You’re watching an extended episode of
"The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras."
Stay tuned after the episode for the final word
from the eliminated challengers.
♪♪ MTV. ♪♪
TJ: Previously on The challenge 40:
Battle of the Eras...
(all clamoring)
We're gonna whittle out the weak links
of each era right now.
-Let's go. -(cheering, clamoring)
-Good job. -(air horn blows)
-(indistinct shouting) -Go, go, go!
-(air horn blowing) -(shouting, clamoring)
(air horn blows)
(cheering, clamoring)
TONY: Here we go, ready to give the people
a show? Y'all already know what time it is.
(air horn blows)
(shouting)
OLIVIA: Damn, Theo.
I've never been more turned on in my life.
(shouting)
(air horn blows)
HORACIO: My girlfriend is out.
The person I can count on
with everything is not gonna be here.
It is tough.
TJ: How you treat people really matters in this game.
Get out of here.
No. Why are we staying?
Yes, you are all going home, however,
there's still a chance
for you to affect who wins
-this game. -Revenge.
(whooping)
♪♪ ♪♪
-This is so close. -TJ: Lock it in.
-(air horn blows) -Devin wins.
DEVIN: This is the moment I hope
every good person gets to have.
When you beat someone that sucks
and you send them home.
(all clamoring)
What the (bleep) do you guys think is happening?
TJ just being cryptic.
Something's going on a little fishy,
'cause normally TJ lets the losers walk off.
This season,
all the players leave the Arena first,
while the losers stay back.
-Who knows? -Good job, Tony.
-I'm proud of you. -Thank you, thank you, thank you.
I couldn't be more happier going back in the house.
I won. I beat Leroy.
I really expected him to be stronger.
Or maybe I underestimated myself and my own strength.
Nobody's underestimating me anymore.
Do we start our own alliance now of misfits?
Bitch, get out of here.
-(laughter) -Yeah.
After this first elimination,
it feels real.
The game has started.
But there is so much tension on my team.
Where do we go from here?
I was keying into, like, CT and Jordan.
They were the loudest, and I was like...
loving that, and then every time I heard
Laurel's voice, she's rotten, dude.
-Well, now the game begins, right? -Mm-hmm.
Now I'm back.
And Paulie's not.
I'm in that house.
And I'm on a team with two people who really
don't want me there. Johnny and Laurel have
thrown challenges in the past to get rid of me.
Why wouldn't they do it again?
But on the other hand,
I've got an entire house full of people
that I feel really comfortable with.
We'll see where that gets me.
MICHELE: You okay?
Mm-hmm.
It's gonna be fine.
We'll make it as fun as possible without her.
I know this is gonna be a real drag for you.
My era, Era Four
did have a very big loss
with Nurys and with Paulie.
I have to stay strong. I have to keep fighting
for Nurys, for my family.
It's gonna be the toughest battle probably yet.
-MICHELE: You and me, baby. -I'd rather go home now.
(Michele laughing)
Horacio is probably the best guy on Era Four.
Obviously, I know that he is feeling really sad.
So I'm hoping that he has his head in the game because
we need to be fully aligned and fully centered as a unit.
Keep your head up, kid.
Okay?
DARRELL: How's it feel being back in the house?
AVIV: It's (bleep) crazy.
I know you're on a different era, so you're
-on a different team. -Right.
We don't know if that's gonna help us.
I know. How do we both make it back to the end?
-Yeah, yeah. -(laughing)
DARRELL: Me and Aviv go way back.
We won together on Fresh Meat.
This goes here.
DARRELL: Crossing the line with Aviv is probably
one of the most memorable Challenge moments.
I know for a fact I could trust her 100%.
You guys are the champions, 250 large.
For me to win this Challenge, the money will be nice,
but to solidify my name in the conversation
as the-- one of the all-time greats.
To be up there with the CTs, the Johnnys,
the Jordans would be that much more better.
The game has changed, I've obviously changed.
So I'm a little bit, like, nervous about that.
-Yeah. -So...
AVIV: For me to come back
after 18 years,
there's a sense of having
to prove that I could do it again
at 40 with two kids.
To be honest, as much as I want to say
that this time I'm playing it
for my kids, I'm actually playing it more for me.
You know, day to day as a mom,
I think you're really giving so much of who you are
to everyone else.
And having the opportunity to come back on The Challenge
is helping me sort of find myself again.
-Now I'm here, so now we can win again. -You know?
-Yeah, exactly. Yeah. -(laughing)
♪♪ ♪♪
(whooping)
(indistinct shouting)
He is a beluga.
-I'm going beluga all day. -TORI: Emily
and Brad, man-- word around the street
is that they're steaming up
the shower.
And I am here for it.
Brad is just so hot.
And I've been kind of known
to have a thing for beards and biceps.
He's just so hot.
JONNA: Love stories in The Challenge--
done that, past that.
But it is really cute to see what's happening right now.
Nia is getting pretty close to Josh.
-Pretty close. -JOSH: We just vibe really well together,
and I'm definitely having fun getting to know her.
CARA MARIA: I do root for love,
and I love seeing the cuddles
and the kisses.
Enjoy. I miss Paulie.
♪♪ ♪♪
DERRICK: I can't wait to see the other eras crumble.
RACHEL: We are the backbone of this franchise.
TORI: This isn't a game where there's room for error.
It's go time.
-Four boats. We got to eat. -We got to eat, too.
TJ: All right, everyone, welcome
to your second challenge here in beautiful Vietnam on this season
of The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras.
-(cheering) -Let's go!
TJ: Well, you survived the Eras Invitational,
and many of you got your first taste
of the Arena.
Moving forward,
you need to work as a team.
(cheering)
DERRICK: The dream team is here.
The team with the most experience ever.
I didn't do that hot
in the individual competition
that we just had,
but now we're gonna be working as a team.
This is... awesome.
TJ: Sound good?
-(others agreeing) -CORY: The team
that I don't want to win
is Era Two.
Bananas and me, we haven't liked each other
for years, and right now
they are fighting with each other,
which is perfect for my game.
TJ: Now, before we get started,
I need each era
to select one man and one woman
to represent your team.
-Right now. -(whistle)
Should we go with the last winners?
I'll rep.
I mean, Tony did win the elim, so I like that.
We have no idea what "representative" means.
ANEESA: Being from Era One,
it gives you all of the experience.
And knowing that there were representatives,
eh, the likelihood of them going in if you lose
is pretty likely.
My team
doesn't really love me,
so I'm not volunteering
for (bleep).
Don't give me another reason to go in.
We're gonna win.
-Yes. Yeah, right. -All right, let's (bleep) win.
All right, so, who's gonna be representing for Era One?
-Jodi. -And Darrell.
And Era Two.
It's gonna be Derek for the guys.
And Aviv.
Era Three.
Tony and Averey!
(whooping)
I don't really know Tony that well,
but Tony's really strong.
I just seen him take out Leroy.
