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Battle of the Eras."

Stay tuned after the
episode for the final word

from the eliminated challengers.

Previously on The Challenge
Battle of the Eras...

You are all
in four groups of eras.

If we're coming
from the same era,

we're gonna have
to work together, but

Bananas, you can suck it.
I think you've won too much.

Michele being booed up
with Devin--

he's just using her
as a pawn in his game.

You told Michele
that I'm using her for the game?

I saved Michele. I'm hoping

that he's not driving a wedge

between the two of us.

However it got twisted,
that never came out of my mouth.

Bananas is trying
to switch this thing around.

I'm not buying it.

This is insane.

We promised each other

the entire season
you'll never say my name.

I personally cannot say
Johnny's name

-right now.
-I think it's just...

Right now, I can't do it.

Josh has so many IOUs,

he's trying to repay back people

from previous seasons.

Don't take me as a idiot
and act like you didn't just

just sit there

-and vote a certain way.
-Who's your friend?

Not you! Not you!

Tonight you are playing
Fate of the Gladiators.

Cory, Rachel, you're going
to be choosing targets--

a male and a female
from each era

who must win the next challenge.

If they don't,
they'll have a chance

of going into the Arena.

So, Rachel, looks like no one's
up there for you to nominate.

Era Two.

- My turn.
- Ryan!

- Laurel.
- Era Three.

Devin.
Tori.
Era Four.

- Kyland.
- I choose Kaycee.

So we have our targets set.

- Head back up there.
- I am a team of one.

I now have
to beat the entire house.

All right, Rachel, solo mission.

I don't like you.
We're not friends.

You know, you've got your smug
little smile on,

and you think it's all cute.

-You're a backstabber,
and you're alone.
-Okay.

Then why are you still talking
to me if you hate me so much?

Because I want to let you know.

The lone soldier from Era One!

Right now,
unlike every other era, it is

myself for Era One as a target.

There is no one else.

Next challenge, I need to win
to keep myself out of the Arena,

and in some weird, twisted way,
I'm excited.

-Love you.
-Love you.

Part of the reason

that I volunteered
to be a target is

keeping my girl Rachel safe.

If our era wins, I can

dictate, as the target winner,

Three and Four going
against each other

and making some happen.

Knowing that Laurel is a target
with me

lets me know that she is going

to make sure
that we do not lose.

On the other side of things,

Laurel isn't
the most popular person,

and any one of these ladies

that's not also a target
would love

to get her out of the house.

Quite honestly, I think everyone
tolerates Laurel, but her only

real friend in the house is
Bananas, and I think

he's only friends with her
'cause he's afraid of her.

-You just lucky
you weren't down there.
-I'm proud of you, man.

Boy, 'cause if your ass
was down there...

Hug me. Hug me.
I'm proud of you.

That's what you want?

Josh, you've said my name

one too many times, buddy.

I've been in twice.

I'm going beyond Era Three
to make my connections.

The person that I'm working with
on Era Two is Nehemiah.

Me and him have been true
to each other since day one.

I definitely feel like
I could trust Nehemiah

more than I can
people on my own team.

Babe, how long have you been

in that bed today?

I've probably been here
about 15 hours.

Up until this point,

I mean,
I have to be incredibly proud

of the vacation alliance. Like,

Kaycee, myself, Josh, Devin--

we have all somehow
finagled our way

through this game unscathed,
none of us

seeing an elimination.

But Devin and I

are targets right now.

And the best-case scenario
for Era Three

is either Era Three wins,
so that way, we're safe,

or Era Four wins,

and hopefully,
Kaycee will have my back

so that Era Four can save us.

It's so weird, Rachel
just being a party of one.

It just doesn't make sense.

Obviously,

I'm tied and locked in with

the vacation alliance.

I also have a really

strong bond with Rachel,

and I'm rooting for her.

Anybody who's
with Banana man now after

he very blatantly lied to try
to fracture our relationship,

and now,
my position in the game,

isn't with me.

What are we supposed to be like,
"We're done with you,"

actively know, and then be
on the other end of a target

for a vendetta
that you guys have going on?

I'm not asking anyone
to do.

I can handle my own...
in this game, and I always have.

But we're in the position where
we have to choose. I'm there.

Devin is coming after me.

But now,

you have Kaycee and Kyland,

Tori and Devin as targets,
all working together.

If there is some way

we could get the four of them
in an elimination together,

absolute chef's kiss

for my game.

Definitely this pool
of targets is stacked,

but I want
to make it undeniable.

I am the best of the best.

I come here to win.
I think about the money second.

I do feel comfortable
being a target

when Tori and Devin

are also in there
so we can work together.

I truly feel we are the most
solid alliance in this game.

They are going to do

whatever they can
to break us apart.

So, we have got
to keep this momentum.

We have no room for error,

and we just cannot lose.

Being a team of one
puts me at a very

big disadvantage
in terms of negotiation.

I cannot afford
to not win this challenge.

I am not just doing this
for myself anymore.

I am doing this

for all of Era One.

Let's go! Let's go!

All right, everyone,

welcome
to your next challenge here

in beautiful Vietnam
on this season

Battle of the Eras.

Well, we started off
with 40 of you,

and we are down to just half.

There are only 20 players left,

which means
you doubled your chances

to make that final
and win it all.

Today's challenge

- is called Bottoms Out.
- Perfect.

Yes.

You know, we all like

bottoms out.

Of course,
Ryan would be the target on

this lovely challenge.

Now, we have a giant container

out there above the water.

Yes, you will be
in that container,

but first, you will be answering

a series of equations

-that are going
to flash up on that board.
-No!

Yes.

Once 27 equations have gone,
we're gonna stop.

