1 00:00:01,500 --> 00:00:02,967 [Jonathan] This season on Halloween Wars, 2 00:00:02,967 --> 00:00:06,200 we take scary to a whole other level... 3 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:09,867 -...as we celebrate the beast, the baddies... -[howling] 4 00:00:09,867 --> 00:00:11,600 -[hissing] -...the monsters. 5 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:13,667 -[screaming] -[Jonathan] And for the first time ever, 6 00:00:13,667 --> 00:00:18,100 each team will be captained by one of our very own All Stars. 7 00:00:18,100 --> 00:00:21,867 Eight former champions looking to stake their claim 8 00:00:21,867 --> 00:00:24,367 in the Halloween War's Hall of Fame. 9 00:00:24,367 --> 00:00:25,333 I'm an All Star, you know? 10 00:00:25,333 --> 00:00:28,200 You have to bring it every single challenge. 11 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:30,100 [Jonathan] The displays get bigger... 12 00:00:30,667 --> 00:00:31,967 [man] No, no, no. 13 00:00:31,967 --> 00:00:36,367 [Jonathan] ...and the monsters become even more terrifying. 14 00:00:36,367 --> 00:00:39,166 -She's creepy AF. -[woman laughing] 15 00:00:39,166 --> 00:00:42,767 -[Jonathan] Brace yourselves for a monstrously good time. -[all scream] 16 00:00:42,767 --> 00:00:45,767 [Jonathan] The most heart-pounding season of Halloween Wars ever 17 00:00:45,767 --> 00:00:47,934 starts right now. 18 00:00:50,900 --> 00:00:52,767 Welcome to Halloween Wars. 19 00:00:52,767 --> 00:00:55,066 [all cheering] 20 00:00:55,066 --> 00:00:58,567 We did something we've never done before on Halloween Wars. 21 00:00:58,567 --> 00:01:01,400 We brought back eight former champions. 22 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:04,567 They will serve as captains for all new teams. 23 00:01:04,567 --> 00:01:08,800 But even a former champion is gonna tremble before our judges. 24 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:13,266 Award winning cake artist and decor guru Shinmin Li, 25 00:01:13,266 --> 00:01:17,100 and master chef and author Aarti Sequeira. 26 00:01:17,100 --> 00:01:20,000 -[all cheering and applauding] -Hi, everybody. 27 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:22,700 [Jonathan] This year, we're gonna push you to your limits 28 00:01:22,700 --> 00:01:24,900 until a single team stands alone 29 00:01:24,900 --> 00:01:28,567 to claim the Halloween War's title and $25,000. 30 00:01:28,567 --> 00:01:30,634 -Yeah. -[all cheering] 31 00:01:32,166 --> 00:01:35,266 Teams, Creeping It Real, Death By Deco, 32 00:01:35,266 --> 00:01:38,467 Shriek Squad, and Killer Instincts. 33 00:01:38,467 --> 00:01:39,867 You're up first. 34 00:01:39,867 --> 00:01:41,867 The rest of you, we'll see you next time. 35 00:01:41,867 --> 00:01:42,734 Bye, guys. 36 00:01:42,734 --> 00:01:44,567 -[Jonathan] Later. -See you next week. 37 00:01:44,567 --> 00:01:49,367 This first challenge is a timeless terror for the ages. 38 00:01:49,367 --> 00:01:52,667 We want you to take an iconic Halloween monster 39 00:01:52,667 --> 00:01:54,867 and make them feel right at home 40 00:01:54,867 --> 00:01:58,900 as they roam the streets of a particular historical period. 41 00:01:58,900 --> 00:02:02,767 -Death By Deco, you get ancient Egypt. -Ooh. 42 00:02:02,767 --> 00:02:05,367 [Jonathan] Shrink Squad, the Medieval Age. 43 00:02:05,367 --> 00:02:06,300 -Oh. -Oh, that's a good one. 44 00:02:06,300 --> 00:02:09,667 -Creepin It Real, the Victorian Era. -Oh. 45 00:02:09,667 --> 00:02:11,667 [Jonathan] And Killer Instincts, 46 00:02:11,667 --> 00:02:14,367 -the Old West. -Oh, yeah. 47 00:02:14,367 --> 00:02:17,467 Each display must have two distinct, 48 00:02:17,467 --> 00:02:19,867 fully-realized characters. 49 00:02:19,867 --> 00:02:21,667 For your tasting element, 50 00:02:21,667 --> 00:02:23,467 you'll be reimagining a classic dessert 51 00:02:23,467 --> 00:02:26,367 from your assigned time period. 52 00:02:26,367 --> 00:02:29,667 Egyptian honey cakes, medieval gingerbread, 53 00:02:29,667 --> 00:02:32,500 Victorian trifles, or Western cobbler. 54 00:02:32,500 --> 00:02:35,367 I know you must be shaking in your boots with all you've got to do. 55 00:02:35,367 --> 00:02:37,000 But we're not monsters here. 56 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:39,000 -So we want to give you a hand. -Oh, my. 57 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:40,166 [Jonathan] Each team will be given 58 00:02:40,166 --> 00:02:41,800 -one baking assistant... -Yes. 59 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:45,767 ...to help you as you head into the unknown. 60 00:02:45,767 --> 00:02:47,700 You've got seven hours. 61 00:02:47,700 --> 00:02:49,233 So, go. 62 00:02:50,867 --> 00:02:52,867 -Okay, guys. -Uh-oh. 63 00:02:52,867 --> 00:02:54,667 -We need two characters. -Two full characters. 64 00:02:54,667 --> 00:02:56,200 There's pharaohs. There's mummies. 65 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:58,867 All right, so we gotta think, like, you know, ancient Egypt. 66 00:02:58,867 --> 00:03:01,567 -There's a Sphinx, pyramid. -Okay, yeah, yeah. 67 00:03:01,567 --> 00:03:04,567 [Al] The name of our team is Death By Deco. 68 00:03:04,567 --> 00:03:06,367 I'm your cake artist, 69 00:03:06,367 --> 00:03:09,200 Al DiBartolo, and I won Season 6, 70 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:10,433 and I'm back, baby! 71 00:03:10,433 --> 00:03:12,900 -Like an archaeologist that's maybe, like, exploring. -Yes. 72 00:03:12,900 --> 00:03:14,467 -And he disrupts something... -[Becky] Okay. 73 00:03:14,467 --> 00:03:16,367 -...and the mummy wakes up. -Oh, my gosh, I love that. 74 00:03:16,367 --> 00:03:19,266 [Al] An archaeologist makes this big discovery. 75 00:03:19,266 --> 00:03:22,967 He decides to steal from the ancient scarabs, 76 00:03:22,967 --> 00:03:25,500 and awakens his Tomb of Doom. 77 00:03:27,300 --> 00:03:30,500 -What about Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde? -[Calia gasps] 78 00:03:30,500 --> 00:03:32,667 [Monique] Our team is Creeping It Real. 79 00:03:32,667 --> 00:03:35,266 I am Monique Hawk, and I am a professional pumpkin carver. 80 00:03:35,266 --> 00:03:36,667 And I won Season 12. 81 00:03:36,667 --> 00:03:38,600 Have to make sure that we can really show them 82 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:40,166 that this is Victorian England. 83 00:03:40,166 --> 00:03:42,467 [Romel] I think we can put together, like, a nice Victorian fit. 84 00:03:42,467 --> 00:03:43,834 -Laced ruffles around the neck. -Mmm-hmm. 85 00:03:43,834 --> 00:03:47,200 [Monique] Dr. Jekyll had completely transformed into Mr. Hyde. 86 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:52,500 Then we're gonna have a policeman seeing Mr. Hyde reacting in terror. 87 00:03:53,867 --> 00:03:56,200 -What's scary in mediaeval times? -Well, we could do siren. 88 00:03:56,200 --> 00:03:58,367 Like, a siren. Can we make it like extra scary? 89 00:03:58,367 --> 00:04:01,100 [Kristina] Our team is the Shriek Squad. 90 00:04:01,100 --> 00:04:03,000 I am Kristina. I am the pumpkin carver. 91 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:06,467 It sort of feels like I was just here. 92 00:04:06,467 --> 00:04:09,166 My team won last season. 93 00:04:09,166 --> 00:04:11,967 Isn't there literally a siren of the lake story? 94 00:04:11,967 --> 00:04:13,266 -Yeah, like King Arthur. -[Kristina] Okay. 95 00:04:13,266 --> 00:04:17,700 Sir Edward was sent to slay this dreaded siren 96 00:04:17,700 --> 00:04:19,967 that resides on this magical lake. 97 00:04:19,967 --> 00:04:22,000 -A mummy. -What about like an ogre. 98 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:24,266 Ogre's been done, but big for sure. 99 00:04:24,266 --> 00:04:26,367 [Teresa] Our team is the Killer Instincts, 100 00:04:26,367 --> 00:04:27,967 I am Teresa Shurilla, 101 00:04:27,967 --> 00:04:31,367 and the sugar artist slash pastry chef slash MacGyver. 102 00:04:31,367 --> 00:04:34,900 I won Season 13 with my old teammate Kristina. 103 00:04:34,900 --> 00:04:38,166 -The guy with the bull head, Minotaur. Minotaur. -A Minotaur. 104 00:04:38,166 --> 00:04:39,467 They have big old horns, right? 105 00:04:39,467 --> 00:04:40,333 Why is he in the Old West? 106 00:04:40,333 --> 00:04:42,800 You've got a miner, like a gold miner. 107 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:45,100 The miner in his quest for gold 108 00:04:45,100 --> 00:04:47,667 accidentally awakens the Minotaur 109 00:04:47,667 --> 00:04:50,500 from his slumber in the labyrinth. 110 00:04:50,500 --> 00:04:52,266 -Let's do it. Whoo! -Whoo! 111 00:04:52,266 --> 00:04:54,900 I am gonna need a big pumpkin. 112 00:04:54,900 --> 00:04:57,467 Hmm, I gotta get the pumpkins before these guys. 113 00:04:57,467 --> 00:04:59,700 Oh, no. Kristina's going to the pumpkins. No, Kristina! 114 00:04:59,700 --> 00:05:01,500 -My pumpkins. -[man] Get the good ones. 115 00:05:01,500 --> 00:05:02,900 It's got to be big. It's got to be-- 116 00:05:02,900 --> 00:05:04,867 Oh, these are beautiful. Look at that. 117 00:05:04,867 --> 00:05:07,233 Ooh, that's a good one. 118 00:05:08,567 --> 00:05:10,667 I'm getting the, uh, back of the coffin built 119 00:05:10,667 --> 00:05:12,700 -so we can get it standing up hopefully soon. -Okay. 120 00:05:12,700 --> 00:05:15,800 [Al] I'm building the bottom and base of the tomb. 121 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:18,867 The way I... I achieve this amazing-looking marble 122 00:05:18,867 --> 00:05:21,967 was I took some different colors of white fondant, 123 00:05:21,967 --> 00:05:26,266 black fondant, and some chocolate modeling chocolate. 