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[Nick] Throw sand, lime and soda
into a 2,000 degree Fahrenheit furnace,
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and you get liquid glass.
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Skilled glassblowers gather
the molten mixture using hollow pipes.
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And when they blow,
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glass inflates to form a bubble
to shape and sculpt.
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The tools and techniques
date back to Roman times,
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but we're about to turn up the heat.
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We're back at North America's
largest hot shop
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to watch ten exceptional artists…
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[blowing]
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…fight fire with fire.
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And now the fun begins.
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[exciting string music playing]
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Go big or go home.
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[Nick] And with great risk…
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Oh, God.
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Rest on the bench. Rest on the bench!
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-I always come out swinging.
-…comes great reward.
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-Yeah, baby!
-[Minhi] Whoo!
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[Nick] If they survive
our fiery competition,
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they'll win a life-changing prize package
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that will establish them
around the globe as Best In Glass.
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I'm Nick Uhas. Consider this a warning.
You're about to be Blown Away!
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[crackling, hissing]
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[intriguing music playing]
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Good morning, glassblowers.
Welcome back to the hot shop.
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Going into the new challenge,
I'm feeling nervous and excited.
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My stomach's all tied up in knots.
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I still can't believe I'm here,
and I'm here. [chuckles]
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Your next challenge
is all about drinkware.
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-Cheers to that.
-[chuckles]
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[chuckling] Oh, God.
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The very first drinking glasses have been
traced back to the 16th century BCE.
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They were chunky and opaque,
not much to look at, but they did the job.
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Drinking glasses have come a long way.
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But for this challenge,
we want you to take them even further.
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It sounds easy, but I bet it's gonna be
really challenging, actually.
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We've paired you each with a concoction.
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So belly up to the bar
for a taste of what's to come.
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[suspenseful string music playing]
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I have some experience in making cups.
So, I'm excited. I think I have a shot.
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Dan, tell us what you got.
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-Non-alcoholic raspberry mojito.
-[upbeat string music playing]
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It's great.
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I like raspberries.
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I got the espresso martini.
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It's gonna be a difficult one to make.
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Irish coffee. I love Irish coffees.
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Champagne.
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I got the Hot 'n' Sassy.
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I'm not sure what this is,
but it kinda resonates with me.
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I'm a little sassy.
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[Trenton] My first-ever banana daiquiri.
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[music stops]
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It's actually quite delicious.
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We expect you to create
an original set of custom glasses
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specifically designed for your drink.
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And it's not just Katherine
that you'll have to impress,
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because our guest evaluator today
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is Veronica Saye.
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[upbeat string music playing]
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How are you, glassblowers?
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[Nick] She's a bartender who's racked up
cocktail championships around the globe.
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Glassware has a huge impact
on how a drink tastes.
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And even the most basic beverage
can be turned into something beautiful
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with the right vessel.
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But you also
have to keep function in mind,
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because the shape, style and weight
of your glass matters too.
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Dan, as the winner of the last challenge,
I promised you an advantage for this one.
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So you can swap your non-alcoholic
raspberry mojito for anyone else's drink.
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Nice.
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For him to get an advantage,
it just elevates the whole game.
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There's a lot, uh… a lot on the table.
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I do not want Dan to take the Rusty Nail.
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-[Nick] What do you say?
-Well…
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[suspenseful music playing]
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You know, I think
I'm gonna stick with my non-alcoholic…
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[chuckling] …raspberry mojito.
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[all chuckling]
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I just had 12 years clean and sober
two weeks ago.
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So I think I'll stay the course.
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-I like to hear that.
-[Katherine] Congratulations.
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-[Dan] Yeah.
-[Nick] Fair enough.
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[Dan] Being sober is one
of the best things I've ever done.
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It feels great
to be present for my children.
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I'm doing my best to go forward
with good intention and a clear heart.
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[dramatic music playing]
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[Nick] You'll have four hours to design,
create and present a set of six glasses.
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You'll be evaluated on design,
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originality, functionality
and technical skill,
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including how well your six glasses match.
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The winner of the challenge
will be named Best in Blow.
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The artist that does not blow us away
will be eliminated
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and free to drown their sorrows.
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Glassblowers, your four hours starts…
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-Wait for it.
-[giggling]
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[Nick] Now.
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[upbeat string music playing]
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[Trenton] It's hard to find
the right colors in here.
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-[Grace] Hmm…
-[spray can rattling]
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So, I got a Belgian dark ale,
which is brewed by monks.
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Mm.
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[smacks lips] Ooh!
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She's dark. [laughs]
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So, I'm gonna make
a chalice with three gold legs
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to symbolize the Holy Trinity
as an ode to the monks who brew this beer.
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Bottoms up, bitches. I'm just kidding.
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[dramatic music playing]
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Thinking about
a traditional Irish coffee glass,
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trying to find, like, a new spin on it.
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And I'm thinking about,
kind of, a takeaway coffee cup
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that has this lid
that the whipped cream fits in.
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[chalk scratching]
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You'll think of a banana
when you look at it.
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It's gonna be yellow,
and possibly add some, like, brown spots.
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My father was the one
that would have maybe a few too many,
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so I'm gonna make
a glass with eight sides.
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It stands for the stop sign.
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It's kind of a warning
for when to stop drinking.
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When I'm making glassware,
I typically use molds.
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So I'm not as comfortable doing
just straight vessel blowing.
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This'll be a bit of a challenge for me.
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Mojito.
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I'm gonna make a glass that I feel
is functional and has some flair.
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I think it'll be beautiful.
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[Minhi] When I think
about drinking champagne,
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generally, you want
the cup to be really thin,
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really lightweight, really tall,
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so that you can really see
the bubbles in the champagne.
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[pleasant music playing]
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So bubbly.
