House of Villains Season 3 Episode 8 Recap: Reunions, Cliffhangers, and ChaosJustin SmithFri, April 3, 2026 at 2:01 AM UTC

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It’s painful to say it, but Season 3 of House of Villains has officially lost its momentum. If it weren’t this week’s parade of special guests, it’s hard to imagine how they would have filled a 60-minute time slot.

Last week, Kate landed back in the Supervillain spot for a second week in a row, but the show left us on a cliffhanger about who she’d be putting up on the Hit List.

We saw that she put Sandoval and Tyson up for banishment, but who else? We finally got the answer in House of Villains Season 3 Episode 8, “I’m Sorry You Had To See This.”

What happened in House of Villains Season 3 Episode 8?

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In this week’s episode of House of Villains, Kate, the two-time Supervillain, made her final Hit List pick, and then later had some regrets about her decision. Plus, HOV Season 2’s Kandy Muse popped up to host this week’s Redemption Challenge, and she brought a whole bunch of special guests with her.

We saw an unexpected Vanderpump Rules reunion, one of New York’s former suitors, and a heartwarming mother-daughter reunion. But, when it comes to the actual game at hand? We hardly made any progress.

Who did Kate add to the Hit List?

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In the Stronghold, Kate made it very clear that her main targets were Tyson and Tom. She didn’t really care who wound up in that third spot, and after leaving us on a cliffhanger, it turns out she picked Christine from Selling Sunset. We waited a whole week for that?

Just like the last time Christine was up for banishment, the realtor and reality star could hardly string together a reaction. She’s just … there. And honestly, that’s part of the reason why Kate put her on the list. She’s a floater, and she acts like she doesn’t know what’s happening in the game half the time.

As the episode unfolded, Kate started to second-guess her decision to put Christine on the list. She might be cluelessly coasting through Season 3, but New York isn’t. The three-time competitor has decided to dive headfirst into Tom and Tyson’s bromance. She basically wants to be their third.

If Kate’s goal is to split up that alliance, her plan is now at risk of backfiring. That’s especially true if Tyson or Tom winds up winning the Redemption Challenge. And let’s face it, Christine definitely isn’t going to win that Redemption Challenge, unless it involves selling a million-dollar house.

The Toms reunited for the Redemption Challenge

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Kandy arrived on the House of Villains set to host this week’s Redemption Challenge, and it turns out, she brought backup. Each of the villains on the Hit List got a special plus-one to help them compete.

Enter Tom Schwartz, fresh off the set of The Valley and giving us an unexpected Pump Rules reunion. Hilariously, Kate said she was hoping to see Ariana Madix walk out the door.

Christine was paired with her Selling Sunset costar, Davina Potratz. Meanwhile, Tyson got a major advantage. They brought out Survivor OG Gervase Peterson!

To win the challenge, they had to work together to move a metal hook around a curvy pipe. If they touched the pipe, it meant they had to start over. The villain also got blasted in the face with water, just to make things extra whacky.

Unsurprisingly, Tyson and Gervase crushed the challenge. After all, they’re Survivor players. This is what they do! Those divas from Selling Sunset and Pump Rules hardly stood a chance.

The House of Villains hosted a family reunion

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Tyson winning the Redemption Challenge was probably the worst-case scenario for Kate and anyone else rooting against the bromance alliance. That man is a threat, and if anyone from that alliance had to go home, it needed to be him.

Before anyone could process that outcome, Kandy showed up at the lair and brought a busload of people with her. It turns out, Davina, Gervase, and Schwartz weren’t the only special guests. Every single player had someone waiting in the wings for them.

Big Brother winner Josh Martinez showed up as Paul’s plus one, and Chance from I Love New York came to support his former lover.

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Meanwhile, Chef Ben Robinson from Below Deck came to support Kate by sipping cocktails and talking sh*t. It was just what she needed.

The most heartwarming of the special visitors was the one between Drita and her daughter, Aleeya D’Avanzo. Drita nearly lost her mind seeing her, but if you watched Drita on Mob Wives, you get it. She doesn’t play about her daughters.

Having Aleeya in the house completely softened Drita. She even had what looked like her first real conversation with Tyson all season. Maybe she should stay the whole time?

Kate came under fire from two different directions

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During the house party, Kate found herself caught up in not one, but two arguments. The first one was with New York, and the episode got its title because she told Chef Ben, “I’m sorry you had to see this.”

The drama started when New York sauntered over to Kate and started telling her how badly she wanted Tom to stay in the game. Kate told her she felt the same way, up until last week’s envelope fiasco.

“Do you want to go in his place? You should volunteer as tribute,” Kate told New York. “If you feel that strongly about it.”

Tiffany replied, “Well, Kate, don’t be nasty to me.”

Things went downhill from there. New York started lashing out in front of the whole party. Kate sat back and let her crash out. She knows New York is just doing her job.

It was in this moment that Kate realized she had probably made a mistake by not nominating Tiffany for the Hit List. Then, her night got worse when she bumped heads with Sandoval. It all started when Kandy asked a question that felt plucked right out of a Real Housewives episode.

She asked, “Who do you trust here the least?”

Kate said she trusted Tom the least, and he did not handle that information well. He started screaming and getting red in the face, still trying to claim that he didn’t have anything to do with last week’s death sentence letter. Kate wasn’t buying it, and this tantrum might have sealed Tom’s fate in the game.

Did anyone get banished in House of Villains Season 3 Episode 8?

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As heartwarming as it was to watch Drita reunite with her adult daughter, and as glorious as it was to see some old reality TV stars back on our screens, House of Villains is a competition show, and people need to get eliminated on competition shows. That did not happen this week. Things ended on another cliffhanger—the second one in a row.

Of course, there was an unexpected double elimination earlier this season because of Ashley’s mystery illness, but this game has been moving at a snail’s pace, and the comedic bits aren’t enough to make up for that this time around. Let’s keep this show rolling, Joel!

With that said, the villains did make it into the Stronghold, and they cast their votes. It wound up being a tie, which means that the decision of who gets banished will fall onto the Supervillain.

That means Kate’s power streak will continue into another episode. Tune in next week to see who Kate decides to banish, but as of right now, things aren’t looking good for Tom.

House of Villains is streaming on Peacock. New episodes drop on Thursdays at 9/8c.

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