1 00:00:01,379 --> 00:00:02,379 It all comes down to this. 2 00:00:02,551 --> 00:00:04,827 The heart-pounding, spine-chilling finale 3 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:06,378 of "Halloween Wars." 4 00:00:06,379 --> 00:00:09,274 Poisonous Perfection versus the Undercakers. 5 00:00:09,275 --> 00:00:10,689 We are here in the finals, 6 00:00:10,862 --> 00:00:12,103 and it's time to get uncomfortable. 7 00:00:12,275 --> 00:00:14,171 Both teams have sliced their way 8 00:00:14,172 --> 00:00:17,068 through the competition with razor-sharp precision, 9 00:00:17,241 --> 00:00:18,413 creating jaw-dropping, 10 00:00:18,586 --> 00:00:21,896 terrifyingly delicious masterpieces that combine cake 11 00:00:22,034 --> 00:00:23,517 and the most pumpkin we've seen yet! 12 00:00:23,689 --> 00:00:24,620 That's a really heavy pumpkin. 13 00:00:24,793 --> 00:00:25,861 That's so heavy. 14 00:00:25,862 --> 00:00:29,102 We have won three out of the four challenges. 15 00:00:29,103 --> 00:00:30,481 And then we have the Undercakers, 16 00:00:30,482 --> 00:00:33,999 who are our underdogs. - We haven't won a challenge yet. 17 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:37,171 They've been nipping at Poisonous Perfection's heels. 18 00:00:37,172 --> 00:00:38,827 - You hear that? - Uh-huh. 19 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:40,172 That's the sound of risk. 20 00:00:40,344 --> 00:00:42,274 Now they face off for the final time 21 00:00:42,275 --> 00:00:44,585 in a head-to-head battle where stretching themselves 22 00:00:44,586 --> 00:00:46,517 to the limit is the only way to prevail. 23 00:00:46,689 --> 00:00:49,171 I've done a few of these. I have yet to win one. 24 00:00:49,172 --> 00:00:52,274 It would feel so good to not walk home 25 00:00:52,275 --> 00:00:55,068 in second place again. - And only one of them can win. 26 00:00:55,241 --> 00:00:57,172 To win, they'll have to push themselves 27 00:00:57,344 --> 00:00:59,000 to the breaking point. - It's gonna eat 28 00:00:59,137 --> 00:01:01,172 your face off. - Only one team 29 00:01:01,344 --> 00:01:03,585 will succeed to claim the coveted championship title 30 00:01:03,586 --> 00:01:05,793 and $25,000. 31 00:01:05,965 --> 00:01:07,413 I love a good competition. 32 00:01:07,586 --> 00:01:09,688 Who will survive the ultimate showdown? 33 00:01:09,689 --> 00:01:11,585 The clock is ticking, and the stakes 34 00:01:11,586 --> 00:01:14,206 have never been higher. - Oh! 35 00:01:14,379 --> 00:01:16,585 - What was that noise? - No! 36 00:01:26,793 --> 00:01:29,931 Poisonous Perfection and the Undercakers, 37 00:01:30,068 --> 00:01:31,586 you survived everything 38 00:01:31,758 --> 00:01:34,413 from Scare School to the Boogeyman's Lair, 39 00:01:34,586 --> 00:01:35,793 to find yourself here 40 00:01:35,965 --> 00:01:38,379 in the finale of "Halloween Wars." 41 00:01:38,551 --> 00:01:40,068 Come on, guys. Great job! 42 00:01:40,241 --> 00:01:41,103 Yeah. 43 00:01:42,344 --> 00:01:45,102 Now you're gonna attempt to cast one last spell 44 00:01:45,103 --> 00:01:47,517 over the judges, literally. 45 00:01:48,517 --> 00:01:49,689 We want you to conjure 46 00:01:49,862 --> 00:01:53,103 your most wickedly delicious display yet 47 00:01:53,275 --> 00:01:55,999 by imagining a scene where someone has fallen 48 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:59,481 under the power of a Modern Day Spell-A-Thon. 49 00:01:59,482 --> 00:02:00,758 Ooh. 50 00:02:00,931 --> 00:02:04,310 For your tasting elements, transform savory ingredient 51 00:02:04,482 --> 00:02:07,275 into an unexpectedly sweet treat. 52 00:02:08,620 --> 00:02:10,620 In the skill spotlight tonight is... 53 00:02:12,103 --> 00:02:14,310 everyone! This is the finals. 54 00:02:14,482 --> 00:02:15,550 Of course. 55 00:02:15,551 --> 00:02:18,413 Pumpkin carvers must carve a full character. 56 00:02:18,586 --> 00:02:22,172 Sugar artists are responsible for an entire story element, 57 00:02:22,344 --> 00:02:25,999 and cake artists must create a key structure out of cake. 58 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:28,413 Nice, OK. You got that. 59 00:02:28,586 --> 00:02:34,068 The "Halloween Wars" title and $25,000 is on the line. 60 00:02:34,241 --> 00:02:37,103 Your final seven hours starts... 61 00:02:38,620 --> 00:02:40,000 now! 62 00:02:41,793 --> 00:02:44,586 - Wait, where did he go? - Oh, Jonathan? 63 00:02:44,758 --> 00:02:45,896 It finally worked, Aarti. 64 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:49,171 All right, guys, it's the finals, here we go. 65 00:02:49,172 --> 00:02:51,792 Look at our glowing cauldron! 66 00:02:51,793 --> 00:02:53,827 What have we got for tasting element here? 67 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:55,378 Miso. 68 00:02:55,379 --> 00:02:57,999 So we got a nice salty umami flavor here. 69 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:02,000 We have tahini. Oh, tahini's good. 70 00:03:02,172 --> 00:03:03,586 All right. I like tahini. 71 00:03:03,758 --> 00:03:04,930 It's sesame paste. 72 00:03:04,931 --> 00:03:07,310 I mean, it is savory, but man, sesame goes so well 73 00:03:07,482 --> 00:03:08,895 in so many desserts. I think this is... 74 00:03:08,896 --> 00:03:10,620 - Oh, good. Right on. - ... this is gonna be great. 75 00:03:10,793 --> 00:03:13,792 We have won three out of the four challenges 76 00:03:13,793 --> 00:03:15,482 we have worked on together, 77 00:03:15,655 --> 00:03:17,379 and we know that we're a solid team, 78 00:03:17,551 --> 00:03:19,793 and we just wanna bring it home in the finale. 79 00:03:19,965 --> 00:03:21,172 What are we thinking with this Spell-A-Thon? 80 00:03:21,344 --> 00:03:23,896 So what kind of like, modern thing would be going on 81 00:03:24,034 --> 00:03:26,999 with magic nowadays? - AI. 82 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:30,620 AI is like, it's, it's kind of like magic. 83 00:03:30,793 --> 00:03:35,172 - Maybe witches, wizards, sorceresses are using AI now... - For spells? 84 00:03:35,344 --> 00:03:38,171 - ...to create spells? - Yeah. 85 00:03:38,172 --> 00:03:40,931 Yeah? What's the best thing about AI? 86 00:03:41,068 --> 00:03:43,517 You plug in a prompt and it shoots out something 87 00:03:43,689 --> 00:03:45,517 that's like, not quite right. 88 00:03:45,689 --> 00:03:46,724 Yeah. 89 00:03:46,896 --> 00:03:48,586 The idea for our display 90 00:03:48,758 --> 00:03:51,310 is that there's this spell GPT pod, 91 00:03:51,482 --> 00:03:54,000 but since it's going haywire and malfunctioning, 92 00:03:54,172 --> 00:03:56,585 we have these monsters breaking loose out of the wall 93 00:03:56,586 --> 00:04:00,274 and the employee is trying to contain them, 94 00:04:00,275 --> 00:04:01,688 but having a hard time. 95 00:04:01,689 --> 00:04:04,792 And every single one of us has a spotlight. 96 00:04:04,793 --> 00:04:07,310 So I've gotta make sure that whatever I do for my sugar, 97 00:04:07,482 --> 00:04:10,517 it is like, the big, like, magical element. 98 00:04:10,689 --> 00:04:14,068 The pod being a scene item should definitely be cake. 99 00:04:14,241 --> 00:04:15,136 I'm gonna do a creature 100 00:04:15,137 --> 00:04:16,827 that's come out of the pod, right? 101 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:17,931 Yeah, busted pod. 102 00:04:18,068 --> 00:04:19,999 He busted out of it. 103 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:21,102 All right. 104 00:04:21,103 --> 00:04:23,689 So it is Modern Day Spell-A-Thon. 105 00:04:23,862 --> 00:04:25,274 OK, so we need spells. 106 00:04:25,275 --> 00:04:27,895 I think the hard part of this is most magic 107 00:04:27,896 --> 00:04:29,792 is set in the past. 108 00:04:29,793 --> 00:04:32,102 So I think we need to have a little bit of old magic 109 00:04:32,103 --> 00:04:34,102 with new magic. - Yeah, OK. 110 00:04:34,103 --> 00:04:35,103 Oh, OK. 111 00:04:35,275 --> 00:04:37,172 We should have, like, witches, I guess. 112 00:04:37,344 --> 00:04:39,827 We decided we're gonna do an old wizard 113 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:42,068 battling a modern witch. 114 00:04:42,241 --> 00:04:45,206 She will be levitating, trying to close this portal 115 00:04:45,379 --> 00:04:47,999 before he releases this monster. 116 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:49,310 Yes. 117 00:04:49,482 --> 00:04:51,517 Pumpkin, cake, sugar, it's no longer one spotlight. 118 00:04:51,689 --> 00:04:52,792 It is all the spotlight. 119 00:04:52,793 --> 00:04:54,068 Every element on this board 120 00:04:54,241 --> 00:04:56,102 has to be on point. 121 00:04:56,103 --> 00:04:58,481 So we want to go all out for the finale. 122 00:04:58,482 --> 00:05:00,827 We wanna have, like, a portal spinning to create 123 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:05,172 a very cool portal effect, and the witch will levitate. 