Love Is In The Air

Love Is In The Air is the eighth episode of The Challenge: Beach House.
==Story==
	Following Noah & Paloma’s elimination, the remaining ten teams returned to the beach house. Shareeta and Ava were both very angry while Bruce, Boston, and Tessa were trying to grasp what had happened. Samira tried to hug Ava but Ava pushed her off and said “don’t touch me.” She called them all traitors. Neisha, Cleo, Lenny, Frasier, Brent, and Zion all awkwardly fled the room and then laughed about the whole ordeal in Neisha’s room. Ava tied her hair up and Shareeta started taking shots at people. She told Alec and Femi that she always would’ve had their back and she can’t believe they did this. The voting block who’d targeted Bruce and Tessa were awkwardly silent. Bruce asked them to just tell them flat out why they voted that way. Moses piped up and said that it is just a game and to him and to others, it felt like Bruce & Tessa were playing all sides. It made most sense to take the shot at them while they could. Tessa shook her head and told them that she genuinely had their backs and so did Bruce. Femi said that she was not going to apologize for a game move. She felt this was being blown out of proportion. Shareeta rolled her eyes and called Femi a bitch. Alec moved in front of Femi and told Shareeta to not talk to her that way. Shareeta got in his face and said she’d talk in whatever way she wanted. The two started yelling at each other. Lukas tried making a funny face to Ava but she turned her head, utterly furious. Nick took Ava’s hand and the two headed to his bedroom. Boston started restraining Shareeta back as she kept screaming at Alec and Femi. He escorted her out of the room and Femi screamed “psycho bitch!” Shareeta kept yelling as Boston took her out of the room. Bruce and Tessa left, leaving just the core alliance as well as Amandine and Lukas left in the kitchen. Lukas laughed and said that was really dramatic. Amandine commended Femi for how she handled that. Aura noted that after this, the daily would be more important than ever.
	The teams met TJ outside for the Daily Challenge. He explained the rules to Peaking Blinders. Teams race down a path to a pattern covered by blinds. There, one team member balances one-footed on a narrow pole to open the blinds and reveal the pattern for their partner to memorize. After the team member balancing falls off, teams must return to their board at the start and attempt to replicate their pattern, repeating this process until they correctly recreate the entire pattern. The first team to finish wins. The challenge starts and all of the teams quickly start. Taking an early lead was Frasier & Lenny with Alec & Femi close behind them and surprisingly to some, Ava & Boston in a distant third. Brent & Cleo and Nick & Shareeta both greatly struggled with replicating the pattern. Shocking everyone, Ava & Boston were able to come from behind and snag the win from under Frasier & Lenny’s feet. TJ blew his horn and declared them the winners. Ava screamed and leaped into Boston’s arms. She proclaimed that this was her first daily win. The other teams still rushed to finish in order to avoid being last. Frasier & Lenny placed second, with Alec & Femi in third and Neisha & Zion in fourth. Bruce & Tessa were next to finish, followed by Amandine & Lukas. Once Aura & Tye finished, it was down to the last three teams… Moses & Samira, Brent & Cleo, and Nick & Shareeta. Moses & Samira were able to pull it together and place eighth. After a long wait, Nick & Shareeta finished, leaving Brent & Cleo as the last place finishers up for elimination. TJ congratulated Ava & Boston on their win, and informed Brent & Cleo that they were eligible for elimination.
	After the challenge, Moses sits by himself by the firepit. He was feeling really down about his and Samira’s performance in the daily. He returned to get redemption for his poor performance last time but felt like yet again he was letting himself and his fans down. Frasier saw him all on his own and offered to sit with him. Moses explained his feelings and Frasier tried to knock some sense into him. Frasier reminded him that he’s made it six episodes longer than he had last time and was probably going to survive even more. He told Moses he’d always be the one guy who’s had the balls to take Frasier on and that would never change. Moses smiled and thanked him for stopping by. Bruce, Boston, and Tessa met in the dining area and discussed who should be sent in. Despite the drama, they agreed this would be a good opportunity to take a shot at Frasier and Lenny. Tessa openly said she wasn’t scared of facing them in an elimination. Bruce agreed. Ava, Nick, and Shareeta sat in Shareeta’s room to vent about their allies. Ava said she was most frustrated with Amandine and Lukas because she genuinely thought they had her back more than anyone else. Shareeta shrugged and said at least now they know who they can actually trust. They agreed on potentially sending in either Amandine & Lukas or Alec & Femi. Ava said she’d have to see what Boston wants though. Neisha was looking out the balcony when Zion joined her. He joked that it’s nice being out of the spotlight, at least for a bit. She smiled and said she agreed. Neisha asked if he’s feeling more comfortable now that Cameron and Katie are gone. He joked that he feels much better. The two looked at each other for a second before Neisha went in for a kiss. Zion accepted it and the two kissed for a minute. Neisha apologized if she came on too strong but Zion said he was glad she did and he kissed her again. Ava and Boston finally got the chance to discuss the decision together. Ava explained why she felt like taking a stand against Amandine, Lukas, and the others was important while Boston expressed that this was their golden opportunity to take a shot at Frasier and Lenny without the risk of being sent in against them. The two went back and forth before ultimately making a decision.