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-[belches, laughs]
-[music distorts]
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[music resumes normally]
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It's an espresso martini, so I've decided
to make an espresso cup and saucer,
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but with a stem, so that it still keeps,
like, the elegance of a martini glass.
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This isn't my favorite drink at all.
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I'm going to design something
that really enhances the experience
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of drinking a vanilla milkshake.
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My glasses are the udder of a cow,
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and the feet will be the nipples.
[chuckles]
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[exciting orchestral music playing]
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There's this color, which is gonna be…
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[in high voice] …fun!
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[Brenna] All right.
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Let's blow some glass.
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[Minhi] Come on, glass, get hot!
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[chuckles]
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All right, let's hit it.
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[dramatic music playing]
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[steam hissing]
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[sighs happily]
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Boiling already.
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But that was expected.
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[intriguing music playing]
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So, right now, I'm making these feet
that are gonna be coated in gold leaf.
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Trying not to burn all the gold off,
but so far so good.
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I love it.
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So, I know we have
a lot of sculptors in this group.
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Do you think making glasses
is gonna be a challenge for them?
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It could be. It's probably not something
they've spent a lot of time
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developing that repertoire and skill set.
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So they might struggle a little bit.
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If it was hands or skulls,
I would have no problem.
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For cups, it's a little bit more tricky.
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It's not my specialty, it's not the thing
that I'm the most comfortable with.
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I'm much more focused
on the sculptural side of glassmaking,
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but I was trained to do this.
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I've gotta kinda find my old hands
and have them come back
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so they help me through this challenge.
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Blow lightly, please.
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I've been known to blow a bubble or two.
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Slow down, big guy.
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-[humming]
-[upbeat string music playing]
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I have made thousands of glasses.
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Production glassblowing
is glassblowing for money in a factory,
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which is how I started in glass.
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Paddle on.
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Off.
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To work in a factory, you've gotta have
the chops or you don't work there anymore.
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That'll work.
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I've probably made about 20 glasses
in my career so far.
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Soon to be 26. [chuckles]
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Yeah, I want to prove
that I'm not just an assistant,
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and show off my own work. [chuckles]
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[clacking softly]
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Beautiful, thank you.
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-One, two…
-[whooshing]
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As soon as I'm done, I'm going to the bar
and ordering a Hot 'n' Sassy.
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I mean, John is kinda Hot 'n' Sassy
in his own way, in his nerd way.
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[laughs]
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I'm kind of nerdy.
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Combined with a wacky,
wavy inflatable arm tube man.
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They're the guys at the dealerships,
the inflatable tubes that just go…
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[imitates warbling]
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I love them. I love them.
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Katherine, I'm dying to know,
what is your go-to cocktail?
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My go-to is a Dark 'n' Stormy.
Like my personality.
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-[both laugh]
-Yeah, I was gonna say.
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[Maddy] My usual drink
is generally a dark rum and Coke.
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I'm a bit of a pirate, I think. [laughs]
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[Brenna] My regular drink
of choice is water.
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[laughing] It's so much fun!
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That's good.
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[pleasant string music playing]
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[flame whooshing]
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Obviously, functionality is huge,
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but they're being evaluated
on originality and aesthetics.
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That's the hardest part.
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It's gotta be functional,
but it's also a piece of art.
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One thing though, the artists
really wanna be careful with color.
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You really don't want
to camouflage the drink itself.
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[Trenton] I have the banana daiquiri
for my challenge.
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Everyone around me is doing transparent,
they're using a lot of clear,
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so I wanted to try something different.
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[flames whooshing]
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I kind of take a lot of pride
in being very consistent with my cups.
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I mean… let's be real.
I'm a perfectionist.
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I'm gonna try it again.
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We've asked them
to make six identical glasses.
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What's the point of that?
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[Katherine] It's just one more thing
that'll really test their skills.
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You know, making anything identical,
twice even, is kind of tricky.
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I notice a lot of the glassblowers
have calipers on the benches,
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so they can get exact measurements,
so they can match as they're going.
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Nice. That was a good one.
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I'm feeling pretty confident.
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I really like the pattern,
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the texture and the unique,
kinda, quality that it has.
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Pretty much everyone knows Rob Stern.
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He's one of the most creative minds
I've ever known.
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[Rob] I'm not scared of anybody.
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[chuckles]
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Perfecto.
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[Brenna whistling melody]
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Veronica, what's more important,
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the taste of the drink
or the glass that it's served in?
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Well, it's all about practicality
and the function of the drink.
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For example, icy drinks
like the daiquiri or even a mojito,
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you'll definitely want a stem
so it's not too cold to hold.
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[blows]
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[crinkling]
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[dramatic string music playing]
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00:11:31,233 --> 00:11:33,360
[Grace] This is a huge deal for me.
244
00:11:33,444 --> 00:11:36,905
I might be the youngest here,
but to me that doesn't matter at all.
245
00:11:36,989 --> 00:11:38,699
-This'll work.
-You got it.
246
00:11:39,283 --> 00:11:40,576
[Grace] I'm really happy.
247
00:11:40,659 --> 00:11:44,413
My design came out
pretty much exactly how I wanted to.
248
00:11:44,496 --> 00:11:45,748
-[shatters]
-Shit!
249
00:11:45,831 --> 00:11:46,999
[tense music playing]
250
00:11:47,082 --> 00:11:49,126
It just hits the floor. [inhales]
251
00:11:50,210 --> 00:11:54,465
And so now, we're like 45 minutes in,
and I don't have one piece.
252
00:11:54,548 --> 00:11:56,842
I'm realizing how long they're taking.
253
00:11:56,925 --> 00:12:00,387
Um, I'm just thinking
if we should re… replan this.
254
00:12:00,971 --> 00:12:06,185
So, instead of long-stature legs,
I have little gold balls.
