American Grit (2016–…): Season 1, Episode 4 - Charlie Foxtrot - full transcript

JOHN: Previously
on "American Grit"...

-Tony, let's go.
-Let's go.

JOHN:
Remember why you are here,

to be pushed.

The teams took on
the Evolution.

RORKE: You got to get this done.

JOHN: Led by their four
American heroes...

TEE: Pick up those feet and go.

JOHN: Team Tee took the lead.

Get out there, Tony.

JOHN: But when Tony hit
the water...



Tony, come on.
They're coming.

JOHN: Their plans fell apart.

Tony and Ivette are about to get
some company.

(grunting)

TEE: Unless they come up
with a solution,

Team Tee is all gonna drown.

JOHN: And Team Noah took home
another victory.

Oh, I love you guys.

JOHN: But Tony earned a shot
at redemption

by taking on Cam and
Mark The Machine in the Circus.

Let's go, Tony.

Trying to keep his team intact.

There,
they battled and balanced.

HAZE: You're kicking ass,
Machine.



JOHN: But The Machine's chances
of winning

up to $1 million slipped away.

HAZE: Yeah!

JOHN: Tonight Team Rorke
must bounce back

after losing
its first competitor.

Yes, we've lost a powerhouse,
and we got to move forward.

Let's leverage what we have.

JOHN: With only two members,

Team Tee is fighting to stay
in the competition.

TEE: I'm feeling bad
for Team Rorke, but hey,

as long it's not happening
to Team Tee,

that's all I care about.

JOHN: Only Team Noah and
Team Nick are at full strength

and therefore in the running
to claim

the entire $1 million prize.

NOAH: We've won three
Evolutions in a row,

and we have a target
on our back.

Everyone wants to see us lose.

JOHN: Who will be
the next contestant to give up,

ring out,
and go home on "American Grit"?

(dramatic percussive music)

MAN:
# Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

# Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

# Whoa-oh-oh

# All alone now

# We in the fire

# Gonna burn it down

# Get out alive

# Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Ohh!
It's over!

MAN: # Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

(tense music)

One more Circus down.

Before we go in there,

do you want to tell Team Noah
about the Circus today?

-No.
-No. No, no, no.

-Don't tell them anything?
-No, we shouldn't.

They're gonna expect a story
from us, though.

All we got to say is,
"We made it. He didn't."

Team Noah doesn't need
any more of an advantage.

They're already three up
on the rest of us.

Any little thing we can do
to set them back

I think we should do.

ALL: One, two, three, shh.

(laughter)

-Hey, what's up? What's up?
-Oh.

Who's back?
Who's back?

Cam's back.
Tony's back.

Machine is not.

DAVID: All right, so y'all got
to tell us what happened.

Actually, we're not.

We're not gonna tell you guys
what happens anymore.

DAVID: You're not gonna tell us
what happened?

Each time that we go
through this,

it's more and more
crazy intense.

Oh, yeah.
We believe that.

We go and get physically,
mentally beat up,

and you guys are just
chilling here.

We just don't think it's fair.

But you don't have to
take it out on us.

I'm so surprised
that it's taken them this long

to figure it out
not to talk to us

about what's going on
in the Circus.

I'd like to see it,
but I don't want to be

in that position to lose.

(mystical music)

#

IVETTE: I've been up since 4:00
in the morning,

and I'm just, like,
I just want to get this done,

and I just want to do this
already.

There's an Evolution today.

It is imperative
that Team Tee wins today

because Tony came back
from the last Circus,

so if we don't win
this Evolution,

I automatically go to Circus.

And I don't want to go.

I'm excited about today,
though.

I really feel--I have
a good feeling about today.

Mm-hmm,
we just focus on ourselves,

get it done, and see if we can
dethrone a giant.

(dramatic music)

#

Good morning, everybody.

ALL: Good morning.
-Good morning, John!

Evolution time, otherwise known
as Team Noah's house.

Noah, as a leader, how are you
keeping your team levelheaded

pretty much knowing
that the sentiment

of the rest
of the competitors is

anybody but Team Noah?

NOAH: I tell them not to think
about it

and to stay disciplined
and focused

even when we're not out here,
when we're in the house.

I wish you the best of luck
today.

In today's Evolution, two words
that are gonna make or break you

are "observation"
and "communication,"

but after talking with Nick
a little bit,

one of the most successful
snipers in the U.S. military,

I was astounded to see
that a sniper's work

is much more than just
weapon work.

Nick,
would you like to explain?

The last thing I want to do
is pull the trigger.

Any sniper is like that.

90% of our job is being,
you know, the observers,

the eyes on target,

and 10% of that job is being
a surgeon with bullets.

But nine times out of ten,
we're just relaying messages

back to our guys on the ground.

Observing, gathering
information, and communicating

-with the rest of your team.
-Yep.

That sounds a lot like what
we're gonna be doing here today

in our Evolution.

Our Evolution is called
Charlie Foxtrot,

and it goes something
like this.

Your teams will race to four
different observation posts.

You will there see a series
of symbols.

After memorizing those symbols,

you will come back
to your Cadre,

and they'll help you select
from a pile

that includes some decoys
to recreate those symbols

on your team's puzzle board.

