History YMMV / Endurance

** Franke. Despite being the weaker half of his team and having little influence, he gained popularity due to his sense of humor.
** Darci from ''Endurance: High Sierras'', due to her own quiet nature and her hidden strategizing. she developed a strategy which she would use for Temple, only for Connor to leak it to Yellow.

** While Endurance: High Sierras' Blue Team (Connor and Taylor) is one of the most popular teams that season, Taylor and her crying split the fanbase a bit: some say it is excessive, while others sympathize with her and turned the blame on the game itself. Moreover, despite the team's popularity, some fans don't hold them to high esteem due to how they targeted their former teammates on Gray and Connor's role in their elimination.

** The Temple of Fate game has proven unpopular with some fans over time. The Rock-Paper-Scissors type game has not really changed since the series began (the only exception is the Mana nei lavo reward in ''Fiji'' which guarantees a free round whenever that team is sent to temple) and that strong teams can lose (and thus be eliminated) to weak teams based heavily on luck. On the other hand, some find that this game is great at creating suspense and allowing for an intense outcome, along with showing how "fate" can determine outcomes.

** In ''High Sierras'', he says no team won Endurance without having gone to temple at least once before the finale. This is inaccurate as the Blue team from season 1 never got sent to Temple but still won the game.

** Darci from ''Endurance: High Sierras'', due to her own quiet nature and her hidden strategizing.

** Skyler on E1: he would later appear on Intervention due to his addiction to bath salts, which partially stemmed because of his stage mother. Endurance was partially shown but never mentioned on the show.

** In Hang 5, seeing Jeszie cry when everybody was upset due to the Green Team fighting over whom should receive the Samadhi. Considering that she was intense in her fight with Isaac, it was especially painful.

** Michelle from season 2. Apparently her mom don't have enough time spent with her, fueling Michelle's determination to win. The Green and Brown teams even considered as such on the final day.

** Green Team winning Endurance: High Sierras provided controversy for the fans. Most stated they were undeserved, as they only won one mission and were carried by the Purple Team the entire way. Others suggested that it was better, perhaps being karma for carrying a team to the final to then lose to them.
** The Temple of Fate game has proven unpopular with some fans over time. The Rock-Paper-Scissors type game has not really changed since the series began (the only possible exception is the Mana nei lavo reward in ''Fiji'' which guarantees a free round whenever that team is sent to temple) and that strong teams can lose (and thus be eliminated) to weak teams based heavily on luck. On the other hand, some find that this game is great at creating suspense and allowing for an intense outcome, along with showing how "fate" can determine outcomes.

** Trevor & Lana (Green) from Endurance 1. They did not get along well and were rather weak. Trevor also got on Aaron's nerves which convinced the Blue team to kept sending Green to temple. Yet, they survived their first 2 trips to the temple of fate. It was only after they won a mission that they got eliminated when they got sent a 3rd time and lost, thus starting the Three Temple Curse.
** Tyler and Michelle from Endurance 2. While Michelle was very keen on winning, Tyler became homesick and actually wanted to leave the game. Their performances in missions were also initially poor. Because of this, Orange was sent to the temple of fate after the first two temple missions with the intent that they would go home. Orange survived both trips though. It was only during the final 3(which, by this point, Orange had won a mission and held 2/3 of all of the pyramid pieces) that they got eliminated.
** Bryannah & Monroe for Hawaii. They were disliked by most of the other teams (particularly the Orange-Red-Purple-Gray alliance though Orange did eventually change allegiance) and where given the Samadhi 3 times (the record for most Samadhi given to a team) and survived 2 trips to temple. It was only in the final 3 that they lost, becoming the last victims of the 3 temple curse.
** Also Demian & Nicole. Despite their inability to work together in missions and Nicole's attitude which even prompted Demian to try make deals with other teams to get themselves sent to temple as he felt Nicole did not deserve to win, they made it to the finals while going to Temple only once (and that was before Demian tried to make the deals).
** Taylor & Connor are the most extreme example, facing surviving elimination 3 consecutive times and making the final 3.

** The reception for ''Endurance: Tehachapi''. Coming off a dramatic and notable ''Endurance: Hawaii'', some people complained it lacked the drama of the latter. Notably, on the ''J.D's Greatest Twists'' special that aired after ''Fiji'', it was the only season to not have anything listed. Others cheered on the casting and how close they are to each other and some saw it was refreshing given the amount of drama that preceded it in Hawaii and would occur again in "Endurance: High Sierras".

** Kylie from "Endurance Tehachapi", in similar ways to Chelsea as they tended to be quiet and didn't cause a lot of drama. Some fans also sympathized with her because of Michael's dealing which ultimately made their team a target.

** Darci from "Endurance: High Sierras", due to her own quiet nature and her hidden strategizing.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: When the Gray Team left on "Endurance: High Sierras", they left a note to the remaining six teams. While Darci had some nice things to say about Connor, Ike wished Taylor would "switch a trip to Hawaii for a trip to the Temple of Fate". In the final three, [[spoiler: the Blue Team got the advantage for the final Temple Mission, but lost and went up to Temple for a fourth time, where they were eliminated by Green]].