124 00:05:05,344 --> 00:05:08,792 I am nervous because this is my first time making an armature 125 00:05:08,793 --> 00:05:11,103 that floats. - It's the finals, guys. 126 00:05:11,275 --> 00:05:13,274 Everything we got, let's all just come together 127 00:05:13,275 --> 00:05:15,000 and just peak at the right moment, OK? 128 00:05:15,137 --> 00:05:16,068 - Yeah, perfect. - Finale. 129 00:05:16,241 --> 00:05:17,724 - Let's go. - Let's go! 130 00:05:17,896 --> 00:05:20,482 - All right. - About to pop off here. 131 00:05:20,655 --> 00:05:23,102 Us pumpkin people have gotta help each other out. 132 00:05:23,103 --> 00:05:25,620 - This is my pumpkin. - OK, it's good. 133 00:05:25,793 --> 00:05:27,310 - Oh, no, it's... - Don't you go over. 134 00:05:27,482 --> 00:05:29,103 Couldn't have picked a round one. 135 00:05:29,275 --> 00:05:30,309 Nope. 136 00:05:30,310 --> 00:05:31,931 Just leave it here, and we'll go get yours. 137 00:05:32,068 --> 00:05:33,310 - This one? - I think so. 138 00:05:33,482 --> 00:05:34,482 Oh, my God. This one's heavier. 139 00:05:35,827 --> 00:05:37,482 Oh, it's going. 140 00:05:37,655 --> 00:05:39,378 - That's good enough. - OK. 141 00:05:39,379 --> 00:05:40,792 Thank you. 142 00:05:40,793 --> 00:05:42,102 Well, ladies, this is it. 143 00:05:42,103 --> 00:05:44,724 We are in the finale of "Halloween Wars." 144 00:05:44,896 --> 00:05:46,688 And what great teams to have. 145 00:05:46,689 --> 00:05:49,724 Poisonous Perfection and the Undercakers. 146 00:05:49,896 --> 00:05:52,171 These two teams are so different. 147 00:05:52,172 --> 00:05:53,827 We have Poisonous Perfections. 148 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:56,275 They've won three out of the four challenges 149 00:05:56,448 --> 00:05:57,379 that they've been in. 150 00:05:57,551 --> 00:05:58,689 And then we have the Undercakers, 151 00:05:58,862 --> 00:06:01,379 who are our underdogs, if you will. - Yeah. 152 00:06:01,551 --> 00:06:02,895 And they haven't won a single one, 153 00:06:02,896 --> 00:06:04,827 but they've always been so close. 154 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:06,585 Yeah, Undercakers has been nipping 155 00:06:06,586 --> 00:06:10,793 at Poisonous Perfection's heels, and it's been a stronger nip 156 00:06:10,965 --> 00:06:13,620 every week. And, and this is the thing, 157 00:06:13,793 --> 00:06:16,379 this finale challenge is gigantic. 158 00:06:16,551 --> 00:06:20,413 Every single medium needs to be on display in some way. 159 00:06:20,586 --> 00:06:23,689 I'm looking for complete designs that don't look stark, 160 00:06:23,862 --> 00:06:26,379 that don't look bare, and aren't just propped up 161 00:06:26,551 --> 00:06:28,896 by three characters or three separate pieces. 162 00:06:29,827 --> 00:06:31,000 All right, let's do this. 163 00:06:32,586 --> 00:06:35,171 So for the finale, everyone has a spotlight, 164 00:06:35,172 --> 00:06:37,793 and for Pumpkin, we have to make a full character, 165 00:06:37,965 --> 00:06:40,102 and that's a lot of work. 166 00:06:40,103 --> 00:06:43,793 So I'm going for a centipede-like creature. 167 00:06:43,965 --> 00:06:47,481 This guy is monstrous, and I'm gonna build him all 168 00:06:47,482 --> 00:06:50,275 on the table and then transfer him over. 169 00:06:50,448 --> 00:06:51,688 And it is pretty risky. 170 00:06:51,689 --> 00:06:54,482 It needs to be extremely sturdy, because we don't want 171 00:06:54,655 --> 00:06:55,896 this thing getting wobbly. 172 00:06:56,034 --> 00:06:59,172 To accomplish the arm, I'm actually using really 173 00:06:59,344 --> 00:07:02,793 big chunks, 'cause I want this creature to be very lengthy. 174 00:07:02,965 --> 00:07:05,206 Making a piece like this is time-consuming, 175 00:07:05,379 --> 00:07:06,550 because making sure 176 00:07:06,551 --> 00:07:09,103 that you're fitting all the pieces together right-- 177 00:07:09,275 --> 00:07:10,586 so a lot is riding on me 178 00:07:10,758 --> 00:07:12,172 to make sure I get that finished. 179 00:07:12,344 --> 00:07:14,275 - Arm segment one. - Nice! 180 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:18,931 Right now, I'm using a round dowel, 181 00:07:19,068 --> 00:07:22,068 and I'm pushing it into my paste, 182 00:07:22,241 --> 00:07:26,000 so it makes, like, a round indentation. 183 00:07:26,172 --> 00:07:29,689 And that's gonna be the bricks for our walls. 184 00:07:29,862 --> 00:07:34,481 Karine is working on our floor and our brick backboard, 185 00:07:34,482 --> 00:07:36,688 and Jamie is starting on her tasting element. 186 00:07:36,689 --> 00:07:39,999 I'm creating my pâte à choux to make profiteroles, 187 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:42,206 which is just fancy for cream puffs. 188 00:07:42,379 --> 00:07:44,206 Our assigned ingredient is tahini. 189 00:07:44,379 --> 00:07:45,481 Tahini is a challenge 190 00:07:45,482 --> 00:07:48,482 because it is more savory of a flavor. 191 00:07:48,655 --> 00:07:50,274 Jamie's making a profiterole 192 00:07:50,275 --> 00:07:53,310 with a tahini, mascarpone, and cardamom filling. 193 00:07:53,482 --> 00:07:55,482 This is my finished pâte à choux dough. 194 00:07:55,655 --> 00:07:58,895 I'm gonna pipe it into a mold because this mold is gonna make 195 00:07:58,896 --> 00:08:02,274 my puffs super consistent, nice and round, 196 00:08:02,275 --> 00:08:04,310 and they're gonna look this even across the board. 197 00:08:04,482 --> 00:08:06,413 OK, bringing this in the oven. 198 00:08:08,379 --> 00:08:09,586 - Margi, how we doing? - Good. 199 00:08:09,758 --> 00:08:11,793 I'm gonna work on the face and get it out of the way. 200 00:08:11,965 --> 00:08:12,999 Excellent. 201 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:16,068 And I'll carve the face probably on this side. 202 00:08:16,241 --> 00:08:18,482 Marguerite is sculpting our wizard. 203 00:08:18,655 --> 00:08:20,206 He's old with a furrowed brow, 204 00:08:20,379 --> 00:08:21,586 he's kind of worried. 205 00:08:21,758 --> 00:08:24,172 He's wizened, he's got sunken cheeks. 206 00:08:24,344 --> 00:08:26,000 I'm nervous about this one because I will be doing 207 00:08:26,137 --> 00:08:28,792 the biggest character that I have done so far. 208 00:08:28,793 --> 00:08:30,206 There's no do-overs for this one. 209 00:08:31,103 --> 00:08:32,620 I use butternut squash to make the hat 210 00:08:32,793 --> 00:08:35,275 because it starts out as the right shape. 211 00:08:35,448 --> 00:08:38,586 We're gonna get the sugar going, and this is what 212 00:08:38,758 --> 00:08:41,827 we're gonna pour over the plexiglass for our base. 213 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:45,482 Hopefully, it is not so hot that it melts it, 214 00:08:45,655 --> 00:08:47,379 but I've never seen anybody do it, 215 00:08:47,551 --> 00:08:49,931 so first time for everything, right? 216 00:08:50,068 --> 00:08:53,102 Poisonous Perfection has won almost all of their challenges, 217 00:08:53,103 --> 00:08:56,896 and we have yet to win one, so this is the big one. 218 00:08:57,034 --> 00:08:58,171 I've been on a lot of teams. 219 00:08:58,172 --> 00:09:01,000 This team is an extremely talented team. 220 00:09:01,137 --> 00:09:03,275 I really would like them to be able to win their first one 221 00:09:03,448 --> 00:09:04,481 they've ever done, 222 00:09:04,482 --> 00:09:05,896 and I would really like to win one. 223 00:09:06,034 --> 00:09:08,068 All right, let's see if this works. 224 00:09:13,172 --> 00:09:15,517 So I'm trying to swirl the colors in, so when the light 225 00:09:15,689 --> 00:09:18,000 shines through, it'll look a little bit more 226 00:09:18,137 --> 00:09:19,309 mystical, magical. 227 00:09:19,310 --> 00:09:21,275 This is the big one that I'm worried about, though, 228 00:09:21,448 --> 00:09:23,688 because you can hear it. 229 00:09:23,689 --> 00:09:25,102 You can hear the board crinkling. 230 00:09:25,103 --> 00:09:26,689 Yep. 231 00:09:26,862 --> 00:09:28,481 - You hear that? - Uh-huh. 232 00:09:28,482 --> 00:09:29,586 That's the sound of risk. 233 00:09:30,620 --> 00:09:31,999 So everything's looking all right. 234 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:34,895 I mean, really, time will tell because it has to set. 235 00:09:34,896 --> 00:09:35,930 It looks like it's working. 236 00:09:35,931 --> 00:09:39,517 We haven't had any catastrophic problems yet. 237 00:09:40,620 --> 00:09:42,103 All right. I'm happy. 238 00:09:43,827 --> 00:09:47,999 Lots of risk today, but it's go big or go home. 239 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:49,688 So for our backdrop, I'm creating 240 00:09:49,689 --> 00:09:51,481 this portal effect. 241 00:09:51,482 --> 00:09:54,620 I'm starting off with a base color of light pink. 242 00:09:54,793 --> 00:09:56,517 Next, I'm going in with my airbrush machine 243 00:09:56,689 --> 00:09:58,482 to add a bit of ombre 244 00:09:58,655 --> 00:10:02,068 because I want the sky to fade out to darkness. 245 00:10:02,241 --> 00:10:04,000 This is my favorite part. 246 00:10:04,896 --> 00:10:08,172 I'm using my spatula with some colored buttercream 247 00:10:08,344 --> 00:10:09,999 to make the trees. 