David vs. Goliath

David vs. Goliath is the penultimate episode of The Challenge: Beach House.
==Story==
	Following Alec & Femi’s elimination, the remaining seven teams returned to the Beach House. Shareeta and Nick were both very irritated. They talked alone by the kitchen. Nick told her it had to of been Amandine and Lukas who flipped to vote for Neisha and Zion. Shareeta rolled her eyes and said they’d been doing stuff like this all season long. Amandine tried to join them and congratulated them on their first elimination win. Shareeta told Amandine to go because she didn’t want to talk to her. Amandine played dumb and asked why she was upset. Nick got involved and told Amandine that her and Lukas been flip-flopping all season and it was obvious they’d just flipped again. Amandine asked how voting for Neisha and Zion was flipping given that was their top competition. Shareeta yelled that she knew they didn’t feel comfortable going against them. Amandine scoffed and said that she’d have to face off against them eventually because the finale is just around the corner. Nick rolled his eyes and said Amandine knew what Shareeta meant. Nick stormed off and ran into Lukas. Lukas tried to say hi but quickly Nick made it clear he was mad at him as well. Lukas told Nick it was just a game move and they needed to try and get Neisha and Zion out before the final. Nick said he didn’t care, he called Lukas a snake, and said he doesn’t understand why Ava is friends with someone as annoying as him. For the first time ever, Lukas was a bit gagged and Nick stormed off. Bruce, Neisha, Zion, and Tessa all met in the pool table room to discuss the plan for the round. They were all happy that Alec and Femi got eliminated. Neisha said she felt like the next priority targets for them should probably be Aura and Tye, to which the group agreed. Bruce said ideally for him, the final would be their two teams as well as Nick & Shareeta and Brent & Cleo. Tessa and Zion both agreed and felt like they would all have a fair shot. Aura, Moses, Samira, and Tye all sat in their usual spot, now in the absence of Alec & Femi. Samira was emotional because she was really anxious about her spot in the game, and she also felt horrible for Alec and Femi. She said they both deserved to still be here and she felt horrible. Tye pumped her up and said that they would get their revenge for them and make it to the final for them. Aura agreed and added that on the plus-side, Amandine & Lukas voted with them so they could still have a chance. Moses said they needed Neisha and Zion out before the final or else they’d have a tough road ahead. They all agreed with the sentiment. Brent and Cleo played checkers together and discussed the round coming up. They agreed that they just wanted to keep laying low and try to avoid going into these next few eliminations now that people are aiming for bigger threats. Brent asked Cleo if she felt they should take a shot at Neisha and Zion soon. Cleo felt they just needed them around as solid reliable numbers. Almost everyone else had flip-flopped on them several times. They could depend on Neisha and Zion and that was important right now.
	The teams met TJ outside the next day for the Daily Challenge. The challenge was titled Fallout. Played one team at a time, competitors must race to touch a floating buoy across an elevated obstacle. Each team must select one person to build momentum on a pendulous rod and one to jump. The fastest team won the challenge, earned immunity, and selected someone to be at risk for elimination. The slowest team was at risk for elimination. TJ also revealed that this would be the last round following this format and that after this elimination, they would be selecting the four teams running the final through a new mean that would be revealed to them later. With that, the teams each took turns going. All of the teams did pretty well except for Amandine & Lukas and Brent & Cleo, who both struggled. TJ revealed the times in decreasing order. The last place team was Brent & Cleo. They both looked very defeated and sad. TJ explained that they were now at risk for elimination. In sixth place was Amandine & Lukas, and in fifth place was Neisha & Zion. In fourth place was Aura & Tye, and in third place was Bruce & Tessa. This left it down to Nick & Shareeta and Moses & Samira for the last daily challenge win. In a blowout, with completing the challenge in less than a minute, TJ declared Nick & Shareeta as the winners of the daily. They both jumped and hugged each other, cheering loudly. It was both of their first ever daily win and they looked overjoyed. TJ let them know they’d have to pick someone to put at risk for elimination, and then sent everyone back to the Beach House.
	When they returned to the house, Nick and Shareeta were absolutely beaming. Shareeta was doing her hair in the bathroom when Neisha walked in. The pair jumped up and down and Neisha hugged her, saying she was so proud of her. Shareeta thanked her and said she was beginning to think this would never happen for her. Cleo joined them and despite being upset about her loss, she still hugged them and congratulated Shareeta. Shareeta told her that she really wanted to prioritize giving Cleo the easiest people to go against. On top of that, she is really fed up with Amandine and Lukas as is. With that being said, she said she was likely going to pick Amandine & Lukas if that worked for Cleo. Cleo said that she honestly didn’t really think there was anyone her and Brent could beat so that she was fine with whatever. Neisha and Shareeta both tried to raise her confidence and told her that wasn’t true. Amandine and Lukas sat with Nick and Shareeta to make a pitch to send Neisha and Zion in. Lukas said that they didn’t want to go against Neisha and Zion so now this was their chance to send them in without having the risk of having to compete against them. Amandine added that this was now their last chance to get them out before the finale episode. While Shareeta was not keen on this idea at all, Nick did begin to consider it. After they left, he explained that Neisha and Zion would probably clear everyone in a final and this could be their last chance to take them out. Shareeta sighed and said she really didn’t wanna have to do that to Neisha. The two went back and forth on it.