Now, the team to win
this Evolution is the team

that will recreate all eight
of these symbols first.

And we didn't want to make this
easy, so along the way,

we threw a bunch of obstacles
in there

to jar your memory
and your concentration.

You win the Evolution,
you're safe from the Circus,

and you're still in the running
to win that prize money.

I don't have a lot
of extra income.

I work from paycheck
to paycheck.

I'm about to be in debt
for the first time,

so winning that money
would be a great way

to start my new family.

Cadre, get with your teams.
Let's get a game plan.

We'll miss Machine's energy,
but we won't miss that weight,

so today let's move fast.

Get to the obstacles fast.

And then concentrate
on the actual puzzle pieces.

-Right.
-I look at things as a story.

I build a story in my head.

Observation and communication
are core traits of a sniper,

so my team has
that added pressure on them

to perform in this Evolution

being the fact that I am a
sniper from the Ranger Regiment.

You know, there's some
icy paths back there,

so make sure you watch
your step.

You know, there's some paths
back there that's not icy.

Make your money.

And make sure as we're going
uphill, lift your knees.

It's gonna make it a lot easier
to get up the hill.

My team has everything
we need to win.

David is a running coach.

He's run in the Olympics,

and he's gonna be my teammate.

Here's the spiritual part
of the day.

Let's not worry about winning.

Let's not think about winning.
Let's just have fun.

I didn't want to put pressure
on them and say, "Hey, you know,

we have to win.
We need to win."

I know it sounds like
a high school youth coach,

but sometimes even when it came
to combat,

my dad would say the same
things, like, "Look, have fun.

Keep light, and you're gonna be
able to focus and do that job,"

so I kind of just focused
on that.

ALL: Hoo-yah!

Team Tee!
Reaper!

Team Noah!

NOAH: There we go.

Why do you have that face,
Diesel?

Never in my life will I tell you
what I'm thinking.

-Yeah?
-Not you.

'Cause I know what you're
gonna do with it.

All you guys are gonna lose
so bad today.

It's gonna be so funny.

So all of you,
move efficiently,

move effectively,
communicate as a team.

Competitors,
are you ready?

ALL: Ready.

Come on, Blue.
Have fun.

JOHN: Three, two, one, go.

(dramatic music)

It's really important Team Noah
does not win the Evolution.

We get it.
They're awesome.

But enough is enough.

Today is the day
for the green team to do down.

#

Keep going.
Just keep going.

Okay.

JIM: Crawling's probably
the best way.

KJOY: Just be very stable.

Come on. Come on, girl.
Come on, girl. I gotcha, gotcha.

JOHN: Once the teams
get through their obstacles,

they'll continue on
to their observation post,

where they can take
as much time as they need

to memorize the two symbols
they find there.

I'm looking at the objects,
and they aren't too complicated.

You know,
they're military-based objects.

You guys good?

MARK: Yeah, let's go.

One, two, three, four.

Let's go, Tony and Ivette.

-Let's go.
-Okay.

JOHN: The first team back to
the command post is Team Noah.

Now they have to locate
two symbols that match the ones

back at the observation post
in a sea of decoys.

MARK: Make sure--some of these
are gonna look similar,

all right, so keep that in mind
as you're looking.

-Little details.
-Yup, that one.

Two ships are pointing that way,
yeah?

-Yep.
-Okay, where are we going?

That was zone two.
That was zone two.

-That was zone two.
-Hold on.

-That was two. Sorry.
-Yeah. Thanks.

JOHN: Team Noah is first on the
board with two correct symbols.

-Where the airplane?
-Okay, what kind?

JOHN: Team Tee is second
to return to the command post

with the first set of symbols.

This one looks right.

This one.

Yeah, that's the one.

I'm sure.

-Okay.
-Yeah, this is the one.

(bell dings)

-Go.
-Let's go.

(all panting)

You--you guys ready?

-Looks like--
-Hold on, this--this one's--

Yeah,
this one's really detailed.

This one's gonna be detailed.

JOHN: Team Noah headed into
their second observation post,

but Team Nick
hasn't left it yet.

-Good?
-We're good. Let's go. Let's go.

-All right.
-That little teeny one.

-Think the little teeny one?
-Yeah, that counts.

I wanted to leave.

I wanted to get out of there.

But KJoy and Jim
really was memorizing

every single piece.

(both speaking indistinctly)

But while we were there,
green team was coming up on us.

(dramatic music)

#

(dramatic music)

-Okay, are we good?
-We're good. Let's go. Let's go.

-All right.
-That little teeny one.

(breathing heavily)

-All right.
-You guys, we can't spend

this much long time
on each one of them.

We spent a long-ass time
on that first puzzle.

Green team was pretty much
waiting for us to leave.

-It pissed me off.
-All right, guys, I'm good

-if you are.
JOHN: Team Noah not wasting

any time memorizing
their symbols

and flying back
to the command post.

There's just one problem.

Team Nick still hasn't cleared
the obstacle.

MARIA: Faster, faster.

Come on.
Let's go.

-That's it.
-Yep, let's go.

That's number four.
That's number four.

NOAH: You got 'em oriented
the right way?

Yep.

Three teams are in with
their first series of symbols.

-Submarine, Nick.
-Yeah, that one.

