Another rousing episode of The Challenge: Rivals 3! Picking up from last week, there are quite a few potential romances happening. Cheyenne and Cory continue their flirting, Tony has eyes for Ashley, and Devin is hoping to hook up with Camila. Back at the house, Camila and Devin start making out, and, assumably, have sex. Ashley sleeps with Tony as well. They CLAIM nothing happened, but the video definitely shows something different! It's crazy though because Ashley has hooked up with Jamie, and I personally thought that maybe just maybe she could have something nice with him. Jamie finds out later, of course, and wants Ashley to just leave him alone from here on out.

The next day, T.J. announces the latest challenge, "Laps of Judgement." It's basically a big game of "Would You Rather?" There are five stations and two tasks at each. Each team can choose whatever task they want to do. After completing each task, you get a token. Everyone has to scale walls to place their token on a hook at the top of a hill, and then race down to complete another task. The last team to finish, of course, will be heading straight to The Jungle. The first team to complete the challenge in full will be safe from elimination, and get to choose two teams to face off against the losing team in The Jungle.

The first task is eating, giving the teams the choice to Eat Brains or Eat Balls. The teams have to eat either cow brains or cow balls. It's not much of a choice...either way it's disgusting! It's an absolute TERRIBLE way to start the challenge. Of course, people struggle to get it down, but the teams push through. Then, they have to scale this wall in the heat, which makes things 10 times more difficult. The next station, Reel It In or Rock It Out, the teams have the choice to lasso a rope around a hook on a barrel and pull the barrel back across the line, or land five rocks on top of the barrel. Kelly Anne and Jamie choose the rope, and end up losing a huge lead in the game. It clearly wasn't the smartest decision for the few teams who chose to lasso, but they all eventually complete it.

The third station, Be Sleepy or Be Tired, gives the team the chance to choose between carrying a queen size mattress or five tires up the wall. At the start, Jenna and Vince were actually in the lead, but, as it turns out, were actually carrying Nicole and Dario's mattress, so T.J. makes them start that task all over! At the fourth station, Build a Bridge or Build a House, which is a puzzle, Sarah and Bananas take the lead here, since Sarah is amazing at puzzles! Meanwhile, Nate loses his and Christina's token, so now they're in last place!

The last station, Eat a Birthday Cake or Be in Your Birthday Suit,  requires the teams to either eat an entire birthday cake or to head to the finish line BUTT NAKED! Of course, all of the teams decide to take it all off and get this challenge over and done with! Bananas and Sarah win the challenge for the day while Nate and Christina lose because of the stupid mistake of losing their token, and are head ingto The Jungle. Christina thinks that somebody moved their token, and is so upset, but oh well. She and Nate were going in there eventually simply because they're rookies, so no loss there.

That night, Sarah and Bananas have a winner's dinner, and compliment each other on their win. They actually talk through the issue of Sarah's "betrayal" towards Johnny. She apologizes that she put a price on their friendship like that, while Johnny can finally admit that she did it to give herself the best shot at winning. It's nice to see them on the road to reconciliation, I must say. The two decide to talk Nelson and Amanda as well as Devin and Cheyenne, and both of these rookie teams strike deals with Bananas and Sarah just to save their own butts. Devin even decides to squash his alliance with Wes just so he wouldn't have to go to The Jungle! This game is crazy.

Meanwhile, at random, Thomas starts talking crap about Vince (apparently, they had beef at the last challenge). After Thomas calls him a b**ch one too many times, Vince goes after him and slams him down on the table. Bananas talks to his cousin, and tells him to be smarter because Thomas is just trying to get inside Vince's head. Bananas then calls Thomas out for playing like a punk.

At nominations, T.J. calls Vince out, and says that if he gets violent again, he's out of there and Jenna will be headed out right with him. T.J. also announces that another team actually did toss Christina and Nate's token, and that team will be headed to The Jungle instead of them! It turns out that that team is Tony and Camila! Camila accidentally picked up Christina and Nate's token thinking that Tony dropped theirs, and, when she found out he didn't, just tossed it. After that shocker, Bananas and Sarah vote in Wes and Nany, as well as Simone and Thomas.

Camila is over it, and starts crying and yelling. Tony, Nany and Devin all try to calm her down, since there's nothing that they can do at this point. I understand her anger, though. At the end of the day, Nate and Christina dropped their stupid token in the first place, and who knows if they would've found it? Camila was just looking out for team, but that's my two cents. Later, Thomas gets a call from his girlfriend, who states that she had to go to the emergency room!

At The Jungle, T.J. brings in the teams to compete. Thomas and Simone make the choice to leave because Tom's girlfriend is in the hospital with severe medical problems. However, T.J. states that there will still be a Jungle, if either Wes and Nany pull the black skull out of the bag. Luckily, neither of them do. Everyone is safe and friends Camila and Nany didn't have to compete against each other! At the house, Wes and the rest of the house toasts to Thomas and his girlfriend, with the hopes that she'll get better soon. Definitely sucks to leave the house, but the love of your life is way important than some game!

Check out all new episodes of The Challenge: Rivals 3 on Wednesday nights at 10 p.m. only on MTV! 

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9:39:00 PM

Picking up from last week on "Out on a Limb," Camila falls HARD and begs for help. She just had the wind knocked out her, but turns out she's okay. Some of the other teams did well, but a lot of the other teams just couldn't sick their landing past the first or second platform. The team that went the furthest the fastest was Cory and Ashley, who win for the day! Dario and Nicole, Jessica and Johnny, and KellyAnne and Jamie end up being the three bottom teams. T.J. announces that the team that did the worst was Jessica and Johnny, so they'll be heading in The Jungle...yet again. Cory and Ashley will then pick two other teams to face off against them.


Back at the house, Jessica is emotional and doesn't want Johnny to think that she's a bad competitor. Cory plans to talk to Johnny to see who he wants to go against, but also plans to throw in Amanda and Nelson, and wants to use this leverage to possibly knock off a stronger team. Ashley and Cory have their power team dinner, where Ashley brings up possibly throwing in Thomas, who is Cory's friend. However, Cory really wants to keep Simone around because she makes her partnership with Thomas weak, so they're no threat to anyone. Cory decides to talk to Nany and Wes, and Wes, being the political one that he is, strikes a deal for an alliance to keep his team safe. Cory and Ashley then bring in Nate and Christina, with Cory stating that they plan to throw them in.

Later, Camila tells Ashley about Simone's previous conversation to Jamie, where Simone said that Ashley couldn't be trusted, and Ashley GOES OFF! It ends up being a huge argument with Ashley and Simone throwing digs at each other. Ashley threatens to throw Simone in The Jungle, but Simone knows that Cory and Thomas are tight, and Cory probably wouldn't go for that. With all the arguing, Simone is ready to fight, and Thomas has to calm her down and remind her what they're there for.

The next day. Cory talks to Simone, stating that it seems like she was trying to stir things up with that talk with Jamie. Though Ashley wants to throw Simone in, Cory wants to keep her around, simply because she's not that great of a competitor anyway and brings her own self down with the drama she creates. Ashley is adamant, going with her emotions instead of seeing the bigger picture. At nominations, Cory and Ashley vote in Nelson and Amanda and, surprisingly, Simone and Thomas! That's absolutely crazy! Just goes to show that, at The Challenge, you can't really trust anybody outside of maybe your partner.

