Following yet another dominating win by the Anaconda tribe, the foursome realized that one of them would definitely be making the final three, which made all of them playfully deduce who could possibly make the finale from the faltering other tribe, since it would soon be down to just two. Harry and Justin both admitted that Miley would likely make the end from the other side, since both acknowledged she was sneaky and willing to get dirty, yet a fierce competitor. Marshall and Nicki both argued that Stefani was the better choice, since she was playing an under-the-radar game despite her flamboyant personality, and everyone was underestimating the power of Lady Gaga. No one seemed to have any faith in Taylor. Later, all three males checked in with Nicki to see if she had made a choice on who she wanted to work with going forward, and she said she was too busy to make a decision right now. This 'business' turned out to be getting under Marshall's skin and making him destroy the campfire out of rage. He went on to tear up the shelter, too, and call Nicki a bunch of names that most sane people would not know or have in their vocabulary. When an exasperated Harry and Justin asked Nicki why she tortured Marshall so much, Nicki admitted that she found his tirades cute, and that it was her way of fun.
With yet another loss for the Dark Horse tribe, though, the three women were miserable and humiliated. Sure, it looked like a simple vote, but they still hated losing and being decimated like this. Miley and Taylor had a quick talk to just confirm the inevitable (voting for Stefani), and then went to rest up and get ready for the next challenge so they wouldn't have to duke it out to be the last woman standing if they lost yet again. Stefani, however, was far from done. She took Taylor aside and had a heart-to-heart talk with her. She pointed out several things to her, such as how she'd have to face Miley in a one-on-one battle if they lost again and she easily had Taylor in strength and smarts. Stefani then made it known that taking Miley further in the game was dangerous, since she had Harry and Justin on the other side more attached to her than to Taylor. Realizing that Stefani was right in many ways, Taylor had a lot of think about going into a critical tribal council.
At tribal council, Miley and Taylor were both asked if it was an easy vote for Stefani, since the twosome had been together since the start pretty much. Miley confirmed this rather easily, but Taylor seemed a bit more shaky in her response. When asked if Taylor was thinking about voting Miley instead and why she would, Taylor admitted that Miley was probably playing the best game out of everybody left, and despite her misgivings outside the game, she could easily win if she made the end. Stefani was then asked if she had any shot of remaining in the game, and she said she never gave up and felt she had a fair chance of surviving. When it came to the vote, Miley and Stefani voted against one another, leaving Taylor was the deciding vote. Realizing that it was far enough into the game to make a move, Taylor flipped and voted against Miley. By a vote of 2-1, the angry Miley Cyrus was sent to the jury.
20th - Armando Pérez (Pitbull)
19th - Dwayne Carter (Lil Wayne)
18th - Christopher Brown (Chris Brown)
17th - Pierre Guetta (David Guetta)
16th - Enrique Preysler (Enrique Iglesias)
15th - Adam Levine (Maroon 5)
14th - Adele Adkins
13th - Shakira Ripoll
-----1st Tribe Formations & Jury-----
12th - Demetria Lovato (Demi Lovato)
11th - Robyn Fenty (Rihanna)
-----2nd Tribe Formations-----
10th - Katheryn Hudson (Katy Perry)
9th - Tim Bergling (Avicii)
8th - Beyoncé Knowles
7th - Miley Cyrus
Dark Horse Tribe:
Stefani Germanotta (Lady Gaga)
Taylor Swift
With the gender balance being equal for the very first time since the beginning of the game at 3-3, it was now do or die for the Dark Horse tribe. Shockingly, despite the praise for Miley's physical game, Stefani and Taylor managed to pull together and pull out an improbable win against the mighty Anaconda tribe, finally sending them back to tribal.
