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[Jonathan] This season
on Halloween Wars,
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we take scary
to a whole other level...
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-...as we celebrate the beast,
the baddies...
-[howling]
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-[hissing]
-...the monsters.
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-[screaming]
-[Jonathan]
And for the first time ever,
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each team will be captained
by one of our very own
All Stars.
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Eight former champions
looking to stake their claim
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in the Halloween War's
Hall of Fame.
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I'm an All Star, you know?
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You have to bring it
every single challenge.
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[Jonathan]
The displays get bigger...
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[man] No, no, no.
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[Jonathan]
...and the monsters become
even more terrifying.
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-She's creepy AF.
-[woman laughing]
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-[Jonathan] Brace yourselves
for a monstrously good time.
-[all scream]
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[Jonathan] The most
heart-pounding season
of Halloween Wars ever
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starts right now.
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Welcome to Halloween Wars.
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[all cheering]
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We did something
we've never done before
on Halloween Wars.
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We brought back
eight former champions.
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They will serve as captains
for all new teams.
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But even a former champion
is gonna tremble
before our judges.
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Award winning cake artist
and decor guru Shinmin Li,
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and master chef and author
Aarti Sequeira.
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-[all cheering and applauding]
-Hi, everybody.
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[Jonathan] This year,
we're gonna push you
to your limits
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until a single team
stands alone
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to claim
the Halloween War's title
and $25,000.
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-Yeah.
-[all cheering]
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Teams, Creeping It Real,
Death By Deco,
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Shriek Squad,
and Killer Instincts.
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You're up first.
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The rest of you,
we'll see you next time.
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Bye, guys.
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-[Jonathan] Later.
-See you next week.
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This first challenge
is a timeless terror
for the ages.
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We want you to take
an iconic Halloween monster
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and make them feel
right at home
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as they roam the streets
of a particular
historical period.
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-Death By Deco,
you get ancient Egypt.
-Ooh.
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[Jonathan] Shrink Squad,
the Medieval Age.
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-Oh.
-Oh, that's a good one.
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-Creepin It Real,
the Victorian Era.
-Oh.
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[Jonathan]
And Killer Instincts,
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-the Old West.
-Oh, yeah.
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Each display must have
two distinct,
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fully-realized characters.
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For your tasting element,
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you'll be reimagining
a classic dessert
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from your assigned
time period.
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Egyptian honey cakes,
medieval gingerbread,
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Victorian trifles,
or Western cobbler.
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I know you must be
shaking in your boots
with all you've got to do.
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But we're not monsters here.
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-So we want to give you
a hand.
-Oh, my.
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[Jonathan] Each team
will be given
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-one baking assistant...
-Yes.
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...to help you
as you head into the unknown.
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You've got seven hours.
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So, go.
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-Okay, guys.
-Uh-oh.
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-We need two characters.
-Two full characters.
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There's pharaohs.
There's mummies.
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All right, so we gotta
think, like,
you know, ancient Egypt.
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-There's a Sphinx, pyramid.
-Okay, yeah, yeah.
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[Al] The name of our team
is Death By Deco.
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I'm your cake artist,
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Al DiBartolo,
and I won Season 6,
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and I'm back, baby!
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-Like an archaeologist
that's maybe, like, exploring.
-Yes.
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-And he disrupts something...
-[Becky] Okay.
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-...and the mummy wakes up.
-Oh, my gosh, I love that.
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[Al] An archaeologist
makes this big discovery.
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He decides to steal
from the ancient scarabs,
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and awakens his Tomb of Doom.
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-What about Dr. Jekyll
and Mr. Hyde?
-[Calia gasps]
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[Monique] Our team
is Creeping It Real.
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I am Monique Hawk,
and I am a professional
pumpkin carver.
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And I won Season 12.
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Have to make sure
that we can really show them
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that this
is Victorian England.
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[Romel] I think we can
put together, like,
a nice Victorian fit.
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-Laced ruffles
around the neck.
-Mmm-hmm.
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[Monique] Dr. Jekyll
had completely transformed
into Mr. Hyde.
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Then we're gonna have
a policeman seeing Mr. Hyde
reacting in terror.
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-What's scary
in mediaeval times?