In The Jungle, T.J. announces that there is yet ANOTHER set of replacements coming into the game! Turns out that T.J. is bringing BACK Devin and Cheyenne which will be a little shake up in the game. When Cheyenne was eliminated, she and Cory had a little fling starting up, so Cory is definitely happy to see her! Of course, before the elimination, Amanda and Nelson along with Simone and Thomas have to draw skulls to see who will be facing Johnny and Jessica. Again, with this game of chance, whichever team pulls the black skull is going in. Thomas and Simone both manage to pull out white skulls, and Simone is coming back at Ashley with a vengeance!!!

Amanda and Nelson are then left to face off against Jessica and Johnny for this week's elimination, "Weight For Me," which combines strength and puzzles! The guys have to hoist the girls up a wall in order for them to memorize a puzzle at the top, and then recreate it at the bottom. Jessica gets frazzled very easily and struggles to remember, while Amanda just takes the puzzle one row at a time, having Nelson hoist her back up whenever she needs it.  Nelson had the strength in his arms to be able to hoist Amanda easily multiple times as well, so Amanda is able to finish the puzzle first, sending Jessica and Johnny home. I have to give it to these rookies, though. They earned their win, and survived their first taste of an elimination round, though I still don't like Amanda and her mouth.

Back at the house, both Simone and Amanda laugh at Ashley because both of the teams that they voted in, made it back. That plan definitely backfired, and now two teams are gunning for Cory and Ashley!

Check out all new episodes of The Challenge: Rivals 3 on Wednesday nights at 10 p.m. only on MTV! 

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8:15:00 PM

Last night's episode of The Challenge: Rivals 3  had way too much going on! Picking up from last week, Simone reveals is in serious pain literally from her raw butthole from grinding on that bar of soap at the last challenge! She decides to go to the doctor, and Thomas encourages her, though he knows her butt better not be the reason he goes home! Meanwhile, Wes talks to Nicole about Nate, who she's a little smitten with. Wes decides to get involved, telling Nate to go ask Nicole out. Nate talks to her and they decide to have a little date! So high school, but still kind of cute. Later, Simone comes home and her butthole is fine. She has a bunch of medications to take but she'll be all right, so she and Thomas get to stay. Can you imagine if you went home over your butt?! Embarrassing.




That night, as T.J. promised, there really is a house party for the cast, and MTV went all out! They have a bartender, DJ, lights and an official dance floor! That's where Nate and Nicole have their little date, and they talk and flirt. Meanwhile, the guys believe that the night will not pass without any drama from the girls, and even take bets on who will be involved! Bananas think it's going to be either Camila, Nany, or Nicole...and it turns out it's all three of them!

In the very next scene, Nicole tells Nany that Camila told people that Nicole and Nany aren't to be trusted. And the drama begins! Apparently, Nany and Camila had a pact to stick by each other's sides, so this information turns things left REAL quick! Nany goes on Camila about it, which leads to Camila confronting Nicole. Of course, the guys follow and watch around the corner! It's a huge argument, as Camila denies the allegations and yells at Nicole. Nany gets back involved since Nicole is her cousin, and it's all just a huge mess when everyone is supposed to be partying.  Nicole doesn't really like Camila from last season of The Challenge anyway, and it turns out that all of this was all hear say! Kelly Anne gets involved, explaining that Camila said to newbies not to trust everyone in the house, but never mentioned Nany or Nicole's names. Tony tries to calm Camila down, but she is angry, which is understandable, and even considers going home.

After the drama calms down, the house continues to party and even swing at a pinata, which is funny to watch since everyone is drunk! However, more issues arise when the AYTO kids start talking. A lot of them believe that Nate and Christina has an alliance with the Real World, referring to when Vince and Jenna saved them from going into The Jungle. Though Christina tries to explain to everyone, nobody gets it. Briana is especially upset, deciding that Nate and Christina aren't her true friends and that she wants to go home. Little do ANY of them know that the only reason they were saved is because they are a weaker team! Brandon tries to get Briana back on track, even though he's homesick himself and misses his girlfriend. They decide to take the night to think about whether or not they will stay.

Later that night, even more drama! What is going on?! Amanda and Tony argue over which is better, Real World or AYTO (which we all know the answer to) But it's 3:45 IN THE MORNING at this point! All of y'all need to take your butts to BED. Of course, Amanda's a hothead, so she goes off, especially after Tony calls her out of her name. Camila calls her out too, saying that Amanda brings this stuff on herself by the way she acts. Which is true. Amanda came in way too strong on the very first night, and I'm ready for her to go home. So Amanda gets up like she's about to fight Camila, and I yell at my screen, "Molly, you in danger girl!" For someone who claims to be a fan of these challenges, this girl really does not know that Camila will seriously hurt her! As people try to drag them apart, Amanda gets a push in, and almost gets her ass beat. Later, though, she gets emotional as Ashley tells her that she's doing too much, and it's just going to hurt her in the long run. Now we're a 4:35 in the morning, and Tony tries to cuddle with Jessica, However, after the way he spoke to Amanda, Jessica is not feeling him and kicks him out. And FINALLY everyone goes to bed. Literally, this was about 60% of the episode...way too much for one night! 

The next day, Brandon's girlfriend calls him in the morning all emotional about him being gone, which makes him sad. Dario tells him that time apart is key, though, and that this challenge is a once- in a lifetime. He decides that he wants to go home, though he and Briana decided to take time to really think it through. At the challenge later, T.J. says that he's been hearing that somebody wants to quit, and asks Brandon straight up what's going on. Brandon still thinks it's time to leave, and T.J. tells him that he's robbing Briana of this opportunity simply because he's a baby and a quitter. It's stupid and selfish, but Brandon quits, and Briana has to go with him. Brandon, don't come back again.
Just don't. Waste of time and space in the house.

Back to the challenge! The teams play "Out on a Limb," where there's a giant structure suspended 30 feet in the air. Each team has to make it from one side to the other using swinging bars to get to landing platforms throughout the structure. The team with the slowest time will go straight to The Jungle, while the team with the fastest time will be safe and choose two other teams to go to The Jungle.

It's a really difficult challenge because you have to swing yourself to get momentum and make it from one landing platform to the next. You don't want to swing too much either, because you risk missing the platform completely and getting jerked back. Surprisingly, Ashley and Cory get pretty far, but on the last platform they lose momentum, and decide to drop since they can't make it to the last platform. Ashley falls in and hurts her arm some kind of way, too! We see other teams go, but no one really does all that great. Plus that fall from the structure is CRAZY! The episode ends on a cliffhanger, as Camila falls to the water on her heat, but can't move!

Check out all new episodes of The Challenge: Rivals 3 on Wednesday nights at 10 p.m. only on MTV! 

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8:56:00 PM

A few more twists and turns on last night's episode of The Challenge: Rivals 3! Picking up from last week, the house goes out to party. Ashley, who is a drunk mess, admits to other cast members that she is feeling left out in the house, and is in her feelings. A little later, she thinks that she saw Jamie made out with Nicole, which pisses her off and she runs to the bathroom to cry. She vents to Camila and even her partner Cory goes in there to comfort her. At that point, Nicole walks in just to use the bathroom, with no idea what's going on. Both Jamie and Nicole deny kissing each other, and it's clear that Ashley is just being paranoid. I don't see her making it that far mentally in this game.


