by Gina Scarpa

Frank is on a mission on The Challenge to make most people's lives miserable and this time around, he's going after Alton and Dustin. There's a little aggression and chest bumping, but the boys from Vegas continue to maintain their cool. They're not about to throw a bunch and give Frank the satisfaction of watching them leave the game.

This week's challenge is the Insane Games, and they're just as crazy as they sound. In the first round, one team member wears a horse mask and pulls his/her team in a chariot race. This seems perfect for Knight because he only has to pull Jemmye, but he ends up tumbling to the ground seconds in. Many other teams fall, including Vegas as they were in the lead, with Cancun going down right behind them. CJ manages to pull out a win though, throws up in the corner, and is ready for the second round. Brooklyn, on the other hand, is last. And I mean dead last.

In the next round, Egg Drop, one team member tosses and egg over a wall to another team member wearing a dog cone. There's egg everywhere but Cancun pulls out a second win, thanks to good communication between Derek and Jonna. St. Thomas ends up being last because Marie had no idea what was going on, but Trey and Laura weren't necessarily helping facilitate conversation and strategy from the sidelines either. The third round is Ear Pull, where team members have an elastic around their ear, face off against an opposing team, and try to pull and break the elastic. It's absolutely as weird as it sounds, with New Orleans and Vegas moving on to the final round.

In the Joust, where players pull each other on the chariots, the men's round is a draw and then Trishelle steps off hers, causing Vegas to lose. In order to determine the losing team, Brooklyn and St. Thomas face off in a fish slapping contest. Laura insists she wants to swing the 15lb fish, which Marie doesn't agree with, and St. Thomas ends up losing.

Alton volunteers Vegas to go into the arena, without consulting his team, which is a pretty shady move. He wants to go home but he refuses to leave, so he's hoping to go out in an elimination round. However, a) that means one of the girls will be taken down with him, but more importantly, b) HE DOESN'T EVEN VOLUNTEER TO GO IN after being nominated! How does this make any sense!?

Vegas goes up against St. Thomas in the strategy elimination round, with the ropes and the jungle gym.  Before the Challenge starts, Frank, Zach, and CJ all get into it with Alton because they think he's all talk.  It almost comes to blows but again, nobody is about to throw a punch and get thrown off.  Nany and Dustin face off against Trey and Laura in a close match, but Vegas ends up coming through. How they're going to function as a cohesive team going forward is beyond me.

The Challenge: Battle of the Seasons airs Wednesdays at 10/9c on MTV.

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