“Major Move Missed”— The Challenge Fans Split Over Cara Maria’s Decision Not to Target Laurel Stucky in Daily Task

The Challenge: Battle of the Eras aired its sixth episode on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, where the four Eras competed for immunity once again. Following a conflict with Laurel Stucky in the previous week, Cara Maria Sorbello considered deliberately underperforming to eliminate her rival. However, she ultimately chose not to sabotage her team’s success.

Despite her fair play, Era 4 emerged victorious in the task, granting Josh and Jenny the authority to choose competitors against Era 1’s Brad and Rachel. While Laurel was still an option for selection, they opted for Cory and Jonna instead.

Viewers expressed their opinions about the daily challenge on social media and Cara Maria’s choice of not throwing the task. One user on X commented:

“Cara absolutely 10000% should’ve thrown this challenge. Fighting to preserve a team that doesn’t prioritize her is a death sentence. It would’ve been a huge move for Laurel to have to face elimination.”

“Cara Maria is a better woman than me because I would have immediately thrown the challenge and my a** would be sitting at the starting line like this,”a fan commented.

“I wish Cara just sat this game out and let them lose. This wouldn’t be an issue. This ain’t the time to play nice. Laurel and Johnny made war with her. They don’t deserve an easy ride,”a tweet read.

Fans criticized Cara Maria for her performance:

“Sorry Cara, this was the time to be a cutthroat b*tch and get that sloppy tw*t out of the house,”a person wrote.

“”karma where are you” what happened to sometimes you have to be karma??? like cara be serious,”a fan commented.

“Cara wants to be prideful so bad… just throw the d*mn challenge,”a tweet read.

The Challenge season 40 fans added:

“Cara is a better person than me because this would have been me when the challenge started,”a person wrote.

“Cara’s so scaryyyy! I would’ve popped every balloon on our Era! It would’ve been obvious I was throwing. She needs to start standing up for herself and stop letting others do it for her,”a fan commented.

The Challenge season 40 episode 6: What happened during the Daily challenge?

The Challenge: Battle of the Eras, also known as season 40 episode 6, presented a competition involving Brad and Rachel from Era 1, Johnny Bananas and Laurel from Era 2, Cory and Jonna from Era 3, and Josh and Jenny from Era 4.

After much discussion on their strategy, the cast approached their next daily challenge, titled Cloud Catcher. This task required three players from each team to guide a helium balloon through a challenging dirt course featuring a pergola while maneuvering through sharp grooves.

Upon collecting all their balloons, teams needed to solve a riddle, with the team completing the riddle with the most balloons in the shortest time winning. Cara Maria Sorbello, representing Era 3, contemplated throwing the challenge to send her rival, Laurel Stucky, into elimination but ultimately decided against it, opting to maintain her integrity. Although Era 3 finished first, it was the team with the most balloons that triumphed in the task.

At the conclusion of the task, host TJ Lavin announced that Era 4 emerged victorious, allowing Josh and Jenny to choose a competitor to face off against the losing Era 1 team.

Fans shared their thoughts on Era 3’s gameplay and Cara Maria’s reluctance to sabotage the challenge. While some admired her integrity, others were critical.

The Challenge season 40 is set to air episode 7 next week on October 2, 2024, on MTV.

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