Back at the house, Ashley talks to Jamie, admitting that she feels alone in this game. They talk things out, with Jamie admitting that he cares about her. Of course, they end up in bed together at the end of the night. The next day, Simone talks trash about Ashley to Jessica while she's in the next room. Ashley calls Simone and Jessica out for talking and laughing about her, but Simone tells her honestly that maybe she shouldn't do things that people would talk about. Later, Simone tells Jamie to be careful, thinking that he likes Ashley more than she likes him, and that Ashley is just playing him to get further in the game. Interesting theory.

At the next challenge, T.J. brings out a new team to replace Leroy and Averey! He introduces Amanda and Nelson from Are You The One. Again, I don't watch the show, so I have no idea who they are, but welcome. For the challenge, the teams face off in "Dirty Laundry," which is definitely the dirtiest game that I can remember on The Challenge (though there is another one coming with them all butt naked, so there's that too)! There are four bars with giant rolls of soap on them, and, in three heats of four, each team has to literally hump the soap to break it down and reveal numbers underneath. They then have to find the four clean jerseys with those numbers, and hang them up in order. The team to hang up their jerseys in the right order the fastest will win. The teams that finish last will head to the Jungle.

Before the game starts, T.J. announces another twist! This season, instead of the winner of the previous challenge, whoever wins in The Jungle gets to make the order for the next challenge! This could definitely be a way to get revenge on other people if they sent you in. So since Jessica and Johnny won in The Jungle, they create the order,  choosing to send in the Are You The One teams in first. It's really awkward to watch honestly, because people are really going for it trying to break down this soap, humping and bouncing and all. And it's even more awkward because the teams are RIVALS, so most of them don't even like each other to be remotely that close. Plus it's wet and soapy, and keeps getting in everybody's eyes!

Though there were clear winners and losers, T.J. has a few tricks up his sleeve. He announces that he's sending Amanda and Nelson to Huatulco for the night, and they get to bring two teams with them. Since no one knows if this is a good or bad thing, no one wants any part. After some quiet convincing, Amanda and Nelson pick Bananas and Sarah, and, randomly, Thomas and Simone. T.J. also states that he's canceling the elimination and there will be a house party instead! Hmm...

That night, Amanda, Nelson and the teams they chose actually get to relax, heading to a nice dinner. While the rest of the house speculates where they are, or if they're in a secret elimination, these guys are eating and drinking, having a good ole time! At the table, they all go into their stories of how they become rivals, which, of course, gets Bananas all riled up about Sarah's "ultimate betrayal." I need him to build a bridge and get the hell over it. THIS WAS ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO.

After the dinner, Simone, who's drunk, gets all emotional talking to Wes back at the house. Wes has a girlfriend, but Simone thinks he's attractive and believes that he had a thing for her (he's complimented her a few times). However, Wes never said that he was attracted to her, so she's gets all in her feelings. I find it funny, because Simone was the main one talking down about Ashley acting crazy over a guy, and then she does the same. Meanwhile, hothead newcomer Amanda gets into it with Johnny, after he asks her what season of AYTO she was on. Knowing that he doesn't really care, she randomly goes off on him. Tony gets into it trying to defend Johnny, and then Camila steps in trying to defend Tony, who's her partner. All the while, Amanda, who's probably drunk from dinner, is just digging a hole for herself and Nelson. She sees it as defending herself and holding her ground, but she isn't making herself looks good at all. You have to play nice in this game in order to build up alliances, ESPECIALLY as a newcomer. Not sure she's going to last.

I'm interested to see what's next around the corner with this show. Seems like there's going to be a lot of intense moments and twists that nobody's expecting!

Check out all new episodes of The Challenge: Rivals III on Wednesday nights at 10 p.m. only on MTV! 

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7:39:00 PM

The Challenge: Rivals III is starting off strong, and last night, sadly, two teams went home! Picking up from last week, Vince is on his high horse from winning the first challenge with Jenna. Now they have to pick someone to face Johnny and Jessica in the elimination. Meanwhile, Leroy asks to see the doctor because his back pain is so bad, and he ends up having to go to the hospital. Averey is really worried about him, but Leroy believes he will be fine.


Meanwhile, we see that Johnny and Jessica are really a mess of a team, and it stems from their bad blood during their season of The Real World: Portland. He pulls Jessica to the side, and Jessica talks about how he trashes her all the time instead of encouraging her. Of course, Johnny wants to win, but team morale matters. It's important for them to work together if they want this check! Later, Leroy comes back from the hospital, having received a shot for his back. He has to wait to see if it works and if he will be able to compete or not.

That night, Vince and Jenna get a nice winner's dinner, and talk to teams that could be going into elimination, focusing on the Are You The One kids, since no one really knows them. The two decide to keep Nate and Christina, seeing them as a "lay-up team," who will be easy to beat. It's revealsed that Johnny has already stated that he wants to go against Brandon and Briana, so Vince and Jenna make the easy choice to send them in since they're rookies anyway. Brandon and Briana are pissed, but they're rookies and from AYTO. They're dispensable, and so they will be picked off one team at a time more than likely.

That night, Tony shoots his shot with Jessica, who's in a terrible relationship with her boyfriend. However, she shoots him down. Tony later gets in her bed naked and drunk, and, after a bunch of flirting and laughing, she lets him simply sleep next to her. The next day, Jessica calls her boyfriend, goes off on how badly he treats her, and it's implied that they may have broken up. Hopefully, she didn't do that thinking that she was going to move on with Tony!

At nominations later, T.J. reveals that Leroy is physically unable to do competitions and sends him home. Because Averey is his partner, she has to leave too. They're a strong team, so it sucks to see them leave, especially so soon. Even though they left, there will still be an elimination tonight. Vince and Jenna announce that Brandon and Briana will be competing against Johnny and Jessica to see who goes home. However, T.J. reveals another twist, telling Vince and Jenna that they have to choose another team on the spot! At this point, no one knows what the hell is going on, but this is going to happen at EVERY nomination.  The safe bet is to pick another Are You The One team and they pick Devin and Cheyenne.

Later, Briana starts to wonder why Nate and Christina weren't thrown in, since Nate should have a target from not skydiving last week. She assumed that they were being fake and had an alliance, so she shut both of them out. Because they're all best friends outside of the show, Nate eventually breaks down and cries about it. Dumb to watch, but she eventually apologizes and they make up.

That night, at The Jungle, where all of the eliminations will happen, T.J. announces that only one of the teams chosen by Vince and Jenna will have to face Johnny and Jessica. I know that this was only an attempt by MTV to stir up more drama as the game goes on, but it's definitely going to work! To see which team will go in, each player has to pick a skull out of a canister. There are three white skulls and one black one. Whichever team pulls the black skull has to go against Johnny and Jessica. It's like a lowkey game of Russian Roulette! Briana and Brandon both pull white skulls, sending Devin and Cheyenne to elimination!

The two teams play "Back It Up," where the goal is for each team to shimmy up together between two walls, trying to get three pots to the top without falling or dropping a pot. Seeing Devin and Cheyenne get up to the top first really lights a fire under Jessica, who refuses to go home first. Cheyenne's legs give out, and she and Devin are literally come to a standstill for a second on their second pot. Johnny and Jessica put in work, and manage to take a decent lead, eventually send Devin and Cheyenne home! This is Jessica's first win in an elimination after so many losses in The Challenge, so she's super hype! That night, the house even toasts to her! She and Johnny have a way to go in terms of their communication and work as a team, but it looks like they're on the right track!

