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>> male announcer: Previously,

on The Challenge...

At the Brushoff Challenge,

Zach and Jonna

splattered their competition,

earning power couple status.

>> Zach and Jonna.

>> I'd high five her,

but she already got

more than a high five.

>> announcer: After a stressful

deliberation, Zach and Jonna

voted rookies Adam and Brittany

into The Dome to fight

against the challenge losers,

Knight and Jemmye.

>> We decided to send

in Brittany and Adam.

>> Now we see who wears

the pants in this relationship.

>> Who didn't know that?

>> This is the third one

Brittany and I are going into.

It pisses me off.

>> announcer: In The Dome,

Brittany and Adam smashed Knight

and Jemmye's Challenge dreams

and sent them packing.

[horn blowing]

> Yeah!

>> All right, Knight and Jemmye,

this ends your time

here in Panama.

Take care, you guys.

>> Take it easy, man.

>> Have a good one, guys.

>> Bye, Teej.

>> See you, guys. Good luck.

>> We've never worked

well together.

That's probably why we're exes.

>> We'll be friends though.

I'm Ryan Knight, the man

the myth, the legend.

Often imitated,

never duplicated.

[laughter]

>> announcer: Exes

who couldn't make it work

have to work together to win.

>> I will make your lives

more than hell.

>> She is crazy.

>> You look at me

like competition.

That's it.

No friendship, nothing.

>> You took my virginity.

>> I don't respect you,

and I wish I had a new partner.

>> Leave me alone.

>> I know that we

don't belong together

and we're never gonna date.

>> You stabbed me in the back.

>> You're my teammate.

You're not my boyfriend.

>> announcer: And with big money

at stake, this is one fight

they can't afford to lose.

>> Not again.

>> Aah!

♪ DJ, bring the beat back ♪

♪ I can give it to you ♪

♪ If you want me to ♪

♪ You got something for me ♪

♪ I've got something for you ♪

♪ Baby, close your eyes ♪

♪ I got a big surprise ♪

♪ Keep shaking them hips ♪

♪ From side to side ♪

♪ Tonight we're gonna ♪

♪ Live it up ♪

>> [howling]

>> Drink that goddamn shot!

[dance music]

♪ ♪

Wes and I, obviously, you know,

we've already had a dust up.

>> I just wanted to emphasize

how much fun you know

I would have staying here.

>> I know. I get it,

but I do also understand

what kind of allure

that would create, dude.

He basically gave me a pass.

I returned the favor.

What I said to you--

>> Look, let's talk

about the decision tomorrow.

>> Look, we can't tell you

what we're gonna do.

>> Well, I appreciate not voting

us in tomorrow.

>> But it was only gonna

be a matter of time

before things were gonna come

to a head between the two of us.

>> Bananas has won

five of these challenges.

He's very good

at getting people to follow him

and fall in line behind him.

But at the end of the day,

we're all competing

against each other,

and I'm not gonna do

exactly what he wants.

I'm here to play my game.

>> Exactly.

[hip hop music]

♪ ♪

>> We're all in the gym

and Zach is working out.

I lost my wallet

at the bar the night

before so I have no money

right now.

>> Zach says, "Nia,

would you ever drink my sweat?"

And she's like,

"If the price is right,

I'll drink anything."

>> I need a little cup.

>> The girl's going

to drink a cup of sweat.

It just makes sense, doesn't it?

>> Put the cup right here, man.

Right there.

What better way to get

some money than to drink

a bunch of man juice?

And now--

>> [bleep] you, Jack.

>> This is cotton.

This soaks it up.

>> I need the $70 though.

I am a girl who just doesn't

like to back down from bets,

but once I see this dirty,

nasty, brown water in the cup,

I'm like--

[all shouting]

[electronic music]

>> ♪ I need a drink ♪

♪ Fill up my cup ♪

♪ It's going down ♪

♪ Pour it on the what ♪

>> It looks like a nice,

golden, foggy pond water.

>> That's too much.

>> What the heck?

>> Oh, my gosh.

>> ♪ Drink! Drink! ♪

♪ Drink! Drink! ♪

♪ Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! ♪

♪ Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink! ♪

>> Nia! Nia!

[shouting]

>> [gagging and coughing]

>> [gagging]

>> You poor angel.

>> Poor girl.

You're an idiot.

>> You know what?

There's probably a lot

of vitamins and electrolytes

in that.

>> My mom is gonna kill me.

>> Thanks, guys.

>> You just drank somebody's

sweat.

That's my partner.

[hip hop music]

♪ ♪

>> Yo!

>> What?

>> I got a clue.

"At tomorrow's challenge,

don't be your ex

be the one who gets away.

Wear your bathing suits and be

ready to leave in the morning."

>> Oh, back to the quarry.

>> Girls are gonna fall

in the water!

>> Even though I've been

practicing my swimming,

I'd probably swim about as good

as a 12-year-old.

And beforehand,

I'd probably swim about as good

as a 3-year-old.