124 00:05:26,266 --> 00:05:28,266 And then you mix it together and roll it out. 125 00:05:28,266 --> 00:05:30,367 It means a lot to me to be back here. 126 00:05:30,367 --> 00:05:31,867 I want to defend my title. 127 00:05:31,867 --> 00:05:34,567 And I would just love to share that feeling 128 00:05:34,567 --> 00:05:36,266 with my new teammates. 129 00:05:36,266 --> 00:05:38,600 There it is. That's it. 130 00:05:39,100 --> 00:05:40,734 All right, we're good. 131 00:05:40,734 --> 00:05:43,166 [Becky] All right, you guys, I'm gonna start working on the tasting element, okay? 132 00:05:43,166 --> 00:05:44,600 -[Al] All right, that sounds good. -[Matt] Yeah. 133 00:05:44,600 --> 00:05:45,634 [Al] So right out of the gate, 134 00:05:45,634 --> 00:05:48,900 our sugar artist Becky's right onto this dessert. 135 00:05:48,900 --> 00:05:51,667 Getting my honey cake batter put together. 136 00:05:51,667 --> 00:05:56,266 And I thought maybe for a twist I can add a little chocolate on top, maybe. 137 00:05:56,266 --> 00:05:57,667 Maybe a little spice to it. 138 00:05:57,667 --> 00:06:00,600 I am so stoked we got Becky. 139 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:03,667 She has some crazy buttercream skills. 140 00:06:03,667 --> 00:06:07,400 Becky's gonna be recreating a traditional Egyptian honey cake 141 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:09,767 with a chocolate habanero ganache. 142 00:06:09,767 --> 00:06:12,400 -[Becky] Hey, you guys, I'm going to the oven, okay? -Okay. 143 00:06:13,100 --> 00:06:15,166 [Becky] All right. 144 00:06:15,166 --> 00:06:18,867 So I'm just gonna see how many pumpkins I need to stack 145 00:06:18,867 --> 00:06:21,100 to make it a good pillar size. 146 00:06:21,100 --> 00:06:23,367 [Al] Matt is our pumpkin carver, 147 00:06:23,367 --> 00:06:26,266 and he's packing pumpkin up to get that pillar going. 148 00:06:26,266 --> 00:06:28,700 [Matt] And we'll shave them down and shape them to look like stone. 149 00:06:28,700 --> 00:06:30,867 [Al] What I'm most excited about Matt is 150 00:06:30,867 --> 00:06:32,567 how different our styles are. 151 00:06:32,567 --> 00:06:35,567 His cartoony style versus my graphic-art style. 152 00:06:35,567 --> 00:06:37,934 Scrape of the inside just to get... 153 00:06:38,467 --> 00:06:40,600 get a little less weight. 154 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:43,367 Weight's gonna be our enemy with anything that you stack, 155 00:06:43,367 --> 00:06:45,567 -[Al] It looks pretty good. -[Matt] Yeah, I think we're gonna be good. 156 00:06:45,567 --> 00:06:49,066 Since Mr. Hyde is a monster and he's popping out of everything, 157 00:06:49,066 --> 00:06:51,600 -he's gonna have the biggest head here. -[Romel] Okay. 158 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:53,467 [Monique] Right now, I'm just getting the general shape 159 00:06:53,467 --> 00:06:55,467 of Mr. Hyde's face. 160 00:06:55,467 --> 00:06:58,867 In order to really get inside the grooves and make those finite details, 161 00:06:58,867 --> 00:07:02,300 I have clay ribbon tools with a little bit of teeth on them, 162 00:07:02,300 --> 00:07:06,000 so I can gradually take away the pumpkin without taking away too much. 163 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:08,166 Coming back as an All Star is really exciting, 164 00:07:08,166 --> 00:07:09,767 but this is a once in a lifetime opportunity 165 00:07:09,767 --> 00:07:11,667 where you can see what you're made of 166 00:07:11,667 --> 00:07:13,767 against the best in the entire world. 167 00:07:13,767 --> 00:07:15,667 [Romel] I'm working on a police officer's face. 168 00:07:15,667 --> 00:07:17,166 Our cake artist is Rome. 169 00:07:17,166 --> 00:07:19,967 He really wanted to showcase some of his sculpture work, 170 00:07:19,967 --> 00:07:22,367 so he grabs a block of modeling chocolate 171 00:07:22,367 --> 00:07:24,500 to get that police officer's head going. 172 00:07:24,500 --> 00:07:28,000 So I have some gum paste eyeballs. 173 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:32,367 I think I chose to make them out of gum paste so they can get hard. 174 00:07:32,367 --> 00:07:37,000 And that way I can continue to maneuver the modeling chocolate around it. 175 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:39,767 Rome is gonna be such a valuable asset to this team. 176 00:07:39,767 --> 00:07:42,500 He really specializes in bringing this whole 177 00:07:42,500 --> 00:07:45,767 sort of realistic dimension to food. 178 00:07:45,767 --> 00:07:48,467 He already looks like he's super scared. [chuckles] 179 00:07:48,467 --> 00:07:51,066 -He's scared to be carved. -[Romel] Eyes popping out. 180 00:07:51,066 --> 00:07:52,867 So right now I'm working on the lady fingers. 181 00:07:52,867 --> 00:07:55,000 It's for the tasting element. 182 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:56,767 I don't even know what a trifle is. 183 00:07:56,767 --> 00:08:00,767 So our sugar artist Calia wants to nail this tasting element. 184 00:08:00,767 --> 00:08:03,367 Calia came up with a reimagined trifle, 185 00:08:03,367 --> 00:08:06,166 which is gonna be a monochromatic red velvet lady finger 186 00:08:06,166 --> 00:08:08,000 with an Earl Gray pastry cream, 187 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:10,800 a raspberry gelee, a toasted pistachios, 188 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:13,266 encased in a raspberry gelatin. 189 00:08:13,266 --> 00:08:15,200 And they're going to look like beakers. 190 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:17,667 So right now I'm finishing up the lady fingers. 191 00:08:17,667 --> 00:08:18,734 [Monique] Calia is a pastry chef. 192 00:08:18,734 --> 00:08:22,266 She specializes in sugar, blowing sugar chocolate. 193 00:08:22,266 --> 00:08:25,433 And she is so good with those details and tasting elements. 194 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:30,166 [Kristina] Ten inches. 195 00:08:30,166 --> 00:08:33,567 I really want to carve the mermaid's tail and her fin 196 00:08:33,567 --> 00:08:35,166 in one continuous piece. 197 00:08:35,166 --> 00:08:38,700 It's gonna be kind of cascading down this rock a little bit. 198 00:08:38,700 --> 00:08:41,500 I feel like the shape is just perfect for what we have in mind. 199 00:08:41,500 --> 00:08:44,667 I think there's people who would see these other All Stars 200 00:08:44,667 --> 00:08:47,166 and they might get, you know, nervous or intimidated. 201 00:08:47,166 --> 00:08:50,900 I get excited because I'm back again this year to defend the title. 202 00:08:50,900 --> 00:08:52,200 [Al] Oh. 203 00:08:52,200 --> 00:08:56,133 [Kristina] It's coming. I just gotta do the scales and paint it. 204 00:08:56,600 --> 00:08:58,066 Jamie, our cake artist, 205 00:08:58,066 --> 00:09:01,900 will be making the face and the torso of the siren. 206 00:09:01,900 --> 00:09:04,900 [Jamie] The siren in medieval stories 207 00:09:04,900 --> 00:09:08,467 is something that basically lures its victims 208 00:09:08,467 --> 00:09:11,600 by its beauty and its voice, and it draws them in, 209 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:13,900 so they can basically eat them. 210 00:09:13,900 --> 00:09:16,266 Do I relate to a siren? I don't think so. 211 00:09:16,266 --> 00:09:19,166 I think my husband would tell me that I do. 212 00:09:19,166 --> 00:09:21,667 [Jonathan] Trying to get my tuck crust going so I can chill it. 213 00:09:21,667 --> 00:09:25,000 Our team received the medieval era 214 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:27,367 with the tasting element of gingerbread. 215 00:09:27,367 --> 00:09:32,767 So our sugar artist Jonathan, who is also a very talented pastry chef, 216 00:09:32,767 --> 00:09:36,867 is going to be making us a gingerbread pecan crust tart 217 00:09:36,867 --> 00:09:40,266 with a pecan frangipane, a plum compote 218 00:09:40,266 --> 00:09:43,200 and topped with a pan-roasted plum. 219 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:47,467 Right now I am grinding down almonds with sugar for a frangipane. 220 00:09:47,467 --> 00:09:49,467 This is gonna be for the filling for the tart. 221 00:09:49,467 --> 00:09:54,000 [Kristina] So we feel like if we took the best things about gingerbread cookies 222 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:57,166 and incorporate it into something such as a tart, 223 00:09:57,166 --> 00:09:59,867 which were very common to that time, 224 00:09:59,867 --> 00:10:01,867 it's gonna bring together our whole story 225 00:10:01,867 --> 00:10:03,734 into one delicious little bite. 226 00:10:04,967 --> 00:10:07,266 Okay, There he is. He's right in there. 227 00:10:07,266 --> 00:10:10,467 So this Minotaur is going to be the head, 228 00:10:10,467 --> 00:10:13,767 and the shoulders are all gonna be one part coming out of the darkness. 229 00:10:13,767 --> 00:10:17,867 Mike is going to carve the pumpkins for the Minotaur. 230 00:10:17,867 --> 00:10:20,700 Mike's, uh, secret superpower 231 00:10:20,700 --> 00:10:23,900 is he is very much in the realism realm. 232 00:10:23,900 --> 00:10:25,467 But he also has a cartoony side, 233 00:10:25,467 --> 00:10:28,900 so he's gonna marry those two. So I'm excited about that. 234 00:10:28,900 --> 00:10:33,000 -Okay, we gotta step it up. I just saw Mike's pumpkin. -I know. [chuckles] 235 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:34,333 We gotta bring it, girl. 236 00:10:34,333 --> 00:10:37,567 For my sugar work, I'm gonna make the battle axe for the Minotaur 237 00:10:37,567 --> 00:10:41,300 and the pickaxe for the miner by casting. 