248 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:13,999 So last time, I didn't get to do the kind of amazing colorful 249 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:18,310 backdrops I usually do because we were doing a kid's room, 250 00:10:18,482 --> 00:10:20,792 which I know the judges loved. 251 00:10:20,793 --> 00:10:22,585 That's why we're bringing it back this time. 252 00:10:22,586 --> 00:10:23,689 So, hopefully... 253 00:10:24,586 --> 00:10:26,171 it will give us the win. 254 00:10:26,172 --> 00:10:28,000 We've got Undercakers over here. 255 00:10:28,137 --> 00:10:32,000 Tenisha is hand-painting, yet again, you know, 256 00:10:32,137 --> 00:10:35,827 the most beautiful sunset in her trademark colors. 257 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:37,793 Again, like, their backgrounds have always 258 00:10:37,965 --> 00:10:41,310 been a character in all of their designs. 259 00:10:41,482 --> 00:10:43,517 And because she's so good with the palette knife, 260 00:10:43,689 --> 00:10:46,793 she expresses such character and movement so quickly. 261 00:10:46,965 --> 00:10:48,931 It's such a joy to watch. 262 00:10:49,068 --> 00:10:50,274 I could watch her paint all day, 263 00:10:50,275 --> 00:10:51,482 like, it's hypnotizing. 264 00:10:51,655 --> 00:10:53,171 I found myself staring at her painting, 265 00:10:53,172 --> 00:10:55,413 watching her do it, and I got drawn into it. 266 00:10:55,586 --> 00:10:57,896 All right, that should be good there. 267 00:10:58,034 --> 00:10:59,586 Six hours left! Six hours! 268 00:10:59,758 --> 00:11:01,482 - Whoa! - Let's go. 269 00:11:01,655 --> 00:11:02,620 We're an hour in. 270 00:11:04,172 --> 00:11:06,724 Gotta keep moving. Don't stop. 271 00:11:06,896 --> 00:11:09,482 Is that large enough? No, you're not. 272 00:11:09,655 --> 00:11:12,827 Right now, I'm working on the top of our pod. 273 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:16,275 For our cake spotlight, we need to have an element 274 00:11:16,448 --> 00:11:19,413 of the scene being made out of cake. 275 00:11:19,586 --> 00:11:23,689 So what better than that pod that is making these creatures. 276 00:11:23,862 --> 00:11:25,172 I'm working to win. 277 00:11:25,344 --> 00:11:29,999 I really working as neat as I can, so our piece is perfect. 278 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:32,896 I'm coating it in a thick ganache. 279 00:11:33,034 --> 00:11:33,931 Oh, very nice. 280 00:11:34,068 --> 00:11:35,172 So it's gonna harden really well? 281 00:11:35,344 --> 00:11:37,724 Yes, and it's gonna stay put. 282 00:11:37,896 --> 00:11:41,481 It means a lot to me to be able to show what I can do, 283 00:11:41,482 --> 00:11:46,000 so I really, really would like to have that champion title 284 00:11:46,172 --> 00:11:47,793 to bring back home with me. 285 00:11:47,965 --> 00:11:51,172 My daughters will be so proud and so stoked. 286 00:11:53,206 --> 00:11:54,379 - Are you good? - Yep. 287 00:11:57,172 --> 00:11:58,379 OK. 288 00:11:58,551 --> 00:12:00,481 We do really wanna win this finale, 289 00:12:00,482 --> 00:12:01,895 not only for our whole team, 290 00:12:01,896 --> 00:12:04,171 but also for Jamie, 'cause she's been here before, 291 00:12:04,172 --> 00:12:06,275 and she knows what it feels like, and we wanna make sure 292 00:12:06,448 --> 00:12:07,793 she takes home a win today. 293 00:12:07,965 --> 00:12:11,793 It would feel so good to not... 294 00:12:11,965 --> 00:12:13,481 walk home in second place again. 295 00:12:13,482 --> 00:12:16,206 I have been to the finale twice. 296 00:12:16,379 --> 00:12:20,275 This is, hands down, the best team that I've ever had. 297 00:12:21,482 --> 00:12:24,102 I just want it to work out this time. 298 00:12:24,103 --> 00:12:25,206 - Nils? - Yeah. 299 00:12:25,379 --> 00:12:27,378 I've got two failures under my belt. 300 00:12:27,379 --> 00:12:30,689 - How are you doing? - I've got, you know, like five. 301 00:12:30,862 --> 00:12:32,171 I think there's an interesting story here 302 00:12:32,172 --> 00:12:34,793 between Jamie on Poisonous Perfection 303 00:12:34,965 --> 00:12:36,931 and Nils over here on Undercakers. 304 00:12:37,068 --> 00:12:40,689 Both of these artists have been here a couple, 305 00:12:40,862 --> 00:12:42,171 two, three times. - Yeah. 306 00:12:42,172 --> 00:12:47,378 And they've never tasted the sweet flavor of victory. 307 00:12:47,379 --> 00:12:49,896 So I think that that's also supercharging 308 00:12:50,034 --> 00:12:51,343 both of these teams. 309 00:12:51,344 --> 00:12:55,620 It's the competition between the two historical underdogs. 310 00:12:55,793 --> 00:12:56,689 Yeah. 311 00:12:56,862 --> 00:12:58,000 And they both want it so bad. 312 00:12:58,172 --> 00:12:59,792 Yeah. 313 00:12:59,793 --> 00:13:01,000 And only one of them can win. 314 00:13:06,103 --> 00:13:10,482 I am pouring tahini right now, and it's sesame seed paste. 315 00:13:10,655 --> 00:13:11,688 It tastes, like, nice and toasty 316 00:13:11,689 --> 00:13:14,274 and a lot like sesame. 317 00:13:14,275 --> 00:13:16,793 The trick to balancing this is gonna be to kinda make it 318 00:13:16,965 --> 00:13:18,136 a little bit sweeter. 319 00:13:18,137 --> 00:13:22,310 So I'm gonna be incorporating the tahini into a creamy 320 00:13:22,482 --> 00:13:25,275 mascarpone filling for our profiteroles. 321 00:13:25,448 --> 00:13:26,999 This is just tahini and mascarpone, 322 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:28,379 and I'm just gonna mix this together 323 00:13:28,551 --> 00:13:31,310 until it's relatively smooth. 324 00:13:31,482 --> 00:13:34,792 I have a plan to make these profiteroles look like spiders. 325 00:13:34,793 --> 00:13:37,413 The story is-- somebody asked for dessert, 326 00:13:37,586 --> 00:13:40,896 instead, what comes out is a nest of spiders. 327 00:13:41,034 --> 00:13:42,481 So I've gotta make little chocolate legs 328 00:13:42,482 --> 00:13:44,482 stick onto my cute little profiteroles, 329 00:13:44,655 --> 00:13:46,378 a bunch of spider legs. 330 00:13:46,379 --> 00:13:50,000 So I've definitely been in the finale before, 331 00:13:50,172 --> 00:13:52,000 and sometimes it's really, really close, 332 00:13:52,172 --> 00:13:54,689 and it just comes down to the tasting element. 333 00:13:54,862 --> 00:13:58,482 So I gotta make sure that these are looking pretty, 334 00:13:58,655 --> 00:14:01,379 tasting amazing, because if it's close, 335 00:14:02,379 --> 00:14:03,792 I wanna win with my flavors. 336 00:14:03,793 --> 00:14:07,172 As far as competitors go, Nils is the one that has also 337 00:14:07,344 --> 00:14:09,688 been crushing it along with me with our flavors 338 00:14:09,689 --> 00:14:10,896 and our desserts. 339 00:14:11,034 --> 00:14:13,896 So I think this is a really great, like, head-to-head. 340 00:14:14,034 --> 00:14:17,482 And I love a good competition. It's not stressful at all. 341 00:14:19,379 --> 00:14:21,793 For red and white miso, I've never really tried them 342 00:14:21,965 --> 00:14:24,379 by themselves, so let's figure that out real quick. 343 00:14:26,206 --> 00:14:27,275 Ooh. 344 00:14:27,448 --> 00:14:29,481 For the tasting element, I get miso, um, 345 00:14:29,482 --> 00:14:32,206 that's not something I've used a ton of in my life. 346 00:14:32,379 --> 00:14:35,172 In fact, I've probably never used miso paste. 347 00:14:35,344 --> 00:14:36,862 Didn't even know there were two types of miso. 348 00:14:39,172 --> 00:14:40,620 Ooh, salty. 349 00:14:44,758 --> 00:14:47,274 Also salty, a little more funky. 350 00:14:47,275 --> 00:14:49,585 The red miso's got a little bit more flavor 351 00:14:49,586 --> 00:14:53,896 and that aged sort of fermented flavor to it. 352 00:14:54,034 --> 00:14:55,000 This one's a little bit lighter. 353 00:14:55,172 --> 00:14:56,482 They're about equal salty. 354 00:14:56,655 --> 00:14:57,896 So I think if I run both, 355 00:14:58,034 --> 00:14:59,481 we'll see which one tastes better. 356 00:14:59,482 --> 00:15:01,585 And we're gonna go with the one that comes out best. 357 00:15:01,586 --> 00:15:02,999 Here we go. 358 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:05,862 For the tasting element, don't believe I've seen anybody 359 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:07,274 do a crème brûlée on this before, 360 00:15:07,275 --> 00:15:09,688 so we're gonna run some crème brûlées. 361 00:15:09,689 --> 00:15:11,931 And what I'm thinking is, since we've gotta burn sugar 362 00:15:12,068 --> 00:15:14,000 on it, it can be sort of deflected spells that start 363 00:15:14,172 --> 00:15:16,862 to melt the ground around, since it's a spell battle. 364 00:15:18,103 --> 00:15:19,172 Double whisking. 