255
00:12:06,268 --> 00:12:08,228
It still fits my idea,
256
00:12:08,312 --> 00:12:11,732
and I know I can
make six of them with the time left.
257
00:12:12,316 --> 00:12:14,234
One hour down, three to go.
258
00:12:14,318 --> 00:12:16,028
[suspenseful music playing]
259
00:12:16,111 --> 00:12:17,488
[Minhi] Whoo!
260
00:12:17,571 --> 00:12:18,822
Come back, come back.
261
00:12:18,906 --> 00:12:20,449
[music continues]
262
00:12:24,828 --> 00:12:25,746
[Dan] Yeah, baby.
263
00:12:26,955 --> 00:12:29,917
-[ominous string music playing]
-[Veronica] What's Rob doing?
264
00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:33,253
You know, he's actually using
chunks of graphite to make a mold.
265
00:12:33,337 --> 00:12:34,963
-[sizzling]
-[Rob] Whoops, sorry.
266
00:12:35,589 --> 00:12:37,883
So we don't want them,
ultimately, to move at all.
267
00:12:38,634 --> 00:12:42,012
Because I've grabbed parts
and we're trying to keep them together,
268
00:12:42,095 --> 00:12:43,555
with the expanding bubble,
269
00:12:43,639 --> 00:12:46,975
I find it quite difficult
to replicate the glasses.
270
00:12:47,059 --> 00:12:49,770
I realize that they're not exactly alike.
271
00:12:50,395 --> 00:12:52,189
We'll have to make it a little smaller.
272
00:12:52,272 --> 00:12:53,732
[dramatic music playing]
273
00:12:53,816 --> 00:12:54,817
[music fades]
274
00:12:55,317 --> 00:12:56,276
[shatters]
275
00:12:56,360 --> 00:12:57,861
[Grace] Are you kidding me?
276
00:12:57,945 --> 00:12:58,821
[groans]
277
00:12:58,904 --> 00:13:00,447
[tense music playing]
278
00:13:00,531 --> 00:13:02,074
[Rob] I know that sound.
279
00:13:02,157 --> 00:13:04,535
I know that feeling.
It's not a pleasant one.
280
00:13:05,285 --> 00:13:08,288
If glass didn't break,
it wouldn't be valuable.
281
00:13:08,914 --> 00:13:10,541
-It's done.
-[woman] Wanna try to heal it?
282
00:13:10,624 --> 00:13:11,458
-No.
-Okay.
283
00:13:11,542 --> 00:13:13,126
The glass is not happy.
284
00:13:13,210 --> 00:13:14,169
I need a break.
285
00:13:14,253 --> 00:13:15,754
[music swells, fades]
286
00:13:15,838 --> 00:13:17,172
It messes with your head.
287
00:13:21,343 --> 00:13:23,554
[pleasant piano music playing]
288
00:13:25,013 --> 00:13:26,723
[flames whooshing]
289
00:13:26,807 --> 00:13:29,142
[Brenna] I got the vanilla milkshake.
290
00:13:29,768 --> 00:13:32,145
So, here are the nipples to the udder.
291
00:13:32,229 --> 00:13:35,315
To make the udders,
I'm going to add hot bits to the glass.
292
00:13:37,276 --> 00:13:38,110
Nice.
293
00:13:39,444 --> 00:13:41,530
I'm so happy I got vanilla milkshake.
294
00:13:41,613 --> 00:13:45,242
My glasses are inspired by my children.
295
00:13:45,325 --> 00:13:47,244
I have a two-year-old daughter
named Arabelle,
296
00:13:47,327 --> 00:13:49,580
and then my one-year-old son,
his name is Baker.
297
00:13:50,789 --> 00:13:53,750
I make my kids
superfood smoothies every morning,
298
00:13:53,834 --> 00:13:56,169
which are like vanilla milkshakes,
they think.
299
00:13:56,712 --> 00:13:58,213
[laughs]
300
00:13:58,297 --> 00:14:00,048
Oh, so cute!
301
00:14:01,216 --> 00:14:02,885
[suspenseful music playing]
302
00:14:05,637 --> 00:14:07,014
[flames whooshing]
303
00:14:09,725 --> 00:14:10,851
[sighs]
304
00:14:12,185 --> 00:14:14,563
[humming merrily]
305
00:14:14,646 --> 00:14:16,273
Makin' cups!
306
00:14:16,356 --> 00:14:18,233
I'm relaxed. I'm feeling good.
307
00:14:18,317 --> 00:14:21,194
[imitating sound effects]
308
00:14:21,278 --> 00:14:24,823
The energy in here is so cool.
It reminds me so much of back in the day,
309
00:14:24,907 --> 00:14:28,201
when I first started
bartending in clubs Saturday nights.
310
00:14:28,285 --> 00:14:29,369
[Brenna laughs]
311
00:14:29,453 --> 00:14:30,621
It's a good vibe.
312
00:14:31,246 --> 00:14:32,331
Ninja moves here.
313
00:14:33,248 --> 00:14:35,918
-[shatters]
-[Minhu] Oh! There it goes.
314
00:14:37,252 --> 00:14:39,254
I immediately know I have to remake it.
315
00:14:40,130 --> 00:14:41,548
[breathes deeply]
316
00:14:41,632 --> 00:14:44,843
Glassblowing in general
is just such a mental game.
317
00:14:44,927 --> 00:14:50,223
So it's important to keep a level head.
You really learn to just let it go.
318
00:14:50,307 --> 00:14:52,851
And just move onto the next one,
take another dip.
319
00:14:53,977 --> 00:14:54,811
[Maddy] Yep.
320
00:14:54,895 --> 00:14:56,813
-[clinking]
-Oh! Oh, dear.
321
00:14:56,897 --> 00:14:58,607
This one's not good.
322
00:14:59,858 --> 00:15:03,987
I'm pretty competitive.