Check out all new episodes of Rivals III on Wednesday nights at 10 p.m. only on MTV! 

6:14:00 PM

It’s time for another season of MTV’s The Challenge, and I’m too excited! This season, which takes place in Huatulco, Mexico is teaming up new rivals, which means a lot of fights and drama, in addition to these teams trying to work together to win these challenges and make it to the end!

At the beginning of the 90 minute premiere, the cast files into their house, amazed by the great place MTV decked out for them. I realized though that there are way too many people from Are You The One on here this season! This show began for Real World and Road Rules cast members, so I personally would rather see it stick to that, but that’s just me. I guess with a lot of the veteran cast members getting older, on top of getting married and having babies, MTV had to bring on new people. They probably want more drama too.

As the house celebrates their first night, they get a text from host T.J. Lavin: "Welcome to the Challenge. Wanna know what's up? You'll learn everything you need to know going down. Tomorrow, you'll be skydiving into the most exciting season yet!" Crazy start to the season!

As the night goes on, the Are You The One kids decide to team up and work together, which is smart since there’s quite a few of them. However, there's some kind of tension between Christina and Brandon. I don't watch the show, so I honestly don't really care, but apparently he cheated on her and now he has a new girlfriend who refuses to let them be friends. Just from the way he speaks, Brandon already seems like a douchebag and I hope he gets sent home early.

The next morning, the house goes to skydive! Some people are excited, while others are hella nervous, which is understandable. At this point, the cast has no idea what this is even for, or what the challenge even is! Though it’s scary, the view on the way down is incredibly beautiful. One of the AYTO guys, Nate, refused to jump though, which doesn’t impress T.J., who’s all about people completing these challenges and not being punks! As they all begin to land on the beach, they see the theme, Rivals III! T.J. tells them that this Rivals challenge is different because it will pair everyone up with a person of the opposite sex, which throws everyone for a loop!

The teams are as follows: Camila and Tony, Johnny and Jessica, Vince and Jenna, KellyAnne and Jamie, Devin and Cheyenne, Nicole and Dario, Wes and Nany, Simone and Thomas, Cory and Ashley, Brandon and Brianna, Christina and Nate, Averey and Leroy, and, of course, Bananas and Sarah. They’ve all fought in some way, with some people having deeper issues than others, so this will be interesting! T.J. also announces the cash prizes for those who make it to the end: $25,000 for third place, $50,000 for second, and $275,000 for first, which is the highest payout in Challenge history!

Back at the house that night, drama and hookups already start. Tony opens up about every girl in the house who said they would have sex with him, and Simone supposedly was at the top of the list! She finds out what he says, and GOES OFF! I get it, but it was some drunk guy talk, and, knowing that a lot of these guys are dumb like that, she went a little overboard. In the midst of the drama, Ashley and Jamie flirt and make out before heading off on their own! They hook up in the bathroom, which becomes a full on peep show, since they chose a bathroom with windows!

At the first official challenge the next day, the cast plays "Give Me Some Slack." Everyone competes on a platform 400 feet above water. The girls are on one side of the platform, with the guys on the other side holding their partner by a rope as the ladies attempt to retrieve five skulls hanging over the side. Whoever gets the most win, and whoever gets the least will head straight to elimination.

It’s a challenge that really requires communication and trust, which some of these people suck at, but some actually do well with. One of the most annoying parts of this challenge was when Johnny Bananas let Sarah fall on purpose as she was on her way to potentially winning. He’s still bitter that Sarah sent him to elimination in Battle of the Exes 2, where he was eventually sent home. He saw it as betrayal, but Sarah and I see it as a power move that Bananas would’ve probably made himself had he been in that position. Plus this is from going on two years ago…be better, not bitter dude!

Surprisingly, Jenna and Vince get all five skulls, winning the first challenge, while Johnny and Jessica get last with only two skulls in their basket and will be going into elimination. Since Vince and Jenna won, they get to choose who will be going into the elimination round against them!

From the teaser for this season, it definitely looks like it will be another great season. Be sure to check out all new episodes of Rivals III on Wednesday nights at 10 p.m. only on MTV!

What did you think of the season premiere?

1:37:00 PM

Looks like Kelly Ripa will be starting the search for another co-host!

Michael Strahan has announced that he will be leaving Live! With Kelly and Michael to join Good Morning America as a full time co-anchor this fall.

"I look forward to continuing to work with the incredible team at GMA," Michael said in a statement. "It is an exciting opportunity to be able to bring unique stories and voices to the audience." He also added: "My time with Live! With Kelly and Michael has been transformative, and my departure will be bittersweet."

The former NFL pro was balancing work with GMA twice a week since 2014, while co-hosting Live with Kelly at the same time. However, he definitely still gave her love, and was appreciative of having her as a co-host for the past four years. "Kelly has been an unbelievable partner, and I am so thankful to her and the entire team. I am extremely grateful for the amazing support I've received from all of the fans."

Happy for Michael's transitioning to another position, but will miss his and Kelly's hosting chemistry on Live! They definitely made a great team. Best wishes to him, though!

What do you think of Michael's departure? 

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10:42:00 AM

Amazon is set to debut a new live, daily show that will be dedicated to fashion and beauty!

The show will be called Style Code Live, a 30-minute show that will premiere Monday through Friday at 9 pm ET/6 pm PT. The show will be offered to all viewers online for free!



According to Variety, the hosts of the show include Lyndsey Rodrigues (MTV's Total Request Live), Rachel Smith ( ABC News correspondent for Good Morning America), and Frankie Grande (CBS's Big Brother 16). The show will offer tips on fashion and beauty, and viewers will be able to shop for corresponding products. As of now, the show will not feature any advertising.

Munira Rahemtulla, head of the show, told Variety , "Our viewers have been asking for fashion and beauty tips, we wanted to build something for them, so we came up with 'Style Code Live,' we think this is something viewers are really looking for."

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11:00:00 AM

Lady Gaga is coming back to American Horror Story!



According to Billboard, the singer admitted the news in an interview with New York radio station Z100's Elvis Duran on Friday (Mar. 4) that she would indeed be returning. Gaga simply answered "yes" when asked, but wouldn't give up any other details. "I can't promise you how or when or anything like that," she said.

Gaga made her acting debut in the fifth season of the FX horror series, and even won a Golden Globe award for her performance (Best Actress in a Limited TV series)!

Creator Ryan Murphy confirmed late last year that he had asked Gaga to return for season six, but she has been mum on her intentions until now. It hasn't been any official announcement yet, with the only confirmed returning cast member being Angela Bassett. However, it's pretty safe to say Gaga will be back to the show is some capacity.

Though no other details about the story or location have been released,  FX chief John Landgraf revealed in January that the new story will be "principally set in the present."

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11:30:00 AM

Last night was the hour long SEASON FINALE of Zoe Ever After! Picking up from last week, Zoe goes out on a date with a new guy named Curtis, who she met when she was out getting coffee. She doesn't really want to talk about her ex, but admits that she was married to Gemini Moon. However, Curtis doesn't follow boxing, so he has no idea who Gemini is, giving Zoe hope that he's all about her. However, when he sees Serena Williams in the restaurant, he runs for her picture, and wants Zoe to take it! Another date fail!


