Back to the Beach

**Back to the Beach** is the season premiere of *The Challenge: Beach House*.

## Story

 The episode begins with TJ on an island in the Bahamas, talking to the camera. He explained that after the first season broke viewership records, they were back half a year later for Season 2. This time, the players would be competing in teams from the getgo in beach themed challenges to become the champions of The Challenge: Beach House. Two shuttle buses zoomed through the Bahamas towards the location. The first shuttle bus contained Ava, Cameron, Frasier, Katie, Kit, Lenny, Lukas, Maria, and Zion. Ava sat in between Lukas and Kit and tried chattering with them but they kept only talking to her and ignoring each other. Ava noted to Kit that Lenny kept giving her nasty stares and rolled her eyes. Lenny was sitting across from her with Frasier. They were holding hands. He laughed and said he couldn’t believe they were doing this again. Lenny smirked and said he shouldn’t be shocked, this was who they were now. Famewhores. Cameron and Katie sat together and he put his arm around her but she kept looking awkwardly at Zion in the corner of her eye. Katie muttered to him that this was a mistake and they shouldn’t of come. Cameron told her not to pay him any mind and focus on the goal; them winning. Maria and Zion sat together and she whispered that she was sorry he got put in the same shuttle bus as Cameron and Katie. Zion shrugged and said he was genuinely shocked they even had the- well that Katie even came back. Cameron capitalizing on another shot at fame was not surprising to him at all. Zion asked Maria if she was excited, and she nodded enthusiastically. She said she was so excited to have been called back. Ava smirked looking back and forth as the bus took forever to arrive. She looked to Katie and asked what motivated her to come back when nobody likes her and everyone thinks she’s a cheating ass hoe. Katie rolled her eyes and said she wasn’t answering that. Ava and Lukas laughed together. Lukas said everyone knew who not to trust. Zion looked to him and told him to cut it out.

 Another shuttle bus headed towards the beach house. It contained Aura, Brent, Cleo, Kaliegh, Moses, Neisha, Nick, Noah, and Tye. Aura, Kaliegh, and Cleo sat together and talked. Cleo said she was so glad to see both of them because she knew Grace wasn’t coming back. Kaliegh nodded and said she had her back. Aura glanced at Neisha and asked Kaliegh if she was cool and she nodded. Nick sat in the middle between them and Neisha, and asked Kaliegh in front of everyone if she’d finished paying the fine for the drink she threw on Neisha. Kaliegh frowned at him and Neisha chuckled a little. Kaliegh rolled her eyes and told Neisha to shut up and kill it with the eyeshadow while she’s at it. Neisha told Kaliegh to keep it cute and that the bus hadn’t even gotten there yet. Kaliegh told her she always keeps it cute, and that Neisha can’t relate. Moses splits it up and steps between them telling them to calm down. Moses sat back down by Tye and rolled his eyes. Tye laughed and said the drama’s already beginning. Moses sighed and said that it was all so petty. Brent and Noah sat and chatted. Brent asked if he was still with Monica.. Or Arianna. Noah said that Monica had been stalking him for months and mailing dead rats to him, so he was excited to get away from her. Arianna on the other hand completely ghosted him. Brent nodded and said he’d been working out since last season, as Noah could probably tell. Nick smirked from beside them and said Brent looks like he would break in half if he bent over. Brent rolled his eyes and said Nick was just bitter because his relationship was in jeopardy. Nick scoffed and said him and Ava were better than ever. In reality, she’d moved out a few months ago.