One, two, three.
This is--

-Submarine.
-Subs. We got subs.

One, two, three.
-This is it for sure.

That's it. Let's go, you guys.
We got to move. Come on.

JIM: Hurry up. Hurry up.

JOHN: Team Nick finally managed
to put its first pair

-of symbols on the board.
-Put that in three.

JOHN: But Team Noah's
lapped them.

They're already done
with their second pair.

Team Noah in and out.

Team's looking really good.

Well-oiled machine, indeed.

-Whoa.
-We're good.

NOAH: But Team Tee was about
30 seconds behind.

-You sure?
-Yep.

(bell dings)

JOHN: Team Noah's in the lead
with two pairs of symbols

on their board.

Teams Nick and Rorke
each have one pair.

And Team Tee is giving
Team Noah a run for its money

with two pairs of symbols
as well.

Okay, same thing.
I'm on the left.

It's going up with number two.
Let's go.

-Come on.
-What we got, babe?

JOHN: Looks like Team Tee
has pulled into the lead.

But Team Noah's
right behind them.

All right, attention to detail,
attention to detail.

Okay, where you at?
Where you at?

You sure?

Take a look at 'em.
Take a look at 'em.

They're all together.

Okay, go.

Come on.
Come on.

NOAH: Hurry up, guys!
Hurry up.

Let's go.
Let's go.

(bell dings)

Go, Team Tee!
Pick it up!

JOHN: Once again it's a race
to the finish

between Team Noah
and Team Tee.

Dig in.
Put Lisa in the middle.

JOHN: Got to hand it
to Team Tee.

They are flying right now.

TEE: Right now, we need this.

In this game,
second means nothing.

(both panting)

TEE: I just want them
to continue with the speed.

If we can keep the speed,
then we'll be good.

(dramatic music)

NOAH: Go, green! Fast!

My team is heading into
their last observation point.

They're moving good,
but I also glanced over and see

that Team Tee is doing
really well.

IVETTE:
I do not want to go to Circus.

I just want to win.

I don't think that
the other teams really realize

how close we've came
every single time

to beating Team Noah.

-Go, go, go.
-Go.

IVETTE: So beating them
would just prove that,

you know what,
Team Tee is the strongest team.

TEE: Let's go, Team Tee!
Pick it up!

TONY: Come on, guys.

TEE: Let's go.

You got to pick it up.

Come on, babe.
Come on.

-I believe you.
-This thing's so hard.

Come on. No, it's not.
It's easy.

Come on. Come on. Come on.
Come on, Lisa, let's go.

JOHN: Team Noah coming in
with their symbols once again,

doing what they do.

Tony, where you at?

JOHN: It's all down
to Team Tee and Team Noah.

Attention to detail.

JOHN: This is the last pair
of symbols for both of them.

LISA: Let me guess; there's
a bomber picture over there?

DAVID: Yeah.

JOHN: We have one
and one left to go.

-Oh, in.
-Yeah.

(bell dings)

Absolutely correct.

(all cheering)

(bleep)!

-(laughs)
-Yeah!

Team Noah again.

I've never ran so fast
in my life.

-Girl, you were amazing.
-Awesome work.

LISA: I feel so amazing.

It's the fourth win
for Team Noah,

-and I'm thrilled.
-Whoo!

I couldn't be happier
or asked for a better team.

Now we're gonna keep
pushing forward.

Green team,
let's keep doing it.

-I'm so proud of you.
-(laughs)

This is ridiculous.

We--we might have to step up
the mind games at base camp.

I'm tired of being a bridesmaid.
It's time to be a bride.

-Our time is coming.
-I'm ready for the Circus.

-I'm okay.
-I know you are.

-I'm ready for it.
-I know.

We're definitely annoyed.

I mean, the fact that we
continue to lose,

that's not what I came here for.

That's not what my team
came here for.

If it was work,
it wouldn't sting as bad,

because marines still fall under
the department of the navy.

And Navy SEALs?

They're still some badasses
to contend with.

But the fact that
it's constantly the army?

Yeah, that's just not hitting
home for me, not--not at all.

Team Noah,
this is truly your playground.

For the fourth straight time,
you've won the Evolution.

You guys are safe
from the Circus.

Tee, all of us now know Ivette
will face the Circus.

Rorke and Nick,
you have a decision to make.

Now it's time for you guys
to strategize on the day

and think about your next move.

Congratulations to Team Noah.

I'll catch up with you later.

#

Feeling good?

Are you?

How can we?

I'm really frustrated.

I'm looking for ideas

that change the future
from what we've been seeing

the last four Evolutions.

Can we have a big meeting?

-Okay.
-And we'll exclude Noah's team.

-Have it now?
-All right? Yeah.

We just can't keep doing
what we're doing.

This is a competition 24-7.

We're playing on the battlefield
during the battle.

That's it.

But it's not working.
They just keep winning.

At this point, they're winning
'cause we're making them win.

Exactly, they're winning--

every single time we think
about them, they're winning.

Look at where we are.

They're sitting--they're
hanging out in a hot tub,

and we're here
trying to take them down.

We got to brainstorm
how we can affect them here.

It's time to start
playing dirty.

So what are they
talking about in there?