Later, in the gym, Gemini is mad at Ashley for the fluff piece she did on Juarez while painting him out to be washed up. She was trying to be a real journalist, but he's mad because he let his guard down with her. Meanwhile, Zoe has a meeting with her team about the brand. Pearl is absent, supposedly due to her uncle's funeral, according to Valente. Zoe continues the meeting, while Pearl comes in late, looking like she's hurting!  Turns out that Pearl is dating some fitness-obsessed guy Jeremy, so he's definitely working her hard in the gym! However, she mentions that he was passing by a ring store, and asked Pearl what kind of ring she likes, giving her hope for a wedding after all! Pearl also has some good news for Zoe. She got Zoe a meeting with Melanie Foster, who is a distributor to all of the major retailers and could take Zoe Moon Cosmetics to the next level!

Later, Melanie Foster comes into the office to meet with Zoe, and definitely seems like a no-nonsense type of woman. Zoe is extra hype, and Valente tries to help out with the meeting before Zoe finally kicks him out. Melanie asks if the company has a spokeswoman, which Zoe doesn't quite have yet. She has the products down, but not the personality to sell the concept. Melanie thinks the she should use Gemini in her advertising and just find a model to hang onto him. Of course, Zoe really wants to do this on her own without Gemini's help, but Melanie won't hear it. She tells Zoe to let her know when Gemini is on board. Otherwise, they can't do anything together.

Afterwards, Zoe freaks out about the meeting in front of Miguel. She vents about how this is her company, not Gemini's, and she is adamant about not needing his help. All Miguel can do is stare at first, but tries to give her some advice. If this distributor could raise the company sales, wouldn't it be worth it to use Gemini? Zoe keeps saying that she's over her ex-husband, so Miguel advises her to make it about business, not feelings. He opens up about how it took him another extra five years to expand because he didn't ask for help from his cousin since they don't like each other. Miguel warns Zoe to learn from his mistakes.

Later, Jeremy takes Pearl rock climbing, challenging her to be "the best version of herself." Pearl ends up getting halfway up the wall, while Jeremy leaves her behind. However, she eventually falls and paramedics have to be called. A gorgeous paramedic tells her that there's nothing wrong with the version of herself right now, flirting while she's on the stretcher. Pearl breaks up with Jeremy boldly, impressing the paramedic! The two continue to flirt as Pearl asks him to check her vitals!

Zoe goes to see Gemini at the gym, trying to flatter him, but he wants her to just get to the point. She tells him about the meeting with Melanie, and how she wants him to be in an ad for Zoe Moon Cosmetics. Gemini is still mad about Zoe refusing to be a part of the documentary. Zoe feels like this is about business, and that it could be a win-win for both of them. However, Gemini states firmly that his business is boxing, which he feels like she put in jeopardy by not supporting him and this documentary. Zoe was irritated that he brought in a camera crew without telling her, along with Ashley, who she believes Gemini used to sleep with. When Gemini states that nothing happened between them back then, Zoe questions him about that! He implies that something happened, and correctly tells her that she can't be jealous. Gemini's simply doing him!  Zoe gets upset and petty, stating that maybe she'll check out his opponent Juarez for the ad!

That night, Zoe and Pearl have drinks, and Zoe vents about the company. Something big has to happen soon, or the company may flop. She wonders where will they find someone young, beautiful, and relatable? At that moment, Jordin Sparks comes up to her, raving about Zoe Moon Cosmetics. Zoe simply thanks her, but Pearl brings her to reality, telling Zoe that Jordin should be the spokesmodel! Jordin does the shoot and kills it!

In the second part of the episode, Pearl is actually getting married to the paramedic Earl! She, Zoe, and Valente plan to get turnt for her bachelorette party. Zoe even hired a stripper, though it's probably inappropriate in the bar they're sitting in, surrounded by people. At that moment, Stephen comes in and sees Zoe, and it gets uncomfortable since she's grinding on this stripper! However, he's clearly still feeling a way after the rundown with Gemini a few weeks back. Zoe sends a shot to him, but he refuses it. Zoe goes up to him to apologize. However, Stephen feels like she has a lot going on in her life, and he's not sure he needs that baggage in his life right now. Zoe plays it off, but she's definitely a little upset by his words.

The next day, Gemini brings Xavier over to Zoe's condo. Xavier says that Gemini told him he could go to the fight, which Zoe shuts down. He doesn't think that Xavier should be exposed to violence this young. Gemini thinks that Zoe plans to be there to watch X, but she confesses that she's actually not. She'll be at Pearl's wedding. Zoe states firmly that Xavier isn't going, but that, afterwards, Gemini can call Xavier to tell him that he won. Gemini admits that he likes this calm version of her, and it's good to see them in a better space.

At the office, everyone is prepping for the wedding. Zoe wears her maid of honor dress, and looks great! Miguel is, of course, impressed by her look, maybe a little more than he's letting on. Zoe asks if he's bringing his girlfriend Alejandra to the wedding, and, without answering, he then asks if she's bringing Stephen. Clearly, there's some underlying feelings there! At that moment, Zoe gets a call from downstairs, stating that Valente's parents are here! Of course, Valente's parents has no idea he's gay, so he turns into his super tough alter-ego, Jerome. When Pearl comes out in her wedding dress, his parents thinks VALENTE is the one getting married! Valente brings Zoe and Pearl into Zoe's office, with Pearl angrily stating that he needs to tell his parents the truth! However, Valente suggests having a fake wedding at the rehearsal to convince his parents that he's straight for now, and then they can go on their way! Pearl hesitantly agrees.

The next day, Zoe decides to be a brand new Zoe--super cute, confident and baggage free. She refuses to take no for an answer from Stephen, and calls him to ask him to be her date to Pearl's wedding. As the conversation is going well between Zoe and Stephen, Pearl is dealing with a crisis over the phone! Turns out the Plaza double-bookedMeanwhile, Pearl is dealing with a crisis. The plaza double-booked her wedding and an event for President Obama, so Pearl's wedding is out! Of course, Pearl is SPAZZING!

In the end though, Zoe hosts the wedding (and the fake wedding) at her condo. Stephen comes, and so does Miguel and Alejandra. First, we see the fake wedding. While Pearl is reciting her fake vows, which are actually really sentimental, Valente says that this is something she should say to her real soulmate. Valente admits in front of everyone that he's gay, which his father already knew when he found Valente kissing the TV while Fresh Prince was on! Regardless of his sexuality, Valente's parents still love him!

At the end of the episode, Pearl sits in Zoe's bedroom and wonders if Earl is the one for her. Zoe tells her not to rush into something that she isn't really ready for. Pearl doesn't get married, and decides to just take things slow with Earl. While Stephen and Miguel throw small jabs at each other, Zoe goes to find Xavier, who is watching Gemini's fight on his phone. When Zoe scolds him for watching, Xavier gets mad, stating that Gemini's losing, and that they both should've been there for him. Instead, Zoe is worried about dating! He angrily says that he hates her, and wants to move in with his dad! Miguel comes in to check on her, and she explains everything to him, obviously upset. Miguel says Xavier's words are just talk. However, Zoe's upset that she's been painted as this evil mom, when she really just didn't want to X to see Gemini get hurt. Between the company, dealing with being a a single mom, and Gemini, she has all of these different emotions reeling inside. In a moment of comfort, Miguel ends up kissing Zoe. The episode ends with the two of them making out, while Gemini gets knocked out in his fight!