238 00:10:41,300 --> 00:10:44,567 There's a lot of things I've learned from last time that I'm bringing back, 239 00:10:44,567 --> 00:10:48,467 and I think for me it's just doing crazier stuff with sugar 240 00:10:48,467 --> 00:10:50,500 than I thought was possible, 241 00:10:50,500 --> 00:10:51,767 and not to be afraid. 242 00:10:51,767 --> 00:10:54,400 -[Gina] That is so pretty. -[Teresa] Oh. 243 00:10:55,166 --> 00:10:57,000 That is stunning. I love it. 244 00:10:57,000 --> 00:10:58,667 How are we doing over there, Gina? 245 00:10:58,667 --> 00:11:00,567 Uh, making the donkey. 246 00:11:00,567 --> 00:11:02,667 [Teresa] Gina Montesino is our cake artist. 247 00:11:02,667 --> 00:11:04,700 She's going to cut out the donkey. 248 00:11:04,700 --> 00:11:06,300 That's gonna be fondant. 249 00:11:06,300 --> 00:11:08,367 And then from there, she's gonna go ahead 250 00:11:08,367 --> 00:11:10,500 and just hand paint the donkey. 251 00:11:10,500 --> 00:11:12,500 Oh, Mike, did you look at that? 252 00:11:12,500 --> 00:11:14,166 Shut the front door, dude. 253 00:11:14,166 --> 00:11:17,200 -[Mike] You can hear him. Can you hear him? -[Teresa] Hee-haw. 254 00:11:17,200 --> 00:11:19,567 Teams, hurry up. You've only got six hours left. 255 00:11:19,567 --> 00:11:20,800 Six hours. 256 00:11:24,400 --> 00:11:25,700 So we're coming out of the gate 257 00:11:25,700 --> 00:11:29,000 -with just a classic Halloween Wars challenge. -[chuckles] 258 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:30,667 What are you expecting to see from that? 259 00:11:30,667 --> 00:11:33,967 What I really love about seeing period designs 260 00:11:33,967 --> 00:11:35,667 is that you really get a sense of place, 261 00:11:35,667 --> 00:11:37,467 And I'm looking for the little emblems. 262 00:11:37,467 --> 00:11:39,767 There's little telltale things that really tell you 263 00:11:39,767 --> 00:11:41,767 this is the Egyptian era, right? 264 00:11:41,767 --> 00:11:44,266 This is the Wild West. Like, what are you picking? 265 00:11:44,266 --> 00:11:46,200 And how well are you accomplishing that? 266 00:11:47,367 --> 00:11:48,934 Jamie, is that the knight? 267 00:11:48,934 --> 00:11:52,200 -It is the knight. -[Jonathan] It looks so good. I can already tell it's a leg. 268 00:11:52,667 --> 00:11:54,066 [Jamie] Does it look leathery? 269 00:11:54,066 --> 00:11:55,867 -[Jonathan] It looks, like, leathery, yeah. -Okay. 270 00:11:55,867 --> 00:11:58,500 On this piece, Jamie will be sculpting 271 00:11:58,500 --> 00:12:01,200 the bottom half of the knight. 272 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:04,166 [Jamie] The aluminum foil is giving it a little bit of texture 273 00:12:04,166 --> 00:12:05,900 to give it a bit of a leather look, 274 00:12:05,900 --> 00:12:09,066 especially when we drybrush it with a nice dark color. 275 00:12:09,066 --> 00:12:10,700 It'll make all these textures come out. 276 00:12:10,700 --> 00:12:13,300 [Kristina] She'll also be making a rock 277 00:12:13,300 --> 00:12:16,367 sort of throne for the siren out of cake. 278 00:12:16,367 --> 00:12:19,567 Jamie's skills are remarkable. 279 00:12:19,567 --> 00:12:22,000 She can sculpt anything. 280 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:26,000 Not only has Jamie worked at prestigious restaurants, 281 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:28,367 but she's been artistic her whole life. 282 00:12:28,367 --> 00:12:32,533 She really loves blending all of her different skills in competitions like this. 283 00:12:34,367 --> 00:12:36,867 [Jonathan] We are just trying to get a cool effect of water. 284 00:12:36,867 --> 00:12:40,367 And we're trying to make sure that we don't damage the cake in the process 285 00:12:40,367 --> 00:12:42,066 because the sugar is so high. 286 00:12:42,066 --> 00:12:44,767 -It is cake after all. -[Jamie] Mmm-hmm. 287 00:12:44,767 --> 00:12:47,667 [Jonathan] Water is poured and casted. 288 00:12:47,667 --> 00:12:50,266 The question is, do I want this guy to look like he... 289 00:12:50,266 --> 00:12:51,700 No, he doesn't go to the gym. 290 00:12:51,700 --> 00:12:54,700 So the way I build the mummy is I start squashing 291 00:12:54,700 --> 00:12:56,900 some rice cereal treats around his body. 292 00:12:56,900 --> 00:13:00,166 And then I just start filling them up with modeling chocolate. 293 00:13:00,166 --> 00:13:01,300 [Jonathan] Over at Death By Deco, 294 00:13:01,300 --> 00:13:03,266 we have one of the OG season winners. 295 00:13:03,266 --> 00:13:04,600 We've got Al. 296 00:13:04,600 --> 00:13:09,000 One thing I really love about Al is that he's a very speedy worker. 297 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:12,467 He's also really good about creating emotions in his character. 298 00:13:12,467 --> 00:13:15,000 [Al] My artistic approach for just getting expressions, 299 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:16,400 I just kind of feel it. 300 00:13:16,400 --> 00:13:18,300 I feel, like, what it would be looking like, 301 00:13:18,300 --> 00:13:20,166 and I just kind of see the story in my head, 302 00:13:20,166 --> 00:13:21,266 and I just go with it. 303 00:13:21,266 --> 00:13:24,300 -[growls] -[Becky] I love it. 304 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:26,400 [grunts] 305 00:13:29,467 --> 00:13:31,400 Look at that. Badass. 306 00:13:31,400 --> 00:13:35,166 All right, teams, two hours down, five to go. Let's move. 307 00:13:35,166 --> 00:13:36,800 Hot pan. Hot pan. 308 00:13:37,367 --> 00:13:38,900 What are you making right now? 309 00:13:38,900 --> 00:13:42,266 I'm making the pastry cream, and then I'm also gonna hop up some pistachios. 310 00:13:42,266 --> 00:13:44,367 We were assigned the dessert trifle. 311 00:13:44,367 --> 00:13:48,266 So our version of a reimagined Victorian England dessert 312 00:13:48,266 --> 00:13:49,967 will have Earl Gray tea. 313 00:13:49,967 --> 00:13:51,900 And they're going to look like beakers. 314 00:13:51,900 --> 00:13:55,467 She starts making and steeping the tea into the pastry cream, 315 00:13:55,467 --> 00:13:59,100 and the simple syrup that is going to be brushed over the lady fingers. 316 00:13:59,100 --> 00:14:00,600 It's a multi-dimensional dessert. 317 00:14:00,600 --> 00:14:03,266 [Calia] So right now I am assembling the trifle. 318 00:14:03,266 --> 00:14:05,967 So we have layers of our lady fingers. 319 00:14:05,967 --> 00:14:08,166 Layers of our Earl Grey pastry cream, 320 00:14:08,166 --> 00:14:10,166 our raspberry gelee. 321 00:14:10,166 --> 00:14:14,367 And then we're also soaking the lady fingers with Earl Grey simple syrup. 322 00:14:14,367 --> 00:14:17,867 And then also stacking some salted pistachios inside. 323 00:14:17,867 --> 00:14:19,667 So I'm encasing it in the gelatin, 324 00:14:19,667 --> 00:14:23,400 and I've kept it a little bit clear like a glass would be. 325 00:14:24,367 --> 00:14:26,367 Making an edible glass. 326 00:14:26,367 --> 00:14:27,567 This is the pickaxe right here. 327 00:14:27,567 --> 00:14:30,667 -And that's... Yeah. -And that's gonna be the battle axe. 328 00:14:30,667 --> 00:14:34,467 For my sugar work, I'm gonna make the battle axe for the Minotaur 329 00:14:34,467 --> 00:14:36,467 and the gold miner's pan. 330 00:14:36,467 --> 00:14:38,567 -Likee, likee. Likee, likee. -[Gina] Yeah. 331 00:14:38,567 --> 00:14:41,867 What I'm going to do here, actually, is I'm going to bend this. 332 00:14:41,867 --> 00:14:43,567 This is going to be the battle axe. 333 00:14:43,567 --> 00:14:45,900 So it's basically gonna be like this. 334 00:14:45,900 --> 00:14:47,467 I'm gonna bend it where the break is 335 00:14:47,467 --> 00:14:49,300 so it can fit over the handle nicely, 336 00:14:49,300 --> 00:14:51,100 so it's got a good center of gravity. 337 00:14:51,100 --> 00:14:52,900 So I'll let it sit just a wee bit more. 338 00:14:54,467 --> 00:14:56,900 [Mike] I'm trying to make an arm 339 00:14:56,900 --> 00:14:59,166 that's gonna be able to support a lot of weight 340 00:14:59,166 --> 00:15:02,867 because I have to hold up Teresa's beautiful axe 341 00:15:02,867 --> 00:15:05,166 and it also has to be big enough to hold this axe. 342 00:15:05,166 --> 00:15:09,400 So I'm gonna have to put a bunch of pieces of pumpkin together and hope they work. 343 00:15:10,800 --> 00:15:13,266 [Teresa] Yeah, Mike has the head of the Minotaur to finish. 344 00:15:13,266 --> 00:15:16,934 [Mike] I'm gonna have these nice big horns just sticking straight up. 345 00:15:21,867 --> 00:15:23,700 Okay, we're getting close here. 346 00:15:25,667 --> 00:15:26,867 -Hope it holds up. -Really great. 347 00:15:26,867 --> 00:15:28,066 Wow. 348 00:15:28,066 --> 00:15:30,400 -Yeah, Let's hope, Mikey. -Here we go. 349 00:15:30,400 --> 00:15:32,367 So it looks like Mike at Killer instincts 350 00:15:32,367 --> 00:15:34,767 is about to put that Minotaur head 351 00:15:34,767 --> 00:15:37,066 -on his display. -[gasps] Wow. Oh, my gosh. 352 00:15:37,066 --> 00:15:38,500 -[Teresa] Oh, you need help? -It's very heavy. 353 00:15:38,500 --> 00:15:39,867 -Oh! -Oh, my gosh. 354 00:15:39,867 --> 00:15:41,734 [Jonathan] Come on, Mike. you got this, buddy. 355 00:15:42,667 --> 00:15:44,567 Wow. [exclaims] 356 00:15:44,567 --> 00:15:46,066 -Trying to. -[Shinmin] I think it's on. 357 00:15:46,066 --> 00:15:48,800 -Moment of truth. -[Shinmin] It's going on fondant too. Ooh. 358 00:15:49,367 --> 00:15:51,700 -Are we good? -[all cheering] 359 00:15:51,700 --> 00:15:53,467 Okay. 360 00:15:53,467 --> 00:15:54,767 [Mike] Nobody breathes. 361 00:15:54,767 --> 00:15:56,567 We've only got four hours left on the clock. 