And I have so much confidence in my era, so...
I think this is gonna go pretty smoothly.
And Era Four.
It's gonna be me, TJ, Kaycee,
-and, um, our guy Kyland over here. -And me.
Okay, now that we got that out of the way,
let's get this party started. I'd like
to welcome everybody to Gladieater.
(groaning, chuckling)
-Yeah! -TJ: Here's how it's gonna work.
First things first, you're gonna race over
to those badass dragon boats.
You are gonna row that boat
all the way around the entire island.
Once you get back, you will then race over
to this gorgeous dinner
-that I have prepared for you. -(groaning)
You will then have to eat
a complete plate of Vietnamese delicacy.
And, man,
this menu is a different level.
We have snake and rat medley.
-Not again. -I can't. -That's gonna be disgusting.
TJ: Pig brains with blood-caked vinaigrette.
Oh, that's good protein.
TJ: Coconut worms.
Duck embryo, otherwise known
-as balut. -TORI: Vomity vomit.
TJ: Boiled cow eyes.
NEHEMIAH: I'm a vegan.
TJ: You know what, we have something
for you as well.
Tofu.
-Yay! -And...
durian.
-(groaning) -DEVIN: Tori's favorite!
TORI: Durian smells like
a dead body
in a shake.
So many gross things.
Disgusting.
(groans)
It is the most disgusting
display of food I've ever seen in my life.
If anybody knows me,
if you got "eat"
in the challenge name,
who you think's gonna win?
(indistinct shouting)
TJ: All right, Tony! Good! Time!
TONY: With me being team representative,
bet the house.
TJ: Once the feasts are complete,
there are 40 shields.
Those shields represent each season
of The Challenge. You must place
every shield in perfect order.
First team to get it done will win today's challenge
and be the only team safe from elimination.
Get it done! Good luck!
TORI: The good thing is that we have a really dynamic team.
We have Jordan and Devin and Tony
helping us figure out who's gonna be sitting where
on the boat.
AVEREY: We're pulling the W today, guys.
I really feel it, man.
-(cheering) -I really feel it.
MICHELE: This is gonna be about communicating,
working together,
finding our rhythm,
-and hopefully... -Staying calm.
MICHELE: ...we can stay calm.
DEREK: It's always important
to win, but today, especially, just because this is
our first time having to nominate ourselves as leaders,
and it's way too early for this team to be smaller.
-So, we definitely have to have this win today. -Yeah.
RACHEL: We're confident in Darrell and Jodi leading the team today.
And we have the Viking himself
leading the charge on that rowboat.
I think we're gonna be all right.
We're the only ones here who actually know the order
of the first half of The Challenge.
Because some of us were actually in it.
-We were in it! -Because we are actually there.
All right, everyone, you ready?
-Go! -(air horn blows)
THEO: The battle starts.
This is the first challenge to go against other eras.
We have to absolutely dominate.
Let the games begin.
-Go! -(air horn blows)
We are playing Gladieater.
Each one of our eras has to get in one of those
really long dragon boats, and we're gonna have to row
our cute little boat around the island.
Once we get the boat back, we can get up there
to our eating stations, where each one of us
has to eat one absolutely terrifying plate.
Finally, we need to complete
a perfectly aligned puzzle,
which is all 40 seasons' shields in order.
This is the first challenge
where we'll be competing as eras.
So, we need to win today to gain
power and respect in this game.
(overlapping shouting)
My biggest motivation right now is that
I'm away from my family,
and I'm feeling really solid
about our era.
Era One has been around the block,
and I didn't train to come here to lose.
I trained to come here to win.
(overlapping shouting)
Yeah. I'm left.
I volunteered to be a representative
because I have faith in my era and I have faith in myself.
We came to play.
We're very strong, and this is an opportunity
for us to prove we're gonna be pretty hard to beat.
-Right? -Right!
Go! Harder! Harder! Harder!
Push off them.
Push off them. Push off them.
Right!
We need one voice. One voice.
DEREK: Solo, I can row, and I'm good at it.
As a team...
Yeah, this is not our forte.
Come on, guys.
DEREK: It kind of freaks me out being a captain because,
if we don't win this,
I'm probably going to be
the one that's going into an elimination.
Era Two's gonna have to all come together
and get this win.
-Row! -Yes, Ryan. Row. Yes.
We need more on the left.
(overlapping shouting)
Nice and easy.
-Easy. -ALL: Row.
Together.
ALL: Row.
-Here we go. -ALL: Row.
Era Three is in the lead, and we're in the lead in a big way.
This game is built on timely wins,
and it is always good to win the first one.
So, if we can get this win today,
and we can appropriately leverage
our power as an era,
it's gonna have a ripple effect throughout the rest of the game.
My job is to steady this boat
and make sure that we get on the same page with our rowing.
I will lead them to victory.
Devin's the voice, okay?
To be a good team,
you have to trust your team.
Tell me what to do, I'll do it.
(overlapping shouting)
-(bleep). -Stop doing the rudder, bro.
Brad says he knows how to work a rudder,
but the mother(bleep) lie.
BRAD: Don't worry about it. We're gonna-- We'll make it. I got it.
We off to a bad start. Total chaos.
Keep (bleep) paddling then.
Our boat is breaking. Our boat is breaking.
I'm trying to use the rudder,
and CT is yelling, and he's just,
"Oh, hey, what's going on back there?"
BRAD: We're basically just spinning the boat around,
almost in circles, and at this point,
these other teams are pulling away.
Jodi's rudder broke.
BRAD: Let's go. Keep paddling. Keep paddling.
I'll turn us. We got to keep paddling.
-Left! Left! -I'm trying.
I don't have an oar.
Hold on. I'm gonna get us off the mud.
All right, let's turn left.
Turn left. We're turning left.
All right, wait, stop. Straight.
We're straight. We're straight.
Ready? One. Two. Three. Row!
One. Two. Three. Row!
This is a chance for us to know how we work as an era,
who the real leaders are,
who listens up, and who adapts.
I know how to row a boat.
I do it all the time back home in Alaska.
And I'm like, okay, I think it's time for me and Michele
to take over this boat.
And we are catching up to Era Two.
Row! Row!
Row!
Row! Row!
Stop, stop, stop.
Left, left, left, left, left, left.
Left, left.
All right, now everybody back on track straight.
Ready. Set. Row!
Row.
(indistinct shouting)
Era Three are absolutely crushing it,
but I need to set the tone right now with eating
because we don't know what it means for the captains yet.
And so, as Averey and Tony have nominated themselves,
we have to keep our team safe.
We cannot put our fate in somebody else's hands.
TJ: Look at Tori go. Tori. Damn!
I'm just grabbing the first thing I can get my hands on.
Wrong choice, me.
Wrong choice.
But also, I want to prove myself.
I'm not gonna be a scared competitor.
As a captain right now,
I'm just gonna step up to the plate because
Era Four and Era Two,
they are catching us really quickly.
She's done.