	The next morning, the group wakes up to find that Frasier & Lenny have been selected by Ava & Boston. Lenny laughs and said it would like a morning without orange juice if they weren’t up for elimination. Ava rolled her eyes. Brent and Cleo meet up after the reveal and hug it out. Cleo breaks down because she has a feeling they’re going home this time. Brent consoles her and says that she’s given him some faith in himself and them as a team. Cleo wipes her tears and says maybe they’d stand a chance against Moses & Samira. Brent sits down by her and wipes some of her tears away. He tells her that they can do it, even if it’s against Frasier & Lenny, they can survive. She looks at him and laughs. After holding eye contact for a few seconds, Cleo out of nowhere pulls Brent in for a kiss. He’s surprised but goes for it. She gasps afterwards and apologizes, saying she doesn’t know what came over her. Cleo runs out and Brent looks at the camera, smirks, and says “nice!” before winking. Lenny and Neisha were doing their makeup in the bathroom when Shareeta joined them to curl her hair before the elimination. Neisha tells Shareeta that if it’s worth anything, they aren’t planning on voting for her. She sighed and she said she appreciated that. Lenny curiously asked Shareeta what she thought going into the vote because she was open to any alternatives that weren’t just Neisha & Zion. Before Shareeta could answer, Cleo rushed into the room and started frantically putting on makeup. They could tell she’d been crying. Lenny looked at Cleo and asked what was wrong. Cleo screamed, “Everything!” She sat and went on a rant about how she was last place for her third daily all season and is yet again potentially going into elimination, and now she is probably gonna be up against Frasier & Lenny and she’s definitely gonna lose to them and she just kissed Brent Hollywood of all people. After she’s done, the room goes silent before Shareeta asks, “Wait, you kissed Brent?” Cleo screams, “And I liked it too, how fucked is that?” The girls chuckled and told her to calm down. Lenny asks Cleo who she’d want them to vote in to make her feel most safe, and she said Moses & Samira. Neisha told her to consider it done. Shareeta told her she could try and talk to Bruce & Tessa. Alec, Femi, Moses, Samira, Aura, and Tye all got together to solidify that they were all voting for Neisha & Zion. Femi boasted about how lucky they got this week as none of their teams would be in the elimination draw. Samira said she was nervous about how Nick and Shareeta would vote given that they still needed them. Tye insisted that they could get them back on the same page, especially since Ava and Boston ended up still sending in Frasier and Lenny. He made a joke to Samira that if they wanted a chance at sending home Frasier and Lenny, they’d be crazy to vote in her and Moses. Samira visibly wasn’t very impressed by this joke and walked off. Tye was confused and Aura told him he can be such a jerk sometimes. Lukas and Amandine attempted to apologize to Ava before the elimination vote. She was very hostile and told them she didn’t want to see them. Lukas got a bit vulnerable and asked her to tell him anything he can do to just get her to talk to him. Ava looked at them and said that if they wanted her trust, to vote for Moses & Samira.
	The cast meets TJ outside for the elimination draw. TJ reveals that the vote was between Moses & Samira and Neisha & Zion. By a vote of 6-3, it was Moses & Samira who’d been selected. Them and their allies were all shocked. Moses & Samira slowly walked up to join Brent & Cleo and Frasier & Lenny. TJ asked all of the teams to draw a card to determine which teams would be competing in the elimination. They each reveal the cards they’d drawn and Cleo’s jaw dropped as she fell to her knees in surprise. For the third time this season, her and Brent had drawn the safe card. Moses and Samira both looked gutted and terrified. She squeezed onto his hand. TJ declared that Brent & Cleo were now safe. He told Frasier & Lenny and Moses & Samira to head back and prepare for the elimination. Shareeta had a giant smirk on her face as she watched Moses & Samira walk off. She waved.
