's a firmly lawful good character. She plays the strategic and social games with aplomb, and is basically a master at puzzles. Basically, a worthy start for such a spunky, spirited, and determined contestant.
