Who was eliminated in episode 5, “Nuthin but an OG Thang?”
After Arissa’s meltdownlast weekonThe Challenge: All-Stars, Beth definitely thought she escaped her elimination fate.
But the line has clearly been drawn in the sand: diplomacy is out the window.
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The tension is climbing.
And so is Derrick!
He decides to scale the stone wall outside the house for fun but needs help getting down.
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So Alton shows him how it’s done and he doesn’t need help at all.
He’s going to be one tough competitor to beat in any kind of elimination.
These are my favorite episodes because they really separate the amateurs from the champion contenders.
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Played in teams of six at the beginning, they must complete checkpoints while racing the entire way.
And here’s a twist: the Lifesaver is now canceled!
I guess the whole Arissa Lifesaver debacle was enough Lifesaver drama for one season?
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Either way, TJ is imploring everyone to win, which raises Jemmye’s suspicions.
Because whenever TJ gets vague, you know something is up.
But let’s see how everyone fares in their first mini final.
The first checkpoint is a bunch of math equations that end up spelling out a word phrase.
Thanks to Big Easy, Copper gets their phrase quickly, securing a first-place lead immediately.
But Gold is not far behind.
Silver struggles with the first checkpoint, widening the lead between them and the first two teams.
Copper also has some team members struggling, but they refuse to take any breaks.
And then, out of nowhere, Alton drops to his knees, forcing Silver to stop again.
He’s completely gassed out, surprising (and annoying) everyone on his team.
Maybe he isn’t champion material anymore after all.
Gold reaches checkpoint two and divides into Derrick/KellyAnne, Laterrian/Kendal, and Nehemiah/Jisela.
And finally, Silver catches up and divides into Yes/Jemmye, Syrus/Beth, and Alton/Jonna.
Some of these pairs are happy with how things are working out; others are not as enthused.
But eventually, Kendal/Laterrian finish first and move on as individuals to the finish line.
Derrick/KellyAnne finish next and pick up their new, smaller logs and race on.
But Alton gets some support from other players like Jisela and Nehemiah.
And walking back into the house, Alton refuses to shake Syrus' hand.
But first, a night out!
Jisela and Alton flirt a ton, and Mark fires up Syrus.
At least Syrus has Laterrian to pump him up in the morning with a fierce pep talk.
I guess that’s almost the same?
At least we’ll finally see how this elimination plays out.
But first, a twist!
TJ announces that in exchange for the Lifesaver, every elimination moving forward will be a double elimination.
I did not see this coming, and neither did Beth she didn’t even bring her tennis shoes.
Thankfully production has her uniform and shoes all ready to go.
How nice of them!
So here’s how this works: Beth is Syrus' teammate for the elimination.
Alton can choose any female except for Kendal to be his teammate.
And whichever male loses the elimination, his teammate isalsosent home with them.
That’s a new one!
And Alton picks Aneesa, the elimination queen, as his teammate.
I just hope it doesn’t end up biting Aneesa in the butt.
Elimination challenge:Over and Under.
This is not going to be easy on Syrus' injured ankle.
But to his credit, Syrus doesn’t quit and keeps going despite the pain.
Aneesa and Alton end up lapping Beth and Syrus with seemingly no effort.
Also, can we c’mon getAll Starsseason 2?!
This season has already been entertaining, and we’re only five episodes in.
I’m having the best time watching all these OGs go head-to-head.
It’s such a refreshing change of pace from the anxiety-ridden regular seasons!
Syrus was practically dragging Alton up that hill, which made no sense at all.
Does Alton just have no endurance?
That doesn’t bode well for him in the final.