So we'll see what happens.

[industrial music]

♪ ♪

>> All right, guys.

Welcome to your fifth challenge

on this season

of Battle of the Exes II.

[cheering]

>> Today's challenge

is called Open Arms.

As you can see,

there's a giant structure

with a set of ziplines

expanding all the way

across this quarry.

Here's how it's gonna work.

Guys are gonna start

on the zipline with a sled.

Girls are gonna start

on the zipline with a heavy bag.

So when I say go, you guys

are gonna be released

at the same time.

The guy will jump off his sled

onto the heavy bag zipline

with the girl.

Your job today is to ride

that zipline as far as you can,

jump in the water,

swim around the buoy,

come back and ring the bell.

>> You can, like,

tumble into the water and die

and drown.

>> It's exciting, it's fearful,

it's scary.

>> This is a timed event

so the team

with the fastest time

will become the power couple.

And you'll not only

be safe from elimination,

but you'll also

be choosing one couple

to send into the eliminations

to face off with our losers,

the team with the slowest time.

Got it?

Oh, and one more thing,

you guys.

Whoever successfully jumps

from their sled

onto the heavy bag

with their partner

and rides it all the way down,

I'll knock ten seconds

off your score.

[cheering]

>> So get it done.

Make it happen, all right?

>> There's a lot

of big competitors,

a lot of fast swimmers.

So that's huge if anybody

can make that big leap.

>> Now Zach and Jonna,

since you guys

were the power couple, you guys

get to make today's order.

>> It is imperative

for my protection

that Zach place Wes and Theresa

either first or second,

which will not give them

a very good chance to perform

well and hopefully not be

able to win and come after us.

>> Bananas wants me to put

Wes and Theresa first.

This makes me really

uncomfortable

because it makes me feel like

I'm planning another man's game.

>> Then Wes and Theresa?

>> Yeah.

>> I'm going to put

Wes and Theresa fourth.

Bananas and Nany before us.

I can't just sit here

and be his pawn.

It's time for me to step up

and make a move that's gonna

benefit me in this game.

>> All right, Brittany and Adam,

you're up first.

Jay and Jenna, you're on deck.

Let's go.

>> I'm unhappy with Zach

because this is one

of those challenges

where you are gonna

learn a lot really quickly.

And if Wes and Theresa

are able to see

multiple groups go before them,

it's really gonna play into

giving them a better strategy

of how to perform.

>> We're gonna do the best

we can that we might just

have to hope the cards

fall into our favor.

>> Even though you know

you're going into the water,

it's a scary sight.

>> All right, Brittany, Adam,

you ready?

>> I get so nervous.

Penis immediately just--

[horn blows]

>> Here we go!

[techno music]

♪ ♪

>> Jump!

>> When you're in alliance

with everyone,

then you're in an alliance

with nobody.

>> Why would I put a target

on my back?

>> Zach, that's only half

the [bleep] battle, dude.

>> You could not be

a bigger liar if you tried.

>> You're just full of [bleep].

>> All right, Brittany,

Adam, you ready?

>> Ready!

[horn blows]

>> Here we go!

>> The bag transfer is

definitely an intimidating jump.

>> all: Jump!

>> Jump on it!

>> Jump!

>> So I decide it's best for

our team if I don't even

attempt the jump.

[industrial music]

♪ ♪

>> It was really nerve-racking.

I mean, you look down,

and you're like 40 feet

above this water.

>> I don't need to swim

in front of Brittany.

My strategy

is just to swim next to Brittany

and give her encouragement.

>> I just know that I'm

not gonna give up 'cause

I don't want to go to The Dome.

>> Stroke! Stroke!

>> You should be able

to stand up soon!

>> Stand up, stand up!

>> Keep going!

>> Bell, bell, bell!

[bell dings and horn blows]

>> Adam and Brittany

set the bar high.

So we definitely have our work

cut out for us.

>> Go for the jump?

If I flake on it,

just you ride it to the end.

>> Jay's gonna jump

a little earlier.

>> We're going

for the extra ten seconds off.

>> Hell yeah.

>> But if I miss,

I'm gonna fall right here and

have like a freaking long swim.

>> All right, Jay and Jenna,

ready?

[horn blows]

>> Oh, come on.

>> You'll get there!

>> You'll get there!

>> You'll get there!

[industrial music]

♪ ♪

>> Jenna does a really great job

at swimming but Jay is tanked.

Like, he looks like he's about

to drown right now.

>> I'm running out of steam

really quickly.

>> Don't stop!

Keep going!

Keep going!

>> Finish strong!

Keep going!

>> Jay, you can!

>> All right!

Go, go!

Keep it up!

[bell dings and horn blows]

>> Jay gets really dramatic

and, I guess,

wants sympathy too.

Like, "Oh, I can't breathe."

No one really cares.

>> We saw the two teams go,

and I think that the faster you

just jump on the bag,

the better because the bag

is gonna take off.