And however many equations
you got right earns your team

handholds and footholds
to secure on that container.

So, one team at a time,
you'll step into the container,

the doors will shut.

Then you'll be hoisted
over the water.

Doors will open.

That's your signal.
You better start hanging on.

The goal is simple.

Be the team
that lasts the longest.

The team to do so
will win today's challenge

and have the only targets safe
from elimination.

To all you targets out there,
the only way to stay safe

is to win.

All right?
Get it done.

Cara, are you okay?

You look like
you ate something bad.

Math, heights over water.

You know, another day.

Math and... yeah.
All right, cool.

Good luck, everyone.
Let's get it done.

Ready? Go.

One.

E equals...

Oh, God.

17 times three.

Math

has never been my strong suit.

-G is 96 minus 32.
-Six.

I'm just gonna yell out numbers

and pretend like I'm doing math.

-203.
-203. For what? G?

No. H. 203 is H.

I suck at math.
I always cheated at math

at school.
I mean, honestly, I remember

helping my seven-year-old niece
on her math homework one time,

and she corrected my answers.

51 was one of the answers.

I have gotten 100%
in every single math class

that I've ever taken,
including calculus.

I think math is so rude.

It's literally addition.
Like, that's the thing

that gets me.
People are, "Oh, my God, math!"

I'm like, "You can't add?"

What's wrong with you?

Hey, at least
I'm not the target today.

There's one.

-One for K, one for K.
-66 times four

equals L.
66 times four.

66 times four equals...

Hold on. One-three...
One-three-five for M.

Luckily,
we have Kyland the Calculator

because he is gonna

be able
to solve these equations better

than the rest
of our entire era combined.

All right, now...

All these math equations,

they're moving pretty fast.

I mean,

Era One is party of one.

Although Rachel
is a super freak

and a beast,
I don't really know

how she can pull this one off.

Only 12 equations left.

I mean,

'Merica,
you know you want me to win!

I have to win.
This is bigger than me.

This challenge is representing

every little kid out there,

every adult
that's ever felt alone,

that's had their back up
against the wall,

that's continued
to fight through it.

That is what this challenge
represents to me.

Our team has
to work together to solve

27 quickly rotating
math equations.

Depending on how many math
equations our team gets right

will correlate to how many
rock climbing holds we have

in this crate over water.

And, guess what,
my math is gonna be the thing

that plummets me to my death.

- Seven.
- Seven.

-707 is W.
-707 is W.

I got it, Ryan.

Only four equations left.

Who's got the most correct?

Y equals 23 plus one...

20 times six.

120, 120, 120.

- Hashtag is seven.
- All right, time.

Okay, let's count up
your correct answers.

Each equation answered correctly

will give you another handhold
or foothold in that container.

So, Rachel.

Six correct.

Well done.

Era Two,

17.

Era Three, 14.

We'll take it.

Era Four.

I thought you guys
just got out of school.

Oh, wow.

14.

Two each.

Two pegs per person.

Kyland,

are you sure...

you're Kyland the Calculator?

The main priority is

to find a good spot for myself,

because I'm a target

the same time that Tori

and Devin are also targets.

We know that we can trust
each other 100%,

and we cannot have
the vacation alliance

going against each other.

That is not a part
of the itinerary!

So,

Era One, Rachel,

since you only got six points,

you'll be going first.

Eras Three and Four,

with a tie, it goes
to the best average per player.

So since Era Three has
less players, better average.

So, Era Four,
you're gonna be going second.

Era Three,
you're gonna be going third.

And, Era Two, you're going last.
All right?

Listen, I'm not born yesterday

on the rock climbing wall.

I know the body distribution
I need to have

in order to stay up the longest.

So the pegs that I choose
allow me

a little space to stretch out.

I have no other option
but to win, and...

I believe I can do it.

All right, Rachel.

Era One, you ready?

Go.

Five, four, three,

two, one.

Ooh. That's fast.

Good job, Rachel!

Way to go, Rach!

Let's crush today.

Dude, she's awesome.

She has got good
muscular endurance.

She'll hold.

This is her only shot.

As far as she's concerned,
this is her elimination.

This is extremely painful.

It's hot in the container,
I'm alone.

The two pegs at the bottom,
where my feet are,

are very small.

It is quite overwhelming.

She's chilling, dude.

We know that these handholds
are not big at all.

Several minutes go by

and I'm like, "Okay,

she's gonna drop soon.
She has to, right?"

You might want to go take lunch.

yeah, Rach!

You badass!

- Good job, Rachel!
- Good work!

Well done, Rachel!

Can you give us a heads-up?

Rachel, great job.

All right, Era Four up next.

All right, Era Four.

Ready? Go.

Five, four,

three, two, one.

-Ooh!
-Immediately.

- Theo.
- I think you and Rachel

might be tied, dude.

Okay, wait,
so everybody in there

- only has two handholds?
- Mm-hmm.

Sorry, Kaycee.

There's Olivia.

- It's okay.
- Sorry, you guys.

Nice. Nice fall.

Oh, perfect.

Oh! Damn.

- That was Josh?
- No, that's Kyland.

- Josh is up there.
- Oh, wow.

Josh, you can't stand
on the container.

You're out.

That was a great fall.

Hanging on
is really, really difficult.

Kaycee has really got
her work cut out for this one.

- Kaycee,
you're doing so great.
- Kaycee, killing it.

Stay calm.

One thing I do have
is really strong grip strength.

I played wide receiver
for almost ten years.

So I'm feeling good about it.

TJ always says, "Win or go in."

Okay, TJ. Well, we--
we're trying to win this one.

I don't want
to go into the Arena.

-Good job, Kaycee!
-Nice, Kaycee!

