I agree about Laurel. The show made her look very insecure and it was kinda sad. You're spot on with the old people being uninteresting. I understand why CT and Darrell act like they do, because they're grown ups with kids.
None of the young people bring the charisma of the older stars. Cory and Amanda have charisma, but Cory is dumb as a bag of rocks, and Amanda is obnoxiously shallow. I understand they're all shallow since they're on an MTV reality show, but she is awful. They need to bring back Road Rules to try and find a different type of competitor.
Sidenote: I was working at the Crossfit Games last summer and saw Kenny. He looked like a giant, but his bio says he's only 6'1". Guess I was having a particularly short day.