>> Anything to shorten up

that swim

makes it easier for our team.

>> All right, Leroy, Nia,

you ready?

Go!

>> I'm gonna go for the jump.

>> Come on, baby.

Come on, baby.

Jump, jump, jump!

>> Get it, Lee! Now! Go!

[dubstep music]

♪ ♪

>> all: Oh!

>> Damn!

>> And when I come up out

of the water and I wipe my face

and see, I'm nowhere

near the halfway point.

I'm damn near at the beginning.

And the red buoy is so far.

So far.

And in my head,

I'm just thinking there's no way

I could make it.

>> I'm extremely upset

with Leroy that he did not make

it onto this bag.

[rave music]

♪ ♪

>> Is that Nia or Leroy?

>> Nia's up front.

>> Oh, she is.

♪ ♪

>> Come on, Lee!

>> Come on, baby.

You know, once I get there,

I'm basically just waiting

on my partner to kind of,

like, wash ashore.

♪ ♪

Come on.

♪ ♪

[bell dings and horn blows]

>> There's still about five or

six other teams that got to go.

So, you know, hopefully they

do worse than we do.

If for some reason

we do stay in last place--

>> We don't know

if we're in last place, so...

>> Well, whatever.

This game is full of risks.

I took one, and I think

we can still somehow find a way

to come out victorious.

>> That was a pitiful swim

by Leroy.

So it's guaranteed

we're not losing.

That being said,

the 12-year-old boy inside of me

wants to jump for that bag.

>> Wes and Theresa, you ready?

Go!

>> However, the best strategy

has been to not jump.

And I know that I can beat all

of the swimming times thus far,

and so I think I've got this.

[electro music]

♪ ♪

>> I'm trying to do my best,

and I'm actually trying

to beat him, in all honesty.

>> She's got some wheels on her.

It's pretty impressive.

>> They're definitely putting up

the time beat.

Anytime Wes' head

is above the water

and it's not being forced

under the water

until the bubbles stop,

it's not a good day for me.

>> Keep going, come on!

[horn blows]

>> Nice! Good job.

>> That was a hell

of a lot of fun.

I knew that no matter what,

I could swim twice as fast

as Leroy.

There's not a shadow of a doubt

in my head we're in first place.

>> There's a lot of variables

in these jumps.

It's not an easy jump by any

means.

I mean, no one's done it.

So I'm gonna try it just for

the [bleep] and giggles of it.

>> I really hope he makes it.

>> If it's there,

then we're gonna take it.

>> All right, Johnny

and Averey, ready?

Go!

>> There's a little time window

that you can jump.

The timing has to be perfect.

>> Go! Go!

>> As soon as my toes touch

the board and I'm off, I gun it.

>> And I feel him grab my leg.

And it was just like--

>> Oh.

>> I hit that water hard

and I'm kind of discombobulated.

[rock music]

♪ ♪

>> Good swim, Johnny.

>> I'm in a lot

of pain right now

and I'm kind of winded,

but I have to swim.

I can't let Leroy's swim

be better than mine.

>> Keep going!

Good job, Averey!

>> He's definitely going

to have a slower time.

>> Come on, Johnny, come on!

>> But he would have literally

had to be drug under

by a sea creature in order

to go slower than Leroy.

[bell dings and horn blows]

>> Nice job.

>> When I started to jump,

I was like, "I got it..."

>> Shoom!

>> "I don't got it!"

>> Like, "No!"

>> We're gonna hopefully

be able to figure something

out that the other teams

haven't been able to and get

the first successful transfer.

I think it's pretty clear

that Wes and Theresa

are first-place teams, and

that's who we're aiming to beat.

>> If we don't win

this challenge,

then there's a good chance

that--

>> No, there's not--What?

>> Bananas and Nany,

are you ready?

>> Get that bag!

[horn blows]

>> Our fate is in our hands.

I have to catch this bag

and get this ten seconds

taken off of our time in order

to stand a chance today.

[horn blows]

>> I have to catch this bag

in order to stand a chance

today.

>> Oh!

>> Oh!

>> As soon as he doesn't jump,

I know I beat him.

>> 'Cause he sucks at swimming.

And a lot of other sports,

for that matter.

>> What was he trying to do?

>> He's trying to leap out.

[electronic music]

♪ ♪

>> I'm swimming

and I feel like I'm moving

but it's getting

harder and harder.

>> I hope Bananas and Nany

have to, like, go against some

crazy current, and the wind

shifts everything, and they take

last place.

>> Come on, Nany.

>> Let's go, Nany.

Come on.

Come on, get to that bell.

Let's go.

Good job.

>> Good job, guys.

>> Good job.

>> I [bleep] the bed.

Simple as that.

I second guessed myself,

I didn't jump off.

And, uh, [bleep] up.

I'm just not happy

about our performance.

And everything else

is out of our hands.

>> Just hold on.

Don't let go.

No matter what you do,

don't let go.