-Can you hear anything?
-They're talking about us.

I really don't care
what they think.

We got to just keep focusing
on ourselves.

And even if they do
thinking bad things,

saying bad things, whatever.

If we just keep doing what we're
doing, what's gonna change?

-I mean, is this a bullying--
-What's gonna change?

There's a million dollars--

Is this about bullying people?

Is that what this is about?

If that's what you think's
gonna work.

No, no, no, no,
I'm asking 'cause I don't--

like, I'm saying I thought
and I still think

that we just have to play
our game.

I'm just wondering when you guys
are gonna realize--

I'm wondering
when you're gonna realize that--

that you need to focus on you.

Be accountable for you.
That's what Nick said.

So let's go with what our leader
says and be accountable for you.

Our leader said get mad.

He said--and I am mad,
but I'm not calling us losers.

-I think you're mad at me.
-I'm not mad at you, Jim.

I just don't want you
to be negative; that's all.

He doesn't even have a plan
for "psychological warfare."

It just drives me nuts.

If you're gonna present
something on the table,

present a plan.

Don't present an idea,

and don't get mad at us if we
don't understand your idea

because there's no plan.

Next week,
when they've won five--

Well, of course,
if you say that--

Boom.
There you go.

Oh, because I said it,
it's gonna happen?

-No--Jim, you need to calm down.
-Look what you're thinking.

I'm going to the end, dude.

Well, no, you're not,
because you just finished saying

that they are.

Well, yeah,
I'll be with them.

Oh, excellent.
Congratulations.

There's your teammates.

All right,
can we sing "Kumbaya" now?

All right, hey, it's rainbows
and unicorns, baby.

I love losing!
Yay!

MARIO: I'm done here.

I think we need a break.

Coming out.

I think that went very well.

(tense music)

#

I was made aware of something
that happened last night.

Is there anybody
that cares to speak upon

anything I should probably know
about before I move forward?

#

Okay, then, I'll just
come right out and say it.

#

Late last night
at about midnight,

it was Reaper's birthday.

(laughter and applause)

So if you could all join me.

ALL: # Happy birthday to you

# Happy birthday to you

# Happy birthday dear Reaper

# Happy birthday to you

(cheers and applause)

-Whoo!
-Reaper, Reaper.

(tense music)

#

NICK
You guys try to hide.

I'll turn around,
and then find you.

I'll try that from right here.

BOTH: All right.
-Best you can. I won't look.

For our team-building exercise,

we're gonna be working
with ghillie suits.

Usually, when I'm explaining it
to someone

what a ghillie suit is,
I just say it looks like a mop.

It's a mop suit.

Son of a bitch.

Oh, they're pretty deep in here.

When I was really young--I was
actually in the sixth grade--

my mom helped me make
a ghillie suit.

Got one right there.

That was a really bad spot.

-I know.
-That was really bad.

We made it out of, like,
an old jumpsuit and some yarn

and string and stuff like that.

I see you right there
by the tree.

That does not grow naturally.

And I would sit out
at the bus stop

and scare the kids
when they got off the bus.

Right here.
Right--who is that, KJoy?

I remember I would get out
of school early

by faking sick
just so I could get home

and use my ghillie suit.

Oh,
there we go right there.

(laughs)

-Nice. That was good.
-Oh, good one.

So it brought back a lot
of good memories.

KJOY: Who'd you catch first?

I caught Cam first.
I saw his hair.

Like, if you put your hood on,
you'd have been fine.

(mystical music)

#

-Hi, Rorke.
-Rorke.

-Good morning.
-What's up?

-Good morning. Good morning.
-How are you?

Good. How are you?

Today I see our training
a little bit as a distraction.

My team has got a chance
to know me.

What I haven't had a chance
to share with them

is actual combat arts
and some of the things

we focus on
within SEAL operate.

So I want them to have fun
with the training experience,

and maybe it lights a fire
of warrior spirit within them.

I want to do a little training.

So we're gonna--we're gonna do
a little knife fighting work.

-Ooh.
-What?

So I'll give everyone a blade

so you kind of got one
in your hands.

-So--
-Cold steel.

He pulls out these dummy knives,
or these fake knives,

and I'm like, "Sweet."

You never know when you're
gonna get in a knife fight.

If you're sticking
that knife out,

and you've got it out
in this spot where

one of the best things I can do
is just try and get rid of that.

So if I'm here and like this,
and I just go like that,

as I hit Mario in the face...

(laughter)

You no longer have a knife.

Argh!

Boom, perfect, perfect.

Kind of clear the knife.
Yep, perfect, perfect.

You want to make sure
that knife gets clear.

-Give me your money.
-Ahh!

-Oh, that was--yeah.
-Perfect, perfect.

Now I'm pretty sure I can
deflect a blade.

Just, like,
punch somebody real quick.

ALL: Hoo-yah!

Aah!

Do we get to keep these?

TONY: How do you guys feel
about Team Noah always winning?

It's causing friction
within our team.

What was the friction?

JIM: The entire house
seems to be like,

"Everything's
working out great."

-You don't see that?
-I don't see that.

How is it different?

I don't know why
you're so angry, Jim.

I'm asking for ideas
to change the path we're on,

'cause this path leads to
Team Noah winning all the time.