362 00:15:56,567 --> 00:16:02,867 I'm gonna start carving a scale feature on her fins. 363 00:16:02,867 --> 00:16:04,000 So to make these scales, 364 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:06,300 obviously we want to make them as quickly as possible, 365 00:16:06,300 --> 00:16:08,200 but I would like them to be somewhat uniform. 366 00:16:08,200 --> 00:16:09,867 So I'm gonna be using these brass pipes, 367 00:16:09,867 --> 00:16:12,166 which have these really nice, sharp edges. 368 00:16:12,166 --> 00:16:14,367 What I really love about Kristina 369 00:16:14,367 --> 00:16:16,867 is really the way she carves her pumpkins. 370 00:16:16,867 --> 00:16:19,567 I don't think I've ever seen her style before. 371 00:16:19,567 --> 00:16:21,100 -It's very surface level. -[Aarti] Mmm-hmm. 372 00:16:21,100 --> 00:16:23,367 [Shinmin] Kristina tends to create, like, almost like this 373 00:16:23,367 --> 00:16:25,867 -blurred out effect with her textures. -[Aarti] Yes. 374 00:16:25,867 --> 00:16:27,567 And I I don't know how she does that. 375 00:16:27,567 --> 00:16:29,500 I'm gonna start with greens. 376 00:16:29,500 --> 00:16:31,867 I want the tail to look shimmery. 377 00:16:31,867 --> 00:16:36,500 And to achieve this effect, I'm going to be using luster dust on the pumpkin 378 00:16:36,500 --> 00:16:38,166 instead of paint. 379 00:16:38,166 --> 00:16:40,300 That will allow me to really ombre the colors. 380 00:16:40,300 --> 00:16:43,100 Hopefully, this will give it a realistic shimmer 381 00:16:43,100 --> 00:16:44,567 and really make the piece pop. 382 00:16:44,567 --> 00:16:47,100 -Okay, put her down. -[Jamie] It looks awesome. 383 00:16:47,100 --> 00:16:49,300 The size works, right, for the head, the miner? 384 00:16:49,300 --> 00:16:51,400 -Oh, yeah, for sure. No, that's perfect. -Perfect, yeah. 385 00:16:51,400 --> 00:16:53,166 [Teresa] Gina's making the miner. 386 00:16:53,166 --> 00:16:56,166 I have never met a cake artist quite like Gina. 387 00:16:56,166 --> 00:16:57,567 She went to art college. 388 00:16:57,567 --> 00:17:00,066 She blurs the line between realism 389 00:17:00,066 --> 00:17:02,867 and a little bit of the fun fantasy side. 390 00:17:02,867 --> 00:17:04,667 [Gina] Yeah. What do you think? 391 00:17:04,667 --> 00:17:07,100 -Awesome. Poor fella. -That's his head. 392 00:17:07,100 --> 00:17:08,500 We got Western and cobbler, 393 00:17:08,500 --> 00:17:12,266 so I am making a mixed-berry cobbler 394 00:17:12,266 --> 00:17:15,800 that's made with a sablee crust, which is a sweet crust. 395 00:17:15,800 --> 00:17:18,200 I thought that'd be a nice trick to have, like, 396 00:17:18,200 --> 00:17:20,567 a little bit sweeter crust on the cobbler, 397 00:17:20,567 --> 00:17:22,500 so it really holds all the juices in. 398 00:17:22,500 --> 00:17:23,800 Okay, I'm gonna sugar these now 399 00:17:23,800 --> 00:17:25,100 and then they're going in the oven. 400 00:17:25,100 --> 00:17:26,467 I'm sculpting Mr. Hyde, 401 00:17:26,467 --> 00:17:28,066 and then I'm gonna put on his skin 402 00:17:28,066 --> 00:17:30,066 before I put on clothing in certain parts 403 00:17:30,066 --> 00:17:32,700 so it can look like he's busting out of his clothes 404 00:17:32,700 --> 00:17:33,700 because he's so big. 405 00:17:33,700 --> 00:17:35,967 I feel like I need to move a little bit faster. 406 00:17:35,967 --> 00:17:37,567 So instead of making pumpkin teeth, 407 00:17:37,567 --> 00:17:39,367 I'm actually gonna use white potato. 408 00:17:39,367 --> 00:17:42,567 As it starts to oxidize, It gives a really cool kind of grayish look, 409 00:17:42,567 --> 00:17:44,800 which really makes him feel more creepy. 410 00:17:44,800 --> 00:17:48,166 So we got Monique Hawk as the leader of Creeping It Real. 411 00:17:48,166 --> 00:17:49,400 She won Season 12. 412 00:17:49,400 --> 00:17:51,567 -Oh, I remember Monique well. -[chuckles] 413 00:17:51,567 --> 00:17:54,066 [Aarti] I love how Monique always uses 414 00:17:54,066 --> 00:17:55,700 -unusual vegetables. -[Shinmin] Mmm-hmm. 415 00:17:55,700 --> 00:17:56,767 She'll do the pumpkin, 416 00:17:56,767 --> 00:17:58,300 but she'll grab a sweet potato 417 00:17:58,300 --> 00:17:59,567 -and a watermelon radish... -[Shinmin] Yeah. 418 00:17:59,567 --> 00:18:02,467 ...and she'll use its natural coloring 419 00:18:02,467 --> 00:18:05,567 to really sell whatever creature it is that she's carved. 420 00:18:05,567 --> 00:18:08,133 So I'm expecting really cool stuff out of her. 421 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:11,900 How's that look for the undercarriage 422 00:18:11,900 --> 00:18:13,600 -for the sarcophagus? -[Becky] Okay. 423 00:18:13,600 --> 00:18:17,967 [Al] We're gonna make the top of the sarcophagus, pumpkin as a base, 424 00:18:17,967 --> 00:18:20,266 completely slathered in buttercream. 425 00:18:20,266 --> 00:18:22,066 So Matt appears to have carved 426 00:18:22,066 --> 00:18:24,300 -the shape of the sarcophagus... -Okay. 427 00:18:24,300 --> 00:18:27,200 ...which Becky has covered in buttercream. 428 00:18:27,200 --> 00:18:29,900 -So now it doesn't even look like pumpkin. -[Shinmin] Right. 429 00:18:29,900 --> 00:18:32,066 And when we're looking team to team, 430 00:18:32,066 --> 00:18:34,367 there's some really impressive pumpkin work. 431 00:18:34,367 --> 00:18:38,000 And all Matt is really going to be able to show is his pillar. 432 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:42,400 As of right now, I'm sculpting the sarcophagus head 433 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:44,467 to kind of look like a pharaoh. 434 00:18:44,467 --> 00:18:47,867 The reason why I'm doing a buttercream over the pumpkin, 435 00:18:47,867 --> 00:18:51,567 the buttercream sticks right to the pumpkin if you don't peel it. 436 00:18:51,567 --> 00:18:54,000 It's different. No one else is doing it. I know that. 437 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:57,467 I need to put it directly in the freezer after this so it sets. 438 00:18:57,467 --> 00:19:00,900 So right now, what I'm doing is I'm using some really thin pieces of fondant, 439 00:19:00,900 --> 00:19:02,867 misting it with some water, 440 00:19:02,867 --> 00:19:05,700 and I'm just kind of making some natural tears 441 00:19:05,700 --> 00:19:10,000 and letting it just tear and rip right off the mummy, 442 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:11,400 and it's looking really, really cool. 443 00:19:11,400 --> 00:19:13,867 So I'm really happy with this look right now. 444 00:19:13,867 --> 00:19:15,667 And then I'm going to go over it with a little more airbrush 445 00:19:15,667 --> 00:19:17,166 just to dusty it up a little bit. 446 00:19:17,166 --> 00:19:18,767 Sorry to be a witch, but, 447 00:19:18,767 --> 00:19:21,066 you've only got three hours left on the clock. 448 00:19:21,066 --> 00:19:23,567 -[Romel] I feel like I need help -What? 449 00:19:23,567 --> 00:19:27,000 I can see Rome's kind of feeling a little bit of the pressure. 450 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:29,000 [Romel] Yeah, I'm just getting a little nervous. 451 00:19:29,767 --> 00:19:31,667 -Yeah? -[Romel] Yes. 452 00:19:31,667 --> 00:19:32,867 Talk to me. What are you nervous about? 453 00:19:32,867 --> 00:19:35,600 He's definitely stressed on being able to finish everything 454 00:19:35,600 --> 00:19:36,634 in the allotted amount of time. 455 00:19:36,634 --> 00:19:38,200 -Calia, do you have a second... -[Calia] Yes. 456 00:19:38,200 --> 00:19:39,667 ...so we can, like, team game plan? 457 00:19:39,667 --> 00:19:41,100 Put that down. Put it down. 458 00:19:41,100 --> 00:19:42,333 Hold on. Pause. 459 00:19:42,333 --> 00:19:44,367 We're gonna focus real quick. So we just need to recollect. 460 00:19:44,367 --> 00:19:46,767 Like, this is the point where we need it. Put it down. 461 00:19:46,767 --> 00:19:48,767 -[chuckles] -Rome, I promise you. 462 00:19:48,767 --> 00:19:50,800 I promise you. Breathe with me real quick. Okay, breathe. 463 00:19:50,800 --> 00:19:53,266 I know that as an All Star, as a team captain, 464 00:19:53,266 --> 00:19:54,867 I have to come through for my team. 465 00:19:54,867 --> 00:19:57,467 So I start sculpting the details on the police officer 466 00:19:57,467 --> 00:19:59,767 so he can focus on Mr. Hyde's body. 467 00:19:59,767 --> 00:20:02,200 Do you get your hands wet to, like, smooth it out? 468 00:20:02,200 --> 00:20:04,100 [Romel] Uh, no, I... I do like using gloves. 469 00:20:04,100 --> 00:20:06,867 I've never sculpted modelling chocolate before in my life. 470 00:20:06,867 --> 00:20:09,500 I don't know what to expect. I don't know what tools to use. 471 00:20:09,500 --> 00:20:12,600 But I'm gonna do whatever it takes to bring my team through. 472 00:20:12,600 --> 00:20:15,800 So I added butternut squash seeds 473 00:20:15,800 --> 00:20:18,467 to give them the fingernails. Makes it a little creepy. 474 00:20:18,467 --> 00:20:20,266 I really hope that as a fellow sculptor, 475 00:20:20,266 --> 00:20:22,900 I'm able to use that skillset into a different medium 476 00:20:22,900 --> 00:20:25,100 to really bring out those details that we need. 477 00:20:25,100 --> 00:20:27,100 You know, everything's on the line right now. 478 00:20:27,100 --> 00:20:30,367 This is All Stars, like, we're bringing out all the stops. 479 00:20:30,367 --> 00:20:32,033 But we're not giving up. 480 00:20:34,467 --> 00:20:35,700 Here we go. 481 00:20:38,066 --> 00:20:40,800 It's not gonna be beautiful like that. 482 00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:43,333 I'm gonna have to figure out a better way to get this out of there. 483 00:20:44,667 --> 00:20:45,867 I'll manage. 484 00:20:45,867 --> 00:20:46,800 These are not coming out. 485 00:20:46,800 --> 00:20:49,567 If I can... It's not coming out of there. 