 The two buses arrived to the beach. All eighteen of them emerged from their shuttles and stood in a line in front of TJ. They all collectively looked around and counted everyone, a bit surprised by the small cast. TJ welcomed them to The Challenge: Beach House. He explained that they might’ve noticed there was a bit less of them than last time. TJ smirked and said that was because they weren’t alone. Everyone looked around, murmuring. TJ revealed that fourteen rookies from the Reality TV world would be joining them in the cast. A limo then pulled up from behind everyone. They all gasped and cheered as it got closer. The limo stopped and the doors open. Two people came out from the doors. It was Bruce and Shareeta. Everyone cheered. They were both legends from their respective franchises. TJ got Bruce and Shareeta to line up next to him and he introduced them formally to everyone else. TJ then pointed out as more limos approached. The next limo arrived and Winston and Femi hopped out of it. The cast cheered but a lot of them had no idea who either of them were. The next limo contained Amandine and Boston. They got out and waved to everyone as they joined the other rookies. Ava looked Amandine up and down. She noted to Lukas, “I guess there’s room for everybody.” Amandine cocked her eyebrow and asked Ava if she had something to say, say it to her face. Ava shrugged and said she didn’t say anything. The next limo contained Tai and Tessa. Ava whistled for Tessa and cheered for her. Tessa and Tai joined the other rookies. Bruce smiled awkwardly to Tessa and said “hey, funny seeing you.” The next limo had August and Samira inside. They waved to everyone and smiled. The next limo stopped. Alec and Paloma emerged from it. Kit smiled and waved to Paloma. Paloma waved back and then stood next to Boston in the lineup. She laughed and said “hey you”. The final limo arrived and inside emerged Mason and Monica. Everyone was gooped. Ava’s mouth opened. Noah jumped. Samira made a “yikes” facial expression. Monica waved a comically large Canadian flag and said “Hey bitches, forgot about me?” Lenny mustered a clap to try and make it less awkward. She headed to the other rookies where the wind flung the flag in Noah’s face.

 With everyone there, TJ explained how this round would work. They would all draw for teams. Red would be one team, Blue would be the other. They would then compete in their first daily challenge where the winning team would all draw for orders. In the order they draw, they’d then get to pick a player from the other team to be their teammate for the season. In the end, the pairs we end up with will be the teams for the rest of the season. TJ passed around a bag and everyone drew rocks. TJ teased Alec that he must be getting flashbacks. They all revealed and headed to their respective sides. The red team was Alec, Amandine, Boston, Bruce, Cameron, Cleo, Kaliegh, Kit, Lenny, Maria, Monica, Moses, Noah, Shareeta, Tye, and Zion. Everyone else was on the Blue Team. TJ gathered everyone into the challenge area. The challenge would be played in five rounds. The challenge was the classic Tug of War which TJ teased would appear a few times in the season. In each round, four members of each team would compete and the winning group would earn a point. In the fifth round, the teams could pick any four players to play a second time. The first team to three points would win. In Round 1, it was Bruce, Noah, Shareeta, and Kaliegh versus Frasier, Katie, Neisha, and Winston. Both teams hold on strong and the rope doesn’t move much at first. Eventually, Noah and Kaliegh both start to get pain in their wrist and allow the Blue team to gain on them a little bit. Neisha starts counting to three and then yelling pull. This helps the team slowly inch and inch further away. Eventually, Red team lets go and TJ sounds the horn, declaring Blue as the winners. Round 2 was Cameron, Kit, Lenny, and Tye versus Brent, Mason, Femi, and Paloma. This round moved a lot quicker. Red quickly gained on Blue and pulled it further and further away. Brent let go at one point to stretch his fingers. Paloma told him to grab the fuck back on before she breaks his fingers. He immediately does but its no use, Red pulls hard enough and they all let go. TJ blows the horn and declares Red the winner. Round 3 was Boston, Cleo, Maria, and Moses versus Aura, Ava, Lukas, and Tessa. Red quickly gained on Blue yet again. Aura, Lukas, and Tessa were able to regain some control but Ava was visibly struggling and lost grip multiple times. Cleo also began to struggle but before it could matter. Boston made a big pull and it caused Blue to let go. TJ sounded his horn and declared Red the winners. They only needed one more point to win. The fourth round was Alec, Amandine, Monica, and Zion versus August, Samira, Nick, and Tai. Red yet again had a quick advantage. Alec, Amandine and Zion all made very big pulls and timed them, using Neisha’s strategy from Round 1. Samira and Tai both struggled and lose grip quickly. One more big pull is all it takes and Red team wins the challenge.

