Its a brave, new, Wes-less world, and were all just living in it.
In her own words: Im going to pick every single last one of them off.
Shouldnt she first focus on taking out Team U.K.?!
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Again, not smart!
It also includes Georgia, Kayleigh, and Ashley.
Her crush is macking on other girls and her teammates dont trust her at all.
Does she not remember the whole cousin issue from last season?!
What is the appeal of Bear?
I just do not see it.
But enough talk about relationships, its time for some action!
Whoever is doing the music cues deserves a raise.
And to make matters worse, if you drop your relic, you have to startfrom the very beginning.
Whoever finishes faster wins.
Team U.K. is in the relic runner position first, and this is a female elimination challenge.
So Laurel, watch your back.
Degree of physical difficulty:Extreme.
This is pure strength, speed, and endurance.
Plus, you have to be agile to dodge whatever the other team bombs you with.
The strongest players are going to come out on top.
Degree of mental difficulty:N/A.
This is all physical.
Potential for drama:High.
Winner:Team U.K., butnot because they actually won the challenge.
Things start off innocently enough, with Team U.K. playing fairly.
They also avoid the side with the water canon.
Esther immediately lags behind, and Joss and a few others are tasked with helping her out.
But otherwise, the bombs from Team U.S. were inconsequential.
I … dont understand how thats going to work?!
Stop sending home your own team members and win the challenge to send in two Team U.K. players!
Its not that difficult!
I know math is hard (Im literally the worst at it) but even I know those numbers.
Team U.S. run begins, and immediately things are fishy.
But the first run goes smoothly.
Its the second run thats all-out chaos.
Laurel blocks Ashley and Bananas uses his own relic to take her out.
And of course, Ashley being Ashley, she throws a tantrum instead of continuing the challenge.
This time, shes got a reason to be upset, but the challenge is still going!
You have to finish, then it’s possible for you to throw your tantrum!
Ashley just straight up quits, TJ blows the horn, and Paulie throws his helmet in anger.
Ive honestly never been more disappointed in most of these vets.
Do whatever you want to strategize, politic, and manipulate, but do not throw challenges or quit!
Its actually a really fair choice, so nice job, Dee.
Heading into nominations, Nany says it best: This is not a team.
Remember as much as Team U.S. seems to have forgotten this, its still Team U.S. vs. the person who has been tearing Team U.S. apart.
Um, what?!
I have no words for that.
She has to see through that though, right?
They then take their two-person party right into Bears bed.
Not a great backslide.
The Tribunal is clearly not on the same page, and its all because of Georgia.
Will she make the move thats right for her team or for Team U.S.?
Shes the first vote at the Proving Ground, and she votes Cara.
But Idris and Dee vote for Laurel, so its.
Elimination challenge:Branched out.
Players must use all 21 branches to scale a tree and ring the bell at the top.
Whoever rings the bell first wins.
This one is practically made forAmerican Ninja WarriorNatalie who climbs every surface she comes across.
Degree of physical difficulty:High.
This one is all physical, but there is some strategy that comes into play.
Ninja has the skill set, but Laurel has the experience.
Degree of mental difficulty:Low to moderate.
Ive never seen this elimination before so I honestly dont know what the better strategy would be.
Theres no denying it though, the strength and stamina needed to win is high.
Potential for drama:High.
Whoever wins this will absolutely change the game not only for Team U.S. but for Team U.K. as well.
Winner:Shockingly Laurel!
And you’re able to bet that Laurel celebrates in an obnoxious way too.
In her talking head interview she complains about Ninjas gloating but like, pot kettle, baby.
But wait … hold on.
No matter how much Laurel refuses to accept it, Ninja wins, fair and square.
And more importantly, Ninjadoesntrub it in Laurels face the way that Laurel rubbed it in hers.
She just continues to calmly point out the hole Laurel missed and says they play fair.
He declares Ninja the winner, and Laurel gets sent home!
I am in shock.
Karma truly did win out.
I cant deny shes a great player shes consistently one of my favorite Challengers to compete season after season.
But the way she acted this season was not only ugly; it just simply wasnt fun to watch.
The way shes handling her loss just proves it.
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