** When Max and Jenna returned to Endurance 2, Scooter believed they should leave, because "this is Endurance 2, not Endurance 1 reincarnated". True, because [[spoiler: the Brown Team ended up winning it all]].

* SeasonalRot: Season 6, Fiji, and to a certain extent "Endurance: Tehachapi" from "Endurance: Hawaii", due to the relatively lack of drama in both seasons and the lack of challenges in the former season. Some also felt ''Fiji'' may have suffered by having too many twists throughout the game.

** Purple Team from "Endurance 2", on a missions level, as they had the most pieces of anybody left. However, this made the Green Team want to send them up with Brown to give Green a better chance of winning.

** When contestants are eliminated in the Right to Stay: they were chosen among thousands of teenagers for such an opportunity and ended up going home on the first day. Some seasons though like "Tehachapi" and "High Sierras" did allow all contestants to stay for the first day with the right to stay challenge being held on day 2 instead.

** Kyle from "Fiji". There wasn't anything wrong with him, but no one wanted to be his partner (even Briana, who ended up being his and didn't even seem to want to give him a chance before the partner selection). He ended up getting thrown under the bus, and got sent home first.

** Garret from Endurance: High Sierras. This even extended to the other contestants. He was shown to be rude to many of the other contestants (Taylor claimed he called her names and gave similar treatment to any woman that wasn't Cealey or Kelsey) and demanded that Cealey be his partner despite the fact that she did not want him (she even scream this to him to try to get this point across) and threaten to mess up the other agreed teams over this. When he was paired with Anna instead, he did not even talk despite her attempts to at least get some cooperation. These made him widely hated by the contestants and fans of the show. Ironically, that season had poll where fans could vote from a selection of hopefuls where the top male and female hopeful would get a spot as a contestant in which Garrett won the male poll (Kelsey won the female poll).

** The reception for "Endurance: Tehachapi". Coming off a dramatic and notable "Endurance: Hawaii", some people complained it lacked the drama of the latter. Notably, on the ''J.D's Greatest Twists'' special that aired after ''Fiji'', it was the only season to not have anything listed. Others cheered on the casting and how close they are to each other and some saw it was refreshing given the amount of drama that preceded it in Hawaii and would occur again in "Endurance: High Sierras".

* WhatAnIdiot:
** More of a hindsight example but when Yellow won ''Bagging on You'', they initially considered sending Gray with Orange to temple. Bryanah's crush on Chris though caused them to send Blue, a team that had partner issues and was not in the alliance targeting Yellow, to be sent instead. This results in Gray avoiding the first elimination curse (the only time it happened in season with a gray team) and this decision may have indirectly led to many of the hardships Yellow faced on that season.
*** They could have alternatively sent Purple against Orange since Purple had won a mission and given a samadhi to Yellow, establishing them as threats. This would ensure at least one anti-Yellow team would be eliminated.
** During the Squaring off temple mission in ''Hawaii'', after the Purple-Red-Orange-Gray alliance make progress by taking turns in placing triangles Yellow, Green and Brown spaces (once a space is full, the team is eliminated), Purple decides to give a turn to Yellow which allows the Yellow-Green-Brown alliance to take revenge. During one of Brown's turns, they decide to give orange a turn (Vanetta was friends with Nicole) despite Tom's initial objections. This results in the PROG alliance eliminating yellow, green and brown. Brown was not selected for temple that day but it did cost them an ally (yellow and green were sent to temple with the latter getting eliminated) when they had a chance to break up the other alliance. Tom himself admits in a confessional that this was a terrible mistake on his team's part.
*** While the Purple team might be excused for their actions in this challenge as it may have made them less of a target than their alliance members and the decision did not cost their alliance the mission, their choice of which teams to send to temple after winning the ''Balance Ball'' mission could lose them some sympathy, particularly since it may have indirectly led to their own elimination. They choose to send Brown against Yellow to temple instead of Orange. Since Vanetta had to be taken out of the game due to a leg injury, Brown only consisted of Tom and they weren't even a strong team before the incident. Sending them to temple with Yellow kept Orange safe even though Nicole told them that Demian tried to make a secret pact with Yellow and Brown (Orange would later make a pact with Yellow in the final 4 with Nicole's consent). Demian even requested that if Purple won, they should send Orange as he didn't want his partner to win. Purple did not honor the request and when Orange won the next temple mission, Purple got sent along with Gray, eliminating the former in the process.
** In ''High Sierras'' after Purple wins the superteam mission (giving them, Red and Orange the power to send 2 other teams to temple), Max sympathizes with Yellow (who is likely to get sent to temple 2 times in a row) and tries to talk to Purple and Red about sending Green instead despite their alliance. What makes this stupid on Max's part is that the alliance has already chosen to send Blue and Yellow and Max is trying to make them discuss who to send again while the Green team is in their presence, causing them to catch on that Orange isn't so loyal to Green. When Green wins the next temple mission and has to send an alliance member to temple, they choose Orange which, while not explicitly stated, could have been because of Max's attempt to send them to temple. This temple trip gets Orange eliminated.