>> All right, Zach and Jonna.

You ready?

Go!

>> The only shot that anyone

can beat me at this event

is that they hit the bag.

[electronic music]

♪ ♪

Yes.

>> So I just get catapulted not

so gracefully into the water.

>> Oh!

>> Now let's swim!

>> Let's go, guys!

>> I'm trying to swim but I just

keep swallowing more water.

And I'm starting

to panic and freak out.

I don't even know

if I can make it.

>> Jonna literally looks

like one of the people

from the movie Titanic.

And she looks like she's going

to cry and drown.

>> Kick, Jonna, kick!

>> And I kick my legs

like a little propeller.

And it's a lot faster than him

waiting

for me to learn how to swim.

>> Hey, Jonna,

move your little legs!

>> Run!

>> Come on, Jonna!

[bell dings and horn blows]

>> I've never

been more embarrassed

during a challenge

in my entire life.

>> You weren't slowing me down.

>> It's always

a really great advantage

to be the ones that go last,

don't you think?

You get to see

where everybody else messed up,

what mistakes they made.

>> This is the only team

that has a shot at beating us.

Jordan is the second

best swimmer in the house.

And so I'm pretty fearful

that he's gonna make the jump.

And that ten seconds will

probably be enough to beat me.

>> Jordan and Sarah,

are you ready?

Go!

>> I really, really

want to jump for this bag.

I want to jump so bad.

I think we can do it,

but my strategy

definitely has changed.

So let's just jump off like Wes

did and let's swim for it.

[electronic music]

♪ ♪

>> Jordan would rather

look amazing and lose than win

and do a cannonball.

So when he does his amazing,

graceful swan dive,

I'm not surprised.

>> Whoo-hoo!

♪ ♪

>> Jordan and Sarah

are definitely

our last hope right now.

And if they win, then we don't

have anything to worry about.

>> Jordan and I always

show up to win.

I just want to win

every single thing that I do.

>> It's pretty rad

that my partner

is the best female swimmer.

That's definitely a leg up

on the competition for us.

>> Come on, you got it!

>> Stand up! Run!

Come on, Jordan!

[bell dings and horn blows]

>> That was so fun!

>> At the end of the day,

you're not safe unless you win.

And we decided to go for the

win.

I think it's gonna be really

close between us and Wes and

Theresa.

>> And Wes caught up to Theresa,

right?

>> Yeah.

>> And you didn't catch up

to me.

>> No.

>> I think that's pretty good.

Whew.

>> Not to toot your own horn

or anything.

>> I know.

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

>> All right, guys,

great challenge today.

But I definitely

expected more out of you guys.

If you don't think you can

handle a challenge like this,

then I hate to see you

in a final.

>> Uh...

TJ just [bleep] on all of us

right now.

>> Now the two bottom teams,

Leroy and Nia, Jay and Jenna.

But the team that did the worst

and going to The Dome...

Leroy and Nia.

>> It's all good.

The hard part for me

was the swim.

Whoever's got to go against me,

you better bring your A-game.

>> Leroy's speech lets everyone

know that he's here to compete.

Water might not be his forte,

but the guy's an athlete.

>> And the top two teams

were separated

by less than two seconds.

And that was Jordan and Sarah...

>> I want to win so bad.

>> And Wes and Theresa.

>> I'm hoping that Wes

and I could pull off this win

because the game completely

needs a power move right now.

>> The top two teams

were separated

by less than two seconds.

And that was Jordan and Sarah

and Wes and Theresa.

So I guess Sarah

and Jordan should have

went for the jump 'cause

you guys didn't make it.

Wes and Theresa,

congratulations.

You guys are the new power

couple.

>> It's not the power, per se,

that I like of winning.

It's instead the tools

that are given to you.

It's time to make a big move.

Let's just be real.

>> So Wes and Theresa, you guys

hold all the cards now.

By winning today's challenge,

you're the power couple.

You guys got to go back

to the house

and nominate whichever couple

you want to face off

with our losers

of today's challenge,

Leroy and Nia. All right?

See you guys at the house.

[rock music]

♪ ♪

>> God damn it, we needed this.

>> I get Bananas' frustration

100%.

Wes has had it out

for him for years.

And Zach is about to hand him

Bananas on a silver platter.

>> No, they wouldn't have,

Johnny.

>> I merely made a small move

to keep us safe.

But now I have a sour Banana

to deal with.

>> No, I don't think

he would have.

>> I do.

>> The results would have

been the same regardless.

So you're gonna blame me?

>> I'm just saying.

>> Are you kidding me right now?

>> Zach knows

exactly what he did.

Do I think he's remorseful

about it? Absolutely not.

So I've called him out

on his bull[bleep].

He goes, "That's Jonna's

decision.

I swear to God, dude.

>> Well, that's a [bleep]

cop out.

>> I'll feel a lot better

when I come back.

I've got to earn my spot

in the house.

'Cause a lot of teams right now,

they're worried, 'cause nobody

knows what Wes is gonna do.

