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Saturday, September 21, 2024

The Challenge | Season 40 Episode 5 - "An Era Tradition"


Spoiler Alert!

Hello everyone!

Isn't it weird that we took a break for one week?! I was very busy last week so I wasn't going to watch the episode on time, but then I found out that, because of the VMAs, we didn't get a new episode, which was good for me because now I can watch it right after airing and can discuss it with you all. Unfortunately, not only this wasn't the best episode when it comes to the outcome but also I came across some spoilers before watching the episode so I already knew who was going into elimination, which isn't ideal.

So, I'm going to try and get to the point.

From the preview last week we saw that something was about to go down with Era II - Laurel throwing the challenge so Emily would go into elimination. Well, it wasn't that obvious in the episode (mainly because they didn't loose) but she definitely did, and that got them second place therefore Emily not safe from elimination. Who got safe were Olivia and Kyland which I loved! What I didn't love though (and I know I'm getting everything mixed) was when that whole drama happened between Laurel and Cara Maria that Kyland sort of took Laurel's side. C'mon Kyland, I expect more from you! And speaking of Laurel and Cara Maria, this episode wasn't even about them and they became a big part of it. Personally, I'm so done with Laurel. I'm so glad that she's the target of Era II next week and, even though I don't want Bananas to go home, I really wish they would go straight into elimination.

But, rewinding a bit, Era IV won the daily challenge and honestly, that was so surprising! I was also surprised that Era I lost again and this time CT was on the line.

I'm not gonna lie, the spoiler that I saw was that Emily and Tina were going into elimination, therefore Nehemiah and CT were going as well and because my sister saw some other spoilers she let it slip that this wasn't the best episode and I understood right away that CT was going home - and he did.

Honestly, it was a pretty close elimination (as far as the guys go) so I can't really be mad at anyone in this situation. It's really sad that we won't have any more CT Pro Tips though...

Now, let's talk about the women's elimination because that one was shocking! Anyone would put their money on Emily knowing that she was going against Tina - no matter which challenge it would be. Well, Tina just went there and completely smashed that elimination and sent Emily home. Well, that's the easy version. The rumor that has been going around (again) is that the production sort of rigged it. How was it possible for her to completely smash those nails and take all of them basically at once when neither Emily nor either of the guys could do it?! And they tried! So something smells fishy here. I did want Emily to win just to piss Laurel off, but I've been enjoying having Tina around and poor Rachel couldn't be the only woman on Era I. Era I is dropping like flies and that doesn't look good for the future of the challenge. We always say that the OGs are the best ones but right now, it's not looking that great. I still have my money on either Derrick or Kyland to win the whole thing, and right now, Derrick is looking stronger, apart from what we saw in the preview for next week. 

We didn't get much from that preview but we saw what looks like a 'mini-final' type of challenge (with a lot of running and obstacles and whatnot) and it looks like Derrick got pretty injuried and they were mentioning a broken leg?! I don't know but I don't like it.

Anyway, at the end of the day, I just hope Derrick is fine and that Laurel goes home because I just can't take her bullsh*t anymore!

And I guess that's it from me for this episode. I'm sorry if this rant was a bit all over the place but I tried to cover all the main events in the episode (I didn't touch on all the hook ups yet, but I will in my next post). In the meantime, let me know what you thought of this episode - do you agree that the production did something to Tina's nails so she would win? Tell me everything in the comments and I'll talk to you next week!

Love,
Daniela.

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