** Sarah picking purple in Endurance Hawaii because she thought the ring looked like it was pink. JD later produced a new teen competition show similar to Endurance called ''Karma'' which had pink as one of the available team colors.

** During the Squaring off temple mission in ''Hawaii'', after the Purple-Red-Orange-Gray alliance make progress by taking turns in placing triangles Yellow, Green and Brown spaces (once a space is full, the team is eliminated), Purple decides to give a turn to Yellow which allows the Yellow-Green-Brown alliance to take revenge. During one of Brown's turns, they decide to give orange a turn (Vanetta was friends with Nicole) despite Tom's initial objections. This results in the Prog alliance eliminating yellow, green and brown. Brown was not selected for temple that day but it did cost them an ally (yellow and green were sent to temple) when they had a chance to break up the other alliance. Tom himself admits in a confessional that this was a terrible mistake on his team's part.

** Christa from E2, partially because of her partner, Scooter. While Scooter was very outspoken of his opinion (particularly of how he wanted Brown gone), Christa tended to be quiet and seemed to have a number of friends who felt they had to target her team anyway due to fear of Scooter.

** Kyle from "Fiji". There wasn't anything wrong with him, but no one wanted to be his partner (even Briana, who ended up being his). He ended up getting thrown under the bus, and got sent home first.

** Endurance Hawaii: Monroe winning Out on a Limb as it should how a contestant that was initially dismissed as weak in the beginning proved that Yellow was indeed a strong competitor.

** Red Team from ''Fiji''. Jonathan manage to pull out the only red colored rock and had to go to Temple and lost to Blue.

*** While the Purple team might be excused for their actions in this challenge as it may have made them less of a target than their alliance members and the decision did not cost their alliance the mission, their choice of which teams to send to temple after winning the ''Balance Ball'' could lose them some sympathy, particularly since it may have indirectly led to their own elimination. They choose to send Brown against Yellow to temple instead of Orange. Since Vanetta had to be taken out of the game due to a leg injury, Brown only consisted of Tom and they weren't even a strong team before the incident. Sending them to temple with Yellow kept Orange safe even though Nicole told them that Demian tried to make a secret pact with Yellow and Brown (Orange would later make a pact with Yellow in the final 4 with Nicole's consent). Demian even requested that if Purple won, they should send Orange as he didn't want his partner to win. Purple did not honor the request and when Orange won the next temple mission, Purple got sent along with Gray, eliminating the former in the process.

** Christa from E2, partially because of her partner, Scooter. While Scooter was very outspoken of his opinion (particularly of how he wanted Brown gone), Christa tended to be quiet.

** Alex on Endurance 3, because she had a free-spirited personality and manged to stand up for Bryanah.

** Vanetta from the same season could also be seen as one. While she did outlast Taylor and Eleanor in ''Headstrong'', which is what convinced Tom to pick her as his partner, she didn't perform well in other missions. Most notably was ''Bamboo Jungle'' where she got stuck which turned the mission from a close race into a rather easy win for the Yellow-Purple-Gray superteam. Even the other members of her superteam blamed her for the lost. Her friendship with Nicole also costed Brown and their allies their win ''Squaring Off'' which ultimately resulted in the Green team's elimination, one of the fan favorites of the season.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Pei Pei Ling composed a killer soundtrack for this series, including [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1LaDQojZaI the theme song]]. Most of it can be found [[https://soundcloud.com/peipeimusic/sets/action-chase-cues here]].

** Lana and Trevor from the same season. They may have not gotten along, and their individual personalities may qualify for [[BaseBreaker Base Breakers]], but were the first underdogs on Endurance and broke the Red-Yellow-Blue hold in "House of Cards".

** Tom regarding Vanetta in ''Hawaii": After Brown, along with their superteam partners Red and Orange, lost the ''Bamboo Jungle'' temple mission, Tom says they likely would have won if Vanetta wasn't there due to her poor performance in the mission. A couple episodes latter, Vanetta would have to be taken out of the game after injuring herself on the bamboo and thus leaving Tom as a one man team.

** Yellow from ''Moolah Beach'' as they were the only to team to be eliminated despite having more offerings than Red.

* SeasonalRot: Season 6, Fiji, and to a certain extent "Endurance: Tehachapi" from "Endurance: Hawaii", due to the relatively lack of drama in both seasons and the lack of challenges in the former season.

* BrokenBase

* EliminationHoudini

* FunnyAneurysm: When the Gray Team left on "Endurance: High Sierras", they left a note to the remaining six teams. While Darci had some nice things to say about Connor, Ike wished Taylor would "switch a trip to Hawaii for a trip to the Temple of Fate". In the final three, [[spoiler: the Blue Team got the advantage for the final Temple Mission, but lost and went up to Temple for a fourth time, where they were eliminated by Green]].

* TheScrappy

* ShockingElimination

* TearJerker
** When contestants are eliminated in the Right to Stay: they were chosen amongst thousands of teenagers for such an opportunity and ended up going home on the first day. Some seasons though like "Tehachapi" and "High Sierras" did allow all contestants to stay for the first day with the right to stay challenge being held on day 2 instead.

* TheWoobie