365 00:15:20,413 --> 00:15:21,689 This is the white miso. 366 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:25,103 Red miso. 367 00:15:28,103 --> 00:15:29,241 It's gonna be red. 368 00:15:29,413 --> 00:15:32,171 They're both salty, but the red really has that pop 369 00:15:32,172 --> 00:15:33,999 I think the judges are looking for. 370 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:36,378 It's a little bit more texture in it. 371 00:15:36,379 --> 00:15:39,171 And I just, I think it's really important at this point 372 00:15:39,172 --> 00:15:40,274 to really pop the flavor up. 373 00:15:40,275 --> 00:15:41,620 So we're gonna go with the red. 374 00:15:41,793 --> 00:15:43,793 What's crème brûlée without sugar? 375 00:15:43,965 --> 00:15:45,206 Pudding. 376 00:15:45,379 --> 00:15:47,586 Four hours left! You've got four hours! 377 00:15:47,758 --> 00:15:48,688 - Oh. - Four hours. 378 00:15:48,689 --> 00:15:49,758 Yeah, I'm good. Are you good? 379 00:15:49,931 --> 00:15:51,274 Four hours. How are you feeling? 380 00:15:51,275 --> 00:15:53,586 Jamie, I need you to hold this piece. 381 00:15:55,896 --> 00:15:56,999 I love the shape of this. 382 00:15:57,000 --> 00:16:01,000 It's a very thorax, abdomen-like insect. 383 00:16:01,137 --> 00:16:05,102 I'm using zip ties to hold my pieces to that steel armature 384 00:16:05,103 --> 00:16:07,688 because I can't screw it into it like wood. 385 00:16:07,689 --> 00:16:11,758 - Just FYI, guys, I am a little behind on my time. - OK. 386 00:16:11,931 --> 00:16:13,896 - So I'm just keeping you posted. - OK. 387 00:16:14,793 --> 00:16:17,793 And I think this is a good point to consider moving it 388 00:16:17,965 --> 00:16:19,378 over to our base. 389 00:16:19,379 --> 00:16:22,379 It's a moment of truth, because if anything happens 390 00:16:22,551 --> 00:16:24,585 while we're moving it, we won't have the time 391 00:16:24,586 --> 00:16:26,896 to create one with as much detail 392 00:16:27,034 --> 00:16:28,378 that I put into this first. 393 00:16:28,379 --> 00:16:30,517 - Oh, here they go. - Oh, jeez. 394 00:16:30,689 --> 00:16:31,826 Where am I standing? 395 00:16:31,827 --> 00:16:34,103 We are twisting it first, because we want the tail 396 00:16:34,275 --> 00:16:37,172 to be here, right? - OK. 397 00:16:37,344 --> 00:16:40,068 So if you could push while we push simultaneously. 398 00:16:40,241 --> 00:16:42,171 - That's a really heavy pumpkin. - That's so heavy. 399 00:16:42,172 --> 00:16:44,793 Don't pick it up. Just slide. 400 00:16:44,965 --> 00:16:46,378 Good. 401 00:16:46,379 --> 00:16:47,758 - Ready? - Yes. 402 00:16:47,931 --> 00:16:49,068 OK, here we go, here we go. 403 00:16:49,241 --> 00:16:50,482 - Oh, my gosh. - One, two, three. 404 00:16:51,413 --> 00:16:53,379 - Lifting. - You got it? 405 00:16:53,551 --> 00:16:55,585 - It looks so heavy. - This has to make it. 406 00:16:58,068 --> 00:16:59,068 OK, stop. 407 00:17:00,275 --> 00:17:02,000 Down. 408 00:17:02,137 --> 00:17:04,481 Right there is perfect. There we go. 409 00:17:04,482 --> 00:17:06,481 - Whew. - That little... 410 00:17:06,482 --> 00:17:08,481 that little hand dodge right there. 411 00:17:08,482 --> 00:17:09,689 Now what? Now they're gonna take it 412 00:17:09,862 --> 00:17:11,688 off that, and they're gonna screw it into the board. 413 00:17:11,689 --> 00:17:13,793 Pick up by the flange, not the pumpkin. 414 00:17:13,965 --> 00:17:15,068 No, I-- I'm trying. 415 00:17:15,241 --> 00:17:16,517 Yeah, she'll take the wood. 416 00:17:16,689 --> 00:17:18,586 - You guys, I'm so tense. - Ready? 417 00:17:18,758 --> 00:17:20,102 Yep. 418 00:17:20,103 --> 00:17:22,274 - Slide it out. - Ho-ho-ho-ho! 419 00:17:22,275 --> 00:17:24,068 - Smooth. - Ooh. 420 00:17:24,241 --> 00:17:25,413 Like butter. 421 00:17:25,586 --> 00:17:26,724 All right, hold it there. 422 00:17:26,896 --> 00:17:28,103 - Is this where we want him? - You did it. 423 00:17:28,275 --> 00:17:29,206 - Yeah. - OK. 424 00:17:29,379 --> 00:17:31,274 Wow, your palms were sweaty, huh? 425 00:17:31,275 --> 00:17:33,792 This would be his knee. This will be his ankle. 426 00:17:33,793 --> 00:17:34,896 It's gonna go like this. 427 00:17:36,068 --> 00:17:38,000 I am making some legs. 428 00:17:38,137 --> 00:17:40,310 The wizard is kneeling down, so he's got the power 429 00:17:40,482 --> 00:17:41,862 to fight Aurora. 430 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:43,482 Movement is really important, of course, 431 00:17:43,655 --> 00:17:46,378 and sometimes it's hard when you have static things 432 00:17:46,379 --> 00:17:47,655 like pumpkins and cake. 433 00:17:47,827 --> 00:17:50,895 So this part is pretty important because you've gotta get it 434 00:17:50,896 --> 00:17:52,310 in the right position. 435 00:17:52,482 --> 00:17:54,895 So Margi has never done a piece this big, 436 00:17:54,896 --> 00:17:57,171 but she's going to take the risk for this finale 437 00:17:57,172 --> 00:17:59,275 'cause she wants to go all out. 438 00:17:59,448 --> 00:18:01,310 I'm using this loop tool. 439 00:18:01,482 --> 00:18:03,896 This is one of the larger ones. They take a lot of stuff off. 440 00:18:04,034 --> 00:18:06,688 I'm making a fabric texture on his clothing. 441 00:18:06,689 --> 00:18:08,620 I think it's so exciting. 442 00:18:08,793 --> 00:18:10,172 I'm kinda doing it for my grandkids, 443 00:18:10,344 --> 00:18:12,482 and I kinda wanna just send them a little message that, 444 00:18:12,655 --> 00:18:16,413 just go for it and have fun and do something that maybe 445 00:18:16,586 --> 00:18:17,931 you're not that comfortable doing 446 00:18:18,068 --> 00:18:19,792 because I was a little nervous, 447 00:18:19,793 --> 00:18:22,206 I still am, kind of, but, you know, just go for it. 448 00:18:22,379 --> 00:18:23,792 Don't be afraid to try new things. 449 00:18:23,793 --> 00:18:25,931 I've really grown as a carver because I plunged myself 450 00:18:26,068 --> 00:18:27,413 into doing things I've never done. 451 00:18:28,758 --> 00:18:31,862 That's gonna work perfectly. These are ribbon strips. 452 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:34,000 I just, I like them to make fabric look flowy. 453 00:18:34,172 --> 00:18:36,931 He's kind of a wizardy, raggedy kind of a guy. 454 00:18:37,068 --> 00:18:39,000 That cape looks dope. 455 00:18:41,310 --> 00:18:43,413 I'm gonna pour my panel. 456 00:18:43,586 --> 00:18:45,482 I need to have three panels for this pod. 457 00:18:46,379 --> 00:18:50,000 And actually, two of the panels are gonna be busted 458 00:18:50,137 --> 00:18:53,793 because we need a monster, like, coming out of it. 459 00:18:53,965 --> 00:18:57,758 I need some good-looking panels that I can control the break 460 00:18:57,931 --> 00:19:00,171 and then glue everything back in place 461 00:19:00,172 --> 00:19:02,000 in a sophisticated way. 462 00:19:04,517 --> 00:19:06,103 Really? 463 00:19:06,275 --> 00:19:07,586 Strongest piece of isomalt ever. 464 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:11,103 Oh, my God. 465 00:19:14,413 --> 00:19:15,655 There we go. 466 00:19:15,827 --> 00:19:17,689 Did you see the broken glass that Jamie is working on... 467 00:19:17,862 --> 00:19:18,931 - Jonathan and Aarti] Yes. - ...out of sugar? 468 00:19:19,068 --> 00:19:20,103 Crazy. 469 00:19:20,275 --> 00:19:22,206 If I ask you to take a panel of real glass 470 00:19:22,379 --> 00:19:24,895 and break it into pieces that you can put back together 471 00:19:24,896 --> 00:19:26,586 like a puzzle piece, would you be able to do that? 472 00:19:26,758 --> 00:19:27,792 - No. - I mean, 473 00:19:27,793 --> 00:19:31,102 she's literally doing that, but with sugar. 474 00:19:31,103 --> 00:19:33,620 Done. 475 00:19:36,068 --> 00:19:38,274 It's looking super nice and clean so far. 476 00:19:38,275 --> 00:19:40,103 I'm really liking it. 477 00:19:40,275 --> 00:19:43,000 We just gotta make it look dark and terrifying. 478 00:19:43,896 --> 00:19:45,689 I'm starting off with my structure. 479 00:19:45,862 --> 00:19:48,103 I'm just gonna put the cake, put it together, 480 00:19:48,275 --> 00:19:50,688 cover it with chocolate, then put the cake on it. 481 00:19:50,689 --> 00:19:53,102 I'm going all-out for the finale. 482 00:19:53,103 --> 00:19:55,999 I'm creating a levitating witch character that's fighting 483 00:19:56,000 --> 00:19:57,309 our evil wizard. 484 00:19:57,310 --> 00:20:00,688 This is a little nerve-wracking for me because I am nervous 485 00:20:00,689 --> 00:20:03,274 about my character falling over. 486 00:20:03,275 --> 00:20:06,481 Making cake pop filling, instead of stacking the cake on her. 487 00:20:06,482 --> 00:20:09,274 I'm just gonna use cake and buttercream, just so that 488 00:20:09,275 --> 00:20:11,758 I'm squishing it together, just so she's not too heavy, 489 00:20:11,931 --> 00:20:13,792 and it'll be easier to mold. 490 00:20:13,793 --> 00:20:16,310 I really want my piece to be light because she'll be flying, 491 00:20:16,482 --> 00:20:19,793 and the less cake I put on and pack on, 492 00:20:19,965 --> 00:20:22,793 it'll make her light enough so she wouldn't fall off. 493 00:20:23,793 --> 00:20:26,206 I'm just about to start sculpting her face. 494 00:20:26,379 --> 00:20:29,586 Ten years ago, back in Guyana, that's when I first started 495 00:20:29,758 --> 00:20:32,792 trying out making cakes. I had to make my fondant 496 00:20:32,793 --> 00:20:35,206 from scratch, because we couldn't go to the store 497 00:20:35,379 --> 00:20:37,792 and buy fondant, like, that wasn't a thing. 