I'm pretty sure that BET will renew Zoe Ever After for a second season, so I'm excited to see what's to come next season!

5:47:00 PM

The season finale of Growing Up Hip Hop aired this week! Picking up from last week, Angela gets a call from her Uncle Russell about her stalker. She tells him that the cops told her to reach out to this crazy dude, which she did (though Vanessa). Russell's still worried, but happy to hear that she's doing what she's supposed to do according to the police. Angela hasn't heard back from the stalker since, so she thinks everything is okay now. Vanessa comes by to visit, asking about the stalker, but also asking about Romeo and Angela hanging out. Angela tells her that Romeo basically said he isn't ready for a relationship for anyone, focused more on working.

Meanwhile, Romeo and Master P are in the studio recording. He is definitely focused on his career, and continuing to build up No Limit. If Master P think he's ready, he will announce Romeo as president of the label soon!

Back in New York, TJ preps for his FAM Jam event, which showcases fashion, arts, and music to raise money for the arts in inner-city schools. Angela rolls through to MC for the event, and Egypt will be modeling on the runway in 80s fashion representing Salt-n-Pepa. Egypt's still a little upset that Romeo doesn't think she's ready for a music career, but she definitely plans to continue to work to get her name out there. Pepa, of course, comes as wel, and starts picking at Egypt's 80s outfit. Egypt talks to her mother again about embarrassing her, telling Pep to let her do her own thing. Kristinia comes through a little later, and Johanna throws a dig saying that she's glad Kristinia made it on time for this event (unlike Angela's fashion showcase). This girl is annoying, and plants bugs in Angela's ear constantly! If Angela's not mad, why are you? During the event, Kristinia gets a call from  herUncle El, and he tells her that her father is finally ready to see her! She's nervous, and doesn't know what to expect, but she has to see him.

Back in LA, Angela, Vanessa, and Johanna go back to Angela's hotel room, and they find flowers. Angela sees a note, recognizing Romeo's handwriting but doesn't say anything. Vanessa worries that they might be from the stalker, and calls their father, Rev Run, who, of course, is worried now and wants Angela to come home. Angela tries to tell Vanessa and Run that they were from Romeo, but now everyone's mind is on the stalker!

Later, most of the crew heads over to Damon's house to hang out. Kristinia brings her producer Adonis, and Damon asks about their meeting with Mack Maine for Kristinia's career. They believe everything went well, but of course, Damon lectures them saying that a meeting only goes well when business is complete. I get what he's saying, but Damon always asks like he knows everything which is irritating. However, since she hasn't heard from Mack Maine, Kristinia thinks it may be time to explore options with No Limit. Romeo comes over a bit later, as well as Angela. Romeo talks with Boogie about his fears with possibly taking over No Limit, but Boogie tells him that he's been training for this his entire life. It's a lot of pressure, but Romeo can handle it.

Meanwhile, Angela sits down with Kristinia, and asks about her dad. Kristinia plans to talk to her mother before she sees her dad to get some advice and support. Angela then goes to find Romeo, thanking him for the flowers but tells him that people are worried they were from the stalker. Romeo states that he sent flowers to apologize for their last little argument. Angela realizes that work comes first, and maybe now is not the right time for her to be dating anyway with everything she has going on too.

At her mom's house, Kristinia admits to her mother that she's been talking to Uncle El and that James is ready to see her now. Her mother doesn't think it's a good idea, believing that, right now, Kristinia needs to focus on herself. Obviously, Kristinia's mom has concerns. It always seems like every time her father comes around, there's drama. She rightfully believes that James should be a parent to Kristinia and not the other way around. Her mother doesn't think it's a good idea, but leaves the decision up to Kristinia, telling her not to have any expectations.

Later, Romeo brainstorms a new concept for a music video, and gets some pieces for his clothing line together. He receives the rough cut of the most recent video he did, and plans to show his father. Master P comes down to watch it, and he really likes it! He's proud of Romeo, and tells him to keep up the good work. Looks like Romeo will be taking over the label soon!

Kristinia goes to see her father at a hotel room, but he is two hours late, which worries her. James eventually does come in, and Kristinia sees that he looks healthy, but doesn't know if he's going to be open with her. James opens up about a lot though, stating that he went through a lot recently, being homeless and squatting in homes, being in dangerous situations. James feels like Kristinia didn't want anything to do with him, but she was just feeling very conflicted, and understandably so. She admits that she had some resentment towards him, but let it go and wants to have a better relationship with him, though she doesn't know how. James wants to make things right with her, and wants her help to get better. It's so nice to see them finally have this moment. I really hope that James is able to stay on the right path, and truly rebuild this relationship with his daughter.

That night, Master P and Romeo host a No Limit party, where Master P announces that Romeo is the new president of the label. It's definitely the beginning of a new era for No Limit. Angela and Kristinia come out to support him, and Johanna, of course, has an issue with Kristinia. Johanna pulls Angela to the side, and tells her how Kristinia is clearly flirting with Romeo, messing up the vibes.
Johanna even asks Kristinia to step outside to talk, which really wasn't her place if you ask me! However, she asks Kristinia straight up if she has something going on with Romeo. Kristinia states that there is absolutely nothing going on with them, and that people often mistake her niceness for flirting. Johanna doesn't believe it, and pulls Angela into the situation. Kristinia sticks to her story, but Angela still wonders about her intentions. After seeing Kristinia talk and laugh more with Romeo, Angela gets pissed off and walks out.

Kristinia does get flirty with Romeo, with Romeo even asking her to hang out after the club. She looks to be a little drunk, and makes this comment about another girl, saying that Romeo might get a threesome tonight! I don't know what to believe really! If she is messing with Romeo, that's a little messed up since she has this friendship with Angela, who clearly had feelings for the guy. Kristinia does leave with him, which Angela sees, and she gets even more irritated. In the car on the way to a friend's house, Angela calls Vanessa and vents a little bit. Once she parks and walks over to the house, a random man runs after her!!! And....the episode ends! Just like that...I was so mad! Obviously the girl is okay since this was probably shot a while ago, but you don't end a reality show finale like that! There needs to be a resolution!

I hope that WEtv brings Growing Up Hip Hop back for a second full season. These six episodes were just to see if people would really watch, so I hope the network sees the potential. I think it's a great show! We'll see what happens!

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7:09:00 AM

It's going down on this next season of House of Cards!

Netflix has released the first official trailer of the fourth season of the political drama, which shows an odd dynamic: President Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) and first lady Claire (Robin Wright) against each other! “I saw a future. Our future.” says Claire, who announced she was going to leave Frank in the season 3 finale. “We had a future until you started destroying it,” Frank angrily states.


According to Entertainment Weekly, this new season will feature the Underwoods working towards their own individual success and power, with all the drama and schemes throughout! The trailer also gives us a peek at new cast members including Ellen Burstyn, Joel Kinnaman, and Neve Campbell. 

House of Cards returns for its fourth season March 4 on Netflix. Will you be watching?

Check out the trailer below!