-Well, we could do siren.
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Like, a siren.
Can we make it like
extra scary?
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[Kristina] Our team
is the Shriek Squad.
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I am Kristina.
I am the pumpkin carver.
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It sort of feels
like I was just here.
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My team won last season.
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Isn't there literally
a siren of the lake story?
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-Yeah, like King Arthur.
-[Kristina] Okay.
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Sir Edward was sent
to slay this dreaded siren
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that resides
on this magical lake.
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-A mummy.
-What about like an ogre.
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Ogre's been done,
but big for sure.
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[Teresa] Our team
is the Killer Instincts,
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I am Teresa Shurilla,
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and the sugar artist
slash pastry chef
slash MacGyver.
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I won Season 13
with my old teammate Kristina.
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-The guy with the bull head,
Minotaur. Minotaur.
-A Minotaur.
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They have
big old horns, right?
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Why is he in the Old West?
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You've got a miner,
like a gold miner.
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The miner in his quest
for gold
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accidentally awakens
the Minotaur
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from his slumber
in the labyrinth.
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-Let's do it. Whoo!
-Whoo!
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I am gonna need a big pumpkin.
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Hmm, I gotta get the pumpkins
before these guys.
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Oh, no. Kristina's
going to the pumpkins.
No, Kristina!
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-My pumpkins.
-[man] Get the good ones.
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It's got to be big.
It's got to be--
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Oh, these are beautiful.
Look at that.
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Ooh, that's a good one.
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I'm getting the, uh,
back of the coffin built
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-so we can get it standing up
hopefully soon.
-Okay.
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[Al] I'm building
the bottom and base
of the tomb.
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The way I... I achieve
this amazing-looking marble
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was I took
some different colors
of white fondant,
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black fondant,
and some chocolate
modeling chocolate.
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And then you mix it together
and roll it out.
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It means a lot to me
to be back here.
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I want to defend my title.
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And I would just love
to share that feeling
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with my new teammates.
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There it is. That's it.
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All right, we're good.
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[Becky] All right, you guys,
I'm gonna start working
on the tasting element, okay?
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-[Al] All right,
that sounds good.
-[Matt] Yeah.
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[Al] So right out of the gate,
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our sugar artist Becky's
right onto this dessert.
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Getting my honey cake batter
put together.
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And I thought maybe
for a twist I can add a little
chocolate on top, maybe.
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Maybe a little spice to it.
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I am so stoked we got Becky.
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She has some crazy
buttercream skills.
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Becky's gonna be recreating
a traditional Egyptian
honey cake
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with a chocolate
habanero ganache.
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-[Becky] Hey, you guys,
I'm going to the oven, okay?
-Okay.
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[Becky] All right.
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So I'm just gonna see
how many pumpkins
I need to stack
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to make it a good pillar size.
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[Al] Matt is our
pumpkin carver,
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and he's packing pumpkin up
to get that pillar going.
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[Matt] And we'll shave
them down and shape them
to look like stone.
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[Al] What I'm most excited
about Matt is
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how different our styles are.
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His cartoony style
versus my graphic-art style.
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Scrape of the inside
just to get...
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get a little less weight.
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Weight's gonna be our enemy
with anything that you stack,
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-[Al] It looks pretty good.
-[Matt] Yeah, I think
we're gonna be good.
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Since Mr. Hyde is a monster
and he's popping out
of everything,
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-he's gonna have
the biggest head here.
-[Romel] Okay.
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[Monique] Right now,
I'm just getting
the general shape
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of Mr. Hyde's face.
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In order to really
get inside the grooves
and make those finite details,
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I have clay ribbon tools
with a little bit of teeth
on them,
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so I can gradually
take away the pumpkin
without taking away too much.
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Coming back as an All Star
is really exciting,
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but this is a once
in a lifetime opportunity
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where you can see
what you're made of
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against the best
in the entire world.
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[Romel] I'm working on
a police officer's face.
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Our cake artist is Rome.
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He really wanted to showcase
some of his sculpture work,
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so he grabs a block
of modeling chocolate
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to get that
police officer's head going.
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So I have
some gum paste eyeballs.
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I think I chose to make them
out of gum paste
so they can get hard.
