Only five teams are left, and the hunt could become difficult if it weren't for Luke Tipple throwing advantage points and supply stations out left and right. While most of the teams got filthier and grumpier, the pink team thrived. They even caught a fish, which I don't think even the producers would have anticipated.
Matt and Kaliesha, the white team, were arguing as usual. All of a sudden, the pink team pulled out a jar of peanut butter, which made the British twins of the teal team infuriated. Nothing makes the teal team angrier than food inequality. So that's when the pink team started bothering everybody else. Whatever, I still love them.
Before the first day of the hunt, Luke introduced another new advantage point. This one assigns an "altitude mask" designed to challenge the wearer's breathing to a team member to wear for the duration of Day Two. To increase the stakes even more, Luke said he would trigger the alarms on the vests from the get go. Then, smugly, he said he wouldn't tell them how to turn off the alarms, just that working together would be key. Looking glasses would be available to find the other teams.
After Luke went mad with power, he revealed that the white team would be the hunt team. Matt and Kaliesha seemed pleased, but like all happiness for them, it was fleeting. Luke sent the prey teams on their way, vests ringing out into the wilderness. Almost immediately, Luke appeared on the teams' wrist devices to tell them that the alarms would only stop ringing once the four prey teams assembled to "complete the code." So each team would have a number and they'd have to do some kind of ropes course activity to work it out.
Matt and Kaliesha revealed a bit more about their plans for the Matt & Kaliesha Boxing Gym for The Children. Kaliesha was trained by her dad in the garage and he made her a triple world champion so this gym will give bullies of all ages the opportunity to channel their aggression in healthy ways, by beating the crap out of each other strategically and under supervision. Ready for a fight of any kind, Matt and Kaliesha were released out into the wild.
Not playing the teamwork game, Teal moves as far as possible away from the looking glass, anticipating White's presence there. Vests ringing, the pink team agrees to try to meet up with the other teams. Red and Green found each other and Christmas came early as they went together to the looking glass. They saw the hunt team gaining on Pink, who was headed for the looking glass.
"Get in the woods," Arlynn called to Kirsten, and they darted toward the trees like two Katniss Everdeens (not Katniss and Peeta because oh my god, Peeta, what an anchor). For a moment, the white team lost Pink in the woods, but the vests were still ringing, so Matt and Kaliesha could stop to listen. They got in a fight about listening, and Kaliesha didn't like Matt's attitude. I just can't believe triple world champion Kaliesha would even date someone who would say, "I go where I wanna go, I'm the man in the relationship." Maybe he's really funny when they're not under duress.
Matt and Kaliesha sniped at each other for a while, pointing fingers like the Real Housewives and hissing through their teeth. It wasn't the best time for a re-hashing of the problems in their relationship, but it was as good a time as any.
The advantage point's location was revealed, and not even worried about the white team, Red and Green head for it hoping to meet up with Pink and Teal in the name of friendship. The advantage point was far North, while the pink team was way down South. Still, they went for the advantage point to stop the ringing in their ears and vests. Teal got the advantage and would decide at the end of the hunt who would have to wear the mask.
Green and Red met up with Teal, and that had them "one team away from cracking the code," Jacob said as though this were a completely different show. It might as well be. This code doesn't do them any good if they're fish in a barrel.
As luck would have it, the four prey teams all met up and "cracked" the code. It was 4231, in case you want to use that for your bike lock or something, Capture fans! The alarms stopped and the prey teams headed out together while the white team lay in waiting. Shortly after cracking the code, the pink team split from the pack, which was too smart for the other teams to agree with.
"Traveling together does not seem like the best idea," Arlynn noted. They split off, leaving Red, Green and Teal to tromp around together in a herd. In an upsetting stroke of dumb luck, the white team heard the pink team nearby and pursued them. Matt tagged Arlynn between two trees and the teams congratulated each other on a good chase. Matt said this capture proved how strong their relationship was.
The pink team hoped the other teams would have their backs, but friendship was thrown to the wayside for peanut butter jealousy. Plus, how dare they not travel with the group after they had that bonding moment of cracking the code?! Remember 4231, guys? Remember what a great time that was?
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Left to choose between Red or Green to give the altitude mask to, Teal chose Green. Green figured as much, since they are pretty much the best team in their estimation. Matt and Kaliesha are pleased to see the mask go on a team because it meant they'd probably be arguing during Day Two. That's what all the teams do, right?
The teal twins agreed that the pink team should have shared their peanut butter and that's why they don't deserve to be here. Red sided with them, saying that the peanut butter showed that the pink team didn't think they were all in this together. The three remaining prey teams agreed to get Pink out. Because they didn't want Pink to see them handshake, Rob suggested "a secret foot shake," which has no binding significance whatsoever. Hungry people do the darndest things.
For Day Two, Luke promised to open up a supply station with a full turkey dinner complete with mashed potatoes. Everyone wanted it. I wonder if Antoine will be allowed to take the mask off to eat some turkey. To Green's benefit, Antoine looks a bit more menacing with that mask.
Then, Antoine got a stick in his eye through the mask. This was not their day. Red went for the supply station, worried that Antoine and Kareem were getting more food than them. Teal also went to the station because they're still butthurt about not having peanut butter. No one even tried to make a deal exchanging votes for peanut butter with Pink, I might add.
Green was first to the turkey dinner, which is really just a big turkey complete with those bone leg things. Antoine got to take off his mask to inhale some turkey. Red and Teal attacked the bird and the whole gang was back together again. Matt and Kaliesha hid in the brush, which no hunt team has done yet, watching the three prey teams gorge themselves. And gorge they did, to the point where the supply station was almost closed and they all wondered if they could run with their newly-acquired Thanksgiving guts. How gross would it be if Antoine threw up in the mask?
The white team sprinted after all the teams in general, and full of turkey, Red decided to lay low. They hid in the woods, hoping no telltale gas would give them away. It was almost Keystone Kops-esque, the way the white team ran past Red's hiding spot. There was little time to celebrate, though, because the white team caught up with and captured Teal.
The pink team was upset to go against the teal team in elimination because not only are they well-liked and well-aligned, but the pink team could be seen as the stronger team. They had no idea it was the peanut butter that would do them in.
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"Putting Jade and Nikita in jail is like putting a purebred cat in a shelter," Rob said, "they're like ‘what is this, we don't belong here!'"
Matt and Kaliesha were inclined to vote for Teal because of their alliance with Red. "I don't trust none of these guys, they're all about themselves and they all want this money," Matt said, stating the obvious. I guess White would just decline any extra money that didn't go toward the Boxing Gym For Wayward Girls and Boys?
Finally, the pink team made a play with the peanut butter. But they did it with the wrong team. They offered peanut butter to the red team in exchange for votes and the twins were like, "as if." , the green team admitted that they didn't even like the teal team because of what they did to Gold. So, Green could betray the promise of the secret footshake.
At elimination, the pink team made a speech about no regrets, etc. Then, they said they were willing to make their first deal of the competition to not hunt whatever teams vote for them to stay. Since peanut butter was not involved, it wasn't fooling the teal team, who said the spirit of the game is to hunt and catch. Make sure those peanuts were not hunted and caught in vain!
The white team voted against the teal team with some bullshit excuse. The red team voted for the pink team, of course. The deciding vote was up to Green. "You girls are funny, you're hungry all the time just like us," Kareem told Teal lamely. They congratulated Pink on being so good in the forest, but it was a little too good so they were eliminated. The pink team was glad they got to be out in the woods for so long and left with metaphorical flowers in their hair.
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