Him having that much power

in the middle of the game,

he's about to start a war.

>> Yeah!

>> To me.

>> And me!

I can't stand you!

>> That's what they all say.

>> I swear, when he wins,

he's just so obsessed

with himself.

It's so obnoxious.

Let's get straight

down to business.

>> We're throwing in Bananas.

>> Yeah.

>> Yeah.

>> Yeah, go check out

my website, www.duh.com.

We can't play around anymore.

I have to take some shots at

him, and you don't get shots

often.

>> They were gonna

throw us in no matter

what if they won today.

>> Yeah.

If we win, Bananas every time.

>> Leroy and Bananas

against each other?

>> I think it'll be

a good match.

>> It's gonna be great.

>> Please get Zach for me.

Welcome.

Have a seat anywhere you'd like.

Thank you for coming

to see me tonight.

Where's Bananas' head at?

>> He was like, "You got

to put Wes first.

You got to put Wes first."

And I think he's mad

because I didn't play

Johnny Bananas' game.

>> Yeah, it was smart.

That's exactly

where you need to be.

>> Bananas is basically trying

to tell Zach what to do

and Zach is not the kind

of person that wants to be told

what to do.

So it's in his best interest

to just make an incredibly

different alliance with me.

I'm never gonna say your name.

There is literally no one

in the house

that I'm gonna vote in over you.

I'm gonna play my game

on my side of the house.

You're gonna play your game

on your side of the house.

>> If we're gonna do anything,

we have to keep it

as quiet as possible.

>> Completely agreed.

>> Okay.

Bananas has iced me out,

so keeping Wes close

to me in this game

is astronomically important

for me to get to a final.

>> All right, well,

you're my number one.

Cheers.

[clapping]

>> As you guys know,

Nia and Leroy,

they lost the last challenge.

Therefore, they're going

straight to The Dome.

Come on up.

And on the other hand,

Wes and Theresa,

you were the power couple.

You got to decide which couple

you want to send in to The Dome

to face off with Leroy and Nia.

So, who's it gonna be?

>> Would you like to?

>> Sure.

>> Theresa and Wes

both love seeing people scared.

They love seeing people worried.

And these two almost get off

on it.

It's disgusting.

>> Yesterday there were a couple

of words

that were said that we should

have gone first in the order.

I thought that was a little rude

and a little uncalled for.

So Nany and Bananas.

>> All right, Nany

and Bananas, come on up.

>> Someone's going home tonight.

>> Wes, everyone's heard

enough of you, bro.

You can just shut

your [bleep] mouth.

>> There were a couple of words

that were said that I thought

was a little rude.

So Nany and Bananas.

>> All right, Nany

and Bananas, come on up.

>> Someone's going home tonight.

>> Wes, everyone's heard

enough of you, bro.

You can just shut

your [bleep] mouth.

Just out of curiosity,

who told you

that we had said that?

>> I've heard it

from many people.

>> Really?

>> Yeah.

>> That's funny. 'Cause only one

person was told that.

The only way

that they could have found

this out was through Zach.

So that right there tells me

that Zach and Wes

have got something

cooking behind the curtains.

>> Anyways.

>> It's hilarious.

>> Don't put your hand

in my face.

>> You don't deserve

my [bleep] words.

>> I don't give a [bleep].

I don't give a [bleep].

>> Okay.

>> Up until this point,

I've kind of kept my cool.

But Theresa saying my name

gives me all the power

to be the raging bitch

that Theresa has no idea

I can be.

Can you look at me

when you're talking?

>> No, 'cause I don't give

a [bleep] about you.

>> So you're gonna stare

at my partner?

Okay, all right. All right.

>> Do you blame her?

Do you blame her?

>> She's a coward-ass bitch,

that's why.

>> Good luck.

>> Keep being a puppet

to your [bleep] partner.

>> Save it.

>> Keep losing.

I am not surprised at all

that Nany's reacting this way.

When you're a loser,

you get angry and mad

and raise your voice.

Safe travels, Nany.

>> Save the intensity, Nany.

You're gonna need it.

You may continue, TJ.

>> All right.

So it's gonna be Nany and

Bananas versus Leroy and Nia.

Good luck, guys.

I'll see you guys at The Dome.

>> The way today

went down is Wes' wet dream.

He can't stand Leroy,

he hates me,

so getting an opportunity to put

the two of us in together,

Wes might be peeing in his pants

as we speak.

>> I'm ready. I got her, dude.

>> I think if people

outlash like that,

it's 'cause they're scared.

>> Oh, yeah.

>> I just don't respect Nany.

Get that bitch out of the house.

>> She can't deal with the truth

that people in this house

just don't like her.

She can literally have sex

with half the cast

and then think that when people

call her a whore, it's a joke.

It's not a joke.

It's not cool to be a whore.

>> True.

>> Yeah.

I am absolutely going

to do everything in my power

to send this bitch home.