498 00:20:37,793 --> 00:20:41,688 So I eventually just didn't move forward with it 499 00:20:41,689 --> 00:20:43,102 because it was time-consuming 500 00:20:43,103 --> 00:20:46,103 and makeup is what took off for me in my career. 501 00:20:46,275 --> 00:20:50,378 And fast forward to two years ago for my son's first birthday, 502 00:20:50,379 --> 00:20:53,171 I made the cake and it was so fun. 503 00:20:53,172 --> 00:20:56,102 As a makeup artist, I still have to go into these characters 504 00:20:56,103 --> 00:20:57,689 and highlight and contour. 505 00:20:57,862 --> 00:20:59,482 So it was basically the same techniques, 506 00:20:59,655 --> 00:21:01,620 I'm just using different mediums. 507 00:21:01,793 --> 00:21:04,379 She's just one of my clients getting her makeup done. 508 00:21:04,551 --> 00:21:07,000 No one paints a face like Tenisha. 509 00:21:07,137 --> 00:21:10,275 - That is true. - I'm just saying, best makeup we've ever had on the show. 510 00:21:11,482 --> 00:21:12,482 Fierce. 511 00:21:12,655 --> 00:21:14,792 This is the finale, and I cannot believe 512 00:21:14,793 --> 00:21:16,102 that we are here. 513 00:21:16,103 --> 00:21:18,792 I'm very grateful 'cause I'm self-taught 514 00:21:18,793 --> 00:21:21,862 and from a little country in the Caribbean, 515 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:24,792 and now I'm here doing this. 516 00:21:24,793 --> 00:21:27,068 It still feels like a dream. OK. 517 00:21:27,241 --> 00:21:30,275 The most impressive part to me of their design is in the back, 518 00:21:30,448 --> 00:21:32,586 they're going to have this spinning portal 519 00:21:32,758 --> 00:21:34,068 that's opening up. 520 00:21:34,241 --> 00:21:35,792 So we're gonna try to make this really light 521 00:21:35,793 --> 00:21:38,000 'cause the turntable is designed to sit flat, 522 00:21:38,137 --> 00:21:40,206 but we're gonna try to mount it to the back 523 00:21:40,379 --> 00:21:43,103 so that it'll turn this way through the board. 524 00:21:43,275 --> 00:21:45,378 So hopefully this works. 525 00:21:45,379 --> 00:21:48,896 We're taking some risks today, but we are here in the finals, 526 00:21:49,034 --> 00:21:50,482 and it's time to get uncomfortable. 527 00:21:50,655 --> 00:21:53,620 I have done a few of these. I have yet to win one. 528 00:21:53,793 --> 00:21:54,999 I'd really love to win it. 529 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:58,792 You know, I know my kids are at home sending me videos 530 00:21:58,793 --> 00:22:00,379 being like, "Dad, you can do it." 531 00:22:00,551 --> 00:22:03,517 And so I just, you know, just wanna win for everybody-- 532 00:22:03,689 --> 00:22:05,999 they sort of supported me through all this. 533 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:08,482 Tenisha, you still gotta paint the inside of that. 534 00:22:08,655 --> 00:22:11,310 I'm painting the portal with the same colors of buttercream 535 00:22:11,482 --> 00:22:12,482 I used for the backdrop. 536 00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:15,068 Get it going. 537 00:22:22,793 --> 00:22:24,793 It's working, and it's, it's rotating. 538 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:27,792 Oh, my god. Oh, my god. 539 00:22:27,793 --> 00:22:29,000 - What happened? - Oh, no. 540 00:22:32,793 --> 00:22:33,793 Oh, careful. Watch him, watch him. 541 00:22:33,965 --> 00:22:35,344 So I got, I really got to glue it. 542 00:22:35,517 --> 00:22:36,792 Yeah, glue it now. 543 00:22:36,793 --> 00:22:39,655 So if this witch falls, we're losing this finale. 544 00:22:39,827 --> 00:22:41,793 Tenisha, so... 545 00:22:41,965 --> 00:22:45,344 metal and glue doesn't really go together that well. 546 00:22:45,517 --> 00:22:49,655 So we're gonna hit it with a little bit of duct tape. 547 00:22:52,379 --> 00:22:53,585 OK. 548 00:22:53,586 --> 00:22:55,344 So see how that holds right now? 549 00:22:56,275 --> 00:22:57,965 She's gonna rotate a little bit. 550 00:22:58,103 --> 00:23:00,448 - Is it, did it hold? - It's still gonna rotate. 551 00:23:00,620 --> 00:23:02,655 Right now, it feels like everything is going wrong, 552 00:23:02,827 --> 00:23:04,172 and nothing is going right. 553 00:23:04,344 --> 00:23:08,000 We didn't realize that glue, plastic and metal don't glue 554 00:23:08,172 --> 00:23:09,344 well together that well. 555 00:23:09,517 --> 00:23:12,551 The pipe was not glued in when it was put on. 556 00:23:12,724 --> 00:23:14,758 And at this point, it's really hard to take it off 557 00:23:14,931 --> 00:23:16,240 and fix the problem. 558 00:23:16,241 --> 00:23:19,965 I'm gonna see if I can loop it and basically keep it from... 559 00:23:20,896 --> 00:23:23,000 doing anything too crazy here. 560 00:23:23,137 --> 00:23:25,688 We twisted copper pipes around the base of it, 561 00:23:25,689 --> 00:23:27,688 which gives it even more support. 562 00:23:27,689 --> 00:23:29,171 Nils has been here a number of times, 563 00:23:29,172 --> 00:23:30,896 and Tenisha and I haven't. 564 00:23:31,034 --> 00:23:33,171 It's really helpful to have him reminding us all the time 565 00:23:33,172 --> 00:23:37,689 of what we're doing, keeping on task, keep working, have fun. 566 00:23:37,862 --> 00:23:40,241 Don't stop. Don't breathe. 567 00:23:40,413 --> 00:23:41,586 Just keep going. 568 00:23:42,689 --> 00:23:45,586 Them never having done shows, I take it upon myself 569 00:23:45,758 --> 00:23:47,344 to make sure that they can succeed. 570 00:23:47,517 --> 00:23:49,274 And ultimately, I think being a team leader, 571 00:23:49,275 --> 00:23:51,171 you don't sit back, you get your hands dirty, 572 00:23:51,172 --> 00:23:52,344 you get in there, 573 00:23:52,517 --> 00:23:53,655 and you just try to lift everybody up. 574 00:23:53,827 --> 00:23:55,241 - OK. - Sweet. 575 00:23:55,413 --> 00:23:57,965 - You're a hero. - Thank you. 576 00:23:58,103 --> 00:24:00,586 Gotta get a lot of green for a lot of tentacles. 577 00:24:00,758 --> 00:24:03,448 For the giant creature coming out of the portal 578 00:24:03,620 --> 00:24:04,965 with the big green arms, 579 00:24:05,103 --> 00:24:06,344 the hard part about this is these are 580 00:24:06,517 --> 00:24:07,448 really big pieces of sugar. 581 00:24:07,620 --> 00:24:09,274 So they have to be fairly thick. 582 00:24:09,275 --> 00:24:12,172 So these tentacles will be becoming out of the backboard. 583 00:24:12,344 --> 00:24:14,068 So I have to put a little bit of a dowel in it. 584 00:24:14,241 --> 00:24:16,482 So, 'cause I drilled a hole, so it'll go through 585 00:24:16,655 --> 00:24:18,585 and it'll hold so it won't go. 586 00:24:18,586 --> 00:24:20,000 But basically I have to make sure 587 00:24:20,137 --> 00:24:24,655 that the general support of it is strong enough. 588 00:24:24,827 --> 00:24:26,172 That's why I torched into it. 589 00:24:27,103 --> 00:24:29,172 Give it a twist here. 590 00:24:29,344 --> 00:24:31,896 Don't, can't make them too thin, but then we're gonna use this... 591 00:24:32,758 --> 00:24:34,482 to sort of give them some movement. 592 00:24:36,965 --> 00:24:38,586 So as it... 593 00:24:38,758 --> 00:24:40,481 solidifies, it'll hold a cool shape, 594 00:24:40,482 --> 00:24:44,103 'cause they can't just be like this. 595 00:24:44,275 --> 00:24:47,551 All of Nils' sugar work seems to be sort of supportive, 596 00:24:47,724 --> 00:24:50,137 either underpinnings or backboard pieces, 597 00:24:50,310 --> 00:24:52,241 but still, like, huge characters in the story. 598 00:24:52,413 --> 00:24:55,000 Yeah, and what I really love is he's being very 599 00:24:55,172 --> 00:24:56,275 deliberate tonight. - Yeah. 600 00:24:56,448 --> 00:24:58,481 He is trying out different methods. 601 00:24:58,482 --> 00:24:59,895 Trying to get this guy on. 602 00:24:59,896 --> 00:25:02,378 It's hot sugar, so it's gonna bend, but I need it 603 00:25:02,379 --> 00:25:04,895 in a specific shape, and a specific length. 604 00:25:04,896 --> 00:25:07,862 It has to bend just right for the piece because it's going 605 00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:09,793 into this spring, and then I have another one coming out, 606 00:25:09,965 --> 00:25:11,793 so it needs to feel like it's actually moving. 607 00:25:13,172 --> 00:25:16,000 Now I'm working on our magician. 608 00:25:16,172 --> 00:25:19,034 It's gonna be building the body with rice cereal treats 609 00:25:19,206 --> 00:25:22,171 and then making the details with modeling chocolate. 610 00:25:22,172 --> 00:25:25,103 I'm gonna need to move him to the base. 611 00:25:25,275 --> 00:25:26,896 Here, little guy. Let me grab you. 612 00:25:28,379 --> 00:25:29,585 Yay. 613 00:25:29,586 --> 00:25:32,068 For sculpting my head... 614 00:25:32,241 --> 00:25:35,551 last week, went really, really well. 615 00:25:35,724 --> 00:25:37,793 So this week they know what I can do, 616 00:25:37,965 --> 00:25:40,448 so I need to bring it once more. 617 00:25:40,620 --> 00:25:42,758 Karine's characters are getting better and better 618 00:25:42,931 --> 00:25:44,171 with each challenge. 