But of course, this is Ashley.
And her reflex to make things personal when attacking someone resulted in her downfall this week.
But she’s made a new, delicate alliance with Mattie, so something must be working.
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Although Mattie knows to keep Ashley at arm’s length due to her always changing alliances and hot temper.
Right now, she’s not giving anything back.
But we’ve all seen the trailers for this season … she’s going to fall for it.
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And then Ashley brings up Mattie’s DUI that landed her in the hospital, and things get nasty.
Then Nany somehow gets involved and faces off with Mattie, and Ashley starts crying.
This night is a disaster.
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But enough drama, let’s get to the actual challenge!
The Challenge: Cold War
TJ puts it perfectly: “This is gonna suck.”
And the water temp is starting at a whopping 62.3 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Team 1 is Rogan, Josh, and Fessy as divers, Nany and Ashley as breakers.
Team 2 is Nelson, Kailah, and Dee as divers, Jordan and Swaggy C as breakers.
Team 3 is Tori, Wes, and Jay as divers, Melissa and Mattie as breakers.
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Team 4 is Aneesa, Bear, and Bananas as divers, Kaycee and Big T as breakers.
Team five is Bayleigh, Kyle, and Cory as divers, Jenna and Jenny as breakers.
Degree of physical difficulty:High.
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Pushing through the pain of the ice cold water will require high levels of tolerance and stamina.
Because this is going tohurt.
Degree of mental difficulty:Moderate.
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Potential for drama:High.
After rookie Jay took out legendaryChallengechamp CT, this is anyone’s game.
Time for some sabotage!
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So Team 3’s divers tell their breakers not to send any more ice into the water.
They all require medical attention and Nelson gets taken away in an ambulance due to hypothermia.
They retrieve the pieces fast and solve the puzzle quickly.
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Aneesa takes charge of the puzzle and they solve it quickly too.
Cory calls it for his team and they quit before getting all the pieces unhooked.
The clear MVPs are Aneesa, Bear, and Bananas for enduring the water and solving the puzzle fastest.
She cries, throws a tantrum, and kicks something off a coffee table afterward in true Ashley fashion.
But Kyle still tells her that he’s proud of her for keeping her cool.
Is this Ashley keeping her cool?
She didn’t threaten to quit the game, so maybe!
And because there’s not enough happening in the bunker, it’s time for a night out.
She makes a deal with all three of the season’s “holy trinity.”
Purgatory elimination
Walking into Purgatory, it’s clear that this is a new elimination.
Elimination challenge:Codebreaker.
They must then put the tiles in chronological order of when the seasons aired.
Degree of physical difficulty:Moderate.
They’ve seen much worse on this show.
Degree of mental difficulty:Low.
This isn’t a puzzle, it’s just naming the correct order of when the seasons aired.
But Dee is from Australia where they don’t airThe Challenge, and this is only her third season.
It’s kind of a level playing field.
Potential for drama:Low.
This is anyone’s game.
Once Dee gets all five, it’s down to guessing the right chronological order.
But she knows nothing … and Wes knows everything.
Since Dee is his No.
1 girl alliance, he shouts the right answers down to her.
Everyone else tries to drown him out by booing loudly, but it doesn’t work and Dee wins.
It wouldn’t be an Ashley exit without some waterworks and a blow-up!
Challenger of the week:Aneesa for absolutely dominating the puzzle after suffering through the ice-cold water.
She’s showing why she’s one of theChallengeOG’s with that kind of performance.
Hopefully it continues all season so she can get her first win.