-We're good. Okay. -Okay.
-I'll do this one. -Where am I going?
Rat and snake.
-Good job. -Good job, Josh.
JOSH: These worms are looking up at me,
and they are wiggling, and... (heaves)
I will do whatever it takes to win,
but, uh, this one's rough.
RYAN: I didn't know that we were on the new season
of American Horror Story: Feast,
but I'm hoping that winning
will protect Derek from having to go in.
He is my gay best friend in this world.
Give her water. Where's the water?
-Water! -(overlapping chatter)
(heaves)
-Row! Row! -Don't overdo it.
I'm a great rower
when I am by myself.
Put us on a team,
and somehow
everyone is a mess.
We're overcorrecting every (bleep) time.
The writing is on the wall now that
we are officially in last place.
No.
I'm getting out. I'm gonna push us.
(overlapping shouting)
-Let's go, let's go. -Oh, this is good, baby.
-Let's go. -(vomits)
You're fine. Yep, you're fine. You're fine, you're fine.
♪♪ Second course, make a mess of things ♪♪
♪♪ Drag my girls and strut the street ♪♪
♪♪ Like cold hot killers... ♪♪
You got this.
Era Four is in turmoil right now.
Theo is coughing up
what I can only imagine is blood.
This is also our very first time working together
as an era.
I have to get to the end of this game, so I'm still trying
to figure out who are the people
that I can trust to get the job done.
(heaving)
♪♪ Dance until I die ♪♪
♪♪ I like to E-A-T, so baby, feed my appetite, yeah... ♪♪
I am a vegan, and there is a vegan option.
Thank you, TJ, for something that I can eat. Granted,
-it tastes like... -(heaves)
I have never
had a piece of tofu that is as dry,
as disgusting,
and as smelly as this.
-(heaves) -Nice job, Nehemiah.
Right here. One scoop. One scoop.
(yells)
-Light work. -Let's go, Tony.
I think it's time to, uh, to clock in.
Come on, Cap. Let's go, Captain.
We are absolutely smashing
these plates,
and this man is a tank.
No shot people catch us. No way.
TJ: Killing it.
(cheering)
-Go, go, go, go, go -Grab your shield. -Get the shield.
One. Two.
NIA: All we have to do up next is the order of seasons.
One thing I know, when there's too many cooks
in the kitchen, it's recipe for disaster.
16. 17 is Duel II.
-18 is... -(overlapping shouting)
Stop! And let me talk.
Literally, last night, I saw Tori studying the wall
with all of the season plaques, and I just
have tremendous confidence that she has this.
That's 21. 23. Battle of the Seasons.
TJ: All right, Era One.
Jesus, is there a motor on that thing?
(laughs)
I'm not paying attention to all the eras, where they are.
I know we got to move, and hopefully,
we could do well and just don't get last.
Cara! Cara!
-Good job, Cara. -Whoo!
Come on, you got to move 'cause they're starting
-on the puzzle already. -(coughs)
I get my baby vomit down. It's absolutely disgusting.
We're neck and neck with Era Three.
They're a bit ahead of us,
but we have a chance to catch up.
-Okay. -(overlapping shouting)
KAYCEE: Good job, Horacio. Easy money.
We're still so early in the game.
There's a lot of unknown
when it comes to the rules.
Being a representative,
I'm like, oh, damn,
we got to catch up to Era Three.
I can't eat that, and I can't eat that.
Just grab a (bleep) plate and go!
CT pro tip.
You got to be a little bit crazy. You just...
(bleep) (guttural groan)
You have to have that.
(laughs)
ANEESA: All right, go, go, go!
-Go. Go! -Go, Brad! Go!
Okay. Make sure this is right.
TORI: I'm the one who memorized
all 40 seasons
because I'm not an idiot.
How could they not ask us all 40 seasons
on the 40th season?
-(air horn blows) -All right, Era Three, you win. Great job.
(cheering)
-(screaming) -(overlapping chatter)
What... a relief.
-Yes, you can! -(screaming)
AVEREY: I am not seeing an elimination tonight.
Yeah!
ANEESA: Era Three wins, but
we kill the eating part.
All we have to do is
put the seasons in order.
So, maybe we have a chance.
-(air horn blows) -TJ: Era Two, well done.
(whooping)
KYLAND: We're still in this race, and we have
no idea what format this game is about to be
and what being last place means for the representatives.
Kaycee and myself and the rest of Era Four-- we got
to get this done so we don't come in last.
(air horn blows)
Era Four, that is correct, which means,
Era One, you're our losers today.
-(indistinct chatter) -How the (bleep) can we...
I am the Era One representative.
And in the past, when you're the leader and you lose,
you go into elimination.
(sighs) I'm concerned.
Congratulations, Era Three, getting it done.
-(whooping) -Good job, Three. -Good job, Three.
TJ: Tony and Averey, you two are the only team representatives
safe from elimination. Well done.
-Okay. -All right.
That also means,
the losing team representatives, Darrell and Jodi--
I'll be seeing you in the Arena.
The representatives from Era Two
and Era Four-- Derek and Aviv,
Kyland and Kaycee-- you will now go back to the house,
go into the Chamber and plead your case to the winning
-representatives... -You're kidding me.
TJ: ...as to why you should not be sent into the Arena
to go against Darrell and Jodi.
LAUREL: This is exactly the reason
why I did not volunteer for this position.
But Aviv is a very powerful woman,
and she's willing to take on
whatever comes her way.
And Derek's competitiveness is extremely strong.
Now the game begins.
TJ: All right, I'll see you at the Arena.
-Good luck. -BANANAS: Teej, thank you, babe.
(whoops)
Huh. I'm fine. I'm safe.
I actually feel relieved.
They can't put me in two times in a row.
Team Three, baby.
Out of all the people that are here,
I probably know Averey and Tony the least,
so I have no idea where their thoughts are
about who to send in against us. We just have
no idea what's gonna be happening
in the Arena, so, this is
awful.
-Yeah. -Come on, Jodi.
-I know. -Road Rules, baby.
I know.
Right.
That's where my head's at.
NIA: This is the season to take big swings.
What do people do in this game?
They save their friends.
You can do it, too, and save Derek.
-I'm behind you no matter what. -Yeah.
KAYCEE: They have a strong team.
As soon as they lose, one and two is after them, but
all eyeballs are on them.
So if they could keep us here...
I don't know Tony and Averey. I don't know how they play,
but I have the best relationships
with people in Era Three.
I want to be able to work with Era Three.
So, your girl knows
how to squirm out of things, how to talk to people,
how to paint a picture
and make it make sense strategically.
So that's what I'm gonna do.
The bigger picture is,
they would want us more
-as an ally than not. -As an ally? Yeah.
TONY: If you do Kyland and Kaycee a solid,
they probably have a higher chance of winning,
and then maybe they do something for us in the future.
My motives going into the Chamber--
I want the most security I can get, so,
Era Four,
if you can make me a promise
that you're gonna look out for me down the road,
I will throw in Derek and Aviv.