I was a ballet dancer for about 17 years.
323
00:15:05,155 --> 00:15:07,240
I turned my nerves into adrenaline.
324
00:15:07,324 --> 00:15:09,993
And it makes me work really hard
in the hot shop.
325
00:15:11,370 --> 00:15:12,746
Perfect. Thank you.
326
00:15:12,829 --> 00:15:14,456
[exciting string music playing]
327
00:15:24,174 --> 00:15:26,551
Glassblowers! You have one hour left!
328
00:15:26,635 --> 00:15:27,886
Man, it goes quick.
329
00:15:27,970 --> 00:15:29,429
[intense music playing]
330
00:15:30,180 --> 00:15:31,682
This yellow's so stiff!
331
00:15:32,432 --> 00:15:34,768
Yellow. Not an easy color to work with.
332
00:15:34,851 --> 00:15:36,061
It's going rough.
333
00:15:37,312 --> 00:15:39,523
Different colors
react differently to the heat.
334
00:15:39,606 --> 00:15:43,777
And yellow is a stiff color.
It heats up slow and it cools off quick.
335
00:15:45,195 --> 00:15:47,489
I'm watching mainly Dan,
'cause he's right there,
336
00:15:47,572 --> 00:15:49,366
and then we got Brenna next to me.
337
00:15:49,449 --> 00:15:53,328
And I'm just realizing that my cups
are taking a lot longer than theirs.
338
00:15:53,412 --> 00:15:55,497
They're getting two cups
for every one that I'm making.
339
00:15:56,081 --> 00:16:00,127
I never really thought about how much
the color was gonna affect this piece.
340
00:16:00,210 --> 00:16:03,547
I've already invested
and committed to my plan.
341
00:16:03,630 --> 00:16:05,173
There's no turning back at this point.
342
00:16:05,757 --> 00:16:07,050
Never pick yellow.
343
00:16:08,218 --> 00:16:10,262
-[sizzling]
-[water bubbling]
344
00:16:10,345 --> 00:16:11,805
[flames whooshing]
345
00:16:11,888 --> 00:16:13,515
[sizzling]
346
00:16:18,520 --> 00:16:20,647
-Hi, Rob, how's it goin'?
-Pretty good.
347
00:16:20,731 --> 00:16:21,565
-Yeah?
-Yeah.
348
00:16:21,648 --> 00:16:24,026
Do you think you're in the running
to win this challenge?
349
00:16:24,109 --> 00:16:25,736
I hope I am.
350
00:16:25,819 --> 00:16:27,571
Do you wanna remind me what your drink is?
351
00:16:27,654 --> 00:16:29,364
It's a Rusty Nail.
352
00:16:29,448 --> 00:16:31,825
I, uh, had this idea for kind of a…
353
00:16:32,409 --> 00:16:33,785
of it being unique.
354
00:16:33,869 --> 00:16:36,163
So, even though
you have to make six identical?
355
00:16:36,246 --> 00:16:39,249
Well, they're essentially identical.
356
00:16:40,876 --> 00:16:42,794
It's a risk. I'm a risk-taker.
357
00:16:42,878 --> 00:16:45,213
Okay. All right. Well, good luck.
358
00:16:45,297 --> 00:16:49,509
Quickly I start to realize
I better change my game plan.
359
00:16:51,136 --> 00:16:52,846
[dramatic music playing]
360
00:16:57,184 --> 00:16:58,560
-[Katherine] Hi, Grace.
-Hi, Kathy.
361
00:16:58,643 --> 00:16:59,853
How's it been going?
362
00:16:59,936 --> 00:17:01,104
Uh, not so well.
363
00:17:01,188 --> 00:17:03,732
I'm just trying to get
six in the box at this point.
364
00:17:03,815 --> 00:17:06,193
We have these kinds of days
all the time in the hot shop.
365
00:17:06,276 --> 00:17:08,153
Things aren't going your way.
366
00:17:08,236 --> 00:17:10,072
But the client still need their numbers,
367
00:17:10,155 --> 00:17:12,949
you still want to make the sale,
you want to get the glass out the door.
368
00:17:13,033 --> 00:17:15,202
So, glass is always a numbers game.
369
00:17:15,285 --> 00:17:16,870
-And it's a tricky bitch but…
-[laughs]
370
00:17:16,953 --> 00:17:17,871
[laughs]
371
00:17:17,954 --> 00:17:19,956
-All right, well, good luck.
-Thank you.
372
00:17:20,040 --> 00:17:22,209
I'm definitely in survival mode right now.
373
00:17:22,292 --> 00:17:23,335
[tense music playing]
374
00:17:23,418 --> 00:17:26,546
Everyone has had these days
where you almost are like
375
00:17:26,630 --> 00:17:29,049
losing control of the material.
376
00:17:29,132 --> 00:17:30,634
All right, let's party.
377
00:17:30,717 --> 00:17:35,514
And I think that we all kind of pray
to the glass gods in these moments.
378
00:17:36,306 --> 00:17:37,140
Looks good.
379
00:17:37,974 --> 00:17:39,768
-Okay, grab it. Pull.
-Got it.
380
00:17:41,937 --> 00:17:43,522
[John M] Yeah. I'm good with that.
381
00:17:44,106 --> 00:17:46,399
Glassblowers, we have 45 minutes left!
382
00:17:46,483 --> 00:17:47,609
There you go.
383
00:17:48,193 --> 00:17:49,778
[Rob] Katherine made me nervous.
384
00:17:49,861 --> 00:17:52,155
[chuckles] So I'm going
to my contingency plan.
385
00:17:52,739 --> 00:17:55,534
I'm gonna simplify my piece a little bit
386
00:17:55,617 --> 00:17:59,204
and try to really knock out
six exactly the same.
