The game has started, the rules aren’t clear, but one team is going home.
All Star Rules are In Effect
The cast is struggling to get a handle on the game because they don’t know the rules yet, but they manage to contain their anxieties while in the house. They play patio games and Nicole criticizes Beth’s 30-year-old jeans. Then, they arrive at the challenge and the rules of the season are explained. It’s similar to All Stars 4 — one team wins and will be safe from elimination if they’d like. The house will then vote one tea into The Arena, and the winning team will vote in a second team or nominate themselves. The elimination winner will get a star: either from their defeated opponents or by stealing from a star-holding team.
Flag Grabbers
The challenge is called Edge of Glory, and there’s a giant plank hanging over a 55-story building. The teams must solve a math problem, then they need to collect four flags hanging over the edge in 10 minutes. One person serves as a grabber and the other is an anchor. In the first heat, Shane & Da’Vonne only get one flag while Aneesa refuses to let Ashley compete because she doesn’t want to fall off the building and she feels safe floating in the middle of the social. In Heat 2, Adam & Steve collect all four flags by jumping to get the fourth, while Beth cries in fear and gets disqualified. We then get a series of teams getting DQed, including Dario & Ashley who can’t solve the math problem. However, Amber & Faysal are perfectly built for this challenge and seem to breeze through it. Then, the rain picks and and the competition will be postponed until the next day, except the three remaining teams (Devin & Leroy, Melissa & Nicole, and Nany & Turbo) opt not to compete, doubting they can beat Amber & Fessy’s time, so the Big Brother duo wins.
The Nomination Relay
Now that the competition is over, Frank takes it upon himself to talk game. He feels Adam & Steve have the fewest connections and it should be easy to vote them in. While this sounds logical, Frank really views them as big competition and he wants to take a shot at them while he can. Nicole is not on board with the plan because she’s close with Adam. Frank also talks with Amber, who conveys the information to Veronica, who then relays it to Adam & Steve. Adam deduces that Frank put this plan into motion, so he asks Faysal to make Frank & Sam or Ashley K. & Dario the other team in elimination if he’s voted in. But, they may not get their wish because Amber believes Nicole leaked the information and wants to retaliate by sending in Nicole & Melissa.
Setting the Stage
TJ facilitates the house vote, and it kicks off with Aneesa & Ashley who don’t hesitate to say Adam & Steve’s names. Most people follow them, aside from Veronica & Katie and Nicole & Melissa. So, Adam & Steve go into the Arena. When the cast gets there, Faysal & Amber make a move that should have been predictable and they send in Beth & Jonna. Jonna is particularly caught off guard, and they don’t feel prepared to compete.
Pole Dancers
The elimination is called Pole Position and we see the same tube from Cramping Out on Battle of the Eras. It’s a similar game, but it’s a race to complete five laps through the tube. Each round, the teams roll a die and must add more poles to the designed section. Despite not feeling confident, this game seems to cater to Beth & Jonna’s size. Adam & Steve move faster, and they get through the first three laps faster. Once more poles are inserted, the gap starts to close. However, Beth & Jonna don’t move fast enough and they get sent home, and Adam & Steve protect their star.
Barking For Support
Kellyanne & Sylvia have been struggling to work together, so they sit down to try and talk it out. Sylvia starts by calling some of Kellyanne’s comments condescending, and Kellyanne claims she doesn’t see it. Then, Kellyanne tries to tell Sylvia that she doesn’t need to be here if Sylvia doesn’t want to compete. Clearly, this irks Sylvia because she says she has a family at home — Kellyanne just has dogs. The girls get into a screaming match… then the episode ends.
Stop Being Polite 