There’s a divide in the house, and the girls are being targeted this week, specifically Michele, Nia, and Olivia.
From Warning to Target
Johnny returns to the house after naming his targets in a quite insulting fashion, and he’s ruffled a few feathers. Kyland is upset that his boo Nia was targeted, but Bananas didn’t think he’d have to name her as a target until Tori was given immunity for winning the last challenge. However, Michele was the most upset because Bananas called her Devin’s “soon-to-be-ex girlfriend.” Bananas insists that he didn’t want to hurt Michele. But when he gave Michele a warning to be cautious of Devin, she told Devin which caused bigger issues. Michele feels hurt, because she feels like she trusted Bananas to protect her, but in the end, he hurt her.
Levels of Success
The cast arrives to the daily challenge, and they see an obstacle course. The game is called Building Bridges, and it looks like a real-life Mario level. Players need to climb a wall just so they can slide down a pole, climb up a series of platforms, and collect three coins. Then, they’ll deposit the coins, solve a puzzle, and a crate will rise forming a bridge. Next, they must descend a rope, collect three more coins, climb back up, swing to a final platform, and Tarzan swing into crates to stop their time. Michele, the loser from the prior daily challenge, is given a 30-second penalty. Bananas goes first, and despite almost forgetting his coins, he breezes through the course. Everything is going well until Cara Maria, Nia, and Olivia go and fall off the very first climbing wall. This disqualifies them, and they know they’re all at risk to come in last.
Falling Into Last Place
Competitors keep going to varying degrees of success. Despite her height, Aviv manages to make it through the course without must issue. She finishes, but a fall onto a net causes strain on her foot. Meanwhile, Theo seems to forget this is a timed event and takes his time. At the end, Michele falls climbing the first wall while Tori posts a good time. For the men, Kyland secures the victory while Jenny wins for the women by six-one hundredth of a second. Theo (unsurprisingly) comes in last while Nia is the last place female based on where she fell off the wall.
Two Friends and a Bananas
The cast goes to the club, and Olivia gently confronts Bananas for calling her “Devin’s pet snake.” Bananas tries to claim this was a misfire, but Olivia feels it was a pretty direct shot. She tries to comment on Bananas’ alliances, but she won’t give any names to support her statements, so they fall on deaf ears. Bananas takes this as an invitation to expose the players who are floating under the radar. First, he calls out Jordan who has too many allies to realistically protect them all. Then, he sets his target on Tori and says no guy will name her as a target, but she can’t protect every man in the game. Tori gets mad at Bananas for criticizing her friendships, and she claims he’s just mad she isn’t protecting him anymore. Bananas basks in all the attention he’s getting, and walks away feeling he successfully sowed seeds of doubt.
A Leisurely Chamber
Jenny, Kyland, Michele, Olivia, and Nia enter the Chamber and Jenny opens the conversation by saying that she doesn’t care who Nia competes against. Nia is the only one who cared about her in this game, so she wants Nia to have the best opportunity to win. Michele is angry that Jenny feels this way, because she believes Era 4 has been a team the whole time, but Jenny never felt included by her team. Ultimately, Kyland reveals Michele will be the other contender in the Arena, and she’s upset. Even though Nia and Olivia are in her “Ladies of Leisure” alliance, she intends on going into the Arena at full intensity.
From Top to Dropped
Bananas successfully got into Nia’s ear and made her doubt her position in the game. Bananas insists that Tori is Jordan’s number one female ally, but Rachel, Aviv, and Laurel are also in his top four — Cara Maria might even be higher than Nia. So, Nia asks Jordan directly. He says that he hopes he never has to pick between Tori, Laurel, or Nia, but insists Nia is still in his top three. Nia isn’t convinced, and says that when she comes back, she won’t keep protecting him.
Nia vs. Michele
Nia and Michele enter the Arena and they’re playing Forty-Fication. The girls have 40 crates that are chained together. They’ll need to solve math problems to unlock the chains and release the crates, then they will need to transport all 40 crates into their designated zones. Michele gets off to a slow start, but Nia hates math and is moving even slower. Eventually, Michele starts releasing chains and she’s able to free her crates. They’re heavy, but she starts moving them in batches. Michele is making slow progress while Nia hasn’t moved a single crate. But, Michele is worried that Nia has a different strategy and could sweep the victory at the end. Finally, Nia starts moving and her pace is faster than Michele’s. But, it’s too little too late. Michele’s slow and steady strategy gets her the victory, sending Nia home.
Painting the Targets
After her victory, Michele gets to pick three male competitors to name as targets. She returns the target to Bananas, then assigns targets to Nehemiah and Jordan. Michele claims these are the people she’s least close with, but Bananas feels that Nia got into Michele’s ear after hearing Jordan has a new roster of allies.
Stop Being Polite 