486 00:20:49,567 --> 00:20:51,867 Hey, guys, my cobbler's not coming out of here. 487 00:20:51,867 --> 00:20:53,800 [Jonathan] It looks like we have some trouble in paradise 488 00:20:53,800 --> 00:20:56,066 -over with Teresa and the Killer Instincts. -[Shinmin] Oh, no. 489 00:20:56,066 --> 00:21:01,400 Oh, no. Every single tart that she's releasing from those ring molds 490 00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:04,467 is breaking and breaking bad. 491 00:21:04,467 --> 00:21:07,934 Yeah, I'm having a failure of epic proportions. 492 00:21:10,066 --> 00:21:10,867 [Teresa] These are not coming out. 493 00:21:10,867 --> 00:21:13,200 Maybe Teresa will have a save here. 494 00:21:13,200 --> 00:21:14,700 Maybe there's something she can cover it with. 495 00:21:14,700 --> 00:21:17,133 [Teresa] I have a feeling I know what I can do. 496 00:21:17,800 --> 00:21:19,100 Okay, I got it. I got this. 497 00:21:19,100 --> 00:21:21,467 When I baked my cobbler, I made it thick 498 00:21:21,467 --> 00:21:23,266 because it was very juicy. 499 00:21:23,266 --> 00:21:26,100 So what I wanted to do is torch this 500 00:21:26,100 --> 00:21:27,300 to get it out of here. 501 00:21:27,867 --> 00:21:29,767 I'm actually cutting it out of here. 502 00:21:29,767 --> 00:21:32,900 And then I'm putting it on a wooden form. 503 00:21:32,900 --> 00:21:33,967 Crisis averted. 504 00:21:33,967 --> 00:21:35,266 Not really. Kind of. 505 00:21:35,266 --> 00:21:38,000 I got to do the tasting earlier next time, for sure. 506 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:39,100 Only two hours left! 507 00:21:39,100 --> 00:21:40,400 You better move. 508 00:21:40,400 --> 00:21:42,266 Honey cake is done. 509 00:21:42,266 --> 00:21:44,500 [Al] We really think making the tasting element 510 00:21:44,500 --> 00:21:46,266 part of the story is integral. 511 00:21:46,266 --> 00:21:49,400 So Becky was planning on taking this habanero honey cake, 512 00:21:49,400 --> 00:21:52,000 making them look like little scarabs on the backboard. 513 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:56,367 [Becky] I just got done putting the spicy chocolate 514 00:21:56,367 --> 00:21:57,867 on the honey cakes, 515 00:21:57,867 --> 00:22:03,667 and now I am using a really pretty luster dust on top 516 00:22:03,667 --> 00:22:07,467 because scarabs have that iridescent look to them. 517 00:22:07,467 --> 00:22:10,467 Right now, I am building the archaeologist 518 00:22:10,467 --> 00:22:13,200 who is the victim of our story. 519 00:22:13,200 --> 00:22:15,500 All right, guys, I'm getting the... 520 00:22:15,500 --> 00:22:16,767 I'm getting our guy down. 521 00:22:16,767 --> 00:22:21,166 [Matt] I'm gonna start working on the archaeologist's face. 522 00:22:21,166 --> 00:22:23,767 I'm just gonna warm up this modeling chocolate. 523 00:22:23,767 --> 00:22:25,567 So even though I made a decision on Matt 524 00:22:25,567 --> 00:22:27,800 not to carve too many pumpkins, 525 00:22:27,800 --> 00:22:29,567 I did give him some carving work to do. 526 00:22:29,567 --> 00:22:31,367 Yeah. The reason I'm using modeling chocolate 527 00:22:31,367 --> 00:22:35,266 is pumpkin is like a very a heavy wet ball. 528 00:22:35,266 --> 00:22:38,667 And with this dynamic figure, this needed to be a lot lighter. 529 00:22:38,667 --> 00:22:40,000 [Al] To my pleasant surprise, 530 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:42,500 Matt is a fantastic sculptor. 531 00:22:42,500 --> 00:22:43,700 -Matt, it's looking good, man. -Cool. 532 00:22:43,700 --> 00:22:46,500 -Thanks, man. Yep. -Yeah. Just take-- Just do your thing. 533 00:22:46,500 --> 00:22:49,600 The other teams have a lot of pumpkin work showing, 534 00:22:49,600 --> 00:22:51,166 and it just got me thinking, 535 00:22:51,166 --> 00:22:53,767 -maybe we need to start adding that-- -Well, don't forget 536 00:22:53,767 --> 00:22:55,667 we have the entire sarcophagus... 537 00:22:55,667 --> 00:22:58,367 -[Matt] Uh-huh. -...is completely pumpkin with just buttercream on it. 538 00:22:58,367 --> 00:22:59,700 -[Matt] Oh, that's right. -Plus the pillar. 539 00:22:59,700 --> 00:23:01,467 -Half the piece is pumpkin. -Okay. 540 00:23:01,467 --> 00:23:02,600 -We have pumpkin out there. -Yeah. Okay. 541 00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:03,867 -We're good. -Don't worry. 542 00:23:03,867 --> 00:23:05,867 You keep making that face look amazing. 543 00:23:05,867 --> 00:23:07,867 -[Calia] Oh, it looks awesome. -Okay, cool. 544 00:23:07,867 --> 00:23:09,033 I like it. Um... 545 00:23:09,033 --> 00:23:11,400 Let me just-- I'm gonna put some paint on it right now. 546 00:23:12,166 --> 00:23:14,066 Before I put Mr. Hyde's head on the body, 547 00:23:14,066 --> 00:23:15,567 I want to nail a couple of those details. 548 00:23:15,567 --> 00:23:17,567 So I take a black food coloring 549 00:23:17,567 --> 00:23:19,667 and I just really get in those deep grooves 550 00:23:19,667 --> 00:23:23,000 to make it look just monstrous and creepy. 551 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:25,967 I'm gonna start down here, and the ones on top are gonna be more lacy. 552 00:23:25,967 --> 00:23:29,100 -[Monique] Yeah. -I'm feeling great. 553 00:23:29,100 --> 00:23:32,100 I love that we have Mr. Hyde's head on 554 00:23:32,100 --> 00:23:35,000 and the body and he's dressed. 555 00:23:35,667 --> 00:23:38,166 And, uh, now it's just some fine details. 556 00:23:38,166 --> 00:23:39,734 But I feel like we're gonna knock it out. 557 00:23:39,734 --> 00:23:43,200 [Monique] Rome is going to have some pretty elaborate lace fondant ruffles 558 00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:46,000 that are going to be underneath Mr. Hyde's head. 559 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:48,800 So I'm adding buttercream to the top of his head, 560 00:23:48,800 --> 00:23:51,266 so he's gonna have a layer of hair 561 00:23:51,266 --> 00:23:53,500 that's just crazy popping out. 562 00:23:53,500 --> 00:23:54,867 And then I'm gonna add some rice noodles 563 00:23:54,867 --> 00:23:57,667 and make it look like it's really wiry nasty hair. 564 00:23:57,667 --> 00:23:59,100 It's gonna be awesome. 565 00:23:59,100 --> 00:24:01,467 [Elias] Okay. I am ready to cast the sword. 566 00:24:01,467 --> 00:24:04,000 [Jamie] One of the feature pieces of our design 567 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:06,400 will be a sword for our knight 568 00:24:06,400 --> 00:24:09,000 that Jonathan is going to create out of isomalt. 569 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:10,700 He's going to be molding it 570 00:24:10,700 --> 00:24:12,166 and hand sculpting it. 571 00:24:12,166 --> 00:24:15,500 And I need to actually physically make a hand 572 00:24:15,500 --> 00:24:17,867 to go around the sword and to hold it. 573 00:24:17,867 --> 00:24:20,300 I am really nervous that I'm going to break this thing. 574 00:24:21,967 --> 00:24:23,033 Whoo! 575 00:24:23,467 --> 00:24:25,033 Jonathan, I made a hand. 576 00:24:25,800 --> 00:24:28,166 -[Elias] Oh, wow! -Right? Right? 577 00:24:28,166 --> 00:24:29,767 I'm just blocking out his face. 578 00:24:29,767 --> 00:24:32,667 I will be making the knight's head. 579 00:24:32,667 --> 00:24:34,867 I did win last season. 580 00:24:34,867 --> 00:24:38,767 But, I mean, we have a fantastic group of folks here today. 581 00:24:38,767 --> 00:24:41,367 So much skill and talent in this room right now. 582 00:24:41,367 --> 00:24:44,567 I know both of my teammates are very hungry for a win, 583 00:24:44,567 --> 00:24:48,800 and I would love to help facilitate that for them this season. 584 00:24:48,800 --> 00:24:50,367 [Elias] I like his five o'clock shadow. 585 00:24:50,367 --> 00:24:52,100 He kind of looks like me. 586 00:24:52,100 --> 00:24:54,300 I'm gonna mount it, see how it looks. 587 00:24:55,667 --> 00:24:58,800 I think... I think it worked out. 588 00:24:59,567 --> 00:25:01,200 -Hey! -It's freaking great. 589 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:03,800 -[Jamie] What! -He looks like me, I swear. 590 00:25:04,600 --> 00:25:05,867 [Mike] Nice color. 591 00:25:05,867 --> 00:25:09,367 [Gina laughing] So... I'm just gonna squish it. 592 00:25:09,367 --> 00:25:10,667 I don't know. 593 00:25:10,667 --> 00:25:12,166 [both laughing] 594 00:25:12,166 --> 00:25:13,900 [Teresa] Okay, I'm gonna do that handle 595 00:25:13,900 --> 00:25:16,266 for the battle ax for the minotaur. 596 00:25:16,266 --> 00:25:18,000 I love this sugar! 597 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:18,934 It's so good. 598 00:25:18,934 --> 00:25:20,900 -[Gina] It looks really good. -Doesn't it? 599 00:25:22,100 --> 00:25:23,233 [Mike] Beautiful. 600 00:25:23,867 --> 00:25:25,500 Just don't move it, baby. 601 00:25:25,500 --> 00:25:26,867 All right. I gotta put that blade on. 602 00:25:26,867 --> 00:25:28,367 Can I put that blade on, you guys? 603 00:25:28,367 --> 00:25:29,900 [Mike] Um, actually, let me... 604 00:25:29,900 --> 00:25:32,300 let me do a little more painting over there first. 605 00:25:32,300 --> 00:25:34,567 I haven't airbrushed too much in general, 606 00:25:34,567 --> 00:25:38,166 but, um, pumpkins, when you hit them with food coloring, 607 00:25:38,166 --> 00:25:40,667 which is what this is, it really drinks in the color. 608 00:25:40,667 --> 00:25:43,100 And it even kind of bleeds and kind of soaks in a little bit. 609 00:25:43,100 --> 00:25:46,800 So it'll look a tiny bit different than it looks right now in four minutes. 610 00:25:46,800 --> 00:25:48,600 [Teresa] I've got two artists on my team 611 00:25:48,600 --> 00:25:52,066 and they both are great at shading and painting 612 00:25:52,066 --> 00:25:55,100 and I just think that makes such a difference on realism. 