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And that way I can continue
to maneuver the modeling
chocolate around it.
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Rome is gonna be such
a valuable asset to this team.
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He really specializes
in bringing this whole
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sort of realistic dimension
to food.
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He already looks like
he's super scared. [chuckles]
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-He's scared to be carved.
-[Romel] Eyes popping out.
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So right now I'm working
on the lady fingers.
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It's for the tasting element.
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I don't even know
what a trifle is.
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So our sugar artist Calia
wants to nail
this tasting element.
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Calia came up
with a reimagined trifle,
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which is gonna be
a monochromatic
red velvet lady finger
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with an Earl Gray
pastry cream,
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a raspberry gelee,
a toasted pistachios,
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encased in
a raspberry gelatin.
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And they're going
to look like beakers.
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So right now I'm finishing up
the lady fingers.
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[Monique]
Calia is a pastry chef.
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She specializes in sugar,
blowing sugar chocolate.
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And she is so good
with those details
and tasting elements.
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[Kristina] Ten inches.
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I really want to carve
the mermaid's tail and her fin
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in one continuous piece.
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It's gonna be
kind of cascading
down this rock a little bit.
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I feel like the shape
is just perfect
for what we have in mind.
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I think there's people
who would see these
other All Stars
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and they might get, you know,
nervous or intimidated.
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I get excited
because I'm back again
this year to defend the title.
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[Al] Oh.
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[Kristina] It's coming.
I just gotta do the scales
and paint it.
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Jamie, our cake artist,
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will be making the face
and the torso of the siren.
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[Jamie] The siren
in medieval stories
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is something that basically
lures its victims
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by its beauty and its voice,
and it draws them in,
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so they can basically
eat them.
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Do I relate to a siren?
I don't think so.
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I think my husband
would tell me that I do.
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[Jonathan] Trying to get
my tuck crust going
so I can chill it.
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Our team received
the medieval era
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with the tasting element
of gingerbread.
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So our sugar artist Jonathan,
who is also a very talented
pastry chef,
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is going to be making us
a gingerbread pecan crust tart
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with a pecan frangipane,
a plum compote
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and topped
with a pan-roasted plum.
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Right now
I am grinding down almonds
with sugar for a frangipane.
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This is gonna be
for the filling for the tart.
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[Kristina] So we feel like
if we took the best things
about gingerbread cookies
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and incorporate it
into something such as a tart,
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which were very common
to that time,
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it's gonna bring together
our whole story
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into one delicious
little bite.
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Okay, There he is.
He's right in there.
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So this Minotaur
is going to be the head,
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and the shoulders
are all gonna be one part
coming out of the darkness.
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Mike is going to carve
the pumpkins for the Minotaur.
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Mike's, uh, secret superpower
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is he is very much
in the realism realm.
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But he also has
a cartoony side,
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so he's gonna marry those two.
So I'm excited about that.
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-Okay, we gotta step it up.
I just saw Mike's pumpkin.
-I know. [chuckles]
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We gotta bring it, girl.
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For my sugar work,
I'm gonna make the battle axe
for the Minotaur
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and the pickaxe
for the miner by casting.
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There's a lot of things
I've learned from last time
that I'm bringing back,
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and I think for me
it's just doing
crazier stuff with sugar
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than I thought was possible,
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and not to be afraid.
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-[Gina] That is so pretty.
-[Teresa] Oh.
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That is stunning. I love it.
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How are we doing
over there, Gina?
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Uh, making the donkey.
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[Teresa] Gina Montesino
is our cake artist.
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She's going to cut out
the donkey.
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That's gonna be fondant.
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And then from there,
she's gonna go ahead
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and just hand paint
the donkey.
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Oh, Mike,
did you look at that?
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Shut the front door, dude.
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-[Mike] You can hear him.
Can you hear him?
-[Teresa] Hee-haw.
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Teams, hurry up.
You've only got
six hours left.
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Six hours.
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So we're coming
out of the gate
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-with just a classic
Halloween Wars challenge.
-[chuckles]
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What are you expecting to see
from that?
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What I really love about
seeing period designs
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is that you really
get a sense of place,
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And I'm looking
for the little emblems.