That could really pay off
for our game moving forward.
TORI: I don't want votes to be the thing
-that makes our team go down... -Mm-mm.
...because of interpersonal relationships
on different teams. That's just gonna happen naturally.
TORI: This absolutely changed
the dynamic of the game.
I have too many friends
that I've made over the course of the years.
We're going to do our best to work together,
but at the same time, we recognize
that we are spread across multiple eras,
and this game is going to get complicated, so,
fingers crossed.
DEREK: This is something I can't be in.
No, you can talk. You should talk.
AVIV: I was just asking the team what they felt.
They are a very strong team.
This one just sucks because it's me
who is making you in a position that I know
that makes you uncomfortable, but
I just hope it all works itself out.
(insects chirping)
♪♪ ♪♪
I feel like there is a lot of people here
that have a lot more connections,
and that's what worries me.
I don't have
a lot of connections here.
Derek and I have been friends
for over a decade at this point.
Easy choice for me.
I'm not picking Derek and Aviv.
TONY: All right, guys, so y'all know why we're here.
Me and Averey have to choose either Kyland, Kaycee,
or Derek, Aviv to go up against the losing team today
from Era One, Darrell and Jodi.
We're gonna go ahead and flip the timer and start now.
Well, first off, congrats, guys. Like, you guys killed it.
We are friends. We're friends outside of this game,
and I can speak for my partner.
If our roles were reversed, and me and her were sitting there,
this wouldn't even be a question.
I wouldn't even have to deliberate with you guys.
No offense. And, Tony, I know you,
of all people, know how to play this game.
Two strong teams sit before us.
You send us against Darrell and Jodi, and they do win,
what's that doing for the game?
KAYCEE: You guys have a strong team, straight up.
The reality is, you guys will not win every single time.
So I hope you guys would make the best decision,
thinking for longevity.
What could you say to your group
to keep us out of elimination?
Our group is 100% wanting to take big shots.
No, I know, but we also have numbers on our side, too.
I hate having to beg for staying in, but
it's way too early in the game for me to be in.
And on Era Three, I have Jonna, I have Nia, and I have Averey.
Like, we go way back.
This is where we build relationships.
Kaycee has a very strong track record
of following her word and not just protecting her friends,
but protecting the people
who work with her.
KYLAND: Tony-- he was
just voted in
by his own era to go into elimination.
He clearly has limited connections in this house.
Right now is an opportunity for him to gain a favor with both
myself and Kaycee.
Both of us feel incredibly confident that
whether or not we go into elimination, at some point,
we are going to find ourselves in those same two winner chairs.
Tony needs to ask himself
whether or not he wants us to be friends,
or to owe him a vendetta.
TONY: Y'all want to plead your case on maybe who y'all would
want to see down there, if y'all have a preference?
If I had to do it, I would rather go against
Aviv and Derek.
I mean, it's no disrespect.
AVIV: Darrell, are you (bleep) kidding me?
18 years we haven't seen each other,
and you're gonna call me out
the first time you call anyone out on this show?
Do you not remember Fresh Meat?
Do you not remember
the puzzle that I solved at the end
that put us three and a half hours ahead of everyone else?
So dumb.
DARRELL: If I had to do it, I would rather
go against Aviv and Derek.
My last win is with Aviv
on Fresh Meat.
We go way back.
She's one of the only girls
that I trust in this house.
But I think I have a better shot
if I do go against her and Derek.
I'm only here to win.
As simple as that.
Well, I mean, everybody's gonna say that
you'll throw us a bone, right, if we do what you're asking?
Don't know if that's gonna hold true.
Can't trust anybody in this game.
Well, we're gonna soak it all in, and...
we'll let y'all know when we've finally made a decision.
-(indistinct chatter) -Thank you.
I'm feeling better than I did before going in.
Cross my fingers, Tony and Averey decide to give
Darrell what he wants.
First things first. Is there any way
-that you would say Derek's name? -AVEREY: No.
Kyland is (bleep) smart.
He's the thinker of the group.
Kaycee is a (bleep) beast. Why would we keep
two strong people for Era Four to potentially win?
If you get rid of them, that whole team's gonna fall apart.
I know my connections
for my game are Era Two.
-What are the chances-- -I don't know if they're ever
gonna be in a position of power.
We need those type of strong players
and those type of alliances early on
to get us past the halfway point.
I don't have ties to Derek, I don't have no ties to Aviv.
If I can make deals with Kaycee and Kyland to help me out,
moving forward, to me, that makes the most sense.
Averey, she's blinded by friendship.
I'm not here to play your scared game.
-If I gotta go down there-- -That's a scared game.
-Hey, believe me, I'll go down there. -I will, too.
-So, just keep that in mind, all right? -Okay.
♪♪ ♪♪
Did y'all hear what happened with us in the Chamber?
CORY: Give us the rundown.
TONY: Split, no decision, swear to God.
I said, "I'm not afraid to go down there."
She goes, "Neither am I."
Like, (bleep), I gotta rethink this.
-Bro, I pulled out my ace. -CORY: Yeah.
But I pulled it too quick.
She's stuck on Derek.
Averey has known Derek for years.
They used to live together.
I understand Averey's side.
I just don't understand on Tony's side
why he doesn't want to back down.
It's kind of selfish
because if they end up stalemating,
they're going to go down into elimination,
which then means they're weakening our team if they lose.
♪♪ ♪♪
CT: CT pro tip.
It's okay to have fun
while you're on The Challenge.
Toga time!
(cheering)
RACHEL: It very much does feel
like an old-school Challenge right now.
Everybody's dressed up, everybody's in a good mood.
Everybody's in good spirits.
BANANAS: Hold on, Jenny. You got me?
-JENNY: I got you. -BANANAS: You got me?
I got you.
♪♪ I'm coming up ♪♪
♪♪ So you better get this party started... ♪♪
CARA MARIA: I have one costume and one costume only.
Rocky?
♪♪ I'm coming up... ♪♪
Best dressed award goes to Cara.
Graceful spin and a curtsy.
I need you guys to know we are adults, okay?
♪♪ Get this party started... ♪♪
I'm having a really good time. I love how everybody
does seem to be having fun outside of the game.
Now, that's something I feel like that's been
missing for a while.
♪♪ Get this party started right now. ♪♪
JENNY: Sorry to interrupt,
I need to get in on this conversation
because I'm proud of you. The fact that
you're, like, standing up for, like,
your own voice is incredible.
That is the (bleep) I'm on about this season, honestly.
I always feel like the men dominate a lot of these games.
That's why I've got a lot of respect for you
because I feel like you don't let that happen.
LAUREL: But same with Avery.
She's been this way for a long-ass time.
People just don't see it because I'm quiet.
-LAUREL: No, she's been this way forever. -Yeah!
But also, like...
I do not want Averey to get the (bleep) end of the stick
because some douchebag guy
can't get his act together.
