The Battle of the Exes first aired last Wednesday on MTV. It consists of several teams of past players who are paired with an ex, but an ex can be someone they had a serious relationship with or someone they simply kissed on a previous season. The teams consist of Dunbar and Paula, Wes and Mandi, Jasmine and Tyrie, Sarah and Vinny, Nate and Priscilla, Robin and Mark, Leroy and Naomi, Camilla and Johnny, Heather and Dustin, Ty and Emily, Abram and Cara Maria, Diem and CT and Aneesa and Rachel.
After a slow start last week, that unsurprisingly sent newbies Nate and Priscilla home, last night, drama finally erupted. Jasmine and Tyrie got into a heated fight in which hurtful words were hurled. Jasmine was running around telling everyone that Tyrie still wants her, but that she wants nothing to do with him. Tyrie heard this and lost his cool. This made them an early target, although, they made up hours later.
The competition of the night consisted of the pairs making their way from beam to beam hovering over the ocean. Most teams did poorly; however Johnny and Camilla did the best, with Vinny and Sarah coming in second. The two teams then had to square off to determine who would be the power couple of the week. Vinny and Sarah, who were the underdogs, beat Johnny and Camilla, earning the top spot of the week. The team that did the poorest in the competition was Leroy and Naomi, which immediately placed them in "The Dome".
Sarah and Vinny discussed who to vote in to fight Leroy and Naomi. While Sarah wanted Jasmine and Tyrie, Vinny wanted to put in Wes and Mandi since he had personal issues against Wes. Ultimately, they decided on Wes and Mandi, since that is what the rest of the house would have wanted.
The night before "The Dome" competition, the teammates went out to a bar. There, Vinny became completely intoxicated. He went up to Mandi and ripped her top off, which left her hurt and humiliated. It also enraged many of the other cast members. This made for an interesting morning since Vinny tried to act as though he meant it as a "joke". Come on, who really does something like that as a joke? No one I know, that is for sure!
In the fight to stay, Leroy and Naomi shockingly beat Wes and Mandi. Naomi had a tough time ripping the "X" from Mandi; however, Leroy easily manhandled Wes for the win in a "sudden death" round, which broke the tie-breaker. Nobody was sad to see Wes and Mandi leave, although, most people only cared to see Wes leave, as Mandi did not have that many enemies. She simply hooked-up with he wrong person in the past.
At the end of the episode, TJ Lavin came into the house and informed Vinny that the behavior that he exhibited is not tolerated and that he had to leave the show. Also, in an even more shocking turn of events, Sarah was told she had to leave too, which devastated her completely.
Most of the cast thought it was unfair, since they usually replace the teammate who gets sent home and allow the innocent party to stay. This season the rules are different. Tune in to find out what happens next week on an all new Battle of the Exes. It airs every Wednesday night at 10 p.m. on MTV.