Nany does that [bleep] for free.

[Bleep] Groupon [bleep].

>> Well, that went over

like a lead balloon.

>> Some people are doing

some talkin', apparently.

You're full of [bleep].

I didn't say anything.

I didn't say anything.

You think I said it?

They came up to me

and they told me that

other people said something.

>> Who the [bleep]

is other people?

You're the only person

they would say that to.

>> A paranoid little baby?

No, I'm not.

>> I didn't say [bleep].

I did exactly what I had to do

to play a good game for myself,

and he's acting like a little

girl because I'm not his pawn.

I don't know how many times

I have to [bleep] say this.

I'm not here

to play Bananas' game.

>> Everyone in this [bleep] room

thinks you have their back,

but at the same time, you're

the first one that's been like,

"I'm gonna break ties

with the guys in my own room."

>> I didn't break any ties!

>> You could not be

a bigger liar

and a bigger coward

if you tried.

And I want every guy in our room

to hear exactly what I'm saying.

I want to make it totally clear

to everyone exactly the game

that Zach is playing.

>> And you've [bleep]

changed the order for him.

>> You have--No, I didn't.

You want to know why

I changed the order?

>> Yeah.

>> 'Cause my partner

can't [bleep] swim.

>> Zach is exposed.

Some people are starting

to wonder,

"Are you playing both sides?

Are you loyal to us

or are you loyal to Wes?"

>> Why would I put a target

on my back?

>> As long as I'm here,

he's not going for you.

Your idea and my idea

of how you work together

are completely different.

>> I'm not gonna say your name.

>> Zach, that's only half

the [bleep] battle, dude.

If you're gonna tell someone,

"I got your back," it's not,

"Your name's not gonna come

out of my mouth."

It's, "Yo, I'm gonna [bleep]

stick my neck out for you

if and when it's possible."

That's what [bleep]

being an alliance is, dude.

Your name's never come

out of my mouth.

But the moves that you have made

and the things

that you have said,

you've tried to get it to come

out of other people's mouths.

It's just clear, Zach,

that you're just trying

to [bleep] play all angles,

dude, and it--that just doesn't

work.

When you're in alliance

with [bleep] everyone,

then you're in an alliance

with nobody.

And at some point, it's gonna

[bleep] bite you in the ass.

>> He's scared.

That's all it comes down to.

And he can't handle it.

I have this rare ability

to do very small things

and they get exploded.

>> Oh, you want me to leave

right now?

>> Yes. Leave me alone!

>> Zach, for real.

Like, I don't understand what

we're doing with that [bleep]

and politics.

You know that.

So I wasn't the one

who said that to them.

>> Will you just be quiet

and leave me alone right now?

>> Okay, I'm just saying,

you have no right to [bleep]

scream at me like that.

>> Well, you have no right

to even

talk to me right now because--

>> I'm gonna leave you alone,

but don't be [bleep] mad at me.

This is not me.

>> When I'm getting yelled at

by Bananas and Jonna is going

around the house being a moron,

this is not a good recipe

for Zach.

>> Did I win the challenge

yesterday?

Yeah! Did I roll them

into the elimination today?

>> Yes, you did.

>> I see a letter in our future.

And what letter is that, Averey?

>> A "W"!

>> A "W"!

>> A "W"!

>> Everyone, right here.

On three.

Team upstairs.

One, two, three!

>> all: Team upstairs!

>> ♪ Gonna be free tonight ♪

>> If Bananas doesn't come home,

I'm gonna be in a really,

really good position.

But no matter

what happens tonight,

something big is happening.

And the dynamic of the whole

house is gonna change.

>> This is a huge hump,

but we got to get over it.

>> I'm ready.

>> It's not going to be easy.

>> Yeah.

>> But knowing that I ain't

going into it alone--I got a

partner--makes me feel so

much more comfortable.

Nia, I just need to let her know

that there's nobody

else in this house who I

would rather have on my team.

>> Yeah.

>> She's my backbone

in this game, and I wouldn't

have it any other way other

than having her as a partner.

>> Looks like vacation is over.

It's time to go to work.

>> It means everything to me

that he actually believes in me.

And I can tell looking

in his eyes that he knows

that I'm more than capable

of getting this done tonight.

I'm not scared though.

I'm ready to fight.

>> I love the fact that Wes was

too big of a pussy to [bleep]

>> Say anything.

>> I hope the rest

of the guys in this room

understand what the [bleep]

he's doing, dude.

>> I am turning up to a million

tonight if we come back.

>> Let's not [bleep]

hold back anymore.

>> Are you taking my leash off?

>> Yeah.

>> Out of all the people

in the house

that I could be paired up with

to be in a situation like this,

I'm glad it's you, Nany.

>> Yeah, me too.

I'm just used to Bananas

being a smart-ass all the time

and just kind of picking on me,

so it's just nice

that tonight, he is my rock.

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

>> All right, guys. Welcome to

your fifth elimination round

here in The Dome on this season

of Battle of the Exes II.