If you were actually putting your sword in the ground
for someone that you knew and you gave a (bleep) about
and you had a relationship with, I'd be like Tony all day, bro.
But you're willing to fall on a sword for people
you don't even know, you met a week ago.
Why not send Kaycee and Kyland in against Darrel and Jodie?
That's the best choice for Era Two and Three.
JENNY: I'm Era Four, but I'm not gonna
sit here and try and tell you what you should do.
You know your own mind. You're a strong woman.
This is-is mind boggling.
If my own mother was up for nomination,
I'm gonna be like,
Mom, sorry, you're gonna have to lower your shoulder
and take someone out in the Hall Brawl.
Cause it ain't gonna be me.
Hope you enjoy your flight home, Mom.
Is it more important for you to stand up to Averey?
What if you nominated yourself to go home
and your game's over when all you had to do
was throw two people in you don't know?
Me and Bananas, we have a lot of history in this game.
But last elimination, I could hear Bananas cheering on Leroy.
Let's go, Lee!
TONY: So, I don't see Bananas
as, like, a close ally in the game.
There's nobody looking out for me,
so I'm ready to assert my dominance, bottom line.
You're gonna do whatever you want to do, man,
and I want you to (bleep) make your decision.
All I'm saying is don't do it because of your ego.
RYAN: It's about his ego.
He can't believe that a woman might have the final say,
so he'd rather sacrifice his own game
-and throw you both in. -Good.
-That's ridiculous.
That stalemate, the fact that that's even on the table...
No.
-Yeah. -DEREK: If Era One
was to lose Jodi and Darrell,
it's gonna be a huge blow to their team.
They are really good, and we need to dismantle
that team as soon as possible.
DEREK: I know you do.
So, Kyland is just a cutie-pie.
He's so smart, charming, attentive.
So if it is his last night,
then I might as well give him the kiss of death
and send him on his way.
♪♪ I ain't gotta worry about nothing... ♪♪
I don't think it's smart
to get too deep into my emotions
in the Challenge house. But at the same time,
I really like Josh, me and him get along well.
I am into the idea of, like, exploring more with him,
but I am absolutely gonna make
one or both of these men fall in love with me,
because that's strategy.
And if it keeps me safe in the game, then why not?
♪♪ So into you, so into you ♪♪
♪♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪♪
♪♪ So into you, so into you. ♪♪
(laughter)
TINA: I mean, I don't know who Nia and Kyland
think they are trying to be sneaky,
but they're doing it in the middle of the room.
I mean,
that's not sneaky.
JOSH: I'm trying to settle in bed, but, um,
I'm hearing Kyland and Nia in the other room.
I'm thinking they're hooking up, and then I hear
people laughing and the whispers and all that stuff.
No, he's a pimp. He's a pimp.
-He could be a pimp. -No.
(laughter)
TINA: Nia is a tall,
beautiful, engaging person.
I am not surprised that there's more
than one guy in this house wanting
to scale that scaffolding.
THEO: Oh, hey, Kyland.
Now you come (bleep) jumping into the... What the (bleep)?
JOSH: Nia's a single girl.
She doesn't owe me anything.
She's free to do whatever she wants.
But hearing Tori in the mix,
somebody that's supposed to be my really good friend
and have my back-- that's the one thing
that's just starting to piss me off.
Listen, the fact that they're (bleep) around--
good for her, but the whole house is clowning me,
and I'm sleeping... Babe, it's an open floorplan.
-It's an open house. I can hear... -What part...?
What part of the house is clowning you?
I can hear everybody downstairs.
-I see what's happening. -Everybody making it a joke.
-You know what I'm saying? -I see what's happening now.
But you're supposed to be one of my best friends.
-Yeah. I didn't... I don't... -And that's what
-I have to peep about you. -You're not letting me...
-Peep about me? -Is that you don't care about me,
-how I care about you. -Peep about me. Peep about me.
-And that's just how... -Josh?
...truly where I'm at with you.
TORI: Josh and I are such good friends, but the truth is,
is I really hurt his feelings.
-I'm sorry. -BANANAS: What are you sorry? For him?
I voted for him.
Why would you vote for him?
I hoped that it would have blown over.
-I'm always gonna be your friend. -MICHELE: Exactly.
I'm always gonna be in your corner.
So whenever you're ready to talk about it, I'm here.
We're not friends anymore.
You don't want to be friends with me?
-No. I don't want to. -Really?
-I don't want to. I truly don't. -Dude, I'm mad.
-And I loved you, and I still... I love you. -No, you don't.
You don't love people. You don't love people to say that to them.
-Of course I love you. -That's (bleep) up, Josh.
-I have love for you. -You don't say that to people.
I have love for you, but I'm not gonna care for you
-how I care about... -That's not the way it goes.
You don't do that to your friends.
MICHELE: This argument is probably
more than Josh being upset about
Tori choosing to send him into elimination.
I think that he's a little bit embarrassed
in this moment for being upset
about Nia.
You're my friend.
And I'm sorry you're hurting, but, dude,
I would never have laughed if I thought it really hurt you.
I've been more of a better friend
to you than you have been with me.
♪♪ ♪♪
EMILY: This elimination
is just gonna be messy.
I am really hoping that Toni and Averey
go for Era Four,
because we want these new kids' numbers to drop,
besides Kaycee, who I wish
didn't have... Nany, but that is okay.
I will let that go.
I apologize, Nany. I am in love with Kaycee.
(laughs)
DERRICK: What are you gonna do now?
I'm sticking to my guns.
(laughing): Nice.
(both laugh)
Nothing's changed, man.
No-Nobody convinced me otherwise.
If anything...
-they pump me up more. -Oh.
It's hard to read Averey, and I just don't feel like
it's 100% set in stone in her head
that she's ready to go down into the Arena.
But there's no way, on my first real
Challenge run back that I'm gonna play a scary game,
I'm gonna play a weak game. I'm coming in hot.
Darrell and Jodi want
Derek and Aviv to go in.
The question is,
is Averey really gonna go in there for Derek?
Is their bond that strong?
And is Tony's clock really that off?
Oh.
Nice.
♪♪ ♪♪
This is the first time
in my head that I'm actually clarified.
Are you just gonna, like, wait for Tony to come to you today?
Yeah, I don't care, 'cause if we do go down there,
he was 100% sure we're gonna come back out.
If we don't come out, I can be like, "I hope you feel stupid."
RYAN: For somebody that he met two weeks ago.
That's what's driving me nuts.
He either doesn't want to be here,
or he made a (bleep) shady deal with Kyland
from the get-go and has to honor that.
LAUREL: I don't know if you're gonna be competing separately.
But what... what if you're competing individually?
-You might be competing individually. -And he went in
-and you don't? -Yeah. That's what's pissing me off.
And then, this whole masquerade of ego is, like,
essentially punishing the person that volunteered
-to be team captain. -That's exactly how I feel.