619 00:25:44,172 --> 00:25:46,792 The details, do you see the hair? 620 00:25:46,793 --> 00:25:50,585 You can actually see the way the hair is combed back. 621 00:25:50,586 --> 00:25:52,585 I feel like I can almost see every strand. 622 00:25:52,586 --> 00:25:53,862 Yeah. 623 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:55,137 It's looking very good. 624 00:25:56,241 --> 00:25:58,585 So I have some gold and some silver isomalt 625 00:25:58,586 --> 00:25:59,723 that I'm going to pull 626 00:25:59,724 --> 00:26:02,034 because I'm gonna have this unicorn that's, like, 627 00:26:02,206 --> 00:26:05,103 kinda cute, but not really because it got messed up 628 00:26:05,275 --> 00:26:07,896 in the machine, and it's gonna eat your face off. 629 00:26:08,034 --> 00:26:11,034 The unicorn will be rice cereal treat and modeling chocolate. 630 00:26:11,206 --> 00:26:14,000 Jamie was on "Halloween Wars" in two past seasons 631 00:26:14,172 --> 00:26:18,379 as a cake sculptor, and I know she is very excited 632 00:26:18,551 --> 00:26:21,068 to actually get her hands into some sculpting. 633 00:26:21,241 --> 00:26:24,689 So I have found my way back into cake sculpting land. 634 00:26:24,862 --> 00:26:28,758 I am making the most deadly purple unicorn I have ever seen 635 00:26:28,931 --> 00:26:32,448 in my entire life, and I am thoroughly enjoying it. 636 00:26:32,620 --> 00:26:34,793 How do we feel about him right there? 637 00:26:35,896 --> 00:26:37,792 Yeah, it looks good. 638 00:26:37,793 --> 00:26:41,862 I am pulling strips of skin from this giant pumpkin 639 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:45,103 because I wanna use them to help cover my zip ties, 640 00:26:45,275 --> 00:26:50,379 but also give some texture to my bug monster. 641 00:26:50,551 --> 00:26:53,344 Paulina, can you go into super high gear? 642 00:26:53,517 --> 00:26:54,896 I'm trying. 643 00:26:55,034 --> 00:26:58,034 I am super stressed for time because I still need to paint 644 00:26:58,206 --> 00:27:00,792 this whole guy, and there are a lot of zip ties to cover. 645 00:27:00,793 --> 00:27:02,585 Even though their characters are on the board, 646 00:27:02,586 --> 00:27:05,137 they're nowhere near finished, like, we have characters 647 00:27:05,310 --> 00:27:07,171 on the board but we still have a long way to go 648 00:27:07,172 --> 00:27:08,172 with Poisonous Perfection, 649 00:27:08,344 --> 00:27:10,448 I mean, we don't see any painting, nothing, 650 00:27:10,620 --> 00:27:12,172 it's just pumpkin on sticks right now. 651 00:27:12,344 --> 00:27:13,655 Yeah, we can see what everything's made of-- 652 00:27:13,827 --> 00:27:15,379 - Yeah. - That is not the point. 653 00:27:15,551 --> 00:27:16,793 And also in terms of carving 654 00:27:16,965 --> 00:27:19,896 an intricate pumpkin manipulation work, 655 00:27:20,034 --> 00:27:22,137 I think actually Margi's done a lot more... 656 00:27:22,310 --> 00:27:24,000 - That is true. - ...in terms of details. 657 00:27:24,172 --> 00:27:25,689 Mm-hmm, that's a good point. 658 00:27:26,655 --> 00:27:29,793 So I started to spray his cape, I wanted like a rich purple 659 00:27:29,965 --> 00:27:32,103 and it was coming out more like our aprons, burgundy, 660 00:27:32,275 --> 00:27:33,688 so I'm adding some blue to it. 661 00:27:33,689 --> 00:27:34,896 I'm gonna see how that looks. 662 00:27:37,275 --> 00:27:38,758 This wizard, it's just a complete 663 00:27:38,931 --> 00:27:41,241 different level from Margi. I've never seen this from her. 664 00:27:41,413 --> 00:27:44,793 Yes, and I'm just so excited that we're seeing what Margi 665 00:27:44,965 --> 00:27:46,068 is capable of. 666 00:27:46,241 --> 00:27:48,000 This blood is the blood of the past competitors 667 00:27:48,137 --> 00:27:49,033 who have been eliminated, 668 00:27:49,034 --> 00:27:51,034 and I'm gonna add to it very soon. 669 00:27:51,206 --> 00:27:53,482 Well, now's a good time for us to see what Margi's made of, 670 00:27:53,655 --> 00:27:55,274 because this is the finale. 671 00:27:55,275 --> 00:27:58,034 So if you're gonna deliver, now's the time to do it. 672 00:27:58,206 --> 00:28:00,067 All right, I'm gonna grab here, you grab there. 673 00:28:00,068 --> 00:28:02,482 I'm gonna walk backwards. Holy smokes, he's heavy. 674 00:28:02,655 --> 00:28:04,275 - I know. - Watch your cord. 675 00:28:04,448 --> 00:28:05,275 Mm-hmm. 676 00:28:05,448 --> 00:28:07,586 OK, we gotta go around that cart. 677 00:28:07,758 --> 00:28:10,137 Where's he going? - Well, he's gonna-- 678 00:28:10,310 --> 00:28:11,379 - OK, he's on. - Yeah. 679 00:28:11,551 --> 00:28:13,895 - Careful. - Feel like he's gonna break-- 680 00:28:13,896 --> 00:28:16,758 - Nah, you're good-- all right. - Thank you. 681 00:28:16,931 --> 00:28:19,896 - You're my hero. - All right, let's go. 682 00:28:20,034 --> 00:28:21,792 All right, let's get him on, make sure he looks right. 683 00:28:21,793 --> 00:28:23,172 Just make sure he's facing that way. 684 00:28:24,586 --> 00:28:26,241 Is there any way to lift up his visor? 685 00:28:26,413 --> 00:28:27,586 Oh! 686 00:28:27,758 --> 00:28:28,895 What was that noise? 687 00:28:28,896 --> 00:28:30,000 - Oh, my god. - Oh, no. 688 00:28:31,137 --> 00:28:33,862 the wizard fell! 689 00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:36,172 - No! - Oh! 690 00:28:38,655 --> 00:28:40,586 No, no, no, no! They were in such good shape, oh my gosh. 691 00:28:40,758 --> 00:28:42,965 All right, where did he hinge? 692 00:28:43,103 --> 00:28:44,758 All right, push up. Push up. 693 00:28:44,931 --> 00:28:46,000 Push up. Just push up. 694 00:28:46,137 --> 00:28:48,448 Get him up. Give me some dowels right now. 695 00:28:48,620 --> 00:28:49,758 Wood dowels. Here we go. 696 00:28:50,482 --> 00:28:52,655 I've been in the crap before. Let's get out of it. 697 00:28:54,482 --> 00:28:56,275 - What's going on with his head? - Everything. 698 00:28:57,689 --> 00:28:59,275 OK, hold on. Hold on. 699 00:28:59,448 --> 00:29:02,137 Don't stop yet. It ain't over till it's over. 700 00:29:02,310 --> 00:29:04,344 Just chill. Hold on. 701 00:29:04,517 --> 00:29:05,448 Hold tight. Don't let go yet. 702 00:29:05,620 --> 00:29:07,068 Don't let go yet. Don't let go yet. 703 00:29:07,241 --> 00:29:08,688 They have to be wicked careful, right? 704 00:29:08,689 --> 00:29:11,448 They've got one character that is not that steady 705 00:29:11,620 --> 00:29:13,034 on the left-hand side. 706 00:29:13,206 --> 00:29:15,172 They've got now that character on the right-hand side 707 00:29:15,344 --> 00:29:16,344 falling over. 708 00:29:16,517 --> 00:29:18,758 And don't forget, they have massive pieces 709 00:29:18,931 --> 00:29:21,793 of sugar in the middle of their entire design. 710 00:29:21,965 --> 00:29:23,205 It's so precarious. 711 00:29:23,206 --> 00:29:24,448 They've gotta work quickly, but they've gotta work 712 00:29:24,620 --> 00:29:25,655 with a lot of delicacy. - Yeah. 713 00:29:25,827 --> 00:29:27,171 Nils, Nils, Nils. 714 00:29:27,172 --> 00:29:29,172 You're fine, don't be sorry. We're not done. 715 00:29:29,344 --> 00:29:31,551 - Yep. - All right, Margi. 716 00:29:31,724 --> 00:29:33,379 Let's see if he's OK. 717 00:29:33,551 --> 00:29:35,000 Well, let's put the chest plate over this, 718 00:29:35,172 --> 00:29:37,448 see what it looks like. Breathe. 719 00:29:37,620 --> 00:29:39,378 I'm gonna skewer through the back and through the front. 720 00:29:39,379 --> 00:29:40,689 I'm gonna hold it this side. 721 00:29:40,862 --> 00:29:42,241 Yep, you're good. Hold him. 722 00:29:43,689 --> 00:29:45,793 Hold it. We got him, Margi. 723 00:29:46,793 --> 00:29:48,379 OK, that's in. 724 00:29:48,551 --> 00:29:50,895 Nils came to the rescue and pulled us all up 725 00:29:50,896 --> 00:29:53,482 and figured it out. Thank goodness. 726 00:29:53,655 --> 00:29:55,448 So now you gotta cut 727 00:29:55,620 --> 00:29:56,965 and cover, OK? - OK. 728 00:29:57,103 --> 00:29:59,482 Teams, you have 30minutes left, 30 minutes. 729 00:29:59,655 --> 00:30:00,586 Here we go. Let's go. 730 00:30:00,758 --> 00:30:02,689 You only have 30 minutes left. 731 00:30:02,862 --> 00:30:05,068 What color do you think I need to paint this in? 732 00:30:05,241 --> 00:30:07,758 Because remember, the purple was brown. 733 00:30:07,931 --> 00:30:09,000 Well, we need something quick. 734 00:30:10,103 --> 00:30:11,344 Could you paint my guy? 735 00:30:11,517 --> 00:30:12,481 Could you just do him in red? 736 00:30:12,482 --> 00:30:13,895 Coat it all in red, and I'll come in 737 00:30:13,896 --> 00:30:15,068 and do the highlights. 738 00:30:15,241 --> 00:30:16,895 I feel a little stressed for time. 739 00:30:16,896 --> 00:30:20,000 We're just all hands on deck to get this guy painted. 740 00:30:20,137 --> 00:30:23,482 Just be gentle and fast. We'll airbrush the spikes. 