613 00:25:55,100 --> 00:25:58,166 -Okay, I'm just gonna hit this so it's not-- -[Gina] How does that look? 614 00:25:58,166 --> 00:25:59,967 -It's good? -Oh, yeah. 615 00:25:59,967 --> 00:26:01,133 So, yeah, right now, we're getting ready 616 00:26:01,133 --> 00:26:05,600 to be painting this solid buttercream pumpkin piece 617 00:26:05,600 --> 00:26:07,700 in some gold airbrush. 618 00:26:07,700 --> 00:26:10,967 I'd have a concern with buttercream that's frozen 619 00:26:10,967 --> 00:26:13,166 and now coming down to temperature, 620 00:26:13,166 --> 00:26:14,533 the condensation. 621 00:26:14,533 --> 00:26:17,467 So we're just trying to keep it as cool as possible with a fan, 622 00:26:17,467 --> 00:26:19,433 and we're just hoping for the best. 623 00:26:24,900 --> 00:26:27,033 Oh, Becky, this is coming out great. 624 00:26:27,600 --> 00:26:29,433 -Yeah? -Yeah. 625 00:26:30,567 --> 00:26:32,300 This is really looking awesome. 626 00:26:32,867 --> 00:26:35,133 Only one hour left on the clock. 627 00:26:35,467 --> 00:26:36,634 One hour? 628 00:26:37,100 --> 00:26:38,266 Oh, my God. 629 00:26:38,266 --> 00:26:40,066 [Teresa] Okay, Mike, where do you want that blade, dude? 630 00:26:40,066 --> 00:26:44,100 We have to put the battle ax for the minotaur in his hand. 631 00:26:44,100 --> 00:26:45,567 -Like, right there? -Yeah. 632 00:26:45,567 --> 00:26:47,000 So can you hold that there? 633 00:26:47,000 --> 00:26:49,567 -Sure. -You got to just hold it 'cause it's just heavy. 634 00:26:49,567 --> 00:26:51,166 -Uh-huh. Okay. -Okay. 635 00:26:51,166 --> 00:26:52,266 [Teresa] I don't think it's going anywhere. 636 00:26:52,266 --> 00:26:54,000 I got to put the taste down right now. 637 00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:55,266 You're killing me. 638 00:26:55,266 --> 00:26:57,233 -You are killing me, man-- -[Mike gasps] Oh! 639 00:26:57,667 --> 00:26:59,066 What? Oh! 640 00:26:59,066 --> 00:27:00,700 Did it break in pieces? 641 00:27:02,266 --> 00:27:03,800 -[Mike gasps] Oh! -What? 642 00:27:03,800 --> 00:27:05,600 [Gina] Teresa, it fell over. 643 00:27:05,600 --> 00:27:07,467 [Teresa] Where-- did it break in pieces? 644 00:27:07,467 --> 00:27:08,533 Oh. [sighs] 645 00:27:08,533 --> 00:27:11,000 [Mike] Can we turn this into a knife or something? 646 00:27:11,000 --> 00:27:12,266 I think that looks great. 647 00:27:12,266 --> 00:27:13,900 This is the tip of the axe, right? 648 00:27:13,900 --> 00:27:16,767 -Yes. -And that still would cause some serious damage. 649 00:27:16,767 --> 00:27:18,900 Guys, I think we just got to stick something on there. 650 00:27:18,900 --> 00:27:20,133 Bring me what fell. 651 00:27:20,133 --> 00:27:22,867 -Please. -If we could make this happen, that would be awesome. 652 00:27:22,867 --> 00:27:23,767 This would be like a sickle. 653 00:27:23,767 --> 00:27:25,667 -All right. Okay. -Okay? 654 00:27:25,667 --> 00:27:27,166 -All right. -It's still very scary. 655 00:27:27,166 --> 00:27:28,800 Bring me the sickle. 656 00:27:28,800 --> 00:27:30,266 [Teresa] All right, guys, we got to get this done. 657 00:27:30,266 --> 00:27:31,266 Let's go. Let's go. 658 00:27:31,266 --> 00:27:32,467 We're on go time. 659 00:27:32,467 --> 00:27:34,300 [Mike] Teresa, how are you feeling about the new weapon? 660 00:27:34,300 --> 00:27:36,467 -The new weapon is coming. -All righty. 661 00:27:36,467 --> 00:27:37,600 [Teresa] Hot sugar coming up. 662 00:27:37,600 --> 00:27:39,000 Okay. You're gonna have to hold that, too, 663 00:27:39,000 --> 00:27:39,967 as you airbrush. 664 00:27:39,967 --> 00:27:41,100 You're okay. 665 00:27:41,100 --> 00:27:42,567 [Gina] It's better than nothing. 666 00:27:42,567 --> 00:27:43,400 [Teresa] Okay. What am I doing? 667 00:27:43,400 --> 00:27:44,634 -[Gina] The horns. -What am I doing? 668 00:27:44,634 --> 00:27:46,600 You take over that, and I'll do the other side of it. 669 00:27:46,600 --> 00:27:48,066 That looks pretty cool, the sickle. 670 00:27:48,066 --> 00:27:49,500 All right. Good pivot. 671 00:27:49,500 --> 00:27:50,800 Only 30 minutes left. 672 00:27:51,867 --> 00:27:53,100 [speaks in foreign language] 673 00:27:54,100 --> 00:27:55,500 Hoo! 674 00:27:55,500 --> 00:27:58,100 I am gonna attempt my meringue. 675 00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:00,500 [Kristina] Something we wanted to do 676 00:28:00,500 --> 00:28:04,100 is really make our tasting element a part of our scene. 677 00:28:04,100 --> 00:28:07,467 And Jonathan bakes these adorable little white mushrooms 678 00:28:07,467 --> 00:28:10,100 to go on top of our tasting element. 679 00:28:10,100 --> 00:28:12,000 The mushrooms turned out amazing. 680 00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:13,033 I'm so happy. 681 00:28:13,033 --> 00:28:15,200 The Halloween gods are looking out for me today. 682 00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:20,667 [Monique] Hey, guys. So I really want to get these cobblestones done. 683 00:28:20,667 --> 00:28:22,567 I noticed that some of the other teams 684 00:28:22,567 --> 00:28:24,500 don't have a whole lot of pumpkin on their display. 685 00:28:24,500 --> 00:28:26,900 So I'm gonna start getting these done pretty quick. 686 00:28:26,900 --> 00:28:29,500 -Got ya. -Guys, for the cobblestone, what do you think about 687 00:28:29,500 --> 00:28:31,767 actually taking some pieces of potato, too, 688 00:28:31,767 --> 00:28:33,700 -and cutting it for cobblestone? -Oh, yeah. 689 00:28:33,700 --> 00:28:35,467 -Okay, that's what's up. -Awesome. 690 00:28:35,467 --> 00:28:38,000 [Monique] Oh, I love the white. It looks just like stone. 691 00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:40,000 I start doing pumpkin cobblestone 692 00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:41,600 all along the bottom. 693 00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:42,734 This is so cool. 694 00:28:43,000 --> 00:28:44,100 Yes! 695 00:28:44,100 --> 00:28:46,200 I'm gonna do-- put on this ear. 696 00:28:46,667 --> 00:28:48,066 Um, and then-- 697 00:28:48,066 --> 00:28:49,767 Just, don't worry about cleaning it up. 698 00:28:49,767 --> 00:28:51,567 -Yeah, that one's gonna be the off-camera ear-- -Just stick it on. 699 00:28:51,567 --> 00:28:52,900 Just stick it on, and I'll fix it. 700 00:28:52,900 --> 00:28:55,900 -Yeah. Yep. -I want you to get on your tiles. 701 00:28:55,900 --> 00:28:57,867 The floor is part of the story also. 702 00:28:57,867 --> 00:29:00,266 So Matt starts carving out pieces of pumpkin 703 00:29:00,266 --> 00:29:01,467 to look like stones. 704 00:29:01,467 --> 00:29:04,500 And then in between each line, we fill them up with sand 705 00:29:04,500 --> 00:29:06,166 that's made out of broken-down cookie. 706 00:29:06,166 --> 00:29:08,000 [Matt] Oh, man, that glitter in there. 707 00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:09,500 [Al] The glitter in there is what makes it. 708 00:29:10,567 --> 00:29:12,600 Five minutes left. You have five minutes. 709 00:29:12,600 --> 00:29:15,467 So this is pumpkin, cornstarch and dye. 710 00:29:15,467 --> 00:29:19,266 And what it does is it helps you mold the pumpkin. 711 00:29:19,266 --> 00:29:20,900 [Elias] I love the seaweed moss. 712 00:29:20,900 --> 00:29:22,567 It's freaking amazing. 713 00:29:22,567 --> 00:29:24,100 [Monique] Why don't you start grabbing the tasting element 714 00:29:24,100 --> 00:29:25,900 and bringing it-- like all the glass? 715 00:29:25,900 --> 00:29:27,100 [Calia] Everywhere? 716 00:29:28,467 --> 00:29:29,600 Okay. 717 00:29:30,266 --> 00:29:31,467 [Monique] At the very last minute, 718 00:29:31,467 --> 00:29:33,600 Calia is making the passion fruit foam 719 00:29:33,600 --> 00:29:34,900 just to make sure that it still 720 00:29:34,900 --> 00:29:37,567 gives that frothy appearance on the beakers. 721 00:29:37,567 --> 00:29:39,634 This is it. One minute left. 722 00:29:40,266 --> 00:29:41,467 [Kristina] Oh, yeah, yeah, exactly. 723 00:29:41,467 --> 00:29:42,567 Just start putting them everywhere. 724 00:29:42,567 --> 00:29:44,000 -[Elias] Okay. -That looks great. 725 00:29:44,000 --> 00:29:47,066 Ten, nine, eight... 726 00:29:47,066 --> 00:29:47,800 [Kristina] Go, go! 727 00:29:47,800 --> 00:29:49,133 -...seven... -Is it gonna fall? 728 00:29:49,133 --> 00:29:53,600 -...six, five, four... -I'm afraid to touch things today. 729 00:29:53,600 --> 00:29:55,266 -...three... -[Monique] Get in there. Get in there. 730 00:29:55,266 --> 00:29:57,800 ...two, one! 731 00:29:58,066 --> 00:29:59,000 Time's up. 732 00:29:59,000 --> 00:30:00,100 Okay, all right. 733 00:30:00,100 --> 00:30:02,100 -Whoo! -Whoo! 734 00:30:02,100 --> 00:30:03,900 Bam! Yeah! 735 00:30:11,100 --> 00:30:12,166 Killer Instincts, 736 00:30:12,166 --> 00:30:14,700 you got the Old West. 737 00:30:14,700 --> 00:30:15,600 Tell us what you made. 738 00:30:16,567 --> 00:30:19,367 [Teresa] Our miner in his quest for gold 739 00:30:19,367 --> 00:30:22,100 awoke the minotaur in his labyrinth. 740 00:30:22,100 --> 00:30:25,767 The miner here is all cake and fondant with hand painting. 741 00:30:25,767 --> 00:30:27,867 The gold miner's pan is sugar. 742 00:30:27,867 --> 00:30:29,600 The pickaxe is sugar. 743 00:30:29,600 --> 00:30:31,166 The minotaur, it's all pumpkin. 744 00:30:31,166 --> 00:30:34,400 This ding dang minotaur is gonna haunt me forever. 745 00:30:34,400 --> 00:30:38,600 So much dimension, so creepy and so powerful. 746 00:30:38,600 --> 00:30:40,667 I also love the miner. 747 00:30:40,667 --> 00:30:42,600 It's almost like he's sliding. 748 00:30:42,600 --> 00:30:46,000 He's diving across the sand. Great little details there. 