I hope he loses, and I hope you win if it's individual,
if he decides to go down.
What I want to happen is for you guys not to go down,
-obviously. -RYAN: Yes. Same.
I'm ready to go in. I have my bags packed.
I don't see Tony
packing anything.
Does Tony really think that I'm gonna back down?
Tony, you have another thing coming, buddy.
Whatever the fates decide,
whatever is supposed to happen will happen.
DARRELL: We don't know who's going against us, but
I'm not ready to go home yet. I just got here.
I'm staying focused on going into elimination.
Whoever's in front of me,
that's who I'm gonna take.
-Oh, puzzles. -I heard puzzle.
BANANAS: You have to build a bridge.
What I learned in my last season
is I got to show up to the Arena
ready to compete,
and I feel like Kaycee's on the same wavelength,
ready to go in and ready to win.
All right, everybody, welcome to your second elimination
here in the Arena on this season
of The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras.
(applause and cheering)
Now, at the last challenge,
each era had to select two representatives.
You did that, and Era Three,
Tony and Averey, came out on top.
Congratulations.
As for the losing era, Era One, your representatives
were Darrell and Jodi.
You are automatically in the Arena tonight.
-Come on down. -Let's go! -Good luck, guys!
TJ: Okay, so let's get you some opponents.
(Darrell groans)
TJ: We have Derek and Aviv from Era Two,
and we have Kyland and Kaycee from Era Four.
And because you didn't win,
you're at risk to come in the sand tonight.
Tony, Averey, who are you sending down here
right now, right here to take on Darrell and Jodi?
Go ahead.
JORDAN: Averey and I have
known each other for about 12 years now.
And if there's one thing I know about Averey,
she does not back down from a threat.
If Tony thinks that he's just gonna
manhandle the situation, I think he's in for a rude awakening.
Who's it gonna be?
DEVIN: If I know anything about this game,
it is that a stalemate is
never a good thing for the people in power,
and right now, Era Three is in power.
So there's a decent chance that if they stalemate,
we're on the table.
TJ: Tony and Averey, you can't decide?
Right now, who's it gonna be?
♪♪ ♪♪
Tony, Averey, who's it gonna be?
Go ahead.
TONY: It's a tough decision.
We couldn't, uh... we couldn't make one, so,
uh, we're at a stalemate.
DEVIN: What are we
doing here?
This could implode our team.
Tony, get it together.
This is a silver
platter you have been given,
and you threw it right back
in TJ's face, and you deserve to go
in the sand.
There's no consensus?
-Nope. -JORDAN: Yo, come on.
You had your chance.
Let this be a calling to all of you.
Don't (bleep) with me.
All right, let's go. It's you.
(whooping, applause)
Oh, my gosh.
What the (bleep)?
CORY: I've seen
how this plays out, and it never ends well.
We're gonna go with Ashley and Hunter, Teej.
No, we're not doing that.
My vote is for Tony and Bananas.
So now what?
You guys are playing in tonight's Armageddon.
CORY: It is one of the dumbest moves we have seen
in a long time.
I don't understand it from Tony's perspective
at all.
It doesn't even feel like
Era Three won the challenge, honestly.
(applause)
DEREK: If you look in the dictionary
for down-ass bitch,
Averey's picture would be there,
and I owe her everything.
Averey and I go way back.
Way before our Challenge experience.
Like, this is one of my really good friends.
And when you come to play a game like this,
you need friends
that are true friends to have your back,
because you know you can always rely on them.
TJ: The two hardest-headed players
I have ever seen in the history of The Challenge.
Tony, Averey, what's going on?
If I can be honest, TJ,
I don't think Tony wants to be here.
-What? -He's not gonna try.
AVEREY: I think that it's-- really sucks because I feel like
I'm getting drug down with him.
I have a lot of relationships on Era Two.
I'm pissed. (chuckles)
'Cause I want to be here.
I want to play, so here I am.
Tony, what's your excuse?
I hate that we got to be down here.
I do. You know my reasons
-of why I thought we should... -Please tell the group.
-...we should have went... -Please tell them.
I've already had those conversations with the group.
BANANAS: I think even TJ
is a little bit mystified
at this decision,
as are the rest of us.
But Derek and Aviv are not going in.
This is a huge win for Era Two.
It's gonna be a long day at the office for old Tony.
TJ: Just so you know,
this is an individual game.
-(others clamoring) -Yep.
(applause)
Beat his ass, Darrell.
Here's the deal.
Tonight's elimination is called
One Step at a Time.
You're gonna start on your box.
When I say go, you will race as fast as you can
to uncover the directions.
Now, read them carefully.
You really have to pay attention.
Then you're gonna race back
and you're gonna grab one of those heavy tiles
and start building yourself a walkway
towards your clue board.
You're gonna place two tiles
in each frame.
You can only place one tile at a time.
You got to fill each frame before moving to the next.
But if you make a mistake, well,
you're gonna have to remove the tiles one at a time.
First one to build their sidewalk all the way,
no mistakes, and hit that finish line
will win tonight's elimination and stay in the game.
Loser goes home, and that's a wrap.
Gentlemen, you're up. Good luck to both of you.
-Here we go! -Let's get it. Here we go.
Good luck.
TONY: So, plan backfired.
Averey stuck to her guns.
She called my bluff.
There's no backing out of it now.
Seems like there was a lot of grumbling up on the stage
tonight because of the decision that we made.
It seemed like the grumbling was more aimed toward me.
I don't want to become the house villain.
I was sticking to my guns, she stuck to hers.
It is what it is. Best-case scenario?
Me and Averey both come back into the house
and rejoin our era.
DARRELL: My strategy is gonna be everybody
up there on that stage that's gonna help me out. (laughs)
Hopefully, they're mad at him and they can help me win,
but nothing's guaranteed.
I'm not trying to leave.
There's still a lot more game to play.
JORDAN: Come on, Tony! Come on! Let's go!
RYAN (echoes): Come on, Darrell!
All right, fellas, you ready?
(exhales)
-Go! -(air horn blows)
(cheering, applause)
DARRELL: "Use only yellow, blue, red and green tiles." (bleep).
In this riddle, green can't touch yellow,
yellow can't touch blue and some other (bleep).
You know what? I'm just gonna grab the colors I need,
and hopefully my crew can help me get through this.
LAUREL: "Use only yellow, blue, red and green.
"Green can only touch yellow, blue can't touch yellow.
The colors on either side of yellow must be different."
TONY: Oh, God, I'm already confused.
I could have read those words a thousand times.
I could have had an overnight study session
just looking at that board,
trying to figure it out.
There's just a lot of confusion going on
inside my head right now.
JORDAN: Tony! Yellow,
yellow first.
I'm watching an episode
of The Three Stooges, and Tony is Curly,
Moe and Larry all in one.
However, in a team game,
numbers absolutely matter.
Hopefully, we can coach Tony to get to the win.
DEVIN: That's fine, Tony. That's fine.
