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So bottoms down, I guess!
Kaycee gets a slightly bad edit here as she is pumping up Fessy about their assumed win.
In a confessional, Kam says some of Fessys arrogance has rubbed off on her.
I dont think thats necessarily true.
And Kam is probably just upset that Kaycee didnt stick it out with Leroy.
And I would be, too, considering what happens at the final with hisReal Worldroomie.
In this scene, we also get theChallengeequivalent of that cringey Look at us!
moment from the last twoAvengersmovies where all the female superheroes are in one shot together.
All the female competitors toast to being women and how diverse the show has become.
The next morning, theres a Hummer limo waiting to take everyone to the final.
They show up to one of their usual locations (I think? )
The winner-takes-all thing they were doing for a bit has been excruciating to watch.
A lot of good modifications here!
There are way too many factors going on here that interfere with peoples natural ability to perform.
I miss the tropical locations where the only threat was suffering from heatstroke!
Its a marathon, not a sprint, CT emphasizes.
And Nany is unmistakably in last place for the entire run.
TJ has to scream the instructions because the hurricane is happening now, apparently.
(The last ten minutes of this ep are basically a PSA for the importance of having experience.)
Fessy seems to think he was about to get swooped up and lets out a sigh of relief.
Okay, sir … relax.
Also, not everyone has Aneesa levels of self-esteem and is willing to be treated like trash again!
Of course, all of this hubris catches up to Fessy sooner than later.
I can picture the producers having a collective orgasm in whatever van theyre watching this from.
Kaycee, on the other hand, is tiring herself just trying to keep up with him.
Its clear that Fessy thinks whipping his head around every five minutes to yell Hurry up!
is the same thing as being a helpful, encouraging teammate.
(The videowent viral again a few months ago.
I urge you to check it out.)
Its a fucked-up dynamic, and I really hate the hold Fessy has over some of these women!
I must also note that Kate Bushs Running Up That Hill is playing over all of this.
The music this season has been very first-thought and hyperliteral.
At the next checkpoint, the other teams have to drink (animal?)
blood and eat a plate of disgusting animal parts that, of course, include testicles.
The testicles have really lost their shock value at this point.
Also, why is it never female genitalia?
Anyway, we get a montage of people puking, and I dont understand why were watching this.
Also, what are the rules with these eating challenges?
No one seems to be digesting anything.
Fessy should honestly be carrying this woman somehow, but hes barely helping her hop on one leg.
This is another moment when experience (and watching previous seasons!)
matters, because Kaycee honestly believes she wont get disqualified and starts pounding down the liter of blood.
He is decidedly not going to eat anything because he knows their team is screwed.
Nevertheless, we end on a cliffhanger, and I couldnt think of a better place to end.
But Im crossing my fingers they dont fuck it up.
See you next week for the last time!
