But Kyle is the only one who’s actively tried to go into eliminations multiple times before now.
Josh and Bayleigh both had ample opportunities to try for one and refused.
It’s too little, too late to be talking about how bad you want it at this point.
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And after 14 episodes, we finally see some personality from Fessy!
It’s an amazing insight into a rookie player who has a clear future in this franchise.
I’m just annoyed it took this long to get to know him as a person.
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But that’s enough talk.
It’s time for a middle-of-the-night challenge!
It’s been quite a while since we’ve had one of these.
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If players don’t make it back in time, they’re disqualified.
And whichever man and woman hold up their drums the longest will form the first two-thirds of the Tribunal.
Degree of physical difficulty:High.
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This combines strength and endurance.
Degree of mental difficulty:N/A.
This is all physical.
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Potential for drama:High.
Could this challenge cause an explosion?
Winner:Fessy and Jenny (shocker).
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Turns out the pile of debris is actually a pile full of concrete blocks!
This is going to be grueling.
Kaycee targets Bayleigh first.
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But all the other women target Aneesa.
In stage two, Rogan drops his barrel immediately.
Dee drops second (and they actually show her onscreen!)
with Kaycee and Bananas close behind.
They promise that they’ll put Josh in the Tribunal, so he drops his barrel.
Cory drops his barrel, giving Fessy the win.
Meanwhile, Melissa’s heavy barrel causes her to drop.
Jenny could have gone forever since her barrel was empty, so Jenny wins for the women.
Tribunal:Fessy, Jenny, and…Josh!
Cory is also upset at Fessy and starts to distrust him.
This is messy and goes to show why you should never quit during a challenge.
There are no guarantees despite the deals you make!
Nominations
At nominations, Kyle has an easy time securing the house vote.
And Bayleigh is the only female without a red skull, so she easily gets the house vote too.
This is very drama-free!
Someones going to get screwed and risk getting sent home even though theyve already qualified for the final.
She confronts Jenny that night at the bar and asks not to be blindsided.
They interrogate Rogan and Nelson for the guys and Aneesa and Melissa for the girls.
The guys are easy-going but the girls' interrogations are tense.
But she’s constantly thrown in anyway.
And right before the final!
That’s got to hurt.
Elimination challenge:Knots of War.
Turns out it’s a classic elimination, just with a car instead of a jungle gym-key in structure.
After 15 minutes, they trade cars and undo the knots.
The first person to undo the rope completely wins.
Degree of physical difficulty:Moderate.
This is all endurance.
Degree of mental difficulty:Moderate.
It’s going to come down to who has the best strategy for knotting the rope.
Potential for drama:Moderate.
Everyone left will have a red skull after this.
But does that mean the final is next, or will there still be more eliminations to come?
Winner:Bayleigh and Kyle.
The females go first, and Aneesa looks like it’s a little behind Bayleigh.
But there’s really no way of knowing who did a better job until they swap cars.
Bayleigh’s already gassed out, and Aneesa puts in work.
But it’s pretty equal.
Josh’s knots seem more all over the place.
When they swap, Kyle has a very smooth time undoing the knots compared to Josh.
He clears his rope while Josh looks like he didn’t make a dent in his.
That’s some instant karma for Aneesa, who just got screwed over by Josh.
He ain’t wrong!
Josh is crying right now!
He just says he’ll see them “soon.”
That means there are still more eliminations before the final!
And next week isfinallyHall Brawl.
I can’t wait to see who gets thrown in.
Challenger of the week:Aneesa for getting the short end of the stick once again.