-Then you go yellow. -DEREK: Good job, Darrell!
Let's make these a little heavier next time.
Goddamn.
EMILY: Keep it up, Darrell.
Darrell, it's red, it's red.
So, red and then blue.
Red and then blue.
It makes me sick to look at Tony
and see that he just doesn't give a (bleep) about Averey.
So I am helping Darrell
because (bleep) my (bleep), Tony.
DEVIN: Green can only touch yellow,
and right now, it's touching blue, so he's wrong.
Hey, Tony, Tony, green can only touch yellow.
Green, green can...
-You can't touch those. -Green can only touch yellow.
(bleep)
I'm gonna have to (bleep) reset.
-RYAN: Good job, Darrell. -TONY: This is not good.
I'm getting demolished.
But there's a little bit of hope in me right now
thinking, "Maybe Darrell didn't get this right."
If he resets, it's... it's a whole new game.
-(grunts) -LAUREL: Good job, Darrell.
TONY: Mother(bleep).
DARRELL: It's that (bleep) back.
I know that Tony's lost,
but I just tweaked my back
and little worried, 'cause I do not want to pull
all these tiles back if I get it wrong.
Oh, easy on that back, D! What's wrong with you?
Am I the only one that noticed that Darrell
just blew his back out?
Come on, bro, we're not like that no more.
At least bend at the waist. He had that cat back.
-Oof. -DEREK: Two more. Red and blue.
-Red and blue. -Red and blue, red and blue.
-THEO: What's he doing? -Losing on purpose.
He's not even trying.
Ah! I can't go red. (bleep).
-He's an actor. -He's not trying.
Look at the speed difference.
DARRELL: My back is done, but I got my kids rooting for me.
I got my beautiful wife.
I just want to make my kids proud, so...
let's get this W.
TINA: Yes, yes, yes, yes.
(whooping)
RACHEL: Yes! This is it. Hit that, boy.
(bleep)
(others cheering)
That's a champ.
I get the victory. Thank God I'm back in the house.
But now it's my turn to make sure
that Jodi comes back, too.
He wanted to go home.
TONY: That's a tough one.
I had to stick to my guns.
I had to take the chance.
Tonight, it wasn't Tony Time.
TJ: Ladies, you're up. Let's go.
AVEREY: I want to be here,
and it sucks that I'm put in a position
where a man has dictated my fate.
But even if I go home tonight, I know that I stay true
to who I am and my sense of self.
And at the end of the day, my voice matters, too.
I think all of these women's voices matter,
and it's time for us to take control back of our game.
DARRELL: Let's go, Jodi.
JODI: Out of all the things
I could think of to do tonight, this is kind of, like,
my worst nightmare, so... (laughs)
I'm not happy about this.
I wanted to play with Darrell as a partner, and I also
didn't want a puzzle-y, memorization thing.
So just be calm
and just take my time. That's all I can do.
All right, Jodi, Averey, ready?
-Go. -(air horn blows)
(others shouting)
DEREK: Nice and slow, Aves.
BANANAS: Rip that.
♪♪ ♪♪
JODI: "Use only yellow, blue, red and green.
"Blue can only touch blue or red.
"Green can only touch yellow.
"The colors on either side of red
must be different from each other."
DEVIN: Okay, start with blue.
It's going to be difficult for Averey to beat Jodi.
Jodi is a beast. We've already lost Tony.
We can't lose another player.
And we are doing everything
that we can to help Averey
win this elimination.
The issue is,
we're also not figuring out the answer. (chuckles)
TINA: You're gonna get red after, Jodi.
RYAN: Come on, Ave.
I'm definitely nervous for my girl Averey.
The only thing that will save Averey
in this elimination is listening
and staying focused.
So I am hoping that Averey can just listen
to her era, my era, and get things done.
You're good.
Green can only touch yellow. Yellow, green.
These tiles aren't easy.
I'm pretty sure they're half my body.
I'm a little guy.
But I have a lot of heart, and I can't wait
to show everybody that I'm not just easy pickings.
Go blue! Blue!
AVEREY: I don't have any blue.
Red, red, red, red.
Red!
DEVIN: The girls could only use
red, blue, yellow and green.
Blue can only touch red and blue.
Red has to have a different color on either side,
and green can only touch yellow.
Red!
There's no reds or blues.
I've got the puzzle going in the right order,
but I can't complete it because there's no more... (laughs)
pieces of the colors that I need.
I'm so physically exhausted
that I can't even really think
about what my next move is.
These are all pink.
Jodi, Jodi,
reset the whole thing and go yellow, green, yellow.
In the beginning.
I think we (bleep) up.
I don't think she's gonna be able to finish.
I don't think there's enough tiles.
-Start taking them back. -AVEREY: What?
JORDAN: Myself, Devin, Tori,
we start crunching the numbers.
We're like, "Wait. There are no more
effing yellows!"
She's got to go back to the start of this game.
♪♪ ♪♪
BRAD: Come on, Jodi. Go, go, go, go, go.
(others shouting)
Come on, girls. Come on, Averey.
These girls are exhausted, but they both have
this warrior spirit that I can see
kind of shining through,
and they both really, really want to be here.
But Averey is an absolute sleeper in Era Three,
so I'm gonna need her to come back from this one.
Come on, girls.
JONNA: Breathe, Averey. You got this, baby.
TINA: All right, there you go, Jodi.
Green?
Green.
I'm a little bit flustered right now,
and I wish that I could calm myself down,
but my anxiety is about 11.
♪♪ ♪♪
Now it's just a footrace.
I'm strong and I'm capable,
and I absolutely have it within me to win.
That's it. It's green, yellow, green, and you're done.
-She's coming, Averey. -Nice job, Averey!
-Come on, Averey. -Nice job, Averey!
-That's it! -She's catching her.
AVEREY: My brain is fried.
But knowing
that I'm not only doing this for me, but, like, showing
my stepchildren, Hunter and Harlow,
that I am a badass and I am not
to be underestimated,
it just reminds me to keep going and keep pushing.
LAUREL: Push, Averey, push!
-Here's where you push! -DEVIN: Keep going!
LAUREL: Here's where you push. Here's where you push.
Go, Averey, go.
-Go, Jodi, go. -LAUREL: Go.
You've got more gas! This is where you push!
Good job, Averey!
-(others cheering) -Averey!
-(whistling) -DEREK: You're badass, Averey!
♪♪ Head to toe ♪♪
♪♪ Usually I keep it casual... ♪♪
Good job.
AVEREY: I'm really proud of myself.
I stuck to my guns.
I did what I thought was right
'cause I'm coming back.
I'm a player. I'm hoping my era can see my worth.
♪♪ 'Cause she walks like a saint ♪♪
-Yeah, Averey! -♪♪ Floats like an angel ♪♪
♪♪ Sharp like a knife... ♪♪
AVEREY: And the guy that tried to screw me over, karma, baby.
Instant karma.
