Sunday, February 28, 2016

BMN Celebrity Superfan New Orleans: Episode 5

This is the episode that would have aired on Feb. 7, 2016. - D.H.

A shakeup in the teams begins this episode, as a random draw determined new teams.  Sadie kept Alex and Laura, while Shawn kept Tim and Candace.  Everyone else gets new teammates.  Heather is especially distraught; she says she has never been apart from Laura for longer than "maybe an hour."  On the other hand, Ryan and Melinda are excited about going to what they see is the team with momentum.

The new teams are tasked with making decorations that will help welcome the Grants to their new home.  Both sides do separate parts of the house and are judged by professionals.  The new Team Shawn wins the advantage for the main challenge at night.

For the main challenge, the teams are locked into a luxury box at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.  There, Jennifer - dressed as her mystery novel character, Ella Nellie Bell Littlebridge - greets them and gives them the rules: Using a series of interlocking and complex clues, find a way to get out of the luxury box as quickly as possible.  The team that does so in the fastest time wins immunity.

Teamwork is so important, but with these being two new teams, chemistry is obviously difficult to achieve on both teams.  When Alex Debogorski is seen misreading two clues, his new teammates on Team Sadie wonder if this is his way to subtly sabotage them.  On the other side, Tim Tebow tries to push Sean and Heather, maybe a bit too hard.

The new Team Sadie beats the new Team Shawn by about three seconds for immunity.  The panel then sends Heather home.  It was one of the most emotional moments ever captured on the show, as Laura says goodbye to her twin.  "Joni Mitchell was right: You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone," Laura says in confessional.

At the end of the show, Laura excuses herself to talk to Heather.  A producer then suddenly asks, "Would you like to go home, too?"  That's how the episode ends.

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