It’s again time for your favorite reality TV villains to get together under one roof and prove which big bad is officially the baddest. No, as host Joel McHale jokingly pointed out, this isn’t Traitors. This is the second season of the E! Network reality competition House of Villains, which will see 10 of television’s most infamous villains backstab, blindside and battle it out in weekly “Battle Royale” competitions for the chance to earn a $200,000 cash prize and the title of “America’s Ultimate Supervillain.”
During the premiere, our 10 villains — including one returning series star — joined Joel McHale in their sprawling new digs, but they shouldn’t get too comfy in those brightly-colored bedrooms, since one villainous housemate will be peeled off from the pack and sent home each week.
With that in mind, here’s everything that happened on Episode 1 of House of Villains Season 2:
Who was eliminated in Episode 1 of House of Villains?
Nobody! No one has gone home yet, since the special 75-minute Season 2 premiere ended on a bit of a cliffhanger after the victorious Supervillain of the Week announced their three drama-causing picks for the Hit List. (But more on that in a minute!) The reveal of exactly which cast member will be departing House of Villains first will actually take place during Episode 2, which will air on Thursday, Oct. 10 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on E! (Thursdays at 10 p.m. will also be the show’s regular time slot moving forward.)
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Who is the Week 1 Supervillain of the Week on House of Villains?
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Safaree Samuels
Helping lead the Black Team to victory in the season’s first Battle Royale challenge, the first Supervillain of the Week on House of Villains Season 2 was rapper turned reality star Safaree Samuels. TV fans will know know Samuels from the Love & Hip Hop franchise, and music fans know as Nicki Minaj’s longtime ex.
The first challenge involved breaking out of a series of jail cells, no doubt a gibe against the cast’s famous ex-offenders like Teresa Giudice, Richard Hatch and Larissa Lima. And though Safaree’s teammate Wes Bergmann also made a strong showing in the Battle Royale, he strategically didn’t want to be the first Supervillain of the Week and therefore have a big target stuck on his back. Thus, Wes guided the rest of the Black Team into voting for Safaree instead.
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Who is on the Hit List for Week 1 of House of Villains Season 2?
Each week the Supervillain of the Week gets to name three villains to their Hit List. At the end of the week, one of the three will be voted off by the remainder of the contestants. The three nominees in Episode 1 are:
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Larissa Lima
Despite his assurances that he wouldn’t be nominating any of his fellow Black Team competitors onto this week’s Hit List, Safaree quickly broke his word when he threw out the name of 90 Day Fiancé alum Larissa Lima. His reasoning? “I just don’t want any floaters, I just don’t want any sneaky people,” he declared. However, he might be regretting that choice, as fiery Larissa warned him: “He’s betrayed his team. If he’s going to come back, his life is going to be hell.”
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Victoria Larson
Despite her desperate efforts to woo Safaree’s favor with a king crown, a red rose and some self-proclaimed flirting, The Bachelorette‘s Victoria Larson was the next cast member to be added to this week’s Hit List. However, Victoria wasn’t surprised with the decision: “I knew from day one how he was, and he’s playing the game. He’s fake.”
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Kandy Muse
Dubbing his final Hit List pick as one of “the biggest threats in the house,” Safaree rounded out this week’s nominations with RuPaul Drag Race star Kandy Muse. Safaree said Muse didn’t seek him out to talk during their first few days in the mansion. Kandy, however, railed against Safaree’s reasoning with an expletive-filled rant that ran through the episode’s credits. That means we won’t find out who will win the Week 1 Redemption Challenge, or who will be eliminated from House of Villains, until Episode 2.
Who is left on House of Villains Season 2?
All 10 contestants are left on House of Villains’ second season. They are:
Wes Bergmann
Teresa Giudice
Jessie Godderz
Richard Hatch
Victoria Larson
Larissa Lima
Kandy Muse
Camilla Poindexter
Tiffany “New York” Pollard
Safaree Samuels
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