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There's little telltale things
that really tell you
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this is the Egyptian era,
right?
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This is the Wild West.
Like, what are you picking?
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And how well
are you accomplishing that?
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Jamie, is that the knight?
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-It is the knight.
-[Jonathan] It looks so good.
I can already tell it's a leg.
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[Jamie] Does it look leathery?
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-[Jonathan] It looks, like,
leathery, yeah.
-Okay.
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On this piece,
Jamie will be sculpting
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the bottom half of the knight.
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[Jamie] The aluminum foil
is giving it
a little bit of texture
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to give it a bit
of a leather look,
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especially when we drybrush it
with a nice dark color.
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It'll make all these textures
come out.
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[Kristina] She'll also
be making a rock
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sort of throne for the siren
out of cake.
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Jamie's skills are remarkable.
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She can sculpt anything.
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Not only has Jamie worked
at prestigious restaurants,
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but she's been artistic
her whole life.
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She really loves blending
all of her different skills
in competitions like this.
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[Jonathan] We are just trying
to get a cool effect
of water.
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And we're trying to make sure
that we don't damage the cake
in the process
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because the sugar is so high.
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-It is cake after all.
-[Jamie] Mmm-hmm.
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[Jonathan]
Water is poured and casted.
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The question is, do I want
this guy to look like he...
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No, he doesn't go to the gym.
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So the way I build the mummy
is I start squashing
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some rice cereal treats
around his body.
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And then I just start
filling them up
with modeling chocolate.
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[Jonathan]
Over at Death By Deco,
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we have one of the OG
season winners.
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We've got Al.
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One thing I really love
about Al is that he's a very
speedy worker.
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He's also really good about
creating emotions
in his character.
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[Al] My artistic approach
for just getting expressions,
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I just kind of feel it.
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I feel, like, what it would be
looking like,
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and I just kind of see
the story in my head,
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and I just go with it.
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-[growls]
-[Becky] I love it.
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[grunts]
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Look at that. Badass.
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All right, teams,
two hours down, five to go.
Let's move.
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Hot pan. Hot pan.
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What are you making right now?
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I'm making the pastry cream,
and then I'm also gonna
hop up some pistachios.
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We were assigned
the dessert trifle.
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So our version
of a reimagined
Victorian England dessert
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will have Earl Gray tea.
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And they're going
to look like beakers.
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She starts making and steeping
the tea into the pastry cream,
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and the simple syrup
that is going to be
brushed over the lady fingers.
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It's a multi-dimensional
dessert.
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[Calia] So right now
I am assembling the trifle.
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So we have layers
of our lady fingers.
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Layers of our
Earl Grey pastry cream,
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our raspberry gelee.
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And then we're also soaking
the lady fingers
with Earl Grey simple syrup.
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And then also stacking
some salted pistachios inside.
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So I'm encasing it
in the gelatin,
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and I've kept it
a little bit clear
like a glass would be.
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Making an edible glass.
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This is the pickaxe
right here.
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-And that's... Yeah.
-And that's gonna be
the battle axe.
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For my sugar work,
I'm gonna make the battle axe
for the Minotaur
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and the gold miner's pan.
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-Likee, likee. Likee, likee.
-[Gina] Yeah.
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What I'm going to do here,
actually, is I'm going
to bend this.
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This is going to be
the battle axe.
333
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So it's basically
gonna be like this.
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I'm gonna bend it
where the break is
335
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so it can fit
over the handle nicely,
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so it's got a good center
of gravity.
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So I'll let it sit
just a wee bit more.
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[Mike] I'm trying
to make an arm
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that's gonna be able
to support a lot of weight
340
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because I have to hold up
Teresa's beautiful axe
341
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and it also has to be
big enough to hold this axe.
342
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So I'm gonna have to put
a bunch of pieces of pumpkin
together and hope they work.
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[Teresa] Yeah, Mike
has the head of the Minotaur
to finish.
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[Mike] I'm gonna have
these nice big horns
just sticking straight up.
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Okay, we're getting
close here.
346
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-Hope it holds up.
-Really great.
347
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Wow.
348
00:15:28,066 --> 00:15:30,400
-Yeah, Let's hope, Mikey.
-Here we go.