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4:59:00 AM

Zoe Ever After is winding down, and I'm hoping that BET gives the show a second season! Picking up from last week, Zoe has a date with a guy named David, who's in sales. The date seems to be going well, until David pulls out a list of questions asking Zoe about any outstanding warrants, STDs etc! After she answers no, David asks if she has a crazy ex, to which Zoe states that Gemini's not super crazy. He just has a little bit of a temper! Of course, David quickly asks for the check!

Meanwhile, Gemini is being interviewed by a journalist named Ashley (Tatyana Ali) for an upcoming documentary. Turns out that they have worked together before, and they have a good connection. After Ashley gets some footage of him, Gemini asks her to also speak with Zoe and Xavier, since they're his family. Ashley is hesitant, knowing that Zoe isn't her biggest fan (implying that Zoe felt like something was going with them in the past), but she agrees to go along with it.

The next day at Zoe Moon Cosmetics, Pearl brings out this self-help book about men, reading that guys are available on every corner, which gives her hope. Zoe come in with coffee for everyone, even Miguel, which throws Pearl and Valente off since they know Zoe hasn't been Miguel's biggest fan. However, after the Atlantic City trip, Zoe states that she's actually inspired by Miguel's success story, and I think she might even have a bit of a crush now, though she says nothing to her crew. Miguel comes in at that moment, bringing in coffee for Zoe! Oh they're definitely going to have a romantic moment before the season's out! Pearl then asks Miguel where one should go to find a good man, still holding out hope on this wedding. Miguel states that she should go to church, and invites them to his. Looks like Pearl will be heading to the House of the Lord, though not for the right reason!

That night, as Zoe walks back into her condo, she sees Xavier being interviewed for the documentary. Of course, she's irritated, especially seeing Ashley in her house, and tells Gemini to meet her on the terrace right now to discuss this. She goes off, still believing that smething happened with them in the past. Plus, she didn't get the memo or sign off on Xavier being recorded for the documentary. Gemini doesn't get why Zoe's all upset, feeling like she should be there for him after all he's done for her. Zoe admits that this is her fault, because she's allowed him to dominate over her a bit, but now she's checking him! In retaliation, Gemini calls her Stella St. James, revealing that he knows about her trip to Atlantic City and her little alter ego. Angrily, Zoe tells him to get the hell out, and to take that piece (Ashley) with him!

Later, Pearl and Valente go to church to find some men! Zoe pops up too, planning to go off on Miguel, believing that he's the one who told Gemini about Atlantic City. When she sees Miguel, she goes in, stating that she was right about Miguel being hired to spy on her by Gemini to ultimately take down Zoe Moon Cosmetics! She sounds like a crazy woman, and, of course, Miguel has no idea what she's talking about. An elderly church member, Brother Hedgepath, comes over to flirt with Zoe, and Miguel leaves her behind to deal with him as payback!

Meanwhile, Ashley goes to say goodbye to Gemini as he sits in the ring thinking about his argument with Zoe. He apologizes to her for the incident earlier, but Ashley admits that he expected it. He's clearly upset by Zoe's actions, thinking that they would still be together even if just as a family. Ashley tells him that she will be here for him whenever he wants to talk, and they kiss! Looks like Zoe was right about their chemistry after all!

During the church service, Zoe switches seats with Pearl and Valente to get to Miguel. While Zoe hurls insults at him, the pastor introduces Miguel to the congregation, thanking him for all of the work he has put in for the church. Zoe thinks he does all of this just to get business for his company, but the man is actually a saint! After church, Pearl goes out with Brother Hedgepath, who apparently has a grandson who's 6'4 and a banker! Meanwhile Zoe confronts Miguel again, but Miguel didn't tell Gemini! Valente was the one who put the trip on Gemini's card, and had to explain who Stella St. James was to his accountant, who probably told Gemini. Miguel is sick of being caught in the middle of Zoe and Gemini's mess, and she apologizes. Miguel forgives her for today since they are in church and what not. Zoe asks if she can take him out for an apology dinner, but he already has plans with another woman at the church. It's clear that, as Zoe watches him walk away with the girl, that she kind of wanted the date! Again, they're definitely hooking up before the season is over!

Later, Xavier talks to Gemini on FaceTime, planning to watch the documentary with Zoe. However, in the documentary, Ashley also features another fighter Juarez who is going up against Gemini in a big fight. When Xavier asks if Gemini will be able to take him, Zoe, who doesn't really know what to say, does what she thinks a mother would do to change the subject: a pillow fight!

The hour-long season finale of Zoe Ever After is next Wednesday, February 16 at 10 p.m. ET only on BET! 

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7:43:00 AM

Great episode of Growing Up Hip Hop last night! Picking up from last week, Romeo continues talking to his father, who says that Romeo needs to step it up when it comes to No Limit. Yes, he's only one man, but he has to put the work in. Romeo states that he's ready to sacrifice whatever he needs to in order to keep the empire going. It's going to be a struggle to balance everything that he's involved in, but, if he wants it bad enough, he'll get it done.

Meanwhile, Angela goes to see Vanessa to confront her about telling Russell about Angela's stalker. She doesn't want to alarm her family, but Angela isn't taking it seriously. Vanessa even ends up taking Angela's phone, writing a message to the stalker to tell him to leave Angela alone. Angela hopes that it doesn't backfire though!

Later, Romeo hosts a day party at Master P's estate, planning to shoot some music video footage as well. Both Angela and Kristinia roll through, and Romeo continues to flirt with Angela! However, later, he goes off and begins flirting with other girls too, which gets under Angela's skin. She figures that their time together was a date, but never truly communicated her feelings about the whole thing. Angela decides she wants to leave, but Kristinia goes to try to talk to Romeo for her. When she finds him, Romeo is shooting footage for the video, and Kristinia ends up getting in it! She saw it as an opportunity to get her face out there, and Angela gets even more annoyed seeing that! Even though Kristinia wants  She's over it, and decides to leave. Kristinia tries to talk to her, but Angela refuses.

That same night, Romeo heads to the studio to record. Looks like he really took his father's words to heart! Pepa comes in, asking Egypt to sing for him and Master P for a potential slot on No Limit. Romeo is down and thinks his father will be too, but knows he has to do what's best for the business. Meanwhile, Angela decides to go to a fashion showcase that Kristinia is performing at. Johanna thinks Kristinia's weird and that she secretly wants to be with  Romeo, which would be a foul move on her part.

That night, Angela and Johanna go out to the Hometown Kings fashion showcase just to take Angela's mind off of Romeo. A cute model, Don Benjamin, goes to meet her, and eventually asks her out on a date. Angela  takes his info, saying that she would think about it. Kristinia comes in at that moment with some friends, and the ladies all talk about how Don has eyes for her! Kristinia pushes her really hard to go out on a date with Don. I can tell she was just trying to be friendly, but I'm sure Angela and Johanna took it another way. Kristinia later performs, and does a good job!

The next day, Romeo and Master P are in the studio listening to Romeo's music, which his father really likes. Romeo brings up the audition for Egypt, with Master P saying that Romeo needs to build up the artist roster for No Limit himself. With his experience, Romeo knows what to look for, and Master P trusts him to make the right decision.