387
00:17:59,287 --> 00:18:03,375
So I decided that I would just put
the texture on the bottom of the glass
388
00:18:03,458 --> 00:18:05,961
rather than all around the glass itself.
389
00:18:06,044 --> 00:18:07,546
This is number one.
390
00:18:07,629 --> 00:18:10,257
I have one glass done and five more to go.
391
00:18:10,340 --> 00:18:12,676
[suspenseful music playing]
392
00:18:12,759 --> 00:18:16,763
I have a couple cups to put in the box,
so we're gonna cut it down to the wire.
393
00:18:17,639 --> 00:18:20,517
These are huge. I don't know
if I wanted to make these this big.
394
00:18:21,601 --> 00:18:25,897
Pull. Go quickly. Pull, pull, pull.
Pull it. Slower, slower, slower. Pull.
395
00:18:26,481 --> 00:18:28,525
Feeling pretty good, almost there.
396
00:18:29,568 --> 00:18:31,444
Everyone, you have 30 minutes left!
397
00:18:31,528 --> 00:18:33,947
Now is not the time to relax.
398
00:18:34,865 --> 00:18:39,202
We are making a twisty cane blown straw.
399
00:18:39,286 --> 00:18:42,205
My daughter will only drink
from a glass straw.
400
00:18:42,289 --> 00:18:45,208
[chuckling] Not a paper straw,
but from a glass straw.
401
00:18:45,292 --> 00:18:48,795
So I have this light blue
and white on here.
402
00:18:48,879 --> 00:18:50,338
And we'll pull this.
403
00:18:50,422 --> 00:18:53,383
I've never done
a blown twisted cane before,
404
00:18:53,466 --> 00:18:54,676
but I'm going for it.
405
00:18:55,802 --> 00:18:57,470
All right, so start to turn slow.
406
00:18:58,346 --> 00:18:59,472
Turn a little faster.
407
00:19:00,724 --> 00:19:02,475
All right, let's start to pull now.
408
00:19:03,143 --> 00:19:06,688
Oh! I love this straw!
My daughter's gonna love it!
409
00:19:07,522 --> 00:19:09,107
Uh, it's going better now.
410
00:19:09,191 --> 00:19:11,401
So I ended up with six cups.
411
00:19:11,484 --> 00:19:13,987
I'm gonna try to make
one, like, accent piece.
412
00:19:14,654 --> 00:19:17,574
So I'm making a little cheese platter,
413
00:19:18,158 --> 00:19:23,288
because this beer, it goes really well
with cheese and savory dishes.
414
00:19:23,371 --> 00:19:24,789
[music intensifying]
415
00:19:24,873 --> 00:19:27,250
-Get back in there. Open, open.
-[Dan] Left side, left side.
416
00:19:27,334 --> 00:19:28,668
Five minutes left!
417
00:19:28,752 --> 00:19:29,878
-Oh, God.
-[music intensifies]
418
00:19:30,462 --> 00:19:33,256
I'm definitely trying to raise the bar
and rise to the occasion.
419
00:19:33,840 --> 00:19:36,384
Clearly, Rusty Nail, gotta make a nail.
420
00:19:36,468 --> 00:19:38,929
Running out of time here.
I'm in a rush now.
421
00:19:40,138 --> 00:19:43,850
Three minutes left!
Get your glasses into the annealers!
422
00:19:43,934 --> 00:19:45,101
[shrieks softly]
423
00:19:45,185 --> 00:19:46,102
[Rob] Go ahead.
424
00:19:48,271 --> 00:19:49,314
Beautiful.
425
00:19:50,106 --> 00:19:51,441
So I'm gonna open one side.
426
00:19:52,108 --> 00:19:53,109
Okay.
427
00:19:53,193 --> 00:19:54,653
-Whoo!
-Good job, dude.
428
00:19:57,072 --> 00:19:58,073
[clanks]
429
00:19:58,156 --> 00:19:59,199
Yes!
430
00:19:59,282 --> 00:20:00,242
[shrieks playfully]
431
00:20:02,619 --> 00:20:04,246
[chuckles] Down to the wire.
432
00:20:04,329 --> 00:20:05,538
Ooh! Ooh!
433
00:20:06,331 --> 00:20:08,333
[gentle piano music playing]
434
00:20:14,047 --> 00:20:14,881
[clunks]
435
00:20:16,841 --> 00:20:18,927
[Maddy] For this challenge we have to make
436
00:20:19,010 --> 00:20:22,847
six identical glasses
for a specific drink.
437
00:20:22,931 --> 00:20:26,351
I'm just really pleased that I managed
to get six done. [chuckles]
438
00:20:26,434 --> 00:20:28,895
[Dan] It is a delicate piece of glassware.
439
00:20:28,979 --> 00:20:31,690
I put some very delicate implements on it.
440
00:20:31,773 --> 00:20:33,066
I think I have a shot.
441
00:20:33,149 --> 00:20:35,527
[Rob] I feel really excited
about my piece.
442
00:20:35,610 --> 00:20:37,988
I decided that
the first pieces I was making
443
00:20:38,071 --> 00:20:41,741
were gonna actually be inverted
and be the base for these cups.
444
00:20:41,825 --> 00:20:43,576
I think I may have "nailed" it.
445
00:20:43,660 --> 00:20:47,163
My design and the title of it
is "Udderly Awesome."
446
00:20:47,247 --> 00:20:48,290
Get it?
447
00:20:48,373 --> 00:20:50,709
Because of the udder and the cow?
448
00:20:50,792 --> 00:20:51,751
[laughs]
449
00:20:52,377 --> 00:20:55,046
I hope these glasses
show my technical abilities.
450
00:20:55,130 --> 00:20:58,800
Not being a cup-maker,
I'm really happy with what I put out.
451
00:20:58,883 --> 00:21:00,343
I did my best.
452
00:21:00,427 --> 00:21:04,806
I'm hoping that the color application
and the form gives me the win.