Way to fight, girl.

Stay in it. Good job!

Kaycee is truly my rock in here.

We've become so close
throughout the years,

and I look at her
like one of my siblings.

If I had to put my game
in anybody's hands,

it would be Kaycee,

and I need her to pull through

and win for Era Four today.

Good job, brother!

Nice job.

- Good job, Kaycee!
- Good work, Kaycee!

All right, Era Three!

Up next.

All right, everyone ready? Go.

Nia.

Damn, she lasted longer than me.

Guys, I'm slipping.

- Okay.
- Okay. Go ahead.

- Who was that?
- Tori?

Tori. Cory better drop.

And Jordan.
They deserve to drop.

Get ready, TJ, 'cause they're
gonna be up there all day.

- All right, fellas.
- All right.

- You guys hold it down.
- Yep.

- Ooh. Cory.
- Cory, it looks like.

- That's huge.
- That's three right there.

Fingers crossed that they have
what it takes right now

to do it.

Today is a huge day to win

because we cannot lose Tori
and Devin to an elimination.

But let's remember, guys,

a target does not mean
you're going in.

We have got to hold on.

Stay in it!

- . I got to go.
- All right.

Was that Jordan?

- Oh. Jordan.
- Yep. That was Jordan.

That was Jordan.

Oh, my God, this is literally

what I've been visualizing.

Stay in it, D,
this is pretty much

our elimination if you don't.

No pressure.

Good job, Dev.

Hang up there.

I'm rooting for Era Four
to not lose.

At the same time, I don't want
Era Three to lose, either,

because I don't want Devin
to go into the Arena.

Internally,

I'm screeching and screaming

and freaking the hell out,

but he can't know that.

- Find your sweet spot.
- You've got this.

Good job, Devin!

Good job, Devin!

It's so hard
to keep track of time up here.

I have no idea how close I am
to Rachel or Kaycee.

I just keep telling myself,
"Hang on,

hang on, hang on."

Ooh.

Era Two, finish it off.

All right, everyone ready? Go.

Oh! Aviv!

Ryan. Aviv and Ryan.

I'm going, guys.

I'm a target.

Doesn't feel good
to just drop immediately.

But I have so much trust
in Nehemiah and Cara

and, I guess, Laurel
because she's a target, also,

so she's got to hang on
for dear life.

I don't want to
put it in anyone else's hands

whether or not we win

or lose, or what place
we come in.

It's time to show people
I can still

push this team forward to

hopefully bring us the win.

Good job.

Bananas.

Let's go, guys.

Cara.

Nehemiah and Laurel are
the last two for Era Two.

Obviously, we knew Laurel
was gonna be up there

because her ass is on the line.

Good job.

Good job, Laurel.

-Good job, Laurel.
-Good job, Nehemiah.

Nehemiah, you got this.

But, Nehemiah, like,
way to go, yoga. Like,

this is insane strength.

Stay in that zone, Nehemiah.

MVP, carrying the team.

Nehemiah, thank you so much.

You proved yourself
why you belong in this game.

-Nehemiah, you are so powerful.
-You got it.

I'm worried, because to be safe,

I need to secure this win.

Good job, Nehemiah!

Well done, Nehemiah.

All right, everyone,
great challenge today.

Well done. However...

...it always sucks to go first
in the challenge.

Unless you are built
like Rachel Fitness.

- Yes, mama.
- With a time of 14:48,

Rachel, you are the winner.

Good job, Rach.

Great job on killing it
for you and your team.

I just won.

And not just for myself,
but for my era.

This is our moment.

Against all odds,

right when it counted the most.

So, Rachel, you have just earned
the most power we've ever seen,

being the only person to decide

who's gonna face our losers
in the Chamber. All right?

Now, as for the losing era,
the one team

that fell in the water
the fastest...

was Era Three.

-So...
-We're good.

Tori and Devin, I'll be
seeing you in the Arena.

Which means, Laurel and Ryan,
and Kyland and Kaycee,

you're gonna have to go
into the Chamber

and plead your case to Rachel
as to why you

should not be sent
into the Arena

to go against Tori and Devin.

The stars have aligned to deal

the vacation alliance
a huge blow.

Just the thought of

a potential matchup between

Devin and Tori,
Kyland and Kaycee,

seemed unfathomable.

And now it's one Chamber
nomination away

from becoming a reality.

I'll see you in the Arena.
Get out of here.

Who knew that it would take
knocking out

nine people in an era
in order to collect a W?

But Rachel's a party of one,

and she's the most
badass bitch here.

And that's a huge threat.

Good job, Rachel.

I can't help but look at

the people of my team
that might be nominated.

I could find myself
in a situation

where I'm losing
either Devin or Kyland,

Kaycee or Tori.
One way or another,

we're gonna lose a champ.

And those are four people that

I'm actively working with
in this game.

It's a bad week to be Michele.

And I'm not even a target.

And it just took one woman
on her own to get it.

Yeah, for real.

Everyone loves
an underdog story.

- Well, thank you.
- Very inspirational.

Now you get to
put on a show, Tori.

Like, I knew that season 40
was gonna be big.

Like, there is not
one single person here

who I'm not like, "Damn,
like, they're not amazing."

I'm not gonna lie, I'm happy
to have that shield

next to my name.

Life does not get
much better than this right now.

Both women options are
very exciting.

I'm gonna let everyone
offer me something

so that I get what I want
out of this win.

Me and Tori going
against each other,

that cannot happen.

I think she's going to do

- what's gonna position her best.
- Of course.

If I'm Rachel,

I'm looking at this as
what nets me the most benefit.

Now, Laurel

probably doesn't have
Rachel's back.