749 00:30:46,000 --> 00:30:50,266 I will say, I feel like the donkey needs to be a little bit smaller 750 00:30:50,266 --> 00:30:52,000 just to really force that perspective 751 00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:54,166 and make it seem like it's in the distance. 752 00:30:54,166 --> 00:30:56,200 [brays] I don't agree. 753 00:30:58,500 --> 00:31:02,000 I actually love the painting that you did on the donkey. 754 00:31:02,000 --> 00:31:03,367 Such an expression. 755 00:31:03,367 --> 00:31:05,767 You brought just a bit of humor in that. 756 00:31:05,767 --> 00:31:08,767 Teresa, you are an all-star 757 00:31:08,767 --> 00:31:10,600 and you are back here as a team leader, 758 00:31:10,600 --> 00:31:13,667 and I love that you're able to pivot and think on your toes. 759 00:31:13,667 --> 00:31:15,600 The fact that you lost your sugar ax 760 00:31:15,600 --> 00:31:18,100 and you just used that handle and created a sickle, 761 00:31:18,100 --> 00:31:19,767 if you didn't tell me there was an axe, 762 00:31:19,767 --> 00:31:21,467 I would think that this is what you went for, 763 00:31:21,467 --> 00:31:23,066 -this was the goal. -I actually liked it. 764 00:31:23,066 --> 00:31:24,600 I love it, Teresa. 765 00:31:24,600 --> 00:31:25,700 [Jonathan] Killer Instincts, 766 00:31:25,700 --> 00:31:26,867 what are we eating today? 767 00:31:26,867 --> 00:31:28,400 [Teresa] We have a berry cobbler. 768 00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:31,467 We have a sweet sable crust, mixed berries, 769 00:31:31,467 --> 00:31:33,667 a little bit of nutmeg sugar on top. 770 00:31:33,667 --> 00:31:34,533 [Shinmin] Mmm. 771 00:31:34,533 --> 00:31:36,667 I would fight off a minotaur for this. 772 00:31:36,667 --> 00:31:38,467 This is a cobbler and a half. 773 00:31:38,467 --> 00:31:41,667 It is so good. It's just perfectly sweet. 774 00:31:41,667 --> 00:31:43,867 I can taste all the berries. 775 00:31:43,867 --> 00:31:45,133 This is just the perfect bite. 776 00:31:45,133 --> 00:31:48,767 We were concerned when you were trying to take the tarts out 777 00:31:48,767 --> 00:31:50,100 that they were crumbling, 778 00:31:50,100 --> 00:31:51,767 and we wondered if it was overbaked. 779 00:31:51,767 --> 00:31:54,867 It is absolutely 100% not those things. 780 00:31:54,867 --> 00:31:57,900 The pastry is still buttery and flaky. 781 00:31:57,900 --> 00:31:59,900 That just takes it to the next level. 782 00:31:59,900 --> 00:32:01,400 -Thank you so much. -Thank you. 783 00:32:01,400 --> 00:32:02,934 -Thank you. -Thank you. 784 00:32:04,600 --> 00:32:06,166 Shriek Squad, 785 00:32:06,166 --> 00:32:08,934 tell us about your medieval monster. 786 00:32:10,100 --> 00:32:12,867 [Kristina] Our medieval knight was sent by the kingdom 787 00:32:12,867 --> 00:32:14,900 to slay the dreaded siren, 788 00:32:14,900 --> 00:32:17,400 who resides deep in the Enchanted Forest. 789 00:32:17,400 --> 00:32:20,000 Unfortunately, like many others before him, 790 00:32:20,000 --> 00:32:22,467 he felt victim to her seduction. 791 00:32:22,467 --> 00:32:25,200 She is currently unhinging her jaw 792 00:32:25,200 --> 00:32:27,700 to consume him for her next feast. 793 00:32:27,700 --> 00:32:30,367 We have sugar mushrooms. 794 00:32:30,367 --> 00:32:32,266 The sword is made out of sugar. 795 00:32:32,266 --> 00:32:36,166 Jamie, she made the upper body of the siren, 796 00:32:36,166 --> 00:32:42,266 the main body of the knight, as well as the cake stone. 797 00:32:42,266 --> 00:32:44,467 The head of the night is pumpkin, 798 00:32:44,467 --> 00:32:47,100 and the tale of the siren is pumpkin. 799 00:32:47,100 --> 00:32:49,100 There's so much to see. 800 00:32:49,100 --> 00:32:52,367 One of the most impressive things to me about your design 801 00:32:52,367 --> 00:32:54,767 is that I don't know what's what. 802 00:32:54,767 --> 00:32:57,266 You guys have managed to sort of mind meld 803 00:32:57,266 --> 00:33:00,066 and media meld simultaneously. 804 00:33:00,066 --> 00:33:02,066 One of my favorite parts here 805 00:33:02,066 --> 00:33:04,467 is the expression on the knight's face. 806 00:33:04,467 --> 00:33:09,266 He's so scared that he's pushing his chin all the way back. 807 00:33:09,266 --> 00:33:13,900 There's so much emotion in just that tiny, little choice that you made. 808 00:33:13,900 --> 00:33:16,600 I really love the texture in the trousers, 809 00:33:16,600 --> 00:33:18,266 if that's what they called them back then. 810 00:33:18,266 --> 00:33:20,200 And the mushrooms are darling. 811 00:33:20,200 --> 00:33:23,300 You are so controlled in your color palette. 812 00:33:23,300 --> 00:33:26,667 We have dark colors exactly where we need shadowing. 813 00:33:26,667 --> 00:33:29,400 We have light colors exactly where we need the pop. 814 00:33:29,400 --> 00:33:31,066 I'm completely lost in it. 815 00:33:31,066 --> 00:33:34,900 And it's because there are so many layers upon layers 816 00:33:34,900 --> 00:33:37,567 of rich details to look at, 817 00:33:37,567 --> 00:33:39,100 I'm completely mesmerized 818 00:33:39,100 --> 00:33:41,100 and it's difficult to look away. 819 00:33:41,100 --> 00:33:42,567 The melding of your mediums. 820 00:33:42,567 --> 00:33:44,200 Kristina, your pumpkin work 821 00:33:44,200 --> 00:33:45,867 is out of this world. 822 00:33:45,867 --> 00:33:47,200 If you paid me, 823 00:33:47,200 --> 00:33:48,567 I don't think I would be able to make out 824 00:33:48,567 --> 00:33:49,700 where the pumpkin is. 825 00:33:49,700 --> 00:33:51,800 -Mmm-hmm. -So, great job there. 826 00:33:51,800 --> 00:33:54,300 I think the only thing I have to pick on 827 00:33:54,300 --> 00:33:55,667 because this is so perfect, 828 00:33:55,667 --> 00:33:58,867 my eyes I do go to like the one area 829 00:33:58,867 --> 00:34:00,867 where it's not as defined as the rest, 830 00:34:00,867 --> 00:34:03,667 and that's his hand in the very front and center. 831 00:34:03,667 --> 00:34:05,000 Everything else is so defined. 832 00:34:05,000 --> 00:34:07,367 But that hand, I don't make out any fingers. 833 00:34:07,367 --> 00:34:08,567 What are we eating today? 834 00:34:08,567 --> 00:34:09,900 Our flavor was gingerbread. 835 00:34:09,900 --> 00:34:12,367 So I took it and made a gingerbread pecan tart. 836 00:34:12,367 --> 00:34:14,100 It's a plum compo in the bottom, 837 00:34:14,100 --> 00:34:16,000 a gingerbread frangipane, 838 00:34:16,000 --> 00:34:17,867 and then a pan roasted plum on top. 839 00:34:17,867 --> 00:34:20,066 It doesn't even look like something we're supposed to eat. 840 00:34:20,066 --> 00:34:22,600 [Elias] And then we finished it with a meringue mushroom. 841 00:34:22,967 --> 00:34:24,400 -Oh, my God. -Mmm! 842 00:34:24,400 --> 00:34:28,400 There's something sort of intoxicating and alluring about frangipane. 843 00:34:28,400 --> 00:34:30,500 And I love that you paired it 844 00:34:30,500 --> 00:34:32,367 with that little slice of plum. 845 00:34:32,367 --> 00:34:34,266 The pastry is delightful. 846 00:34:34,266 --> 00:34:36,000 It's just a really great bite. 847 00:34:36,000 --> 00:34:38,300 I love the textures in this bite. 848 00:34:38,300 --> 00:34:40,900 I love the nuttiness in the frangipane, 849 00:34:40,900 --> 00:34:43,066 but also that grittiness of your tarts. 850 00:34:43,066 --> 00:34:45,100 It's reading just a little sweet, 851 00:34:45,100 --> 00:34:47,066 especially paired with the meringue. 852 00:34:47,066 --> 00:34:49,400 So I think that little slice of plum 853 00:34:49,400 --> 00:34:50,867 is absolutely necessary, 854 00:34:50,867 --> 00:34:52,200 because it just brightens it up 855 00:34:52,200 --> 00:34:53,100 and it adds that tart 856 00:34:53,100 --> 00:34:55,467 while we're experiencing all the sweetness. 857 00:34:55,467 --> 00:34:56,467 Thank you so much. 858 00:34:56,467 --> 00:34:58,367 -Thank you. -Thank you. 859 00:34:58,367 --> 00:35:00,066 Put 'er there. Yeah! 860 00:35:00,600 --> 00:35:01,800 I love you, guys. 861 00:35:01,800 --> 00:35:03,567 [Al] We got Ancient Egypt, 862 00:35:03,567 --> 00:35:06,867 and the story is called "The Tomb of Doom." 863 00:35:06,867 --> 00:35:10,567 Art, the archaeologist, is wanting to impress his peers 864 00:35:10,567 --> 00:35:13,066 by being the first to make a great discovery. 865 00:35:13,066 --> 00:35:14,967 Well, unfortunately, greed set in, 866 00:35:14,967 --> 00:35:18,700 so now Art's first discovery is his last. 867 00:35:18,700 --> 00:35:19,867 He's awakened the mummy. 868 00:35:19,867 --> 00:35:22,867 We have a rice cereal treat and cake mummy 869 00:35:22,867 --> 00:35:25,300 covered in modeling chocolate and fondant, 870 00:35:25,300 --> 00:35:29,000 along with our pumpkin smothered in buttercream. 871 00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:31,867 Becky, this is when you're really shining. 872 00:35:31,867 --> 00:35:34,367 I cannot tell that that's buttercream. 873 00:35:34,367 --> 00:35:37,200 It just has such a polished finish. 874 00:35:37,200 --> 00:35:39,100 I also love the composition. 875 00:35:39,100 --> 00:35:41,767 Your two characters are totally interacting. 876 00:35:41,767 --> 00:35:45,000 The dynamic movements in their body structure 877 00:35:45,000 --> 00:35:46,767 is just so super-believable. 878 00:35:46,767 --> 00:35:49,166 Matt, I know there's a lot of pumpkin work here, 879 00:35:49,166 --> 00:35:52,100 the only problem is I don't really see it. 880 00:35:52,100 --> 00:35:54,967 You actually have the top of the coffin in pumpkin, 881 00:35:54,967 --> 00:35:57,066 but it's completely smothered in buttercream. 882 00:35:57,066 --> 00:35:59,000 So is it even worth it 883 00:35:59,000 --> 00:36:01,333 or necessary to create that out of pumpkin? 