With a whopping 40 The Problem vets in a single home (er, fort) in The Problem 40: Battle of the Eras, the character clashes have been as ferocious as they have been inevitable all season lengthy. So it is smart that the post-finale forged reunion would deliver its fair proportion of drama as properly. And Wednesday’s (January 15) first installment of the two-part particular was filled with confrontations and tears as many of the opponents got here again to interrupt down the prolonged season in Vietnam.
Listed here are our picks for probably the most electrical moments of The Problem Season 40 reunion to date.
When Nehemiah Clark had an unexpectedly painful night time…
Poor Nehemiah. He apparently rode to the reunion on the wrestle bus as a result of the person spent extra time shivering in abdomen bug-suffering mode than on the stage. The primary time he needed to make a sudden exit, he left his microphone on and by accident handled your entire group to the sounds of him vomiting. What a approach to begin the present, no? After returning and falsely declaring himself superb, he quickly made a second wordless exit — however luckily this time, his mic wasn’t on.
When Tori Deal was her personal worst enemy…
For lots of people, Tori belongs on the Mount Rushmore of Problem stars, however in case you ask her, she’s “probably the most overrated” participant after her efficiency within the closing, which included being off of the coin rely by 1,000. After ending fourth within the closing, Tori was fast to dismiss her personal efficiency, with others having to remind her that she’d simply had an hours-long elimination battle with Cara Maria Sorbello simply earlier than the ultimate started, which was a significant drawback.
When Michele Fitzgerald ticked off completely everybody with one dangerous reply…
Whereas Tori was fast to level the finger at herself on this very topic, Michele was challenged to call another person who she views as probably the most overrated participant on the present, and she or he selected Chris “C.T.” Tamburello on a whim. With that, she lastly united your entire season’s forged… towards her. Yep, Michele’s alternative induced an instantaneous uproar, with everybody immediately agreeing that CT’s was the one title she couldn’t select for that dishonor. Even Michele’s boyfriend Devin Walker needed to say, “You’re by yourself” after that decide.
When Amanda Garcia confirmed up and owned her “Satan” fame…
After her title got here up, with host Maria Menounos asking Devin whether or not he’s nonetheless a fan of hers, Amanda Garcia strolled in with a purple leather-based Devil costume and confronted him. Amanda’s by no means been one to draw back from being labeled the dangerous man, however this was subsequent stage. Solely Cory Wharton had a response that was worthy of this spectacle (as he pretended to sprinkle holy water instantly after seeing her on his display upon video-calling into the present).
When the connection updates section led to some main shade from Johnny Bananas…
When it got here time to meet up with the romantic couplings of the season, issues went a bit off the rails, however in one of the simplest ways. First, Olivia Kaiser and Theo Campbell confirmed their relationship was nonetheless very a lot on, regardless of having an ocean between them and an ill-advised tattoo in addition. (Olivia did notice that she owns a tattoo store if she ever must cowl his title up, and Theo mentioned he’s keen to maneuver to the USA). Then, Devin and Michele revealed that they, too, are nonetheless going the gap, and that chat gave them every a chance to confront their greatest detractor, Bananas. After some phrases have been exchanged about how and why Johnny was so anti-them (with him explaining that he was merely searching for Michele, who he considers a real-life buddy), Bananas determined to spill some highly regarded tea by calling Devin and his BFF Tori hypocrites for taking subject along with his warnings. In response to him, Bananas as soon as conspired with Tori and Devin to confront Johnny’s ex-girlfriend Moriah Jade about her sudden showmance with James Lock, which led to at least one highly regarded second in Season 39. All of us watched that half occur, however listening to Bananas revisit precisely the way it got here to be was an actual stunner.
Keep tuned for extra when the second a part of The Problem 40: Battle of the Eras reunion airs on January 23 at 8/7c on MTV.