453
00:21:04,889 --> 00:21:07,600
The main thing I'm worried about
is the identicalness
454
00:21:07,684 --> 00:21:08,893
of each of these cups.
455
00:21:08,977 --> 00:21:12,522
I want my flutes
to show my respect for tradition,
456
00:21:12,605 --> 00:21:15,483
but to also have my flare.
457
00:21:16,067 --> 00:21:19,321
Given everything that happened,
my pared-down design,
458
00:21:19,404 --> 00:21:22,365
it still represents me as an artist.
459
00:21:22,449 --> 00:21:24,117
But we'll see.
460
00:21:26,870 --> 00:21:29,873
[intriguing music playing]
461
00:21:29,956 --> 00:21:32,334
[Nick] Call me old-fashioned…
462
00:21:32,417 --> 00:21:35,754
-[all chuckling]
-…but I think this gallery looks great.
463
00:21:35,837 --> 00:21:38,131
-Uh, we'll be the judge of that.
-[Veronica] Yeah.
464
00:21:38,214 --> 00:21:39,591
-Fair enough.
-[both chuckle]
465
00:21:40,175 --> 00:21:44,554
[Nick] We're gonna start with Maddy's.
This is her espresso martini glasses.
466
00:21:44,637 --> 00:21:47,682
My first feeling
is that this is a little bit cheesy,
467
00:21:47,766 --> 00:21:50,185
and perhaps a little bit too literal
of an interpretation.
468
00:21:50,268 --> 00:21:51,853
I like the design.
469
00:21:51,936 --> 00:21:54,397
I don't think the execution is great.
470
00:21:54,481 --> 00:21:55,732
[Veronica] Functionality-wise,
471
00:21:55,815 --> 00:21:57,859
when you're talking
about an espresso martini,
472
00:21:57,942 --> 00:22:00,362
you're gonna be making
fresh espresso at the bar.
473
00:22:00,445 --> 00:22:03,365
And you want those aromas
to really come through.
474
00:22:03,448 --> 00:22:05,617
With a smaller-mouthed glass,
475
00:22:05,700 --> 00:22:07,827
-you're gonna miss a little bit of that.
-Mm.
476
00:22:08,411 --> 00:22:12,040
[Nick] This is John Sharvin's piece.
And he had the Hot 'n' Sassy.
477
00:22:12,123 --> 00:22:15,043
To me, this is a really fun glass.
478
00:22:15,126 --> 00:22:16,461
And it's not opaque,
479
00:22:16,544 --> 00:22:19,005
so you are still able
to get a sense of the drink.
480
00:22:19,089 --> 00:22:21,216
But I can see
that there's different heights,
481
00:22:21,299 --> 00:22:23,385
there's different widths on the opening.
482
00:22:23,468 --> 00:22:26,012
John might have struggled
a little bit with that.
483
00:22:26,096 --> 00:22:27,389
[Nick] This is Dan's.
484
00:22:27,472 --> 00:22:30,558
And he had
the non-alcoholic raspberry mojito.
485
00:22:30,642 --> 00:22:32,602
I think these match pretty well.
486
00:22:32,685 --> 00:22:36,731
There's obviously some variations,
but they're the closest we've seen so far.
487
00:22:37,357 --> 00:22:39,317
[Veronica] These are really pretty.
488
00:22:39,401 --> 00:22:41,111
[Nick] If you grab it here,
489
00:22:41,194 --> 00:22:44,781
-the glass would go into your fingers.
-Mm, that's a good point.
490
00:22:44,864 --> 00:22:47,659
Yeah. Looks cool. Functional, eh…
491
00:22:49,077 --> 00:22:50,954
These are Grace's glasses.
492
00:22:51,037 --> 00:22:53,748
Their drink was Belgian Dark Ale.
493
00:22:53,832 --> 00:22:55,875
How do you feel about consistency here?
494
00:22:55,959 --> 00:23:00,713
With a really curvaceous shape like that,
it's a little harder to be consistent.
495
00:23:00,797 --> 00:23:02,757
[Nick] It's just too thick.
496
00:23:02,841 --> 00:23:04,717
-[Veronica] It is.
-I want it to be thinner.
497
00:23:05,301 --> 00:23:08,012
[Veronica] Look at the cheese plate
that they've presented to us.
498
00:23:08,096 --> 00:23:10,932
That is actually a really nice thickness.
499
00:23:11,015 --> 00:23:14,269
It'd have been really great
if that was reflected in the glassware.
500
00:23:14,352 --> 00:23:16,855
-Thank you. That's exactly what I wanted.
-[all chuckling]
501
00:23:16,938 --> 00:23:18,189
-Yeah.
-That!
502
00:23:19,315 --> 00:23:21,067
These are Brenna's glasses.
503
00:23:21,151 --> 00:23:24,070
I think this
is actually a functional straw.
504
00:23:24,863 --> 00:23:26,072
And it totally is.
505
00:23:26,156 --> 00:23:27,449
[all chuckling]
506
00:23:27,532 --> 00:23:29,492
Kind of cool. Uh, reusable.
507
00:23:29,576 --> 00:23:32,203
I just think these are so cute.
508
00:23:32,287 --> 00:23:35,457
There's so much whimsy
with a vanilla milkshake.
509
00:23:35,540 --> 00:23:39,377
And most of the other glasses we're seeing
are based off of alcoholic cocktails,
510
00:23:39,461 --> 00:23:42,630
and so this had a chance to be childlike.
511
00:23:42,714 --> 00:23:44,007
And she really nailed it.
512
00:23:44,090 --> 00:23:45,884
She's done a really great job of matching.
513
00:23:45,967 --> 00:23:48,845
And there's a lot of elements
on each glass.
514
00:23:48,928 --> 00:23:51,931
Are you guys ready
to "moo-ve" on to the next?
