[Warning: The following post contains spoilers for The Challenge Season 41, Episode 3.]
If Johnny “Bananas” Devenanzio needed this season of The Problem to be all about him, he greater than succeeded (once more) on Wednesday’s (August 13) new episode of Vets and New Threats. If he didn’t, properly, he certain didn’t appear to thoughts it occurring anyway.
At first of the episode, the post-elimination “Choice” commenced, ensuing within the following workforce pairings: Ayoleka “Leka” Sodade and Leroy Garrett; Izzy Fairthorne and Turabi “Turbo” Çamkıran; Olivia Kaiser and Justin Hinsley; Will Gagnon and Nany Gonzales; America Lopez and Bananas; Chris “C.T.” Tamburello and Dee Valladares, Aneesa Ferreira and Yeremi Hykel; Ashley Mitchell and Jake Cornish; Cedric Hodges and Michaela Bradshaw; Leo Dionicio and Aviv Melmed; Nya Moore and Gabe Wai; Ben Davis and Cara Maria Sorbello; Sydney Segal and Derek Chavez; Theo Campbell and Adrienne Naylor; and Tay Wilcoxson and Derrick Kosinski.
Nya, who injured her knee on the introductory problem, confided in CT that her ache was worsening, and he inspired her to get it checked out. Her associate, in the meantime, was livid to be positioned along with her and even thought she would possibly’ve been sabotaging him by in search of an MRI.
At a spirited birthday bash for Derek — match with a penis piñata and a roast by Cara Maria for additional aptitude — Nya pulled Gabe apart to take him to job and remind him that she was a revered veteran of the present, a finalist no much less, and he wanted to take a number of seats, which he later did.
The day by day problem was “Water Tower,” by which one teammate needed to scale a large tube, leap down into it, swim out from below it, and swim to a platform the place the opposite could be engaged on a puzzle. Nya wasn’t cleared to take part, which meant she and Gabe had been automated losers and everybody else would place within the High 8.
Ending first had been Olivia and Justin, who then needed to work collectively to determine who they’d save from the jury. That is when it formally grew to become The Bananas Present as they finally determined to avoid wasting Izzy and put a goal on America’s again, with hopes that Johnny would then turn into the “hangnail” and routinely turn into a jury topic subsequent time.
On the deliberation, Michaela raised her objection to that call, noting that Izzy wasn’t a goal of the home, so this save toss was a waste. Johnny agreed and determined to subject a call-out of his personal, saying, “To start with, I’d prefer to apologize to my associate as a result of she’s on this place not of her personal doing however as a result of she went out on a ledge and selected me.”
That earned a number of facepalms from others, and Adrienne laughed that it wasn’t about him. “Hell sure, it’s!” he exclaimed in response. “I’m speaking, so that is all about me.” That final remark was then met with a refrain of groans earlier than Adrienne mentioned, “You’ve made your self the focal point.”
In response to her, Johnny boldly declared, “Sure, I’ve — for 25 seasons and can proceed to take action. There’s a purpose you’re right here, and it’s due to me.” After Adrienne informed him to “get a grip,” he added, “I’m the f***ing Problem.”
Apparently, we didn’t get to listen to the reactions of among the extra senior veterans in his firm on the time, like Aneesa, CT, or Derrick, however Turbo supplied a spirited response in a confessional, saying, “Come on, Bananas. Okay, you’re good. Okay, you’re a badass. You’re a legend. However you aren’t The Problem … be humble, b****.”
After the deliberation, Johnny confronted showmance associate Dee over voting for his associate as a part of a “coup d’etat” and accused Olivia of “rallying the troops” towards him. Then, within the enviornment itself, as Nya and America ready to sq. off, Johnny seized the chance to talk as soon as once more and mentioned, “I really feel dwelling. I typically joke about being right here a lot I owe you lease. However not this season. ‘Trigger I’ve been residing rent-free in Olivia’s head. So I’m good.” In a confessional, Olivia mocked that and his earlier outburst as “embarrassing.”
Finally, this complete uproar proved to be for naught as a result of Nya’s MRI outcomes had been ceremoniously revealed to disqualify her from the elimination, leaving Gabe because the hangnail and Johnny within the clear for now. Chances are high, although, he gained’t be for lengthy.
Till then, the following wave of partnerships had been determined as follows: Justin and Aviv; Olivia and Yeremi; Cedric and Cara; Michaela and Ben; Derek and Izzy; Sydney and Turbo, Aneesa and Will; Nany and Jake; Bananas and Leka; America and Theo; Derrick and Dee; Tay and Leroy; Ashley and Leo; and CT and Adrienne.
The Problem, Wednesdays, 8/7c, MTV