Challenge Shift: Are The Lavender Ladies About To Lose Their Power?

Just rapidly because the Lavender Girls saw their chances at a Challenge win bloom, they’re in danger of being pruned. Right now, the question remains: Are they about to lose power over the game?


On tonight’s Final Reckoning episode, Johnny and Tony speedily saw their chances at a win slip away whenever Cara Maria and Marie — their only remaining allies — were sent to the Redemption Residence immediately after being eliminated by Shane and Nelson in Armageddon. That left four teams with ties to the Lavender Females alliance and Tony and Bananas because the single outlier.


Although speedily, that disproportion started to resolve itself.


TJ alerted the cast that the next installment of the Redemption Residence comeback was just around the corner, and this could be an especially consequential one, as two teams would draw Double-Crosses, and each could take another team into Armageddon. This meant four eliminated teams would have the possibility to assume one of two comeback spots in the game. And for Teams Kayleigh/Kam and Brad/Kyle — who both selected the coveted totems — the chance to return seemed closer than ever.


Yet that swiftly changed once because the six Redemption Residence teams stepped foot into Armageddon. First, TJ told Zach and Amanda that because of injuries Zach had sustained while in his most recent elimination-round battle, he might not proceed, and he and Amanda were sent residence on the spot. That meant only one more team could be denied the chance to return to the game, and sadly for Jozea and Da’Vonne, who’d put up an incredibly strong showing across their rookie season, the jig was up.


“They played an excellent game -- they killed it in eliminations. I’d love to be able to see them again,” Cara said.


Still, there were more pressing matters for Cara: She and Marie would have to take on Kayleigh and Kam for one comeback spot, while Paulie and Natalie would take on Brad and Kyle for another. And “That’s the Ticket” proved to be a brilliant equalizer — the game served as a life-sized version of Powerball, as one member from each team could be stuck indoor a giant spinning globe while attempting to pick a series of numbered balls and deposit them into an assigned tube in right sequence. All of the while, each team’s second player would spin his or her opponents’ wheel, making things incredibly challenging for each ball-chaser.


And both games were nail-biters. While Marie had only one elimination-round win to her name, she drummed up fire and focus like she never had before. She didn’t desire to disappoint Cara and vowed to win. And that’s what she did, besting Kayleigh and Kam at the last second.


“It’s good to shut them all up,” Marie said.


Things didn’t go as smoothly for Paulie and Natalie, though. The Big Brother exports, who’d been struggling to escape the Redemption Residence, immediately noticed themselves at a deficit any time little Natalie was forced to contend with Kyle’s insanely fast spins. In seconds, she was bruised and battered nevertheless vowed to keep fighting. And she fought up until the end, taking out Kyle and Brad, equally, at the last second.


Suddenly, the Lavender Females watched their lives flash before their eyes.


“This game has just been turned upside-down,” Cara Maria observed. “You’ve got me and Marie back. You’ve got Natalie and Paulie back. This is the craziest game I have ever been a part of.”


And with a sole night in Armageddon, Johnny and Tony’s game isn’t looking like such a suicide mission. Nevertheless what do you know? Are the Lavender Women done for, and will Johnny, Cara and Natalie have the ability to take 'em out? Or will the LL’s stronghold remain firm, and is it only a matter of time before they oust their opponents? Share your thoughts, and visualize how this shakes out once Final Reckoning returns Tuesday!