Rachel and Ryan have
a good relationship.

But how much power
can Ryan really gain

throughout the game
to actually help you?

Rachel, you've literally got
a smart move in front of you

by gaining the trust
of Eras Three and Four.

We will have your back.

I think the whole friends card--

I mean, it's gonna be played,
obviously,

because you can't deny
a connection

in our relationship.

Me and Rachel are actually
friends from back home.

She is one of my trainers,

and we just blossomed
this really good friendship.

So I know that everybody's
gonna be looking at me

to try to find a way out
for Kaycee.

Josh, this is a chance
to actually show that

you're actually useful
as a friend for once.

Whoa!

Whoa. Says the man that
got dunked first today.

- Man.
- Wow.

I kind of feel like

I let Kaycee down

because I got DQ'd
from the challenge.

But I'm going to try my best

to let Rachel know
not to target Kaycee.

But I really don't know
where Rachel's head is at.

And that's a scary spot
to be in.

I am ready to party.

I know I'm safe, I know
I can have a good time,

so it's time to play.

If I'm gonna take anything away
from this Challenge,

it's that I met you.

Aw...

I know that you do have a close
relationship with Josh.

And I truly feel
that it's always been

an unspoken thing with,
like, you and I.

'Cause I know you don't talk
a lot of game.

-Yeah.
-But you do have an ally in me.

I would love to--

I want to say,
'cause it was unspoken before,

but continue to work with you.

All of a sudden, Kaycee thinks

she has an alliance with me.

But you've never really
spoken to me about it.

Are you close with Laurel?

However,
I am definitely thinking about

putting Laurel versus Tori
because that is

a pretty good move
as a woman in the game.

I don't know.

I don't think Rachel
would do that.

But she wants to have
that security.

-Does she?
-Yeah, in the female department.

-Interesting.
-Yeah.

Rachel. I'm probably one of her
favorite people in the house.

We've been friends
for literally 20 years.

That's, like,
my number one person.

But honestly, I don't know

where this is gonna go
with Laurel.

Rachel's a very impulsive human.

Like, she could switch it up.

No one's ever safe,

and you've got to be ready

to be thrown into that Arena.

Right now it's ideal to not
go into elimination,

but do you have any idea
what you want to do?

My kneejerk reaction was
Ryan's on Era Two.

He's my best friend in the game.

-Totally.
-Protect him at all cost, right?

But then I actually sat down
and said, you know what,

this is an opportunity
for me to do

what's best for my game.

The truth is, is that Kyland
could help my game.

He's very smart, he is
very good at the game.

And I'm ready now

to really start aligning myself

with the people I want to
run a final with.

So I would propose to you

working with me and Kaycee.

We can provide a direct benefit,

more than the other option.

- We're gonna be fine.
- I'm not worried about it.

I'm not leaving.
And if I do,

I'll be in the Philippines,
waiting for your arrival.

Okay.

Looking at Ryan
and looking at Kyland,

the preferred matchup is Ryan.

He's got a worse
elimination record,

and Kyland and I are allies
in this game.

But Ryan and Rachel have
a really good friendship,

so I don't know if there's
even a shot

we're gonna be able
to get out of this one.

So, the vacation alliance

wants to rope me in
to protecting them.

I want to know that
if I don't go that route,

that I have you in my corner.

Okay, so, first and foremost,
I have no one to protect.

-I have no promises
that have been made.
-Yeah.

So if you want to go forward,
moving forward in this thing,

even if it does break up
individual,

-I probably will win
a lot of challenges.
-Yeah.

Vacation alliance...
this is not your day.

And as much as I'd love
to see a Laurel/Tori situation,

I don't think that
that's what's going down.

I feel like this would be
a good situation moving forward.

And if that's what you want,

let's, let's, uh...

kick 'em out.

- Hello.
- Morning, beautiful.

-So?
-I just wanted to see

where your head was at
before going in there.

I'm just looking at it as

what will most likely
come back around to me.

Is putting Laurel in there
tempting?

Absolutely.

But is it tempting enough

to sacrifice Ryan
and give Devin something?

Yeah.

I don't know.

I know Josh wants me
to not pick Kaycee.

I love Josh,

but I play my own game.

And although I do like Kaycee,

there are several people I know

that will come before me to her.

I'm in a survival mode.

I have to look at this as just,

what's more advantageous for me.

Yeah.

I just am praying
that the relationship

Josh has with Rachel,

that will be enough
to save Kaycee and Kyland

from going into elimination
against us.

Fingers crossed.

I'll be honest with you,
it's hard.

I wish I could say something,

but I know that you're smart

and I support whatever it is
that you got to do for you.

If it was any other person,
I would have gone to bat--

I would have literally gone
to war protecting Kaycee.

But in hearing Rachel's
point of view,

I kind of have to respect it and
I get where she's coming from.

It's not fair also
for me or anyone

to tell you
how to play your game.

I am surprised
that Josh didn't fight harder

for Kaycee,

but I think he understands

that it's my decision.

Also, like,
I've been in there twice.

Nobody can come to me and, like,
cry wolf about having to go in.

Like, I'm sorry,

put your
big girl and boy panties on...

- Yeah.
- ...and go in there
and win, then.

-Yeah. Well,
go take care of business.
-Okay, I love you.

Thanks. I'm off to the Chamber.

Regardless of how it looks
on the outside,

I struggle with my confidence
in this game.

Right now, I'm looking

at two previous champions
as potential opponents.

So I'm really fighting to see
where I fall amongst the greats.

Do I have what it takes
to be a champion again?

The worst-case scenario
for me is to go against Tori,

but Josh is like this
with Rachel.

So hopefully he was able to do
something to help us out.

Game on.