	The cast meets on the bleachers as they wait for the elimination to begin. Shareeta sat with Neisha and Cleo as Cleo talked about how she cannot believe her luck. Amandine looked over at them with disgust and rolled her eyes. Alec and Tye counted the votes together and tried to figure out what went wrong. They deduce that Amandine, Lukas, Nick, and Shareeta must’ve all flipped. Just then, smoke emerged as the two teams approached the field. The elimination was titled Tug O' War. The teams stood on podiums across the arena from one another. Similar to Episode 1, a large rope was in between them. In heats, the teams would tug on the rope. The first player to get their opponent to fall of their podium would win the round. The first team to win two rounds would survive. The first round was between Lenny and Samira. The two tugged on the rope with a lot of resistance and force. Lenny clearly had the upper hand as she wasn’t budging while Samira was moving and trying to stay on for as long as she could. Samira was able to resist for a while as the round lasted quite long, reaching a duration of fifteen minutes. Eventually, Samira’s legs gave in and she fell. TJ blew his horn, declaring Lenny had earned her and Frasier a point. The next round began and Frasier and Moses both immediately began pulling on the rope. Moses maintained a strong form, keeping his legs solidly on his podium. After about five minutes, it was Frasier who started moving as his legs were gliding slowly across his podium. Alec and Femi both gasped and started cheering loudly for Moses, telling him Frasier was moving. This gave Moses more confidence and reassurance to make him start pulling harder. Moses pulled harder and harder and eventually Frasier gave in and fell off, tying up the game. Moses jumped up and down and screamed “Woo!” Since Lenny and Samira had lasted longer, the final round would be a rematch between the two of them. TJ blew his horn and the round began, Lenny immediately had the upper hand as Samira was launched forward but she just missed the ground and stayed on the podium. They both tugged and Samira tried her hardest to stay on her podium as she hung on the edge. After about six minutes, Samira started pulling Lenny a bit and moving backwards on the podium. They both keep pulling. Neisha, Zion, and Cleo cheered for Lenny, while Alec, Femi, and Aura all cheered for Samira. Both women went forward and backwards, both struggling, both pushing. Somehow, the girls surpass their original time and last even longer, both struggling. Eventually, Samira gets one big pull on Lenny and she loses her balance. Lenny can’t recover and trips off the podium. Samira gasps and drops to the ground. TJ blows his horn and declares Moses & Samira as the winners of the elimination. Moses sprints over to pick Samira up from off her podium and hugs her tightly screaming “We did it! We did it!” Everyone on the bleachers is flabbergasted whether they’re happy or not. Lenny runs over and hugs Samira to congratulate her. Frasier shakes Moses’ hand and smiles at him. TJ congratulates Moses & Samira and welcomes them to join the others on the bleachers. Lenny smiled at Frasier and laughed. Frasier smirked, “Welp, they got us!” TJ congratulated Frasier and Lenny on a very impressive effort all season long, and tells them that they are now eliminated. Before they can leave, Frasier pulls on Lenny as she starts heading off. He looks at her and said that getting to do this season with her as a team has been so special and made it his favorite RTV season he’s ever done. Before she could say anything, he suddenly got down on his knee. Lenny gasped. Frasier told Lenny that he’s been scared of commitment for so long but that he’s done with that. There’s nobody else on this planet he could imagine himself spending his life with. He asks Lenny if she’ll marry him. Everyone on the bleachers gasps and cheers. Lenny tears up and nods before saying, “Yes.. yes, of-fucking-course, yes!” He puts the ring on her finger and the two kiss. Everyone cheers for them, even Ava who mustered a slight smile. TJ smiles and jokes that at least now they’re not leaving empty-handed. The two walk off holding hands and wave to everyone.
==Elimination==
Tug O' War 	Tug O' War
Participant 	Result
Moses & Samira 	WON
Frasier & Lenny 	LOSS
ELIMINATED:Frasier Midori & Lenny Hispan	ELIMINATED:Frasier Midori & Lenny Hispan
==Trivia==
Category:Beach House Episodes