515
00:23:52,015 --> 00:23:53,099
[all chuckling]
516
00:23:53,683 --> 00:23:56,269
[Nick] "These are
Minhi's champagne glasses."
517
00:23:56,352 --> 00:23:59,564
"By design, Minhi's flute set
encourages connectedness,
518
00:23:59,647 --> 00:24:03,485
as participants gather every time
they need to set their glass down."
519
00:24:03,568 --> 00:24:05,904
[Katherine] I feel like
there could be a bit of refinement
520
00:24:05,987 --> 00:24:07,530
in how these sit in there.
521
00:24:07,614 --> 00:24:09,449
But I actually-- I love the idea.
522
00:24:09,532 --> 00:24:12,827
[Nick] The silver base is,
by far, my favorite part.
523
00:24:12,911 --> 00:24:13,912
Mm-hmm.
524
00:24:14,496 --> 00:24:17,248
[Nick] These are Rob's Rusty Nail glasses.
525
00:24:17,332 --> 00:24:20,043
He originally started
with this eight-sided glass,
526
00:24:20,126 --> 00:24:23,713
and it didn't really work out,
so we ended up with these bases.
527
00:24:25,006 --> 00:24:29,177
The literal sense of the rusty nail
is kind of cool as a stir stick,
528
00:24:29,260 --> 00:24:33,473
but this representation
of a garnish, or a peel of some kind,
529
00:24:33,556 --> 00:24:37,227
isn't something that you would,
certainly, need in a cocktail,
530
00:24:37,310 --> 00:24:40,355
because you would be literally
putting the garnish in the cocktail.
531
00:24:40,939 --> 00:24:43,441
If he'd just kept with a simpler idea,
532
00:24:43,525 --> 00:24:45,985
but refined it and executed it better,
533
00:24:46,069 --> 00:24:48,530
we'd be looking
at a much different arrangement here
534
00:24:48,613 --> 00:24:49,781
than what we are right now.
535
00:24:50,406 --> 00:24:53,701
[Nick] Here are Trenton's
banana daiquiri glasses.
536
00:24:53,785 --> 00:24:58,331
Well, I have to say I'm a little "split"
on the way that I feel about these.
537
00:24:58,414 --> 00:24:59,707
-[Nick] That's bananas.
-[laughs]
538
00:24:59,791 --> 00:25:01,668
[Veronica] I do think these are whimsical,
539
00:25:01,751 --> 00:25:04,629
but I would have liked
to see him do something
540
00:25:04,712 --> 00:25:07,173
a little bit more like
the Hot 'n' Sassy glass,
541
00:25:07,257 --> 00:25:10,426
where it was
a little bit more transparent.
542
00:25:10,510 --> 00:25:12,845
And that way,
we could actually see the liquid.
543
00:25:12,929 --> 00:25:15,515
-[Katherine] Mm-hmm.
-The base doesn't match.
544
00:25:15,598 --> 00:25:18,935
[Katherine] The color's not matching,
the diameters aren't matching.
545
00:25:19,018 --> 00:25:22,689
And even the profile
of some of the cups really varies.
546
00:25:22,772 --> 00:25:25,316
The only thing
he's got going for unifying these
547
00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:27,610
is the color of the cup part,
the bowl part.
548
00:25:27,694 --> 00:25:28,528
Yeah.
549
00:25:29,112 --> 00:25:31,739
[Nick] This is John Moran's Irish Coffee.
550
00:25:31,823 --> 00:25:34,200
Over here, we can see
that it says "Joe S" on the front.
551
00:25:34,284 --> 00:25:38,955
And that is reference to the inventor
of the Irish coffee, Joe Sheridan.
552
00:25:39,038 --> 00:25:43,293
When I think of Irish Coffee, I think of,
you know, sipping it by the fire,
553
00:25:43,376 --> 00:25:44,961
kind of taking your time and savoring it.
554
00:25:45,044 --> 00:25:49,424
So I'm not really sure if the to-go cup
makes sense with the drink.
555
00:25:49,507 --> 00:25:51,342
I actually have to disagree with you.
556
00:25:51,426 --> 00:25:53,970
There's a bar in New Orleans
called Erin Rose,
557
00:25:54,053 --> 00:25:57,974
and their frozen Irish coffees
to-go are very, very famous.
558
00:25:58,558 --> 00:26:00,435
All right, shall we
bring the glassblowers in?
559
00:26:00,518 --> 00:26:01,644
I think it's worth a shot.
560
00:26:01,728 --> 00:26:03,438
-[both chuckle]
-Ah, hoo-hoo!
561
00:26:03,521 --> 00:26:05,398
[suspenseful music playing]
562
00:26:07,358 --> 00:26:10,111
I had a great day in the hot shop,
I did what I love,
563
00:26:10,194 --> 00:26:13,031
and I feel like I killed this challenge.
564
00:26:13,114 --> 00:26:15,366
I'm definitely not safe
in this competition.
565
00:26:15,450 --> 00:26:17,493
There is so much talent in the room.
566
00:26:17,577 --> 00:26:19,871
[Trenton] Going home
is always in the back of your mind.
567
00:26:19,954 --> 00:26:22,498
But you can only take it
one challenge at a time.
568
00:26:23,082 --> 00:26:26,628
I gotta say, the gallery today
certainly raised our "spirits."
569
00:26:26,711 --> 00:26:27,837
[chuckles]
570
00:26:27,920 --> 00:26:29,255
Dan…
571
00:26:29,339 --> 00:26:33,134
In hindsight, are you happy about your
choice to not steal anyone else's drink?
572
00:26:33,217 --> 00:26:35,386
Yeah. Absolutely. Yeah, I don't drink.
573
00:26:35,470 --> 00:26:38,181
It just allowed me
to kinda reflect a little bit on that.