All right, so would anyone
like to speak first?

I'm staring down the barrel
of two dogs right now.

So if you think

I'm calling somebody out,
that's not happening.

And I think, like, looking at
the lineup from the girls' side,

like, I really love you guys
individually as people.

Kaycee, you are my brother.

-Brother.
-You've done so much for me
in this game.

It would kill me
to have to go against you,

but I will respect
Rachel's decision

any which way she cuts it.

I'm ready to make
this vacation alliance

become a vacant alliance.

Their game has not affected me,

but I think Tori, Devin,

Kaycee, Kyland,
any of those four people

going home is huge.

The fact of the matter is,

if we won, you were safe
no matter what.

That was the understanding.
You are my ride-or-die.

You are my number one.
You know that.

I think it's pretty evident
there are people

that have alliances that are

very deep-rooted and
deep-seated, and I don't have

anyone that I'm working with,

which means that I am
completely available

for the taking in terms of,
you help me, I help you.

I know that this decision is
probably being made

independent of me

because Rachel is
friends with Ryan,

but there is always
a shred of doubt.

Tori is the champion,

and I'm doing everything
that I can

to avoid going in against Tori
in an elimination.

Within Era Four,

you have never been
a target, right?

It's always like, kind of just
looking out for you

as best as we can.

Ideally,

I would not want to go
against my brother,

so there's, there's that aspect.

No one's been at the head of
that table more than Era Four.

We've won almost half
of the challenges.

And whether or not Kaycee and I
go into elimination,

Era Four, and most likely,
Kaycee and I

will be back
at the head of the table.

Era Four will have the ability

to continue to pay you back.

This is a very
pivotal moment in the game.

I think anyone who is a champion

and anyone who has played
this game knows

that these decisions are
game changers.

So I'm not
looking at it lightly.

All right, well,
I think we're done.

Regardless of who I send
into elimination,

there will be a strong woman
and a strong man

in the game coming at me

as enemy number one.

So I really have to step it up

and play my cards right.

I love that you won.

It seems like the perfect storm.

I can't miss this opportunity.

No, I know.

And there have been

missed opportunities
in this game so far.

-Not like this.
-No.

Not this one.

No, this is the one.

It is in my best interest
to break up

the vacation alliance,

so let's keep
our fingers crossed that

once there's no more BFF here,

once Devin's no longer here...

Well, guess who's
your new alliance?

Thank you.

Okay, so...

the vacation alliance
and their doom.

This is going to rock

Three and Four.

I do feel bad
for Tori and Kaycee.

But overall,
I think taking Tori, Devin,

Kyland or Kaycee out
is going to just up the chances

of everyone that's
still remaining in a final.

I should go tell them. Maybe.

-Hey, Case.
-What up?

-You want to chat?
-Sure.

It wasn't an easy choice,
you know.

I know, I know,
he's your friend, I...

But I think putting in Ryan
is the best choice as well.

I agree.

- Yeah. So you already know.
- Yeah, yeah.

I am very much

-rooting for you tonight.
-Thank you.

And, like, really hoping
that you come back.

Making it official that we are
going into elimination,

it doesn't make Rachel my enemy,

but it does solidify her
as not being

an ally that I owe anything to.

-All right, guys.
-Good talk.

See you in a little bit.

There's no more being friends.
It's all-out war.

And I know this
is a unique concept.

You can't be nice to everybody

because when they figure it out,
that there's no repercussion...

"Well, there's no pushback."
What the?

- I'm just gonna...
- I'll do it again.

"I'm just gonna keep shooting."

And now they got their
pie-in-the-sky matchup.

Oh, yeah.

Josh needs to feel the heat

and remorse.

His decisions in this game
have helped

to contribute to three members

of his core alliance
going down into the sand.

You cannot hide anymore, Josh.

You have a big part in this.

Hello.

Did you talk to Rachel at all?

I just spoke to her. Yeah.

And what did you say?

Did you say that, "Hey,
I'm not gonna be mad at you,"

or did you say,
"Do this and we're cut"?

No, I--
I didn't say that. I didn't...

-But you should say that.
-Yeah, I didn't say that.

Well, tether the ties then.

But I said, I said...

You can't be like,
"Hey, this is cool.

That's your number one."

And be like,
"You make that call,

and now we're completely done."

Up until this point,
people have been indifferent

to decisions
that affect the team

because people feel

too comfortable
in their friendships.

And now they have momentum.

It's dangerous.

It's not my fault
that this all happened.

Up until this point,

you've been very publicly
rooting for Rachel.

You've been attempting
to save Johnny.

It is so sloppy.

Josh can play the game
that he wants to play.

And I think the fact that Devin
is not getting what he wants

is making Devin yell at Josh,

and it's just making Devin
look stupid.

Why do I always have to be

the one to choose
a side?

Because if everyone's
gonna play an individual game,

and they are not, they're gonna
pick us apart one by one.

Every season I play with Josh,

he is some kind of liability.

Josh just sometimes

thinks about himself and doesn't
think about his alliance.

So I'm trying to figure out,

do we drop Josh
from the vacation alliance?

I'm frustrated with Rachel.

I'm frustrated with Josh.

I mean, the list is long

of people I am frustrated with.

Kyland is an incredibly
well-rounded competitor,

so I'm gonna try to win,

but going up against him
is a coin flip.

But at this point,
it is my time

to prove that I belong
in this game.

Time for a day.

Oh, my God, those are
electrical currents.

Extension cords.

Think he's gonna hook them up
to their nipples?

I'm confused.

Welcome back to the Arena.

We're gonna start it off
with congratulating

our winner, Rachel.

In dominating fashion. Amazing.

By winning, you were the only
one safe from elimination.