That's not how I work.

TONY: There was a little bit of
friction between Jim and Maria.

They were having
a little disagreement.

Not really a big fan
of the argument

between the two of them
amongst the team,

because it shows a breakdown,

an internal breakdown
in our group.

Now it's time
to talk about the Circus,

and how we're gonna
strategize that.

We know it's gonna be Ivette.

I'm willing to go if you think
that's what's best for the team.

Mm-hmm.

And I feel like
I would be the same.

I feel like if I was
against Ivette, no matter what--

-unless it was riding horses.
-Yeah--

And maybe even that
I could get her; I don't know.

CAM: Right, yeah.

Maria is just, like,
you know, she's very quiet.

All three of us
have gone before

except Maria, so it's time
for her to step up.

I'm immune, just because of,
you know, Circus last week.

The obvious approach
would be Maria.

#

(dramatic music)

#

IVETTE: Oh, my God.

(laughter)

Are you really that mad
at Nick?

This is tradition.

I mean, we didn't have a present
to give him...

-So he's the present?
-So in special operations,

we just make him the gift.

(laughter)

Well...happy birthday?

(laughter)

The Cadre just walked up
behind me

and got me by the legs
and then arms.

They got one on the Reaper.

I'd say that's
a very rare occurrence.

Well, I have no doubt in my mind
that at some point

it's gonna come back.

NICK: It's a big tradition
in our communities,

especially the
special operations community.

It's just something on
your birthday, you get tied up.

Let's go ahead and get you out
of here.

TEE: You ready?

It's an interesting way
to shave.

(laughter)

Other things happen, but we
can't put that, you know, here.

-Happy birthday.
-Whoo!

Well, now,
birthday celebrations aside,

now it's time to find out
who's going to face the Circus.

Tee,
Tony survived the last Circus.

He cannot be chosen.

Ivette,
you will face the Circus.

Please go over
and stand by Tee.

You got this.

-You got this.
-I do.

Tee, what are your thoughts
of Ivette facing the Circus

for the first time?

I think Ivette is a lot like me.

She's out here
to prove something

to those who doubt her.

For myself,
even coming into the military

as a female,
I had to prove it,

and I now know that it's time
for her to prove it.

And she knows that as well.

#

Nick, Cam can't run
the Circus tomorrow

because he ran it last time.

Who are you sending
to the Circus?

We had some friction
in the room last night.

I think at this point in time
who I'm gonna choose

is gonna prove a lot to the team

that they have something
to offer to the team.

Today I'm going to send Maria.

#

MARIA: Nick starts talking
about conflict in the house,

and I'm thinking,
"Hmm, is he talking about me,

or is he talking about Jim?"

And when he called Maria,
I was shocked.

JOHN: Nick, why?

NICK: We have disagreements
in the military as well.

I didn't like everybody
on my team.

But we worked together
on the battlefield,

and that's what counted,
and I think once she,

you know, works this out
in the battlefield,

we'll be good to go.

Maria, how do you feel
about facing the Circus?

I am excited to face the Circus,
to be honest.

I love my team,
but, you guys,

I work better
as an individual

versus a team player,
and I'm gonna kill the Circus.

Fair enough,
which leads me to Rorke.

Who are you choosing to send
to the Circus?

I'm sending my girl Haze.

JOHN: Haze, you've been chosen
to face the Circus.

Please stand with Rorke.

Everyone on my team
has competed in the Circus,

except Mario, so he seems like
the obvious choice.

But I love the matchup
of Haze and Ivette,

which allows me to save Mario
for a future Circus.

JOHN: Haze, in a stellar
performance the first time

you were in a Circus,
now you've been chosen again.

I'm very eager.

You know,
I know what's up there,

so I'm prepared
for whatever's thrown at me.

We will definitely see
about that.

Ivette, Maria, Haze,
you've all been selected

to face the Circus.

Keep in mind that you'll
be pushed to the limit,

and it will challenge every
aspect of you as a human being.

One of you tomorrow will
give up, ring out, and go home.

Please take the evening and ask
yourself what drives you,

and are you as driven as
the person standing next to you?

And I hope tomorrow you've got
a hell of an answer.

Get back to base camp
and get your rest.

You're gonna need it.

#

You were really, like, negative,
you know,

and saying that we suck
and that we're losers.

But I never said that.

We're losing.

"Losing" is not "losers."

I heard "losers."

I've never had to deal
with negative energy,

like, that was actually
sleeping next to me.

You know what I mean?

And I need to focus on me.

I kind of felt a little
disconnected last night.

JIM: Well,
I don't feel disconnected.

I-I also don't.

This is where it's really hard
to be in a team.

I said I felt disconnected,

so your response should be,

"Why did you feel that way?"

You're, like, smiling, Cam,
like,

"God, what is Maria
talking about?"

CAM:
I just want to roll my eyes.

I think part of her is crazy,

but another part of me
also understood

that she's my teammate
and I should care.

It's time for her to step up.
I said, "You know what?

"You say you're a better
individual competitor,

then tomorrow's your chance."

"'Cause I-I'm a strong
competitor."

(laughs)

I'm like, "Yes, you are.
See ya."