 TJ gathered everyone back together after the challenge. He congratulated Red on their first win. TJ asked them to one by one reach and grab a ball from his bag. Each ball had a number on it which would determine the order of the picks. One-by-one they all draw and the order is set. With that, TJ asked Kit to come to the front and make her pick since she was up first. Kit scans the group and says that she’s going to team up with August. He smiles and heads over to hug her. TJ hands them team hoodies and asks them to step aside. Next up was Bruce. TJ called him to the front. Bruce smiled and said that he was going to go with his gut and keep it in the BB family. With that, he chose Tessa. TJ passed them both hoodies. Tessa shook his hand and the two stepped aside. Next up was Tye. He thought about it and looked at his options. He smiled and said that he knew he had a checkered past with this person but that he wants them to win it for Argentina. He then picks Aura, who is shocked that he picked her. TJ passes them both hoodies. Next up was Lenny. She smirked and went to the front. Lenny said this probably wasn’t shocking but she was going to pick Frasier. He headed over and kissed her. TJ passed them both hoodies and they stepped to the side. Cleo mouthed to Kaliegh “well fuck”. Cameron was next. TJ called him to the front. He smiled and said it was obvious who he’d be picking and said he wouldn’t be able to do it without his apple pie and ride or die. With that, he picked Katie, who was in the midst of trying to look endeared while also trying not to cringe. TJ passed them a hoodie. Zion was next, and trying not to throw up after what he just watched. He headed to the front and looked at his options, he wasn’t really inclined to pick anyone in particular. Zion said that he needed some strong energy so with that he’d be picking Neisha. She smiled excitedly and joined him. TJ passed them hoodies and they headed off.

 Next up to pick was Moses. He joined TJ at the front and explained how he didn’t know a lot of people but was going to go with his gut and pick Samira. Femi was a bit surprised he didn’t choose her. Samira smiled and hugged him. TJ passed them hoodies and asked them to step aside. Next up was Monica. She marched to the front, still waving her Canadian flag. She starts singing the national anthem before TJ told her to stop and asked her to make her pick. Monica said she was picking the hottest guy there while looking at Noah, and then turned to Mason and picked him. He cheered and collected their hoodies. Alec was next to pick his partner. He looked over his options before locking in on Femi. She was super relieved to have been picked by someone. She ran over and the two grabbed their hoodies. Noah was next to pick his partner. TJ called him up to the front. He scanned the remaining girls. He thought Paloma was the cutest so he decided to pair with her. She headed up and collected her hoodie. He offered her a hug but she gave him a fist bump instead. Next up to choose was Shareeta. TJ asked her to join him up front and make her decision. She looked at the remaining guys and ultimately picked Nick, seeing him as the strongest one. He nodded and was about to hug her but saw Ava in his peripheral and gave her a handshake instead. They collected their hoodies and stepped aside. Kaliegh was next. She made the seemingly obvious pick in her mind of who was left and chose Winston. The two shook hands, introducing each other and TJ invited them to step aside after passing them hoodies. Maria was the next player to have to pick. She looked at the three options… Brent, who was bad at everything… Lukas, who hated everyone… and then Tai who was a question mark. Maria ultimately played it safe and went with Tai. The two hugged and TJ passed them hoodies. Cleo was next to pick. She looked at her two options and tried not to cringe. Does she pick the better competitor or the one who hasn’t bullied her for years? Cleo sighed and asked Brent to join her. He flexed his muscles and said it was about time. She offered him a sympathetic hug and the two collected their hoodies from TJ. With that, Amandine and Boston automatically were left with the last two players undrafted, Lukas and Ava respectively. TJ passed Amandine & Lukas, and Ava & Boston their hoodies. Ava was the only one who seemed happy about her partner. TJ wishes them all a good night and tells them to head to bed and get a good night sleep because their first daily challenge is in the morning. They head off and the episode closes off.