Later, Angela preps to go out on a date with Don. Johanna, of course, brings up how hard Kristinia pushed this date on Ang, and she thinks Kristinia did it to swoop in on Romeo. I don't think so, though! Really, I think Kristinia is just about her music and seeing her father at this point. Meanwhile, Pepa and Egypt go to see Romeo and Master P. Pepa goes in first to talk to Master P one one one, and he reminisces on the old days listening to Salt-N-Pepa. Pepa is so excited that Master P will meet with Egypt like Romeo said, but Master P shuts the idea down. He wants Romeo to listen to her himself, though Pepa thinks Master P's insight would be better. He has love for her, but now Romeo is in charge.

On her date, Angela does not seem to vibe with Don at all. When she mentions that she's a virgin and vegetarian, he doesn't believe it and pokes a little fun at her. He mentions that he's a heavy partier, and she isn't at all. From the two minutes WEtv showed of that awkward date, it looks like Angela and Don are just two completely different people, and it's not going to work. Meanwhile, Egypt sings for Romeo, and he gives her constructive criticism on being an artist. He thinks that, in a few years, she could fit a bigger mass market but, right now, she doesn't fit with No Limit. She has to find herself and grow, which I kind of agree with. Of course, Pepa doesn't though. She thinks her daughter is ready right now! She's such a stage mom! In spite of Romeo's critique, Egypt is determined to keep working and singing. I definitely think she has potential but just has to take some vocal lessons and keep working in the studio.

Romeo later meets with Kristinia to discuss her music, seeing her as a good fit for No Limit. She opens up about her father, and he tells her that he'll be there for her through it. Romeo feels like she has an amazing story to tell that can touch a lot of people. He definitely wants to see what she brings to the table. However, in his confessional, Romeo admits he finds it hard to concentrate on the business looking at her, though! At the end of the day, Kristinia needs the right team to get back on track when it comes to music. He thinks it would be great for her to be a part of No Limit, and she's considering it! She wants to scope out her options, and see where things go.

At the end of the episode, Angela goes to see Romeo to talk. She asks straight up what's going on with them, and asks if he ever thought he would be with her. At this point, he just wants to be single, though, because of everything he has going on, which is not surprising. He also doesn't want to ruin their friendship. Angela thought his flirting and what not meant something, but Romeo acts like he had no feelings whatsoever. He was probably just being a flirt, which annoys Angela. Romeo ends up storming off away from her, angry that Angela's getting on his case about this!

Next week is the season finale of Growing Up Hip Hop! Make sure to check it Thursday, February 11 at 10 p.m only on WE tv!

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10:09:00 AM

Another good episode of Zoe Ever After! Picking up from last week, Zoe reveals to Pearl and Valente that Stephen hasn't called, texted, OR tweeted since Gemini burst in on their date! Valente informs Zoe that Stephen is "ghosting" her, or cutting off all communication until she gets the point that he doesn't want to deal with her anymore. It sucks, because I actually liked Stephen for Zoe! She also mentions that, after last week, she wants to stay as far away from Gemini as possible. Pearl and Valente figure out that the two of them had sex, and Pearl calls her out for not getting over Gemini! She tells Zoe to avoid him, but that's easier said and done since Zoe and Gemini have a kid. Pearl then suggests a weekend getaway to get all of this off of Zoe's brain, and Valente recommends Atlantic City!


In Atlantic City, Zoe decides she can be anyone she wants, and comes up with a Jamaican alter ego, Stella St. James! Pearl decides that she is going to be a British woman, Lolita Bombay, while Valente decides to just remain his fabulous self (though later, he pulls out an interesting alter ego of his own!). Though Zoe is trying to get away from anything surrounding Gemini's name, a waiter gives them free champagne simply because she's known as Gemini's wife's. The crew happily takes that, though!

Meanwhile, Gemini stays with Xavier at Zoe's house. Amir says it's not the same around here without Gemini, trying to get a better-sized tip! He never thought that they would break up, but his son is doing well. Xavier is doing well in school, and he even has a little date later. Really, it's just a school project, though.

Back in AC, at the blackjack table, a handsome British guy comes up to Pearl, who all her time spent binge-watching of Downton Abbey to pretend to know the British slang. Out of nowhere, Miguel pops up and blows up Zoe's spot! Zoe thinks that Gemini sent him here to spy on her. However, Miguel tells her that Jersey is his turf, and he's actually here for a bachelor party. Zoe walks away to get away from him, but Miguel follows. The two get some drinks, and play the slots!

At home, Xavier is freaking out about his "date," asking Gemini how do you know if a girl likes you? As Gemini explains that a girl wants a man to protect him, Jessica walks in with just a towel on! What is with this girl, and how does she always manage to get into Zoe's house?! Gemini covers X's eyes, but still looks himself, of course.

As he and Zoe talk at the casino, Miguel admits he came to the slots because he didn't want to pay money for a stripper. He'll lose money either way, but okay. In keeping up with Zoe, Miguel comes up with an alter ego of his own in Chicago Bulls player Pau Gasol. The two of them surprisingly talk and laugh together, and drink. Meanwhile, Pearl is doing well with her British beau. However, a guy from Valente's old high school spots Valente, calling him by his real name--Jerome Johnson! Valente surprisingly fakes like he's straight! It turns out the two of them played football together, which is crazy. Valente even pretends like he came to Atlantic City with Pearl as his lady, which causes the the British bloke to get up in Valente's face. However, Pearl tells the guy to find her at her room later, and acts as Valente's beard. but she tells him to see her after. Valente comes up with these crazy stories to fool Bob, and even kisses Pearl on the blackjack table!

Miguel and Zoe are still drinking, and having a good time. When Miguel asks why Zoe is so uptight, she says that maybe because ending her 20-year relationship, running a business, and being a single mom is harder than she thought. Miguel admits that, with his business, he had struggles too, even having to move back in with his mother at first. However, they're both doing all right now. The two toast to their work and lives, and Zoe even wins the jackpot!

Later at the condo, Jessica is still there with Gemini eyeing her! Xavier ends up asking Jessica if a guy liked her, how would he show her that he likes her? When Jessica says that the guy would probably buy her a car, Xavier looks to his dad, but, obviously, Gemini shuts down the idea. Jessica then tells him that the kind of guys she really likes are the ones that are comfortable with being themselves. A while later, Xavier's classmate, Dani Rose, comes up to work on the project, but it's not going too well. Jessica pops up again, and plays like she's jealous that Xavier is with this little girl, telling Dani that she better be good to him! After Dani realizes that she's a supermodel, Xavier looks cool to her and she asks to work with him on a book report!

Meanwhile, Pearl and Valente (or I guess we should say Jerome) are still talking with Bob. Bob says that, back in the day that Valente had his share of girls! They even called him "Take 'Em Home Jerome." Bob invites him to catch up along with some other plumbers Bob works with. Valente tries to end this awkward moment, but Pearl decides to still go along with it. They later have a discussion about how Valente hid who he really was, coming up with this alter ego Jerome in his hometown, but he's still gay! He was heavier back in the day, and actually did play football but it wasn't him. Moving to New York, and now working for Zoe is Valente's dream, and he's happy now. Good for him!

Back at work on Monday, Miguel plans to work on Zoe's A/C before her important meeting with Macy's, and has also fix the creaks in her drawers. Zoe decides to splits the share of her winnings in Atlantic City with him...a whopping $22.75! I CAN'T WAIT for them to get together...I know it's coming!

Check out all new episodes of Zoe Ever After on Tuesdays at 10 p.m only on BET! 

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