(dramatic music)

HAZE: I feel like it's gonna be
a long one,

not a quick one.

And I'm gonna hear you guys
up there screaming.

I'ma get my vocal cords ready.

-# Ahh
-# Ahh

I'll show you.

Hi, Cam-Cam.

Hi.

-All good?
-No, I'm ready.

I know you'll do great,
so...

-I'll be back tonight.
-Okay.

-Yeah.
-You've got to stop that.

CAM: I really hope Haze
comes back.

Haze is a really cool girl.

I think she's really cute,

and she's different
from other girls back home

and even from other girls
in the house.

I'm wearing my warrior braids.

Whether Team Tee goes home
or Team Rorke--

I'd like Team Rorke to go home,
actually.

Sorry, Cam.
Your girlfriend has to go.

She's distracting, and she's--
she needs to go home.

Don't--don't apologize to me.

I will be honest; I do think
Haze is way tougher than Maria.

Maria is a mom with three kids,
and, you know,

exercises at her house
when she has downtime.

She's definitely
out of her element.

TONY: In the Circus,
somebody's will will be broken.

I'm scared as hell.
I'm scared.

Because I can't help her
with this one.

She's on her own.

I'm the only one that's leaving.

First one to the Circus wins?

-I'll see you guys tonight.
-Come home!

Girls of the "Grit."

-Bye, ladies.
BOTH: Girls of the "Grit."

(barking)

KJOY: Girls of the "Grit."

(melancholy piano music)

#

You will be the first person
to face the Circus twice.

What are your thoughts on that?

I'm looking forward to it.

-Yeah?
-Yeah, to be completely honest.

So talk about the house.

I understand you and Cam
have gotten close.

Oh, yeah.

You know,
probably my biggest challenge

is separating the personal life
and the game.

Do you think you can?

Absolutely.

Neither competitor has seen
the Circus.

There's no denying
that you smoked the course.

You have run our fastest time
to date.

-Really?
-What drives you?

It's my dad.

I mean,
he is my biggest cheerleader.

He is the reason that I am the
strong woman that I am today.

God, why do I do this
every time?

You're--you're getting me.

You have another chance
to make your dad proud.

I've been looking forward to
seeing what you got out there.

It will take catastrophe for her
not to finish this course first.

Frankly, if she doesn't finish
first in the course,

I think she will be
so mentally upside-down

that maybe she won't be able
to face the challenge.

Haze has already proven

that she can run the course
extremely fast.

Mm-hmm,
but I'm--I'm strong too.

You said yesterday you're
much better as an individual

-than you are as a teammate.
-Yes.

You are aware this is
a team competition, right?

I mean,
at the end of the day,

one team will win
the prize money.

Yeah,
and the only reason I said that

is because I want my team
to have confidence

that I'm gonna come back.

I work really well
with all of you,

but I want you to know that I
can do this by myself too.

I know that I sometimes
have personality conflicts

with people, but I'm
a very consistent person.

I'm very open,
very vulnerable at times.

My husband was a marine,
and he has said,

"You be accountable for you."

I mean, I'm gonna try my
very best to be a team player,

but when I'm in the Circus,
it's just me.

I know I'm gonna give it
all I got.

You run...

I ride equestrian.

What do you have to say
when people say

that this competition
is no place

for a sidesaddle horse rider?

People think,
"Oh, she's girlie," and I'm not.

I can rough it out
with the best.

I do have a lot to prove.

That's what makes me strong.

Last night,
when Tee at the sentencing

pretty much gave Ivette
the seal of approval,

Tee said, "I see a lot
of myself in her,

because I was told I would
never make it,"

I hope Ivette understands
the magnitude of that.

Today is a proving ground,

and that's what's great
about the Circus.

So for all the competitors,

we'll see if the bite
matches the bark.

(dramatic music)

#

Hello, everybody.

Haze, Maria,

you have been chosen
by our Cadre to face the Circus.

Ivette,
your Cadre had no choice.

Now you three will represent
your teams,

maybe prove some people wrong
and prove that you belong here.

But in this game,
if you give up,

you ring out and go home,

forfeiting the chance to win
$1/4 million.

You've all had a chance
to witness the Circus,

some a chance to experience it.

The grueling obstacle portion
will be critical

in your success or failure,

because the competitor
who arrives

on the endurance platform
first,

they get a huge advantage,

the competitor to arrive second,
a smaller advantage,

the competitor to arrive last,
no advantage at all,

and they'll begin their
endurance test immediately.

Today's endurance test
is called tree-hugger.

The test is this: you'll arrive
on the endurance platform,

and you'll see three posts.

Each post
has two colored bands.

When your test begins, you will
climb up to the top band

and hang on.

When I tell you to move,

you climb down
to the lower band.

You will then alternate
between the two bands

until one of you gives up
and falls.

This may seem easy,

but the footrests
are barely thick enough

for you to stand on.

You can do whatever you'd like
with your feet

to secure your position.

But your arms must be wrapped
around the colored band.

The competitor who gives up.
whose body fails,

they will be forced to ring out
and go home.

Make your way
to the starting line.

-Let's go, Haze!
-All right, Haze.

Haze is really
the perfect chess piece

to put on the board right now.

She has proven herself
in this environment.