Get the (bleep) out of my house.
♪♪ She's a lethal woman. ♪♪
Oh, no. Don't beat yourself up.
-It was rough. -Yeah.
It's like a really hard loss. (sniffles)
She beat me fair and square, but I'm just really sad about it.
Era One, go win it. I wish I was there
with you to keep competing.
Um, I just,
I love this game, and,
um, I'm really sad to leave.
Great elimination tonight, everyone.
Well done.
Wow.
I'll tell you what, Jodi,
you are gracious in defeat
as well as victory.
I've seen you in both a million times.
Tony, what happened?
Wasn't my time tonight, Teej.
Wasn't Tony Time tonight.
AVEREY: Tony, you wanted to go home.
And also, (bleep) you.
If you wanted to do this, you should've went home week one.
At least I know that douche is not coming back to the house
and tainting Era Three again.
TJ: Well, Darrell, Averey,
with winning comes power.
Oh!
DEVIN: Here we go.
-Uh-oh. -Here we go!
TJ: At the last challenge,
I asked each era to choose their representatives.
-Well, that is no more. -Oh, my gosh.
Instead, if you compete in the elimination and win,
you get to choose targets.
A male and a female from each era
who must win the next challenge.
'Cause if they don't,
they have a chance of going into the Arena.
The losing team's targets, they're coming
straight into the elimination.
The winning team's targets go to the Chamber.
RYAN: This new element of winning an elimination
and getting to select targets from each era
totally switches up the vibe.
There's really no way to stay safe.
This game is gonna get (bleep) ugly.
Darrell,
I'm gonna need you to select all the women.
And, Averey, you're gonna select all the men.
Having to select targets, not a good feeling.
I know already.
Once I pick you as a target,
I'm a target, too, because you're gonna want
to hit it right back at me.
I just had a very tumultuous couple of days,
only to be stressed out so much more.
Okay, so who's it gonna be from Era One?
Averey.
Can never just win, can I? Can never just enjoy a moment.
Does anybody want to be captain?
No? All right.
I'm gonna pick...
Derrick 'cause he's not looking at me.
Ain't this about a bitch? Anybody?
No?
He's about to puke.
I know Darrell is so scared 'cause this is not
how Darrell operates.
Even in his voice, he's going... (mimics stammering)
Big bad Darrell.
He's (bleep) bricks right now. Okay?
DARRELL: She gonna hate me.
I'm sorry, Aneesa.
It's gonna have to be you.
ANEESA: My blood is boiling.
I've never been so furious with someone.
I know Darrell is horrible under pressure.
I just...
I'm gonna (bleep) Darrell up.
TJ: Era Two.
We're gonna start with you, Darrell.
I'm gonna have to go with Laurel.
TJ: Averey.
I'm so sorry, Bananas.
All right.
So Bananas and Laurel are the targets of Era Two.
CARA MARIA: For anybody
that actually wants to win a final this season,
putting Johnny and Laurel as targets
is always the best option.
Also, that means they're actually gonna try
for our team to win... (chuckles) which is good.
Era Three, Averey.
♪♪ ♪♪
Jordan's gonna take it.
-Jordan wants it. -Yeah. It's fine.
-Jordan stepped up. -Yeah.
I'm gonna give it to Jordan.
Jordan, go ahead, buddy.
I don't have a problem with that.
Darrell.
Uh, (bleep), man.
(bleep)
All right, I'm gonna have to say Nia.
Nia, Jordan, you two are the targets for Era Three.
NIA: Why?
Like, this is worst-case scenario.
The only thing I can hope and pray
is my team gets first place
because I don't want to be in an elimination
with any of these girls.
Like, they're all so badass. Yeah.
First place or bust.
All right, Darrell, which woman out of Era Four?
MICHELE: Don't choose me.
Don't look over here.
She might put me in a choke hold,
but she's the only one I just met.
-Jenny. -TJ: All right.
And, Averey, which man?
I'm gonna say H-Horacio.
TJ: All right, Horacio and Jenny.
We have some very heavy hitters
as the targets in this round.
Damn.
This is a badass lineup,
and whoever has to go against each other,
it's going to be an absolute show.
Get out of here, everyone.
The game has changed completely now
with whoever wins in elimination
having the ability to pick a target.
It doesn't go just winning an elimination.
Now you have to think about
winning an elimination and who do you want to throw in?
And it also means that your social game
has to be on point.
One day you could be on top, and the next day
you're down in the Arena.
♪♪ ♪♪
I just wish I wouldn't have nominated myself as captain.
(laughs) Honestly,
if I could go in a little time machine and head back,
I would have changed that.
I was the only female on our team
who knew all 40 seasons in order.
'Cause I was the only one who was prepared.
Why did I have to be the one
to sacrifice myself?
I just got terrible positioning in the game.
I was, like, as far away from everybody
as I could possibly be
and I couldn't hear anybody,
and I was so gassed that my brain just wasn't working.
But she beat me. (chuckles weakly)
I'm just double upset because
my birthday is in three days.
And I was really looking forward
to celebrating that birthday here,
because I turned 23 on my Road Rules season.
And I want to turn 43 here.
So this was a really special season
for me to come and do.
I would love Era One to win.
I'd love for Derrick and Rachel to win.
And thank you to all the fans for all the years
that I've been able to be a part of this and that they've
kept the show alive by... by watching.
So thank you.
All right. Bye.
Challenge 40.
I came in, I made a splash,
but, unfortunately, Tony's back on time-out.
I just wish it wasn't a puzzle that I went out on.
I would've loved it to be something physical,
but no matter what, it is what it is, no excuses.
Darrell and Era One, uh,
did a fantastic job coaching him along through the puzzle.
My guys on my side were
having a tougher time helping me figure it out.
Well, honestly, I figured
that Derrick would just nominate hisself.
Like, if it came down to it,
neither of us was gonna budge, me or Averey.
Then Derrick was like, "Look, I'm gonna go ahead and go down."
Obviously, that didn't happen.
And my entire plan completely backfired.
Even without me, Era Three has a very strong chance
of going this thing all the way to the end.
They got some stiff competition.
Era One is gonna be tough,
especially from the male standpoint.
Hey, look, I told Darrell:
on Dirty 30 I sent him home,
so he got me back on this one.
He's sending me home. I told him
I will be back and we'll run it again.
See who gets that tiebreaker. So...
Yeah, I hope to be back in the future, for sure.
Era Three, go give 'em hell. I'm rootin' for you all.
TJ: Today is a very special day.
-(buzzer sounds) -Ah!
(TJ laughs)
We're gonna play a little trivia.
(buzzer sounds)
-(all exclaiming) -Oh, my God!
-JOSH: CT's hurting. -(shouts)
Did I just take out the best player on our team?
Get more massages when you're married.
You're the one who said something.
Nobody wasn't even thinking about your ass.
JONNA: You never know what's going to happen.
I got to do whatever it takes
to not become the target.
Something's going on, bro.
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