[applause]

First things first,

we got to bring the players in.

So Bananas and Nany,

Leroy and Nia, come on in.

[hip hop music]

♪ ♪

All right, guys, tonight

you're playing Strung Out.

As you could see behind me,

there are four poles

in the middle of the dome.

Tonight's gonna be a relay race.

And here's how it's gonna work.

Each player is gonna be strung

out by their hands and feet

underneath each one

of these poles.

When I say go, you're gonna

have to work your way

all the way across the pole

by any means necessary.

Ring the bell,

come back to the starting line

so that your partner

can take off and do the same.

First team to get both players

there and back will win

tonight's elimination round

and stay in the game.

Losers, you're out of here.

Any questions?

>> Nope.

>> It looks like you guys

are ready to go.

Good luck.

>> This elimination

could not be better for me.

The faster stronger teams

go home,

the higher up I move on the list

of good players.

>> Reach back, then lift

your feet up as fast as you can.

>> I got you.

>> We'll get back in this game.

We'll get back on that bridge.

>> I'm completely confident

and ready right now.

>> Definitely my chance

at redemption for the swimming

challenge.

100% I'm the reason

why we're here.

It's not going to be easy,

but I know we can do it.

I got this one on my team.

>> Just don't stop.

Thrust down with those feet.

Pull up and yank back,

all right?

I've got a tremendous amount

of faith in Nany.

She's fearless, she's got heart,

and that's all you can ask for.

>> If there's one person

in the house that I would hope

would have faith in me,

it's definitely him.

>> The two of us

have excellent chemistry.

Wes throwing us

in was a huge mistake.

Hopefully he's gonna

reap the whirlwind really soon.

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

>> All right, the girls

are going first.

You guys ready? Go!

>> Go, Nany!

Move up and slide back.

There you go!

Get those feet up!

There you go, Nany!

Get those feet up!

There you go!

>> Get up, Nia!

Nia!

>> I'm just trying to make

all my movements

really wide so that I

can cover as much ground

and use my length

to my advantage.

>> There you go, Nany!

There you go, Nany!

Go, Nany!

Come on, girl!

You've got this, Nany!

>> Let's go, Nia.

Let's go, Nia.

>> Come on!

There you go, Nany!

>> Come on.

>> Feet, arms!

Feet, arms! There you go, Nany!

A little more!

Keep going!

A little more!

Hit it!

>> Nany makes it to the bell

first

and I'm literally pouring sweat.

I just can't believe

that Bananas is gonna come back.

He's gonna try to rally up

everyone

in the house against me.

This is the worst.

>> Come on, Nia.

>> Arms and feet!

>> Let's go, let's go.

>> Arms and feet!

>> Throw the arms, Nia.

>> There you go!

>> Throw the feet.

>> Arms!

>> Go, go, go, go!

>> There it is. Arms, feet!

>> Come on. Let's go.

Let's go, Nia.

>> Arms, feet!

>> Nia, let's go.

>> A little higher!

>> You're beating her!

Come on, Nia, keep going!

>> Go, Nia!

>> Keep going!

>> Go, Nia!

>> They're neck-and-neck.

Nia, like, please.

>> Go, Nia! Go, Nia!

>> There it is. You're so close,

>> announcer: This episode of

The Challenge, continues now.

>> Let's go, Nia!

Everything, it's for the money!

>> Let's go, Nia!

>> Arms, feet!

>> Nia, let's go!

>> A little more!

>> You're beating her!

Come on, Nia!

>> Go, Nia!

>> Keep going!

>> It's neck-and-neck, and I see

that Nany is getting stuck.

No!

>> You're almost there! Come on!

>> Come on, Nia!

>> You got it, Nia!

>> Get those feet! Kick 'em out!

>> The strap is stuck

on a piece of the wood,

and I just can't seem

to get it over it.

I'm kicking and I'm pulling

and it's just not working out.

[Scare Don't Fear's Hustle]

>> ♪ Everything is on the line ♪

♪ If I don't win I gotta push ♪

>> Let's go!

More feet!

>> Come on, it's for the money!

>> Let's go, Nia!

>> I hear Leroy

telling me to remain focused

and to keep moving.

And I feel really good.

♪ ♪

>> Let's go! Let's go!

>> There you go. Good job.

>> It's got to be tiring just

hanging there like a hog

off that log.

As soon as Nany

gets a little bit behind,

you can just see all

of the energy drain out of her.

>> Yeah, Nia! Yeah, Nia!

>> Keep going!

>> Yeah, Nia!

>> Look forward.

Hit it.

Hit your foot.

>> One more of those!

You're almost there!

>> Usually I

can keep my composure,

but I do not like Nany.

>> One more! One more! One more!

>> Nany just basically looks

like she's stuck in the mud

and she can't move.

It's the worst feeling hanging

underneath this pole like a turd

and there's absolutely nothing

I can do about it.