She's got that toughness
and grit.

I feel very confident
she'll be coming back to us.

(all cheering)

In the military,
a Circus is used

to determine someone's will.

That's what Maria
has to do today.

Whether she wins or fails
the Circus,

our team will be stronger.

All right, Ivette, let's go.

This all you, baby.

Ivette has had to deal
with many doubters.

Same thing for me.

Even in the Marine Corps,
I've had many doubters.

But you know what?
Just like I've stepped up

to prove them wrong, today is
her chance to prove herself.

When you think about ringing
that bell,

please ask yourself
the question,

what drives you?

Competitors at the ready.

Three, two, one, go.

(all cheering)

Let's go, Ivette!
Yeah!

JOHN: Haze has the advantage
in knowing the course.

Let's go, Ivette.
Pick it up.

-You got it, Maria.
-Come on, Haze.

Come on, Haze.

JOHN: Haze out in front.

She'll conquer
the cargo net first.

Let's go.

JOHN: Haze is trying to beat
her record.

Yep.

She's not even racing
the other competitors.

She's essentially
racing herself.

I know Haze is tough competition
up there,

-but Ivette doing very well.
-There you go, 'Vette!

Good job. Maria.
Good job.

Attagirl, Maria.
You got it.

JOHN: Ivette is up and over
that second obstacle,

-Maria in third.
NICK: Play your game, Maria.

Keep coming, Haze.
Let's get up this ladder.

RORKE: Just play your game.
TEE: Hook and go. Let's go.

-They're climbing those logs?
-She climbing up.

GOLDIE: Hey, Haze!

-You can pass her!
-Oh, (bleep).

-You got it, Maria.
-Oh, (bleep).

You got it.

JOHN: It seems like
everybody looks good

going up to the ladder,
and then at the ladder,

it seems like everybody
gets separated.

RORKE: Great job.
I'll see you down there.

I'll see you down there,
Haze.

NICK:
You gave birth to three kids.

You got this.
This is nothing.

(breathing heavily)

GOLDIE: All right, Haze,
I see you, baby.

-I see you.
-Lookin' good, Haze.

Lookin' good.

#

TONY: There you go, Ivette.

Keep that pace.

KJOY: There you go, Maria.

#

TONY: Keep that focus.

JOHN: I got to hand it
to Ivette.

She is keeping pace.

Haze still in first.

She's the current record holder
on this course.

But she just
can't shake Ivette.

Meanwhile, Maria is falling
further behind in last place.

#

Ivette looks like she's off
the last downward crawl.

She's headed to the last series
of jumps.

#

GOLDIE: Here we go, Haze!

There she is.

-Whoo!
-Nice and easy. Nice and easy.

JOHN: A little bit of a booty
scoot boogie right now by Haze.

#

GOLDIE: All right, Haze.
TONY: There she go!

-Good job, Ivette.
JOHN: Look at this.

We're gonna have two people
on the net at the same time.

That's actually
pretty damn good.

TEE: Let's go.
Tuck them legs.

-Tuck them legs.
-She's closing the gap.

Tuck them legs.

-Tuck them legs in.
-We got ourselves a race.

JOHN: We may have ourselves
a race.

She's going for it.
She's going for it.

-Go for it!
-Oh, we got ourselves a race!

Come on, baby!
Come on!

Come on, fight!
Come on, fight!

Come on, Ivette!
Get over here!

Come on, Ivette.
Get over here.

-Yeah!
-She's closing the gap!

We may have ourselves a race.

(overlapping shouting)

JOHN: She's going for it.
She's going for it.

-Go for it!
-Oh, we got ourselves a race!

Come on, baby!
Come on!

Come on, fight!
Fight over.

(overlapping shouting)

JOHN: We got ourselves a race
at the end!

We got ourselves a race
to finish first.

JIM: Are you kidding me?

JOHN: Ivette finishes first!

Yeah! Yeah!
Yeah, Ivette!

That's what I'm talkin' about,
baby!

What I'm talking about
right there.

Good fight, Ivette!
Nice!

(bleep) yeah!

JOHN: Ivette finishes
the obstacle course first

Ashley finishes second.

-That is a huge surprise.
-I'm really sorry, baby.

JOHN: I must admit
I am impressed.

That was badass.

JOHN: Ivette and Haze,

you've each earned
a well-deserved rest

before starting the endurance
portion of the Circus.

-How are my legs?
-Yeah, you're fine.

Maria's reached the platform.

The endurance test
will begin immediately.

Maria,
get up there and climb.

KJOY: Attagirl, Maria.

And up we go.

Get your legs up.
There you go.

Walk up there.

Can you get those other legs up?

There you go.

Hug it like you're hugging
your kids.

That's good.
You got it.

JOHN: Ivette and Haze,
I will tell each of you

when your rest is over and it's
time to start the endurance.

KJOY: Just hang on
and get in that zone.

You're good.
We need you.

We need you.

JOHN: Haze, your advantage
is up.

Join the climb.

GOLDIE: All right, Haze.

Don't look at her.
Just look over here.

Slow and steady, Haze.

-Here we go.
-All right, Haze.

Looking good.
Nice and comfortable.

RORKE: All right, Haze.
We're in it. We're in it.

