The Halloween episode starts with everyone feeling like Tanya deserved her save last week. Ruben thinks not having the save anymore will push them even harder.
The contestants are immediately faced with their first temptation. The winner gets immunity for the entire team. They must go through a field of 100 pumpkins. Only one of course has the immunity. The rest are filled with cash which the contestants can keep & treats which they must eat to stay in the game. If they pass on eating them the whole team is out. Ruben gets pumpkin pie which he hates & I’m totally with him on that. After more than 10 rounds of this Tuni has her eye on a pumpkin but Hap steals it. Lo & behold it has immunity for his blue team. Since the other teams have no trainer save this guarantees someone goes home this week. The blue team by the way consumed the least amount of calories during the challenge & white the most.
Jillian & Dolvett of course push their teams extra hard & Jay is dealing with a lot of pain. Ruben reveals 4 weeks ago he was focused on the studio & performances & not on taking care of himself. Ruben goes numb during the workout & most of his team drops as well. Bob on the other hand is happy & surprises the blue team with a weightlifting workout inspired by Holley the Olympian weightlifter. She sees she doesn’t have to lose muscle when she loses weight & she will used this as she continues to try for a medal.
Jillian talks to Tumi who was abandoned by her father & stepfather & her mother died. We then get an update on Bingo a kid ambassador from last season who is doing sports now instead of video games & his parents have lost a combined 180 lbs! The contestants then get a pile of mail from home. Ruben gets a letter from his music camp & he’s sad he can’t be there this year. Then we see him doing extra laps in the pool & several other contestants added more workout time as well. Holley starts the weigh in for the blue team losing 4, Matt 4, Bobby 4, Hap 5, & Chelsea 5. White team is next Marie loses 4, Craig 7, Tumi 7, & Jay 9. Red team starts with Rachel losing 8, David 7, Jennifer 6, Tanya 3. Ruben must now lose more than 11 lbs. to save his team & he only loses 5. Since it’s an automatic red line it’s a very sad & early exit for Ruben! He lost a total of 38 lbs. Wishing him well losing at home! What did you all think of his run on the show?
