User blog comment:Don25/Reflection and question about Chris McLean./@comment-25285054-20171217015726

I think he was at his worst in ROTI, but I especilally think his actions in A Mine Is A Terrible Thing To Waste is probably the worst thing he's ever done. Even aside from permanently damaging Dakota's life by exposing her to toxic waste, it was probably the only time where "not dying" was an '''explicit part of the challange. '''

I think the problem with Chris overall was that his actions and abhorent behavior made sense in the early seasons, but really don't in the later ones. Initially he only commited cruel actions solely for the sake of drumming up attention for his tv show, and would actually pull back if something would blatantly get the producers in trouble; in later seasons he has absolutely no rules and is sadistic to the contestants for seemingly no reason. (I think he was a bit more enjoyable in TDPI because his character followed those rules again a bit more)