JOHN:
All righty, we got two up.

NICK: Nice, Maria.

You got this.
This is nothing.

GOLDIE: All right, Haze.
We love you.

JOHN:
Ivette, your advantage is over.

Get up there and join the climb.

(tense music)

TONY: All right, Ivette,
let's go.

Lock it in. Lock it in.
Remember why we here.

Remember why you came here.

KJOY: Fair game now, Maria.

You're awesome.
You've got this.

I'm gonna leave Maria alone.

She's a better individual player
anyway, she said, right?

#

TEE:
Don't try to wiggle too much.

Ivette,
you moving too much for me.

Find that place.

We got one about to go down,
Maria.

We got one about to go,
all right?

We got one about to go.

JOHN: Competitors,
we're coming up on 20 minutes.

Move down and put your arms
around the lower colored band.

MARIO:
Hanging on the skeleton, Haze.

KJOY: Use the strength of
your legs and your core, Maria.

You've got it, girl.

TEE: Keep climbing.
Climb on down.

#

Take your time, Haze.

RORKE: Real deliberate,
real deliberate.

Good job,
nice and deliberate.

Perfect.

TEE: Stop shaking that knee.

Lock in, Ivette.

Lock in, Ivette.
Come on, baby.

Lock in.
Lock it in.

JOHN: Looks like the elements
may be taking a toll on Ivette.

She's got a bit of the shakes.

TEE: You got to lock it in.

There's no need to shake.

You're in your head.
Get out your head.

RORKE: There's people moving
up here, and it's not you.

Good job, Haze.

#

Good job.

Whatever feels best to you.

You got there, and you got
footholds below you

if you need them.

NICK: You got three kids
back at home.

If somebody was trying
to take them,

you hold on really tight, right?

Same mentality.

Count backwards in your head.

Give yourself something
to focus on.

NICK: She's hurting.

She's hurting.
Feed off of that.

I don't give a damn if you
got to name all our relatives.

Get to naming.

Show me why you're here.

JOHN: Maria gripping her wrist,

Ivette essentially gripping
her elbow,

Haze actually gripping on
to the post itself.

Interesting--everybody's kind of
got a little different strategy.

I like that.

Haze,
remember why you're here.

Lucky seven.

GOLDIE: Do this for your dad,
Haze.

RORKE: We got people
getting shakes over here.

You're good.
Stay right where you're at.

I love it.
I love it.

JOHN: Maria and Haze
are like statues.

Ivette just trying to find
her stride in there.

She's coming down over here,
all right,

in a couple more minutes,
not even that, not even that.

JOHN: Competitors,
we're approaching 40 minutes.

Make your way slowly and
carefully back up to the top.

-This is your part, Maria.
-Smooth. Smooth, Maria, smooth.

There you go,
nice and smooth.

Take your time.

TEE: Steady, baby.

NICK: She's coming down.
She's going down.

TEE: Steady place.
Get to that steady place.

#

(overlapping chatter)

#

Oh, (bleep).
Oh!

(all groan)

There we have it.

The challenge is over.

MARIA: Ugh!

Ivette, there you go, baby.

-There you go.
-We love you, girl!

-Thank you, sir.
-Yep.

Great job.
Great job.

You did this,
nobody else but you.

IVETTE: I couldn't have done it
without you.

Let's try not to be back here
again though.

-You had me, girl.
-Thank you.

HAZE: You got me.

It's good. It's good.

-She did great.
-Yeah.

Haze, Ivette,
you have survived the Circus.

You can rejoin your teams.

(all cheering)

Yeah, ha-ha!

-I'm so proud of you.
-She did this.

I like coming up here.

I was almost there.

NICK: I don't look at it
as a bad thing losing Maria.

She had already
mentally defeated herself.

That just--you know,
it is what it is.

That's not how I thought
it would go.

I didn't think so either.

I'm not sorry to see her go.

Let's just forget
that she was ever here,

and we're gonna push forward.

We're gonna be
a better team now.

-Maria.
-Yeah.

You were the first competitor
to fall down and give up.

Mm-hmm.

It is now your time to ring out
and go home.

(dramatic music)

#

(bell ringing)

MARIA: Did it suck
ringing that bell?

Sure.

It's not easy to be a mom

and to sacrifice,

and maybe I didn't feel it with
the other people in the house,

but I definitely know that
the people out there watching

will know that and understand
how I felt this entire time.

We love you, girl.

MARIA: But the consolation is
I get to see my kids,

you know,
and I get to show them that,

hey, Mommy tried.

It was one of the best
experiences of my life,

so I'm thankful
for "American Grit."

JOHN: Next time...

Don't stop running now, Jim.

You know how bad we need it.

JOHN: Team Nick
must overcome the loss

of their first team member

to stop the juggernaut
Team Noah...

MARK: Come on, Lisa.

I'm slowing the team down.

Come on, blue.
Come on.

JOHN: As Team Rorke
and Team Tee

deal with their own
internal struggles.

Don't make me
(bleep) drag you again; come on.

-I'm not just giving up.
-That's exactly what happened.

JOHN: Who will be the next
contestant to give up,

ring out, and go home?

GOLDIE: I slam doors to keep
from slamming my fist

in somebody's face.