741 00:30:23,655 --> 00:30:26,103 Black on all the crevices. The red will be the base. 742 00:30:28,137 --> 00:30:32,034 - Thanks for all your help. - I'm making some magical splats 743 00:30:33,103 --> 00:30:35,482 out of isomalt right now. 744 00:30:35,655 --> 00:30:38,481 You know, like it's been thrown against the wall kind of shape. 745 00:30:38,482 --> 00:30:41,274 Jamie, we need you on tasting-- please. 746 00:30:41,275 --> 00:30:42,378 Yeah. Yep. 747 00:30:42,379 --> 00:30:43,895 Excuse me. 748 00:30:43,896 --> 00:30:45,000 Coming in. 749 00:30:47,482 --> 00:30:48,758 Can we torch the nest? 750 00:30:49,689 --> 00:30:51,275 Oh, yeah. Hang on. 751 00:30:51,448 --> 00:30:54,344 So the effect that I'm going for with this nest is they get 752 00:30:54,517 --> 00:30:57,378 zapped and burned, but some of them escape. 753 00:30:57,379 --> 00:30:59,482 I'm gonna get everything I need to put on at the end 754 00:30:59,655 --> 00:31:01,965 ready, all right? I'm working on wands. 755 00:31:03,103 --> 00:31:05,896 So hers is really nice, light, futuristic. 756 00:31:06,034 --> 00:31:08,862 And his is a little bit more oldie but goldie. 757 00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:11,585 All right, I'm gonna go get some tasting elements. 758 00:31:11,586 --> 00:31:14,137 I'm making some flames to be sort of around 759 00:31:14,310 --> 00:31:16,034 where the tasting elements are, 'cause they're gonna be 760 00:31:16,206 --> 00:31:18,895 spells that didn't quite make it or they got deflected. 761 00:31:18,896 --> 00:31:20,551 So they're little burn spots and fires 762 00:31:20,724 --> 00:31:22,793 that are on the ground. All right, heads up. 763 00:31:22,965 --> 00:31:23,965 I gotta get in here. 764 00:31:25,034 --> 00:31:26,136 That's on. 765 00:31:26,137 --> 00:31:28,274 I have this bar of green, and we wanted to put 766 00:31:28,275 --> 00:31:30,274 a magic meter next to our pod, 767 00:31:30,275 --> 00:31:32,274 so I'm gonna bust out a magic meter 768 00:31:32,275 --> 00:31:35,448 as fast as humanly possible. - Five minutes left! 769 00:31:35,620 --> 00:31:36,724 - Five minutes! - Here we go. 770 00:31:38,034 --> 00:31:39,792 Five minutes to go, and Jamie's creating 771 00:31:39,793 --> 00:31:42,275 an entirely new piece for the design. 772 00:31:42,448 --> 00:31:45,793 Have you ever generated images using these AI generators? 773 00:31:45,965 --> 00:31:47,067 Yeah. 774 00:31:47,068 --> 00:31:48,655 Like, you have to watch the clock as it tells you. 775 00:31:48,827 --> 00:31:50,274 Because it usually takes, like, a few seconds, 776 00:31:50,275 --> 00:31:53,689 sometimes longer, depending on how complicated it is. 777 00:31:53,862 --> 00:31:55,274 In the world-- 778 00:31:55,275 --> 00:31:57,241 Because she had the time to do it. 779 00:31:57,413 --> 00:31:59,103 Yeah. That's really smart. 780 00:31:59,275 --> 00:32:01,344 That's wild. 781 00:32:01,517 --> 00:32:02,689 All right, you're hitting him with silver? 782 00:32:02,862 --> 00:32:04,241 - Yeah. - OK, cool. 783 00:32:04,413 --> 00:32:06,344 He's gonna need silvers in his striation-- 784 00:32:06,517 --> 00:32:08,688 - Yeah. - Right, so it gives more movement to his cape? 785 00:32:08,689 --> 00:32:11,862 - Yeah. - Let me know if you can see any more of the dowels. 786 00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:15,482 Hit the portal so it's got a little bit more oomph, OK? 787 00:32:15,655 --> 00:32:17,275 - OK. - It just needs to be shiny. 788 00:32:17,448 --> 00:32:19,517 It's not shiny. I'll do it myself. 789 00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:25,068 We need some shading on your dude and the unicorn, please. 790 00:32:27,068 --> 00:32:29,241 This rubble is really cool, you guys. 791 00:32:29,413 --> 00:32:30,551 OK, put the rubble over there. 792 00:32:31,793 --> 00:32:33,862 - I'll grab it. - Ten... 793 00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:35,551 Just need to get everything on. 794 00:32:35,724 --> 00:32:38,103 - ...nine, eight... - I'm coming in. 795 00:32:38,275 --> 00:32:42,103 ...seven, six, five, four... 796 00:32:42,275 --> 00:32:43,412 I don't think anything, anything. 797 00:32:43,413 --> 00:32:45,103 - ...three, two... - It's on. 798 00:32:45,275 --> 00:32:47,586 ...one! Time's up! 799 00:32:47,758 --> 00:32:51,000 - Well done, you guys. - Congratulations. 800 00:32:51,137 --> 00:32:52,103 Yay. 801 00:32:53,068 --> 00:32:56,862 - I love it. - I love you girls. 802 00:32:57,000 --> 00:32:58,862 Good job, guys. That was hectic. 803 00:32:59,000 --> 00:33:01,068 - That was bad. - It's all right. 804 00:33:01,241 --> 00:33:03,895 - Stuff happens. - It looks terrifying. 805 00:33:03,896 --> 00:33:05,758 In like, the best way. 806 00:33:05,931 --> 00:33:06,895 - OK. - You did good, 807 00:33:06,896 --> 00:33:09,585 you did good. - He's super cool. 808 00:33:09,586 --> 00:33:10,688 Looks good, guys. 809 00:33:10,689 --> 00:33:12,482 For all the stuff that just went down, 810 00:33:12,655 --> 00:33:14,655 it ain't bad. - Holy crap. 811 00:33:14,827 --> 00:33:17,172 Whoo... 812 00:33:24,172 --> 00:33:28,137 Undercakers, tell us what magic you came up with. 813 00:33:29,034 --> 00:33:32,689 Sometimes old problems have modern solutions. 814 00:33:32,862 --> 00:33:35,481 And Aurora was the top of her class in mage school, 815 00:33:35,482 --> 00:33:37,378 but she was banished because she was doing things 816 00:33:37,379 --> 00:33:38,758 people didn't understand. 817 00:33:38,931 --> 00:33:41,758 She finds Bartholomew the dark mage, 818 00:33:41,931 --> 00:33:44,274 putting the final touches on his spell to keep the forest 819 00:33:44,275 --> 00:33:45,585 in darkness forever. 820 00:33:45,586 --> 00:33:48,896 And Aurora takes it upon herself to stop him. 821 00:33:49,034 --> 00:33:51,655 Aurora is made of cake and chocolate. 822 00:33:51,827 --> 00:33:53,585 Bartholomew is all pumpkin. 823 00:33:53,586 --> 00:33:56,241 The evil creature coming through the portal is sugar. 824 00:33:56,413 --> 00:34:00,482 I've really enjoyed watching you as a team, 825 00:34:00,655 --> 00:34:02,275 you've grown so much. 826 00:34:02,448 --> 00:34:04,137 I love the sugar work 827 00:34:04,310 --> 00:34:06,241 that you have on the base there, Nils. 828 00:34:06,413 --> 00:34:08,689 Tenisha, every single challenge, you create something 829 00:34:08,862 --> 00:34:10,862 absolutely gorgeous with your painting, 830 00:34:11,000 --> 00:34:12,136 with your sculpting, 831 00:34:12,137 --> 00:34:15,586 your palette knife skills are out of this world. 832 00:34:15,758 --> 00:34:18,895 However, one thing to note, with this backdrop, 833 00:34:18,896 --> 00:34:22,000 which is gorgeous, if you just switched the color 834 00:34:22,137 --> 00:34:25,586 and you created a darker border with a lighter center, 835 00:34:25,758 --> 00:34:27,895 your characters would pop a lot more. 836 00:34:27,896 --> 00:34:29,068 Because right now, 837 00:34:29,241 --> 00:34:31,586 your witch character is pink on top of pink, 838 00:34:31,758 --> 00:34:33,965 and then your wizard is the dark on top of dark. 839 00:34:34,103 --> 00:34:36,551 So in order for them to pop, we need higher contrast. 840 00:34:37,655 --> 00:34:39,655 I think that this is the strongest piece 841 00:34:39,827 --> 00:34:41,758 that you guys have created to date, and this is when 842 00:34:41,931 --> 00:34:44,171 you want to be peaking. Margi... 843 00:34:44,172 --> 00:34:45,758 I didn't know you could do this! 844 00:34:45,931 --> 00:34:46,965 Neither did I. 845 00:34:47,103 --> 00:34:48,482 There is so much texture. 846 00:34:48,655 --> 00:34:52,448 There's so much personality in the hunch of his shoulders, 847 00:34:52,620 --> 00:34:54,862 his cape kind of billowing behind him. 848 00:34:55,000 --> 00:34:57,241 And I just love seeing this kind of work out of you. 849 00:34:57,413 --> 00:34:58,688 Thank you. 850 00:34:58,689 --> 00:35:01,862 This whole design has such great moodiness to it. 851 00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:03,896 I will say, the one concern I have here is that, 852 00:35:04,034 --> 00:35:05,137 you know, the story. 853 00:35:05,310 --> 00:35:07,758 When you tell me the story, then I understand 854 00:35:07,931 --> 00:35:10,000 how this is a modern sorcery tale. 855 00:35:10,172 --> 00:35:13,344 But if you hadn't told me that, I don't think it comes across 856 00:35:13,517 --> 00:35:17,481 clear enough that this is sorcery happening in 2025. 857 00:35:17,482 --> 00:35:18,689 Mm. 858 00:35:23,482 --> 00:35:26,000 - So, what treat are we eating? - So, we got miso today. 859 00:35:26,137 --> 00:35:29,378 so we made miso crème brûlées, and I put a little touch 860 00:35:29,379 --> 00:35:31,482 of lemon in there just to brighten the backside 861 00:35:31,655 --> 00:35:33,481 so it didn't sit too salty. 862 00:35:38,379 --> 00:35:41,379 Freaking abracadabra, Nils. Like, this is so good. 863 00:35:43,068 --> 00:35:44,241 You used the red miso, right? 