[bell rattling]

>> Go, go, go!

>> Oh, [bleep]!

Oh, [bleep]!

>> Leroy starts.

And everyone's jaw drops.

>> He just bing, bing,

bing, bing, bing.

Like manhandles

it like an animal.

>> Go, go, go! Go! Go!

>> Leroy's just literally

flying down this thing,

and I can't even bear to watch.

>> You destroyed it!

Nice! Yes! Nice!

[cheering]

[bell dings and horn blows]

>> All right!

Yeah!

>> Whoo! Yeah, Nia!

>> Someone's going home tonight!

>> It's like hell froze over.

Everyone is absolutely

speechless.

This is the weight of the world

jumping off of my back.

>> Holy [bleep].

It is party time.

That is fun.

>> Yes!

>> Oh, man.

This is fun.

I want Bananas to hear me cheer.

No one wants to see Bananas

go to another final.

No one wants him

around any longer.

>> Good job, baby.

This is what hard work

looks like.

She is the MVP.

Everybody knows me.

I'm an animal

when it comes to these games.

But tonight Nia

earned our spot in the house.

>> I kind of did it.

I'm awesome.

>> Yeah, I know, you did.

You did do it.

>> I'm so happy.

>> I'm proud of you.

I'm proud of us as a team.

>> Good job, Nia!

Good job, Leroy!

[quiet piano music]

♪ ♪

>> It's all right.

Listen, you did everything

you could, dude.

>> [crying]

I'm sorry.

>> Don't, dude.

Don't apologize, dude, for that.

>> I just feel like

it's, like, my fault.

And I know it is.

Like, it's my fault--

Like...

Like, it was me.

[bleep].

[crying]

>> Did I celebrate a little

too much?

>> I think we both might have.

>> It's all right, dude.

You train hard, you come back

stronger next time.

>> I feel like a big bag

of [bleep].

I lost this elimination.

I take full responsibility

for it.

>> Well, you do not even

deserve half the responsibility.

You would not have even been

in this position

if it wasn't for me.

This girl kicks ass, dude,

and she needs to stop crying

because we don't want to give

them any more satisfaction

than they already have.

I might have to die knowing that

I lost to the ugliest redhead

this planet has ever seen.

>> Leroy and Nia,

you took out the champ.

Nice work, you guys.

You guys are still in the game.

Go rejoin the group.

[applause]

Bananas, Nany, you guys

couldn't get it together.

Take care of yourselves.

This ends your time

here in Panama.

[applause]

>> Coming into this game,

Bananas and I never really

had any closure

from what happened in the past

between the two of us.

>> There wasn't anything

that was unresolved between us

like emotions or attraction

or anything like that.

There's none of that, you know.

And that's why I think

we were such a strong team.

>> I don't plan on

ever telling Bananas exactly

how I feel about him.

We'll never be together.

We'll never have a relationship.

All I can ask

for is for a friendship.

And I feel

like I definitely got that.

And I'm--I'm okay with it.

I'm fine.

>> I took some shots

this season,

and unfortunately,

I wasn't able to get back up.

I gave it my best, and my best

just wasn't good enough.

>> All right, guys.

We're getting

to that midway point,

and things are only

gonna get tougher from here.

I'll see you

at the next challenge.

>> Oh, my God.

>> Whoo!

>> There's no better feeling

than to be able

to take the belt from the champ.

But that's my only alliance

in the house.

So that's another part

that's really [bleep] up.

>> Good job.

You did work tonight.

>> Wes, you were the mastermind,

the puppeteer, of like,

this entire [bleep] show.

He is batting 1,000.

>> We call that the black widow.

I say their name

and they go home.

This is an important message

that I've sent

to the entire house.

I don't play by rules.

And that should make people

fearful of not messing

with Theresa and I.

This changes the game so much.

They're all wondering

what to do.

[applause]

>> The champ is here!

>> The game has been changed.

Everybody welcome to the halfway

point.

Battle of the Exes.

>> Whoo!

>> Cheers.

>> I don't think anyone

was expecting Bananas to be

gone this early in the game.

Five challenges in

and the reigning king is gone.

It's gonna open doors

for a new game, new winners.

The throne is empty.

Who's gonna take it?

>> This is a strange feeling.

I mean, now we are outcast,

heading home.

It's like having the carpet

pulled out from under your feet.

I think TJ left a message

for us.

>> What's up, losers?

I bet you thought you guys

were out of here.

Well, not so fast.

No one knows this,

but you guys are in exile,

which means

you still have a chance.

So hang tight and I'll explain

everything to you soon.

>> What?

>> announcer: Next on

The Challenge.

>> Adam and Averey

clearly have something going on.

>> Pull, pull!

>> There's not a single muscle

that's not being used.

It's gonna be a long,

horrible day.

>> I need you right now.

I need you to show me something.

>> Whatever, laugh.

You're not Johnny anymore.

You're [bleep] Reilly.

>> What the hell does that mean?

You never got to know