As for the losing squad,
Era Three, Devin and Tori,

since you lost the challenge,

you're coming straight into
the elimination. Come on in.

Let's go, guys.

If Devin goes home,

it would be such
an amazing moment.

But Tori and I have
always kind of worked together,

so I actually kind of feel bad
that she is in this situation.

So, Rachel, who's it gonna be?

I believe tonight,
Kyland and Kaycee

are gonna be joining.

What?!

-No, I'm just kidding.
-Good luck, guys.

My heart literally drops.

There's no winning after this.

I'm gonna lose
some of my friends.

I knew it was gonna
happen at some point.

I just didn't think it was gonna
happen this early in the game.

Tonight, you are playing
Cable Connection Showdown.

As you can see,
there are two giant signs

on the side of the Arena

that have all 40 of
the seasons of The Challenge.

Your job tonight is
to light those signs up.

At opposite ends of the Arena
are two motherboards

with different outlets.

And in the gap
between the motherboards,

there are two tables
full of tangled cables.

Untangle the intertwined cables

and free up enough slack
to plug in

each outlet on the motherboard.

When you think you've made
a successful connection,

run over and hit the red button.

If you plugged it in correctly,
they'll light up nice.

If you didn't,
they'll stay dark.

Now, the logos will only remain
lit for a few seconds,

so you better remember
which ones are right

before you start adjusting.
It could get messy.

First one to light up
their entire board

will win tonight's elimination
and stay in the game.

-Losers go home. Got it?
-Got it.

Kyland and Devin,
you're up first. Let's go.

-Good luck, boys.
-Let's go, Kyland!

You know, you never want
to get too comfortable.

Devin's one of the best
opponents in the sand.

It's going to be a tough fight.
Hopefully, my speed and calmness

can give me the edge.

Honestly, this bundle of cords
pales in comparison

to the tangled web
of lies and deceit

being spun by Era Two.

Y'all better hope I lose,
Banana Man,

Rachel and Laurel,

'cause if I don't,
I'm coming.

All right,
Devin, Kyland, you ready?

Battle of the Brains.

Go.

Okay, well...

Okay, different strategies.

Yeah, just start doing them all,

get them out of there.

This game is pretty simple.

Untangle the cords, plug them
into their corresponding plugs,

and light up the board.

Unfortunately for me,
I've had a very successful life.

I don't untangle
my own cords anymore.

I have Katya for that.
She comes over once a week.

She cleans my house,
she organizes all my stuff.

But I don't think this game

is about unraveling the cords.

I think it's about

correctly finding the plugs.

So, although it seems
like I'm taking my time,

that's part of my strategy.

This is surprisingly tiring.

All right.

My mantra during this
elimination is: keep moving.

So, any time that
I'm untangling a cord

and I meet resistance
that I cannot overcome,

I move on to something else.

Right now,
it's my opportunity to show

all of the people who have been
watching me and supporting me

and seeing themselves in me,

whether it is because they're
on the autism spectrum

or ADHD or Black or Mexican,

that, yeah, you can come in.

You can be a champion.
That's what I'm here to do.

Devin has very few things
he can hang his hat on

as far as The Challenge
is concerned.

One of them involved
when he's bested me

in a very similar-looking
elimination.

Lock it in. Lock it in.

Whoo! Good job, baby.

Devin wins!

Devin looks like
he's trying to, like,

I don't know,
untangle a hairbrush.

Look at the pile difference.
Like, from his to his.

-This is the harder one.
-I know.

People are trying to tell him

strategies and what to do,

and he just keeps saying
he has a plan.

Well, unless your plan
is to the bed

and fail miserably,
none of us get it.

Start on a different one
if you need to.

I'm definitely struggling
watching this elimination.

Obviously, I want Devin
to come back in this house

because we have
this relationship,

but I need Kyland here
because he's been

my voice of reason, my support.

Either way, it's gonna be

a bad day for me.

All right. Okay.

-Wow.
-Good job, Ky.

Good job.

Okay. What do we got?

Two...

This is interesting.

Gotta get this big
out of here.

Let me tell you,
as someone who

worked construction and
has tangled up a lot of cords,

you don't do it slow, okay?

You gotta be
a little bit frustrated.

You gotta be a little sweaty.

But Devin is doing
a classic Devin.

He's overthinking it.

Wow.

Dude, untangle the cords!

Come on.

- Oh, wow.
- Stay in it, babe,

anything can happen.
Stay in it.

I'm team Devin right now.

We need to get Kyland out

because Kyland might be the one

to beat in this whole game.
Like, I swear,

he's not a human,
he's-he's a "Kyborg."

He just doesn't lose
at anything.

How many more of these
are in here?

Although this seemed
pretty straightforward,

it is anything but that.

My only shot is

to hope that Kyland
cannot figure out

what plugs go where.

That's all I got.

Good job, Ky.

There's some sort of pattern.

There's no pattern.

Just a tangled mess of lies.

You're right there, Ky.

Keep going.

-Good job, boys.
-Nice job, Kyland.

Kyland loves anything

that is gonna be
stimulating to him mentally.

So, like, this game right now
is really tailor fit for him.

But just because
you start out with the lead

doesn't mean
you're gonna maintain it.

All right.

-Nice.
-Check it out.

Oh, it's gonna be...

- Whoa.
- Well done.

Holy.

Whatever it is
that's the opposite

of crushing an elimination,

if you look it up,

it'd be a picture of Devin.

And I'm so happy
about it because

he is such an ego-driven guy.

- Just keep
plugging them.
- Stay calm.

Okay, let's see what this does.

Whoa!

I only have two left.

Takes a second.

Come on, dude.

Way to move.

