Who was eliminated in the series premiere of CBS' new The Challenge spin-off?
Welcome to an all-new era ofThe Challenge.
Now that all that is out of the way, let’s get into the series premiere recap!
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But he’s not the only scheming mastermind legend on this cast.
These challenges and eliminations are no joke!
This season, there’s an added twist.
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If they don’t have enough money when the final begins, they can’t compete.
Great, let’s move on.
That’s the beauty of having this season air on CBS we’ve got footage flashbacks and everything!
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There are several formerLove Islandcouples, like Cashel and Kyra and Cinco and Cashay.
Then there are the threeAmazing Racealums, who are planning on laying low and infiltrating all the other alliances.
The super-sized episode doesn’t even scratch the surface on everything happening.
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Everything is going to be played in co-ed pairs, and they can choose their partner… right now.
Meanwhile, the team with the slowest time is sent straight into elimination.
They end up getting sent to elimination because they were the only pair who had to go twice.
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Tyson and Angela, of course.
They think Tyson and Angela will call out aLove Island/Amazing Raceteam.
But first, it’s a time-honoredChallengetradition… a night out at the bar!
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All goodChallengecompetitors know the game never stops.
James realizes that he and Shannon are likely getting targeted, and his wheels start turning.
Turns out, James reallydidput in the work.
It’s masterful and totally worked to save himself.
James is impressing me right out of the gate here.
There’s a reason why he wonThe Amazing Race!
He may not seem like aChallengethreat, but he’s clearly got the social politics and strategy on lock.
Elimination challenge:Knot So Fast.
This is aChallengestaple where teams weave 250 ft. of a giant rope through a pyramid structure for 20 minutes.
Then teams swap pyramids and whoever untangles their rope first, wins.
From the sidelines, it looks like they’re making a complicated knot.
But the real test comes next.
The teams swap structures and they’re sweaty, covered in sand, and totally tired.
The horn blows, and both teams start attempting to unravel the ropes.
Cely yells orders at Javonny while Kyland begs Azah to keep pulling the rope.
It looks like Javonny and Cely might take this, but Kyland and Azah pull ahead.
The drama is already beginning!
And this one is big (there’s no hourglass to smash, though).
After just one episode, I’m officially a fan of this new CBSChallenge.
We’re in for a great ride, and it’s only just begun.
The Challenge: USAairs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. on CBS.