884 00:36:02,467 --> 00:36:04,266 [Al] It was very humbling for me. 885 00:36:04,266 --> 00:36:06,900 You know, I feel like I'm responsible for these two people 886 00:36:06,900 --> 00:36:08,300 that are really looking up to me, 887 00:36:08,300 --> 00:36:10,233 and I just don't want to disappoint them. 888 00:36:16,066 --> 00:36:19,400 [Shinmin] I know that you also sculpted the head of this character, 889 00:36:19,400 --> 00:36:20,467 and that's modeling chocolate. 890 00:36:20,467 --> 00:36:21,967 So I know you can sculpt, 891 00:36:21,967 --> 00:36:24,667 because that is an amazing expressive face. 892 00:36:24,667 --> 00:36:27,800 I would love to see you do something like that in pumpkin. 893 00:36:27,800 --> 00:36:30,400 Yeah. This is a moment frozen in time. 894 00:36:30,400 --> 00:36:33,300 I love the expressions on both of these characters' faces. 895 00:36:33,300 --> 00:36:34,767 I love that this guy is like, "Aah!" 896 00:36:34,767 --> 00:36:36,100 and his teeth are kind of falling out. 897 00:36:36,100 --> 00:36:38,166 It's really impactful. 898 00:36:38,166 --> 00:36:40,200 It doesn't feel like it's missing anything, 899 00:36:40,567 --> 00:36:42,567 except for more pumpkin. 900 00:36:42,567 --> 00:36:43,533 More pumpkin. 901 00:36:43,533 --> 00:36:46,900 Now we want to try your take on a honey cake. 902 00:36:47,767 --> 00:36:48,967 So what we made for you today 903 00:36:48,967 --> 00:36:52,000 is a traditional Egyptian honey cake 904 00:36:52,000 --> 00:36:55,367 with a chocolate and light habanero to complement it. 905 00:36:55,367 --> 00:36:57,066 And it's actually some of the ruins 906 00:36:57,066 --> 00:36:58,033 that are on the piece. 907 00:36:59,900 --> 00:37:03,266 There is such a beautiful warm honey flavor 908 00:37:03,266 --> 00:37:04,667 running all the way through this cake. 909 00:37:04,667 --> 00:37:06,367 It's very, very tender. 910 00:37:06,367 --> 00:37:07,867 And the little bit of chocolate there 911 00:37:07,867 --> 00:37:10,166 is like a really nice counterpart 912 00:37:10,166 --> 00:37:12,000 to the warmth of the cake itself. 913 00:37:12,000 --> 00:37:12,900 Thank you. 914 00:37:12,900 --> 00:37:15,667 I love that it's super-moist in the center, 915 00:37:15,667 --> 00:37:18,500 and the honey is loud and clear. 916 00:37:18,500 --> 00:37:19,734 I'm just missing that habanero. 917 00:37:19,734 --> 00:37:22,266 I could definitely take a little bit more of a kick to that. 918 00:37:22,266 --> 00:37:24,000 Death by Deco, thank you so much. 919 00:37:24,000 --> 00:37:25,100 -Thank you. -Thanks, guys. 920 00:37:25,100 --> 00:37:26,233 Thank you. 921 00:37:28,667 --> 00:37:29,667 -Great job. -Yeah, man. 922 00:37:29,667 --> 00:37:31,100 What'd you guys think? 923 00:37:31,100 --> 00:37:35,767 [Monique] To honor our iconic Halloween character in Victorian England, 924 00:37:35,767 --> 00:37:38,567 our scene is called "Mr. Hyde and Seek." 925 00:37:38,567 --> 00:37:41,600 Our Dr. Jekyll had a couple too many potions 926 00:37:41,600 --> 00:37:45,300 and transformed into the murderous Mr. Hyde. 927 00:37:45,300 --> 00:37:48,767 Our bobby here came across this monster 928 00:37:48,767 --> 00:37:52,500 after he found the horrific scene in the cellar. 929 00:37:53,200 --> 00:37:55,700 We have a pumpkin Mr. Hyde head 930 00:37:55,700 --> 00:37:57,600 with a sugar and cake body. 931 00:37:57,600 --> 00:38:01,000 We have a cake and a sugar bobby policeman. 932 00:38:01,000 --> 00:38:03,867 We have a cobblestone with pumpkin and potato, 933 00:38:03,867 --> 00:38:07,166 and our special potion beaker tasting element. 934 00:38:07,166 --> 00:38:08,266 It's super-creepy. 935 00:38:08,266 --> 00:38:09,567 The bobby, the constable, 936 00:38:09,567 --> 00:38:12,567 his face has so much detail. 937 00:38:12,567 --> 00:38:15,567 One of my favorite parts of that pumpkin head, Monique, 938 00:38:15,567 --> 00:38:18,467 is how deep you carved into his mouth. 939 00:38:18,467 --> 00:38:19,767 And there's something about that 940 00:38:19,767 --> 00:38:22,066 that really gives it such dimension. 941 00:38:22,066 --> 00:38:24,367 I love that you used noodles for the hair. 942 00:38:24,367 --> 00:38:26,967 A very fast way to convey hair without having to spend 943 00:38:26,967 --> 00:38:28,967 a lot of time on each individual strand. 944 00:38:28,967 --> 00:38:31,200 And the fact that the clothing is so tattered, 945 00:38:31,200 --> 00:38:33,600 this monster looks like it's transforming 946 00:38:33,600 --> 00:38:36,500 and morphing in front of our eyes. 947 00:38:36,500 --> 00:38:39,066 Everything is so atmospheric about this piece 948 00:38:39,066 --> 00:38:43,900 that then you have the sort of cobblestone pumpkin and potato 949 00:38:43,900 --> 00:38:45,967 looking very kind of raw and unfinished. 950 00:38:45,967 --> 00:38:48,667 So that's the only thing to me that's kind of contrasting 951 00:38:48,667 --> 00:38:51,000 to this really soothing color palette. 952 00:38:51,000 --> 00:38:53,367 Okay, let's taste that trifle. 953 00:38:53,367 --> 00:38:55,266 So for our reimagined trifle, 954 00:38:55,266 --> 00:38:58,467 we have a monochromatic red velvet lady finger 955 00:38:58,467 --> 00:39:01,467 brushed with a little bit of Earl Grey simple syrup, 956 00:39:01,467 --> 00:39:03,600 an Earl Grey pastry cream, 957 00:39:03,600 --> 00:39:07,600 a raspberry gelee, some toasted pistachios 958 00:39:07,600 --> 00:39:10,100 topped with a little bit of passion fruit foam. 959 00:39:10,100 --> 00:39:11,900 Whoa, mine's alive. 960 00:39:17,000 --> 00:39:19,100 There are lots of strong flavors here. 961 00:39:19,100 --> 00:39:21,300 Individually, I can taste the pistachio, 962 00:39:21,300 --> 00:39:23,166 I can taste the passion fruit foam, 963 00:39:23,166 --> 00:39:25,166 taste the Earl Grey. 964 00:39:25,166 --> 00:39:26,500 I taste the raspberry as well. 965 00:39:26,500 --> 00:39:28,967 When you put them all together like this, 966 00:39:28,967 --> 00:39:30,467 it's like a giant family, 967 00:39:30,467 --> 00:39:32,166 and they all want to go in different directions 968 00:39:32,166 --> 00:39:34,066 and they can't agree. 969 00:39:34,066 --> 00:39:35,233 And because of that, 970 00:39:35,233 --> 00:39:39,400 it leaves a slight bitter taste in my mouth, literally, 971 00:39:39,400 --> 00:39:41,166 and I'm not sure where that's coming from. 972 00:39:41,166 --> 00:39:44,667 Together, they just don't really blend that well. 973 00:39:44,667 --> 00:39:46,166 I took one bite. 974 00:39:46,166 --> 00:39:47,166 There was a clash. 975 00:39:47,166 --> 00:39:49,700 -Okay. -One of them needs to take a backseat. 976 00:39:49,700 --> 00:39:51,567 Thank you, Creepin' It Real. 977 00:39:51,567 --> 00:39:53,033 -Thank you. -Thank you, guys. 978 00:39:54,367 --> 00:39:55,500 Nice. 979 00:39:56,467 --> 00:39:57,867 [Calia] Oh. 980 00:39:57,867 --> 00:40:00,567 We knew that bringing back former champions 981 00:40:00,567 --> 00:40:05,967 to lead their own teams would produce scary good results. 982 00:40:05,967 --> 00:40:10,000 Each of you created your own unique grotesque vision 983 00:40:10,000 --> 00:40:12,467 of a timeless Halloween terror. 984 00:40:12,467 --> 00:40:14,800 But one team combined the techniques, 985 00:40:14,800 --> 00:40:17,300 flavors and overall presentation 986 00:40:17,300 --> 00:40:20,667 to take their monsters to another level. 987 00:40:20,667 --> 00:40:22,634 The winner tonight is... 988 00:40:26,867 --> 00:40:27,967 Shriek Squad. 989 00:40:27,967 --> 00:40:29,300 Congratulations. 990 00:40:34,567 --> 00:40:36,867 Now the bottom two, 991 00:40:36,867 --> 00:40:38,133 Death by Deco 992 00:40:38,767 --> 00:40:40,800 and Creepin' It Real. 993 00:40:40,800 --> 00:40:45,000 Death by Deco, we loved the characters you created, 994 00:40:45,000 --> 00:40:49,000 and we're so impressed by the buttercream sarcophagus. 995 00:40:49,000 --> 00:40:52,133 But, Matt, where was the pumpkin? 996 00:40:54,600 --> 00:40:56,200 Creepin' It Real, 997 00:40:56,200 --> 00:41:00,867 your Mr. Hyde terrorized us with its expressive face. 998 00:41:00,867 --> 00:41:03,800 Unfortunately, the flavors of your trifle clashed 999 00:41:03,800 --> 00:41:06,867 like your monster's two personalities. 1000 00:41:06,867 --> 00:41:11,200 With competition this tight, every detail counts. 1001 00:41:11,200 --> 00:41:13,600 The team going home tonight is... 1002 00:41:17,767 --> 00:41:19,100 Creepin' It Real. 1003 00:41:19,100 --> 00:41:20,867 You are so talented. 1004 00:41:20,867 --> 00:41:22,467 We are sorry to see you go. 1005 00:41:22,467 --> 00:41:23,767 Thank you. 1006 00:41:23,767 --> 00:41:26,867 I feel as a captain that I have let my team down. 1007 00:41:26,867 --> 00:41:28,100 -[Teresa] Kisses. -[Mike] Bye, guys. 1008 00:41:28,100 --> 00:41:29,367 [Gina] Bye. 1009 00:41:29,367 --> 00:41:30,467 Shriek Squad, 1010 00:41:30,467 --> 00:41:31,767 Killer Instincts, 1011 00:41:31,767 --> 00:41:33,300 and Death by Deco, 1012 00:41:33,300 --> 00:41:36,500 you all live to scare another day. 1013 00:41:37,767 --> 00:41:39,667 Next time on Halloween Wars... 1014 00:41:39,667 --> 00:41:41,900 -Aah! -I am not messing with him. 1015 00:41:41,900 --> 00:41:43,600 ...they tackle the transformation 1016 00:41:43,600 --> 00:41:45,667 from mere mortal to monster. 1017 00:41:45,667 --> 00:41:47,567 They are sick. 1018 00:41:47,567 --> 00:41:49,100 [woman] You're insane for coming back. 1019 00:41:49,100 --> 00:41:50,767 I can't believe you want to do this again. 1020 00:41:50,767 --> 00:41:52,767 I guess I like to torture myself. 1021 00:41:52,767 --> 00:41:54,567 [woman 2] Oh, my God, this flew by, you guys. 1022 00:41:54,567 --> 00:41:57,700 I understand. I need to be left alone. 1023 00:41:58,500 --> 00:41:59,500 [gasps]