864 00:35:44,413 --> 00:35:45,551 Instead of the white miso. 865 00:35:45,724 --> 00:35:46,896 I think that was a brilliant move. 866 00:35:47,034 --> 00:35:50,896 There is just the right amount of, like, nutty, 867 00:35:51,034 --> 00:35:54,689 savory underbelly to this thing that then you balanced 868 00:35:54,862 --> 00:35:57,895 with sweetness. - That savoriness 869 00:35:57,896 --> 00:36:00,895 is so present, I can almost taste the beans. 870 00:36:00,896 --> 00:36:02,688 So great job on that. 871 00:36:02,689 --> 00:36:05,482 The only thing, I don't think you torched 872 00:36:05,655 --> 00:36:07,655 all the sugar completely. 873 00:36:07,827 --> 00:36:09,793 So there's still a little bit of granulated sugar 874 00:36:09,965 --> 00:36:10,895 around the edges. 875 00:36:10,896 --> 00:36:13,481 So I taste the sandiness of the sugar. 876 00:36:13,482 --> 00:36:16,448 - That's the only thing. - Thank you. 877 00:36:16,620 --> 00:36:18,482 Undercakers, well done. Thank you. 878 00:36:18,655 --> 00:36:19,758 Thank you. 879 00:36:30,275 --> 00:36:32,172 Turn some lemons into lemonade, right? 880 00:36:33,586 --> 00:36:36,171 Poisonous Perfection, Abracadabra, 881 00:36:36,172 --> 00:36:38,275 tell us what you made. 882 00:36:38,448 --> 00:36:41,965 In a world of modern witchcraft, Spell GPT 883 00:36:42,103 --> 00:36:45,378 is the newest magic-powered 3D prompt generator. 884 00:36:45,379 --> 00:36:48,793 However, unfortunately, on this day, it malfunctions, 885 00:36:48,965 --> 00:36:52,895 and all the prompts are turning into nightmare monsters. 886 00:36:52,896 --> 00:36:57,034 And poor Mike has to fight them off and contain them. 887 00:36:57,206 --> 00:37:00,586 So we have our centipede-inspired monster 888 00:37:00,758 --> 00:37:02,102 is made out of pumpkin. 889 00:37:02,103 --> 00:37:05,481 Mike over here is rice cereal treat and modeling chocolate, 890 00:37:05,482 --> 00:37:08,792 as well as our lovely mutated unicorn doll. 891 00:37:08,793 --> 00:37:12,103 All the spells and the wand and the glass sheet, 892 00:37:12,275 --> 00:37:13,688 that's all sugar work. 893 00:37:13,689 --> 00:37:17,586 The spell GPT pod is also made out of cake. 894 00:37:17,758 --> 00:37:19,896 Welcome to the finale. 895 00:37:20,034 --> 00:37:23,688 You ladies really want this bad, and it just really shows 896 00:37:23,689 --> 00:37:27,896 because not only does it have a very interesting body, 897 00:37:28,034 --> 00:37:31,862 but you also segmented all the parts so that it looks 898 00:37:32,000 --> 00:37:34,965 like it's just not something you would find in nature. 899 00:37:35,103 --> 00:37:38,862 I also love, Karine, that you've added such dynamic movement 900 00:37:39,000 --> 00:37:42,068 to Mike, because he really looks like he is just fighting 901 00:37:42,241 --> 00:37:44,585 and trying to hold his position here. 902 00:37:44,586 --> 00:37:46,689 Jamie, you are all over this piece. 903 00:37:46,862 --> 00:37:49,689 I love the fact that you gave us broken sugar glass, 904 00:37:49,862 --> 00:37:51,793 and it looks super believable. 905 00:37:52,896 --> 00:37:55,137 I love your centipede monster. 906 00:37:55,310 --> 00:37:58,000 I think it has this sense of a little bit of, like, terror 907 00:37:58,137 --> 00:38:01,793 and fear, and things have gone oh, so terribly wrong. 908 00:38:01,965 --> 00:38:05,895 So I love this idea of working AI into the craft 909 00:38:05,896 --> 00:38:07,758 as old as time-- sorcery. 910 00:38:07,931 --> 00:38:11,241 I think that you showed a lot of real intelligence in, 911 00:38:11,413 --> 00:38:13,137 at the last minute, shading the floor, 912 00:38:13,310 --> 00:38:15,895 throwing the rubble down, adding the lighted elements. 913 00:38:15,896 --> 00:38:18,274 I know that you're trying to convey chaos, 914 00:38:18,275 --> 00:38:19,758 but I'm still not fully convinced 915 00:38:19,931 --> 00:38:22,481 that it's not a teeny-tiny bit too much. 916 00:38:22,482 --> 00:38:25,758 The last thing I'll say is that Centipede does match 917 00:38:25,931 --> 00:38:27,171 your background. 918 00:38:27,172 --> 00:38:30,241 So it's not quite standing out enough from the backdrop. 919 00:38:30,413 --> 00:38:32,103 What sweet treats did you make for us? 920 00:38:32,275 --> 00:38:33,965 We have tahini. 921 00:38:34,103 --> 00:38:38,448 So I have made tahini profiterole spiders. 922 00:38:38,620 --> 00:38:42,965 It is a tahini mascarpone cream with cardamom, drizzled 923 00:38:43,103 --> 00:38:46,448 with a dark chocolate ganache, sprinkled with toasted sesame 924 00:38:46,620 --> 00:38:50,034 seeds, chopped up toasted and salted pistachios, 925 00:38:50,206 --> 00:38:52,378 and just an extra sprinkling of salt. 926 00:38:52,379 --> 00:38:55,482 Jamie, first of all, I think this is such a great idea. 927 00:38:55,655 --> 00:38:58,137 I'm really looking for like a strong sesame flavor. 928 00:38:58,310 --> 00:39:01,482 And because you used a mascarpone cheese 929 00:39:01,655 --> 00:39:06,171 with the tahini, the tahini is lost in the mascarpone. 930 00:39:06,172 --> 00:39:08,378 And I really want it to get that nuttiness 931 00:39:08,379 --> 00:39:10,034 and the slight chewiness of tahini. 932 00:39:11,379 --> 00:39:12,481 I get it. 933 00:39:12,482 --> 00:39:14,758 I mean, we're just tasting things differently, 934 00:39:14,931 --> 00:39:15,999 which happens sometimes. 935 00:39:16,000 --> 00:39:18,585 I think that this is such a wonderful dessert. 936 00:39:18,586 --> 00:39:19,586 I really love it. 937 00:39:19,758 --> 00:39:21,275 I loved that when I picked it up, 938 00:39:22,172 --> 00:39:24,344 I could smell cardamom immediately. 939 00:39:24,517 --> 00:39:27,655 But then I get the chew from the tahini in the filling. 940 00:39:27,827 --> 00:39:30,172 So I know we're having different experiences of it, 941 00:39:30,344 --> 00:39:32,862 but I'm very satisfied. 942 00:39:33,000 --> 00:39:35,103 Poisonous Perfection, great job. 943 00:39:35,275 --> 00:39:36,310 - Great job, guys. - Thank you. 944 00:39:38,000 --> 00:39:40,137 Why was there a less filled one at the front? 945 00:39:40,310 --> 00:39:41,343 That's my fault. 946 00:39:41,344 --> 00:39:42,792 One was less filled than the others. 947 00:39:42,793 --> 00:39:44,379 Oh, I know, exactly. 948 00:39:45,862 --> 00:39:48,172 Undercakers and Poisonous Perfection, 949 00:39:48,344 --> 00:39:52,000 we asked you to deliver an epic spellbound display, 950 00:39:52,172 --> 00:39:54,688 and you did not disappoint. 951 00:39:54,689 --> 00:39:58,000 Each team had the judges entranced with your captivating 952 00:39:58,172 --> 00:40:02,275 design and tasting elements that had us all saying, 953 00:40:02,448 --> 00:40:04,310 "Witch, please." 954 00:40:06,793 --> 00:40:10,137 Undercakers, we've seen such growth from you as a team, 955 00:40:10,310 --> 00:40:14,482 and this is definitely the best work we've seen all season. 956 00:40:14,655 --> 00:40:18,481 Nils, you took on the role of team leader, team fixer, 957 00:40:18,482 --> 00:40:22,274 and team cheerleader, and that really impressed us. 958 00:40:22,275 --> 00:40:25,895 And all three of you are amazing artists, 959 00:40:25,896 --> 00:40:28,862 and your attention to detail is magical. 960 00:40:29,000 --> 00:40:32,344 Unfortunately, some of that was lost because of color choices 961 00:40:32,517 --> 00:40:34,034 and a story that doesn't make sense. 962 00:40:35,793 --> 00:40:38,275 Poisonous Perfection, you have impressed us 963 00:40:38,448 --> 00:40:41,448 with your humor and polish week after week, 964 00:40:41,620 --> 00:40:44,241 and you deliver a clear story. 965 00:40:44,413 --> 00:40:47,551 Today, we got a true sense of that horror that we love here 966 00:40:47,724 --> 00:40:50,586 on "Halloween Wars," but you over-delivered 967 00:40:50,758 --> 00:40:51,793 on the chaos. 968 00:40:51,965 --> 00:40:53,793 And while the centipede is beautiful, 969 00:40:53,965 --> 00:40:55,758 it blended into the brick background. 970 00:40:57,689 --> 00:41:01,000 In a championship battle where the teams are this talented, 971 00:41:01,172 --> 00:41:03,103 the difference can sometimes come down 972 00:41:03,275 --> 00:41:05,103 to the smallest detail 973 00:41:05,275 --> 00:41:07,241 and which team pushes themselves to come up 974 00:41:07,413 --> 00:41:11,482 with something that is truly never been seen before. 975 00:41:11,655 --> 00:41:14,482 This was the toughest decision of the season. 976 00:41:18,137 --> 00:41:24,586 The winner of "Halloween Wars" and $25,000 is... 977 00:41:36,068 --> 00:41:37,688 Poisonous Perfection, congratulations. 978 00:41:37,689 --> 00:41:39,862 Shut up! 979 00:41:41,586 --> 00:41:43,275 Oh, my... 980 00:41:45,241 --> 00:41:48,895 I am so thrilled and so proud of our team 981 00:41:48,896 --> 00:41:51,344 and what we produced. - Jamie! 982 00:41:51,517 --> 00:41:54,688 - I finally did it! - Yes! 983 00:41:54,689 --> 00:41:56,895 I couldn't be more happy for Jamie, 984 00:41:56,896 --> 00:41:59,344 for Karine and I on our first try. 985 00:41:59,517 --> 00:42:00,862 We couldn't have asked for more 986 00:42:01,000 --> 00:42:03,103 than this incredible experience we had. 987 00:42:03,275 --> 00:42:05,689 - Jamie! - Yeah! Whoo!