	In the morning, the cast woke up to see Amandine and Lukas had been picked to be at risk for elimination. Amandine and Lukas were both very irritated. Amandine wouldn’t talk to Shareeta. Amandine and Lukas sat in the lounge and vented about how stupid they thought the move was. Amandine said that was Nick and Shareeta’s one shot to take Neisha & Zion out and they didn’t take it. Lukas said he at least wasn’t very stressed for the elimination, especially if they were against Brent and Cleo. Amandine agreed and said she hoped Brent and Cleo didn’t get saved. Aura, Moses, Samira, and Tye were in the kitchen together and agreed the vote had to be Neisha and Zion. Tye felt pretty confident that Amandine and Lukas would probably vote for them as well, meaning they’d have enough to at least tie the vote. They knew Brent and Cleo wouldn’t feel comfortable facing off against Neisha and Zion so if they wanted to flip the votes, they had to try and get Bruce and Tessa. Aura and Samira sat with Bruce and Tessa by the bonfire. They explained how this was their last chance to try and get Neisha and Zion out before they’d have to compete against them. They counted the votes out for them. After the girls left, Bruce and Tessa really did think it through. They were nervous that if the pre-final aspect had anything to do with strategy that everyone would target them if Neisha and Zion weren’t there. That being said, if Neisha and Zion got eliminated, they’d really be the top contenders to win it all. The pair weighted out their options. Bruce then opened up to Tessa about how it really had been so much fun getting to know her better and getting to play with her. Tessa smiled and said she really appreciated that. The pair laid down and just talked for a bit. They agreed once they got out of the beach house, to explore things together. Brent and Zion checked in and reaffirmed with one another that the vote was still on Aura and Tye. They knew it was possible the vote could tie but they felt confident that Nick and Shareeta would break it to send Aura and Tye in.
	The teams met TJ outside for the vote reveal. Amandine & Lukas and Brent & Cleo stood by his side. He revealed that by a 3-3 vote, the vote had tied between Neisha & Zion and Aura & Tye. He said in the event of a tie, the winner of the daily challenge would cast the tie breaking vote. He asked Nick and Shareeta to step forward and make their decision. Nick and Shareeta whispered to one another briefly before stepping forward and revealing they’d be voting for Aura and Tye. TJ revealed that this meant Aura and Tye were now up for elimination and asked them to join him. The three teams all reached in to draw a card. Each team revealed their card, and it was Aura & Tye who’d gotten the safe card and would not have to go into elimination. Aura simply broke down and hugged Tye. TJ revealed they were officially safe and congratulated the pair on now being the first players in The Challenge history to not compete in an elimination all season. Tye rubbed Aura’s back and told her they did it! They joined the others. TJ let Brent & Cleo and Amandine & Lukas know that they were now competing in the final elimination of the season and urged them to head off and get ready. They left and the other five teams headed to the bleachers.
	The five other teams sat on the bleachers waiting for the competitors to emerge. Bruce asked everyone what they thought the pre-final would be. Samira suggested maybe they’d have to vote two teams out. Zion said that he thought it’d just be a competition where the two slowest teams would be eliminated. Moses brought up that maybe the eliminated players would play a part in choosing. Just then, the two competing teams emerged as smoke filled the arena. TJ explains the rules of the elimination. It’s entitled “Knot So Fast” and the teams have twenty minutes to create as many knots as they can within a cubic structure. After the time is up, the teams will switch sides and the first team to untie all of the knots wins the duel. TJ blows his horn to begin. Both teams worked to start tying knots around the cubes. Amandine and Lukas did single tight knots trying to make as many as possible, while Brent and Cleo double knotted everything. Amandine and Lukas’ communication had improved a lot and they were able to work together very well. Cleo climbed on top of the cube and tied a bunch of knots and loops up there. Brent went quiet trying to work as fast and hard as possible. Eventually, TJ blew his horn and announced it was time for the teams to undo each other’s knots. Both teams worked quickly on untying the knots. Brent and Cleo worked very quick at whipping through Amandine and Lukas’ knots. Amandine started undoing the double knots quickly, being able to break both knots at once. Lukas tried hopping on top of the cube but he was struggling so he had to wait for Amandine to finish so he could push the cube over to get to the top ones. Brent and Cleo continued working and tried to take advantage of this potential lead as Amandine and Lukas hadn’t put any on top. Eventually, Brent undid the last knot and TJ blew his horn, he declared Brent and Cleo as the winners of their first elimination of the season. They both cheered loudly. Brent shoved over the cube and held Cleo up. The two kissed out of excitement. Amandine and Lukas both looked pissed. Amandine kicked the ground and Lukas rolled his eyes. TJ congratulated Brent and Cleo on a huge victory and welcomed them to join the others. TJ then turned to Amandine and Lukas and informed them that they’d sadly been eliminated. He congratulated them on a great run all season and said they were excused. Amandine and Lukas didn’t even bother waving at the group or even acknowledging each other really. They walked off through the exit, both visibly defeated and irritated. After Amandine and Lukas had left, TJ congratulated the remaining teams on reaching the Final 6. He revealed that in the morning, they’d all compete in a qualifier for the final. The first four teams to complete would earn their spot in the final while the other two teams would be eliminated. He told them to get some sleep because they’d need it.
==Elimination==
Knot So Fast 	Knot So Fast
Participant 	Result
Brent & Cleo 	WON
Amandine & Lukas 	LOSS
ELIMINATED:Amandine Clément & Lukas Morrell	ELIMINATED:Amandine Clément & Lukas Morrell
==Trivia==
Category:Beach House Episodes