“They Rigged It”— Challenge Season 40 Episode 5: Fans React to Tina’s Elimination of Emily

The Challenge: Battle of the Eras aired its fifth episode on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, concluding the journey for contestants Chris C.T. Tamburello and Emily Schromm.

Following their selection as targets in the prior episode, C.T. and Emily faced elimination after Era 1’s last-place finish in the daily challenge. Era 4 winners, Olivia and Kyland, opted to pit Emily against Nehemiah in the elimination round titled Getting Hammered.

Tina emerged victorious, eliminating Emily from the competition. Fans took to social media to express their opinions on Tina’s gameplay, sparking a debate over the fairness of the challenge. Some praised Tina’s impressive performance, while others accused production of rigging the elimination task. A Twitter user exclaimed:

“Production has rigged an elimination ONCE AGAIN in Era 1’s favor! Why did Tina’s nails basically FALL out? Emily tried the same strategy and they didn’t budge! Production knows Era 1 would be gone by now, so they rigged it! They’ve lost all credibility.”

“Enough with these janky a** eliminations. @emilynschromm nails were definitely more secure on that board than Tina’s. Tina basically blew on them, and half the nails fell out. As for C.T., I feel like he had someplace to be,”a fan commented.

“Ok. NOW I honestly believe the eliminations are RIGGED! There is no way Tina’s nails came out like that and Emily’s didn’t. Theo was RIGHT!!!!”a tweet read.

In a contrasting view, some The Challenge season 40 fans lauded Tina’s skills:

“Also, Tina killed this elimination. I don’t dislike Emily, but something about her just rubs me the wrong way; however, she’s a great competitor,”a viewer commented.

“Tina is wild for that lol the way she used that hammer to take those nails out at record speed lmao. I can’t. I was like, how the hell did she know how to do that lol. It’s all about approach to these challenges. Work smarter, not harder,”a fan remarked.

“TINA BARTA THE LEGEND THAT YOU ARE,”a tweet read.

Additionally, fans expressed their disappointment over the nature of the elimination task:

“C.T. and Emily are two of the strongest competitors there, yet they get a nail picking elimination instead of something physical?? So f*cking lame,”a user wrote.

“Tina made history by giving Emily her first elimination loss. It’s sad to see Emily and C.T. leave so early; I’m losing my favorites this season lol,”a fan commented.

The Challenge season 40 episode 5: Tina sends Emily packing in Getting Hammered

In The Challenge: Battle of the Eras, also known as season 40 episode 5, contestants Tina, Emily, C.T., and Nehemiah faced off in the challenge Getting Hammered, divided into two segments. In the first part, they needed to extract 100 nails from a board, and in the second part, hammer 100 nails into another board. The first contestant to hit the buzzer after winning claimed victory.

The competition was intense as Tina and Emily raced against each other. During the match, Emily remarked that although she couldn’t see her progress, she could hear nails dropping like a “machine gun”firing off.

Legend of The Challenge, Brad, voiced his support for Tina, hoping her victory would keep Era 1 intact, as her elimination would have forced Rachel to compete in every following elimination round.

Tina quickly became the first to remove all 100 nails, while Emily faced difficulties. Johnny Bananas advised Emily to use her hammer’s side to “bang ’em out,”suggesting she “rake them down,”which improved her pace.

In a confessional, Tina expressed her satisfaction with her performance:

“Don’t f*ck with me. It feels so good to finally come into my own.”

Emily reflected on her predicament, sharing that there’s nothing worse than feeling “behind”in a challenge. Despite her efforts, Tina finished first and eliminated Emily from season 40.

Fans shared their diverging opinions on the elimination task online, emphasizing mixed reactions regarding the fairness and conduct of the task.

Be sure to catch episode 6 of The Challenge season 40, airing on September 24, 2024, on MTV.

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