It’s giving big villain energy! That’s right, the premiere episode of E!’s House of Villains is out now and did not disappoint. And honestly, we’re not surprised. Because when you bring 10 of the most iconic, quotable and hilarious reality stars together to live under one roof and compete to win the title of “America’s Ultimate Supervillain” — it’s a recipe for reality TV mayhem — and we can’t wait to find out who takes the evil crown.
Hosted by comedian Joel McHale, the 75-minute supersized episode premiered on Thursday, October 12, and reminded Us exactly why we love to hate these shady yet clever reality TV stars. The all-star villain lineup includes — OMAROSA (formerly on The Apprentice), Johnny Bananas (formerly on The Challenge), Jonny Fairplay (formerly on Survivor), Tiffany “New York” Pollard (formerly on Flavor of Love), Jax Taylor (formerly on Vanderpump Rules), Shake Chatterjee (Love Is Blind), Bobby Lytes (formerly on Love & Hip Hop), Corinne Olympios (formerly on The Bachelor), Tanisha Thomas (formerly on Bad Girls Club) and Anfisa Arkhipchenko (formerly on 90 Day Fiancé).
The premiere was everything reality TV junkies could wish for. These devilish icons gave Us it all from conspiring plans to scheming to creating sneaky alliances to even – dare we say – character growth!?
The episode kicked off with each contestant getting their moment in the spotlight as they arrived one-by-one at the villain-inspired mansion. As suspected, the spitfire reality stars did not hold back when meeting their new roomies slash competitors.
Initial standout moments included Tiffany “New York” Pollard shouting “you is so mean!” when former Love is Blind villain Shake arrived. That’s saying a lot when coming from the self-proclaimed “Head Bitch in Charge.” And to no one’s surprise OG reality icon OMAROSA arrived fashionably late, only to instigate a fight with another competitor in a matter of minutes. She subsequently started to plot alliances before even picking a bed to sleep in.
After the crew settled in, McHale welcomed the guests to give them the inside scoop … and here’s what we know. To secure the title of “America’s Ultimate Supervillain,” the contestant will have to win the weekly battle royal-style challenges. The challenges are inspired by the devilish deeds they do best — cheating, lying, backstabbing and manipulating. After each week, one competitor will be announced as the “villain of the week” who will then select three players to put on the “hit list.” The remaining contestants will have to strategize to decide who to vote off every week to get closer to the coveted cash prize.
The first challenge came in like a wrecking ball as the contestants had to choose between brains or brawn to win the “balls out” challenge. While some decided to get all buddy-buddy and build alliances, others used the fear factor to intimidate their costars with their strength. It was a balls to the wall matchup, but in the end one of the OGs out strategized and outsmarted the rest.
Who won the first competition – and who will win the title of America’s Ultimate Supervillain? What other drama-loving contestants will surprise Us and wreak havoc? Who will win the $200k cash prize? Tune in every week to find out. Let the reality TV madness commence!
Watch E!’s House of Villains premiere episode now and new episodes Thursdays at 10/9c on E!