349
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So it looks like
Mike at Killer instincts
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is about to put
that Minotaur head
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-on his display.
-[gasps] Wow. Oh, my gosh.
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-[Teresa] Oh, you need help?
-It's very heavy.
353
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-Oh!
-Oh, my gosh.
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[Jonathan] Come on, Mike.
you got this, buddy.
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Wow. [exclaims]
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-Trying to.
-[Shinmin] I think it's on.
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-Moment of truth.
-[Shinmin] It's going on
fondant too. Ooh.
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-Are we good?
-[all cheering]
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Okay.
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[Mike] Nobody breathes.
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We've only got four hours left
on the clock.
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I'm gonna start carving
a scale feature on her fins.
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So to make these scales,
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obviously we want to make them
as quickly as possible,
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but I would like them
to be somewhat uniform.
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So I'm gonna be using
these brass pipes,
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which have these really nice,
sharp edges.
368
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What I really love
about Kristina
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is really the way she carves
her pumpkins.
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I don't think I've ever
seen her style before.
371
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-It's very surface level.
-[Aarti] Mmm-hmm.
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[Shinmin] Kristina tends
to create, like,
almost like this
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-blurred out effect
with her textures.
-[Aarti] Yes.
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And I I don't know how
she does that.
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I'm gonna start with greens.
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I want the tail
to look shimmery.
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And to achieve this effect,
I'm going to be using
luster dust on the pumpkin
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instead of paint.
379
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That will allow me
to really ombre the colors.
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Hopefully, this will give it
a realistic shimmer
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and really make the piece pop.
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-Okay, put her down.
-[Jamie] It looks awesome.
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The size works, right,
for the head, the miner?
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-Oh, yeah, for sure.
No, that's perfect.
-Perfect, yeah.
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[Teresa] Gina's making
the miner.
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I have never met a cake artist
quite like Gina.
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She went to art college.
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00:16:57,567 --> 00:17:00,066
She blurs the line
between realism
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and a little bit of the fun
fantasy side.
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00:17:02,867 --> 00:17:04,667
[Gina] Yeah.
What do you think?
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-Awesome. Poor fella.
-That's his head.
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00:17:07,100 --> 00:17:08,500
We got Western and cobbler,
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so I am making
a mixed-berry cobbler
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that's made
with a sablee crust,
which is a sweet crust.
395
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I thought that'd be
a nice trick to have, like,
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a little bit sweeter crust
on the cobbler,
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so it really holds
all the juices in.
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Okay, I'm gonna
sugar these now
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and then they're going
in the oven.
400
00:17:25,100 --> 00:17:26,467
I'm sculpting Mr. Hyde,
401
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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
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As it starts to oxidize,
It gives a really cool
kind of grayish look,
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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.
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She won Season 12.
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-Oh, I remember Monique well.
-[chuckles]
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[Aarti] I love how Monique
always uses
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-unusual vegetables.
-[Shinmin] Mmm-hmm.
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She'll do the pumpkin,
416
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but she'll grab a sweet potato
417
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-and a watermelon radish...
-[Shinmin] Yeah.
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...and she'll use
its natural coloring
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to really sell
whatever creature it is
that she's carved.
420
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So I'm expecting really cool
stuff out of her.
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How's that look
for the undercarriage
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-for the sarcophagus?
-[Becky] Okay.
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[Al] We're gonna make
the top of the sarcophagus,
pumpkin as a base,
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completely slathered
in buttercream.
425
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So Matt appears to have carved
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-the shape
of the sarcophagus...
-Okay.
427
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...which Becky has covered
in buttercream.
428
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-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
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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.
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As of right now,
I'm sculpting
the sarcophagus head
433
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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
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So right now, what I'm doing
is I'm using some really
thin pieces of fondant,
439
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misting it with some water,
440
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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
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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
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just to dusty it up
a little bit.
446
00:19:17,166 --> 00:19:18,767
Sorry to be a witch, but,
447
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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
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in the allotted amount
of time.
455
00:19:36,634 --> 00:19:38,200
-Calia, do you have
a second...
-[Calia] Yes.
456
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...so we can, like,
team game plan?
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Put that down. Put it down.
458
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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]