It's not over till it's over,
keep going.

Wait. Oh, they do two each.

Oh, my God. So it's just one?

I think it fits. Oh,
it literally did just fit.

Oh, my God!

-Well, that's a blowout.
-Good job, babe.

-Yes, Kyland.
-Good job, Devin.

Right now,
confidence level feels high

because Devin is so good
in the sand.

So, getting this win

helped me build a little bit
more respect in the house

and opens up more doors

rather than

making me a bigger target.

I love you so much.

Love you. Love you.

Best man won.

Uh, some days you have it
and some days you don't.

If one member of
the vacation alliance exits,

the others eat their soul

and become superhumans.

So, good luck.

It has not been an easy road
with me and Devin in this game,

but he was literally my sanity.

I have no time for people

that are trying to drive
a wedge between us.

Now, really,
for guys on my side,

I only have Kyland
and somewhat Josh.

So, I'm gonna need
to put in some work

to make myself valuable to some
of the men in this house,

because they're the ones
choosing my fate.

Next up, Tori and Kaycee.

Trash talk each other more.

Give me some trash talk.

-Pull her hair.
-Kill each other.

This is the absolute
worst-case scenario for me.

It's not fun having
to go into elimination

against someone
that you really care for,

but I know she's gonna
give it 100%, and so am I.

Well, the vacation alliance
is not on vacation right now.

We are clocking into work, and
that's not what we're good at.

We're good at vacationing.

So, this is really
against what we stand for,

and we're just gonna
have to put up with it.

I feel pretty nervous
because I'm going up

against one of the best
competitors in the house.

But, you know,

I'm just gonna do my best
tonight and give it my all

and get back in the house
so I can go up.

All right,
Kaycee, Tori, you ready?

Go.

Let's go, cable queens.

Yep. Good work.

Kaycee, keep movement going.

- Yeah, I like that.
- Oh, yeah.

Rip that.

My strategy going into this,

especially after watching Kyland
and Devin, is move fast.

I am going to rip through these
cords as fast as possible

and just start
plugging things in,

because I really do think
this is going

to come down to speed.

Keep working, kid.

Boom, boom. Let's go, Kaycee.

This is my life at home.

I legit have a bag
full of cords and plugs

that I'm always sifting through,

trying to find the right one
for what I need.

Good job, girls.

It is important
for me to win because

Nany and I are trying
to start a family.

That ain't cheap, okay?

And we got a wedding to plan,

so I can't go back home
without the money.

There you go, Tori.
Way to work, babe.

We got a real nail-biter
on our hands.

Good job, Tori.

Tori and Kaycee
are neck and neck.

And I can barely breathe.

I know how hard
this would be for Tori

to send her friend home,

but I'm gonna need her
to do that,

because we've already
lost Devin.

We cannot lose her
under any circumstances.

-Done.
-There you go, Kaycee!

This is a hard one

because I love
both of these girls.

But my heart is with Kaycee.

- Count the notches.
- I got it.

- Quiet, please.
- Let her focus.

-Let her focus.
-Thank you. Sorry. I love you.

Yep, now you're in it.

Plug and play. Blow on it!

No sand!

- Good job, ladies.
- You're good. You're real fine.

In your zone.

Whoo!

Tori and I have gone
through a lot in

and outside of this game and

our relationship is confusing

to some competitors because
I think most people--

you got to hate each other

once you break up,
but we've grown

into this amazing relationship.

And respect earned.

Respect given both ways.

I'm very,
very confident in Tori.

I don't even think Tori knows
how good she is.

She's gonna find out.

Kaycee!

-I love you, brother.
-Love you, brother.

There's so much moving
around that has to be done

in order to figure out
where the right plugs go.

But Kaycee's right on my tail.

So I need to do everything
in my power

to get this done.

Ooh!

Come back! Hey, Case!

No, I moved something over here.

Okay, but didn't you
also leave something unplugged?

This has got to be the closest
elimination I have ever seen.

Kaycee and Tori
are neck and neck.

They're hitting the buzzers.

The board's lighting up.
There's two missing.

There's four missing.

I feel like I'm watching

an aggressive tennis match

-at this point.
-Press them all in.

Their place
on the line comes right

down literally to the wire.

Okay! Okay!

It's all tied up!

-Here we go, come on. Tori.
-Right here.

Good job, Kaycee.

Good job, Tori.

Don't give up!

Oh, my God.

It's all tied up!

Good job, Kaycee.

-Try it again.
-Here we go.

-Right here.
-Come on, Tori.

Yeah!

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Oh, Kaycee got it!

Wait, what?

- What happened?
- That is the closest.

- Holy.
- Oh, my God.

Tori wins.
She hit that buzzer first.

- Well done.
- That was close, man.

You know you want, like,
a win to feel good, but, like,

I lost two of my best friends
tonight. Now I just got to go

back into this house
and up.

I want them to suffer.

Devin's out, and I'm out.

Just up.

It wasn't in the cards for me
to go against Tori.

That was by far the last thing
I wanted to happen.

I know Tori's gonna go back
in the house

and really stir up.

I would have done the same.
Game-wise,

something I could have
done differently?

Get Josh under control.

Josh thinks that you can
just sprinkle all these little

I-got-yous to everyone
and think it's gonna be A-okay.

Will Josh ever learn?

I feel like
Kaycee doesn't even know

how much I truly
appreciate her friendship.

She's kind of been somebody
that has helped me

keep...

just...

just myself in a happy place.

Just seeing her every single day

and being next to her
just lit me up.

Congratulations.
That was a very tight race.

All of you did really well,
except Devin.

He did great.

I'm fast, all right?

Sometimes you win 'em

and sometimes you lose 'em.

