The Challenge
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And then there were two.
Derrick, small but scrappy, is Inspector Poirot after three too many pints at the village tavern.
Ryan is the coquettish maid with a hidden agenda.
And Laurel is the cranky old matriarch complaining about the egregious taxes on game-show earnings.
The challenge is called Battle for Honor and is played in a girls heat and a guys heat.
And contact there is.
Bananas is the first to take the tumble into the water, undoubtedly bruising his gladiator-size ego.
Cory comes for Derrick, eliminating Era I from the competition, as expected.
The men pause their combat.
Right after Theo rejects the deal, Cory bum-rushes him.
Apparently, that would not have flown.
When T.J.s horn goes off, both Eras III and IV have two players left.
When the womens heat begins, Nia tries to go for Kaycee, which is a mistake.
You cant rep Hooters with a busted nose!
Or honestly, maybe you could, so long as you didnt also pop an implant.
Instead, they have to choose between Era IIs Cara and Derek and Era IIIs Cory and Averey.
In the Chamber, Cory and Averey deploy a classic good-cop-bad-cop routine.
Josh, of course, maintains that he did nothing wrong since Theo wouldnt have changed his mind anyway.
Way to give it the old college try for your boy, Josh.
When the challengers arrive at the arena, theres a boxing ring in the center of the floor.
No puzzles today, people!
T.J. informs the clan that tonights elimination challenge isalso Gladiator IIvinspired.
A lotta bang for their buck here.
The game is called Fate of the Gladiators.
One player will be the striker, equipped with boxing gloves but handicapped by a blindfold.
MTV can call me if they ever want a game-design consultant.
The ladies go first, with Rachel as the striker.
Cory versus Derrick is the grand finale weve been waiting for.
Jordan chimes in from the stands, yelling, Be a man, do it to someones face.
Derricks too injured to run, and Cory is too angry to lose.
Cory knocks him over multiple times, but Derrickwill nothave a Colby Donaldson end to his story.
When the horn sounds and red target dust is everywhere, its not clear which guy has won.
Putting their life-jacket feud aside in the name of athletic greatness, Cory and Derrick hug it out.
T.J. announces that Averey missed six targets, while Rachel didnt miss any, making Rachel the clear winner.
Era I will live to die another day.
Both guys scored all of their targets, but Cory did it faster.
Derrick, a true legend, is sent packing despite the underdog performance of a lifetime.
over and over again.