574
00:26:38,264 --> 00:26:41,768
And when I quit drinking,
I thought I was kinda done having fun.
575
00:26:41,851 --> 00:26:42,894
That was not true.
576
00:26:42,977 --> 00:26:45,647
I think I made the right decision
to, one, stop drinking,
577
00:26:45,730 --> 00:26:47,357
and not take someone else's cup.
578
00:26:47,440 --> 00:26:48,608
Thank you, Dan.
579
00:26:48,691 --> 00:26:50,234
Mr. Hot 'n' Sassy.
580
00:26:50,318 --> 00:26:52,487
-[all chuckling]
-[Nick] John Sharvin.
581
00:26:53,321 --> 00:26:55,365
I mean, it does seem
like you struggled a little bit
582
00:26:55,448 --> 00:26:57,575
with getting the shape pretty consistent.
583
00:26:57,659 --> 00:26:58,660
Yeah, I agree.
584
00:26:58,743 --> 00:27:01,954
I mean, it's tough to get all the sizes
all right on the bottom and top.
585
00:27:02,038 --> 00:27:02,872
Thanks, John.
586
00:27:03,956 --> 00:27:06,542
Rob, tell us about your glasses.
587
00:27:06,626 --> 00:27:09,337
I wanted to elevate the cocktail
588
00:27:09,420 --> 00:27:12,924
and allow the elixir
to be the star of the show.
589
00:27:13,007 --> 00:27:18,054
[Veronica] So, with the base and the glass
and your stir stick and the peel,
590
00:27:18,137 --> 00:27:21,641
I think that if you had maybe removed
one or two of those things,
591
00:27:21,724 --> 00:27:23,726
the message would've been
a little bit clearer.
592
00:27:24,310 --> 00:27:25,353
Agreed.
593
00:27:25,436 --> 00:27:27,021
Yeah. Thank you.
594
00:27:27,605 --> 00:27:28,648
Minhi.
595
00:27:28,731 --> 00:27:30,817
So I loved these.
I thought they were super cool.
596
00:27:31,401 --> 00:27:33,986
Really interesting play
on the togetherness.
597
00:27:34,070 --> 00:27:35,697
They could have been a bit more delicate.
598
00:27:35,780 --> 00:27:38,574
Champagne, in particular,
merits a really thin lip.
599
00:27:38,658 --> 00:27:40,493
But overall, it was a really great design.
600
00:27:40,576 --> 00:27:41,661
Thank you.
601
00:27:42,537 --> 00:27:43,788
Thank you, artists.
602
00:27:43,871 --> 00:27:45,790
We just need a few minutes to discuss.
603
00:27:45,873 --> 00:27:48,042
[suspenseful music playing]
604
00:27:49,627 --> 00:27:53,423
This competition is so much more
than just making glass.
605
00:27:53,506 --> 00:27:55,842
Your self doubt, your fears…
606
00:27:55,925 --> 00:27:57,218
This is a mental game.
607
00:27:57,301 --> 00:28:00,012
I loved those glasses
the first time I saw them.
608
00:28:00,096 --> 00:28:02,557
And every time I look at them
I like them even more.
609
00:28:03,224 --> 00:28:04,642
I'm worried that I'm going home.
610
00:28:05,351 --> 00:28:08,062
You want the truth?
You can't handle the truth.
611
00:28:08,146 --> 00:28:10,273
How do we decide between the top two?
612
00:28:10,356 --> 00:28:12,316
We go to a bar and just keep taking shots?
613
00:28:12,400 --> 00:28:13,276
[Veronica laughs]
614
00:28:13,359 --> 00:28:17,655
I did have a rough day, and I think
that it is possible that I go home.
615
00:28:20,032 --> 00:28:20,992
Thank you for waiting.
616
00:28:21,701 --> 00:28:24,078
The artist that had
the best drinkware collection
617
00:28:24,662 --> 00:28:28,040
and is still in the running
for the grand prize is…
618
00:28:28,124 --> 00:28:29,542
[suspenseful music playing]
619
00:28:33,504 --> 00:28:34,338
[music stops]
620
00:28:34,922 --> 00:28:36,424
-Minhi.
-Yeah.
621
00:28:36,507 --> 00:28:37,425
[John S] Nice.
622
00:28:40,052 --> 00:28:45,224
Having a win under my belt makes me feel
like I'm supposed to be here.
623
00:28:45,308 --> 00:28:47,393
-Nice job.
-[chuckles]
624
00:28:47,477 --> 00:28:49,353
Where's the champagne? [laughs]
625
00:28:50,772 --> 00:28:54,734
Now, sadly, for one of you,
it's time for last call.
626
00:28:54,817 --> 00:28:56,152
[tense music playing]
627
00:28:56,235 --> 00:29:00,114
The artist whose glasses
left us feeling empty is….
628
00:29:02,450 --> 00:29:03,451
[music stops]
629
00:29:04,160 --> 00:29:06,078
-Rob.
-[melancholy piano music playing]
630
00:29:06,788 --> 00:29:09,332
Please say your goodbyes
and exit the hot shop.
631
00:29:11,501 --> 00:29:14,212
[Rob] You know,
I didn't get, maybe, as far as I hoped.
632
00:29:14,295 --> 00:29:17,548
But this was definitely, overall,
an incredible experience.
633
00:29:17,632 --> 00:29:20,760
There's such an incredible
level of talent here right now.
634
00:29:21,511 --> 00:29:22,970
[John M] Rob Stern goes home.
635
00:29:23,054 --> 00:29:24,055
That was a hard one.
636
00:29:24,138 --> 00:29:25,681
It was, uh, not expected.
637
00:29:27,225 --> 00:29:29,310
Good for me, not so good for him.
[chuckles]
638
00:29:29,393 --> 00:29:31,187
[closing theme music playing]