Now, with winning comes power.

And I need you to go ahead

and select targets.

You know what?

What?

Let's go, baby.

Are you kidding me?

I think it's time

to switch it up a little bit.

There it is.

It is every man
and every woman for themselves.

While still carrying the flag
for your era forward.

Make your era proud.

Let's go! Let's go!

Game time!

I am terrified.

I've been hiding in this
cute little unit, Era Four.

I'm not trying to go out
into the big, bad world

and be exposed
as an individual player,

because, uh,
I'm better on a team.

I'd like to welcome
all the other eras

into playing
the game I have played,

which is individual,
and I could not be more happy.

Had I not made the move I made
to take out Devin and Kaycee,

I would be a sitting duck
to their alliance.

Let the games play on.

-However...
-However?

...there are still targets.

-So...
-Wow.

I need Tori
to select three men...

Oh, my gosh!

...to be the new targets.

This has opened up
the playing field.

And relationships are gonna

matter even more
than they did prior.

So as long as there's
always three women

that the men hate more
than they do myself,

then I can stay safe.

Any three, anywhere,
doesn't matter.

Whoever you want.

Light him the up.

Okay, uh...

I'm not gonna throw in
anybody from Era Three.

I've been working with them
all season.

Maybe Devin won't be here
to see this through

and battle it out, but he still

has a ride-or-die left
in this game, and I'm gonna ride

for him until
I'm kicked out of the game.

Derek, Ryan and Johnny.

I've always thought
I was friends with Tori,

but Tori is nothing other
than Devin's puppet.

She's awoken
the sleeping dragon.

And she is about to, uh,

reap the whirlwind.

Kyland,
choose three female targets

from anyone up there.

All right.

Rachel, Aviv.

Ooh.

Feels like we're taking
a shot towards

some people in Two

that are being backed,
and the only person

on our team backing them
is Jenny.

I'm sorry. Jenny.

Oh, my God.

I've just gone
from, like, a high

to a low, to be told

I'm being targeted again.

I honestly didn't think
Kyland would do that

to me again, but bring it on.

Derek, Ryan and Bananas.

Jenny, Aviv and Rachel

are the new targets.

Go ahead and rejoin the group.

Great work. Great work.

So, the only thing I would
be thinking about right now,

especially if I was a target,

is those relationships.
Get out of here.

We've been fighting as eras.

That is no more.

We've seen tears,
blood and stitches.

We've seen
people get backstabbed.

We've seen huge upsets.

It will be harder
than ever to get

people where you want them.

So when you do, take the shot.

Because I do think
that TJ has more up his sleeve.

I need you to do one more thing
before you leave.

- You got it.
- Just know

this next decision that you make

could make the difference
between somebody

- winning and losing...
- Ooh.

-Okay.
-...their share of $1 million.

This is the karma vote.

Wow.

Karma vote.

This is legit.

Oh, . Karma vote.

"Rate the remaining
Challengers on a scale

from one to five."

- He's back.
- Yeah!

Rachel gets a one.

Rachel, zero.

Tori gets a five.

Vacation alliance.

Tori, Josh, you all get five.

Josh gets a two.

Michele gets a five.

In more ways than one.

I don't want anyone else

to be above Tori,
so I'm gonna have

to do maybe...

All right,
all these mother

getting one, one.

Bananas gets a one.
Eat my ass, Bananas.

-Aha. Karma vote.
-Karma vote, baby.

Mark my words, I will haunt you

from my Challenge grave.

It wasn't close.
Absolute blowout.

Kyland-- he earned it, you know.
So, best man won.

But overall,

if had to rate my game--

F to A--

solid C+.

C's get degrees.

Listen, I haven't
been on all 40 seasons, but

I've been around the block here,
and I must say,

tough to tell
if you'll see me again.

Got to reassess.
Go back to the drawing board.

I honestly don't try to fight
what happened.

Like, the whole house
was dying to see

Tori and I up against
each other. We are two strong

Challenge champs in this game.

We have a strong bond
that no one can break,

so that is scary

to these other players
in the house.

But if I were to lose
to anybody,

I'm glad it was her.
She's literally family to me,

so it sucks, but I'm rooting
for her all the way.

I know she can
take it all the way.

I don't regret anything.
I did everything

I could, and had a good time
doing it.

Oh, man.

Going forward, you will
be representing your eras

as individuals.

Thus starts the war.

The game has started.

Maybe karma's
a bitch, but guess what?

I'm a bigger bitch.

The more time he has in a house,

the stronger he gets.

Hell hath no fury
like a Banana scorned.

This is my hit list.

What's up?

Incoming!

This is the time when either
helping people's game

or exposing their game.

-You and Johnny are at odds.
-Okay.

-That's fine.
-That's not my fight.

You're taking low blows at her.

Oh, my God.
Why am I involved in this?

People in this house
are very two-faced.

How many guys
is Tori protecting?

Don't act like you
know 'cause you don't!

This is someone
that I just trust blindly.

I'm not even on his roster.

Don't drag me, 'cause that's
not a friend.

Show me the receipts.

You're grasping at straws,
and it's embarrassing.

The game is meant to make you
choose a side

between close friends.

You're the one
starting the divide.

All of this drama is
taking its toll.

Fake friendships last for
a second, and then they implode.

She is the most
manipulative sack of.

See you never.

I'm sick
of your attitude

every time you get heated, bro.

Derek!

Backs against the wall,
everybody's

coming for you.

That's it, get out of here.

The next time I see you,

it'll be a lot less green.

My era of
The Challenge is the best.

I smell an upset of all upsets.

I need water.

Let's do it.

my era.

Time to either start
living or dying.

So buckle the up.

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